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Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09

In Norwich fifty years ago this week was devoted to celebrations by the re- publicans in the city in honor of the election of General U. S. Grant to the presidential chair. The returns were very slow in coming in but up to Saturday night there were over 35 votes in the electoral college over the number necessary for tho election of Grant and Coifax.
 Extracts from The Bulletins files of '68 follow:
 Nov 8, 1s6S-Republican and dem ocratic papers played their last cards on this date as.i it was tha election day and interest ran high in Norwich Many bets were placed on the results, the betting being $100 to $40 and s6o on Grant to win. Connecticut was sold in favor of the republicans at $100 to $60.
 The first snow storxn of the season took place on Monday but was light and soon turned to rain. The streets are muddy and the country roads are the same.
 At a meeting of the common coun- cfl the fire limits of the city were ex- tended and all new buildings erected within these limits hereafter must be of brick.
 Nov 4, 1SSS-The republicans havt made a sweeping victory. Grant anc Colfax have been elected and the Union is saved. Norwich gives the splendid majority of 402. Connecticut went republican by a large majority both for presidential electors and fol other state officers.
 Norwich celebrated the republican victory by bonfires in several part: of the city and the people who waited until after midnight for the returns cheered and sang until a late houl this morning Returns were announced ed at The Bulletin and the large crowds cheered themselves hoarse The whole country with the exception of the south seems to have gone fo, Grant by large majorities. In New Or leans there was some rioting as tht negroes were prevented from voting
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09
EVENTS OF FIFTY YEARS AGO

by the rebels and they were in other cities in the South
 Nov. ,, 1S6S-T4le work on the School Street school house is rapidly ap- preaching completion and there is good promise of it's being ready for occupation by the first of the next term.
 Conceding to Seymour the states of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Alabama, Louisi- ana, Georgia and Arkansas, calling North Carolina doubtful, the rCpub1i- cans figure out 195 electoral votes for Grant. The total number of electoral votes is 317 with 159 necessary for election.
 Nov 6, 1S.s-A collision occurred between the up way freight from Nor wich over the Norwich and Werces- ter road, and an extra train. The col lision occurred on curve near Me chanicsville on Thursday morning. The extra train was backing on to a switch when the freight rounded the curve and crashed into the extra. Sev- eral cars of the extra were derailed and the freight was disabled. The boil CTS on the freight were punctured and water and steam escaped.
 At Greeuevil1e one hundred guns were nred m honor or the republican victory on Tuesday evening In Pres ton there was bonfire ard cele- bration and enc man contributed three barrels of "osin to the celebration. Nov. '. 1SsSAThe republican cele- bration that was held on Friday ev- ening surpassed anything yet held ir Norwich in these lines. There were several hundred in line and the pa rade marched through all the princi- Epal streets of the city which were brilliantly illuminated for the oeca sion. The cavalry. of the Boys in Blue made a grand sight at the head ol the procession.
 The work at the city. reservoir is practically complete. All the stone work on the dam is finished and there is a large amount of water accumu lated in the basin which far exceeds the expectations of the city.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09

The life of Jeremiah Coughlin Dono- van came to an end at his late resi- dence, @ Oakridge street, Thursday. He was the son of the late John and Julia Coughlin Donovan. He is sur vived by two sisters. Ellen and Eliza beth of this city, with whom he had resided. He was lifelong resident in Greeneville and had made many friends. He was a blacksmith by trade.
 4 number of young men and girls held a husking bee in Preston City Friday evening. Music was furnished by members who attended. All pres ent enjoyed the evening. They re- turned home at a reasonable hour.
 An employe of the United States Finishing company met with an acci- dent Thursday morning when part of a gear came off. striking him on the head and making q cut of three inches long. He was taken to the doc tors office where he received atten- tion.
 Mrs. John McNesleY has returned after spending a few days with rela- tives in the village.
 The Ladies' Charitable Society met n their community rooms in St. 1 Mary's church Thursday afternoon for Red Cross work. There were a large number present and did considerable amount of work. This society will meet next Thursday for the same pur- | pose
 ! John Shea of Providence, R. l., has returned after spending few days with his relations in the village. ! Joseph Gates of the submarine base | has returned after spending a. few days with his parents, Mir. and Mrs Joseph Gates of Tenth street. | Frank Warrington of the State Pier ! New London, has returned after spending a few days with his parents MT. and Mrs. Charles D. Warrington | Of Boswell avenue.
 Albert Dillworth of the submarine base in New London, is spending : few days with his parents on Mowry avenue.
 Private Samuel Kearns of CamT Upton has returned after spending z few days at his fathers home on Bos' well avenue.
 Hunters of the village motored Fri day night to Preston City where the! will hunt the week end.
 Mr. Schlitz of Hartford was a bus mess caller in the village Friday.
 Mrs. Robert Donohue entertained
 twelve friends at her home. 2e4 Cen
 tral avenue Friday afternoon, it be ling her birthday. Refreshments werV
 served and, music was enjoyed. durint
 the delightful afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09

anda folk dancing were well demon- stfated by the teachers of the Poque- tani1ck school.
 At the opening of the afternoon programme, Former Mayer Allyn L.
 Brown, of Norwich, spoke in rela- tion to the Victory War Pledges and urged the teachers to co-operate in making this section go over the top in the great drive coming on. Mir. Brown was followed by Charles D. Geer, the chairman of the town committee for Ledyard, and Appleton Main, chair man of the committee for Preston. Harry Houston, supervisor of pen
 manship in the New Haven school, and author of the system of pennaan- ship in use in all state supervised
 schools, spoke with unusual interest upon his subject and gave the teach
 CTS present some definite plans for work in their respective schools. Following Mr Houstons lecture there was discussion of the forenoon programme led by O. F. LoweIIs of Norwich, agsnt of the state board of
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09
DIED.
KIEssLING-sudd ddenly, in this

kIESSLING-Sudd in this city.
 Nov. $, 1913, Mrs. Hedwig Kiessling,
 widow of Otto Kiessling. FENSLEY- into rest, at her
 home, 122 Fourth street, Nov [, 1918, t Annie C., daughter of Annie c. Hen
 derson and Henry FensIey. Funeral service at her late home Mon-
 o'clock Waterbury papers please copy. SWEENEY-In Brid dgeport, Nov. S
 1918, Elizabeth Sweeney, daughter of
 Edward Sweeney. \ Funeral from the N Y, N. H. & H
 station Monday afternoon on arriva1
 of train from Bridgeport at p. m
 Burial in St. Mary's cemetery. CARDWELI-Entere into rest, at hel
 homo in Norwich, Nov. s, 1918 MabeI A., daughter of Lucy l.. and the late
 William H. Cardwell
 Funeral services will be held at hel
 late home. No. 3t3 Main street, Mon.
 day. Nov. II. at 2.3O p. m. STAGER-In Norwich, Nov. 6 1918 Julia Ann. widow of Abraham c Stager, aged S1 years.
 Funeral services will be held in hel late home, at 493 West Main stree on Saturday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock Burial in Maplewood cemetery. SAUNDERS-In East KilIfngly, Oct, 31 1918, Frederick A. Saunders, aged 1t years.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09
PERsHING CALLS ON
 ALL TO BE SAVERS

In a cable from his headquarters in the battlefields of France, General Pershing called on every man, woman and child of the United States to join his forces by enlisting in the army of savers. We consider that those who save are a part of our army, and we want to know that we are saving, said the commander in chief of the American expeditionary forces in his message to Secretary McAdoo, which has just been received by the Con- necticut war savings committee.
 General Pershing paid a glowing tribute to the men, women and cfil- dren of the nation who are aiding the
 fighting forces by doing without non essentials in order that the war may be successfully prosecuted He in formed MT. McAdoo that the new sal wage service of the American army overseas is saving more than SOC, 900 daily for the government by redeeming waste articles formerly thrown away.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09
TWO GLASSES ENJOYED
 HALLOWEEN MASOUE2ADE

The primary room of the F1ist Bap- tist Bible school was rretti'v decorated Friday evening when Miss Grace Stet- sons class entertained Mrs. Calvin L. Swans class at a masquerade Hallow cen party. Many pretty and unique costumes were worn, making an at tractive appearance in the march which opened the evenings pleasure. Halloween, games were entered into heartily. The answers U h1nt the answer games were found in pretty Hallows en novelties wEic1 made at- tractive souv' irs of tn, evening,
 Refreshments of squash pie, coffee, and apples were served by the enter taining committee, Miss Dorothy Hol- den, chairman, Miss Althea Lewis anC. Miss Laura Peckham.
 The guests announced the evening was most enjoyable and Miss Stefsop's class delightful hostesses.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09

1 education in this district. During this discussion many valuable points, were brought out by teachers and visiting supervisors.
 Visiting at the afternoon session in eluded Allyn L. Brown, of Norwich; Mir. and Mrs. Charles Geer. Ledyard; :; l Appleton Main Preston, William Bliss, state supervisor of Canterbury: Judge Lueius Brown, Norwich; L. T. Gar risen, state inspector of schools, Mrs.
 John Taylor, Preston, Harry Houston, New. Haven and Mrs. O F. Lowell
 Norwich, q member of the school
 committee from the town of Canter- bury.
 | The ladies of the parish furnished a dinner at the parish house with tra- I ditional hospitality, making it possi- ble for those present to enjoy an un- usually good dinner.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09
TEACHERS CONVENTION FRIDAY
 AT PoQUETANuCK SCHOOL

Forty teachers representing the towns of Preston, Ledyard, North Stonington, VollMtown, Franklin and Canterbury attended the teachers institute at Poaueanuek Friday.
 The following teachers gave able demonstrations of the various sub jects which indicated mastery in the teaching profession. First Grade read ing, Mrs. Bennett, Canterbury; Imi- tative Congestion, Miss Arlene Thompson, Vofuntown; Long Division, Miss Lacy Lester, North Stonington; Miss. Haroldine Sturgis, Panmanship, Ledyard; Miss Lathrop, Canterbury, Citizenship; Exposition History, Miss Grace Chapman, Gedyard; Fhonic Drill, Miss Sophia Ho1fowall, Preston; Poem Study, Miss Mildred zabriskie. Preston; Problem Reading, Mrs. Ben- nett. Canterbury; Physical Training, Miss Gertrude Mullen.
 At the forenoon recess directed play
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09
BECOMES SUPERINTENDENT
 AT WINCHESTER MILL

William J. Ryan has accepted po- sition as superintendent of the Win chester woolen mill recently made va cant by the resignation of George De- rocher, who has left to be superinten- dent of a mill in Worcester Mir. Ryan was formerly employed at the Admore mill at. Yantic but for the past few years has been at the Winchester mill.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09
ARNOLD J. MoslER LOSES
 HIS FOOT IN FRANCE

Word has been received by Mrs. Orrin F. Merry of Mckinley avenue from her son, Arnold J. Mosier, that he is in a hospital in France, having lost his right foot above the ankle and the big toe on his left foot He enlisted about a year ago in New York, was sent to Texas, and from there was sent across as a member of ammunition pack train No. 10. His present 'ad- dress is Base Hospital 6s, A. P. o. 780, A. E.. F., France.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09
Union Thanksaivina serviee.

The union service of the churches on Thanksgiving day is to be held at the United Congregational church. The sermon is to be by Rev. E. A. Legg, the new pastor of Trinity Methodist church. In case he has not yet ar rived here, because of illness in his family that is now keeping him in Waterville, Me, the sermon will Je by Rev. G. G. Scrivener.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09
MISS ETHEL M. SEWN ADDRESSES VINEYARD WORKERS

The Vineyard Workers of the Cen tral Baptist church held a meeting this week at the home of Mrs. 1ucius Brown. on Warren street, to plan for toe coming season About thirty at tended and Miss Alice M. Dean pre- sided An interesting talk was given by Miss Ethel M. Sevin, chairman of the Home Service department of local war work,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09
L. A. DEAN WILL BE
 BOYS DEPT, SECRETARY

The management of the local Y. NJ. c, A. has engaged new secretary for the boys department in ths person of l.. A. Dean Of Keene, N. H., and he will begin ms duties this Saturday, morning.
 Mir. D,.an Is e high scto T srs duata and was president of his class. He has been active in the Young Peoples so- eiety. While he has not before been paid official of the Y. M. c. A, he has been a faithful volunteer worker in the Y. M. c. A. of his home city, and comes to the local assoclatlon very highly recommended for the work among boys.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09
Unclaimed Letters,

The list of unclaimed letters in the Norwich postoffiee for the week ending Nov. is as follows: Mrs. A. G. Bill ings, Harold Carpenter, Richard De Koven, E. E. GiIson, Raphael Hanna bey, Mrs. Carrie E. Lathrop, Dick Mar tin.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09
MARRIED.
hH NA n fE- LAWLER R-O'CONNELI

LAwLER- R-o'CoNNEIL-In New York city Nov. ?, 1918. in St. Jeane Bap- tiste Roman Catholic church. by Rev. B. G. Gmur, Sergt Thomas F. Lawler to Mary T. O'ConneI1 of New York, formerly of this city.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09
esorae w. Moore overseas.

Private George w. Moore, U. .lS. marine corps, A. E. F., has arrived on the other side. Has been stationed at Paris Island after enlistins at Boston.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09

Gold production in Australia m the first seven months this year amount led to 756,550 ounces, compared with S53,O74 in the year 1e17.-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09
PECkHAM TAKES LEAD
 AS SECOND SERIES OPEN!

Feekham started off in the first place in the West Side Pinochle club for the second series Of the season as the result of the play on Friday night He scored 1850 points with Pettis close after kim with 7.725 They two estab- lished a nice lead in the first two po- sitions as Haskell, the =hird man is 300 points behind Pettis. The scores:
 Peckham 1858; Pettis 1125; Haskell I425; Pendleton 7290; HahE 6S45; 'J Pordan 6640; Bailey 6610; A. Jordan 6490; Parker 6429: Larson 6315; Lewis 6105 and Underwood 5565
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09
BORN

Brooklyn, Conn, Nov. 4, 1918, daughter to MT. and Mrs John F. Meyer
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09

Even the ambitious oarsInan draws the line at a lightning stroke.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09

Form Americanization Committees.
 Lyme, Preston and Stafford are among the 57 Connecticut towns that have formed Characterization commit tees.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09
.BttlletitL.
Norwich, Saturday, Nov. g, 1918.
THE WEATHER. Conditions.

THE WEATHER.
 Conditions.
 The barometer is still high in At lantic coast districts and has thus far apparently prevented the west disturb ance from advancing further east Pressure is low over Lake Superior region and vigorous disturbance is approaching the coast of Washington and Oregon.
 The rainfall of the last 24 hours has been confined to the lake region, the Ohio and Mississippi valleys and the west gulf states. Rain has also set in in Washington and Oregon.
 The temperature in Atlantic coast districts has risen; elsewhere the cnanges have been small and unimpor- tant.
 Rain is probable Saturday in the hike region and the east gulf states and on Sunday in northern New Eng land Elsewhere in the Washington forecast district fair weather will con tinue The temperature will change but little in the east and it will be slightly colder in the Ohio and lower Mississippi valleys.
 The winds along the north and mid dle Atlantic will be gentle southwest to south and fair weather.
 Forecast. Southern New England: Fair and somewhat warmer Saturday; Sunday unsettled and warmer, probably show | CTS.
 Observations in Norwich.
 The following records, reported from The Bulletins observations. show, the changes in temperature and the baro- metric changes Friday:
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09

WHBN HoU WANT te put your bass- tneas before the public, there is no tnedlum bettef than through the 4ds vertGnE columns of The But1stin
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09

ComparGS0nS. Predictions for Friday: Fair. Fridays weather: Fair, warmer, northeast wind.
 Sun, Moon and Tides.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-09
CREENEVIILE

Six hours after high water it Is low tide, which is followed by flood tide.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-27
GERMAN OFFICERS
TELL THEIR MEN THAT
YANKS KILL PRISONERS

With the American Armies, Sept.
9.-(By MailD-German officers
are now telling their soldiers that
all German prisoners taken by the
United States troops have their
heads cut off when taken to the
rear The obvious purpose OF this
is to prevent the men from giving
themselves up voluntarily to the
Americans Il, hundreds OF them
have done.
Sitting in an American field hos
pital today were two young German
prisoners who had been brought in
by q Brooklyn sergeant, lad of
only ~. one wa, Slightly wounded.
The other Was sobbmg and plead
ing with The surgeon to save hm
from having his head cut off, which
he said he understood from his COM
manding officer would be his late.
The doctor assured the fright
cncd German thar the Americans
were not quite as savage as all that;
but the prisoner was still trembling
and grieying as he was led to the
rear OF the American line by cor
DOral
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-27
JUSTICE IN GERMAN COURTS
Inquisitorial Bodies Guided by No
Principle Save Interest in Own
Bloody Nature.

Eyerybody's: For one Of our An
glo Saxon race and legal traditions
to understand conditions i'm Belgium
during the German occupation. -
writes Brand Whitlock "it is neces-
sary to Danish resomtely from .the
mind every conception oi right we
have inherited from our ancestors.
"These so-Called courts. of whose
irresponsible and brutal nature I
have tried to convey some notion
were mere inQuisitorial bodies. guild
ed by no principle save that OF in
terest in their own bloody nature.
Before them the accused had liter
ally no rights, not even to present
a defense. and if he was permitted
10 speak in his own behalf. il was
only As a generous and liberal ia
Nor.
The defense was not a defense in
our meaning OF the word. The law
yer was not allowed to see his client
before he appeared to plead the case
before the court where the accused
was arraigned Tor trial. and he was
not permitted to speak to his client
during the trial. often he did not
know what the accusation was until
the trial began. and sometimes he
did not know 1t even then.
The court would admit hearsay
presumptions and conclusions, and
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-27
EDITH CAVELL NOT A SPY
English Woman Victim OF German
Cold Blooded Tyranny Not
Charged with Spying

Evcrybody'S; 1t was as "thc Spy
Cavell' that the Germans always re-
ferrcd 20 the woman victim OF their
cold blooded tyrnayy in Belgium,
writes Brand Whitlock. But Miss
Cayell was not charged with spying;
she was not convicted or sentenced
to death for spying. There was no
evidence and no claim that she had
been spy She was charged with
having violated that paragraph oi
the German military penal code that
punished with death those who con
Quoted troops to the enemy, and it
was on this charge that she was con-
ycted,
'But a. u matter OF TACT and 4, a
matter OF law, even this charge did
not apply aud was not sustained.
Miss CaNcll had not conducted any
troops TO the enemy; she had aided
in various charitable and humane
ways, soldiers in individual cases,
and boys who had as yet performed
no military service and never worn
a uniform, to escape out OF Bel
gium and to cross The frontier into
Holland where, As neutral coun-
try. the soldiers would be, or should
be, interned until the end OF the
war, and the young men have the
status OF citizens of any other ma
ton. There was indeed no proof
that any OF these soldiers or these
Belgian boys had joined the enemy,
singly or as troops, except, 1t IS
said, in the case OF one lad who
wrote and mailed a postal card to
thank Miss Cavcll for the aid She
had rendered him, and saying that
he had got to England and joined
the English army. This card, it was
said. was found by the German Sc
cret police and proved one OF the
clews that led to Miss Cayells ar
rest
But even so. these men were not
conducted by Mis- Cayell either TO
the enemy or even to the Dutch
frontier; the charge was, and she
did not deny it. that she had given
them asylum and had aided them
either by gifts OF money or food and
clothes, or hospitality and care when
they were sick.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-27
THE POINT OF VIEW
Professor Who Believed in Equality
OF Sexes Suffered Rather Hard
Setback.

Los Angeles Times: Congressman
Rankin is naturally a staunch advo-
cate for the equality of sex-and
then some. and delights TO tell OF the
professor who prided himself on his
advanced and enlightened views CON
cerning women and their place in the
scheme OF things.
He sat next TO a very clever wo-
man at a dinner he attended the 9th
er night. and in reply 10 4 remark OF
hers cried:
My dear lady. go farther than
believing in woman suffrage: |
maintain that man and woman are
equal in every"
"Oh. proiessor!' said the lady
very very sweetly, Now you are
Dragging
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-27
MONSON ROAD
CASE DECIDED
JUDGE FIREMAN ANNOUNCES
HE WILL MAKE INJUNC-
TION PERPETUAL

IN the case OF 4, f. Monson ct al.
vs. the Board OF County Commis.
sioners OF Carter County IN the dis
trict court, Judge Freeman am
. nouuced yesterday that he hao
reached decision after having had
the case under advisemcnt and Wait
ing for the presentation OF some
authorities. and would make the in
junction prayed for perpetual a
temporary injunction had been IS
sued.
This was a case brought by a
number Of citizens to enloin the
commissioners from cNpendlng pup
lic funds for the construction OF u
road through the center OF section
y, on the half section line, about
four miles south OF Wilson. The
case has attracted much attention by
reason OF the TACT that a number ol
persons residing in Ardmore were
interested in property abuttlng on
the proposed road.
When he was 4 candidate Tor com
missioner ". +, Whitson did not
promise TO build this road, but It
was generally understood he VAS IN
favor OF it's being built and some
time ago construction OF II was
commenced and at The time OF the
bringing ot this suit one-haIl OF IT,
lacking about 100 yards, had been
graded.
The plaintiffs set up in their pc
tition that road had been con
structed along the west and south
sides OF section p and that tins
road. through the middle OF the sec
tion, was unnecessary.
The question involved got before
the Chamber OF Commerce and 9th
cr organizations in Ardmore, 1t be-
ing urged that the building OF tins
road was going to cut figure III the
proposition to make new county
out of part OF the western portion
OF Carter county, with lands taken
from three other counties. This leat-
pre OF the case cut no figure other
than TO cause some OF the Ardmore
Deople who formerly favored the
road. to finally protest against ITS
construction.
Judge Freeman said he was going
TO make the injunction against the
construction OF the road perpentuaI
and that he would write out his md
:.,o. al a,.ideure and conclusions OF