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Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-23
GOSHEN

Mrs. Frank I4athrop of Bozrah has been a guest at the home of Mrs. Iva Wheeler.
 The Community club held regula, meeting Tuesday evening in Academy hall, Goshen Hill.
 E. R. York, while cutting wood with a circular saw, gashed two fingers badly, so that the services of 8 doc tor were required to attend to the in- jury.
 w. T. Curry of Crystal Spring farm recently butchered a pig th1t weighed 300 pounds. After the leaf lard. etc were tried out and weighed there was found to be 70 pounds of ii.
 Mrs. Lowell W. Stark is the guest of friends in New York.
 There is a number of cases of grip and influenza in this locality.
 The December evenings the past week lighted up so brightly with Ma lures lamp, the full moon, have been greatly enjoyed.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-23
pENDLETON.HIL.L.

N MT. and Mrs. Henry D. Johnson att tended the funeral of MT. Johnson's father, Dextcr Johnson. held at his home in Prestong Faiday.. afternoon. MT. Johnson is. pleasantly remembered by the peopfe in this neighborhood, where he lived for a number of years.
 Mrs. stephen Saunders of Westerly visited her .hrother. Deacon Elmer E. Coon for the past week.
 The ChriStifias entertathment is to ba held for tte Sunday school On the evening of DeceHbery24tlfs
 The turkey. supper heid at the par scttage a week ago Saturday evening was a success in every way. Although the night was Unpleasant and the traveilng some of the worst, there yas a good number present. Over sS5 was reelized from the .snpper, sale of fan uy articles, bgudles and candy Many compliments +TsEe paid George Briggs,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-23
PUTNAM

Arthur Maynard, who has been in the service, has been mustered out and has returned to his home here
 Attawaugan contributed another candidate for the Putnam city court Saturday morning.
 Arthur Keith has been reported as among the Putnam boys whose name will later appear i1s the official cas- ualty list Letters received here have told of injuries he received.
 At a meeting of representatives of the Putnam Building and Loan asso- ciation three applications for loans were approved. The association will issue it's seventh series of shares in January.
 Attorney Ernest c. Morse will join his family in New York for the holi- day.
 Windham county cases are assigned to be heard first at the January ses- sion of. the supreme court in Hartford. This may result, it was said here, in delaying the trial of some cases that are to be heard at the January term of the Windham county superior court.
 An unusually large number of out of town shoppers were in Putnam Satur- day, and the merchants reported very busy day.
 Miss s. Elizabeth Clark will leave today to spend the holiday season with relatives in Windham.
 Miss Ruth Smith of the Worcester Normal school will spend the Christ mas season with her parents, Mir, and Mrs. David A. Smith of Wilkinson street.
 Private Charles A. Woodward, Xiii lingly, reported wounded, formerly was a street car conductor on the line run ming through this city.
 Inmates of public institutions in this city and vicinity will be provided with splendid Christmas dinners, and there will be gifts for the majority of them
 Influenza, which again became menacing the early part of last week, is being kept in check and is in no
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-23

with interest. The next meeting, New Years day, will be with Mrs. R. H. Young. Word has been received from Gen
 ca, Wis, of the serious illness of Dr.
 B. J. Bill. He is being cared for by
 a graduate nurse.
 The Christmas exercises by the up l pills of the Glasgo school were held l in Social hall Friday evening. Rev. John Thompson attended the Centenary meeting in Norwich, Tues day. The Glasgo school closed Friday fo, l two weeks vacation.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-23
LEDYARD

The Ledyard Thimble club met with Mrs. S. E. IIoldridge Tuesday after noon. Red Cross work was done. Re- froeshments were served at the close The next meeting will be held with Mrs. Isaac c. Geer.
 The Ladies' Aid society met at the parsonage Wednesday. Several gar ments were made which were placed on sale Friday night at the close of the society's supper, which was held in the vestry.
 The probate court has appointed GAnrEe W. Painaax and :Jrstag-<Ea7~
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-23

of Voluntown, who worked ill all ways to make the affair a financial success. Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, the pres ident of the society, was untiring in her efforts and work and to her also is due in a great measure the success achieved.
 Joseph FPron Totten and Benjamin Totten of New York, motored from there to this place Tuesday eveningat Mrs. James Cooks farm about 12 D. m.
 Mrs. James Brooks of Lawrence, Mass. came tc, attend and help at the Red Cross supper. She returned to her home last week Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-23
LYME

Jude William Marvin is Ill with
 Mrs. John Tiffany was in Hartford the first of last week.
 The L B. S. met last Wednesday Mrs. l.. D. Harding and daughter, Mrs Helen Gage. served dinner.
 Miss Violet Olson sis irt Old Lyme caring for Miss F'arWell who is i'll with pneumonia.
 Miss Jennie Parker has returned from visit with relatives in Hart ford and at Rocky Hill.
 Miss Lilly Oakes of Middletown is the guest of Mrs. Ray Harding.
 The entertainment given by the L. 5. s. at Grange hall. Friday evening, December 18th, was well attended considering the unpleasant weather an interesting programme was pre- sented. and the singing by the pastor J. w. Muider was greatly enjoyed. A chicken pie supper was served and a Christmas sale of candy ana other things brought satisfactory receipts.
 Ernest Ely of U. $. N. spen sun- day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs E. Stiles lEx.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-23
GLASGO

The Ladies Aid society was pleas antly entertained by Mrs. P. J. Gps- tafson, "Wednesday afternoon. The selection, Your Boys and Mine, read by Mrs, Ster:y Kinney, was listened to
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-23

For these last two days of Christmas shop ping you will find ollr stock in all lines complete and sufficiently varied to meet all demands and insure satisfactory selections. We have just received another large shipment of neckwear- beautiful heavy silks in patterns such as man would choose for hinseh-50c, 65c, 75c, $1.O0, $1.5O, $2.OO.
 Silk Shirts, s3.5O, $500, $6.5O. Silk Socks, 95c, $1.OO, SIPS, $1.5O.
 Shirts of madras and percale, SIPS to $500. Lisle Hosiery, 25c and 4Oc.
 Wool and Cashmere Hose, 75c to $1.5O. Bath Robes, $7.00 to 5000.
 Smoking Jackets, $55O to $500.
 Pajarnas, $1.5O to $500.
 Gloves, $1.OO to $500
 Suit Cases, $1O.0O to $15.00.
 Travelling Bags, 5000 to $18.00. EVERYTHING THAT MEN AND BOYS WEAR
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-23

Fortune seldom roosts on the banner of the faint hearted,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-23

cYP. BUILDING DAN SON
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24
American Officer
 Predicts vicbr,

Headquarters of the ItaliaE Army, July 4-(Correspondence Q< The As sociated Press) of the AL lies is a certainty in my Ppinion, and I am sure the American Army will be the one to deal the knofkout blow" said to the correspondent of The As- sociated Press, Major General Eben Swift last year in chafge of Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Georgia, and now commanding the Ameffican military mission to Italy. fi
 q tell you we will win so soon as we get enough men over here and these men get hold of the fighting ideas peculiar to this war, as they are rapidly doing now through associa- tion with the French, English, and Italian troops
 1T do not believe in bagging. I prefer to admit all the claims the enemy makes for himself. But giving all the credit due the Germans for their gains, I maintain we are going to smash them. I know the Ameri- can man, what kind of a soldier he makes, and I insist that he is going to turn out most formidable fighter, standing comparison with any soldier in Europe. I have visited the armies of the Allies and have seen the kind of men they have, and am sure we are going to be proud of our soldiers when they have had the advantage of learning from our Allies and at the same time doing some fighting with the enemy himself. The Germans are not fools and believe they all ready fear us.
 "One of the big factors in making our army great is that of discipline. The men commanding our army are said to be merciless in matters af- fecting discipline, in questions of put ting the right officer, in the right place, of eliminating favoritism and unfit men, and this is as it should be. By merciless discipline, however, I
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24
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 LITTLE BENNY'S
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l was setting on my frunt steps this aftirUoon, thinking of diffrent things I mite Wunt to be wen grew all the way up, sutch as a barber or the president of the United States or the man that plays the grate big horn in the orkes- ter which you cant hardly see him in baSk of it, and Puds Simkins came up eating a half of a bananna, on ac- count of proberly having ate the other half alreddy, and I sed, Hello, Puds, give us a bite, will you?
 G wizz, cant you see I aint got eny left myself, hardly, sed Puds. And he took sutch a fearse big bite nobody that dident know him woodent of thawt he cood of did it, and I sed, All rite for you, you big pig. That's all you know, pigs don't eat banan- mas. sed Puds, and sed, That's all you know, they eat enything they get, and Puds sed, Well they don't get bananas, so that's all you know. And he quick ate the rest of it, saying, If hadent of ony had sutch a little hunk left Id of gave you all you wunted.
 Yes you wood, like fun you wood, the heck you wood, I sed.
 Sure I wood, sed Puds. And pritty soon he sed, Hay, Benny, will you come erround and ask for me. tonite ? don't think III be allowed out unless sumbody comes erround and asks for me.
 I woodent come erreund and ask for you for a thousand dollers, I sed, and Puds sed, Aw, G, Benny, wats you
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24
EMPIRE

To see Sessue Hayakawa, the dis tinguished Japanese actor, in Para mount pictures as Chinese in a photoplay, is indeed a novelty. Mr. Hayakawa has been seen as a Mex ican, Arabian and Hawaiian, and even as a Japanese, buf~uptil recently, in his screen career, he had not yet DOT trayed the role of a Chinese.
 $ In his new photoplay, ''The City or Dim Faces" which will be shown at the Empire theatre today and tomor- row, he appears as a half-cast Amer jean Chinese, the son of a rich Chi nese merchant, and of a white wo- man. He is taken away from his mother, when he is a mere infant, and she becomes demented as a re- suit of the shock. He is educated in a university in the East, and meets a beautiful, intellectual American girl and they fall in love with each other. This girl subsequently, breaks their arrangement when she sees the re- verse side of Chinese life in the Chi nese quarters in San Francisco, and in, revenge the young Chinese-Ameri- can makes her a prisoner, then sells her to a marriage broker. who later attempts to auction her off to the highest bidder. The young man learns the secret of his birth and rescues the girl from her shame at the price of his own life.
 This is remarkable photoplay written by Frances Marion, and di- f rected with excellent results by George Melford. Mir. Hayakawa ha' many excellent screen players in hi' support, the chief role of the young
 woman being played by Doris Pawn
 The scenes are representative of tn
 Chinese quarter in San Francisco. -
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24
PLAZA

After much heralding and promis- ing, the Plaza has finally received its print of Victor Hugo's greatest mas terpiece, 'Les Misreables" for pres entation the latter half of the week.
 'Les Miserables" is in ten reels and stars William Farnum, the giant hero of the films as Jean Valjean.
 No literary effort of past years has received much more commenting comment and few have been laden with more fame than this wonder ful triumph of Hugo's, and William Fox has spent upwards of three quarters of a million dollars i1- pro- ducing it before the camera.
 Few times also has a theatre offer ed this gigantic spectacle at less than top prices and there's credit due the Plaza mana cement for the an nouncement that the picture is ro be shown for the last three days of the week, not alone at the usual. popular prices, but also in conjunction with a vaudeville bill of exceptional merit
 Today's programme includes May Allison's latest Metro triumph 1.-The Successful Adventure" the fourth is- sue of the Allies Official War Re view" Lyman Adler and company ir musical farce entitled "The Run aways" with cast of five; Mildred | Haywood in a song repertoire and character fmpersonations; Hilton and Rogers offering songs of yesterday and today; More and Less with the fastest tumblinG act that has ever been presented locally. and a Lyons Moran comedy film.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24

do not mean i'll treatment of soldiers or anybody.
 ''This army of ours that we are building up will lead to the final de- feat of the Germans for somewhat the same reasons perhaps, that Napoleon was defeated in Europe after fifteen years of victory or that the Confed- crate army was defeated in our Civil War. Time is working in favor of the Allies. The Germans have not sue ceeded in obtaining any overwhelming decision in this war and the day will come when the Allies, backed up by the great American man power, will themselves demand and obtain the decision that we call victory. do not believe in paying compliments to ourselves or our Allies, unless deserv- ed, but this is the situation as I see it in it's purely military aspect"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24
WHAT'S GOING ON IN TEE WORLD
 OF THEATRES AND AMUSEMENT
POLES

Mime. Dores seven allied songsters which closes a three days engagement at Poli's theatre today is an entirely new patriotic operatic act far super for to any that has ever graced the vaudeville stage. With specially ar ranged elaborate scenery ana each member of the company possessing a voice of unusual quality the act Is a rare treat for all music lovers.
 On the screen Bessie Barriscale appearing in a new Paralta Who" is wonderful in the leading role. The theme of the picture is a pretty TO- nance during war time, into which are brought many startling and TO- mantle situations.
 The Great Hindu conspiracy, show ing how imperial Germany recruited trained and armed a force in Ameri- ca to ferment a rebellion in India against England, Is shown in the 18th episode of the Eagles Eye"
 Sid Townes and company, two men and a piano, entertain with a number of new popular rags and ballads in manner pleasing to all.
 Moss and Frey, two colored com edians, are right there with an orig inal talk lingo which added to theil closing number, song sung in per feet harmony, are no small feature on the bill.
 Athlos and Reed are all there is in gracefulness and daring on roller skates. With special scenery anC pretty costumes the act is artistic as well as thrilling. They put over some stunts on roller skates that one would think nigh to impossible to perform.
 Foley and Massino add to the at fractions with their hand balancing and athletic stunts, together with 8 line of talk that is up to the minute ins comedy.
 Hearst Pathe News showing th+ latest happenings in America, tho women's camouflage corp in New York city at work and pictures oi the famous Rainbow division in the trenches completes an all start bil which closes a three days engage ment at Polfs theatre today.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24
JEWS REQUEST
 WILSON'S AID

London, July 24-The Jews of Rumania have cabled a request to the American Zionist Organization to petition President Wilson to bring his influence to bear against the enact ment by the Rumanian Parliament of contemplated laws which they say, will result in depriving them of the few remaining rights still left to them | The proposed laws provide that naturalization shall be denied to any person both of whose parents have not been born in Rumania This, they assert, would prevent at least two thirds of the Jews of Rumania from receiving naturalization papers. These laws are to be enacted in accordance with the terms of the German Peace Traty.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24

mad about, be a spoart, come on.
 I woodent come erround and ask for you for all the money in the werld tied up in rubber band I sed.
 III give you a sent if you do, sed Puds.
 Cash? I sed, and he sed, Yes, cash. And he took it out of his pants pockit and showed it to me and I sed, All rite give it to me now.
 Wich he did, and after suppir l went erround and asked for him and he wasent allowed out enyway, and |quick spent the sent.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24
CROWDS PATRONIzE
 CAPT. HOOKER AND HIS
 GOOD SHIP PARK CITY

The matinee excursions to Port Jefferson on the steamer Park, City are very popular and people who go once and enjoy this trip are always ready to go again. The steamer is filled daily with a merry party and steamer is kept neat and 1t takes a good clip from the start and skips across the water in a most ambitious manner. Capt. Tooker has followed the sea for about fifty years and knows, it like q book. His trips are as regular as clock work. The steam CT leaves the wharf at the foot of Fairfield avenue at 1:30 p. rn.. every day returning leaves Port Jefferson 4:30 p. m.,- arriving in Bridgeport at 6 D. m.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24

to take it, but finally consented. From the very beginning it helped her, and now she is entirely well, and telling everybody how much good it has done her. Mrs. W. D. WELLS, 226 North Adams Street, Petersburg, Va. :.
 If every girl who suffers as Miss Wells did, or from irregularities, painful periods, backache, sideache, dragging down pains, inflammation or ulceration would only give this famous root and herb remedy trial they would soon find relief from such suffering.
 For special advice women are asked to write the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine O., Lynn, Mass. The result of forty years experience is at your service.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24
BRIEF NEWS NOTES

The government has taken over the turbine industry. Twenty-one turbine manufacturers will be affected by the order.
 Many cotton mills of Charlotte, N. C., will close tomorrow because of the shortage of coal and lack of water power.
 The third officers training camp opened in San Juan. Porto Rico. Six hundred men including 15O negroes are attending.
 Final decision as to the time when ~te work or fight law shall become
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24
FoUR NIGHTS OF DANCING

Four nights of dancing is the new rule at Quilty's pavilion at Fairfield beach, Monday, Wednesday. Friday and Saturday. Monday evening hay ing been added at the request of many young people who could not come other evenings. The pavilion is right at the waters edge, cool. comfortable, swept by the sound faraezes, and is attracting large crowds, Come out tonight, Friday or Saturday evening. or next Monday evening and you will be sure to have 8 good time. Only a moderate ad- mission fee. Automobiles every few minutes from Fairfield avenue and Broad street direct to the beach.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24

and pains Tn her right side; at times she was so bad she could not do any work. For two years she was att tended by the best here, and both agreed that she would have to be operated on. I suggested Lydia E. Pinkham's V'egeta- ble Compound, and af 6rat aha refy1sed
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24

An American army chaplain ,cap- tured by four Germans, grabbed the rifle of his nearest captor, knocked one German out, killed the others and escaped to the American lines.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24

Two American sharpshooters in France shot down two German air planes with their automatic rifles.
 Both were awarded the French Cross of War.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24

Officers and enlisted men of the American Expeditionary Forces in France earning $10OO or more will have to file income tax application blanks before Oct. 1, 191S
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24
HER DAUGHTER
 WAS SAVED FROM OPERATION
Mrs. Wells of Petersburg
 Tells How.

Petersburg, Va" For two years my daughter suffered from weakness
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24
WEDNESDAY EVENING MEANS BIG TIME AT BROOkL AVN
  TONIGHT

applicable to ball players was post poned until today.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24

Airships from the San Diego, Cal, station and warships are making a search for a submarine reported in Mexican waters.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24

According to reports published in Vienna, it is probable that Emperor Charles will ask Count Czernin to form a new cabinet.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24

An appeal for the immediate opera tion by the government of Cape Cod Canal was wired by J. J. StorroW' fuel administrator of New England, to Director McAdoo of the rail- roads
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24

Robert A. Bachman, for r years with Thomas A. Edison as vice-pres- ident and general manager of the Ed ison Storage Battery Co.,, resigned.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24

Secretary Daniels announced that the manufacture of depth bombs will be probed because of the report that the bombs were ineffective against U-boats operating on the Atlantic coast.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24

Most of the 64,OO0,00O silver dollars melted into bullion by the Treasury were exported to India.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24

Tines Want Ads. One ccntsa Word.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-24

D. W. Cooke, vice president of the Erie Railroad, was appointed Fuel Administrator of New York.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-20
Extra! U-Boats Bomb
Two American Cities

"Bombardment" of Wilmington, n. c.,
and Charleston, S. c., by German sub
marines and the terror" of Atlantic
Coast cities whose officials have "im-
plored' the American government to
protect them against a like fate. is re-
lated as veracious news for German
readers in a recent issue of the Co.
logne "Gazette," which has been re-
ceived here.
The newspapers publication of Au-
gust 81, which offers striking exam
pie of the sort of propaganda fed the
German public, adroitly attributes the
story of the American coastal raid to
Paris papers. The article. illustrated
with map of the Atlantic shore line,
declares that several Uboats partcl
pated in the shelling of the two cities.
There follows an account of the sup
posed panic along the coast. with a
gloating assurance that assignment Of
American warships to safeguard large
from the United States naval forces u
European waters. The "Gazette" adds:
Boston, Providence, New York, Phil
adelphia, Baltimore, and even Wash.
ington, which may be reached from the
sea through Chesapeake Bay, also
Hampton Roads. with Fortress Monroe,
Savannah and Jacksonville, are within
the range of submarine guns, and ali
those cities are imporing the govern
ment to station for their protection
warships at the entrance TO their har-
bcrs. In order to avert a panic of the
easily excitable population, the govern
ment will not be able to do otherwise
than comply with their requests"