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Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
sUFFocATED IN BURNING HOUSE AT MYSTIC
Michael Morah Found in His Room After Other Occupants of House Had Escaped.
(special. to Inc Bulletin.

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 Mystic, March 15-Friday morning the fire alarm at the power house blew at a. m. for a fire at the Gris- wold farm lat East Mystic. in Indust- rial place, the home of the late Coun- 1 ty Commissioner B. F.. Williams. The house was occupied by Mrs. Clarence Williams, MT. Williams being !n the west on Q business trip. There were also in the house Miss Abby Williams, aunt of Clarence Williams and Mrs. Williams father, Mir. Moran, and the hired man, Frank Burrows. 1 Mrs Williams was awakened by the smell of smoke and upon inyestiga- l ton foNna thss house on fire. Ar eiarni was sounded and both the B. F. tioie Engine Co., and the Mystic Hook & Ladder Co. responded to the call i As ttle house was out of the fire dis trict water had to be obtained from ! the river and the districts big engine did sofne fine work Mrs. Williams and Miss Aiisian1s were taken to the home e Mrs WIAiam dickson in theil night clothes
 Some ol tac old fashioned furniture was saved.
 After some time it was discovered ] that Michael Aaorah was not out ana 1 three of the firemen climbed to hi. room and found him in suffocateG condition. He was taken to the office of Dr. A. H. Meyers but died before reaching there.
 Permission was given to take the body to local undertaking rooms.
 A crowd collected at the fire ant the Mystic flremen were warmly com mended for their efficient work.
 Just how the ire started is no known; the large house and all thu buildings connected with it were burn
 ed to the ground. The barn and oute buildings were saved The loss is es
 timated at about st0,o00. partially GOV cred by insurance.
 Mrs. Williams and her elderly aunt
 Miss Abby Williams. are at the hom
 of Mrs Walter Fish on Broadway.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16

Although the mercury did not rise far above the freezing point yester-
 day, dealers had remarkable demand for garden tools.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
FUNERALS.
Mrs. James Mccann.

On Friday morning the funeral of Adeiine Strong, wife of James Mo- Cam, was held from the funeral par lors of Undertaken c. A. Gager. Jr i. with. relatives and friends in attend ance. At the services in St Pat rick's church Rev ePterf J. sCuny of ficiated and Mrs F. L. Farrell sang two hymns Friends acted as bearers Buria! was in Willimantic cemetery.
 The death of Mrs. McCann occur red in this city on March 9th. She was born in Canada SO years ago, but most of her life has been spent in Mllli- mantle. She was married twice. She leaves her second husband, James Nc Cam of Dorchester, one son, John Tracy of Manchester and a niece. Mrs. Eugene Hyde of of this city.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
BOZRAH AND SALEM. i HAVE COMPLETED QUOTAS
Are First Towns in New London
 County to Make Membership Reports

The membership and inance' cam palgn of the farm bureau was started 'in all but three of the towns in .ew London county during campaign week commencing March 4th, Owing to transportation conditions, weather. and other causes it was found impossible to complete the campaigna during this week and so the time has been ex- tended until each canvasser has a chance to cover his territory How ever, in no case should this extend for a longer period than absolutely neces-
 sary as it is desired that the farm bu-
 reau be completely financed by the end
 ot the month so that the time after that may be devoted entirely to carry ing out the programme of work.
 Bozrah was the first town Tn the tstate as well as New London county to complete its quota of 50 and Salen under Farm Bureau Director L D Clifford reports having successfully
 raised their quota of 9. Complete lists of all the towns will be publish
 ed as soon as returns are all in.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
MONTHLY REPORT OF
 LOCAL RED CROSS
Many Contributions Made During Past
 s Four Weeks By AuxiIiaries. :.

The February report of the local chapter of the Red Cross shows that gain of forty-four members has been made during the past month and that four new auxiliaries have been established. The report also shows that many contributions have been made by the outlying auxiliaries and that many articles have been shipped to the divisional supply depot This report is. very gratifying to the local executive committee which makes the report t.rss,s j.
 The report as issued by Chairman Joseph H. Seldens is. as follows: E The executive committee of -he Nor wich chapter presents to the friends of the Red Cross this report of the work done in inc months7of February: Membership February fst,e 1888. present membership 9,033. New aHxil- iaries established during the smonth, oncum.- Versailles. FItchville and Po- squetanucle
 Balance onshand February l. s6,- | 633.51: -tota, receipts for war work done $721.24: expended for materials | S1.26a-57; balance on hand March, 1st, 1 s6.Ga1 a5.
 | Of ti.e money received $1t7 .59, vas f donated hE' the Baltic branch and by
  Fan electric cutter
 f-s Two hundred and enc garments were forwarded to headquarters and 1 93 given to the soldieas' leaving Nor | wich. February 27th.
 Theer were forwarded to the divi- l'sional supply depot. paiamas 93; hos | pital shirts 72 convalescent rooes l,afghans ?: gauge dressings 32,64f; muslin bandages 1,210. + The number engaged in service al l the headauarters in the Thayer build ing was 713.
 r The Baltic branch reports Tho gift
 Of $50 towards the purchase of cleo
 tric cutter; l , comfort pillows, pa jamas, ? surgical shirts and S1 band ages
 The auxiliary at Canterbury reports | 10 additions to the membership, 2
 pairs pajamas, 3 hospital shirts, | undershirts, 1 sweater. 2. pairs 0
 wristlets. ? pairs of socks, 1 helmet
 water bag cover.
 i The auxiliary at Preston City re
 ports 20 new members, 43 pajamas, 1
 surgical shirts. 13 sets of underwear P comfort pillows. 3 sweaters, 1 hel
 met. , pairs of socks
 The auxiliary at Gales Ferry reports
 4 new members. 800 bandages. ? pair l of pajamas comfort pillows
 The auxiliary at Lebanon reports
 paiamss hospital shirts. 6 sleeveless undervests, 6 pairs of draws, 2 com fort bags ? banda ges. face cloths,
 hot water bag covers. The auXiliarv at Lelfingwell rerort , one new member; 10 pajamas, 10 ab , dominal bands. 1 sleeveless vest, : | pairs :oI draws.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
RETURNS FROM FOUR a
 SEED CORN SAMPLES
One Farmer Will Be Unable to Sell to
 Government.

Samples of corn from Is farms have been secured by the farm bureau and forwarded to the Connecticut Agricul- tural Experiment Station at New Ha- ven for germination test Returns have been received from four of these samples which show a germination of .Ss 1-2 per cent. S1 I-2 per cent, 5 l-2 per cent. and '4S per cent. respect lively. Since the United States De paftment of Agriculture are purchas- ing seeds which test S5 per cent or better, 1T will be seen that only one of the above farmers will be unable to sell to the government
 The farms fro mwhich the samples showing 5 1-2 per cent. examination was takenI has some 25 bushels of corn which was carefully selected in the fall and stored for seed purposes the sample being taken from this seed If this is a fair sample of corn saved for seed in New London county it be- hooves every farmer to test his seed
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16

This afternoon the Parish House as sociation. of Park church, Mrs. r. $ Bunnell, president, is to work at the Red Cross rooms.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16

Big auto vans running between New I ork, Boston and other long distance points, loaded with freight, are famil- far sights on the local post roads nowadays.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
William c. Birqe Recuperating.

After undergoing an accident, pneu-
 illness. William c. Birse. q dispatch rider in the service of Uncle SaT is at his home on Huntington place or 8 two weeks furlough to recupar7te. Mir. Birge- enlisted in the motorcycle corps in San Francisco and has seer service in Texas and Camp Merritt He was carrying a dispatch in Ho- boken when. he met with an acci3en; which caused slight fracture of the skull After this he was criticalls ill with pneumonia and later with em- phymena. He was operated on twice during his stay in the hospital.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
Only. Two.Fornner Pastors Liuinn

It has been matter qf great sur prise to many people as the plans for the seventy fifth anniversary of the Groton Heights Baptist church have progressed to learn that but two of the previous pastors of the church are now living. One of them, Rev. Langley B., Sears. will be present a1 the. anniversary on Sunday, and will he the preachef at the morning ser vice. He is now serving as the pastor of the First Congregational church at Monson, Mass. The other, Rev. c. N Ballentine. is lo<ted in California
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
HaiIstones Like Marbles.

At his office in the Court house on Friday morning. Supt. Edwin L. Bur nap was exhibiting some hailstones gathered up at Fairview reservoir as souvenirs of Thursday nights electri- cal storm. That storm was not mo- ticed in the city. but was very severe at points north of Norwich. The hail stones shown were as big as the ave trage marble
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
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 OBITUARY.
Mrs. Timothy eaIIixan.


 The death of Mrs Timothy Gallivan occurred at her home at POS West Thames street on Friday following a short illness with pneumonia
 The deceased was born in Ireland 59 years ago. the daughter of William and Julia Falvey Hartnett She has made her home in this city for the past forty years and has made a large circle of friends.
 In 1880 she was united in marriage with Timothy Gallivan in the Star of the Sea church in New London by Father. Lennihan. She was a devoted member of St. Patuck's church.
 She leaves besides her husband, two daughters May and Irene, three sons Dr. Thomas H. Gallivan of Hartford William ]. Gailivan of this. cityS and John T. Gallivan of New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
MANSFIELD CENTER
Club Holds Patriotic. Meeting = Book Drive to Begin the 1sth-Rehearsals For Concert.


 The Older Patriotism as EXemrli- fled by Daniel Webster and Patrick Henry, was the topic of the meeting -of the Young Peoples club. Monday evening. Interesting papers and talks were given by Miss Lucy Payne. the chairman, also by Miss Gladys Barlow land Rev s- F. P.9vAyer. There were readings and musical numbers.
 Book Drive.
 The American Library Association has planned book drive for next week, beginning March IS, to provide kbooks for American soldiers and sail tors in the camps. overseas, on the Transports, and where needed in our own camps. A good start has been made but a million more books are needed at 0nce These books need not be new. but should De attractive and well bound Fiction. poetry, travel biography, history mey be brought to the library during the week and will be shipped where, needed. Concert RehearsaIs.
 Rehearsals are the order in Mans field at present, as the Red Cross old Folks Concert is scheduled for al l.early date. s,
 Mrs. c. E. Franklin, who has beer suffering from appendicitis, was taker Ito New York. hospital Saturday Sht was accompanied by her son in law and daughter, Mr and Mrs. B. P Da- Iyis At. last reports Mrs. F'rankli1 was resting comfortably
 I o. A. Perry and family left Wed nesday for New York, where they vii lspend. few days in. their city apart ment.
 Called to Danbury.
 Mrs. Julia Larkham and Miss Lark ham were called to Danbury Saturda by the serious illness of Mrs. Lark hams granddaughter, Miss Lois Bar rows Mrs. A. Lander is recovering iron an attack of illness.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
HAVE. ENLISTED IN
 NEW MERCHANT MARINE Two TaftviIIe Men Will Leave For
 Boston This Morning.

Agent N. D. 'Sevin of the Y. s Shipping Board has enlisted two young men for the new merchant marine and they will leave, for. Boston this morn: ing. They are Ernest Tangury of Hunters avenue and Alfred Joseph Da wis of , South A street. / Both young men have had a prelim mary physical examination by Dr Louis Cassidy. and have been passed They will receive their final examina ton from the board surgeons in Bos- ton f-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
Medical Association to Meet.

The annual meeting of the New London County Medical association is to be held on April 1 at the Crocker house in New Eondon with Dr. Will jam H. Hill of Noank presiding. There will be several papers by the mem bers of the association and chief among these vii! be a paper by Dr Charles D. Towne of New York on Drug Addictions and Their Trea tment The election of officers. will take place
 After under
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16

Next weeks meeting of St. Agnes guild. of Christ church is to be held with Miss Ruth Kimball. of Wash ington street.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16

It is only two weeks to the first of April but landlords expect less nov ing and fewer tenant changes than usual this spring.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16

The small army of workers at the Marlin Rockwell Arms plant shows ur now, while going home by. daylight.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
GOSHEN
Church Meeting and Roll Gall This Month. A. Thomas Gets Two More Foxes.

Andrew C. LathropH of Norwich and his brother Arthur " tathrop of srtford, were weekend visitors here. at the home of their parents.
 The Ladies'. Aid society met with Mrs. George E. ChappelI Wednesday afternoon
 The snow storm Sunday afternoon was reminder of the blizzard of thir- t. years ago. on March F. 1888.
 Roll Call Meeting.
 The annual church meeting and roll call of the Goshen church is to be held the last week in March.
 Rowland Kenyon, United States Coast Guard is home this week on : flew days furioHgh.
 Gets Two Foxes. J..A. Thomas with the assistance 0 his faithful hound has recently cap tured two more of the sly but hand some animals
 Tuesday. s. Paley with his family left on the noon train for New Yorf city where they are to make theil home.
 Red winged blackbirds have been seen in numbers.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16

The first of the southern spinach in market Friday was selling at soc a peck.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
LOCAL EVENING SCHOOL
 CLOSED FRIDAY EVENING
Pupils Hear Address on Citizenship
 by Charles L. Stewart.

The evening school which has been conducted at Broadway school building during the past winter, came to :. a close on Friday evening. The fol : lowing programme was carried out: Song--America
 The Entire School Fictfola Selections
 (a) Pack Up Your Troubles in Your
 Old Kit Bag and Smile CD over There Address-American Citizenship Charles l.. Stewart, Attorney at-Law Vocal Solo John. .Strozenski (PupiD Recitation-The Pledge to the Flag ThA Beginners Class Victrola Selections Gal La Marseillaise
 tb) Italian National Airs
 Co The Star Spangled Banner
 John Mccormick
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
Assisting Farmers Keeps Accounts.

Assistant Farm Management Dem enstrator B. A. Mcdonald and Assist.
 ant County Agent Whitman have as sisted several farmers in the start ing of simple farm accounts during the past few weeks It is question with many regarding the federal income tax and with such an account of the years business not only may one decide eas;- ly whether it is necessary to pay the tax but in case returns have to be made out the task is made very easy.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
HAS MADE FINAL 2.
 ROUND IN COW TESTING
Analysis of Records of Seven Herds
 Is Being Made.

Assistant County Agent Whitman has just completed the final round of the cow testing demonstrations and an analysis of the records of the seven herds in this demonstration is being made. It is possible that a COW tester nay be secured and an association or- ganlzed if sufficient interest warrants In, order to organize a COW testing association 26 farmers will have to take up the work
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16

Friday evening Liberty choruses of Quaker Hill and Jordan held 3 com bined meeting at the First Baptist church in Jordan.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16

Ashford residents, Mir and Mrs c. 0. Balch. have received word from their son. Robert, at Camp Gordon, Georgia, that his division is soon to move to other quarters.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
POSTCARD SHOWER.
Half of Proceeds Donated to the
 Red Gross.

Friday afternoon d postcard picture show was given by the class of the Park church, Sunday school taught by Paul w Latham at the home oS Eben Learned at Huntington place. There were about 45 present and half of the proceeds amounting to s5.50 were donated to the Red Cross. The members of the class are Stanley Vaughn, Edward Bunnell William Geer, Eben Learned and Edward Ora ham.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
War Savings campaian.

The war savings campaign has reached it's first $3,O0O,0OO day as shown by the latest report of receipts at the treasury department received at the office of the Connecticut state director. Sales of the Savings stamps in the past three days. have been: g. 295,O0O,.s .ss2 97O 00O,. and S3049, ,O0O
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
Enr0IIments From Twenty five Towns

The $500 mark was passed Thurs day in the state. wide enrollment of skilled workmen to build the Semer-. gency fleet in the United States, ship yards. Leo A. Korper, state director of the United States Public Service Reserve shas1reeeixed enrollments from twenty four towns through the activ- ity and cooperation Of the war bu- reaus and town committees of the Connecticut State Council of Defense
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
BAPTIST CHURCH TO
 ts RAISE, $1eo SUNDAY
Preston City Baptists Hope to Realize
 Benevolent Apportionn,ent.

The. Preston City Baptist church is endeavoring to raise it benevolent ap- portionment which thi year is $160. This amount does not include the Baptist work in the state for which the church voted to give SAP The regular, monthly covenant meeting will be held on Saturday afternoon The Red Cross Auxiliary will, mees at the Baptist church next WednesdaY.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
Semi Official Visitation.

Imperial Potenate Charles F. Ovenshire of Minneapolis wass a guest of Sphinx temple of the Mystic Shrine at Hartford Tuesday evening. This was a semi official visitation Of the temple, The visit was an especial courtesy of the imperial potentate as visitations are usually made only upon ceremonial occasions.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
PIG CLUB MEMBERS
 HAVE RECEIVED MEDALS S
Ralph Taylor Winf@r of the State
 Prize,

The members of tie New Londen County Pig Ciut in 1917 have each received from the state leader of this club a medal for tSe work they did in increasing the supply of food by producing pork last year. Ralph Tay- Tor of Lebanon winner of the stat te prize. received a gold medf<. and John
 Mccarthy of Norwich Tc%1l, winner
 of the second county pri7s. received
 the silver medal and each Of the other
 club members received bronze medals. These medals are very attractive in tke form of an open book about one half inch square in the centre of which is a pigs heal with a cob of corn in lis mouth. Surrounding this is four | leaf clover with an ZIP on each leai indicating head. heart, hand and 1 health. Above and below appear the
 words "Demonstrator. Pig Club | Eight enrollments for this years Pig Club have already been received al l the farm bureau office. Miss Bertha Hallock is the county | club leader.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
SMALLPOX IN UNcAsvILLE
House Placed Under Quarantine B
 Health Officer M. E. Fox.

A cose of smallpox has been found in Uncasville by Health Officer Dr. Morton E. T. Fox. The case. being 'one of the young children of John Moves. The house was put under strict quarantine. The case is thought to he a mild one
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
Killed Large Snake.

Fred V. Auburn who is stationed at Camp Gordsn. Ga is doing his bit for Uncle Sam. Recently MT. Amourn while out wall~sg about the camp killed large black snake which meas ured feet and two inches.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16

Writing to Norwich relatives from Daytona Beach, Florida, Mrs. George W. Guard. of Washington street, tells of seeking the shade of the trees to get away from the hot sun.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
NOT TO CLOSE SALOONS AT SIP. M. DAILY
Governor HoIconb Declines to Ac-
 cede to Request of State Grange

Hartford, March .1a-Governor Hol- comb said today that he would not -accede to the request of the state grange to close the saloons of Con- .necticut ats D. m, daily between May n and November 1.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16

Men. hear the expert violinist Pierre Velaine. an enlisted man from the submarine base, at S30 tomorrow at Y NJ c. A. Strong address by P H. Clark, Y NJ c. A seey. at the base. adv
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
Unclaimed Letters.

|i The list Of unclaimed letters in, the |. Norwich, Conn. post office for the
 week ending March 18th, 1918, is as follows: Wilfred Bissonette, H. Edward Bulbis, Rev. and Mrs. Earl Bennett Gross, N. q. Hamilton.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
sant Body to nanielsnn

The body of< Arfi1e11 srffiers who died recently fiji this city was sent to his home in Danielson on the 453 traiE by Undertalxers Cummings l& Ring Mir Fournier was thirty years of age and d-was- unmarried.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
SALOON KEEPER FINED.
Dennis Doyle Found Guilty of Selling
 Liquor to Men in Uniform.

Dennis Doyle. a New London saloon keeper, was found guilty by a, jury in the federal court at New Haven Fri
 day of selling liquor to men in the United States uniform, in violation of the statute. He was fined $100 and costs
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
To Install Officers.

The Sons. Of Veterans have complet> ed arrangements to install their re- gently elected officers at their regu- lar meeting on, Tuesday evening
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
Gives s25 to Red Cross.

The Norwich Red Cross chapter has been presented $25 by St! S-1.a Bap- tiste Lodge, through J. B. Caron
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
Stationed at Camp Meade.

Charles Mason, a local boy who has been on the vaudeville stage for the
 past few years is now stationed at
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16

pimples were Of pretty large size and they festered, and were hard and red. They itched and ] had to scratch my face making it worse. Then it started to burn and I was not able to sleep.
 ffThen I uSed ClIticflra
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16

If you want an extra choice shad for Sunday, phone Powers Bros, 1l4 or 777.--adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
VARIOUS MATTERS

Light vehicle lamps at 6.24 o'clock this evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16

Soap and Ointment and inside of week was all healed, and now l am not ashamed to go out (Signed) Frank Nuzzo, 165 Cove St., East Boston, Mass, August 24, 1917.
 f little care, a little patience, the use of Cuticura Soap, and no other, on the skin and for everyday toilet purposes. with touches of Cuticura Ointment. now and then, to any pimples, rashes, redness, roughness or dandruf usual ly means a clear, healthy skin. clean scalp and good hair through life.
 Sample Each Free by Mail. Address post. card: "Cuticura. Dept. R. Boston.' Sold everywhere Soap 25c. Ointment Sand 50c-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16

Although many of the icemen had their crops secuted before the end of December. New London ice company is storing 22-incR ice at South Will lington this week.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16

Pickett's orchestra, pieces, Bijt Jewett City, tonight.-adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
JouRNEYMEN PLUMBERS
 GET WAGE INCREASE
New Agreement Signed as Result c1
 Several Conferences.

After several conferences between the journeymen and the master plumb CTS Of the city $ new agreement has been signed under which the Journey men will receive an increase. in. wag es, The new scale will be affective April first and will affect about 45 men
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-16
Leave For CaIifornia.

J. D. Allen and family. who have been in the employ of T. De Coppett O. Hill Dale. have found employment in California and are on their trip to that state.
 Eber j. Sherman has been in feeble health for a long time.