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Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-02
A Flemish Dog and Hi. rwo u..


 Patrasche was a Flemish dog. Before he was fully grown he was bought by a. tmware peddler. who made him draw a cart full of pots and pans.
 It was fortunate that Patrasche was very strong, otherwise he would have died under the heavy burdens, the severe lashngs, the hunger. the thirst. the blows with which the peddier repaid his hard work
 One day. the dog was wearily drag slns his heavy load when for the first tune in his life. he staggered and fell Ills master gave him the only medicine ne ever administered to him-kicks and oaths and blows with a club-and final " iett him beside the road to die
 After time there came along an old man. bent and very feeble. He looked at the dog, found that he was still alive ana carried it home. The old man tend ca nm with so much care that sickness gave way to health, and Patrasche final " stood up on his four stout legs. He seemed surprised to hear no curses and to feel no blows from his new master. The hrst day after the dog got well l and strong he watched the old man as he started off with his milk cans. The next morning before his master had 1 touched the cart, Patrasche walked to it and placed himself between the shafts. At length the old man allowed the dog to draw the cart, and never did a dog go more Joyfully to play than this animal went to his daily task. 1 DIANA DoYoN. Aged 1s l Glasgo
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4 .Iuch Deserved Dip.

One fine day in winter some boys thought they would go skating on the ice if it would bear them. Bill and Jack were talking. while when Jack sug- sested that they call on Charlie as they passed his house. Hey, Charlies," said Jack. CanA you go skating at Browns pond?' T think so" said Charlie, wait minute" Soon the three boys trotted off talking of everything but school
 When they reached the pond they put their skates on and began. Hey. boys" said Jack, ''do you want to see me make circle in the ice? Off he started, but he was we'll mistaken, for he fell in He called for help and when Charlie and Bill heard his cries they ran to his res cue He was heard to say on the way home, "No more skating for me" EDITH M. DEVIT, Aeg Il.
 Bridgeport
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-02
Confused By the Iuitials,

It was Valentine Day in Boxviile. and all the children of the little school were on ther way to play and studies AL most every child carried a small enyeI ope in his or her hand.
 In this merry crowd were Rosemary Gray, Ruth Crown, and Raymond Crane. Rosemary was short and pretty. She had dark curly hair, brown eves and small mouth. Her chum, Ruth was little taller and had light curly hair and light blue eyes Raymond Crane was about twelve years of age a years or two older than either girl. His face was covered with freekies. and his l hands and feet were so large he never l knew what to do with them. He admired both girls but liked Rosemary the bet | ter.
 All the children had by this time ar rived at the schoolhouse. They marched | in single file to the front of the room and all put their valentines in a large | box then went to their seats. | Alter the roll call the teacher went to 1 the box and as she picked out the val entines and read off the names the girl or boy to whom it belonged would step up and get it.
 l Rosemary received many valentines, put the one she prized most was a great pig one, all paper lace, and little red | the initials R. c. After school she went to her girl chum, Ruth. and thanked her | for the lovely valentine she had given 1 her, but Ruth only smiled for all the time the valentine was from Raymond Crane He had been smiling all through the exercises of Valentines Day because he thought of the end of school when Rosemary would come up to him an6 thank him for the valentine Then he | would ask her if he could take her to the valentine party at Sophy Beans house. But the fun was all spoiled now because he had put his initials on the valentine instead of his full name.
 Raymond went home and nearly criet his eyes out. Next day at school hG was laughed at and leased about it. H, knew who was at the bottom of it now It was Ruth Crown. She had told hin that none of the other boys ever pu
 their names on. only their initials, an, he had believed her. Now she coult
 laugh at him. But after all the laugl was on her because Rosemary. when sh
 heard abo:It it. felt very sorry for hin and told him he could take her to tn valentine party that night. So he wen home from school happy.
 AGNES E. SCHREIER. Stafford Springs
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-02
WINDHAM

The Misses Neale entertained about 25 of their friends at a card party on Wednesday. There were four tables of auction bridge and two of 800. Cake and ice cream were served. The guests who passed pleasant afternoon, included Mrs Iffla and Miss Florence Iffla. Mrs Mackey, Mrs. Tucker, Mrs. Jackson and Miss Stockbridge. all of Brooklyn, N. Y, Miss Keliner, Mrs Halsey Kelley and Miss Abigail w Bates of New York, Mrs Burke Ewing of Grand Rapids, Mich, Miss Fanny Brown of New Brit ain, Miss Dowley Brown, Mrs; E. x. Leffingwell, Miss Grace Bates. Misses Clara and Sarah Johnson. Miss H. '. Hatch, Mrs. c. R. Utley, Mrs. A. W. Clifford, Mrs. Ada Larrabee, Miss Maud Stokes Mrs. James c. Lathrop, Mrs II c. Lathrop, Mrs. w. A. Rsymold Miss Julia Raymold and Miss Gertrude Ar hold.
 Miss Ellen Huntington. Miss Adelaide s. Hallen. Miss Pardee and Mrs. s. W Throop of Lebanon motored to Wind l ham and attpded the Congregational church Sunday morning. Miss Marian Potter has been visiting l relatives in Providence and Edgewood R. l.
 MT. and Mrs. Ellery Bates of N Y. 1 e1AC SPCLAuiHS tliS4L 'oSS'NAoiA eAl 19SlAOAl Bates.
 Rev. M. R. Plumb of Edgewood, R. I. has joined his family at Charles Larra l bees for the remainder of his vacation
 Mrs. Halsey Kelley of New York ant her daughter, Mrs, Burke Ewing O 1 Grand Rapids, Mich. who have beel guests of the Misses Johnson went t Norwich on Sunday to visit Mrs. M. A Bolande.
 MT. and Mrs. George Brigham an son are at the Misses Johnson's. havin notored from their home in Buffalo. Mrs. Robert Pegrum went to SuttoT Mass on Saturday to attend the 200t
 anniversary of the Sutton Congregations hurch, where her uncle, Hiram Tracy
 former secretary of the American boar
 was at one time pastor.
 The midweek prayer meeting of t&h
 Congregational church, which was omi
 ted during August will be resumed 0 Thursday at ' 80
 Henry E. Parry is in New York for
 few days.
 George Cook is able to be out agai
 after having been confined to the hout by illness.
 i The ladies of St. Pauls church he 7 their annual sale on the green SatUEzia , from to 6. There were fancy an 5 useful articles. aprons, vigietables, cal
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BROOKLYN

Mrs. F. L. Martin had as recent guests for the day Averill Pendieion Of New York city. Herman Atwood. Mrs. Sweet. Mrs. Allen Slade Mrs. Oliver Griffin. Mrs. William Griffin and Mrs William Thompson Of Stonington.
 w l.. Hall had in his employ Frank Protsoske. a Polander. and Tuesday morning while at work in ;he saWmill on the Mason woodlot just hack Of the South cemetery. a log rolled upon him. breaking his neck. Coroner Bin was ai once summoned and viewed the body which was turned over to L. F. Kennedy undertaken. The man leaves a wife ard five small children.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-02
LIST OF PRIZE WINNERS.

1-Agnes F. Schreier of Stafford springs-The Campfire Girls Amid the Shows.
 Helen T. Greene of Plainfeld- Uncle Wiggily's Automobile.
 5-RusselI Beekuifh of South Wind ham-The Boy Volunteers With the British Artillery.
 4-Alice Cyr of Norwich-Sandy Chipmunk.
 The winners of prize books living in the city can obtain them by calling at The Bulletin business office after 10 a. m Thursday.
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happy again.
 When he went to work again, for even
 in his grief he had to live, his face and
 unusually pathetic brown eyes looked very pleading.
 One day Carl did not sell many papers and he had almost given up, when gen. tIeman touched him on the shoulder and inquired Good luck today, little man E' Carrs lips trembled as he answered, Not very, sir" Something in the strangers voice seemed to encourage him and before long he had told the stranger his pitiful story, and MT. Hall, for that was the mans name, put out his hand and said :: T live on a little farm near Syracuse, and am going home tomorrow Come with me and for once look at a free country"
 Carl was fitted out for the journey It was the first time he had ever ridden in cars, and he enjoyed every moment. When they reached the farm MT. Halls wife looked up surprised and said: What , have we here?" and she smiled kindly at Carl. ''Oh, just a lad I brought up to show the farm to-" said MT. Hall He
 has never been in the country before. | When Carl told the woman his story she cried and said: Perhaps if he is a good boy we might keep him for a while.'' 1 So the next morning at breakfast Carl l was told that he could stay a week. At
 the end of the time MT Hall asked the ] boy if he was ready to go back. Carl with tears in his eyes, said: Any time
 you say ready, I'll go, sir, but I'll never forget this week, and neither will I forget you folks"
 l The farmers eyes filled with tears and i he said: T guess you can stay another week, and then well see what's to be
 done" And as you may guess that aftel
 all the second week was up it was decided l that he should remain for all time. He i!
 a big boy now and. he says When I an
 a man I'll have little farm in the coun try and take poor boys to live there ana be- happy" And we all hope he will carry out these good resolutions.
 l ANNIE HOPKINS, Age 13.
 Jewett City,
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-02
Estfler's Dream.

Last Saturday when I was walking to the, store l met Esther, who told me about remarkable dream she had the night before
 She thought she was coming along the sidewalk when there was a hole in which the men were about to put coal into the cellar She didn't see the hole and fell through. She felt herself going quickly and awoke with start, to find it was only dream.
 After she finished telling her story we both laughed and Esther said she was glad it was not a real experience I told her when she had another dream like it to invite more of her friends to en- joy the fun. We then parted after Es- ther promised she would
 ALICE CYR, Age 10. oh
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-02
At Atlantic Beach.

Dead Uncle Jed I have not written to you for a long time. I am going to write about the Sunday school picnic We had it at Atlantic beach and went on the trolley car, leaving at a quarter past nine. When We got there we didn't go while in bathing right away, but after awhile we did. We had are own bathing suits and lunch The ocean was awful cold, so we went over in Brightmans pond across the car track It was warm there We ate our lunch on the beach with oS4 bathing suits on Then We went in again. We went home on the quarter of six car. It was a very pleasant picnic. We are going to the beach again this week
 BETTY BENSON, Age g. North Stonington
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-02
Spring.

Of the four seasons of the year I enjoy spring the most. It is wonderful to see nature reawakening after it's long sleep through the cold winter. Now that the pussy-wiIlows have arrived The lit tie violets ad daffodils will soon be here and all the little field flowers It will be beautiful in the woods when the trees are covered with green leaves and the lit tie birds singing all day and building their nests getting ready for their lit. tie baby birds to arrive everything seems so wonderful I am so full of expecta- tion just wish that I could go ahead and plant my garden right away It i: such a joy to me when I see the first of the little green sprouts come up. Ther I look forward to the arrival of my summer vacation.
 MAUDE HAMMEL, Age 14.
 New London.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-02
LETTERS WRITTEN BY WIDE AWAKEs.
HearinE sousa's hand.

4 short time ago Sousa's band was heard in Willimantic, and I was lucky enough to heaA it.
 I went the da before ard stayed with relatives till TNrsday afternoon when the concert was held.
 The pieces were fine. especially those - including Who's Who in Navy Blue, The Stars and Stripes Forever and Swanee, which MT. Sousa composed himself.
 There was the vocal singer who sang two selections, one of which Fanny, Mir Sousa composed. Then followed the harpists two selec- .tions and those following were DardaneIla and a few others which completed the concert l never heard anything like il before.
 - RUSSELL BECKWITH, Age Il.
 South Windham.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-02

Mrs. Joseph Dellbridge. Ds Bridgeport
 Miss Lillian Clark will leave soon for Pennsylvania to teach school.
 Mrs. Nj. J. Cogan has returned to her home in Brooklyn. \. r.. after a visit 10 Mrs. Olivia NJ. Case of Pine Grove.
 Sanford Mesch of Groton Long Point IS visiting Morton Swinney Of Grand street
 Mrs. Josiah Toms has gone to Cleve- land, C., to visit her sister.
 Mrs. George Howard and daughter. Miss Elinor. Of Norwich. arg yisitias < Mrs. Towards parents, Capt and Mrs. J. P. Clark, of Smith avenue.
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A Trin to the conntrx.

Carl was a poor lad who lived in New York with his feeble old grandfather Sometimes he blacked boots and at other times sold papers. He did not earn much by this, and when he did not have good day it meant that he and his grandfather would have to go to bed hungry.
 When Carl made his daily round he thought What if dear old grandfather should die? It was he who kept Carl from being what most street boys are.
 At length the old man could not see or hear, but the lads love for him now be- came still greater. He cared for the old man as If he had been a child. Carl knew the old man could not live long but when 3 died it seemed as if he could never be
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-02
Our Sunday School Picnic.

Dear Uncle Jed: Our Sunday school went for picnic on Thursday, August ?, and We all went to Ocean Beach on the steamer Nelseco. We left Norwich at 10 a. III. There was candy, ice cream and other things on the boat
 When We got to Ocean Beach I and some friends went to see the merry-go- round, I saw a lot of people in the wa ter
 By this time it was time to eat our lunch. When We had finished our lunch we took a walk. I had a very good time Our church bell was ringing at a. m. to let us know that We were going We left Ocean Beach at 5.3O D. m. and I got home at 8 o'clock
 BERTHA PENHARLoW, Age Is.
 Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-02
ROCKVILLE

Miss Cora Irish of Providence is the guest of her grandparents Mir. and Mrs. Paul B. Irish.
 Charles Boss and Ernest Boss were visitors at Laurel Glen Sunday.
 Arthur G. Burdick of New London vis- ited relatives here Sunday.
 Deacon Alfred B. Burdick of New
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-02
LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT,

Marjorie Williams of Norwich-I re- oeived your prize book entitled Sanford and Merton, for which I think you very much. have read it through twice and found it very interesting.
 Eleanor A. KamInski Of Norwich Many thanks for the prize book which I received I read it through and found it very interesting
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-02
A Queer Place for Kitten.

Wednesday we heard a kitten crying. We didn't know where it was Finally we found out it was in the wall Thursday father dug a hole in the wall He found TWO little kittens. One of the kittens was a tiger kitten. The other one was gray maltese One was given away. The other one was drowned Afterwards We found another kitten in the attic
 ISABEL KENNEDY, Age To-. lee Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-02
My Trip to Mt. Tom,

Dear Uncle Jed: We started at 8 O. eIcck Sunday morning and had a lovely
 ride to Springfield and then to Mt. Tom.
 Then we went up in the car. We looked m some funny mirrors and we looked in a telescope and saw Mt Holyoke. After we had seen all the pretty things we started for home. I would like to 20 I>7gar.
 FANNY ROBINSON, Age g. NorWicn
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-02
RuIss For Young writers.

Write plainly on one side of the oansr only. and number the pages.
 2-Use pen and ink, not pencil
 s--Short and pointed articles will pc given preference Do not use over zsS words. 4-original stories or letters only will be used.
 s-write your name, age and address olainiy at the bottom of the story.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-02

London has been a recent guest of Dea- con Charles o. Crandall and sister, Miss Phebe Crandall
 Clarence Kenyon of Providence has been a recent guest of his father. Elmer E. Kenyon.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-02
A Long and Nice Trip.

- Dear Uncle Jed We'll. here I am back
 again from my trip out west, and I will try ard tell you about it. We had a very
 nice trip There were my papa and
 mamma, my brother Lewis, grandma and
 grandpa and my friend Esther in our party. Papa drove the car and as we
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pened to look on the left side and saw a gold medal pinned on his coat with a nice red, white and blue ribbon engraved
 "Croix de Guerre'' LEO PELTIER, Aged 13. Taftville
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-02
TERRIBLE ECZEMA FOR 10 YEARS
No Trace Of The Disease Since Taking aE[uii-a.tiYRsn
DoyEa, Nrw HANPsHtRH

DOVER, NEw HAHRsHIREt Tn 1906, I began to be betroubledwith Ee=enG My arms and legs were bandaged most of the time; and sometimes could squeeze the pus out of my hands, they were SO bad. About 8 months ago, chanced to read an ad. of 'Fruit.a- tiyes' and 'Sootha Salva', in which was told of a person cured of Weeping Eczen.a by these remedies,
 Atter using t~o boxes of fFnat-o-f:gss' and one bOs cf ;SOotEa-SalDa' I an entirely free of Eesema"
 Dr, E. N. OLZENDAAf, D.v.M. 5oc. box, 6 for g %, trial size 25c. At dealers or from FRUIT-A-TIVEs Limited, oGDENSBURG. N. r.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-02

E. Kenyor
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1920-05-20
BOY SCOUTS

The Boy Scout Troop No. 10 of
Estancia is steadily growing. There
are nine to date who have taken the
tenderfoot examination and more to
take it this week.
Encampment is being planned for
next week, commencing Tuesday,
May Oath and lasting till Saturday,
May goth. No one can go on this
trip except those who have passed
the tenderfoot examination and paid
their enrolment dues.
Every scout is urged to be pres
ent Wednesday night at 7:3O at the
Woman's Club room. Those who
have not taken the examination but
who expect to soon, come prepared
for the examination Wednesday
night.
There is nothing so interesting,
so fascinating and so instructive to
a boy as scouting. 1t determines
the real boy from the mollycoddle.
The boy who takes an interest in
scouting will take an interest in
business and other things and has
ninety-nine chances of success to the
other fellows one.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1920-05-20

if they are asked in June, as by
June contractors generally have
their seasons work completely lined
up, and will not take on additional
work except at higher profit. Sup
plies, also, are more difficult to OBJ
tain, if contracted for in June, than
if contracted for in January.
sc. You cannot afford to take
less than practically par for your
bonds, as you have no margin to
spare at present prices. 1t would
be better to wait a year and get a
satisfactory plant, rather than pro.
ceed now and get cheaper made
quate plant.
at will probably be severe dis
appointment to your citizens who,
in voting for the bonds, voted for
progress, to learn that progress must
be delayed but under the present
circumstances | feel that to proceed
at once would be most inadvisable.
l would, however, strongly urge that
the detailed plans for the work be
pushed ahead, and the bonds be is
sued but not sold, so that as soon
as the bond market and material
situation are improved you can pro-
coed without any delay to sell the
bonds and call for bids.
Respectfully,
HAROLD F. GRAY,
Chief, Division Of Sanitary Engineer.
ing and Sanitation"
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1920-05-20
THE GRAND JURY

There was some trouble in get.
ting a grand jury for this term of
court, the regular panel and two
special venires being required to
fill the jury.
AS finally made up the grand
jury is as follows, with Cristino
Chaves as foreman:
Julian R. Romero, Jesus Sanches
Eutimio Luna, G. M. Kayser, Man
uel D. A. Otero, Bert Garland.
Frank Sandusky, Manuel Archuleta,
c. B. Smith, Pedro Schubert, Luis
Sena, Jose A. Garcia, Sam G. Shar-
on, E. K. Chandler, Manueliano
Chavez, Natividad Salas, c. L.
Creighton, Bias Duran, Cristinc
Chavez, Matt Freilinger.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1920-05-20

with an outlook for greatly re-
duced acreage in most all sections
of the country, with definite de-
mand for beans established through
advertising, with the genuine food
value of beans brought before the
public as result of the outlaw
strike-for those and other good
reasons, it looks like general ad-
vance all the way down the line.
Farmers seemingly have no great
desire to let go of their stocks on
hand, now that there is demand
for them. 1t may possibly turn out
that, under the stimulus of higher
prices, many farmers who had given
up the idea of raising beans this
year may suffer change of mind,
and if this happens, there's going to
be more seed beans needed.
"Past experience has proved that
anticipation often comes to naught,
but just the same, at present we
feel safe in saying that we antlcl-
pate good demand with steady
advance in price"
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1920-05-20
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
CONVENTION

A delegate convention of the
Democrats of Torrance county is
hereby called to meet in the Pas
time Theater in Estancia on We'd
nesday, May 26th, 1920, at II
o'clock A. M, for the purpose of
electing seven delegates and seven
alternates to attend the state con-
vention to be held in Roswell or
June 9rd, and to transact any 9th
or business that may properly come
before said convention.
Each precinct will be entitled tc
one delegate and one additional
delegate for each ten votes or ma.
jor fraction cast for the Democrat,
ic candidate for governor in 1918
Precincts created since the 1918
election, and precincts from which
territory was taken to create such
precincts, should elect the number
of delegates to which it is believed
they are equitably entitled, and the
matter of representation of such
precincts may then be brought be-
fore the convention for adjustment.
Precinct primaries to elect dele
gates to the county convention arc
hereby called to meet on Saturday
May 22nd, at such hour and place
as precinct committeeman may des.
ignate. Democrats of precincts in
which there are no precinct commit.
teemen are asked to meet by COM
mon consent and elect delegates anc
form precinct organizations.
W. D. WATSON, Chairman.
R. G. ROBERTSON, Secretary.
Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1920-05-20

Window shades at Waggener's.