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Mothers Day, the 2d Sunday in May


HOUSEHOLD Furniture wanted and ! sold at the Shoe Repairing shop of F. Car ocari Main-st. Am now occupying the store re- gently vacated by Sooror Bros 24tf
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Attest, MICHAEL D. o'CoNNELL, Judge.

A T Court of Probate holden at Staff A ford, within and for the District of stafford, on the 9th day of May, A. D. 1919.
 Present, MICHAEL D. OCUNNELL, Judge. On motion of Theodore NJ Lyon, administra- tor on the intestate estate of Martin F. cunning ham, late of Stafford, within said district, de- ceased.
 This court doth decree that six months from above date be allowed and limited for the cred. torS of said estate to exhibit their claims against the same to the administrator, and directs that public notice be given Of this order by advertising In a newspaper having a circulation in said dis trict, and by posting copy thereof on the pub lie sign-post in said town of StaHord, nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt
 Certified from Record.
 MICHAEL D. O'CONNELL, Judge.
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NOTICE.-Nowi is 8 good time to have IN your Quilts, Carpets, Rugs or anything that is washable done at the Stafford springs Iamndrv 32tf
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XN' OOD CHOPPERS WANTED.
 " '3w6 E. D. ELLIS, West stafford.
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LLUFF RUGS made to order from | your old carpets. Write for particulars c. SCHTLZE (hamberlain-st.. Rockville, Ct.
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DIsTRICT OF STAFFORD, ss. Pro

II 1ID VT U bate Court. May 1. 1919.
 Estate Of Adelbert Needham, late of Stanord in said district. deceased.
 Upon the application Of The Hartford Trust Company, praying that an order may be granted to sell the real estate of said deceased as by said application fully appears, lt is
 Ordered-thatsa said application be heard and de- termined at the probate office in stafford, in said district, on the 18th day Of May, 1919, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and that notice be given to all persons interested in said estate of the pendency Of said application and the time and place Of hearing thereon, by pup having a circulation in said district and by posting copy thereof on the public sgn-post In the town of Stafrold, In said district.
 MICHAEL D. OCONNELL, Judge.
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NTANTED-A practical nurse to care w for an invalid Apply Box IF.
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WTANTED-Woman to wash and iron w on Thursdays JOHNSON HOSPITAL.
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Cottage House For Sale

GRANT AVENUE-Best Residential Section, splendid opportunity to procure good home Liberal Terms MRS. II, l.. SULLIVAN, bs Huntington Street, New London, Conn
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A T Court of Probate holden at Staf. N ford, within and for the District Of stafTord,

NVHIt VT T IUNaFN WWIWtII HL OIHTF FN ford, within and for the District Of stanord, on the 5th day of May. 1919.
 Present, MICHAEL D. OCONNEL.L, Judge. On motion Of Apders Jacobsen, eNecuior on the testate estate Of Mette Marie JeDsen late or stafford, within said district, deceased
 This court doth decree that six months be als lowed and limited for the creditors Of said estate to exhibit their claims against the same to the given Of this order, by advertising the same once in some newspaper having a circulation in said district, and by posting copy thereof on the public sign. post in said town Of stafford, nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt Certified from Record
 MICHAEL D. o'coNNBLL, Judge.
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A T Court of Probate holden at Staf- A ford, within and for the district Of Stafrord on the 5th day Of May, A. D. 1919.
 Present, MICHAEL D. OCONNELL, Judge.
 On motion of David B. Needham, exeeutor on the testate estate Of Sarah P. Becher, late or Stafford, within said district, deceased, 1t is
 Ordered, by this Court, that notice shall be given that the administration Account in said estate will be exhibited for settlement at the Probate Ofce in said District, on the lfth day Of May, 1919, at 10.30 o'clock forenoon, by posting copy of this order on the public sign post In said town of Stafford, and by advertising the same in a newspaper published in stafford Springs, and having circulation in said dis trict
 Attest, MICHAEL D. O'CONNELL Judge.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-29

been much to make US rejoice and not
g little to make us sad. Peace. Pro-
Lihition, and : programme common
strata with our possibilities are
causes for rejoicing and for these we
acl outly thank God. That none of
the preachers have been stricken with
death is cause for thanksgiving, that
iu the midst of sickness, pe,ii. anxiety
and sorrow divine grace las been
sufficient, fills us with profound graft
tuGe.
Losses BY Death.
In August, Eva. the twenty year old
day ghter Of Rev. 5. J. Z Rock. died
at Vernon. III July thH daughter-1n-
law Of Rev. q. F.. Newton was drown
Cd, in September. Miss Ids Smith,
daughter of Rev. Eliza Smith, a de-
ceased meml er IF this conference,
died at GUrleyville, the same month
walter +. Buck. son OF Rev. Walter
y. Buck. a lieutenant il the L. S. avi-
alton corps was killed wheu the air
plane in which he Wis flying col
laused and Iell. In October. the wife
Of Rev. Thomas lyric died nj Hazard
vile. We also have to record the
death Of Mrs. w. f. Martin, wife of
the pastor of East Birthstone. In
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-29

From the tip of Cape Cod in
Massachusetts,, to the Golden Gate
in California, has come endless praise
for The wonderful healing powers OF
'Fruit-a-ives' or Fruit Liver Tablets
tie nsediciAe made from fruit jRice5
GHd 5a!Ha5Ie fo1ics.
Right here at home, we have the
testimonial of 1Ir. Henry Dater Of
65S First Avenue, Troy, New York,
who wrote under date of April
Goth. last.
Il have been n great sufferer Tor
years with Kidney T1085Je Gn5
Constipation. I tried 'Fruit-a-tiycs'
about q month ago, and with almost
immediate results. The Kidney
Troable has disappeared and the
Constipation is fist leaving me-.
50c. 4 box, 6 for $3.50, trial size &c.
a. all dealers or sent OF receipt Of
r.iee. by FEUIT-A-TIVE5 Limited.
,Ir4.E S8IEG. X =
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EVENTS OF FIFTY YEARS AGO

selectmen have signified their willing
ness to recommend the sale of the
towns interest in the building jointly
owned by the town and city as soon
as another suitable place can be OBJ
tanned for depositing the town records.
Owing to the storm or some other
reason unknown, the Windham demo-
cratic convention called at Brooklyn
was very SHINY attended. Only two
persons were present, to wit: the Bull
letin reporter and Major John Kies, of
Killingly, who expected the nomination
for sheriff and was on hand to ancept.
%The town of Norwich pays 81 \ } to
each of sixty-eight soldiers Orphans
every thIee months or S5.304 annually
March rs, 1S69-The police report
SO rum shops in this city, distributed
as follows: Main street from + Breed
hall to Shetucket street three; the
Falls, four; Franklin square, ten;
Central Wharf and West Side, sixteen;
Union street to Broadway and Frank
lin street, sixteen; Water Commerce
and Market streets, twenty six. There
above at which liquor is sold by the
drink, and many private houses where
it may be procured likewise.
The orange and lemon war is raging
and bids fair to increase in fierceness.
The fruit vendors now have carts on
| the streets and the prices are eighteen
| and 16 cents per dozen for delicious
! fruit
March 26, 1S69-Some of the milk
| vendors have reduced the price of that
article from ten to eight cents per
quart and it is understood that the rest
| will do SO the first of April.
/ The city was thrown into excitement
! last evening by the report that the
| Taftville mills were in flames. 1t was
I later found that the report started from
| the fact that someone had seen a large
brush fire in that vicinity and thought
it was the mills.
The early closing movement among
| the West Side grocers has come to
grief, one firm having backed down
! from the agreement.
Crocuses are in blossom in some of
the sunny hooks of the town in spite
of the chilly weather and snow f1urries
which have occurred every day or so.
March 81, 1S69-Friday was Fast day
and the day was observed in many of
the churches in the city with appro-
pirate services. There were services at
Christ church, Trinity church, ST.
Mary's church, Second Congregational,
Greeneville Congregational and Others.
Capt. Pettigrew of the schooner
Thomas Fitch which arrived at this
port yesterday morning reported that
he had on his trip in sighted a sunken
schooner of about seventy five tons off
Hog Island. All the sails on the ship
were set when she went down, Only
her top masts show above water
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-29

A most startling discovery was made
in Norwich fifty years ago when a keg
bought at an auction was opened and
found to contain the well preserved
parts of the human body. The town for
a time was in great excitement until
the mystery was cleared up.
Extracts from The Bulletins files of
80 follow:
March %, 1S69-There was an ad-
ministrator's sale of personal effects at
the former residence of Thomas Nor
ris on Saturday. In the schedule of
property as appraised was the follow
ing item: "One fifteen gallon key, con-
tents unknown, rs cents"
No one seemed disposed to purchase
the key and it was taken at the apprai-
sal by John r. Dorrance and Company
and with other purchases was sent to
their store on Market street. Mr.. Dor
rance started the bung and was I'M
able to tell what the fluid was that it
contained. He left the key to empty
itself. At closing time a clerk went
to roll the keg into the store and was
astonished to find from its weight that
there was still something in it. He
took a hammer and smashed in the
head. To his establishment a human
hand and arm protruded.. Without
waiting for further developments he
fed in terror and told every one where
he could find the cause of his fright.
A crowd was attracted to the scene
and upon investigation other hands
and arms and two CHASTITY heads were
found, all in a good state of pr \ 'rva-
ton. Here was mystery of startling
proportions. Who had committed
murder and disposed of parts of the
victims by putting them away in a
nice pickle? Finally someone recol-
. lected that the house of Mr.. Norris was
the property and residence of DR.. Ed
win Bentley an eminent surgeon in the
Civil war. He had sent home numer-
Gus limbs where the operations proved
Of scientific interest and they had
been stored in the key in the cellar OF
The surgeon.
March 20, Observation-Disclosures, the
first of the year, have made their APP
pearance in the markets. having beer
shipped here from the south.
The fruit dealers in this city have
Eesun war upon the orange and
lemon carts so plentiful for a week OF
TWO past. Several dealers have club
bed together, it is understood, to I'M
| dersell them, and if that cannot be
| done, to give away their fruits and thus
! drive the strangers out of town. A
good chance to get things cheap.
The proprietors of the floating oys-
! ter market have discontinued bushes!
and that institution lies at the Whar
| near the rolling mill.
| March "a, 1S69-In reply to a iettel
/ from His Honor, Mayor Blackstone, thu
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-29

church and the church is the hope of
America.
Spiritual Status.
Because the year has heen given
almost exclusively to campaigns hav-
lag for their aim a financial goal, you
VIII not be surprised if This report
deals with that particular phase of
the years work SPIRIT results
c3anot - tahulated, dollars can be,
and if giving is the acid test of con-
sccration, We may be able in some
degree to estimate the Spiritual sta
tus of the churches oy the figures
ay ailable.
First salaries. Thirty tv church
Is have increased the financial sup
ort of their pastors IN sums aggre-
eating $40O]. Again i'll this p;Auc-
u;ar, South Manchester leads the dis
trict. having increased the estimate
5000, making the salary for next
year $4,000 aud parsonage. Norwich
Trinity has added $500 tr.nging the
cash support to $4,000. Italtic and
Versailles, Da7ielson. HazardVille,
Westerly Mapleyille, Glendale,
Thompsonvilla, Mystic and Noank
have. each odded 5000. Gales Ferry,
Moodus, Norwich TowL, Villimantic,
and Jewett City have increased $1OO
Certain combinations Ike Willimantic
and South Coventry. Stafford Springs
and Crystal Lake. make possible sal
aries of $3.50; and the uniting of
Congregation: and Methodist church.
ps at Eastford and Staiforlville pro-
vides for the pastors n living wage.
Benevolent Offerings.
| Second. Benevolences - Six years
iago in closing his report the dis
| trict superintendent called attention
to the splendid advance made in the
| trict and prophesied larger things for
| the future. For once even a dis
trict superintendent proved a true
prophet, Six years ago ne gifts of
Norwich district for all causes
amounted to s14.S2O: last year these
same causes received $25,2F4.
Gifts and Requests-Tr addition to
the figures already given. there has
been received in gifts and requests
Curing the past five years the princely
sum of $80.S26. during the same time
$4,000 have been spent for repairs
and improvements: $4,000 for cur
rent expenses; $4,000 for Sunday
school supplies: total b4rcvolences fol-
five years S229,832. making a grand
total of 1852 $50, and this: does no
include gifts to the Red Cross, Y. NJ
c. A. or War Relief y vast sum OF
money aggregating nearly two thirds
of a million dollars, vet divided
among the membership alone, it rep
rcsents a per capita giving of $102 il
five years, so a year. or the fabulou!
amount of 40 cents per week.
I have done this little nit of hgur.
ing not in any boastful spirit bu
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-29
THE KALEIDOSCOPE

With new tyne of tube IN X-ray
powerful enough to show up the mi
nirest flaw il a four-inch thickness
Of steel can be produced.
The hono> list of Vassar college
tniS year contains the name Of Miss
Itung-Che Chen, a young woman stu
IGcrt from Scochow. China
The match industry in South Africa
has adapted itself TO new conditions
AID is now exclusively using local
wood for both matches and contain
crs.
The production of wine in Greece
last year is estimated n The neigh
Lorhood of IL $50 500 gallons or about
double that Of the preceding year.
The Mexican press states that large
numbers of british colo isis will soon
arrive in Mexico, and that they win
settle principally in Colirna. San Luis
Potosi and Uuanajuanto.
The industrial board Of The Penn
sjlvania department Of laitr and in
dTstry has ruled that girls under IS
years of age are not to be employed
! III public messenger service after
May /.
The supreme court nf the United
States originally consisted of five as
Sociate justices which II ,Tnber was in
creased to eight in 1857 ard to nine
, in 1852. and again reduced TO eight in
| 1869.
One of the peculiar properties Of
iodine is that seven tncusandth part
/ of it will give water 4 deer yellow
| color and starch a purple When heat
| ed it rises as a dense violet colored
Vapor.
| At present the nitrate market in
| Grille is life!ess. There ale huge stocks
at Antofagasta, Iquiqua and Mejil-
! lnnes which have not been sold nor Is
! there any quotation given. In Tara
| I 2ca province p ofcianas have either
closed Gown entirely Or are running
frart time. In -.Antofagasta province
the number is less, only eight mines
have closed. anu some CT these have
not stopped elaboration entirely
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-29
REV. SCRIVENER MAKES
NORWICH DISTRICT REPORT

l,ev. C.. G.. Scrivener Of this city, su-
p,liutrndent for the N7rv ich district
OF the New England Southern Meth
DdisI conference. made mis- report of
TIE year I'm his district lr'ay at the
annual conference az Taunton. This
VIII he the last .. port for the Nor
wich district tlat Rev. NY. Scrivener
NHii make as ir is expected he win be
transferred somewhere else, since he
las been iu this district for the past
s.- years. The report was as fol-
Jvs.
= is with. reluctant pon that I VEN
ture TO report the work Of Norwich
district for the last time Not that
nave an evil report 90 bring, but
because the time has come t9r the
scvering OF those relations that have
grown increasingly intimate and sym
Tlthetic with the passing of the years.
To live and move and have ones be-
inc in the homes Of Methodist preach
C-s for siN years. to enter into their
toys and SORROWS, SUCCESSES and fail
ives. hopes and disaapoinJments, is
an experience 10 be rcvcrendy re-
numbered. &Gd to This not the care
Of an the churches, but Tho confidence
and cooperation Of the churches and
o.. experience is ono 70 enrich the
III. and gladden. the nca~t Tor many
@ day.
The year just closing has been diff
i.'ert from all tie others. There has
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-29
HUMCR OF THE DAY

Would you tax generations yet un-
born?"
81 think would" said Senator
Spug. 'They certainly can't do any
kicking during our tenure of Office
louisville Courier-Journa:.
What is the meaning of false doc
triDe, Willie ?" asked the Sunday
school teacher.
IT'S when the doctor gives the
wrong stuff to a sick man." replied
W:llie.-FearsoIl's Weekly.
Friend-You say this actress is only
% years old, and yet I know positive
IL that she has a daughter "A. How
90 you account for that
Her Press Agent-It only goes to
show how eccentric she really is
Judge.
Ever ha'i any military expert
ence?"
Yes, sab. hoss.'
Il portered in de office of gen
man what was a capn in de state
militia, sab. Birmingham Age-Her-
aid.
I've been trying for a week to get
an interview with a capatin of indus
try
Made any progress. SO far"
oh, yes. I have just succeeded in
pcrsuading his assistant private sec
etary to accept a cigar" -Birming
ham Age Herald.
rs you wife superstitious
Very: but in Il one sided manner
| only"
T don't get YOU
The sign she believes n are all
| la" ones. There seems to be no good
| luck whatever in her superstitions."
| Detroit Free Press.
Sorry 1 gave you the wrong num-
her" said the polite telephone opera
| tor.
| Don't mention it." answered the
ran who has made UP his mind not
to lose his temper. I'm sure the
rambler you fave me was much better
than the one asked for. Only it Just
| happened I wasn't able to use it.
Washington Star.
! Say" asked little Toramy. "are you
/ engaged to my sister or are YOU not -
| Il ana mot" answered Alger-
non. blushing furiously, "rut I would
i like TOTO be-"
| Come out from behi!,r that door,
! sig said Tommy. 81 knen I'd earn
that quarter - Rehobeth Sunday
! Herald.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-29

E. J. Curry gave UP his church at
Westerly, R. l., and entered the war
service of The Y. NJ. {. a. George
ID. Stanley was transferred from Put
nam to Westerly. 5. ]. A. Rock
from Vernon and Easy hartford to
Putnam. East Hartford and Vernon
have been supplied by :. student from
the Hartford School Of Missions In
October, j. II. NeWland was appoint
ed to succeed J. l. Bartholomew as
superintendent OF the New Bedford
district and -NorWich Trinity has been
supplied by E. A. Legg. The work
OF the year has been greatly retarded
by the influenza epidenic, Attend
ance at Sunday school and church
service greatly diminished. With
Few eXceptlcnC however. tastors re-
port persons received Into member
ship, put the total number is smaller
tnan usual ana this fact coupled with
the large number of deaths will
probably make for a dcETcase in the
membership record.
Accomplishments.
Time forbids report of what each
pastor and church has accomplished
and comparisons are odious There
are a few outstanding examples OF
what leadership and cooperation car
accomplish. Conspicuous among these
are the churches at Burnside, w H
Dunnack, pastor; Mystic and Noank
A. II. Withee, pastor; South Manches-
ter, W. H. Bath, pastor; WiIlimantit
and South Coventry, C. Harley Smith
pastor, and New London. NJ. E. Center
pastor
The year has been one to try tn;
faith, test the patience, and tax The
strength of every minister in the dis.
trict. The marvel is not that so little
has been accomplished but that 81
much has been achieved. ..
Right valiantly have the preacher
| struggled, suffered and sacrificed tt
further every. good cause. Would tina
| ! might worthily report for every mai
and every church. Much must be lef
unWritten. Thank God it is recorded
| in the archives of heaven, and at tn
| last day many a man whose name ha
never appeared on a district repor
will hear it ringing through the por
tails of the celestial city, as he receive
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-29

Optimistic Thought.
The offender feareth. retribution, but ]
the innocent feareth fortune.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-29

church and the church is the hope of