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Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-05
CAPT. JAS. M. MURPHY BACK
 AFTER 20 MONTHS SERVICE E

Capt. (Dr.) James M. Murphy, son of MT. and Mrs. Charles O. Murphy,
 home, after having seen 20 months
 service in the United States Medical
 Corps.
 Capt. Murphy enlisted at Boston,
 July lo. 1sl1, just two years ago be-
 ing commissioned first lieutenant in
 the medical corps. He trained at
 Fort Oglethorpe. Ga, and sailed over
 seas with his unit on April Is, 1918,
 having had about 15 months service
 abroad. He landed at St. Nazsire. France, and was immediately assigned to a base hospital at Bois, one of the best equipped hospitals that had been esta blished up to that time. capable of caring for 15,o00 patients. Tn the ear ly days the work of the medical corps was light but later on some of the more severe cases were sent to BloiS.
 Later he was assigned to base hes pital No. at Lormonte. This was d sort of rest camp. outside of Bor- deauX, where the men were sent af- ter discmbarking fop brief rest and examination before they were sent to the training camps. He was next as signed to Bordeaux, where a hospital had been established for the care of the military police, and motor trans portation corps. Capt. Murpf1y's last assignment was at Talnnont, France, 1 of a hospital with a capacity for 5000 l patients and medical corps of 75. 1t was While he was at Talmont, on May 1 2nd, that he was promoted to captaint which rank he held at the time of his | discharge Capt. Murphy remained in | charge of the camp hospital at Tall l mont until it was abandoned on May | 24. Upon the breaking up of the hos l pital he went to Bordeaux. sailing | from that post for the United States on June 18th on the steamer Infanta Isabel, landing in Hoboken June 30.
 He went to Camp Di2.' where he was out July ?. arriving home on the evening of July 3rd. in time to | participate in the Fourth of July cele- bration in Greeneville. having been assigned to leads the service men ini the parade.
 Capt. Murphy was graduated from the Norwich Free Academy in the class of 1910 and from Tufts Medical College, Boston. in 1917. After his graduation he entered the Springfield hospital later establishing himself at Palmer, Mass, where he was located at. the time of his enlistment.
 Upon his return he was warmly greeted by his many friends, and con- sratulated upon his advancement. He will take a brief rest at his home in Norwich before deciding upon his plans for the future.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-05
EVENTS OF FIFTY YEARS AGO

1 The proposed erection of a new Congrega tional church at the Plains, | and the authorization given the Nor wich Horse Railroad Co.,, by the general assembly, to issue bonds were : among the principal news items of For the new church s4,20o and a lot of land had been pledged according to the report of the committee. The first Watch Hill excursion of the sea son was also held a half century ago this week. Extracts from the files of The Bulletin June .2s-July 3, 1869, follow:
 Monday, June 2s, 1s6s.-The Gen.
 eral Assembly has authorized the
 issue bonds, and the report is cur-
 rent on the street that the com
 pany have promised to build the road
 and have it running by the first of
 October We should like to see
 something come of it besides promises.
 If the company means to go ahead,
 all right; if they still continue do-
 ing nothing, we hope hey will lose
 their charter. IT
 Smiths Saturday evening upon the subject of erecting a new Congrega- tional church the Plain, the com mittee appointed at the former meet that the sum of s42,OO0 had been pledged in addition to the lot of land, and the committee thought that by further effort that sum might be raised to s5o.00o. The subscriptions, however, were based on the idea of raising S70,Q00, which the committee considered ifnpracticable at the pres- ent time.
 The gas company voted on Satur- day to reduce the price from s45O to s4.e0 per thousand feet to customers in general in like ratio to the larger consumers.
 Nathaniel c. Baker has been ap- pointed postmaster in Lebanon vice George. D. Spencer. resigned.
 Tuesday, June 29. 1869: The first excursion of the season from this season from the city was made yes- terday by about three hundred per sons on the Sunbeam, to ! Watch IL. The party was augmented -canSider- ably at New London. The "trip. to 1 Watch Hill was without snsual incl dents.
 The members of the East Main l street Methodist church had a meet 1 ing last evening. to vote on the sub 1! ject Of lay representation. Most of the 1 were in favor of the proposi- ! ton. Twentyone votes were cast of | wbich only one was against lay list church also had a meeting for | the same purpose. but there were so | few present that adjournment was 1 lad until Wdnesday evening.
 Nlne hundred tons or mud are takr en up daily by the mud diggers in | he Thames. A large part of it is t -aken by vessels to Middletown and f Ised in constructing sewers for that city.
 Wednesday, June 90, 1869: An tight or nine year old boy, while playing on the doclss yesterday. fell in Q the river and would have been drowned had it not been for Henry Os- rood, immediately who plunged in ind after some struggling rescued lim- The act speaks for itself.
 E. E. Bishop jumped from a wagon n front of c. J. Winters meat market lesterday, and the pavement on
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-05
DISTRIBUTION FLOCK TO
 FOSTER SHEEP RAISING

Definite steps for the encoura ge- ment of the sheep industry in Connec-
 ticut have been taken. with the estab-
 lishment of a distribution. flock at the
 Connecticut Agricultural College at
 Storrs. In connection herewith Pro-
 lessor George 1T. Lamson of the
 Storrs Agricultural Experiment Sta
 ton has been appointed to direct the
 eradication of internal parasites in
 sheep. The movement is started un-
 sion of the legislature. upon recom- mendation of Governor Marcus H.
 Holcomb. and an interesting point is that owners of dogs. the chief enc- my of sheep, will provide the neces- sary funds. Under an act adopted by the legislature an appropriation of s10,00o for each of the next two years was made for the couragement of the sheep industry, this money to be- drawn from the proceeds from dog 1i- censes: Approximately $65, 900 is an nually received by the state treasurer from the towns of the state, and the average amount annually paid for damage done to sheep and other live stock is about ST ,00O.
 Professor Arthur G. Skinner of the agricultural college and an assistant will have charge of the distribution flock, which is to be eSta blished with out delay. Farmers who contemplate entering the business will be given all necessary advice on the accepted pose of maintaining distribution flock of sheep at the agricultural col lege will be to make healthy high grade sheep available at cost to any Connecticut farmers desiring to enter the industry. It is felt that the na- wholly favorable to the raising of sheep.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-05

the infantry and is prepared to rein
 force a weak part of the line at any
 time. Then there is the manoeuveT-
 ing section that handles the big gas
 bag, builds winch road-wori of
 the engineers. There is a transpor-
 tation section Of e4 men with the same
 pay and duties as the motor transport
 corps. There is the telephone and ra-
 dio section. which duplicates the work
 of the signal corps. There is ma
 chine gun section of 15 men. really an nti-Sircrafte section. Tn addition operators. who operate the motor on which the balloon is elevated or low cred: the riggers and fabric workers who rig the balloon, repair the fabric. pack the parachutes; the basket detail who look after the scientific instru- ments and maps; the chart room de- tail which prepares the maps and ac- rial photographs and keeps the log of the balloon flight and it's observations, assisting in communica ting them to the roper authorities; the hydrogen gas detail which iniates the balloon and keeps a supply of gas always on hand; the loolsouts, who are trained to spot an enemy plane miles away and who gives our own aviatcrs cortrrna tfon on enemy planes and Balloons brought down. There is in addition a company clerk, mess sergeant and cooks, and the regular iI1tertor admin of the company. If man does not like one section, hs is Lranc ferred to the one where Ee is best ht- ted. Every man will nave Dle .ty of opportun:tv to make ascenslons.
 All applicants for enl;s7Inen: who | desire this service will te nc,.1.cd i"r air serv; e and will be tIa1 sport ] pE lirpianc from Stamfo.i D Allr ccia. | on arrival there they w.lI rtT:esl to tho 3eth Balloon compaLy.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-05
The Porteous & Mitchell Co.

son and Miss Antoinette Burdick of
 Mrs. Mary Eaton of East Lyme. who 1t present is with her brother and his wife. Mir and Mrs. Daniel Davis of Washington street, and Miss Mary Geer, were callers Thursday on Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Lamb of Town street.
 Mr. and Mrs. John Cirvis and Mir. Cirvls' mother, Mrs. Peter Cirvis of Bristol, formerly of Norwich Town, are visiting MT, and Mrs. Albert Min CT of Huntington avenue, -
 G-1 Friday MT. and Mrs. Miner and their guests, and MT and Mrs, ia Ward, also of Huntington avenue, motored to Gardner's Lake spending the day there.
 The national holiday at the Shelt ering Arms was most pleasantly ob- served in the afternoon from ha,- past four until six o'clock. Ths birthday of Miss Church, one of the members Of the household. was also observed. She was the guest of hon or during the entertainment, which consisted of cid time songs by Mrs. original poems read by IfPs. Sta rl<wea ther, reading by friends present acd appropriate selections from the NicGola, Ir
 X delicious supper of sandwiches, iced tea, cake and ice cream, was served by the matFon and her as sistants.
 Flags decorated the lawn, cool breeze tempered the heat Of the aft er1oon flowers were on the tab, b,cs, another happy event in the history of the household,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-05
NORWICH TOWN

Alexander Hilroy from Bellev.ew hospital. N. Y. former resident of Norwich Town, came Friday to spend s Iew days at tho home of his broth er-in-law and sister, Mir. and Mrs. William Brosofske of Town street.
 Miss Annie Smith of Colchester who has been visiting Mir. and Mrs. George A. Peck of Otrobando avenue. since Wednesday. vii! leave today (Saturday), to visit relatives in WIT Iin1ant!c, where sue will attend the Chautaugua. Miss Smith and Mrs. Peck are sisters.
 Mir. and Mrs. William Crook of Providence, F. l., are guests for sev- erai days of Mir. Crooks brother-in- law and sister, MT. and Mrs. Jona- than Smith of Town street.
 William Nordoff of Illinois, who is stationed at the submarine base. was a visitor in Norwich Town on the holiday.
 Recent guests of Rev. William IT. Crawford, and the Misses Crawford. at ,. the parsonage on West Town street, Include their nephew William McGill of Baltic and Miss Fay John-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-05
WILD-FOWL CULTURE ON
 FARM IN COLCHESTER

On a great tract of several square
 miles of slightly country in eastern
 Connecticut. diversified by hills. ponds
 streams, and a large lake, the Nation
 al Association of Audubon societies,
 by the courtesey Of Charles M Ams
 of New York city. the owner of the
 land, has it's experiment station in
 w-ilb- bird culture and game farm :
 ing at Amston in the town of Col
 chester. With the growing public in
 terest in the conservation of wild bird
 life has come a desire on the part of many people to enjoy the presence of wild birds upon their own land. Of this experiment station the Chris tian+ Science Monitor says: From the very first the association has fostered and encouraged this movement. and now, all over the nation. owners or occupants Of land are taking practi- cal mea sures to attract, feed, protect and propagate birds Much lttera- ture on this subject has been writ ten: An evident need. however. is some definite place where all these various lines of effort could be dem onstrated to inquirers, not only in re- gard to attracting song birds. but also toward the nroDa gatfon of the so- called game birds and wild water fowl. either for pleasure or for profit. By the establishment of the work at Ar1ston this has now became realized
 The work centers about Amston Lake, included in the tract, a beauti- full body Of rwater about a. milo long. of glacial origin, with mostly. wild wooded shores. To all appearances it might be in the heart of the Adiron- dack wilderness; yet it isFwfthin easy walking distance of the Amston rail- road station, and easily accessible. not two hours ride from New Haven or Hartford. Nesting boxes for birds are scattered about and are oc- cupied by large number ofs fsathered tenants. particularly biuebfrds house wrens: and tree swallows It Is ar. ranged, through the maintenance of 1 feeding stations, C to provide for thet birds in the. winter. Efforts are also I being made to give the birds needed | shelter and r-1.ection from enemies. |
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-05
NOM RESIDENT FISHERMEN
 MUST HAVE IICENs

Non resident fishermen in Connec- | ticut who come to this state to fish
 from a state where licenses are de-
 manded of nonresident fishermen,
 must take out a fishing license in
 Connecticut, according to a law pass
 cd by the last general assembly. The
 law follows::"
 Section 1 Any person oyer sixteen
 years of age. not a resident of this
 state and who resides in a state the laws of which requires nonresident
 fisherman to procure a license. may apply to the clerk of any town. city or borough, and such clerk, upon pay ment by such nonresident applicant of q license fee of two dolla rs and recording fee of twenty-fice cents
 shall issue to such nonresident ap- p1icant a license to take fish from the
 fresh waters of this state Such clerk shall issue a receipt under the seal of such town, city or borough showing payment of such fee. The form of such receipt shall be prescrib- ed and furnished by the superintend- ent of fisheries and game when issued the same shall constitute a license to the person whose name appears there on until the first day of January. fol- lowing the date of such receipt AIT moneys so received by such clerk, ex- cept twenty five cents for each such receipt, which sum may be retained by him for his services in recording and issuing same. shall be accounted for 1ilo pdlu lO tIlG OL- nSn- cries and game during the first week of January, March, June and Septem- Der of each year. The provisions of this section shall not apply to non- residents who pay taxes on real es- tate situated in this state or to any m ember of the family of such non resident taxpayer.
 Section ?. Any nonresident resid- ing in a state which requires a license fee from non-residents to fish there n TAf fn Ta1- any fish from the waters of this state without having obtained a license as authorized to be issued by the pro visions of this act. shall be fined not more than fifty dollars for the first offense and for any subsequent or-ens- es may be fined not more than fifty l dollars or imprisoned not more than i thirty days or both.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-05
5iEn

<. 9IERs keiA CHAPsIAN-In this njty. July {, 1s1s, Eiizabeth Lucas. wife of Lyman l.. Chapman. + Funeral from her late residence. 1as Broadway Monday afternoon. June E st p,ciaek Burial in family lot at Gales Ferry.
 wHTTFoRD-July ,. 1919. at her resi- dence, 9sS Heberton avenue. Port Richmond, $ T.. Annie Poole Beck. with. wife of Edgar K. Whitford and daughter of the late Benja min s. and Maria Waller Reckwith.
 MuLER--IIh this city. July f. 1919, William Kenneth. only son of Will liam ". and Ruby Armstrong Miller, aged 5~years aIid months. Services at GagertF gisSazral pariors. 70 Franklin street. Sunday afternoon, July 6, at 3 o'clock. Bufz@i ia faz1siiy lot ineYantic cemetery. MITCHELL--Ip Lawrence / hospital, New LeHdoi1 July 4. 1919, Matilda l.. Mitchell of Norwich; O'5RIEN-In Montville, July 1. 1919, John T. O'Brien. aged 91 years and month. - if
 Funeral from his late home in Mont vile Monday afternone. July :. at 2.30 o'clock. Burial in family lot in Maplewood cemetery.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-05
1 SHEA < BURKE r 4 Main Street FuneralDirectors

both wild and human to the latter
 end, the tract has been made a state
 preserve, or sanctuary, projected un-
 der the law against hunting or other
 destructive activity.
 Of special interest is the actual
 propagation work, where a consider
 able number of birds. old and young
 can be seen at one time. As is we'll
 known, the largest sorts of birds, par
 ticularly. those. 3consid cred valuable for
 food, have become scarce. often to the
 point of extinction. Methods have n ,w
 been worked out to secure breeding
 stock. to hold in suitable locations,
 under partial restraint. and to rear
 great de-nand-as breeding stock for
 all who have 8 sentimental fondaess
 for wild species.
 Beautiful wild ducks are readily y colred wood duck. some times called "America's most beautiful wa
 terfowl.' At Amston. they are. bred successfully in a swampy, fenced being set up on posts out over the wa ter and back in the swamp. and the young reared with common poultry foster-Inothers. dozen other varic- ties of wild ducks also are kept, in- cluding the celebrated canvasback, the redhead the native black duck. the nintail and the diTnunutive teal. Of the upland game species. two kinds of quail the bob white and the California. are reared with success, as well as. plaesants in large numbers. The common wild mourning dove rears it's own young both in inciosures and in the wild state on the preserve. | Experimental measures with other 1 species are also being taken.
 As to the educational side of the l work, headquarters of the National | Association of Aubudon societies have | been established at The Audubon i house; where there arc study collec-1 library. The Amston inn has been 1 opened on the grounds for the accom- 1 nodation of visitors aud students. All who come are shown the work. and have their inquiries answered; in 1 addition, summer school of ornj- ; hology and gane-farming has. been started on it's second season. The courses given are field. ornithology. 'r, knowing the wild birds; applies in plate and in motion i pictures, and commercial and practi- al game-farming conducted by Her ,ert K Job. author and ornitllolosist, rho is assisted by Robert K. McPhail, ornerly samekeeper to the king of England at Windsor Castle Mir. Me- ,hail is one of the most. skilled work employed at Amston. yisiting specialists will also lecture. m experiment in the cornuaerc' al reeding of canaries Is also of interest
 Am Estof is being developed h.- the National association as a field rendez- ous and q summer colony of nature overs where people of coasenial , earn much amid unusually varied iTd life.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-05

I which he alighted cave1 in. One oi Bishops legs was injured, so that he was confined to his house in the ev | ening.
 A horse belonging to one of the Adams express teams became friSbt- ened during the thunder storm Fon F the driver in. the leg, the result is that Gals smiling countenance will be missed on this side of the river for I a day or two.
 Thursday. July l, 1sSe: The foun- I daton was commenced yesterday for 1 asthree story brick block with base
 ment on Central Wharf, on the lot
 owned by Amasa C.. Hall. It will be a hundred and five feet front, fifty-six
 feet deep and will be fitted up with l five stores on, the first floor, and a tenement over each.
 1 William IT. Douglass, six years old fell from a fourth story window of the house in which his father Robert Douglass lives, to the ground yester- day. He escaped unhurt and Fecov cred from the stunning effect of the fall in a few minutes. Despite the threatening appearance of the weather, the contest for the , Newton Perkins medal in Reclamation, at the Academy last evening. was
 favored with quite large .9, and ap, p
 Congdon, Henry S. Gulliver. Thomas
 J.. Sullivan and s. o. Prentice, demand
 particular attention and between
 these four speakers will be the strife
 for the possession of the medal . Friday, July ?, 1869: The Fourth of
 July coming on Sunday this year
 rather -disarranges the matter of eel
 ebrations and each community will take it's own particular time to ex-
 hibit it's patriotism. In Norwich Mon day will be observed, though there
 will be no public demonstration ex-
 cept the time-honored custom of ringing the bells at sunrise and firing the big guns.
 The school of the Central, Falls and West Chelsea district will close to- day for the summer vacation. The examinations which have been in progress this week have generally been satisfactory
 1.-The st1remen are rubbing up their machine for tomorrow S parade and intend they, shall shine as bright as new dollar.
 The newly elected members of the in office yesterday Captain Small retires after three years of service, and many. regret that he has been compelled to lay aside the badge of office. The new captain, William E. Whaley, has been on the force since it's organization. The new lieutenant. William $. Gordon, is also an old member of the force.
 Saturday. July 5, 1869: The steam CT City of Lawrence will hereafter run from Norwich to New York three times week During the dark seance at the hall the other evening, a well known wag stepped up behind Elder Smith, a ] colored individual, and a very inte- l rested spectator and patted him on the head. He was completely dumb | founded and firmly believed it was 1 one of the spirits.
 The Wauregan Hook and/ Ladder | Co, have during the past week. pre- 1 sented testimonials to the Niagara l and Neptune Engine companies for i extended on the Waure- gan's return from the Philadelphia | excursion.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-05
RECLAIM SUNkEN COAL
 FROM LONG ISLAND SOUND

It has just been ascertained that l. 100000 tons of coal lie at the bottom of Long Island sound within 15o feet of the surface of the water The sal vaging of this fuel will be developed on large scale as q great economic industry.
 This statement from Bridgeport fol- lows the announcement of the United States government that the nation faces critical coal shortage Re claiming the tons of fuel now on the bottom of the sea. it is affirmed, will aid materially ins the present crisis.
 The national shortage of coal finds q part of it's answer according to an announcement from Bridgeport, in Long Island sound and in the long line of sunken coal wrecks that edge the Atlatic coast from Boston harbor to Norfolk, marine experts characterize this coast line as "shipping's greatest graveyard in tile United States
 Thirty thousand tons of coal went to the bottom of Long Island sound in one week last winter. An enormous tonnage is represented in the wrecks listed for years past Salvaging sub marine coal promises to be one of the big after war industries. It will in ausurate- a. new era. in national. thrift and the ;conServation of wasted public utilities now practically ignored. S
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-05
ENLIST FOR INFANTRY
 AND AIRPLANE SERVICE
Especial to Norwich Bull,


 Springfield Mass, July 3-Two lads from Norwich were accepted for enlistment in the army yesterday. Herman Marshak, son of Mrs. Rose Marshak of I23 West Main street was accepted at the Hartford station for infantry to be assigned to an organi- zation going overseas. Neither the army nor France will be new to him. for he went overseas last October with the big guns of the 50th regiment, coast artillery. John J. Zezulawesz, son of Mrs. Helen Zezulawesz of POI 1antic street, was accepted at New London for air service and was sent to Stamford and will be carried by airplane ferry to Hazelhurst Field where he will be enlisted and assign ed to duty.