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Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
War Changes Men.

A letter received by a friend in this city from Stanley J. Douglas Co. T., 102nd Inf, formerly of New Britain. This company did guard duty in this city last year, but now are in the trenches.
 U. s. Base Hospital No. 8,
 Somewhere in France,
 April 18th, 1918.
 Dear Friend: Just few lines to let you know that at the present time I am in the hospital as result of a gas attack in the trenches. It isn't very serious, only my speech is affected. I haven't received any letters since I was in the trenches early in March. The package you sent me was delay ed. I received it while in the trench es and enjoyed it's contents very much. l hope to get better soon and leave this place as it is so lonesome here. I often think of the times I had in the U. s. and wonder if they think of me. We are all waiting for the day when this struggle will come to an end and of course it will some time and then we can- all come back smiling. Don't think we will look the same. Perhaps you will not recognize me right away. As we will be differ ent than the last soldiers you saw. Our walk will be different, we will have a different look and our eyes, and our complexion will be darker than ever; that is the way all soldiers look here that have heen in action. They seem different from the rest. Now please don't worry about me, just look forward to the time when I will come back.
 Hoping you are well and don't for get to write soon as letters sure do seem good from the good old U. s. A.
 STANLEY J. DOUGLAS,
 U. S. Base Hospital, No 8, Go. I, U. S. Inf, A. E. F.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
EVENTS OF. FIFTY YEARS AGO
Grand List of Town Then 467-County Tax of 3s of Mill Laid Scarcity of Coal Overcome By Arrival of Schooners In Harbor.

be sometime before the bridge is opened to traffic.
 At a meeting of the Rural Cemetery Association in BoZrah it was voted to enlarge the cemetery some six acres and decorate the ground at an ex- pense of $2,O00 which has been sub scribed.
 April 30. 1S6s:-The official vote for governor has been announced and it shows that Norwich cast 1858 votes for Marshall Jewell and 1-248 for Eng fish.
 The annual tax list for incomes, li- censes. etc., for Norwich is $44,S51 .45. Licenses Are Issued.
 It is shown by the lists of special taxes and incomes for the year that li- censes have been taken out in Norwich as follows: Lawyers 23; bankers q; physicians 22; retail dealers 1SS; wholesale dealers 2S; retail liquor 1 dealers S3 The number of watches is 76S and 11.245 ounces of silver plate or nearly half a ton. There are also 55 private carriages.
 1 May 1, 186S:-A workman at the shop of Willoughby & Go. had one of | his hands painfully lacerated when at work with a saw. The cuts were deep and had to be dressed by a physician A large amount of timber for the new dock of the Norwich & Worcester Railroad Company has recently ar rived and the work of building the bulkheads and extending the frame work is in progress.
 l Five Schooners Arrive.
 May 2. 1S6S:-Five schooners laden with coal arrived in this port on Fri day. The scarcity of coal has been overcome and the price has dropped during the past few week.
 Amos A. Lawrence, of Boston, was the president of the National Associ- alton of Cotton Manufacturers and Planters which was formed in New York on Wednesday. Of the vice. presidents, Gardiner Greene of this city represented Connecticut A large ill-favored, stump tailed dos was seen yesterday about the streets upon whose collar were the following mysterious words, Keep this d-t dog to hum or Tll shoot him."
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04

In the city of Norwich fifty years ago talk in political circles turned toward the coming election for candi- date for U. S. Senator and general opinion centered upon William A. Buckingham as the man for the office Norwicn's grand list of that date was s1S14S 467 and the grand list of 1918 is $18,987,544 an increase of nearly six million dollars in fifty years.
 Extracts from The Bulletins files of '6S follow:
 April 27. 1s68:-Many of the state papers at this time come forward with the names of prominent state men for candidates for Senator. Many of the papers mention ex-Governor Wm. A. Buckingham as the most likely candi- date for the office
 The weather has been rather incle- ment of late. One day it will be as warm as July and the next it will be showing. Several inches of snow fell on Saturday but did not stay long.
 The Greeneville hose company held test and parade on Saturday. The new hose tested bore a pressure of 1S5 pounds with one-inch nozzle.
 County Meeting.
 April 28, 1S68:-At a county meet ing held in Norwich on Monday tax of 3-S of mill was levied on the sev- eral towns of the county on their re- spective lists last made and perfected Norwich's5 grand list was $13,143, ,467 0C and the total for the county of New London was $S8, 8,230,771.
 The sum Of $450 was appropriated for repairs to the Norwich jail while s1500 was voted for the New London jail.
 The Trinity church has voted to re- tain as it's pastor until July 1. The pastor is Rev. Andrew Mackie.
 First Cowslps.
 April 29, 1S6S:-The first cowslips oi the season are now in the markets and are bringing 20 cents a peck Lettuce is selling at 10 cents pel head.
 The new Central Wharf bridge is SC far completed that foot passengers are allowed to cross. The grading ant paving is yet to be done and it vii
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
DI ED

 AVERY-In Colchester. May 3, 1918, Frederick D. Avery, aged 79 years. Funeral services Monday at p. m. at his late home.
 CORNELL-In New Haven, May 2, 1918 Francis Marion Cornell. in the 18th year of his age.
 Funeral services will be held at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George A. Rodman, S44 Orange street May 4, at 10 o'clock a. m. 1nterment will take place at family plot in Yantic cemetery, Norwich, at 5 o'clock D. m Friends invited to attend. LEONARD-In Norwich Town, May 2, 1918, Mrs. Annie B. Leonard. Funeral from the home of her mother, Mrs. Agnes Waterman Huntington avenue, Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial in family lot in Maplewood cemetery. ABNER-Entered into rest, in this city. May 2. 1918, Joseph Randall Abner. Services at Gager's funeral parlorsy TO Franklin street. Sunday afternoon, May ,, at 2 o'clock. Burial in the family plot in Yantic cemetery. BARBER-In Jewett City. May 2, 1918, Mrs. Lydia Barber, aged S7 years. Funeral services at the Baptist church Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Burial in Wood River cemetery, Hope Val ley.
 BESTICK-At the naval hospital. May 1, 1918, H. Irving, son of Charles M. and Cora B. Bestick of New London, in his Fist year.
 WILLIAMS-In Westerly, R. L. May l, 1918. William M Williams, in his 91st year
 Funeral Saturday afternoon at o'clock at No, IA Narragansett avenue. Burial in Westerly. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. HAMILTON-In this city. May 2. 1918, George H. Hamilton. ., Funeral from his late home at S3 Spring street Saturday. May 4, at D. m Interment in Maplewood ceme- tery.
 O'BRIEN-In Norwich, May 3. 1918 Dennis O'Brien of 69 Roosevelt ave nue. aged 6S years Notice of funeral hereafter,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04

re using the potato flour The pota- oes here are yellow, just like sweet Dotatoes. We go to church every Sun day. Rev. Fr. O'Reilly came with us, he is a very nice priest. Our band is here with us. too. The French don't know what to make of it, they say the the Americans are very smart people. We'll, I think that I'll come to a close, hoping this letter finds you all well and happy as it leaves me the same.
 l remain,
 Your true son.
 JIM,
 Battery E, 56th Art, c. A. C.,
 A. E. F., France, =
 Via New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
CLOSING VEsPERsERVIcE
 AT PARK CHURCH,.
Music for Tomorrow Afternoon Taken from GauI's Cantata, The Holy City.

There will be special music at Park church vesper praise service at 4.SO D.. m. Sunday, this being the last of the season. All the. music is taken from the cantata Holy City, by Gaul The program follows: Organ prelude, Alteration. Quartette, For Thee, o Dear, Dear
 Country. Alto solo, Eye Hath Not Seen,
 Miss Annie G. Field. Quartette, The Timing Pot is for Silver. Soprano and alto duet, They Shall
 Hunger No More, Mrs. A. E. Story and Miss A. G. Field. Bass solo (E. B. Seamans) and quar-
 tette, A New Heaven and a New
 Earth Organ postlude, Let the Heavens Re-
 joica.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
NORWICH TOWN
Daniel Huntington, from Seattle, Visits Historic Sites-The Misses Bacheler Returning from Florida.

Thursday afternoon a bird observer saw the chewirk, the palm warbler, the white throated sparrow and goldfnches. The Savannah sparrow has been noted recently These sparrows are here in large numbers during migra- tion and few stay all summer The wood pewee is heard this week on Huntington lane. The nest of the pewee is made of plant f1bers woven together and beautifully finished with lichens
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
CARD OF THANKS

We desire to thank our friends and neighbors for their kindness and sym pathy in the death of our uncle; also for the many flowers from Sedgwick Post, No. l. G. A. R.. W. R. C.. Daugh ters of Veterans. and Mohegan friends and all others.
 MRS. LILLE BARNARD AND FAM ILY
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
Leo Jacques Heard From.

Mrs. Victoria Plante has received 8 letter from her son. Leo Jacques, who is in the naval reserve He is not allowed to say where he is but de- scribes it as a country where neither French or English is spoken. He says that the men are having a fine time and being served wine three times a day. He is o. K and wishes to be remembered to all his Taftville friends. The day he wrote the letter was the first time that he had been in port for four weeks.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
TRINITY METHODIST WOMEN BUY BONDS.
Vote to Take s25o Liberty Bond
 Through Boy Scouts.

The Ladies' Aid society of Trinity Methodist church held a short business meeting in the hurch parlors Thurs day. The treasurer's report showed+a good balance in the treasury.
 The ladies voted to buy Liberty bonds to the amount of S250 through the Boy Scouts Of the church; also to pay balance due on the Sunday schools new piano.
 Mrs Costello Lippitt is president, of this live society.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
TAFTVIlLE
Putting Stone Dressing on Providence
 Street-AutomobiIe Accident.

Friday the work of putting a top dressing of crushed stone on Provi- dence street was commenced by men in the employ of the Ponemah com pany. The stone has been arriving in the millyards for the past few days in coal cars and will be used on the roads around the village.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
Free Wool Results.

Since the National League for Wom- ans Service has been distributing free wool through Mrs. Lloyd Ordway the following articles have been completed and turned in: 19 pairs of socks, 15 sweaters, pairs of wristlets, 1 helmet and 1 scarf
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
Visitor from Seattle,

Mrs. Walter Concklin of Quaker Hill and her nephew, Daniel Huntington, an architect from Seattle, Wash, were uptown Thursday visiting Huntington houses, the cemetery and other points of interest.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
MARRIED

MARRIED HOwARD-BOGAN- Westerly, R. l., April 22, 1918, by Rev L. J. Kel- ledy, George G. Howard of Worces- ter, Mass, and Catherine E. Began of Westerly
 BERTGES- ES-SPCKs- Mystic, April 30. 1918. by Rev. MT. Osborne. Walter Bertges of Stonington and Miss Eliz- abeth Spicks of Mystic. DUNLOP-THAYER- London, Eng land. March 30, 191S Capt. Harry Dunlop c: A. M; C.. B. E. F., France: and Miss Rachel Thayer, formerly of Norwich.
 M'DERMOTT-WHIT New Lon don, April 30. 1918, by Rev. W. C. F1tzsimons, Robert H. McDermott of Willimantic and Miss Florence White of Willimantic.
 ELZY-VOORHEEs- Brick, N. c. Feb. g. 1918. Robert James Elzy A. B. of Lexington, Ky. and Miss Louise K. Voorhees, formerly of Ncr- wich, Conn.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
Goes to camp paxens.

Henry Boucher of Greenfield, Mass. who has been employed since October by the Marlin Rockwell Corp. of this city, and has been living with his sis ter, Mrs. H. M. Short, 14 Union street left last week for Camp Devens, Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04

Robert Brierly has been passed by the New Bedford draft board. He for merly resided in the village and has tried four times to enlist in the navy, being disqualified on the physical ex- animation each time.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
Returning from Florida.

Misses Isabel and Christine Bacheler of Tafcotvtille will reach New York today QSaturday) after passing the winter at .Tarpon Springs, Fla. The Misses Bacheler while at the Academy were with relatives uptown.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
Automobile Accident

Thursday afternoon a well known Taftville young lady drove her fathers automobile through the fence on Providence street. She went into washout and losing her head let go of the wheel. No damage was done, except to the young lady's feelings.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
Candidate for Pastor at Federated
 Church-Personals and Notes.

Sunday Rev. William Gartshore of the Newton Theological seminary of Boston will occupy the pulpit at the Federated church. He is a candidate for the pastorate. He will preach special children's sermon in the morn ing.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04

Mrs Elizabeth Shelly of New Lon don is visiting her niece, Mrs R. H. Snow, of Huntington avenue.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
BORN

Westerly. R.. l., May 1, 1918. a son. William Edgar. to MT. and Mrs. Edgar P. Maxson. BURNS-In Stonington (Pawcatuck). April 29 1918. a daughter to MT. and Mrs. Joseph Burns
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04

MT. and Mrs. E. J. Chabotte and family of Sturtevant street moved Thursday to Thamesville.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04

Miss Helen Corrigeux of Huntington avenue left the first of the week for a visit with Hampton friends.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
Personals and Notes.

Miss Grace Ravens of Bridgeport is visiting relatives on North Main street
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04

Felix McHugh of the navy, who is stationed at Providence, is visiting friends in the village.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04

Philip Wagner, who has been pass ing some time with MT. and Mrs. Emil Welte of East Town street, left Thurs day for his home in Bridgeport.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
Newsy Notes.

Mrs. H. J. Taylor of New London spent day recently with Mrs. T. B.. Barber of Pecks Corner.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04

Local friends have received letters from Miss Agnes Dougherty. who is doing civil service work in Washing ton
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
TIGGS.

Field Marshal von Eichhorn has ar- rived at Kieff to assume the chief command of the German troops in the Ukraine.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04

Some of the local Polish people are planning to attend the recruiting rally in Bridgeport Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04

Dr. Hartwell G. Thompson of Hart ford is visiting at his home on Front street.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
Personals.

Harry Hannah of Baltic was busi- ness visitor in the village Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04

A woman never feels dressed up un- less she feels uncomfortable.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04
sun. Mooa and Tides.
GREENEYILLE

Six hours after high water it is low tide. which Is followed by flood tide.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-04

MT. and Mrs. H. c. Geer have re- ceived the following letter from their son, Private Frederick H. Geer, in France with the American Expedition ary force:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-28
LEDGER CAMERA MAN
GAINS L%IEUTENANCY
Harry S. Hood Commissioned
in Chemistry Service.
Nine Others Named

Harry Shelley Hood, for the last six
years a staff photographer of the
Ledgers, has been commissioned a sec
ond lieutenant in the chemical warfare
service of the United States army. His
appointment was %nounc today in a
list issued by the Adjutant Generals
office. Nine other Philadelphians are
among the new officers.
Lieutenant Hoods home Is at 1925
Royal street, Germantown. For the
last ten years he has been a newspaper
photographer in this city and was also
the official photographer for the Phila-
delphia Rapid Transit Company.
Lieutenant Hood is also an expert
chemist and a linguist, speaking French
and German fluently. He is a member
of the Art Club.
Others whose commissions were an
nounced today are:
Adam w. Machunas. 1896 Spring
Garden street, first lieutenant. engi-
neer. corps George r. owens, Tacony.
first lieutenant, ordnance corps; John
J. Burns. 1906 Wagner avenue; Al
street. second l%ieutenants, auartermas-
East Phil-Erene street. and Joseph
i. Pyle. 1910 West street. Wilmington.
second lieutenants. chemical warfare
service Harry Shelley Hood 5SS$ Royal
water street william II. Marshall, Jr.,
1895 Diamond street James s., Merry,
Jr., Abingdon william II. Powell. Wynn
cote Clement J.. II. Smith. 1893 Man
Olive street, second lieutenants, signal
CORDS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-28
NO LIMIT ON SUGAR
IN PRESERVING FOOD.
When Twenty-Five Pound Lot
Is Exhausted Another May
Be Had

Canning and preserving of fruits and
vegetables is not to be hindersd by the
placing of limitations on the sugar sup
ply fer this purpose.
Announcement of this has been made
by h food administration. as the re-
suit of a request from National Food
Administrator Hoover that housewives
be urged to do all the canning and pre-
serving possible In order to conserve the
food supply.
Women may purchase Twenty-Five
pound lots of sugar for canning and pre-
serving purposes as soon as each supply
Is exhausted, the food administration an
%nounces. n grocers will not suffer a
shortage by honoring the certificates.
The grocers'' supply will be replenished
by the food administration upon presen-
tation Of the certificates, 1t is announced.
Farmers who preserve in large guam
titles may purchase sugar in larger
noun than twenty-five pounds by APP
pilcation to the food administration.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-28

wv" tt"EN a'st"
ARTICLE TX
L HAD been absolutely unpardonable
Tor Myra Briggs to have said such a
thing about Jack. What business had
Myra to even hint that Jack might have
taken the way of least resistance? It
was just as though every one were
leagued against her to try to prevent her
happiness. Not that Ruth doubted Jack
why, she thought so lightly of the entire
thing that she determined not to ask
JACK anything about the details of his
board examination. Certainly IL there
had been anything to tell her, anything
That Jack would have thought II his
duty to do in the way of correcting
what was wrong. he would have attend
ed to it,.
Il guess he's just as brave as Scott
Raymond or any other man who has
gone TO war;" she stormed to herself.
'Myra is so conscientious herself that
she will make Jack out a Stacker before
she Is finished. why it's foolish of me
10 reel THIS way about it. / simply
W. l SiNe way 10 IL. ana lutn went
back to her laughing guests smothering
her resentment. but conscious neverthe-
less mat the expected appreciation that
she had looked for from Myra had been
denied her. and that instead her inn
ru!sive confidence had been thrown back
upon her.
Here she is, where a v you been?'
And she was drawn once more into the
gay group that had still fingered.
Ruth, I'm going to give YOU a shower,
ever II 1t is war time" announced Helen
Helen Brander was the best
known girl in Ruth's little set She a
been at college with Ruth. although the
two girls had hardly known each other
there. She was too gay, too bright, like
a glittering bright ray Of sunlight that
Is impossible TO penetrate with tho eye,
and that is consequently not comfort
able. Ruth would have thought twice
before making a conidante of Helen
Brander. but she liked her as did a great
many other people. for her bright re-
partee. a supply of which she always
had handy, for the way she had of maxi
ing things go. and most of all right now,
because she stood for some of the frivol-
GUS things of life that Ruth thought
every girl deserved.
How lovely of you, Helen" Ruth en-
Unused. forcing a smile.
Why. what Is the matter with the,
child? l declare she looks cast down.
said the sparkling Miss Brander. What
has Myra been saying to you to make
you look so sad?"
'Myra? Why, nothing what could
she say to make me sad?"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-28
TELL
ME WHAT j
IGmMHa U

cause I love him, although find It so hard
- talk to him. DO you think he loves me?
fui, b,ushing girl? Please ask some of your
young men readers their opinion OF such
a girl. Hoping to read your ADVICE IN
Ir,rrr ,s-u,, DAISY.
NV dear, you must overcome this
bashfulness. You are thinking too much
about yourself and that you are shy.
Try to forget it and take an interest
in all your friends. If you did not look
y his young man. | am not surprised
that he did not speak. If you saw him
ard did not look, you probably blushed.
since you do so so easily. and. of course,
he knew that you had seen him. and
probably thought that you did not want
to see him.
o would have been wiser to have
answered his question about being shy
and blushing. If he gives You the OPP
~portunity again overcome yourself suf-
uCieutly to. explain that you suffer from
bashfulness and that is why you blush,
but that you want to be friends and
hope he won't pay attention to you when
you do apparently rode things. as you
are trying to overcome the self-con-
seriousness. Half the battle is won
when a person makes herself talk about
her difficulties to another she can trust.
Perhaps his man would help yOS to
overcome the shyness. | cannot say
whether the young man loves YOU or
not, but he certainly is interested. and
it would be a pity to lose his friendship
through a silly shyness or our part.
| do not think boys think badly of a
bashful girl If she does not carry it
too far, but 1t is very trying for a girl
to keep up such shyness after getting to
know a man sufficiently well for him TO
send her flowers and show her other at
tentions. Try to realize. dear. that some
shyness amoun almost to rudeness
and then you will really work to over
come it.
Perhaps some of the readers will give
their opinions as you request.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-28
TOMATO MARMALADES
MAKE TASTY RELISHES
Take Less Sugar Than Fruit
Concoctions-Recipes Given
Here for Two Kinds

Vegetable ~marmalades may he made
home garden. Since most Of the Marina
ladies' contain a smaller proportion Of
sugar than those made from fruits. II Is
especially desirable TO make some of
combinations of vegetables, sugar and
fruit acid. Lemon juice is usually used
and other fruits are sometimes added.
Each of the following recipes makes
about one pint of marmalade:
CARROT MARMALADE
Two cupfuls ground carrot.
One and one-half cupfuls sugar.
Two lemons.
Two easpoonfuls ground ginger root
Cook the carrots until tender. Add
tine sugar, Quarter and cut the lemons
in thin slices. Cook slowly until thick,
without stirring. Pack in hot. freshly
sterilizfd tars and boil (process) for five
minutes in steamer or wash boiler. Use
false bottom in the wash boiler.
RIPE TOMATO MARMALADE
Twelve medium-sized tomatoes.
One and one-half lemons.
One and three-quarter cupfuls sugar
Peel and slice the tomatoes thin. Re-
move as many seeds as possible and
make according to directions for carrot
~marmalade.
RIPE TOMATO AND CARROT
One cupful ground carrot.
Two cupfuls ripe tomato.
One and one-half cupfuls sugar.
One lemon.
One teaspoon ground horseradish.
One teaspoonful ginger.
One teaspoonful vinegar.
Peel and slice the tomato. Put tbs
ginger in cheesecloth bag and make &C
cording to directions for carrot marina,
lade.