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New Britain herald., 1920-03-17

East Berlin district, are covered With water. The rain of yesterday, com- bined with the thaW, has resulted in streams of water feeding into the river. ThaWs from the north are be- ginning to have their effect upon the Connecticut River, as the Mattabessett is beginning to receive the bachwater of the Connecticut. The lowlands be- low Towers corner are flooded, due to the steady stream of water pouring out of a manhole leading from the reservoir overflow. The cover has been forced off by the rushing water and there is no means to hold back the torrent. Last year the road and trolley tracks between the Prentice Manufacturing company and Towers corner were flooded with more than a foot of water. holding up traffic for several days. If the thaw is not gra d. ual this year, repetition of last years occurrence is expected.
 The Y. NJ. T. A. and B. society held it's weekly whist party in the club rooms last night Prizes were won by the following persons: First gentle mans. Joseph Ventura, cuff links; second, Fred Karam, tie pin; first lady's, Elliott Ritchie, salt and pepper shakers; second, Irene Driscoll, neck lace.
 Bills to Be Sent Out
 Town Clerk Arthur Woodruff will begin work upon the tax book within few days so that every property owner can receive his tax bill lpv May 1, when taxes are payable. There are nearly 300 bills to be sent out.
 Cars Running Again.
 Trolley service to Berlin street was resumed yesterday afternoon at o'clock the spread rails having been repaired. The trolleymen said this morning that the service is liable to be cut off again, as there still is a chance that the rails vill spread at other places. It is not uncommon to see piece of steel rail with a pie ce broken off owing to the frost which now is seeping out.
 V. I. s. to Make Drive.
 The East Berlin Village Improve ment society will make a drive this summer for better facilities. includ- ing walks, streets and lights. The district has a street lighting system
New Britain herald., 1920-03-17

court. Judge M. O. Ryder was on the bench and Grand Juror Stanley $. Gwilllm prosecuted the cases. The boys entered the Plainville market early yesterday morning "to get something to eat," they explained in court.
 Rooms For Legion.
 Brock-Barnes post, American Le- zion, has secured a room in the Ne1-i building on East Main street, to be used as quarters for the post until better accommodations can be se- cured. The building is occupied by a pool room and some alterations will be necessary.
 Buys Drug Business.
 Gage Kent has resigned as druggist in Byington's store and will leave on April 1. He has purchased the drug business conducted for many years in Forestville by Miss Hunter and will begin business at once.
 Mrs. Mary J. Grocock.
 Mrs. Mary Jane Grocock, wife of Samuel Grocock of New Britain, died this morning at the home of Levi Newell of Maple street. Mrs. Gro cock was 55 years old. The funeral arrangements are incomplete.
 Brief Items.
 Miss Dorothy Conlin of Whiting g street is ill with measles at the hom e of her sister. Mrs. Guy McCleary of New Haven.
 The official board of the Methodist church will meet this evening at ' o'clock at the church parlors.
 The Mission Study class will m eet this evening at 7:30 o'clock at the rectory of the Church of Our Saviour.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-17
TWO GOVTS. IN POWER.
Rcd Cross and Esthonian Powers Are
 Controlling Affairs There

Reval, Esthonia, March 1.-Two governments are holding power in Esthonia. One is the regularly con- stituted executive body of the coun- try and the other is the American Red Cross commission under com mand of Lieut.. Col. Edward Ryan of Scranton, Pa. This commission has been vested with authority to take any measures. political or economic to stamp out the typhus plague rag ing here.
 The Esthonian government realiz- ing it's inability to cope with the dan ger of an epidemic has given the Red Cross authority to put the country under strictest quarantine rules Travel from one point to another by all persons not provided with a Red Cross permit is forbidden and no Esthonian living in an infected re- zion can board a train or leave the limits of his home district without permission of the American authori- ties. These measures have resulted in the Red Cross gaining. control of the
New Britain herald., 1920-03-17
WRITES 12 LETTERS,
 THEN KILLS SELF
Jofis, Short Story Writer, Describes His Emotions Before Turn
 ing on Gas

New York, March 17-Solom Jo- ifs 28 years old. writer of short stories committed suicide in his roome at 76 Delancey street yesterday, but before turning on the gas he set himself to a long task on typewriter. He turned out a, 5000 word letter de- tailing his last emotions, addressed to Dr. Leon Axelrod, a dentist whose office is in the same building, and also wrote eleven other long letters to friends in this country and in Rus sia. At the end of his letter to Dr. ANelrod he wrote: This is a speci- men of a mans handwriting one hour before death
 . .Jofs tackled rudely printed sign on his door warning against enter ing the room with a lighted cigarette e or match. and threw himself on the bed holding a gas tube to his nose. In one of the letters Jofs said:
 'I have tried everything else. and I have now decided to try this. am sober as Mohammedan and ra- tional as a Buddhist
New Britain herald., 1920-03-17
Bar Shadow Dance,
 Worse Than Shimmy

Paterson, March 11.-Dance hall ln- spectors in Paterson, who em bark d recently on a cam mpaign of purification of that city by forbidding jazz and the sfimmy. took another step onward and upward yesterday and promulgat- cd an edict barring the sha dow dance from dance halls. Shadow dancing. it was explained is merely dancing with the lights. turned out. and under a spot light which plays first on one couple and then another.
 The inspectors said they" found shadow dancing was worse than the shimmy and also gave pickpockets, partic ularly women pickpockets, un- usually fine opportunity to ply their trade.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-17

Few of us escape measles-it IS one of the commonest of child hood diseases. Every mother knows the symptoms, but the mistake that most mothers make IS in failing to realize that the child Is not fully recovered after the eruption and fever disappear The air passages are still infamed and if this inflammation Is not cleared up, the air passages may be weakened, thus paving the way for pneumonia or serious disease of the lungs.
 Nightly applications of Wick $ VapoRub will aid nature in relieving this inflammation. Be- cause V1cks acts locally by stirn- ulation thru the sin to draw out the inflammation, attract the blood away from the congested spots and relieve the cough. In addition. the medicinal ingre- dients of Vicks are vaporized by the body heat. These vapors are breathed in all night long,
New Britain herald., 1920-03-17
BerliD'S Oldest Resident Is 92 Years Old
NATIVE OF BLUE HILLS
Has Voted in F'Every Presidential and State Electio,A Since 1S49- Ihaws Place Roads ill Bad Condi- tion-To Seek Improvements.

:, Fred dericll H. Norton, Berhn's oldest citizen, is 92 years old today and, de- spite his years, is as active as most men at 70. He resides at the home of his da ughter, Mrs. R. M. Griswold. Mr. Norton was born in Berlin, in the Blue Hi1as district, March IF, 1928, and has been a resident of the town Rost of his life. He probably is the only person living today who rode on the first steam driven cars between Meriden and Berlin.
 Mr.. Norton was made a voter in the New Britain district in 1S49 and has voted at every presidential and state election since. He still is eX- tremely active and in the best of health, doing much of the work to S6 done around the house, going 10 the post office every day and travel ing about upon trolley cars alone like younger men. His sight and hearin s are not in the least i'm paired.
 Land Under Water.
 The Matta bessett River has begun to overflow it's banks and already hundreds of acres, particularly in the
New Britain herald., 1920-03-17
THREE SHONTS WILLS
Two Filed in New York Divide Trust Fund Income Between Widow and Testator's "Friend."

New York, March 17.-Ry a strange coincidence, three wills of the late Theodore P. Shonts, president of the Interborough rapid transit company, are filed here for probate.
 One will, executed in 1905, which was filed on behalf of his widow. Mrs. Milla D. Shonts, left the bulk of his estate to her and her two daughters. Minor bequests were made to other relatives.
 Two other wills, filed by Cornelius J. Sullivan, attorney for the executors, make provisions for trust fund, the income from which is to be divided between his widow and his friend Mrs. Amanda Thomas. They also contain minor bequests to relatives.
 The first of these wills, dated the death of the beneficiaries of the trust funds, the principal is to revert to the residuary estate and be used for the erection of a memorial hos pital for the use of the employees of the Interborough and New York rail- ways company. The other will, dated January 16, 1917, contains sub stantially the same beauests as the 1916 will except that the trust fund is left upon the death of the bene- ficiaries to the New York post-gradu- ate hospital to found a Theodore P. Shonts memorial for the care of the Interborough and New York railways emplOyeS.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-17

bringing the medication to directly upon the i11harned art
 Childr~ns digest1ons are | cate-easi1y disturbed by much dosing" Vicks, tn, fore, is particularly recomnen' since 1t is externally applied so can be used often and ire without the slightest harm effects.
 Vicks should be rubbed over the throat and chest nj the skin Is red-then spread thickly and covered with flannel cloths. Leave the cid ing loose around the neck a the bed clothes arranged in form of a funnel So the vap arising may be freely inhal| If the cough is annoying, swal1 a small bit, of Vicks the size q pea.
 Samples to new users will sent free on request to the VI Chemical Company 233 Brd Street, Greensboro, N. c.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-17
WALKS WITH BROKEN SPINE.

Providence, R. l., March IT, Reuben Owens, a seaman in the United States Navy, walked into the Providence city hospital yesterday and said he had fallen from a train the day before and wanted to find out what his injuries were. Physicians looked him over and informed him that he had a fractured spine.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-17
VALE, PROFESSOR RESIGNS.

New Haven. March 17.-The resig- nation of pr. Max Mailhouse as clin- icaI professor of neurology in the Yale Medical school has been accepted by the Yale corporation, it was an- nounced last night. The corporation expressed it's appreciation of Dr.
 Nailhouse's 20 years of service at the
New Britain herald., 1920-03-17
Why Measles May Be Dangerous

This is No. of series of advertisements prepared by peten physician explaining how diseases which the air passagesuch Pneumonia Influenza, Whooping Cough Measles long continued Cold-oten leave these nfan1ed congesed state, thus aording favorable foood for invading germs. And how Vicks Rub may be of value in this condition.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-03-25
Team Runs Away in Bristol.

Last Tuesday afternoon at about
500 o'clock a team and hay wagon
from the D. A. NJ. & p. Co., in the
west part of town came tearing
down the street at a two-forty gait.
Pedestrians tried to stop the horses
but to no avail; and in turning
the corner by the Bristol State
Bank. the team crashed into the
new Oakland car belonging to Yer
non Rosebrough which was stand
ing near the H. F. Decker land Of
flee where the team was unable to
proceed. The top of Mr.. Rose
brOugh's car was damaged quite
badly, the tongue of the wagon
penetrating through the back and
up through the top. 1t was very
fortunate that no one was in the car
at the time as it would probably
have been fatal accident.-Bristol
Herald.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-03-25
Haskins-remple.

Married-At the NJ. E. church in
Wiley last Saturday evening, Mr.. E.
III. Temple and Miss Gladys Hask.
ms. both of Wiley, Rev. Gaines Of
ffciating. The young bride is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. H.
Haskins, formerly of Lamar, and
graduated from the Lamar high
school several years ago. The
groom is cashier of the Wiley State
Bank and is a well known bust
ness man of that thriving town.
The couple after short honey
moon trip to California, will make
their home in Wiley-Lamar Reg
lister.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-03-25
Mrs. Puntenney Carlson Dead,

r. NJ, johnson, of this city. re-
ceived the sad news this Thurs
day. morning of the death of Ber-
that Puntenney Carlson at Denver.
tina Puntenney Carlson at Denver.
her death are known as this writ
ing. Mrs. Carlson was well known
in Bristol and vicinity and her
death will be great shock to her
many friends.-Bristol Herald.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-03-25
County Seat News
and Around County
Clipped from Country Exshangss.

Hinton of Holly and one year old
daughter. The sympathy of the
entire community goes out to Mr..
Ressigue in this his second be
reavement in the short space Of a
year, having been called to New
York state recently py the death
of his mother-Hartman Enter
prise.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-03-25
Don't want Much,

The agricultural college faculty
sends out two column article to
be published FREE by the coun-
try papers giving their reasons for
wanting a raise of salary. The
poorest paid of them gets more
than the average country printer,
but still they expect the latter to
spend his money to set up and
publish a boost for them free
Lamar Register.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-03-25
THE BEST LAXATIVE.

My sedentary habits have ne.
cessitated the use of an occasional
laxative. have tried many but
found nothing better than Cham
berlain's Tablets" writes George f.
Daniels, Hardwick, vt. Mr.. Daniels
is proprietor of the Hardwick Inn,
one of the model hotels OF New Eng
land.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-03-25
Small Fire at Rristol.

Monday about noon the Bristol
Alfalfa Mill caught on fire. ]. E..
Gordan happened to be there with
a tank of water and put it out. It
is supposed to have started from a
cigarette carelessly thrown upon
the ground near the >hay.-Bristol
Herald.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-03-25
Now Editor Arrives at Bristol.

The Bristol Herald wishes to ac-
knowledge the arrival of its new
editor and publisher, Ben w. GRAY.
en-, q newspaper man for the past
fifteen years. For the uast two
years Mr.. Craven has held the po-
sitiOn as manager of the Trip
County Journal at Winner, Tripp
county, South Dakota, where he
has successfully built that paper
up to large volume of business
each month Bristol Herald.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-03-25
Lee Ressigue Dead.

Ralph Ressigue, Santa Fe sta
ton agent left Monday night for
California In response to tele-
gram announcing the death of his
son. Lee Ressigue, who died of
pneumonia at his home near Sac
ramento. Lee Ressigue is survived
by his wife formerly Miss Oslo
The Holly chieftain., 1920-03-25
Brings Home french Bride.

Sergeant Sammie Thomas and
his French bride were in Two But
ties the last Of the week. They are
visiting his mother, Mrs. Amanda
Thomas, and two sisters, Mrs. HON.
er Pendergrass and Mrs. Ray Akin,
OF the eastern part of the county.
Sammie brought his bride back
with him from France and OF
course we Americans are bit
curious to see these French brides.
Two Buttes Sentinel
The Holly chieftain., 1920-03-25
Business Change.

G. P. Adams and son, Robert,
have purchased the interest OF E..
w. SeWell in the Adams, Sewell &
Co. Furniture store, and will here.
after be in full control of the stores,
both here and at Las Animas. Mr..
Sewell, who will retire from the
business has been business man
OF our city for a number of years
and has many friends here who
hope he will continue to be citi-
zen of our city-Lamar Register.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-03-25
New Paper for Springfield.

After gap Of about seven years
Springfield is again to have a Re
called The Baca County Republi.
can and will be edited by Chas. E.
Howell, the popular county clerk
OF Baca county. Mr. Howell has
made arrangements to start his
publication at once, and will have a
fine patronage from the start. Mr..
Howell was Lamar visitor this
week and made this office a frater.
nal call.-Lamar Register.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-12-10
,''al'*'i|DSeSsl
GOOD TURNS ON CHRISTMAS
Chance for All to Aid the FrIendless In
Having Happy YuIetIde
Season.

ID EAL purveyors of Christmas cs.sel
~ may often find a market for their
precious wares outside the pale OF
charity. for all homeless people are
not necessarily poor, and neither are
all childless homes necessarily unhap-
py. Housekeepers who are short on
homes may combine these two lackings
and make Christmas day merry de-
light for the grown-ups In spite OF
these unfortunate conditions.
There is always something peculiar
ly pitiable in the idea Of any one
''flocking alone" which should appeal
to the home-maker without family,
so that this should be the occasion for
her to gather In all the bachelor maids
and homeless men of her acquaintance
and give them joyful opportunity to
"fock together" Even the Scrooges,
IL she knows any, should be rescued
from their lonely bowls Of Cruel and
persuaded to open their shut-up hearts
and wear them outside for general I'm
spection, as Dickens says, For Christ
mas DAVIS to peck at" Therefore, col
lect six or eight Of these birds Of q
feather who are destitute of nearby
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-12-10
BURGOYNE CAFE

Two years ago, the Burgoyne
Cafe was closed and four months
passed before a lessee could be Sc
cured to open up tho cafe business
in order that the town people and
the visiting public might be served
in an up-to-date American cafe.
Mr.. Jack Cornish, had eight
years OF experience in the cafe bust
ness before coming to Montpelier to
take care OF the Burgoyne cafe.
Two years ago. four employees were
sufficient to handle the needs of the
business-today twelve are need,
thus proving that the business has
constantly grown and Is receiving
tho patronage due it.
The cafe is spacious one-hav-
ing a seating capacity OF sixty at
the tables, in addition to a lunch
counter which is handled in connec-
ton with the business. The kitchen
equipment is the finest possible to
secure and cleanliness has always
been the watchword or the firm.
Mr.. Cornish is member of the
Boosters Club and interested IN the
welfare of the town. To his many
friends and patrons he extends the
greetings of the season and invites
them to eat their Christmas dinner
at the Burgoyne cafe where splen-
did menu at reasonable cost will be
served.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-12-10

H. B. WHITMAN


Twenty-seven years ago. Mr.. Chas
Hammond and Fl. B. Whitman start
ed general merchandise store in a
small frame building which stood on
the present site OF the Odd Fellows
building. In 1896 Mr.. Whitman
took over the interests of Mr.. Ham
mond and succeeded the firm name
OF Hammond and Whitman with the
firm OF H. B. Whitman Co. During
all the years which have elapsed
since the business first opened Mr..
Whitman has enjoyed most liberal
patronage and today eight times as
much floor space is used as was us
ed when he started.
Mr. Whitman is firm believer IN
the future growth and development
Of Bear Lake county. Es evidence
of his faith in Montpelier, he has
built eight dwelling houses and one
annex to his business. Believing that
money should be invested in the
section in which It is made Mr..
whitman has conferred all of his
holdings In Montpelier thus allow
ing the community to share with
him the benefits Of his business.
Having served the people with
merchandise In his line for the past
twenty-seven years Mr.. Whitman
looks forward to your patronage in
1921 and promises that the business
will endeavor to serve courteously
and faithfully with the lowest price
consistent with good safe business
methods.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-12-10
TOY TREE TABLE DECORATION
Miniature Christmas Emblem May be
surrounded With Presents Tied
With Red Ribbon.

E&Tew%I ECORATE the table with a
SNgE Christmas tree, one OF the
EfNRr3 toy ones, and pile around its
foot q quantity Of presents
tied with red ribbons.
These should be only what q college
man would call "grinds"--perhaps a
tiny tin piano for q wouid-be perform
er. lantern for the one the points Of
whose Jokes are difficult to see, a
placid paper golf bag for the enthusi-
astic player, and so on. each with a
rhyme or quotation, Gays Harper's
Bazaar. If one considers a goose a
somewhat undigniiied bird, ducks may
be exchanged for it. either the domes-
tic fowl or the more expensive canvas
back or redhead Fried celery is very
good with duck, the crispest pieces
dropped in batter and then cooked In
deep fat. But the apple sauce Gro
quotes should not be omitted even
with this. For this informal dinner
there is very good and innocuous
drink to serve with the heavy course
sweet cider, spiced and sugared to
taste, cooked ten minutes and served
hot.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-12-10
YULETIDE THORN TREE SAVED
Blooming Glastonbury, Subject o.
Beautiful Legends OF Christmas,
Was Doomed to Destruction.

0NE Of the most beautiful legends
~ Of Christmas is that Of the Glas-
tonbury thorn. The thorn tree grew
at Glastonbury Abbey, in Somerset
shire, and was supposed to have de-
veloped from the star OF Joseph Of
Arimathea. According to the legend,
Joseph came to Glastonbury and while
lie was resting on a hill, afterward
known as Weary All hill, he stuck his
star in the earth. The STAFF immedi-
ately grew green and budded. and at
Christmas time 1t blossomed into
beautiful flowers.
One chronicler states that during
Queen Elizabeth's reign the thorn had
a double trunk, but that a somewhat
bigoted Puritan, who disliked the tree
because to his mind 1t smacked Of
popery, started to cut It down. and
succeeded IN demolishlng one Of the
trunks. A miracle rescued the re-
naming trunk Of the tree by causing
a chip OF wood to fly up and hit the
Puritan In the eye. wildcat the same
time he slipped and cut his leg
Later the tree was grubbed up, but
a number of smaller trees raised from
slips of the original are said to be
owned by persons In the neighbor-
hood.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-12-10
AVOID CHRISTMAS TREE FIRE
Utmost Care Should BE Used IN Trim
ming, Thus Preventing FATAL
3 lies IN the Homes

EOPLE cannot be too care
LxN9{N9e5 ful in guarding against fire
- 49, when trimming a Christmas
/ tree, says q correspondent
In Good. Housekee p
Ing. There have been scores Of Christi
mas tree fatalities In homes and In
Sunday schools which a little care
might have prevented. The writer
once set q tree In a blaze, consuming
nearly half OF it, tinsel ornaments go
ing with the green branches. a tiny
candle had been wired too high, and II
took only few minutes Of Its brisk
heat to char a branch above It and
start flame. A thick portiere was
torn from It's pole and thrown over the
blaze. If 1t had not been at hand the
light window curtains would have
caught FIRE In another minute. Since
that Christmas our tree has always
been placed In the center Of the room,
and we have eschewed cotton wool,
tlssue-paper angels, and celluloid or
naments. First Of all, we wire each
candle securely in place at the furth-
est end Of branch which has moth
Ing above 1t, either FIR tree or trim
ming. Then as the tree Is denuded we
watch carefully the fast-disappearing
candles. Sometimes one Of them. near
" burned down, vim topple over or be
merely spark of flame, but near to
something infIammable and be mem
aao
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-12-10

Fifteen hundred new members
were added to the lire-saving service
Of the Red Cross last year.