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Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-10
At the strand.

The Strand has a big variety show for Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday. The Strand will feature the Just Sup pose variety act with six cl6ldren. in singing. talking and dancing variety They are all clever performers and ara sure to make good, Hally and Nobls come next in roaring holum comedy act. Brenner and Morley will be seen in a singing, talking and dancing act These are three wonderful acts and should meet with your approval Grace Darling, Mark McDermott, Ransaye Wallace, E. c. Radcliffe, Sally Cruze. John Goldsworthy and many other of the screens well known stars will be seen in massive First National Special attraction entitled Even As Eve, taken from the story of Robert w. Chambers, the famous novelist, pictures a curious sect in Even as Eve, 9 film adaptation of his story, The Shining Band. The feature will be shown at the Strand theatre on Monday, Tuesday and We'd nesday. It is a band of more or less fanatical men and women, some of them sincere in their beliefs, but led by. a
 false prophet. who heads the band simp-
 ly for the money he can get out of it. Cold and interruptions, he not only de- ceives his followers, but the man whose | trusted agent he is, attempting to de-
 spoil his employer of valuable lands which he knows he owns. An up to date
 weekly completes the big show. Watch | for Thursday, Friday and Saturdays 8 show
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-10
Davis Theatre.

The show booked for the Davis ths first half of this week is right up to the standard and will be hard to equal Heading the five vaudeville acts is Rose Wise 6 Co.,, presenting novel variety act in which they feature Tony. the Australian midget. The second act is Miller and Lyle, a team of colored com edians who have a novel blackface skit entitled Forty Below. Jus. what Forty Below has reference to will remain a dark secret until Miller and Lyle di- yulge it. The third act is Earl and Mullen in a miniature production enti- tied A Little of This and A Little of That This is a big dancing novelty with special scenery and electrical ef- fleets. The fourth act is Charles Edin- bury Charles is an equiIibrist but just to do things differently. he does little singing as we'll This is done while he stands on his head. The fifth act is All- man and Nevins in a comedy singing, talking and musical offering All five acts are regulars and they will provide good variety entertainment The fea- ture- picture is Lew Cody in The Be- loved Cheater, a six-part Robertson Cole special production. Paramount Screen Magazine completes the pro- gram.
 Matinee at 2.15; evening-pictures, ! to s.15, vaudeville SIS to s.sO, pictures s.S0 to 10.3e.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-10
JEWETT CITY

Funeral services for Mrs. Ellen Fan ming were held at her home, Saturday afternoon, Rev J. ". Payne officiating. Mrs G. H. Prior, Mrs. E. H. Hiscox, B. R. Gardner and Tyler Gilbert sang Nearer, My God, to Thee and Rock of Ages. Burial was in the Jewett City cemetery. The bearers were J. E. Phil lips, G. W. Robinson, J. H. Tracy and F. c. Whiting, There were beautiful floral pieces. Miss Faye olds of Ware, Mass, and William Congdon of Willimantic were in town to attend the services.
 Notices of the Sally drive to take place between May 1920 were given in the several churches in town Sunday. | Mothers Day was observed in the churches by special sermons, music and the wearing of flags or carnations. At the Congregational church, one of the Interchurch Movement beautiful posters of a mother and child, framed with bunting, was used as a decoration. Aspinook Bleachery was shut down Saturday, as all the overseers and sew eral of the office force with O. L. John 1 son and E. A. Faust went to New York to attend lecture given by John Leitch
 author of Man to Man.
 1 Mrs. Patrick Shea and son Richard of Pawtucket are guests at John Fitz. | gerald'S on Main street.
 | John McBroofne of Preston Road who has been in i1l-health for several weeks was taken to Backus hospital, Norwich 1 Sunday.
 | Mrs. Sarah Howe and Miss Beatrice | Read spent the weekend in Montvilie. | Mrs. Champion Mathewson and daugh ter Janet of New Haven are at A. R i Young's for a week.
 1 Miss Ruth Miner spent the weekend l with her mother in Middletown. Dorcas Circle of The Kings DaufZ
 ters meets at Mrs. E. B. Cheney's Tues day evening.
 Fred Smith, Jr.. and Leo Jarvis lief
 last week for Sioux City, Iowa, wher ! they will attend an automobile schoo l for seven weeks.
 | MT. and Mrs. A. E. Swift, Misses Hel
 en and Catharine Swift and Miss Mar garet Bishop of Providence were guest
 at Mrs. F.. NJ. Swifts Sunday Of interest to Jewett City people wh
 rejoice in the prosperity of the com
 pany's president, David Hale Planning
 was the press dispatch Saturday tha , the Royal Worcester Corset Compan l Friday declared a stock dividend o 200 per cent. from it's surplus and vote
 to increase it's capital stock from $500
 900 to s2,4o0,0ee, giving stockholder
 two shares of new stock for each on
 share of old. ------
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-10
PLAINFIELD MEN WINNERS
 IN SHEEP sHEARING CONTEST

More than 100 attended the annual field day of the Connecticut Sheep Breed CTS association held Friday at the farm of Ernest Nettleton on the Meriden road Middletown.
 The contests were held in the late morning. and following a lunch at I o'clock the county farm bureau agent for MiddleseX, John H. Fay, welcomed the sheep men of the state. and the response was made by the president of the state association, Henry Dorranee. of Plain field, Wndham county. Then followed in- formal talks and demonstrations, several members of the faculty staff from the State Agricultural college at Storrs being present to give the demonstrations. After | the close of the contests, Professors SkiI1- ner and Bagg of the state college animal husbandry department gave docking and castrating demonstration.
 Those who attended brought basket l lunches and coffee and clam chowder was | furnished by the Middlesex county farm bureau.
 ] The award of prizes which were given, ] some by the association, some by the l Middlesex and some by the New Haven | county farm bureau. was as follows: l Hand Shearing-Joseph Pritchard of l Storrs. first prize; F. N. Turner, Rock vile, second Walter Yale, Nferiden. third l Machine Shearing Dennis of | Haddam, first prize F. N. Turner. Rock vile, second; Lucius Exley, Plainfield I third; Samuel Dorrance, Plainfield l fourth; L. V. Hewlett. Buckland, fifth H. h. Downes, Bethany. sixth. l Hand Shearing, under 1S-Edward
 Leete. Leet's Island, first prize; Stanley l Downes, Bethany. second; Howard Gar rigus, Storrs, third; F. Roberts, Middle l town, fourth
 r r Machine sShearing, under 1S-Howart l Garrigus, first prize; Edward Leete, sec
 ond Samuel Dorrance, Plainfield, third
 Sam Downes, Bethany, fourth. l Class VI, Professionals-Walter Yale
 first prize: Joseph Pritchard, second
 Lucius Exley1 third.
 Two special prizes were offered for tn, New Haven County Boys and Girls Sheep club and Middlesex County Boys
 and Girls club. The winners for Nev 1 Haven county were: First, Edwar,
 Leete second Stanley Downes. Flo
 Middlesex county: First, F. Roberts, Mid dletown.
 The judges of the contests were H. E | Iiazlett of the Massachusetts Agriculture
 college. George FTeIlister of Hartford an A Teller of Storrs.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-10
COMPENSATION OF ss.ssI.so
 TO SUPPORT SIX GIT

: By Compensation Commissioner Jamas J. Donohue's finding in the case of Will jam R. Warren of Putnam, grandfather of six dependent children of tsz late Earl
 Warren, claimant against L. A. Logee of Putnam, the sum of $3,334sS, which is compensation at the rate of SIP per week for 312 weeks, conmuted at per cent
 is to be paid the chfldren's guardian,
 Benjamin R. Briggs, second selectman of
 Plainfleld. The award stipuiates that
 this sum is to be divided euriaIiy into six
 parts and by the guardian placed to the
 credit of each of the six children at the
 First National Bank of Plainfield, the
 money to be distributed for the care of
 each child from time to time as may be
 needed The award also carries with it funeral. medical and other expeAses
 incurred through the injury and death of Earl Warren. The hearing was held Monday afternoon at the Commissioners office in the Central building and the finding was announced Friday afternoon. According to the cornnissioner's find | ing the facts in the case are as follows {:
 The respondent admitted at the hear | ing that on February 3, 1920 the said 1 Earl Warren was employed by L. A Lo- gee at his saw mn in East Putnam and 1 that he was pulled or thrown against the | buzz saw while 1t motion and was there | by injured. his death resulting on Feb I ruary 1, 1920. It was also admitted tha, | the injury arose out of and in the course 1 of deeedents employment l From eEadenee 1t is found that the de- 1 ceased left surviving him six minor clil dren, who were living with him and re
 ceiving support from him regularly at tn.
 time of his death. Their names ant ages are as follows:
 I Louis Clemens. age il years; Walter aged 8 years; Eva N, aged s years Addie, aged 5; Everett. aged 3 and , ! baby, Florence, aged about 10 months l The testimony showed that three O | the children were born to a woman whiI 1 she was living with the said Earl War
 ren, and according to the testimony O the grandfather, William H. Warren
 these three children were the children o | the deceased, Earl Warren. There wer ] also three other children who were lfv 1; ing with Earl Warren and being support - ed by him at the time of his death, pre- sunably the children of the woman wit st whom he was living, but the testimon does not show that these three chiidre
 were the children of the deceased How r ever, all these six children occupy tn 5 same position so far as the question ( , | dependency is concerned. according ts l recent decision of the Connecticut su
 prene court. which held that ilegitimai
 1 children are dependents so long as the
 dependency is estss shshed by the facts
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-10

pneumonia.
 2s-Loufse M. .Pahneuf, 5s, diabetes MellitHs. E;@k " g4ss ! $o--John J. Sullivan, A, acute neph- ritis
 FIorimond council No. "A, L'U. St. Jean Baptiste of America and the St. Jean Baptiste society held an initiation at the town hall Sunday night, over 100 mem- bers and some 300 guests attending. Some tire ago the union started a membership campaign to enlarge the enrollment of the rncn's and womens council This cam ps ign resulted in the union being in creased in membership over 100 per cent.
 At the initiation held Sunday evening PAS men were initiated and 255 women, incf teasing the membership of the worn- er S council to 4S6 and the mems council to 3S5. The distribution of officers was made by the Guard of the Sacred Heart,
 commanded by Arthur Vertefeuille. A special program. of singing, speaking and orchestral music was carried out The n aster of ceremonies was Joseph H. Tru- dei. and his assistant was Miss Louise r Cote. eHormisdas Dion, assisted by Alfred Lariviere, was in charge of the reception | of members. Among the speakers was Henry Ledoux of Nashua, president of the union.
 Chief of Police Daniel J. Kiilourey ar.
 rested walking barroom Sunday after l noon about o'clock when he took LII Peter Perry of this city for intoxication When Perry was safely within the portal: ! of the police station, from various hiding l places or Perry's person the chief brough !, to lisht three full bottles of Jamaica gin ] ger and 8 large part of quart of cider ! The part missing was evidently located teneath Perry's belt, as he was under tn, 1 influence at the time of his arrest. H, was locked up for the night and thi 1 (Monday) morning he will answer to tn charge of being intoxicated. Some tim ago local seller of Jamaica ginger wa faIed before the court for selling the g per cent. stuff and since then there ha
 been no trouble. Whether Perry obtainel his three bottles in this city remains to b
 seen, but if he did the person who sol
 them to him is liable to be asked to giv
 a reckoning some day soon before Judg Fess. r
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-10
COLCHESTER

When Morton A. Taintor post. G. A. R. met in the post room in Grange hall Fri day afternoon at 3 o'clock. arrange ments were made for Memorial the day. Members from Moodus and He the day Mernrers from Moodus and He
 bron were present.
 Miss Mary Day has returned to her
 home on South Main street, after several
 weeks visit with friends in New Ro-
 chelle, N. Y.
 Charles Quash, now of WiIlimantic, was
 calling on friends here Friday.
 Harold Webster, who has been work ing in Norwich for several months is the guest of his father, Daniel Webster. Mr.,and Mrs. Arthur H. Chapman and Miss Margaret White were in Norwich, Friday
 The Colchester Chamber of Commerce held special visit with friends in Bos- ton.
 John G. Clark has moved his house. | hold goods from the Charles F Brown house on Pleasant street to the small farm which he recently purchased in l North Westchester. Miss Ada Frazier returned to her home | in New London, Saturday, after a weeks visit with her mother on South Main
 street Her mother accompanied her te | New London for a few days. Services were held in the Baptist 1 church Sunday at 10.45 a. m. and 7.3d
 p. m. The pastor, Rev. B. D. Remington preached at both services. l At the Episcopal chapel Sunday after noon at o'clock, Rev. T. NJ. Martin | the rector, officiated.
 | Rev. Joseph F. Ford celebrated mass at the Bozrah and Fitchville churches 1 Sunday. morning. I Thomas P Kinney returned Saturday after few days visit with relatives ir Bridgeport and New Haven. ! Yes, Alfred about every once in so i often girl just has to have a spat with her steady
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-10
Norwich Bulletin. WilIimantie of- Sec. % Church st, TeIephone t05.
What Is Going On Tonight.

.H What Is Going On Tonight.
 Knights of Pythias, Natchaug Lodge, No. as. meets in L O. o. F. hall
 Board of aldermen meets in council chamber
 Knights of the Maccabees. Thread City Tent, No. @. meets at 140 Valley street
 s. Johns commandery K. T.. stated conciave in Masonic hall.
 Bowiers of tho American Thread Go. plant of his city carried off all honors Saturday in the match with bowlers from the Clarke Thread Company of Westerly, the girls team winning three straight strings and the mems team win hing two and losing one. The girls game was played at 3.30 o'clock and after winning three straight from the visitors the local team softened the de feat by having the teams from Rhode Island as their guests at supper at One Films. Following supper H. E. Tay- loh and Mrs. Burdick of Westerly spoke on behalf of the visitors while remarks .- tor the local players were made by Will ixrn Clark. A. c. White, George K An derson. Charles w. Hills and Misses Bertha Atchison and Ida Delude The mems game was rolled at 7.15 o'clock in the evening and proved a hummer. The thread team carried off the first by a margin of points but lost the second Ny i2 points. They came back strong tn the third game and won by large majority. An entertainment and dance had been planned to follow the match of the evening but owing to Westerly being on daylight saving time the vis- iting 5owlers were unable to stay A return match will be bowler at Wester- ly the coming Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Westerly time. Wooden ducks will be bowled in Westerly. where rub Der ducks were bowled here.
 strfkInE employees of the American Thread Company were instructed to re- turn to their work at the company plant this (Monday) morning by John Golden. president of the United Tex tiie Workers of America This decision on the part of President Golden and tho employees Of the plant who have been out ebout a week. was the result of two conferences held Saturday forenoon. on, at the office of the American Threat conrany and the other at Union hal where the employees agreed to return tC their work The conference with Agem Don II. Curtis at tine plant lasted iron ie o'clock untl 1130 Agent Curtis ex piaiued to President Golden just hoy -tne company stood in regards to thu question raised about their help an, Immediately after this conference at meeting at Union hall President Colder explained the situation to the men, an, this resulted in their agreement to re turn to work this morning.
 President Golden Issued the followinl statement to the public through The Bul htin soon after the agreement had bee1
 cachcd:
 Al tho request of the directors of tn American Thread Company I sppeare sefore the board at New York. Friday
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-10
K. B. Fullerton. Norwich. 2ls, arerag

K. B. Fullerton. Norwich, 21s, average eggs 12.5.
 Best focks of hens less than 5o-M. H. Bartlett, Jewett City, r.. average eggs .1S.7; Riverhead Farm, Old Mystic, r average eggs 1s.9. Best hocks of hens and bullets togeth- CT 50 or oyer-Axel Carlson, Norwich Town 1o1, average eggs 1s,3: A. B. Eel lows. Norwich Town -502. average eggs 17.5.
 state Contest.
 The following is report of the home egg laying contest in the state of Con- necticut: Total number of farms re- porting 260, total number of hens in al fiocks 3s,4s2; average number of eggs per hen for the month 15.6. Flocks classified according to age anC size: Total number of hocks, bullets 1s5 l hens 13S mixed hens and bullets 53 average size of focks, outlets III, hen. s1, mixed hens and outlets 112; averag, l eggs per bird outlets 16s, hens 13.5 l mixed hens and bullets 15.2 | All focks of fifty or over: Total nun Der of focks 1t2 outlets, q hens 3. mixed hens and bullets; average size O f1ocks, If bullets, 137 hens, 166 mixet hens and bullets; average number egg per bird 1s.6 bullets 13.6 hens, 15.4 mix ed hens and bullets.
 i All focks of less than 50: Total mum Der of f1ocks 8 bullets, 67 hens, 21 mix ed hens and bullets; average size O flocks 25 bullets. q hens, 2s mixed hen and bullets; average number of eggs De bird 17.4 bullets, 12.4 hens, 13.7 mike, hens and bullets.
 Best fiocks of bullets 50 or over: J. L Beaumont. Rocky Hill 80 birds, 26. eggs; Mrs. F. J. Hiltbrand 75 birds, 23. eggs.
 Best focks of outlets less than 50 Henry S. Davis, Gui1ford 51 birds, 24. eggs, John Brush, North Stonington, 4 birds 2S.2 eggs.
 | Best fiocks of hens 50 or over: L. F ! Starr, Waterford, 1o5 birds, 1s.s eggs Herman Smith, Bedding IF birds, IS. eggs.
 Best oacks of hens less than 50: \ M Scranton, Durham, birds. 23.0 eggs H. Ballantyne, Rockville, S2 birds, 21 eggs
 Best flocks of hens less than so: \ | gether 5e or over: Mrs. Hiram W. Viet
 Grsn6y, 62 birds, PIP eggs; Oscar V
 Peterson. 'Westport, 165 bir1is. 1s.7 egg Best hocks of hens and outlets togeth,
 less than 50: Philip, J. wadnam. To rington, 30 birds 22o eggs: A. J. Brul
 dage, Storrs. Is birds, 21.s eggs; MT ,. Theodore Tompkins, Old Lyme, 40 bird 21.s eggs.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-10
STONINGTON

Harvey Post, American Legion, will be in charge of the Salvation Army cam paign.
 MT. and Mrs, James H. StiSers are in New York.
 sDr. c. NJ. Williams and family, of New York. are at their summer home in the borough. Workmen are busy preparing pleas ure boats for the season. The topic at the meeting of the Y. P. s. of the Congregational church on Sunday evening, was Cultiyating High Ideals.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-10
ALBANY -CLERGYMAs - --~, TO ADDRESS BROTHERHOOD

At the Community House tonight the Brotherhood of the United Congrega- tional church will be addressed by Rev. J. V. Moldenhzwer of the Westminster Presbyterian church of Albany. \. T.. He is a close personal friend of Rev. AL exander IL Abbott and by him consid- cred one of the greatest men in modern ministry.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-10
STERLING

Sunday was observed as Mothers day
 at the M. E. church.
 A large number of the Odd Fellows
 of this community attended church herr Sunday, the 2nd MT. and Mrs. Clark Congdon of Moos-
 up, spent Sunday with Mrs. Hattie Mill Ter.
 Sergeant c. ". Byers Of Fort Wright N. r., spent Sunday of last week with friends in town. I Mrs. Ralph Barr was in Moosup or Tuesday. ' The home known as the Gleason place
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-10
What Is Goins Or Tonight.

Motion Pic;ares zi Breed Theat-s
 Vaudeville and A-OJon P.ctu-ea at Strand Theatre
 Big lime Vaudeville and Fos e Photopl1y at Davis Theatre.
 tncas Lodge. No. il. l- D. D- r-- .i.- v in Odd Fellows Hall
 FiIssr-tcz- e i.s- on. .sss--t.3l. ts he-- = and J. or A-. meets In Ca i-'itl
 Norwich Eocge NO. e. ,r L f- meets Tn Buck.aGslArn -,- -Ilpi fiFiEessid Camp .-s'.- G. I- Ss .ts .- meets in State Armosg. tn ted-Ch 1rcsi- Brot.aC1l god -e 'f4t lt Community iioufc.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-10
ANNOUNCEAEN'TS
seIls NoEWlch IolEa Basinesl--'

Lewis E. Brand has sold his grecerJ and meat Esis mess. win fixtures and stock at II Elm areaue. Norwich Town
 to Stanley Leno. who Is now conduct ing the store. The sale was made through John A Moran, the real estate broker. Mr. Brand has been running lhe business there since January. 1919.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-10
New London County.

Total number of farms reporting B total number of hens in all fiocks 2,SeS, average number of eggs per hen for the month 16.s.
 Flocks classified according to age and
 size-Total number of focks, outlets IS
 F hens; mixed hens and bullets; ave
 rage size of nocks, 99 bullets, A hens.
 251 mixed hens and bullets; average eggs
 per bird bullets 19.s; 14.1 hens, 15.7 mixed hens and bullets. All focks of 30 or over-Total number of flocks bullets, 3 hens, mixed hens and outlets; average size of focks, go bullets, 12s hens, 251 mixed hens and bullets; average eggs per bird, 2o.3 pull lets, 14.2 hens, 15.7 mixed hens and pull | lets.
 All fiocks of less than 50-Totai nun
 Der of 1ocks 8 bullets, g hens; average
 size of f1ocks, 8 bullets, 17 hens; ave rage eggs per bird 15.3 outlets, 1S.s hens Best focks of bullets 50 or .over-L II. Starr Waterford 135. average egg 22.7 H. Rubin. Norwich 12S, average l eggs 22.o.
 Best iocks of bullets less than 50- l John Brush, North Stonington. 47, aver 1 age eggs 23.2; Riverhead Farm, Ok Mystic, 25, average eggs PA. | Best hoclss of hens 50 or over-L. H Starr, wAtsrfesd, lss. average egss lss
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-10

on the Mcosup pond road, was destroyed by fire Monday afternoon. Israel Godchild has moved out of town.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-10
THREE COUNTY PoULFRzMEE LEADERS IN STATE CoNTEi

The March summary of the state home egg laying contest has been received from Storrs College. The following ta- bles give the results for New London county and for the state. It is to be noted that three poultryrnen in this county are mentioned as leaders in the state average.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-10

Yes, Alfred, about every once in so often a girl just has to have a spat with her steady