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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-01
lited by David H. Reeder, Crtcago,

lited by David H. Reeder, Chicago, 1 What Fear Does: In the last arti- | Gle I asked, Are you afrabd?" could not tell you in so short a space all that I think you should know about the danger of fear. There has come to us from Europe reports of over 1000 cases of what is called Shell shock that were cured almost immediately after the signing of the armistice. Some of the sui ferers were blind, some deaf, some speeches., some paralyzed. It is be- lieved by the army physicians, sur geons and nurses that not one was Bhanming, not one was making a pretense of injury in order to avoid further fighting. Some of the vic tins had proven themselves real he ores and had fought without a sign of fear or Cowarlice, but they illus trated to perfection what l have told you so often and for so many years, and that Is, if you remove the cause nature does the curing
 I firmly believe that fear Is much more contagious than smallpox. l be- Iieve also that while a human being may perform deeds of heroism that trppels us to call him fearless, at the same time he may in reality in his ;innermost consciousness know that there is within him a most deadly fear. His reasoning powers and his pride, his love or even his fear itself may compel him to deeds of bravery that would seem to call for an ahso- llutely fearless soul.
 I have frequently quoted my friend, Dr Henry Lindlohr Here Is what he says about fear: "The most nestruc- tive of all the emotions is fear. It has benumbing and paralyz1ns ef- feet upon the body. Its physiological effects resemble those of freezing. "A person freezing to death and one agi- tated by great fear and anxiety pre- sent a similar appearance. In either case the body Is bent, cramped and trembling, the face Is iblanched the teeth chattering. Cold shivers chase down the spine and through the be- inumbed extremities. The blood yes lsels, nerve channels and cells of the ibody are benumbed and congealed causing obstruction to the free flow of the nerve and blood currents, thu shutting off the influx of the vita dOINe' It IS LiilS ObStl NN|AO'i NO iiAAAN1 of the life force that causes death by freezing and also causes death under the stress of some fear or great anx 1ety.
 People indulging habitaully ant continually in the fear-and-worrl habit may not die at once from th' effects of it, but they are neverthe less committing slow suicide througl physical refrigeration. They are eff Actually reducing the inflow of thu life force, thus lowering their vitalit. and resistance to the destructive in fuences of systemic poisons and dis ease taints.
 Furthermore, as l have pointed out these vibrations are directly trans muted into the corresp bonding cond1 -- S1- "---1.---i@al disease in the tissue
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-01
ROLL 0F HONOR
 l. SENT FROM THE
 FIGHTING FRONT

Washington, Jan. 1-Casualty lists issued by the commanding general Of the American army and made public today contain 219 severely wounded. Connecticut names included are:
 Severely Wounded.
 Morris Stein, New Haven.
 Evald M. Enstam, New Britain. MARINE CORPS CASUALTIES. Killed in action, 4; died of wounds received in action, 3; died of disease 2; wounded severely, 33; missing ln action, 107; total, 149.
 Missing in Action.
 Howard L. Thacher, Middletown.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-01
Yep, It'Ii Do the Rest

Dear me" observed Mrs. Languid, lazily. as she settled herself in her steamer chair and gazed leisurely about her through her one-hoss lorg- nette. How wonderfully convenient these ocean steamers are, to be sure l. Why. we won't even be troubled to punish little Algernon whel he Is naughty, All we'll have to do is to lay him across a coil of rope in one of those spanking breezes we read so much about"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-01
CLAIMS $2,OOO DAMAGE

Damages of $2,OOo for injury to his automobile is claimed in a suit filed in the Superior court by Frank Virel- Ii of Fairfield, against Abraham Gins berg of this city. The complaint al- leges a collision at Maplewood and Wood avenues, Nov. 16 last, for which VirelIi planes Ginsberg.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-01

raised and ground in Maine. Brewer, for instance, has m up-to-date four mill which Is turning out 40 barrels of flour in A hours. The mill, up to a year ago, was a sawmilI. The wheat storage capacity is 5,O00 bushels.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-01
NOTICE 6F MEETING OF THE
 STOCKHOLDERS THE JOSEPH P. COUGHLIN co.

Notce Is hereby given that meet ingg of the stockholders of The Jo. seph P. Coughlin Company will be held at the office of Shannon & Will der, Suite 5o7, Newfield Building, 11ss Main street, Bridgeport. Connecticut, at 10 o'clock a. m. on tho 2oth day of January, 1919, to take action upon the following resolution, which said resolution was duly adopted at a meeting of the Directors of said The Joseph P. Coughlin Company duly held on the 18th day of December, A. D. 1918:
 Resolved, That the corporate existence of The Joseph F. P.Cough- lin Company shall be terminated.
 Dated at Bridgeport, Connecticut, this 18th day of December, AID. 1918. Attest:
 JOHN J. KLEIN, T20 u* 3 Secretary
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-01

After receiving 142 Merry Christ mas and Happy New Year cards, Il does not make one feel either very merry or happy to think of having to answer them all.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-20
COMMUNITY CENTER NOTES.

A mass meeting has been arranged
by the educational committee for
June 4. This meeting is for all the
members. The names Of girls ap-
pointed to the members council will
probably be announced at this meet
ing.
Many contributions Of pansies
have been made to the Community
Center and group Of girls has rem
dered able assistance at the work of
cleaning Up the garden and back yard.
A new unit. the p. K. unit, has
joined the Community Center.
The Young Women's Hebrew Asso-
citation held q business meeting at the
Community Center rooms on Sunday
afternoon.
Registration cards for the dances
for men in uniform car De found at
the Community Center rooms, 142
Main street. Any girl wishing to at
tend one OF these dances is requested
to fill out a registration card, giving
her, name. age and address,. and the
name and address of a possible cha
peron.. After these conditions are
complied with the director of the girls
work will. when possible. see that the
applicant received an invitation to the
dance.
The free use of the kitchen at tbs
Community Center rooms is offered t.
all members for fudge parties, etc.
There was meeting Monday even
ing of Mrs. a. II. Chase. president Of
the Womens Council for Girls Worl
and the nominating committee of the
members council. The director o.
girls Tork was also present.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-20
TEACHERS VOTE BY MAIL -
FOR RETIREMENT OFFICIAL

The office of the teachers retire.
ment board at the capitol is mailing
900 ballots to as many members OF
the teachers retirement association in
an election to select d successor to
lIefbefy Q. Clough of Rockville. whose
term expires July l, 1919.
The management of the retirement
system is vested i'll the teachers re-
tirement board. Two members of this
board are elected by the association
At a, meeting of the State Teachers
Association in February, Mr. Clough
Frank E. Fisk. superintendent of Win
sted and Norfolk schools, and Charles
L. Anes, principal of the Brown
School i'll Hartford. we're nominated
for the place. The term of the sue
cessful nominee will be four years, be-
ginning July /, 1919. 49,
1t is required that ballots be re.
turned to the office at the capitol be,
fore June Is and that those who. vots
sign their names to their ballots, thiS
being necessary to obviate any posi-
bility of .stuffing the ballot boz"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-20
SALVATION ARMY DRIVE STARTS WELL

tina Hutzler, while girl scouts
were. OH duty at the Davis and Breed
theatres. Z
Mrs. w. II. Dawiey and Miss Ruby
Vaughn, who were on duty at the Sal-
walton Army headquarters in the
Thayer building, were kept busy all
day Monday preparing for "Dougllnut
Day" which is to be. observed all over
the country Oh Wednesday
Speaking of the plans. for Dough-
nut Day." Louis NJ. Crandall of the
local campaign committee said on
!, Monday evening:
Everybody knows the story Of the
Salvation Army doughnut. How a
brigh. little Salvation Army lass, with
no thought but to serve the American
dougihboy, originated the doughnut
idea The honlely douglanut was a
comfort to the soldiers soul. That
was the doughnut over there"
/ Now we have them "over here.
Doughnuts la Pershing--the very
same donghnuts of the Salvation
ready to carry ON the glorious bat
tie for humanity which the Saliva
ton Army has waged everywhere and
for everyone.
On Wednesday "Doughnut Day" will
be observed nationally under the di-
reetfon Of the Salvation Army Home
service fund committee. Hundreds OF
doughnuts will be for sale all over
Norwich in many public places. Watch
for the lassie with the donsinut par
and step up and buy your share.
Dollars for Deughnuts," will be the
slogan SO let, the dollars flow freely to
aid the Salvation Army Home Ser
vice fund.
Today (Tuesday), Mrs. Charles
Foster and Miss Ethel Morgan will be
on duty at campaign headuarters il
the Thayer building The ladies who
will be On duty at headquarters for the
remainder of the week are as fol-
lows:
Wednesday--Mrs. James Bidwell anf
Mrs. Howard L. Stanton.
Thursday-Mrs. James Bidwell anG
Mis- Ethel Morgan.
% friday--Mes. C. D. SEWN and Miss
Ethel Morgan.
Saturday-Mrs. Charles Foster an6
Mrs, Howard L. Stanton.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-20
DAVIS THEATRE

After a week Of musical comedy
Davis theatre went back on Monday to
their regular bill of motion pictures
and vaudeville. The bill is made up of
good vaudeville and an exceptionally
good photoplay. The feature attrat-
ton is the Ince production of False
faces q. sequel to the Lone Wolf,
which features Henry Whitehall in the
role of the Lone Wolf. The picture
runs for an hour and a half and is full
OF thrills and German intrigue and
romance. The cast is one of excep-
tional strength and the correctness of
the stage settings stands out with
Vividness.
The three acts of vaudeville are
good, the feature act Icing the Temple
Quartette d good number OF singers
Ryan and O'Neil have neat dance
and song offering. ]. Francis Sullivan
Co. present a groresque attempt 1T
comedy with ]. Francis. in the leading
role.
y Burton Holmes travelogue and 4
comedy film complete the bill, D..
At intermissiop Manager Craig made
an earnest appeal for the Salvation
Army. The orchestra played Don,
Forget the Salvation Army"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-20
TAFTVlLLE

On Sunday afternoon the Ponemsh
Council; No. "a. Knights of Columbus,
met at their rooms on Providence
street. Grand knight John Daley
presided at the meeting during which.
the usual matters of business were
brought up. The knights are plan
ming to give a dance and social dur
ing the early part of June. AT the
meeting to be held next Sunday the
first degree will be worked on five.
and the second degree will be given
to twelve members.
Postmaster Murphy announces the
following letters uncalled for: Miss
Hilda Grath, and letter addressed to
Private Harry Grinnell, the last named
letter being held at the local postoffice
because the return address has been
emitted.
While trying to start the popcorn
machine at his alleys Sunday morn
ing Fred Dugas was badly burned
about the face and neck He had
opened both valves connected with the
match to start the heater the gas
pressure was TOO great and caused an
explosion. The flaming gas was
! thrown onto Mr.. Dugas' face, burn
| ing him severely. Later the machine
which had not been damaged. was
started and a good days business was
| done.
The Missionary Fathers who have
| been the speakers at the mission at
4 the Sacred Heart church, have left the
| village, and are going to New Haven
, where they will conduct services sim
| liar to those at the local church.
! Several of the local boys have be-
! come victims OF severe case Of Ivy
poisoning and are being kept out OF
| school for fear that the poison might
| spread among the school children.
! Corporal Alfred Gladue. one of the
members OF the 5th company of Nor
| wich, who went overseas with the 18th,
has received his discharge and has
returned to his home here
| Daniel Flynn has moved from his
home on South B street and will make
his new home at the lower village.
Philip Mudderman has returned to
| Camp Devens after having spent the
! weekend with his people here Sick
| ness had caused him to be sent to a
! hospital upon his arrival at this side
He is nos awaiting his discharge from
the service.
Ernest Desmarais, whose home port
has been Boston during his time OF
service, has received his discharge
| and returned to his home in the vii
lage.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-20
PERCY NJ. CHAPMAN SERVED
With Y.p. AMBULANCE CORPS

Percy Morgan Chapman, late Of the
famous 25th Division "Y. D." 102nd
Ambulance Company. M. D., has been
to Camp Devens. Mass, and secured
his final discharge papers. which
show that he was in many fierce bat
ties, namely, Chateau Thierry, both
battles of the Marine. Seicheprey,
Champagne, Chenin de Dame. Aisne,
st. MihieT and Meuse.
He has returned to his old employ
ment at Worcester, Mass, and his
friends were glad to see him back
again after two strenuous years in
Uncle Sans service. He secured a
good position with an increase in
salary. :.
He and all his companions in the
lo1st Sanitary Train, give much
praise TO the Salvation Army for their
service during the great war They
were right up at the front, and III the
trenches, at the risk of their lives with
splendid hot coffee and doughnuts
such as mother used to make. .Mr
Chapman hopes that his home city
will go over the top" in this drive
just starting the same as they have il
all the other great drives. He thinks
the Salvation Army deserves all that
they ask for
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-20
| ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT -:
i - OF TRAVER ERlscoE

Mrs. Harriet Nichols Of Fulton, n.
T., announces the engagement OF her
daughter, Mrs. Margaret c. Alter
bury to Traver Briscoe of this city.
Mrs. Atterbury is the widow Of Al
len W. Atterbury and sister fn-law of
General w. ". Atterburyi director
general Of transportation in France
and vice president of the Pennsylva-
mia railroad.
Mr.. Briscoe is an attorney at Law.
practicing in Norwich. He is a
graduate Of Yale and OF Harvard law
school and has recently been dis
charged from the navy with the rank
of lieutenant (junior grade). MIR.
Briscoe is a member OF Zeta Psi Fra
ternity, Yale club, Graduates Club OF
New Haven and the New Haven
Yacht club.
Both Mr.. Briscoe and Mrs. After
bury. have a wide circle Of friends in
this city.
The wedding will take place in the
early GUNNER and will be very quiet
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-20
PATENT ON SHIPS LOG.
TO WEST MYSTIC MAN

The list of patents issued from the
l.. S. patent office. Tuesday, April %,
1919, for the state of Connecticut in
cludes:
A. c. Arnold, East Hampton, toy. l.
S. Brainerd, Meriden, apparatus for
making motion pictures. S. c. Burlin-
game, Sterling. winding mechanism. F
E. and c. P. Howard, Hartford. lock
mechanism for sliding doors e pa
tents). c. P. MaXson, West Mystic
ships log. A. w. Maxson, Newton
tractor plow. A. Rothery, Bridgeport
clothes hanger for doors. J. Sachs, Of
Hartford, electric service and meter
testing device. z. r. Sargent, New
Haven. casket handle. S. Simpson, Of
Bridgeport, making friction facings.
Designs: a. Boebringer, assigner t.
Edward Miller & Co., Meriden, lamp
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-20

When the team reports were CONSOLE
dated late Monday afternoon the to-
tai showed nearly $3.50 in subscriptions
as the result OF the first day in the
Salvation Army Home Service drive
towards the goal of $3.50 to be raised
before the campaign closes ON Satur-
day night. The first team to report
was that captained by Philip Welles.
The subscriptions secured by this
team totaled sss. The Salvation
Army kettle OH Franklin square not
ted two dollars up to five o'clock on
Monday afternoon. 1t is expected that
the subscriptions secured at the three
theatres Monday afternoon and even
ing will materially swell Mondays to-
tai
One of the first subscriptions to the
Salvation Army Home Service drive
was made early on Mon6ay morning
by one who has been across and in the
trenches and who has seen the kind Of
work the Salvation Army men and
women have been doing over there.
scriptfon blank accompanied it by a
bill Of large denomination. He is
James Sellas, who has been overseas
for nearly a year and has been where
he knows the courage and bravery Of
the Salvation Army workers.
The women's committee who are in
charge of the soliciting at the theatres
announced on Monday afternoon that
the following ladies will be on duty
at the Auditorium theatre fos the
week:
Tuesday-Mises Helen, Spalding, Ma
bel Bowers, Mrs. Chester Hussey, Mrs.
William Moves.
Wednesday-Misses Olga Nuttkey,
Eva Sauters Linea Rydholn, Nancy
Goldberg. XXI.
Thl/ day Misses Elsie Adams,
Ruth Blair, Loretta Lamphere Lillian
Dyer.
Friday-Misses Mary Kampf, Portia
Branche, Mrs. Albert Sinay. Grace
Stetsou.
Saturday-Misses Hazel Anderson,
Mrs. Clarence Spear. Mrs. Osten Fer
gusen, Evelyn Mcmillan.
On Monday evening those on duty at
the Auditorium theatre were this
Misses Nancy Goldberg, Mary
McCrohan, Mary Harris and Ber-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-20
CONVICT GIVES TESTIMONY
TO cHAPLAiN'S uPLlFT WORK

The good influence which Rev. MI
chael J. Byrne, formerly of Norwich,
now chaplain OF the Federal Prison at
Atlanta, Ga, continues to exert over
the prisoners is indicated in the cur
rent issue of Good Words, the prison
publication. A convict who signs him
self J. F. B., writes:
Through the kind permission of the
warden, the Catholic inmates were
permitted to attend service In our lit
tie chapel on Good Friday evening,
and for the first time in the history of
the institution. the men were given an
opportunity to make the stations of the
cross. Unaccompanied by any guards
they filed into our brightly lit chapel
and, after Father Mcdonald, an army
chaplain stationed at Fort Mcpherson,
had preached q beautiful sermon on
the love of the Shepherd who came to
save not the righteous. but sinners,
Father Byrne, preceded by Menzet
carrying the crucifix and Gately and
Houck carrying the lighted candles
ternately kieeling and standing, de-
voutly followed the prayers offered at
the foot of each station. Between
prayers the choir sang the Stabat Ma
ter.
April 14th year ago the first mass
was said in our chapel by the Ri
Rev. Bishop Kelley. With bare. white
painted walls, O. little altar In an
otherwise empty sanctuary. q small
borrowed reed organ tucked away il
the farthest corner, it seemed to US
even then a wonderful little place OF
worship because it was the first Cath
olic chapel in the history of this ill.,
stitution. But, through the year thai
f1.y L. H. IL
! a different place with is stations Of
| the cross in rich mahogany frames
on the walls, its two life-s sized statue.
| and painted sanctuary windows. it:
/ new organ and choir loft and the fine
! ~ decorated sacristy. And still thu
| iTnprov ements go on which will ulti
mately make it not only one of thu
.prettiest little chapels' in the south. bu
! viii make il bear its far-reachine
fruits. In penal institution more 81
! than in any other place III the world
mere words cannot turn the cIods o
| barren soil in the human hearts heav
| EDWARDS, or lift them above the fur
! rows Of daily grind. But in a place o
worship where everything tends +
turn ones Thoughts towards the Twin:
God, the shadows of bars and barring
walls may be forgotten and the sol
softened to receive the seed of re
formation. And because this has bee
| Father ByrRe's conviction. born upel
him through actual results, his grea
! est ambition. is and has been to max
our little chapel a place in which W
may forget our own cross and seek an
find consolation and new hope at tn
! foot Of the cross of the peace givin
Savior. And, when the final reckon
ing is made. shall there not be man
of us who bear witness for hinl-th
priest of God-and many of us wn
! will owe to him our souls salvation
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-20

Raymond Harris of Hartford spent
the week end at the home of his
uaother on Seventh street.
John Ryan and Erick Erickson have
returned after spending few days in
Jewett City.
James Redden. william Carey, Jc-
seph Nolan and Francis Morrison have
returned after spending Sunday in
Hartford making the trip by auto.
Many of the local baseball fans went
TO Jewett City Sunday to witness the
ball game. The Stonington team and
the Ashland team we're scheduled to
play, but the Stoningtons failed to APP
pear, so the st. Mary's teams and Ash
land played.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-20
TRINITY METHoDlSTS ARE
NEAR TO WHOLE QUOTA

District Chairman j. G. Macpherson
OF the Centenary drive Of the Meth
odist denomination reported on Alou-
day evening that the Trinity Methodist
church was within q thousand Or two
dollars of reaching its 5-year quota
of s22,065. The annual quota of sA,4ls
Vas oversubscribed OH Sunday evening.
He also reported that the UncaSville
church, Rev. c. c. Tibbetts, pastor.
had secured its 5-yca- quota, a.1d that
tie campaign IN the Norwie,. district
was going well. The Springfield dis
tYiet Oh Sunday evening had secured
50 per cent. Of its 5-year quota and
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-20
EDWIN HILL APPOINTED
s, OF v, DIVISION CHAPLAIN

Division Commander. Henry E. Gage,
OF Hartford, Griffin A. Stedman camp,
Sons of Veterans, Division of Con-
nectieut, has appointed the following
members of his staff in general or
ders issued throughout the tate; Di-
vision Chaplain Edwin Hill; Sedswick
camp, No. 4, of Norwich: division pa
triotic instructor, George P. Merritt,
Camp No. so. Hartford; division coun-
selor, William F. Alcorn, Camp No. II,
New. Haven; division press cores
pondent. William F. Hopkins. Camp
No. 6, Hartford: personal aide, Rob
ert r. Aicorn, Camp No. 6, Hart
ford.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-20

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