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Many Deaths Due
to Wood Alcohol

times called attention to the increase
In the last few months of the use of
wood alcohol as beverage and efforts
have been made through the health de-
partment to enforce the ordinances.
Several months ago DIR. Charles e.
Norris. city medical examiner, sent
letter to Health Commissioner Cope
land telling of several deaths from
wood alcohol in New York, and offer
ing his assistance In campaign to
prevent the sale of the spirits for
drinking purposes. DIR. Alexander o.
Gettler. us chemical patholOglst, also
brought to the attention of the health
department and the public generally
the increased number of deaths from
wood alcohol.
Fumes Also Harmful.
The increase In the use of wood al
cOhOl for beverage purposes is said to
have started with the Increase in the
price Of whisky during the winter and
with the wartime prohibition of July
!. The action Of wood alcohol Is very
much like ordinary alcohol. except
that 1t Is more severe. Within few
hours after drinking. acute headache
IL noted. usually accompanied by vlo-
lent attacks Of vomiting. pains extend
Ing over the region Of the kidneys. and
excessive dizziness. Vision may be-
come Impaired. total blindness occur.
and death itself result. Harmful nc
ton Of this poison may also be Induced
by breathing Its fumes, and by absorb
ton through the mucous membranes
OF the body.
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Herbert Hoover Warns Of Men.
ace Of Reds.
Only Greatly inersassd Production
Can Prevent Great Lees u
LIE, hs oays.

London. - Unless European pro-
ductivity Gnu be rapidly Increased.
there can be- nothing but political.
moral and economic chnos finally In.
terprcttng itself In loss Of life on a
scnie hitherto undreamed Of. says
Herbert Hoover. In an article In the
British National Food Journal.
1.-THE entire surplus productivity Of
the western hemisphere II totally In.
capable II meeting the present de.
fciency In European production II II
. long continued" he asserts.
"Nor could credits he mobilised for
III. purpose 'or more than = short
srio.l becnus. all credits must neces.
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Deadly Earth Torpedo"

Added to the list Of Interesting but
thirdly war inventions IL 4 so-called
earth torpedo" OF Canadian origin.
described by Popular Mechanics mag
nxine. II hores Its subterranean way
toward the enemy lines. and then ex.
plo,les with great force. The burrOw.
Ing operation Is hydraulic. The nose
Of the torpedo Is equipped with an
ingenious boring nozzle, and takes
with II n length Of hose. which \ pump
In the trench supplies with water at
3lO.pound pressure. This part of the
performance is silent. In y test. the
device burrowed 40 feet and then
blasted out an excavation " feet
HCrOAh.
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POLAND SHORT OF STOCKINGS
oars Legs and Oars Feet Nsesssarliy
the Rule In Beth City
and Country.

warsaw. Polnnd.-Bare legs are the
custom throughout these regions. Prob.
nbly not one In hve Of the poor own
stockings and mnny not even shoes ex.
ccpt the woo,i.sOled sandals strapped
on bare feet. Adult women bare leg.
ged and barefooted are 10 he seen sv.
erywhere. not only In the country hut
In the streets Of Warsaw and the 9th.
q large cities.
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Whsrs Janet Gxes,lsd,

Rupert and Frank were much smit.
ten with the two little girls who were
camping In the cabin next to them.
Helen was Rupcrt's fnvorite AMI Janet
WIS Franks. Unobserved I heard them
discussing the merits " each sweet.
henri.
"il"len's the prctticst. don't you
,hink?" asked Rupert.
Maybe she is.' conceded Frank |:
but Jnnct's the swlmminxest. Chi.
cago Tribune.
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Bull EIectrocuted;
Then "Fun" Begins

FaIrmOnt, w. Va.-Finding n
piece of trolley wire, boys here
attached II to the chain about
the neck of a bull that happened
to be passing, threw the wire
over the trolley wire Of the
MOnongahela Valley Traction
Co., and then completed the
stunt by driving the bull across
the tracks.
The bull was killed by cleo
tric shock and traffic was de-
layed for some time. Following
an investigation there were
narrowing scenes In several
wOOdsheds about the city.
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Increases in Fatalities and in
Blindness Recently Shown
by Records.
WARNS OF PERIL IN USE
Committee for Prevention Of Blindness
Begins Nationwide Campaign
Of Edueation-Manys States
Take Action.

New fork.-The Increase In the
ness resulting from the drinking OF
wood alcohol us substitute for grain
aicohoi mas caused the National Com
mlttee Tor the prevention of Kindness.
l3O East Twenty-second street. to send
warming" BROADCAST throughout the
country. me records In the office OF
the committee show more than 1000
cnses OF blindness In the country re-
suitins from wood alcohol covering II
period OF several years, according to
Gordon l.. Berry. field secretary. This
record Is admittedly incomplete.
In recent months. Mr.. Berry said,
there nave apparently been more
deaths than cases OF blindness result
Ing from the drinking OF wood alcohol.
due. ne said. 10 the larger quantity
taken ny the victim. Upward OF twenty
hve deaths nave occurred IN New York
City and vicinity since Jan. !. Similar
CONDITIONS are SAID TO prevail In all
parts OF the country.
rector pf the National committee. de-
clared that the use OF WOOD alcohol Tor
drinking purposes had Increased TO an
alarming extent In every state 10 the
ohion' no section being exempt from
lts use ny those ignorant OF its dahRers'
Inc purpose OF the Nat'oha' CoH-
m'ttee IL 10 educate inc people 10 the
The Arvada enterprise., 1919-10-02
indian Spear Puneturss Tire.

Rhinelander. Wis.-Gus and Peter
Heeden found an old copper spear
which had stuck In the tire Of their
automobile and punctured 1t on the
Eagle River road. The spear il
genuine old Indian relic, so hard that
the finest file hardly touches 1t. 1t
was evidently dragged to the surface
by road machinery.
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effort - ciasslfy.

"what Ia the difference between Q
bandit and n bri.nnd!"
mot much" replied the Mexican
citizen. MY Impression IL that = ban.
dit IL n viliista and . brtsand U Q
Casrupxissa."
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speak human sympathy"

speak human sympathy"
Experimentation In varying forms
OF these political leanings-s0cialIsm
ana commandments no far, In every
case. resulted In reduced production.
the food controller says. Europe's
threatened food famine. he says. Ii
due I'm the largest degree to the hu.
man factor Of the Limitation Of effort"
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Concentration 10 the secret Of
Itrsnsth.-Emsrsou.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-12
WELLINGTON

Miss Frances Mersereau has gone to Hartford to spend week.
 Charles Ryder. q dentist from Bridgeport, called on his cousins. the Robbins family recently. and visited his old home at the Hollow.
 The body of Dewitt Manning was brought here for burial in the family plot, Tuesday.
 Arthur Johnson, of New York. was a. recent guest of Miss Phyllis Ryder. at her home.
 Mrs. Eddy Burdiclz $ feeble and not able to do any worE. She has been ailing for a long time.
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph Dimocll who have been spending the winter i'll Hart ford. have returned to the farm
 Andrew Cayor, honorably discharged from Camp Devens, IS working in P,t-izek's butter factory and keep ing house in .Parizek's tenement.
 Miss Mary keehkcrs and Charles Danco were married rn Hartford. May Srd. by Frank Mather, justice of the peace Mir and Mrs. Danco will leave soon for Ohio. where they will reside The Ketchkes family bought the DillWorth farm seve.ai years ago coming from Pennsylvania.
 Charles Amidon, who has been crit ically ill. is reportee much better.
 Frank Parizek ad family have mov- ed from New York to their cousins
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STONTNCION

As usual Stonington sprang over the top in the Liberty Loan drive. lap ping by several thousand dollars the allotment of $232. 200. The town is pre- pairing for a characteristic bib cele- bra when final peace is reached.
 Stonington Pointers.
 During April ther ewere twelve deaths in Storington and five were persons of over 65 years of age.
 Arthur Drubell was convicted of theft by the town court, Saturday, and a fine of s5 and costs was imposed Appeal taken to superior court. The articles in dispute were parts of rig ging, and Drubell aserts innocence.
 The Stonington High school and the Norwich Free Academy baseball teams were scheduled for a game in Stoning ton next Saturday.
 Charles Greene and family have moved to Westerly.
 Miss Constance Atwood is a guest of the Misses Mason at Scarsdale, N r.
 The freshman class of the Stoning ton High school gave a successful masquerade dance in Borough hall or Friday night.
 Professor William F. Snyder. super intendent of Stonington schools. was chosen member of the executive committee of the: Eastern Connecticut Teachers association at Fridays meeting in Norwich.
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well more than a quarter of the tax able property of the town.
 The women cfairmen in the last three loans have been Mrs. Gertrude Brown, Mrs. Jessie Hiscex and Miss Annie Robertson. They collectively raised $67.050 Too much praise can not be given to the girls who made these figures possible m the house-to- house canvass. They were at once willing and efficient, thorough and persistent. Many who worked all day tackled the job evenings Most of the girls served on all the drives. and i would do it again s;ould necessity ever demand it. Gris.:'oid never fails! For 72 hours the wind has huno steadily in the northeast. with more or less rain all the time. Local Victory gardeners-and there are not a few in JeWett City-Were obliged to do plant ! ing in the rain Saturday, if, indeed, it 1 was attempted at all. One man set out 200 early cabbage plants Friday. Saturday he could have rowed over the patch in boat. Old farmers are agreed that nothing is gained by planting when the soil is so cold and wet.
 The A. B. Burieson & Co. girls gave MT. and Mrs. John Potts, Jr., linen i i home of Mrs. John McElligott Lun- cheon was served by Miss E. McElli- i gott and Miss Edith Potts. The pres entat1on was by Miss Julia Sayles. The A. C. G. club was in charge of an invitation dance held in Rioux' i hall Friday night. One hundred per ! sons were present and enjoyed the evening. Ashland orchestra furnished music and Prof. F. H. Gilbert prompt ed. The hall was elaborately decorated i with red. white and blue. The win dows and entrance door were curtain
 cd with red and white streamers. The 1 front of the platform was arranged with pine branches and red and white crepe paper. Pine boughs and stream
 CTS adorned the wars. and the over
 head supports were covered in bunting from which fancy Sapanese lanterns were suspended. Tie girls were < chaperoned by the matron of the clut and mothers of several of the mem
 bers.
 Ii Corporal Raymond Johnson arrived
 in New York Thursday and talked with his parents from Camp Dix. The 18th is to parade in Philadelphia the ] 10th.
 The installation of officers of the Epworth league was held at the even ing service at the Methodist church The officers installed by the pastor
 Rev. J. B. Aldrich. were: President | Frank Nell; first vice president, Mrs J. B. Aldrich: second. Albert Saun. ders; third. Mrs. L. l.. Howe; fourth Miss Bessie McCluggage; secretary | Lewis Aldrich; treasurer Mrs. G. H
 Thornton; pianist, Miss Ruth Robert.
 son; superintendent Junior Epwortf league, Mrs. A. C. Burdick
 Miss Alice A. Brown had as a weel
 end guest Miss Elizabeth Hayes 0.
 Norwich.
 Frank Geer has been i'll at his hon1,
 in Griswold.
 Timothy Foley. who was critically il
 at his home in F'annmg court Satur
 day evening. was comfortable Sunday MT. and Mrs. James Ward Of Wau
 regan were guests Sunday of MT. ant
 Mrs. John Fitzgerald of Main street
 Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Fitzgerald ar
 sisters.
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ABINGTON

Ruell Young of Allston, Mass, spent the week end with his aunt, Mrs. Fan nie Fuller.
 The local teachers motored to Nor wich Friday to attend the teachers institute.
 Representative F. K. Haines enter tained the following representatives al the Heublein hotel, Hartford, last Wesnesday: Thomas o. Elliott, Jo- seph H. Elliott, Charles o. Thomp- son, John Ash, Henry H. Davenport Everett E. Brown, Willis Covell and Dr J. H. Hutchins.
 The Ladies Benevolent society heIc their annual meeting Thursday al Liabrary hall. Mrs. Phebe Sharpe was re- elected treasurer; Mrs. Frank Full Ter, secretary.
 Virginia Sharpe spent the week enc with her aunt. Mrs. Pellett. in Wes Upton.
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COLCHESTER

Young people from the village were in Fitchville Friday and Satur- day evenings attending the bazaar held in Palmer's hall for the benefit of St. Johns church of that place.
 4 good sized audience attended the play Miss Mollie given by the Acade- my students in the nall in the base ment of the Congregational church Friday evening.
 Harry Lazinsl1, James Horowitz and Jerome Sullivan motored to Norwich Friday
 Mrs. Etta Lombard has returned af- ter few days visit with her daughter in Hartford
 Mrs. Frank Doane was a Hartford visitor Friday.
 David B. Murray, carrier on R. F. D. route No. ?. who uses a Ford car on the route, was cranking the car Thurs day when it backfred in such a way that he received a bad cut over the left eye. The wound bled freely. He had the wound dressed and drove over the route as usual.
 Wooster lodge, F. and A. M, held a special meeting in Masonic hall Friday evening.
 Dr. 4. L. Stebbins and family motor eG t. Norwich Friday afternoon. Fitch Jones of Hebron was a week enti caller in town. Men were in town Thursday look iIig over the old shoe factory with the view of purchasing :t and nanufac- turing fibre goods. They were well pleased with factory and site and it is hoped they will decide to buy ard start It.
 In the Episcopal chapel Sunday af- ternoon at 3.30 o'clock Rev. Harry Fitzgerald of New York, son of the late Rev. J. H. Fitzgerald. former pastor, preached. MT. Fitzgerald was a'forn2er student of the high school. Artemus r. Roper left Friday for 8 few days visit with his daughter ir Nkit;Hsvllle, Mass.
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ROAD SOCIETY

Horace Miner and men dug out six young foxes recently.
 Miss Mary Starr Wheeler, who spent Sunday with her parents here, has re- turned to New York. |
 Mrs. Joseph Moves has been a guest of her sister in New London for sev- eral days.
 Mrs. Seth N. Williams and her sister attended the meeting of Fanny Led yard chapter. D. 4. F., held in Mystic Wednesday,
 AIr.. George B. Spaiding of Cocoanut Grove. Fla. is the guest of her cousins Nr and Mrs. Moves Palmer.
 JoEn Coast of New Aondon was at Horace Ifrinh's recently.
 (. J. King of Norwich called here recently.
 MT. and Mrs. x. S. Gates, Mrs. Phebe Fora! s-cd Mr. and N-rs. Harry Palmer motoreI to Hartfort the first Of the week.
 Misses Louise and Marian Gray of Mystic were at A. $. Wheelers Satur- day
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JEWETT CITY

A person who goes up the Hopeville road these days will pass the residence of Lewis Gill, at the foot of the Flaw kins hill, a mile northeast of the town. Here he will see the plant of the Nov city Turning company, operated by Mir Gill, busy to the limit every day, prin- cipally on government contract work, of articles altogether out of the ordi- nary sort. One of the important arti- cles being turned out is blanks, made only from selected apple tree wood. to be used for saw handles. The contract to Mir. Gill Is sub-let by the well known Disston saw works of Tacony, Pa The contract was received by them direct from the government, who are TOW supplying to Belgium a one man crosscut saw with the handle of apple ,,tree wood. MT. Gill is selecting apple tree wood which is suitable from all ,over eastern Connecticut. Thousands of corking wedges are being made, used on submarine chasers (where they are stored in bins). to fasten down the matches when making high speed in rough weather. Delaying pins, thole pins and government hardwood i. nauls are being sent to government shipyards at Noaul. Stonington. Hog Island, at Philadelphia, some ship ments being sent even as far away as E been received at the shop for a con- -signment of door stops. Other con- ,sisnments of wooden novelties were sent during the war to Chilli and Peru There is a circular saw in connection with the plant. and saving is done for local people who wish to have a log sconverted into boards. Twelve thou sand feet are often sawed in a month The power In use Is a new 18 h. D. kerosene engine, with a boiler and steam engine also installed. in case ot
 necessity.
 A little further or the way to Hope sville or>' will come to the Collagor farm. Opposite the osd farmhouse are growing three large trees. These trees were always said to be mahogany, ar almost impossible thing in these lati- fudes. It was claimed. and was gen.
 eraIly accepted as a fact, that an ol6
 sea captain brought the young trees
 home on returning from trip to thu
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4 CLEAR COMPLEXION
Buddy Cheeks Sparkling Eyes
 Most Women Can Have
Says Dr. Edwards, a ll-Knowa
 Ohio Physician

Dr. F. M. Edwards for IT years treated scores of women for liver and bowel ailments. During these years he gave to his patients prescription made of few well-known vegetable ingredients mixed with olive oil, naming them Dr. Edward5 Olive Tablets. You will know them by their olive color.
 These tablets are wonder.workers onthe liver and bowels, which cause a normal action, carrying off the waste and poiso1- ous matter in ones system.
 Kyou have pale face, sallow look, dcu eyes, pimples, coated tongue, headaches, a iistless, no-good feeling, all out of sorts, inactive bowels, you take one of Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets nightly for time and note the pleasing results.
 Thousands of women as well as men take Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets-the sue. cessful substitute for caloi11el-now and then just to keep in the pink of condition 10c and 25c per boz All druggists.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-12
WAUREGAN

Charles Ieavens of Danielson, for nlerly of this villages is at the Memo rial hospital in Worcester for treat ment.
 Miss Helen Atwood has returned from the Memorial hospital in Worces- ter and is slowly gaining in strength.
 Miss Eva Maynard and friend from the Mercy hospital training school for nurses in Springfield. Mass. are spending a vacation here with Miss Ts1ynard's parents, MT. and Mrs. $. Maynard.
 Judge Arthur C. Bill of Danielaon gave an interesting talk on Poland in the Church Sunday at the vesper ser vice.
 Mr. and Mrs John S. Nestcott have returned home from g, visit with their son. J. D. Westcott. in Chatham, x. J. They also attended the graduation Of their daughter, Miss Bessie D, West
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STERLING

At St. Joseph's church Saturday, May 3, at 8 o'clock. Miss Mary Rose Damico and Charles f2icottilli were united in marriage by Rev. Fr. Joseph E. Mccarthy of Moosup.
 The bride was dresser in white geor- sette, wore veil and carried a shower bouquet of white roses. The brides maid, Salvatore Giovannucci. of Prov idence, was dressed m white net and also carried white roses. The groom was attended by Salvatore Giovannuc- ci as best man.
 After the ceremony a breakfast was served att the home or the bride. A reception was held in Lincoln's hall ir the evening which was attended by many relatives and friends. The bride received many beautiful gifts.
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WOODSTOCK VALLEY

w C. Crump and family Of Pasade- na, Cal. formerly of Few London, ar rived Sunday, May i, to take pos session of the Store property Chester Halstat ac 1amiiy Of 1ot1t- nam, snent Sunday with Mir. and Mrs. Henry Wilson.
 Mir and Mrs. Bann Chamberlain and Miss Rena anc Sumner Cham herlain and James H. I7isle of Holden, Mass spent Sunday with friends in the Valley.
 Earle E. Brown and Francis Will jams, of Providence. spent the week end at Allen ". kenyon's.
 Several from here attended the Sol diers and Sailors reception al Academy hall, Woodsrock, Friday ev- ening.
 Mir. and Mrs G. L. Reach spent Sunday in Willimantic picnicking with their daughter, Mrs. Wilber Barrett 1 and her family of Hartford
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MYSTIC

Willard Cook of the U. S. navy has his parents. Mir. and Mrs. ". B. Cook.
 Rev. Austin Dignam of Waterbury will act in Father M. P. Harts place at St. Patrick church. probably for the remainder of the summer. as Father Hart is sti,l in New Haven under a doctors care, and is advised to rest until fall.
 Lieut.. E. ". Kirby has returned to his home in New Bedford, Mass.
 Mr. and Mrs. John Macdonald and family of Denison avenue are on a
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farm. MT. Parisek a. one time drove q team about town se1iing dry goods and notions.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Whitford Kesty has been a guest in town visiting friends
 Mothers Sunday was observed witt, special exercises. Rev T. R. Bacheler giving mothers their lst tribute The collection was for the w. c. T. U Jubilee drive.
 Corporal Andrew :;udnah is i1 2 , hospital in Nantes. Trance, disabled. Julius Sibley of Bridgeport is visit ing at William Ruby's.
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weeks visit to their summer home il East Killingly.
 The Mystic Bridge Congregational society held the annual meeting last week. The treasurer's report showed finances to be in excellent condition, with no indebtedness Officers elected were: Clerk. t. B. Moves; treasurer, Albert Denison; society committee, John W. Macdonald. B. L. Holmes and Albert Denison.
 Judge Albert Denison has recovered after being confined to his home on Denison avenue several weeks by Ill., ness.
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colt, .! the Roosevelt hospital in New York city.
 Joseph Raymond was in New York last week and saw the 77th division parade, William Gaffney being one of the unit from this Village. MT. Gaff- ney is expected home this week
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tropics. There were originally four of these great trees. During a recent severe storm one was broken off and blown down. Sure enough. the wood was brilliant red. Many went to see, among them MT. Gill. He made a bargain with the owner for the trees. and sent sample of the beautiful red wood to the government forestry ex- pert at Washington, and has just learned that the trees are the Ken lucky coffee trees, rarely found north of the Blue Grass state or south of the equator. While useless for the plans MT. Gill had in mind, the wood will be available for other purposes.
 Mrs. Victor L'Heureux received Sun day cablegram from her son, Lieut.. Col Alfred L'HeureuX, saying that he was ill Bordeaux. France. waiting for boat. and expects to be home June 1. He has just received the promotion and is one of the youngest officers of this rank in the army
 Mrs. E. H. Hiscox received a radio gram Saturday sent by her son Earl, radio operator on the Nantucket Shoals light vessel, with Mothers day
 The old town of Griswold went soar ing over the top agalh in the Victory Liberty loan which closed Saturday night, exceeding it's quota by over $37,O0o. Chairman II. C. Webster claims for the town 413 subscriptions amounting to $165o5O. the quota being S127,50o. Mir. Webster stated Sunday
 that he was most grateful to all those who contributed to make the Victory ! loan campaign success and was espe- cially grateful to Miss Annie M. Rob- ertson. chairman of the woman's Vic tory loan committee, and her valuable assistants.
 Griswold's record in the third, fourtt and fifth loans, of which MT. Webster was chairman. shows:
 ! Loan. Quota Raised i Third ......... S65, 900 S139,0O(
 Fourth .... ...... 505,000 21S, ,00(
 Fifth .... -........ 127, 300 165,05t In the first and second loan cam ! paigns Rev. E. M. Anthony acted as
 chairman and s79.o00 was subscribed | In the five loans Griswold has raised the grand total of s619.55o, which is
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Bristol. - Recently the New Depar- ture Manufacturing company request ed special train for their employees who live in Waterbury. The request has been granted and the train made it's first trip last week and was fully patronized.