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Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-03
sTONINGToN

Max Hershenson was before Judge Fairbrother in the stonington town court or complaint of Prosecutor Hewitt, charged witbfeeping a disorderly house, The accused pleaded not guilty His at torney as well as one of the witnesses for the prosecution, being out of the state, the case was continued to Satur- day A bail bond of s20O was furnished.
 Stonington Pointers.
 Miss Lizzie H. Bradley has been en- gagged to teach in the seventh and eighth grades in the West Broad street school PaWcatuck
 Frederick D. Owen, of Washington, is at his summer home for a week.
 These school janitors have been ap- pointed: James F. Stephen, Borough school Abram Lewis West Broad street Frank Rabbit, Mystic; C. H. Burdick, Olt Mystic.
 Mrs. c. G. Babcock entertained a party of nearly fifty Wednesday evening, il honor of her daughter-in-law, Mrs c
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-03

or Gates, the people were given oportuni- ty to visit the fine exhibition of cattle, poultry, vegetables, swine, sheep and fancy and home canning, all these entries having been made, upon which prizes will be awarded by competent judges.
 The many booths, where, criers sold all kinds of chances, were patronized and later in the evening the dance hall af- forded many a chance to dance while music was being furnished by the Majes- tic orchestra.
 At 8 o'clock the CT tertainment program was started, six feature acts pleasing the audience, numbering several thousand. Allen and Emery in their comedy ITrampoline. an act full of fancy and trick tumbling; Carlson and Wilson, in classy, hand balancing stunt; Jack Spratt
 and lady partner, in a fancy western rop-
 ing act. and Ashton and Caile. the two
 Bumpty Bump boys. were applauded heartily as they went through their per formance.
 Attracting great attention. Meriden
 lodge, No. 35 arrived here at about 7.30 and headed over the marching route for the park. Escorted by the band and all carrying red fire. they marched to the fair grounds to take part in making Willimantic's second annual Elks' Coun- 1 try Fair a grand success.
 On exhibition just inside the main en- trance were eight head of valuable blooded stock entered by William Henry
 Hall of Wilmington. Along the line to ti,e right were pens containing swine and sheep, and in a tent to the right were l many fancy breeds of poultry entered by | local and out of town parties who realize the merit of competing for prizes for the l pure breeds they were raising Over to the extreme right of the grounds stood the exhibition hall, where canned goods and fancy goods were to be seen High class truck gardening exhibitions were on display beneath the tent along tbc rig;.t line 2f lle park
 The tea garden on the knoll overlook the city, under guidance of Prof. D. F. | Clifford and 12 local girls, was the center | of much attraction by those desiring a 1 bit to eat and drink. Local companies 1 also had the exhibitions along the knoll l Near the main entrance stood the Lib | erty cottage. This historic bit of struc-
 ture has been repaired and decorated fo1
 the occasion.
 1 Tonight (Friday) bodies of Elks from Norwich and Rockville are to visit the ! city and uon arrival will be presented
 with the keys of the city by delegation from the local order. The Valley street armory has been taken over for head tquarters for visiting Elks.
 Saturday Elks from ali sections vii come to the city. the same plan to bt Icarried out on Labor day, the closing day of the fair. Claire and Ethel Mathieu the famous twin daughters of MT. ant
 Mrs. Henry J. Mathicu, of this city, are t, Isive exhibitions of fancy diving Thcs, two girls lately won fame in the mill
 and one-eishth swim in the Charles river
 when they equaled the time of the winne
 in the 1919 swim.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-03
WILLIMANTIC
Ssr-sss sur..la. &uun...i. orls.. % Church street. TeIsphsns Iss.

Narwfeh Hutiatin, WMlfmantie Onlees % Church street.. Telephone 1es.
 Since the resignation of J. D. Elmen- dorf. Americanization agent of the town of Windhann, on May 1st of this year, of Mir. Elmend0rf also left vacancy in ths city for an industrial secretary at rhe local '. M. C. A. Following some work by the state headquarters, 1t became knorn in this city Thursday that c. B. Gilman of Milford, Mass. was to take the oficcs formerly held by MT. Elmendorf. Mr. Gilman arrived in this city wednes- day and Thursday morning took up his dutiea NIr. Gilman comes to this city highly recommended as a man interested in Anerlcznization work and he has a!- ready made plans tc meet all those inter csted In taking out their Americanization papers. These peonle are invited to meet with NIT. Gilman at his office on the sec ond noor Of the local association build ing. the office used by NIT. Elmendorf while he was engaged in this work in this district
 Nr. Gilman comes to this city from Milford. Mass. where he has been em- pioyed for the past two and one-half years as general secretary of the Y. NJ. C. k. of tnat city, and was active in indus trial and Americznization work He re- ceived his training in the Springfield '. M c. A training sCrool. graduating from that school in 1905. He has held respon- rihic positions at Montpelier. Vt, Water -iou71. N. Y, and at tte Boston r. Nj C. A.
 Durinx Che summer repairs have been made at the local Y. M. C. A. building the work to be finished up this coming week. when a New York concern will make improvements in the swimming pool and room. A new tile wall is to be built into one side Of the room and, other al - ferztions. including the draining and cleaning of the pool. The work will |. probably take more than week to com -piets
 In the police eourt Tuesday morning the case against Henry Page charged with assault on the person of David Williams. was nolled upon payment of eosts amounting to s7.15. The assault took place in the Hall q Bill printing riant on Wednesday morning. but since then the parties have reached settle
 nrnt and shock hands, calling the affair ag
 victor KainvIle, sI, of woonsockst. R. I, and Frank Williams, 2f, of this ciyt. entered pleas Of guilty 10 the charge of eteaiinc the Ford automobile. the property of e H Poster of Lebanon, Tuesday night while it was parked at Lincoln square this city. the automobile being valued at Sloo. They were bound over 70 the next criminal term of the superior lcourt under bonds Of tf.ooO each. Neither young man seems to feel that he has need
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-03
CENTER GRoToN

The annual Sunday school picnic was held Aug. 21st on the church grounds. A business meeting was held at II a, m
 by the Baptist association, the trustees. Deacon Wilcox of Mystic, Rev. Dr. Fitch of Noank. Rev. Osmer Buddington of Poquonoc Bridge. Rev. George Atha of Groton borough. being present, besides Rev. Frank s. Robbins and wife of Pres ton City Dinner was served after the
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-03
W. Burdick of Brooklyn, \. Y.

w. Burdick of Brooklyn, N Y
 H. NJ. Canty and family of Whining ton, Del, returned home on Wednesday by automobile after a summer here.
 Mrs. Sarah A. Knowles, S1, died Thursday afternoon, at her home in Me chanic street
 Rev William R. Uchtman, pastor of Lester Street Seventh Day Advent church. Pawcatuck has resigned and accepted pastorate of the Advent church in Prov idence and charge of the mission in Paw tucket. He will be succeeded by Rev. E. c. Pettis of New London He will con tinue to reside in that city and continue in charge of the mission there
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-03

business meeting and consisted of clam chowder. cake, pies, etc. The number present was 75 or more, there being number from out of town. It was voted a tthe business meeting to repair the church and purchase a new organ.
 Mrs. William A. Gray attended the fu- neral of NIT. Chapel of Clinton, Conn.,
 Mrs. Hoffman Bailey and children were visitors at c. W. Bailey's on Sun day.
 Mir Grant and family of Boston were week end guests at George Dabolls.
 Miss Rachel Buddington was a week end guest at Charles Ferguson's.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-03
Breed rbsat,..

Beautiful women and wonderful eo1hs are just part of The Fighting Chance" a. photoplay adapted from Robert W. Chambers brilliant society novel of tht same name. As you know RobeIf ". Chambers is one of the most briliisn; writers. of the present day His hooks are all best sellers" 'HThe Fighting been produced as a motion picture and will be shown at the, Breed theatre rlef Sunday, Monday and Tue.lay Full oi the dash and color. of New. ork's smart. est society set The Fighting Chance" tells the story of loves triumph over the Weaknesses handed down to a gauth and maid by a long line of hafd-ridfng, hard-drinking ancestors. Colorful out of-door pictures of society at play. glimpses into intrigues of the idle rich and an underwater love scene thah you'll never forsset-it's all but = part of the en- tertainment in ''The Fighting Chance Anna O. Nilsson and Conrad Nagel .are in the case and the picture is Para mount Aircraft Special.
 Other pictures on this great holiday bill are Buster Kreaton in the first oi his million dollar comedies, , "One Week" The mana cement of this thea. Ire after seeing this comedy does no hesitate in saying that this is the great
 
 | The Pathe News, the only real news weekly and Pearl White in 'fshe Black l Secret" will complete this geat hoii- | day bill. Four shows Labor Day, L3o, | 3, SIS and S15.
 Breed Theatre.
 | The ever-increasing number of motion | picture fans to whom May AIlison's every appearance is an event will have the opportunity Friday and Saturday al the Breed theatre to see the golden hair ed star enact part unusual even in the long list of her successes: that of alasy Manchester. heroine of George Kibhf Turner's magazine story. previously printed in ''The Red Book" ...s | The story according to advance in. formation revolves about the conspir scy of two interruptions bankers to re tair possession of a rien young wjier. fortune. When she dies they ensa ges 2 young girl who resembles her close.y [, inPersonate the woman whose none! that still seek to hold to iriis:. G
 Other pictures on the pill sre ehe r athe News, Ford Edrcario1ai and oEi of the best Sunshine Co.,edies sh.wi hCre in some time. titled "Choksn La Cabaret" This is chdck full of latiSh and will surely please you.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-03

Mrs. Frummers have returned to New York.
 Mrs. F. H. Bennette returned home on Sunday after spending two weeks in "Southbridge and Charlestown, Mass.
 MT. and Mrs. Shaw of Boston were guests of Arthur Tanner several days last week.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-03
What Is Going On Tonight.

Vaudeville and Motion Pictures at the Motion Pictures ta Breed Theatre.
 Vaudeville and Mctfoa Pictures q Davis Theatre. Robert o. Fletcher Post, No. {, A !. meets at 25 Shetucket St.
 meets in Foresters' Hall =
 White Cross Council. No. 15, k of c. Hugh H; osgood Lodge./No- -692o,. L o
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-03
RECORD BREAKER WEEK -..--
 BY HENS GT sT6RNa


 The forty-third week of the laying contest at Storrs was a record bresker. In nearly all fiocks egg yields have stead fly declined since the high point last May and will. of course continue to do so until the end of the hens laying year in October. In spite of this fact the hens in the contest laid IT eggs more than in the previous week. They exceed the five year average for this period by a margin of 2s0 eggs and they Izid-f7 eggs more than the best previous rec ord for the forty-third week. The total yield for all pens was 3.625 eggs, yield of nearly 52 per cent. as compzred With the best previous record of 3,s0s made two years ago. The weekly yield for the different breeds was as follows: -s--.s. Plymouth Rocks ...-...... t6.s percent Wyandottes ... l5.2 percent Rhode Island Reds ...... 4s.1 percent White Leghorns .........5s.5 percent >Miscellaneous e. l1S percent A pen of White Legfiorns owned by Hollywood Farm. Hollywood. Wash. won l first honors for the week by lavins 5s eggs A pen of Barred Rocks owned by Jules F. Francais of Westhampton | Beach. L. l.. was second with ,57 seses Oneek Farms pen of Barred Rocks | from Northampton Beach, L. L, was 1 third with a yield of 56 eggs. 4 pen. of White Leghorns owned by Bonnie Brook Farm. Cazenovia. N. Y, was fourth with | 5 eggs. -.,,-..- sas l A number of Connecticut breeders whc 1 have hens in the Storrs contest left eafly i Sunday morning for an automobile tour | to New Jersey to inspect the laying and breeding contest about to be started n Bergen county and also to visit the laying 1 competition at Vineland. There wers | eight cars carving thirty-five members | and officers of the Connecticut Poultr: Association representing every county n the state. In addition to the laying triail ! the itinerary includes a stop at the Nev Jersey Experiment Station at New Bruns wick. trip to several large speeizit, poultry farms in the Lakewood sectio, and a days run through Hunterdou. com ty All members of the Connecticu Poultry Association are guests of fh New Jersey Association. M
 The three leading pens each .ots n principal pens in tach of the prfnctS< varities are as followss
 Plymouth Rocks.
 Jules F. Francais tBarred) West
 hampton Beach. l.. l. ,..-,.-..s. :. iss oneck Farm CBarred). wesihafnr-
 ton Beach L. l ~ 70. Merritt NL Ozark tBarred). Brook
 field Center. Conn. ..-......l fse
 White wsandottes. ga. Harry D. Emmons. Plymouth. Conn. 1sl Ms. R ". Stevens, ScIIuylerviIle. N MerrythoaEh Farm, columiSti, '
 Conn ----- ..----..... fbs
 Rhode 1eslsd Reds.
 Pinecrest Orchards. Groton. Mass. fs Deer Brook Poultry Farm. Short
 Falls. N. H. .................. 1s. Jacob F. Jansen. North Haven.
 Conn. ..--......... 1s'
 White Lerhorns. F A. Ballard, Chestnut Hill. P. IT Hollywood Farm. Hollywood. WlQG. fS George Phillips. Seymour. Conn. e. Ig
 Miscellaneous.
 4. r Hampton CBl. Leghorns) Pi.
 town. N. J. .. Is A l. Anderson CR. l. whites)
 Windham, x. H. ....,. 1s Fl P. Cloves tBuff wyaudottesJ.
 Hartford. Conn .. 1s
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-03
ASHFORD

Miss Inez Whittimore returned to Providence on Monday after spending the summer at The Oaks.
 Mrs. Miranda Stone is visiting few days at Walter Greens.
 Visitors who have been stopping at
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-03
PLAINFIELD

Dance tonight, Casino, Jewett City. Morey's band, R. P. ardner, soloist.-- adv
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-03
VOI.UNTCWN

Dance in Glasgo tonight Music py Humphreys Novelty orchestra.-adv
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-03
MOOSUP

Dance tonight, Casino, Jewett City, Morey's band R. P. Gardner, soloist.- adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-03

Great Britain is now convinced that the existence of a strong synthetic dye indus try is a military necessity and essential to the defense and security of the united kingdom.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-03

n6iIefin ofneS every morning except sunday at 4s0 o'clock fer Wilfimantfc
 Ftrat ear in morning to leave wifi.
 nAnfie for Norwich. Inquire at New fsrk Luncn or at the hotels. novala
Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-03

While fishing near Altoona. Pa. John Is@tt hooked a monster pike. but k broke the line and got away So far. that is the usual fish stofy, but this ons has a different sequel. Next day Mr Iseit was fishing in the same place, when fellow-follower of Izaak Walton successfully landed the pike that. fst away from Isett hook. line and all
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-03-19
SERVICE MEN, ATTENTION!

The eighteen thousand men in the States
OF Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and
Montana who under the terms of retroactive
Federal compensation act are receiving checks
of from 5000 to 5000 each are not opening more
than their share of mail. Believing that a large
percentage of these men are unfamiliar with
investments, many Sam Slick has adopted
them as his bosom friends, offering, as a special
favor, large blocks of "Blue Sky inc" at a
ground floor price
That these eighteen thousand men, all of
them disabled in the service of their country.
may be in danger of losing their capital is a
Iact tnat should DE guarded against by the loyal
citizens in every community
Unless the money is to be used in person.
al business, advice as to investment should be
requested from bankers or we'll known business
men. AS means of saving until business OBJ
portunlty arises safe loss proof method is an
investment in United States Treasury Certifi-
Gates.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-03-19

The American language must be hard for
a foreigner to learn We have so many words
and phrases which have so many different
meanings to them. wink makes word or
a phrase mean altogether differently than what
Webster intended that it should mean Fer
instance-Take the word that is so common and
SO disgusting to most of us these days-"Proft-
soaks us SIS for pair of shoes or a hundred
dollars for an all wool GU suit of clothes or
charges SO cents gallon for inspiration Tor
our Henry, etc. And then it does not apply to
the man with pint on his hip who says IS g."
Must be confusing, our language to man who
has just come over and is trying to catch on to
English as she is spoke'
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-03-19

70 the man with time to burn, daylight
saving does not interest him. 1t is the man
who commences his work at seven in the morn
ing and quits at six at night that it does interest
He is the one who gets the benefit of this turn
ing the clock ahead There are many persons
of this kind, but seemingly not enough of them
to bring about daylight saving. Anyone own
Farmers, strangely, object to it. 1t is the man
who is tied to his work. by regular hours that
wants the extra daylight. His tire is not his
own. He must go 70 work by the whistle and
he quits by the sarle sound and that hour or
more OF sunshine after the days work is done,
means daily vacation for nim Rut it looks
as though he must forego the pleasure of it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-03-19
The 3,42S deserters from the

The 3,428 deserters from the army in
here in the good old U. S. as we at times fondly
imagine. From 1889 to 1918 we only lynched a
few thousands of our brothers during our leisure
hours. The sunny southland beat us to it by
some S7.9 per cent. Here in the North we did
not use quite as much hemp as that, but did
our share. 1t was below the old Mason Dixon
line that the greatest number of lynchings &C.
CURED and more kerosene used They made
some records there We are calling the Turk
murderer and inhuman and asking for his ex-
tinction and all that while our own PRAYER
books are unhumbed. "Thou Shalt Not Kill"
seems to have been censored out of the old
home bible of ours.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-03-19
SCHOOL NEWS

prepared by the Pupils0

Ely High Wins Second Contest From
Tower.
Playing real basketball and fight
ing every minute, our High School
Basketball team took Tower into
camp the second time, by score of
20 to II.
The game was rough at times but
our boys never stopped to argue
with the other team. When two or
three of the Tower boys would be
after Bottiani, our team would play
basketball and make an easy basket
The first half ended 10 to z in our
favor. Hario made three baskets,
Skantze one and Hipakka one in the
first period.
Tower had eleven chances from the
foul line and were only able to make
two of them.
The second half opened with Tow
er determined to win, but after
Skantze had dropped in couple of
baskets, they seemed to lose heart and
resorted to rough play. 1t was at
this time where our team showed
their real spsrtmanship for instead
of coming back at Tower with rough
play, they smiled and played all the
harder. This sort of spirit seemed
to bother the Tower team and they
could not get together.
In the second half, Skantze made
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-03-19

Billie Taft thinks that the confscation of
coal and. also the fixing of prices on it, are IL
legal. There are lot of things, VIM. that are
illegal but get by in good order. If the govern
ment did not take hand in it, the operators
and the profteers would soak us anyway so
what's the odds? The old holdup game will
never die or become obsolete. The ultimate
consumer gets it coming or going and the ak
always gets to his neck first. Let us now hold
up our hands and without protest, for what is
the use of protests or investigations?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-03-19

power machine and produces four different
sizes of sand and gravel. Labor for this kind
of work is hard to get and the machine will
prove large saving over the labor of men and
in short time will pay for itself Il seems that
the more machinery made, the less men can be
found to operate it. Without machinery the
world would be greatly, handicapped and ort
few OF the big jobs would be undertaken for a
lack of help. The Panama Canal would never
have been built without machinery.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-03-19

Governor Frank o. Lowden Of Illinois is
making quite noise these Gays ana is coming
in for some mention as Republican candidate
for the presidency. Frank is sending out a
brief account of what he has done and is telling
us what he will do if elected. 1t sounds fine
all the way through his pamphlet he mails us,
but there is yet time to pick the winner. He
was born in Minnesota in 1861 and from that
fact he should make good man.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-03-19

Son, there are lust as big thing, lying
around loose today as there was when the
standard Oil was started il we hut have the
head to find them and start them going. Too
many Of us are like the pin ore pushes in their
their coat lapel-thc head CT the PIN keeps it
from going any farther, that's ALL And then
we sit around ani' howl about "Bic Business
while al the time We ire trying to steal a ride
in the E. B. limousine. Queer Critters us COM
mon peepul.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-03-19
The 3,428 deserters from the arm

The 3,428 deserters from the army in
Minnesota are now going to the postoffice in
vain for their bonus money. They are getting
theirs in another way. In the contempt of the
men who did go. And lot of money is being
scattered out these days to the boys who were
true blue and went and took their medicine
wherever. 1t would seem that these slackers
would forever be ashamed to come out of the
woods and mingle with real men. Better to
be dead over there than to live the life of shame
that they are now living here.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-03-19

liberty Bonds afe going lower and lower
but the man with wheelbarrow load OF them
should worry. Should they drop to so cents
per hundred, they would still be dragging down
the interest of 100 per cent values. At ma
turity is where they will show up strong. Hold
them until you are starving before disposing of
them. They are The best--no worry invest
ment ever. Hang on to them and buy more.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-03-19

1t certainly is the day and age Of machinery
with u.s. There was time when MANY be-
lieved that machinery took the place of work
men and believed that we would be better off
without labor-saving machines of anv kind
The city of Ely is advertising in this issue for a
sand screen and bin. This machine !, very
much needed in the local sand pit. It is a