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New Britain herald., 1920-12-11
FIRE RAZES WAREHOUSE.

Harrisburg, Pa. Dec. 11.-Fire early today destroyed the large ware house Of the American Rag, Metal and Junk Co.,, and dama ged adjoining properties to the extent of about $100,- coo. The origin of the fire is un- known
New Britain herald., 1920-12-11
WHOLE TOWNS. DES'
200 Reported Killed and 1S.| less in Southern Alban| Earthquakes Still Cont1n1

Rome. Dec. 11.-Al tho the Tepeleni districts, sod bania, have beenJ destroyed lent earthquake according Iona message to the Tem1 Two hundred persons areI killed whilo 15,000 have
 homeless.
 The town of Tcpelinf itsel1 p1ctely razed.
 The message reports tll continuing.
 Previous messages, oriG1 Avlona on December B. earthquake shocks in thel district, rendering thousa4 less, but made no mention ties.
 Dr. John Reynolds of thi1 the head of the Red Cross| petition sent into this dist
New Britain herald., 1920-12-11
TRUCK FACTORY REOPENS
This Branch of General Motors, At Pontiac, Mich.. Resumes Operations After Months Lay or.

Pontiac, Mich, Dec. 1.-The Gen eral Motors Truck plant here has re- stunned operations after a period of four weeks idleness. About half the workers were re-employed on a pro- duction schedule calling for 400 ma chimes for the balance of this month.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-11
WEATHER

Hartford, Conn.,, Dec. H. Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Clearing and colder to- night; Sunday fair.
New Britain herald., 1920-12-11

New York, Dec. 11.-working forces of the American Railway Ex- press Co. are being reduced through out the country because of a general slump in business it was announced today at the Company's headquarters here. How many employees are af- fected could not be learned
New Britain herald., 1920-12-11
Married Men and Republicans Predominate in
 Poll of Membership of Incoming Legislature
EMPL0YES LAID OFF
Lack of Business Costs Jobs For Number of Workers For American Railway Express Co. At Boston.

Boston, Dec. 11.-Decreased busi- ness has compelled the American Rail way Express Co. to reduce the num- Der of employees here in every de- partment William A. Morris, city superintendent of the company said today. By the close of business to- night he asserted that probably 125 to 15o men would have been suspend ed in ten days.
 "If there is any improvement in conditions we will immediately re- store these laid off. We have been looking for Christmas rush which does not come" MT. Morris added.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-23
COLCHESTER

Certis F. Mcintosh, carrier on R. F. D. No. was retired from the service Aon Friday, Aug. 20, on account of having reached the age limit. He has been on the route for over IS years and has giv- en his patrons along the route the best of service.
 Leonard Siebert of East Hampton was a caller in town Friday
 MT and Mrs Abraham lAgranovitch and son and Saul Agranovitch of New London, formerly of this place, were the guests of Joseph Agranovi;ch on South Main street Friday
 The Colchester ChaEtauqua Festival opened on the park Saturday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. The company have a large tent seating nearly 5U0 and it was Heli filled at the opening. The program for the afternoon: opening exercises and announcements, an afternoon of happy songs and music by the Nersatilians. The coming program was Prelude A Lit tie Bit of Music, the Versatilians. Illus trated lecture, The March of the Yellow Millions, by Dr. Frederick Poole. The Versatilians were three young ladies in violin, cello piano and zylophone. Solos also in readings and songs. Dr. Poole $ lecture was illustrated by 65 storeopti- con slides.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-23
MERROW

Mrs. Monroe Baker and three children of Dallas, Texas, who are spending the summer at the Steele House, Holland, called on Mrs. J. B. Morrow Friday, Mrs. Baker is a granddaughter of Mrs. Morrow.
 Stanton Burdick, who has been spend ing a two weeks vacation at Chaplin Center, Tower Hill, and Mount Hope, has returned home.
 Mrs Phebe Wilcox entertained MT, and Mrs. Arthur Brown and children of Glastonbury Sunday.
 Mrs l, F. Wilcox is spending the week at the camp ground, Willimantic
 Mrs. l. F. Wilcox is spending the week at the camp ground, Willimantic
 Mrs. E. Williams recently visited her niece, Mrs. Maud Carpenter, in South Coventry.
 Harvey Gergler, who is employed in Hartford is spending two weeks vaca- tion at his home here. MT. and Mrs. Fred Olds of Andover and two little nieces, Anna and Helen Tyler of New York were callers at Edge wood Sunday. Mrs. Lena French spent a portion of the week with her daughter in South Wilmington.
 MT. and Mrs. B. c. .Hallock entertain ed guests from Willimantic Thursday Miss Celia Clough of Holland is spend ing the week with Miss Sarah Wilcox MT. and Mrs. Fred Green of Williman- tic were last week visitors at Dwight Newcomb's. MT. and Mrs. M. L. Usher and chil- dren spent Sunday with friends in Nor 1 wich.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-23

ming westward from Elmville to the Dan-
 ielson- Goodyear road. The present wood-
 en bridge, erected 26 years ago, is in badly weakened condition and will have
 t obe replaced by either a steel or cement
 structure.
 Federal revenue men have put in prac-
 tically the entire past week in this and
 surrounding towns checking up delin-
 quents who failed to pay various kinds of
 government taxes provided for under the
 law These include federal licenses on
 public service automobiles, taxes on pool
 and billiard tables, on tobacco, on pro-
 priettary goods, on materials classed as luxuries, etc, etc. The revenue officers have been lenient with those who have failed to comply with the law through causes.
 Reward for return of Masonic watch
 chain marked Columbian Commandery, No. 4, Norwich. Conn.,. H. c. Blaney. Return to H. A. McEwen.-adv. Miss Kathleen Burns of Hartford was a visitor with relatives here over Sunday. The Connecticut company's supply of | coal for use at the Dyer dam plant was so low that two carloads were secured from the supply of one of the big manu- | featuring concerns of the town. The River weaving company IS re-
 stunning operations this morning after having been closed for several weeks 1 The plant will operate only on part ca pacity for the present.
 | Mrs. Anna Hall, Boston, guest of MT
 and Mrs. c. A. Frost, dislocated both hel | ankles while in bathing at Oakland Beach. Mrs. Hall is now recovering al the Frost home here.
 | Chief A. Putnam Woodward of the l fire department said on Sunday that hs | has received an invitation for the Dan l ielson department to participate in tile | Rhode Island firemens muster to be held 1 at Oakland Beach on Labor day. Members of c company, state guard were at the rifle range south of here or | Sunday for target practice
 Danielson's business section was liter. | ally damned with automobiles during the late hours of Saturday afternoon an6 evening, parking spaces being at a pre- mium. Many drivers were forced to part
 their machines in residential streets. Catherine Ely Danielson, daughter ot 1 MT. and Mrs. Elisha Danielson, die6 l Sunday evening at the home of hel 1 brother, George Danielson, on MapIe i street. Miss Danielson was & membe,
 of the family after which the borough i is named and her ancestors have lived here for four generations. She leaves | two brothers, George and William Dr | Edward Danielson, who died at Lebanon
 about year ago, was also a brother ot 1 the deceased.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-23
ROAD SOCIETY

Charles II. Smith of Providence has been spending several days at his home here.
 Miss Prunella A. Billings was the guest of her grandparents over the week end
 Miss Marion Wheeler will teach at the Rood school the coming year and her sister, Miss Marie Wheeler, will teach at Taugwonk
 Mir and Mrs. Byron Billings spent Monday in Hartford. MT. Billings aal daughter are on a motor trip to north ern Massachusetts.
 Charles and Dr. I. H. Moves were ir New York on Friday
 Mir. and Mrs S. N. Williams and Mss Wheeler were at Echo Lodge and Allyn dale, Watch Hill. on Tuesday.
 The grange held a most, enjoyable pie nic at Lantern Hill Thursday.
 Mrs. Stephen Palmer and family have returned home.
 Mir and Mrs F. L. Williams and daughter of New York were guests at Moves Palmer's
 Mrs. Warren Rathbun and daughter Annie are guests of relatives at Rocky Point.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-23

First Selectman John A. Gilbert has re- ceived petition, signed by 20 citizens, asking that a special town meeting be called to see if the town will vote to ac- cept Wheatley street. at Connecticut Vil- lage, a sa town street.
 This is the thoroughfare that is being developed by the Connecticut Mills com pany, and during the past year upwards of 40 tenements have been built along it The town has adopted a policy of accept ing the streets that the mill company is developing at Connecticut Village, and it is very likely that favorable action will be taken on the latest petition.
 Selectman Gilbert said Saturday that the special meeting asked for likely will be called within 10 days
 Selectman James Bacon of Goodyear also had petition, ready for circulation, on Saturday, asking that the town give consideration to making an appropriation for the erection of a portable schoolhouse at Goodyear, or for action under which some other provision will be made for providing temporary additional school quarters at Goodyear, where the school building is not sufficiently large to &C., commodate the school children of the yil- lage.
 For the present the joint arrangement of the town of Killingly and the Goodyear Mills Co.,, Inc, for the erection of a per manent school building to cost in the neighborhood of $1oO,O 900 is held in abey- ance on account of restricted fnnacial conditions throughout the country. The portable schoolhouse that will be asked for is intended to serve until the larger and permanent project can be carried out
 Still another matter to which the vot- CTS may be asked to give consideration in the near future is that of providing funds for the erection of a new bridge on what is known as the Chicken Farm road, run
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-23
NORTH FRANKLIN

MT. and Mrs c. H. Johnson and son Edward and Mrs. Aaron Spooner of Easthampton, Mass, were callers on Mrs. Jennette Hoffman, Mrs Frank Redwood and Mrs. Fred Race, Monday MT. Jonnson is treasurer of the East hampton Savings bank.
 Miss Edna Burgess of Lebanon has been spending a week with Miss Ella Redwood
 MT. and Mrs. A. R. Race are spend ing few days at Pleasant View.
 Mrs. Archie Lamb was Norwich wis itor Saturday.
 MT. and Mrs. William Weaver attend ed the Brown reunion at South Coventry Saturday. There were five generations at the gathering.
 MT anP Mrs. Hitchcock of New Ha- ven are visiting their cousin Mrs. Will liam Lamb.
 Mrs. Etta Watson of Greeneville is visiting her niece, Miss Rena Race.
 Miss Minnie Bergman and Frank Oehl of New York are visiting with Mrs. R. M. Harding.
 Twenty-four friends of Miss Mabel Duerr surprised her at her home Thurs day evening in honor of her birthday. Games of various kinds were played and refreshments were served by the hose ess.
 John Loomis and Henry Bacon of Will limantic were callers on Eugene Clarke Wednesday. Mrs Elsie Cushman is visiting with friends in Stafford Springs. MT. and MT. Fred Lewis anl childlc cn Clarence and Earl from Bristol, Pa. are spending some time with Mrs George Kohn.
 Mrs. Willard Gardner has returned to her home in East Greenwich after spending several weeks with Mrs. Eu- gene Clarke James Brazzil of New York and Felix A1cMahon of New Haven are spending week with Mrs. John Brazzil. Mrs. Carrie SpideH has returned to her home in New Rochelle after visit | ing several weeks with Mrs. L. A. White.
 Miss Irene Cruthers of Norwich spent several days this week with Miss Re becca Mahoney. M. T. Gardner and family of East l Greenwich, R. l., were recent guests of Mrs. Eugene Clark. l Hall Lamb and MT. Morgan of West Hartford were weekend guests of Mrs Archie Lamb. winfred T. Rathbun of Detroit, Mich, and his cousin, Fred Rathbun of Providence, were callers at T. H. Ward S Monday.
 Mrs. Thomas Buchanan ana children of. Staten Island have returned home af- ter a two weeks visit with the formers | uncle, William, Weaver Miss Mabel Tracy and her guest, Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson spent Friday in Providence.
 Frank Greenslit is visiting his sister, Mrs Horace Smith of Lyme.
 The Misses Catherine and Anita Hol- ton are spending two weeks at Watch Hill and Pleasant View The Misses Amy and Alice Lillie of Hartford spent two days last week with Mrs. Lillie Browning.
 The Rev. William Tate and Mrs: Tate are spending week at Higganum. Miss Vivian Miner has returned home after spending a week with relatives in Hartford and Willimantic. MT. and Mrs. George Browning and family of Davisville, R. I. spent Mon- day with Mrs. Lillie Browning.
 MT and Mrs. R. M. Harding and son, Mather Frank and their guests Miss Bergman and Frank Oehl attended the Social Corner picnic at the home of Mrs. Susan Carter in Scotland. MT and Mrs. Charles Duerr of Groton spent Friday and Saturday with MT. and Mrs. Fred Duerr.
 Mrs. Jeannette Hoffman, the Misses Ella and Florence Hoffman and Herbert i Hoffman were Sunday guests of Mrs. Charles Perkins of Lebanon.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-23
JEWETT CITY

A party of local amateur botanists on a recent trip ot Willimantic noXced a strange patch of flowers growing near the Scotland station. From the win dows of the moving train it was inn possible to define their identity. Saturday E.. F. Burleson went to Scotland to identi- fly the flowers. It was found to be wild bergabont, a flower given as very rare in the east. With the finding of this flower the list of the Monarda family is completed. Its three members, oswego tea, horse mint, and wild bergamot have all been found near Jewett City.
 St. Mary's church has bought the Driscol1 property on North Main street.
 People driving along the road often come upon the place where shower ended, shown by wet and dry mark squarely across the way. Sunday fore noon shower deluged the borough; for was being drenched, while the Baptist church zoo yards south was dry as a bone.
 Last week there were two holdups of Griswold people, which have just come to light. W. B. Montgomery, with his fam fly and friends in his automobile, was held up by two men on Plainfield street Wednesday evening. MT. Montgomery stop ped, when ordered to do so. The two men approached on either side and de- manded matches. MT. Montgomery noting that there were no guns in sight stepped on the gas and made quicX no stop get away.
 Thursday evening William Lord and his automobile party we're held up near Wiley school house. These two men were both armed and demanded money Mir. Lord took a chance, when the guns were low down. One H.an stood in front of the machine a little to one side. He nearly got this one, running over his foot as he beat it down the road. The hold-up men were of the mild sort and did not fire at the ieeting machine.
 Mrs. Mary Scully, iwdow of Dennis Scully for many years resident of Jewett City, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Lee, in Plainfield Sunday morning. She was born in Ire land the daughter of John and Ellen Sullivan. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. James Lee, Mrs. Will jam Cantwell of Plainfield. and Mrs Jo. seph Cahoon of New London. A daugh- ter, Katie, and a son, Jery, both resi- dents of Jewett City, died some years ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-23

operating expenses and that a larger revenue was necessary. Danielson comes
 the nearest to Putnam's high rate. In
 that borough $1.85 per thousand is charg-
 ed but there is no meter rental It is
 stated however, that the citizens of Dan-
 ielson are looking for an increase, pos
 sibly as high as fifty per cent, in the
 near future and expect 10 pay about $2.f5
 per thousand In Southbridge, Mass, the
 rate for gas is $..75, With no rental
 charge in Webster, Mass, the rate is
 $5 with no meter rental although one is
 being contemplated in Manchester the
 rate is S135 for the first 10000 and $1. 10
 for over 10000, with no meter charge l;
 the rate in Rockville is S1.50 per thous-
 and Up to month ago there was a meter charge of 50 cents a month if that
 amount of gas was not consumed. The
 company has now. inaugurated meter charge og 65 cents a month for the priv ilege if being connected
 Deputy Sheriff George F. Holbrook, who has been critically i'll for months at his home on South Main street, is slowly recovering his strength. On Sunday he | observed his 77th birthday anniversary l surrounded by members of hls family. Deputy Holbrook is a veteran or tie | Civil war and was severely wounded at | the charge on Fort Wagner. He was a | prisoner at Bull Island and m Libby l prison. His wounds have bothered l:m | all these years but he has been able to | get about and has borne his suffertngs l without complaint Sa
 l Several years ago he and his good wife, who now cares for him, observed their 1 golden wedding anniversary.
 Miss Bigelow, school nurse, and Miss 1 Carney, district nurse, have returned | from their vacations.
 | The auction sale of household furni- ! ture from the estate of the late Alice
 Morse, will open again today if pleas
 ant at 1 o'clock if not Tuesday at
 the same hour at the rear of the resi- dence of Henry Preston, South Main street. adv. Harold W. Foster. M. D., of New York | former Putnam boy, who has been 1 spending his vacations in this city held
 his last clinic at the Day Kimban hos l pital, Friday afternoon. He operated l on twenty-eight patients for tonsils and l adnoids. Three clinics were held this | week and in all S2 operations were per l formed.
 . Putnam people have noted with inter l est that there are 100 millionaires in | Connecticut. It is also noted that Put
 nam has not it's quota. There is not a 1 millionaire to be found inside the city | limits although there may be one or
 two in the surrounding towns. All of the | large corporations in Putnam are own- | ed by people who live outside and have | little interest in the city's welfare. When 1 strangers are wont to ask why Put
 nam has no public park, no fine li- 1 brary or other public building, the reply | is almost invariably-"Because there are i no rich, public spirited citizens in this 1 town"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-23
DIED

sCULLY-In Plainfield, Aug 22. 1920, {. Mary Scully, widow of Dennis Scully, formerly of Jewett City. Funeral at the residence of Mrs. James Lee, Plainfield, Tuesday, S15 a. m. Re quiem mass at St. Johns church at g o'clock (standard time). Burial in St. Marys cemetery, Lisbon Automobile cortege.
 WORCESTER-In Salem Gardner Lake. Aug. 21, 1920, Frances Bentley, wife of the late Rev. James N. Worcester, in the 90th year of her age. Funeral services at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John c. Morgan, 63 Washington street, Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 24, at 3 o'clock.
 ADAMS-In Hanover, Aug. 20, 1920. John Adams, aged 72 years and 10 months. Funeral at his late home in Hanover Monday, AugI 23, at 2 o'clock.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-23
VERNON

Miss Katherine Durfee and Sidney Durfee of Fall River. Mass, are visiting their aunt, Mrs. William B. Avery and cousin, Mrs. A. R. Lathrop.
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur Suzzman are en- tertaining the formers sister-in law Mrs. Fred Mankin and daughters Ruth and Marian from New York.
 MT. and Mrs. Emil Von Deck and chil- dren, Jack, Edward, Maud and Gertrude spent the day at Riverside Park Sunday
 Mir. and Mrs. Lewellyn Powell and lit tie son from Schenectady, N. Y, are spending the rest of the summer with MrsA Powelrs parents. Dr. and Mrs. c c. B4ach
 Miss Mary Bailey of Manchester is
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-23
MARRIED.

RoELFs-BL this city, Aug. 21, 1920, by Rev. Joseph H. Selden, D. D., Miss Ruth W. Blair of 60 Sunnyside avenue and Henry H. Roelfs of Leba- non, Col
 1920, by Rev. J. Eldred Brown, Louis Rioux of Lawrence, Mass, and Miss Rena Cook of this city.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-23

A St. Louis girl ate half wedding cake and retired to dream of her future husband. The next morning she declar-
 ed she Iwould rather live and die an old
 maid than marry the man she saw in her dreams.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-23

visiting Miss Doris Webster.
 Miss Gertrude Herskell was busi- ness caller in Hartford Wednesday. <
 Perry Lathrop spent the day at Crys- tai Lake Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-23
Lucky for Villa.

Pancho Villas pardon appears to be absolute, and we find no rumor that he will be made to suffer the vice presis dency or other dignity.-Kansas City Times.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-23
DANIELSON


 How many women on the republican and on the democratic town committees hereafter? It's a little question that is giving the party directors a bit of con- temptation.
 Will H Barron, Boston, formerly en- gagged in business in Danielson, was a visitor in town at the week end. Miss Margaret Mcbride is at Newport for a weeks stay.
 Mir. and Mrs Walter Coon of Westerly were guests of Mrs. Sarah Jaegar Satur- day and Sunday.
 Ralph c. Young is spending a vacation of two weeks at Oakland Beach.
 John Jagear and family are visiting at Epping, N. H., for 9 week.
 large number of Danielson baseball fans were at North Grosvenordale Sun day afternoon to see the Boston Ameri- cans play against Manager McDermott's Braves.
 The Connecticut Mills is closed for a period of two weeks. The plant employs several hundred hands
 Telephone plant department men as- signed to this section of the state have been getting long and arduous hours try ing to repair the damage caused by the electrical storms of the past week and to restore service to normal, a difficult task. Henry C. Henniker of Bridgeport was A visitor with friends in Danielson over Sunday.
 J. Carl witter was at Putnam to con- duct sr auction on Saturday.
 Scores of Danielson women who have always insisted that they did not want to vote will become voters in order to pro- tect rights now given them. Many other women will be urged by their husbands to become voters-for the husbands argue that they purpose to have as many votes as the next man who has a wife, which theory may work out all right, and then again may not, for it will be recalled a wife once enfranchised may vote as she ple2ses-
 An advance statement of the financial condition of the town of Brooklyn shows that it's officials are able to report a re- duction Of the town debt by S1,42S. 65 during the fiscal year just closed. The statement, as of Aug. fl, shows that the Brooklyn town debt at that time was S41,- 7I743
 Herewith is appended statistics show ing the financial condition of Brooklyn, how the money of the town was spent last year, and an estimate of expense for 1szo-21:
 Statement of the finnacial condition, as nearly as same can be ascertained, Aug. 14, 1920:
 LIABILITIES. Notes at Brooklyn Savings
 bank .. ...... s43,225.00 Notes at Danielson Trust CO. 100000 Interest due to September,
 Brooklyn Savings bank ~ 1,133s4 Interest due to September,
 Danielson Trust Co. ... 1888 Bonds issued to fund debt. 10000 co Interest on same to Sept. 1,
 1920 ...... .............. 175.00
 56,55227
 ASSETS
 Coupon account uncalled for. s100 co Sinking fund to pay bonds... 5,791.72 Tuition from state (estimate) SS400 Transportation (estimate) %. 55350 Support of schools ...... 1,9909S St James mission, rent of
 chapel two years ....... 15O0O Balance in Windham County
 National bank ..-..... 15o91 Balance in Danielson Trust
 Co. ...... ........ ...... 4,9s4OS Tc cash in town treasurer's
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-23

Even when woman is aware that she is less beautiful than othe women she never 1ergives . man for knowing it, too.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-23

THE BIGGEST AND MOST SPEC. TABULAR SHOW OF THE YEAR A thrilling horse race.
 Feudfst battles. r Moonshiners in gun fights. Night riders in daring chase. Exciting fox hunt.
 Girl on horseback in death defyina leap. Dynamite bombs.
 lncendiary fires.
 A HOST OF OTHER THRILLS And beautiful love story of the feudal days in Old Kentucky.