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Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-19
.IEWFT CITY
AahIand waIIoped Fort

Ashland walIoped Fort Terry at baseball by the score of 12 to 1, on Sunday on Ashland Park in one of the poorest games of the season. Sam Rice and his catcher, Stewart, who were billed to appear in this game did not show up as theF have been transferred, and the Fort Terry team without them proved to hc a farce. Ashland landed on Seibier uau Eu~kin. for twelve hits. which coupled with wild base running and roor fielding by the visitors, made the same one sided throughout and un- interesting to the 500 fans who wit messed the game. KreWell scored Ter rvs lone run in the first inning by home run over the left field fence.
 Brennan for Ashland, knocked out a four base clout over the left field fence. Van Dyke was in good form, al- lowing but three scattered hits and striking out 12.
 Saturday at Putnam the fastest game witnessed in that city was played when the fast Manhassett team bravsly. but vainly attempted to break the winning streak of 1S Straight games won by the Ashland Seconds After ten inninges of nip and tuck playing the game was Faptured by the Jewett City boys, to ?. Fast fielding featured on beth sides throughout the game, several would be runs being cut Gown at the plate or at third base
 The Jewett City boys began hostili- ties in the second inning, one run, Melady tallied when Adams lit a scorcher to right field. The Manhas- setts came back strong in the next in ming scoring two runs on two hits, a pass and an error.
 Putnam kept the 2-1 lead until the seventh, when Jewett City tied the score. Rail- singled stole second and was sacrificed to third. He scored when Jodoin clearly singled to right. From then on fast fielding saved any scoring through the game until the tenth inning.
 Ashland Seconds entered the tenth with a determination to win their nineteenth successive victory and they did. Jarvis scratched an infield hit and stole second. Dutkowski hit to third and when when the third baseman threw to first for the out. Jarvis rac- cd for third. In an attempt to cut him off Carey threw wild to third. Jarvis scoring the deciding run.
 In the last of the tenth the first Put nam man singled. Then the next man mt terliflc liner to left center. Jar wis ran in and picked the sphere of his sh0estrings, then doubled the other man off first. That catch say d the game. Big Spike" Liberty pitched a great game for Jewett City Seeping the hits of the slugging Man bassetts well scattered.
 Harold Latham of Griswold who is n the Merchant Marine service, is al h1s nome after a triD across on S convoy. There were fifteen ships car wing 7S.900 soldiers besides the car go. On the convoy where Mir. Latham saw service were S,750 men. He said what TO I1 was very noticeable was
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-19
NORTH FRANKLIN

Among those who attended the So- cial Corner gathering at Mrs. Susie Carter's in Scotland on Wednesday were, Mrs. Jennette Hoffman, Mrs. Frank Redwood, Mrs. Fred Race, Mrs. Hermon Gager. Mrs Louis Stark weather Mrs. Frank Date. Mrs Emily Date, and the Misses Ella Hoffman and Florence and Ella Redwood
 Herbert Hoffman is visiting rela- tives at Easthampton. Mass.
 Miss NJ. Augusta PemDer and Miss Vera Briggs of Lebanon, called on Mrs. Reuben Manning, Tuesday
 Mrs. J. c. Ward of PlainvilIe, is spending some time with Mrs Hannah Kingsley.
 Mrs. Eugene Clark and Mrs. Annie Sherman were Norwich visitors on Friday
 MT and Mrs. Albert Ward were Norwich visitors on Friday.
 The Home Missionary society met at the home of Mrs. Frark A. Rock wood on Thursday with forty in at tendance. The usual line Of Red Cross work was taken up. The out-of- town visitors were Mrs. FF'I7red Hiss and daughter Miriam. of Norwich, Mrs Charles Perkins and daughter. Fannie Of I ebanon. and Mrs. James Sherman of Eostor.
 MT and Mrs. Reuben Manning en- tortained on Wednesday her brothers Holden and Arthur Arnold Of WiIu- mantle Mr and Mrs. Miller of Hart ford. and Miss Marjorie Beebe of Willimantic
 Mrs. Frank Rockwood, Mrs. Jerette Hoffman Mrs William Weaver Miss Hazel Buchanan and Miss Mabel Tracy attended the Social Corner gathering at Mrs. Bishops at Bishops Crossing, on Thursday.
 Mrs. L. A. White and son Byron White, and Mir. and Mrs Isaac Larllin and family were Mansfield visitors on Friday.
 Mrs. J. J. Mahonev spent Tuesday in Norwich with her sister, Mrs. Fred Cruthers
 Mrs. Frank Case has returned to her home in New London after spend ing a week with Mrs Grace Peckham.
 Mr. and Mrs. LaRue BIiven, Mir and Mrs. Alfred Bliven and daughter Virginia, and Mrs. Emma A. Bliven. of Norwich, called on Miss Florence Hoff- man, Thursday.
 Mrs. Louis Starkweather was a Norwich visitor Friday
 MT. and Mrs Eugene Clark spent Tuesday at Haughton Cove
 Mrs. Robert Stanton of Wiilimantic was a caller in Miss Florence Hoff- man, Tuesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-19
STONTNGTON

A man from Worcester is in Ston- inSton with a view to securing land for the construction of dwelling houses to accommodate the large increase of employees in the growing local indus tries.
 Richard Pendleton pushed Conrad Rock into the river and Constable Rock arrested Richard, charged with breach of the peace. The case was nolled on payment of costs.
 In the Stonington town court the cases of John A. Carney, Fred B. Sis son and Albertus J. Larkin, charged with operating public service cars without the required special license. was continued for another week. Prosecutor Wilcox recommended that the cases be noiled, but the judge con- tinued the cases to familiarize with the details.
 Notice has Teen posted in the Ston- ington shipyard warning all who loaf on their jobs to get out, for as soon as they are found out they will be fired.
 Charles Ryan has secured employ ment as a timekeeper At the Noank branch of the Groton Iron works.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-19
WAUREGAN

Rev Mr Darlington of Providence preached at the. church Sunday morn ing and also at the evening service. The c. F. meeting was led by Mrs. Arthur Mott.
 Miss Emma Gardner has returned home from an extended trip in. Detroit and New York state.
 Walter Arnold, who has been with the Western Union Telegraph and Gable company in Washington. is spending a few weeks with his mother, Mrs Daniel Sh'ppee, before leaving for Norfolk. Va MT. Arnold enlisted in the naval reserves in Washington as third class electrician.
 AIr. and Mrs. J. A. Baton, Mrs. Henry Lcring and Mrs Andrew Mat thewson of Plainfield are at Quana- taug Beach. having taken cottage there for two weeks.
 G. Herbert Davis of Groton and his cousin, Mrs. Charles Parkhurst of Northampton, spent Thursday with relatives at the George Davis farm.
 Mrs. Charles Roles of Westerly was in the village Friday, calling on old friends Mrs. Roles was a resi- dent here for many years.
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that the American flag was so univer- sally displayed in England More so thar the British flag. And also the work which the women do-sweeping the streets. unloading and loading freight at the docks and other work which women are not supposed to be equal to.
 He was quartered at a hotel for tcp days while, on land at Liverpool, and is most enthusiastic about the life saving he much preferred it to civilian life.
 Personal and Otherwise.
 Ernest Caron, of Fall River. a guest at his cousins. Mrs. Lea L'Heureuxs.
 Miss Helena Griffin and Mrs. J. H. Mclaughlin have returned from New York.
 Mir. and Mrs. Daniel MacLean of New York have been guests of their son, John MacLean in Lisbon. The elder Mir. MacLean has volunteered for service in Y. M. c. A. work and leaves the first of September for France
 Mrs. Nellie Hazard of Providence $ visiting her sister Mrs. E. P Franklin.
 Miss Alice Barnett went to East Hampton on Saturday where she will sperd two weeks camping with friends
 Frank Wiliar~ i7 some swimmer for an eight rear old boy. Saturday he swan acr9ss Ashland pond and back again.
 School and Society a school niaga- zine edited by J. McKeep Cattell. con tains a most interesting article by Gordon c. Swift, the former super intehdent of the Griswold schools. It is under the heed of Educational Re- search and Statistics and is on Stand ards Tests of Teachers Use. Mir. Swift is at present at Camp Hancock. Ga, in th2 ordnance department
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-19
YANT1C

Mr. and Mrs. John Muir, of Brook lyn, iI. Y.. who have been spending the past month in the village, left town Monday for a few weeks stay al Pleasant View, and Rockaway, N '
 Miss Margaret Coughlin, of New York, who has been spending the past two weeks in town with her parent Ar. and Mrs. John Coughlin left Elf day for few days stay in Westerly, R. l. with Dr. and Mrs. NJ H. Scan lon before returning to New York.
 Little Eleanor ScanIon of Westerly was a recent guest of her grandpar- ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Coughlin.
 Private John Rothier Of Company F, 74th Infantry, Camp Devens, Mass. spent a short furlough here with his parents, MT and Mrs. E. Rothier.
 Miss Anna Coughliu of New Haven was recent guest Of her parents, Mir, and Mrs. John Coughlin
 Mrs. Edward Smith and daughter, Lila are enjoying a vacation in Spen- yer, the guests of MT. and Mrs. J. Chaser.
 Edward Smith is spending a two weeks vacation in Providence and the nearby summer resorts.
 Mir. and Mrs. James Morton are entertaining Mrs. Morton's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Payon, of St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, Mrs. Morton's sister and hus- band, MT. and Mrs Fee and their son, Morton Fee. The party accom- : panied by Mrs. Morton, made the trip by automobile from Canada.
 Miss Ellen O'Hearn is entertaining Miss McGarry of Washington street Norwich, for a few weeks.
 Miss Joseph Mackenzie has been spending the past week in New Ha- ven with friends
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles Harvey. for nlerly of Cliff street, Norwich, have moved into the cottage recently va oated by Winslow T. Williams OH Sunny Side.
 Great improvements have been | made on Sunnyside. during the past month. electric lights have been in stalled in the cottage occupied by MT and Mrs. John Stone-a bathroom has been installed. Many of the heavy shade trees about the property, ant AIr. Harvey's have been cut dowr and further Improvement to follow Painters and paper hangers are busy as ell as plumbers.
 Louis Nanderwaart, of Hartford spent the week end in town with hi. parents, Mir. and Mrs. C. P. Wander. Waart
 Adolph Plaettner of Skineattle. 1 Falls, N. Y. is spending some time il 1 town with his daughter, Mrs. Ray 1 mond V. Congdon
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-19
WESTERLY AND VICINITY

Police Officer and Mrs. Michael Cur from their son. Private John M. Cur tin, of Battery A. 10Sd field artillery, iE France in a letter written to his sister, Miss Irene Curtin, that he is confined in a hospital back from the firing line. The letter was written by Private Curtin on July 2S but he does not describe the nature or severeness of his injuries.
 A picture of a soldier with his head and arm bandaged resting on a cot was forwarded with the letter and Private Curtin stated that he was in a Ike condition. He said that during the week previous to his being wound ct there was a fierce drive in his sec tor against the Huns. On one side of him in the hospital was Yank stretched out on a cot suffering from the effects of being Gassed and the cot on the other side contained an Ameri- can soldier who had been poisoned by drinking water which the Germans had doctored.
 Private Curtin said that he was re- ceiving the best of care from the doc tors and the Red Cross nurses Soon after being brought into the base hos pital he was given a Red Cross bag ContOining a safety razor soap, to- hacCO, pencil and paper and other use ful articles.
 He was former member of the Fifth company of Westerly which later became the Nineteenth company. He volunteered for foreign service and arrived overseas last October with Battery A, 1O3d field artillery
 
 been found lacking in Westerly, and Tuesday evening thousands of people arc expected to assemble in Wilcox park at the Wake Up, America" meeting at which Wallace R. Lane of Chicago. one of the ablest speakers in the middle west will lecture and show the motion pictures of the Tinted States and allied governments. There will be a parade previous to the meeting in the park. Major Charles H. LedWard will be the marshal and the Westerly band, the Fourth com panv Rhode Island State guard, of Westerly. Company C, Connecticut State guard of PawCa tuck. and the Westerly sanitary detachment will be in line The line will form in Dixon s1uare sharply at 7.35 o'clock. The Evo Of march will extend over Elm School. Main. West Broad Liberty, Morgan and West Broad streets back Co Dixon square and then Wilcox park. James ". Pendleton, treasurer of she Westerly chapter of the American Bed Cross will he chairman of the meeting in the park, Following his lecture. Mr. Lane will explain the gov unment motion pictures, showing phases Of the great war work and our allied soldiers and sailors in the war. The entertainment is free to everyone and will be educational as well as in teresti1E.
 AZ necessary arrangements have been made for the coming of MT L3ne by President Maurice W. Flynn of the Westerly town council. who is the To- cal representative of the community
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-19
COLCHESTER

Mir. and Mrs. Phineas Spencer of Newark. x. J.. are guests of their son, Trueman Spencer, on Broadway
 Mrs. Ernest Bland and son Francis of Seymour are visiting at Mir and Mrs. Frank H. Brownings on Norwich avenue
 Ray Bllven of Salem was calling on friends in town Friday.
 Thomas $. Clark was a visitor in Norwich Friday.
 Timothy O'Conne1l of East Haddam was the guest of William Johnson on Broadway Friday.
 Joseph A. Johnson, son of James Johnson. South Main street. who has been working in Fitchville for several months, left town Thursday for New port, having enlisted in the naval re- serve force.
 John O'Brien returned to East Hampton Friday after a few days visit in town.
 Quite a number of the young people went to Amston Friday evening in autos to attend the social dance in Amston hall.
 Timothy Fields of Fitchville was in town Friday to attend the funeral of William Cronin.
 Ronald K. Brown was at his sum mer residence on Broadway over Sun day.
 Mrs. Arthur H. Chapman has re- turned from weeks visit with rela- tives in Canterbury.
 Miss Annie Smith returned Satur- day from weeks visit with her sis ter, Mrs. George A. Peck. in Norwich.
 Leonard Siebert of East Hampton was a visitor in town Friday.
 The Colchester baseball team played the Lebanon team on the mark SatI1r- day afternoon. They played the Yan- tic team on the depot field in Yantic Sunday afternoon.
 Wesley Brown of Salem was week end caller here.
 Meyer Chafetz of Norwich was at his home in town over Sunday.
 Prof. Madison Stathers and wife and MT. and Mrs. J. \. Dauphinee motored to Norwich Friday.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-19
LIEUT.. HANLON LOSES
 LIFE IN MARINE BATTLE

Local relatives of Mir. and Mrs Ed ward EIanlon of Baltimore, for1nerl. Of TaftVille have received word of the death of their son. Lieut. Joseph T. Hanlon. who was killed in acton in France. July 30th. during the re- cent great drive of the American sol diers on the Marne
 Lieut. Hanlon was but twenty five years old but had so distinguished himself on the battle field that he had been awarded the Croix de Guerre by the French government for bravery. He sailed for France last Christmas with Company B, Thirteenth Regi- ment Engineering Corps, Gas and Flame UniD, having applied for a commission immediately after war broke out On Sept. l. 1917, he was ordered to Belvo;r Training Camp, Virginia and on June 18th, lie received
 his slN months service stripe He was educated It Loyo,a College, Bal timore, graduating in 1912. In 1916 he gtaduated from as an engineer from Columbia University. when he carI.2d off highest honors, being made
 an onorary member of both en- SineC7ing societies. Affiliated with Columbia, the Delta Tau Delta and
 S!snia Chi in itself an unusual thing
 for one so young, and he was presi- d' mt of thA A.nha Delta Phi frater- nity at Columbia for two years.
 re Was prominent in athletics, car rying off a number of trophies. in- cluding several tennis and swimming cups. He was d parishioner of Cor pus Christie church, Mount Royal and Lafayette avenues. Baltimore, his parents residence being opposite the edifice, and was the first young man O. the congregation to make the supreme sacrifice for democracy. dul
 .l@ the present war. This memory was honored hy practically the en-
 tire congregation at q righ requim
 mass on Monday morning, August l2th. which was celebrated py the Rev John X. Smith, assistant pastor Of the church. The Re-. James T.
 Nolan pastor and the Rev. Edward J. Hanrahan, of Baltimore, a ctass- mate of Lieutenant Hanlor. at Tloy- ola College were assistants. A high tribute was paid to Liuetenant Han Ions patriotism,
 Lieutenant HanIon was engaged to be married to Miss Lorcas Carlton. of St. Louis. The marriage had been postponed until the conclusion of the war. He is survived by his mother and father, three sisters. Mrs. Al i'eI t IT. IHonlpsol ana MISS Helen C.
 and Miss Catherine Lillian Hanion and one brother. Edward K Hanlon Iwho is secretary of the Catholic Club Of New York
 Lieut. Hanlon's mother was Ellen Kelly, of Taftvile. and his father Ed ward Hanlon. of Taftville, who early
 interested himself in, baseball and later become owner oA the Baltimore 1 National League Team, popularly
 known as the Orioles. At present he
 is one Of Baltimore'z prominent cit
 zens, being a member of the park 1 board.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-19
CHESTNUT HILL

Visitors at G. B. Dimond's the past week were Mir. and Mrs E. ". Jester of Wilmington, Del. c. J. Pierce and wife of Norwich, Mts W c. Phillips and son, Wayne, Mrs. Arthur Marsh and Anson Marsh of Glastonbury
 Miss Cora Chappell is visiting her grandparents at Lakes Pond
 Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stuart of Hart ford were guests at W. W. Palmer's last week. Mir and Mrs. Palmer ac- companied by Mrs. Stuart made an automobile trip through parts of Massachusetts.
 Frank Chappell of Waterford, is
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-19
SPRING HILL

During the shower last Wednesday afternoon the lightning entered two of the houses here on the Hill, but did very little damage. Mr. and Mrs. LaJess were standing in their kitchen when suddenly the room seemed full of fire, shutting off their view of each other for short interval and Mir LaJeSs displayed small spot on the top of his head where the skin was bruised. A little of the plastering was disturbed around the waste pipe lead ing from the kitchen sink and two or three panes of glass broken in the second story window. At the parson- age it evidently came into the cellar by way of the water pipe and followed a large wire attached to a joist to support the pipe. The joist was split in two pieces it's entire length and one short floor board torn up in splinters. The Powell family were at the neigh bor's across the street
 A mixed or variety entertainment consisting of vocal and instrumental music, tableaux and impersonations was given at the town hall on Friday evening in the interest of the Red Cross which drew a good house. Sev- eral of the characters were assumed by children some of them quite good. Ice cream and cake was served.
 Mrs Nelson White of Winsted has been visiting at her old home.
 Miss Maud Grier of Bronxville, N. r. is al Alanweld for couple of weeks.
 Miss Josephine JaegeI of Brooklyn, N. Y. and Mrs. J. E. WheIpley of Newark, \. J., are guests at the La Jess home. Mir, Whelpley was there three or four days.
 Frank Cobb of Hartford was a guest at the parsonage the last of the week.
 The Railroad Administration has begun an inquiry regarding pensions for employees.
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councils committee of the council of defense of Rhode Island.
 Among the Rhode Island men whose claims for exemption have been denied and placed in Class 1 as men held for military service are the following: William Edward Cook, Jr., Leon G. Asher and Louis A. Foley of Westerly and Ralph W. Hurtado of Ashaway. According to the figures forwarded by Captain George H. Webb to Provost Marshal General Crowder, Rhode lsl- and has but SS white and colored men qualified for general military service. In Division 1, which includes Westerly, there are , whites left for general service and 61 white and 5 colored for limited service. The total number inducted and called into the service from the district thus far is 3SS.
 First Lieut.. Harold p. Moore of the Thirty eighth infantry, A. E. F., writes his parents, Mir. and Mrs. George C. Moore. of Beach street, that he is in base hospital in France, recovering from the effects of being gassed and a slight burn from a piece of shrapnel, which fortunately did not go deep enough in the flesh to do much harm. He is recovering rapidly and expects to soon be back on the firing line.
 Local Laconies.
 The members of the Veteran Fire mems association and the Cyclone Fire company held a joint outing at Week apaug Sunday the big tent of the Vets | being pitched on the lot to the east of the road leading from Langworthy s corners to Weekapaug.
 G-he Misses Marjorie and Rachel Barber of High street are visiting relatives in Wareham. Mass.
 The young ladies of the $. D. B. | society of the Pawcatuck Seventh Day | Baptist church enjoyed an outing at 1 the Atlantic Beach casino Sunday af- ternoon. A basket lunch was enjoyed early in the evening.
 Miss Marie Smith of New York is | the guest of Miss Margaret Pagan on Grove avenue.
 More than 200 people attended the whist and auction party at the Pleas ant View house Friday evening. held ! for the benefit of the St. Clare chape at Pleasant View. More than S20C was raised for the chapel fund. | Automobile Commissioner Stoecke | will visit Westerly this week to in vestigate the matter of interstate jit- l ney traffic It is understood that man! Rhode Island jitney drivers are op'
 erating in the eastern part of the state who have not applied for Connecticut i public service licenses as is required l by the ruling Of the commission fol i lowing an agreement with the Rhode | Island automobile commission. Com i missioner Stoeckel and department in. spectors will make a thorough surve! ] of the ground with the view to carry i ing out a more strict enforcement O l the law than las been effected so far
 As soon as Deputy Commissione
 John A Macdonald returns from hi | vacation. Commissioner Stoeckel in
 tends to go out on the road himsel
 to discover what can be done to effeC
 smoother operation of the law il some parts of the state.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-19
SOUTH CANTERBURY

Mir. and Mrs Frank Saunders and daughter. Mildredr. of New London. were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Le Verne Fitzpatrick, Sunday
 MT. and Mrs. Albert T. Sisson and children, Ruth and Arnold, of Prov idence, were the guests of Mfr. and Mrs. Edward Barron, Sunday.
 Miss Della Finn, of Norwich, Is visiting her parents, MT. and Mrs. Stephen Finn.
 MT. and Mrs. Douglas and son, Willie, were the guests of MT. and Mrs. T. J. Barber on Sunday.
 Mrs. Sarah P!;ers and daughter, Teresa, attended the Sunday school
 Although the returns from the at Pachaug SatrrdaY
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-19
ABINGTON

An all day meeting of the Red Cross was held at Liberty hall on Thursday.
 Sybil Jennings from Quinebaug and Mrs. Charles Weeks visited Mrs. Geo. Hicks the past week
 Rev. Frank A. Fuller was in Nor w1ch last Thursday attending a fu- neral of one of his former parishion CTS.
 A large number from Wolf Den grange attended Pomona field day at Thompson last Friday
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph Elliott are on a trip to Georgoa
 Twentyfi five of the A children of
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visiting at the home of his uncle. G. T. ChaIgeIl.
 Miss Georgia Flint, of Willimantio spent few days with her cousin, Mrs. c. l.. James, recently
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Goodrich were guests at Hampton for the week end
 c. H. Tate was in Middletown on Thursday.
 Miss Harriet Fuller who has been staying at Calnere, is now a guest of her sister, Mrs. Edward Lyman of Co., lumbia.
 Mrs. Helena Chappeil was a Nor wich visitor on Wednesday.