Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-03

to fear any result his act may bring and they pass the time at the station singing and telling jokes. The men were taken to Brooklyn during the afternoon. Rain ville continues to boast of his crimes. The latest statement was that he was de- seretr from the United States army, ana as he was wearing campaign hat at the time of his arrest this story will be looked into by the authorities
 Quidnick- Windham employees were noti- | fled Thursday that :. the mill would be ! closed during the week of Sept. to Il, but that operations would be resumed on Monday, the 18th, at the usual hour and under the present working schedule. 1 Selectman D. A. Lyman of COlumbis has been. trying for the past two years to impress upon the minds of American Thread company officials the effect of the high water in the lake on a section of road some 300 feet in length, situated to the west of the lake. It has tended to make this road practically impossible. This road was built by the Willimantic Linen company when the lake was raised. This was in 1887. Conditions now are nearly as bad as when the level of the lake covered the old roa5bed.
 Funeral services for Miss Exina Tru- deau we're held Thursday morning at her late home at S.3O o'clock, with services at St. Joseph's church at o'clock Rev. Edward A. Mathieu cfficiated There was | a large attendance at the service and many floral offerings were received, The bearers were Archille Laporte. Maxim Bertrand. Albert Champagne, Louis Ethleri Alfred Proulx and Theodore Der 1 tranI. Interment was in St. Josephs ! cemetery.
 | Letter Carrier Clarence O. Barrows has returned to his duties at the local postoffice, having enjoyed 15 day vaca- tion. Clerk Edward J. Pagan is now en- toying his vacation. and Carrier Anson J. olds began his vacation Thursday. When the nurses home on Jackson 1 street was being cleaned, the workers came across two old-t time banners of arish organizations. One was that of the Young Crusaders, temperance organiza- ton formed in 1870, and the second one of St. Josephs brass band, organized in 1872. The last named banner was the gift of Rev Florimund De Bruycker
 All roads led to EIks' park Thursday night for the opening of the second an nual Elks' Country Fair. under the au- lspices of Willimantic lodge, No. 1911, B. P. O. F.. Promptly at 6.30 o'clock the opening gun was fired when some 20 members of the order. dressed in blue
 
 Istreet, over Bridge street, down Pleasant street and into the park, where the vari- ous attractions of the fair were to be lseen m the line came the farmers band, followed by Elks marching two abreast, then the Thread City Continental Drum, corps. and more ISlks, and with the White | Eaglv Polish American band, followed by automobiles in which were riding Mayor Craries A. Gates and other officers of the z flcf.
 During the parade could be heard the huid of the aeroplane in which were rid ing Daredevil'' Murphy and his driver, John Rankin, late of the Royal Flying corps. At $50 o'clock at the given sig mai Daredevil Murphy and his partner, l travelnG at speed of S5 miles an hour, hoTt. cd at a height of 1,500 feet over the grounds. and suddenly Murphy step- lrcd out tom his seat aid plunged down. wards in his death defying parachute drop from tie flying plane. Catching the meeze the parachute opened nicely and lGriftCi with the wind for a mile and one half eouth of the park Murphy barely nissir tree as he landed in the woods bevopd tUc camp grounds Rankin then cEchc over the grounds in his English Avro l7he ana after thrilling the crowd witn two looDs and a nose dive headed for fion farm at North Wndham road Today 0'riday) they will leave Whitman tic at II o'clock to fly over Norwich Danielson. Putnam and Stafford Springs returning for the evening.
 The E1ks' Country Fair was ofBciall, declared open by Mayor Charles A Gates. who in making his speech said ir part: Today there are two classes o farmers, the large and the small; thi. term. however, does not apply to in. | "a
 he has to work over. The small farne 3 is the individual to whom the countr, owes many of it's great inventions Una : new make it possible for crops to be culti
 Nated and reaped in such scientific ways The big farmer is looking for a balanc
 sheet at the end of. the year showin lprcht for his work, but the semau farme
 is more interested in getting results q
 harvesti ting time. The time has passe
 siroe farmers used to get together a
 harvest time in groups. taking turns a A haTvestin geach mans crops Now if
 done II much quicker time through mod
 ern machinery All great colleges toda
 have their departments of agricultur
 and tie farmer now knows the Iates lthmes in agriculture. as they are brourl to his notice each week through the man farm Irnduttions and other publication, \ The farmer wants to see greater res,Ilt P rom shorter hours of work and to thi end all are striving to perfect tirne-savin
 devices. Tc Willimantic the small farme
 holds big place, as it is his nrodur
 that is used by the housewives of the cit
 at all trae1 If the year.
 In closing. Mayor Gates stated that II
 local organization of Elks had snare
 nothing to make ready for this fair, man
 permanent improvements having bet
 made at Elks' park The Elks in Wifl IA mantle have reached the state when it 7 absolutely necessary to have an E;Ik - home and the fair provides the way es raise the funds needed to bring tn pe about It gave Mayor Gates great plea iisS ure to declare the fair open and read . for business.
 idI Following the opening address by Ma I'd ts-ad.see