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Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09

z ..l -- Gales Ferry was secretary At 1zsl5 bountiful lunch was served in the ehurcn parlors under the direction of Mrs. Will jam A. Pitcher, assisted by Mrs. Charles E Meeeh, Mrs James w. Senple, Mrs. Thomas Haslem and Mrs. Paul IL Zahn.
 At the morning session Rev. Charles A. Northrop read very carefully pre- pared review of Dr. Newman Long-this book, "The Passing of Protestatism ana the Coming of Catholicism"
 The afternoon meeting was held in the Sunday school room at which Rev. lien lien " T. Arnold read fine historical paper on the One Holy Church, from its incep- tion in Jewish times up to the Reforma. tion. The whole matter was discussed by the members present.
 Those in attendance were: Key. U. Bailey of Norwich Town Rev. pr, 5. T. Howe, Rev A. H. Abbott, Rev c. Il i Ricketts, Rev C A. Northrop, Rev. t. F. Pollock, and Rev. Henry T. Ar mold of Norwich Rev. Arthur Varley oi Taftville; Rev. W. J. Reynolds of Lis bon Rev. T. J. Lewis of Preston : Rev 1 C. H. Andrews of Jewett City; Rev i Giles F. Goodenough of Ledyard; Rev D. c. Stone of Stonington; Rev. Q. ID l Fisher of North Stonington; Rev. Il. w i HurIbut of Groton Rev. Dr. J. Beveridg' i Lee and Rev. J. Romeyn Danforth O l New London Rev. E. P. Aver of Mont ville Rev. C. w Hanna of Bozrah; ; Rev l Allen S. Bush of Gales Ferry; Rev. T. Williams of Goshen; Rev. Frank Palme
 of Norwich Rev. H. D. Rollason l Hanover.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
SAVINGS BANK ASSOCIATION
 ELECTS ITS OFFICERS

At the annual meeting of tF~ Savings Bank Association of Connecticut at Hartford Wednesday officers elected were: President, John M. Wadhams, of Torrington Savings bank first vice pres ident, George II. Stoughton, Hartford ; second vice president, Samuel H. HawIey, Bridgeport; third vice pre.N2 ent, Ar thur Nettleton, Newtown; secretary, William J. Lunn, Waningford treasur- CT, Harvey J. Brooks, Deep River; exec utive committee, P. Leroy Harwood, of New London Edwin C. Northrup, Wa terbury: Fred G. Hotchkiss New Ha- ven; Daniel Byrne, Putnam William J. Wilson, Sufdeld.
 At the forenoon session matters affect ing the administration of the associa- tio nwere taken up and in the afternoon an address was given by Harrison H Wheaton, executive manager of the Saw ings Bank Association of New York state Guests included Everett J. Sturgess, state bank commissioner of Connecticut Frank c. Vibberts, president of the Con. | necticut Bankers Association Edward | W. kneen, president of the Connection l Association of State Bank and Trus 1 companies, and John B. Brand, treasur 1 CT of the Springfield Institution for Saw | ings.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
NORWICH TOWN

The Feast of the immaculate Con- ception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which also Is holy day of obligation was observed on Wednesday at the Sacred Heart church with masses at five and seven o'clock in the morning. Ths December meeting of Dercas Home Missionary society, of the First Methodist Episcopal church, is to take place this (Thursday) afternoon at the parsonage on West Town street.
 Rev. Arthur Varley, pastor of the Taftville Congregational church will conduct the Sunday afternoon service at the Sheltering Arms. It is expect ed the choir will assist in the service.
 At the First Methodist Episcopal church Sunday afternoon at three thirty, there will be a special meeting for the young people who contemplate organizing Young Peoples society There is to be speaker who will have topic suited to young people.
 Rummage sale at Mrs. Carter's Pleas ant street today, a. m..-adv.
 morial.-adv.
 There was an attendance of eigh. teen at the annual meeting of. the La throp Memorial Foreign Missionary society, held Wednesday afternoon al the Johnson Home. At this very in. teresting meeting, the members devot. ed much of the time to studying the missionary spirit of the New Testa- ment. The lesson Is found in the sec. ond chapter of the text book. Durinl the business session officers wer, | elected as follows: President, Mis- Susan Hyde; vice president, Mrs Dwight Avery; secretary and treasur CT, MISS J. M. Case; secretary for tn, Home League, Mrs. Fannie Abel; sec retary for Life and Light, Mrs. S. l Bonney; leader of the cradle roll, Mis- Marion l. Bailey; junior lookout Mis- Susan Hyde.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
FOUND MSS BENHAM TED WITH ROPE

;.
 In the trial of the appeal from pro- bate of the will of Miss Ellen Benham of Groton. which was continued here all day Wednesday, in the superior court before Judge Isaac Wolfe and jury, Lambert Williams, one of the witnesses called by the attorneys in support of the will testified to a time when he, was called by Jonathan Bishop to come to help him because Ellen was on ramp age"
 MT. Williams said, he was working in a quarry about quarter of mile away from the house at the time and MT. Bishop came there to get him. When the witness reached the house and went
 in with MT. Bishop, he saw Miss Ben ham lying on the kitchen floor, tied up with a rope wound around her from head to foot. Leroy Van Wrinkle was also there. The witness testified he asked MT. Bishop to go outside MT. Bishop went but warned the witness to Hook out for her. When the witness had united Miss Benham she seemed much subdued and all in" In re- sponse to a question by Attorney War ren Burrows, the witness said he had once offered Miss Benham some beer but she refused as she said the doctor told her not to drink it. Rev. Frederick W. Haist rector of the Episcopal church in Groton, was called to the stand and produced the parish records showing the confirma ton of Miss Benham on the second Sunday in Advent in 1898. He was not pastor | of the church at that time.
 | Judge Albert F. Williams selectmar | of Groton, testified to having known Miss Benham for many years. He could not remember whether the question o1 her committal to the asylum at Middle
 town came up while he was selectnan 1 but from his knowledge of her he con l sidered her sound mentally.
 1 Dr. F. E. Hewes of Groton, who hat
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
Impo-tant to aM Women
 Readers of this Paper

Thousands upon thousands of women have kidney or bl idder trouble and never euspect it.
 Women's complaints often prove to be nothing else but Kidney trouble, or the result of kidney pr bladder disease.
 If the kidneys arel not in a healthy condition. they may; cause the other organs to become diseased.
 You may suffer lfain in the back, headache and loss If ambition.
 Poor health makes you nervous, ir- ritable and may tvs Respondent; 1t makes any one so.
 But hundreds of uyomen claim that pr. Kilmeris Swamp Root, by restoring health to the kidneys. proved to be just the remedy needed lso overcome such conditions.
 Many send for a ssimple bottle to see what Swamp Root, lthe great kidney liver and bladder mtt lifeline will do for them. By enclosing ten cents to Dr. Kiimer & Co. Bingh Emton, N. T., you may receive samplt. size bottle by Parcel Post. You e tn purchase med lum size bottles at IL drug stores.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
PLANNING TO ACQUIRE
 BRANFoRD POULTRY FARM

A company has been formed in New London to further a plan to increase egg laying. The company is negotiating With the heirs of the Morton F. Plant estate in Groton for the purchase of is-Ss acres of land and the buildings thereon included in the so-caIled Bran ford poultry farm at Eastern Point. The plan of the company in speeding up the hens Is to use electric lights early mornings and evenings so as Ito make a % hour working day and thus make the hen lay an egg each day through excessive work In scratching, and thus excessive formation of embryo eggs.
 Major II. H. Walker, secretary and treasurer of the Norwich Automatic Feeder company. said Wednesday that the company owns 1000 birds at the Plant farm. and will try to acquire the 5000 birds remaining. as we'll as the land and buildings. which are at pres ent leased to the company. The profits in the business are high enough to war rant the purchase of the property in the poultry section, and it is possible that if the plant Is purchased, 1t will be used to the limit of it's fowl capacity in the production of eggs.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
TWO $500 PLEDGES FOR BOY
 SCOUTS OPPORTUNITY WEE

What the Rotary club lacked in at tendance at the monday luncheon on Wednesday at the Wauregan hotel ii surely made up in enthusiasm much of which was largely contributed hy Rev J. Romeyn Danforth of New London who gave an interesting talk on sales manship and production as applied to life. Rev. MT. Danforth, who is ever an eloquent speaker, was introduced by Arthur M. Brown who referred to MT. Danforth as a man who clearly typified Rotary, a man whose life was devoted wholly to service.
 In his opening remarks Rev. MT. Danforth said that all men are inter ested in selling something. It may be patent medicine, automobiles, religion or education. Everything in life might be closely connected with salesmanshlp. The salesman makes people buy some thing they never wanted before. But there are two kinds of salesmanship. First, making people buy something they never wanted before and never will want. Second, making people buy some | thing they never wanted before but when they do buy they will be satisfied. The latter sale is the best.
 Take Rotary for example. You all l believe in it. You know its merits and you tell others about it because you know from experience what it will do | for man. In this Boy Scout work you can sell scouting if you believe in it
 yourself but you cannot if you do not l believe in it. So it is with everything. i But l really do not think salesInanship can be applied to everything in life. If l things were not produced you could not
 sell them. Then the element of produc- l ton is even more essential than the sell | ing. The man who can produce good not only adds to the worlds goods but he also adds to the worlds good. Most of the good we have in us has been passed on to us by previous generations
 We should not, however, simply pass this good along but we should add to il and then we are more than statesmen we are producers. A man has to keer close to the source of production. not
 merely as operatives in this mill of the
 world but as co-operatives in the mill
 Statesmen we are but also producers.
 Proceeding Rev. MT. Danforth's tall
 there were selections by a quartette
 humorously dubbed the Tonnage Guar
 tette, George w. Carroll, c. F. Wells
 Mayor H. M. Lerou and Eben Learned
 Henry LaFontaine also rendered pleasing solo, The meeting voted to do nate , to the Boy Scout fund that il
 being raised. Two members were votet
 in, Frank H. Pullen and F. Russel
 Smith.
 J. Henry Shannon treasurer of tn
 Backus hospital ambulance fund, mad : a final report on the drive conducte,
 during October. MT. Shannon said tha all pledges. had been received and ev : erything had been completed and tn books closed.
 James L. Crawford spoke to the meet ing on the Boy Scout drive and state that just before the meeting he had re , ceived $500 pledge and if returns ar as favorable as they have been the goa , should be reached in another day Lu j. cius Briggs, after MT Crawford's an nouncement, stated that manufactur CT, had agreed to duplicate the gift c : $500.
 : :. The singing of The Star spangle , , Banner closed the meeting.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09

The key to tubtsrculosis prevention lies ln the educational and preventive meas- ures carried aut by the patents after being advised nv their physician or tu- bcrculosis nurse.
 The education of the patient by the tuberculosis nurse 3s one of the great est factors in successfully carrying on the campaign of preventing the further spread Of the diseaUe.
 The amount of money av1ilable in a community from the sale of seals for preventing tuberculosis cepends on thc rumDer of Christmas seals that aye sold In that community.
 The money from the seal sale is spent ss follows:
 EiEhty-fve per cent is spent in the community where seals are sold.
 Ten per cent supports the national association for cost of printing seals, pamphlets, leaflets and expenses.
 Five per cent is used in the work of the state tuberculosis commission in this campaign. their expenses, and the field work necessary 10 efficiently supply the state with tuberculosis workers dur. ing the year.
 The state tuberculosis commission rec. ognized the importance Of the tubercii. .esis field nurse and spent 342,e00 ol .he SS3.000 realized from the 1913 sea alle on sala-ies for forty-two whole O, .'art-tiTne nurses in Connecticut
 Each case Is a menace to others uh less the patient is advised how he give the disease 10 others. The majority To tuberculosis cases have been infected b, other persons. but an appreciable.. pc cent of children are infected by mill from tubsrculosis-infected COWS. Bduca tion will prevent this.
 Over four persons de daily in. Con necgicut of tuberculosis because some one. ignorant of the manner of sprea Of this disease, gave 1t to them.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09

been her physician since 1899, gead from his records of professional calls made upon her for several years and sad ne considered her sound mentally, but ad- mitted upon cross examination that she was somewhat cratic
 In court in the morning, Dr. Franklin s. Wilcox, superintendent of the Nor wich state hospital, was called to the stand as an insanity expert by the attorneys for Mrs Martha T. Bishop of New London who is trying to break the will. Dr. Wilcox was asked hypo- thetical question by Major H. A. Hull, which was a digest of the testimony in the case, including what had been brought out as to Miss Benhams &C., tions. The question had been prepared in writing and took twenty minutes to read it. It cited the case of person who was violent during her younger days; that when she was in one of the violent spells she threw missiles at her father, mother and sister; that she waded through water and mud; at meal times she would eat part of her food and put the rest in her pocket to de- cay; that she washed her hands in the same water for several days; that she ] tore down her sisters hair; that she
 rushed about the house using. profane 1 language;1 when people called on her
 she refused to see them that she kept
 in her room, behind locked doors for i days at a time
 ! It also included the statement that
 she attended schoo' and passed credita-
 ble examinations, was a member of the church. was interested in reading and
 read many books.
 At the conclusion of the question, Dr
 Wilcox gave it as his opinion that a
 person who acted Il. the manner sci forth in the question was undoubtedly
 insane. He characterized as mental de pressive insanity, which was a type. o1 insanity that often required an exper to detect
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
MT. PLEASANT ST. GRADES
 GIVE PILGRIM PROGRAMME

programme in memory of the Pil- grims was given Wednesday afternoon at o'clock by the seventh and eighth grades of the Mt Pleasant Streel school. The following were included in the well rendered programme:
 Music, Q God, Beneath Thy Guiding Hand, schooL; recitation, The Pilgrims of New England, Marcia Stanton reef tation, The Pilgrim Fathers, Harold Frink: music, The Breaking Waves Dashed High, school; readings, Life of the Pilgrims, Ate Belt, Cora Freeman, Faith Allen. Blanche Wilber, Eleanor Mahoney; music, Over the Mountain Wave. school; recitation, The Mayfower Is Still Sailing On, Leonard Partridge recitation, The Pilgrims, Jared Naples Salute to the Flag, school; music, America, school.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
Children's Books

Stiff Cover Story and Picture Books for Children, in a wonderful as- sortment
 At 15e-Hans Brinker, Home Pri- mer, Santa Claus, Goosey Gander. .Helen's Babies, etc. At 25e-Mutt and Jeff, Bringing up Father, Little Red Hen, Three Bears, Peter Rabbit, Bedtime Stories. Rainy day Stories, etc. At 35c-Chatterbox Nursery Tales. Little Proudly, Alice in Wonder land. Piffies A. B. c. Books, Paper Doll Cut-out Books, etc. At 50e-Adventures of Pup Dog, Mother Goose Gingles, Mothers s Animal Stories, Piffies Puzzle Books, etc.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
FELLOW AND RED SIGNAL AT THE YANrIC CROSSING

k The Central Vermont railroad has re- gently installed a. new danger signal at the Yantic crossing. It flashes con- stantly, yellow for the safety color and red for danger. :. The signal is standard. surmounted by circular dial with the words Dang CT R. R." on the dial. On the standard are the words Stop-Look-Listen."
 While the signal flashes yellow it is safe to cross the tracks, but when 1t flashes. the red there. is danger.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
CHRISTMAS CARDS
Children's Books

Flexible Cover picture Books and Story Books, with colored pictures: At 5e-The Peter Rabbit Series, Animal and Clown Picture Books.
 At 1oe-A. B. c. Books, Animal Books, Picture Primer, Old Mother Hubbard, Little Red Riding Hood. At 15c-Mother Goose Rhymes, Ami nal Pets, Goldilocks, Mother Goose Melodies, Black Beauty, Palmer Cox's Books. At 25c-Robinson Crusoe, Puss-in-
 Boots, Story Teller Books, Nov ing Picture Books, etc. Children's Cloth Picture Books, at 25e and 6oc.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
BOY SCOUTS HALF WAY

4 At the completion of the third day of
 Opportunity Week, during which an effort
 is. being made. to secure s5.000 for the
 carrying on of the Boy Scout work in
 Norwich, the returns showed that the
 cfti7ens of the city fully realize the inn
 portance of this great Boy Scout work
 and are. contributing generously to the fund. The committee of the drive is working untiringly as are the members of the five teams and they are meeting with a gratifying response.
 1 On Wednesday sss3.so was received in cash and s4161 vas secured on pledges which brings the total to date to s2.743.s0. over two hundred dollars beyond the half way point If the response continues with 1 as great enthusiasm for the next three
 days as has been shown during the first three days there is little doubt that the \ desired goal will be reached with sub
 sstantial margin. The results of the team work on Wednesday follows:
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
one-Man Troneys in New London.

With a view to maintain a more com prehensive and regular service on the trolley lines in New London Superin;en- dent J. R. Cooper of the New London division of the Connecticut company will inaugurate an eight-car service on the lines with the so-called safety cars. or one-man cars. beginning Sunday morn- ing. These will be in addition to the regular double truck cars on the East Lyme line and double truck extras that are to be used as needed.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
wsrkmes,s ces.pen.a.tion Arreement..

The following workmen's comrensa- ton agreements have been approved by Commissioner J. J. Donohue:
 C.. B. Cottrell 6 Son Co.,, Westerly, em- ployer and Ahren s. Crandell, Ashaway employe, infected knuckle. at rate of thi2; and Farrow Clancy. Westerly, empioye. bruised foot, at rate of $3.68 and R. A Ferry. Westerly, employe hand injured. at rate of $1115
 r Robertscn Paper Coz Montville, em- ployer. and George McCracken, Montville injury to. fingers, at rate of $11.s8
 Joseph Hall < Son., Norwich, employer and Alsx Lncvik, 50 Thames street, em. Aissss- an<Ar jiailEsd- at rate at Sl2-la.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
CONGREGATIONAL MINISTERS

The December meeting of the New London Association of Congregational ministers met with Rev. C. H. Ricketts at the parsonage of the Greeneville church, 114 Prospect street, Tuesday
 morning at 1030 o'clock. Rev. H. D. Rollason of Hanover, recently called to the South Church, Middletown, acted as moderator. Rev. Allen Shaw Bush, of
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
MISS EARBARA BLAIR IS
GIVEN uoSPrTA. APPOINTMENT

Miss Barbara Blair who has been a nurse in New Britain has just been se- lected for the posii.on of superintendent of the city hospital there winch is to open h the, building formerly used ss an annex to the town farm
 Miss Blair is a graduate Of the Back us hospital nurses training school. class of 1918, and that she has been selected for the important post in New Britain Is recognition of the trainng she has receved and her personal fitness Tor me work. The new hosptal in New Britain will largely be used for isolation work
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
Girls Books soc
10 to IS Years

10 to is Years Grace Harlowe Series. by Jessie Graham Flower. Marjorie Series. by Carolyn Wells. Moving Picture Girls Series. by Laura Lee Hope. Outdoor Girls Series. by Laura Lee Hope. Girls of Central High Soriea by Gertrude Morrison. Two Little Women Series. by Caro- lyn Wells.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
RAvAGEs or ruBEl CULosIs
 SHOWN IN CONNECTICUT

Tho following statE men: issued by the bureau of preve1u-Able diseases of the Connecticut state department of health in regard to tlke Christmas seal idea win be of interesl to local people
 Tuberculosis will le lsen the joy of Christmas in over 1S0O new homes in Connecticut this year. for over that number of new tubercr nosis cases have heen reported to the ftzte department or health and local h ealth officers by ph vsIcans in the state. From January t6 August 31 there Were -1171 deaths from this disease. The widespread charafcer of tubercuio Eis Is indicated by the. following table showing the ravages of pulmonary tuberculosis in Connecticut as reported to the state de- partlncpt of health:
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
FULL ASSOCIATED
 PRESS DISPATCHES
recruItIng statiOn fOr physIcal examIna-

ton.
 The vessels of the Atlantic fleet will leave about January 3, 1921. and VIII visit Cuba, Callao and Peru. Reservists volunteering for tlle cruise will remain on active duty at least four months. or , until the return of the fleet to the United States No chief petty officers except chief electricians (radio) reservists class I-C and ID. commissary and officers sew ards. ships and officers cooks. or mess
 attendants. bakers or printers will be 1 accepted.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
Close Branfsrd H.u.i.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bradley Plant and two children closed their residence. Branford House. at Eastern Point, and returned 10 New York Monday, Mr, Plant Is a son of the late Commodore Morton r. Plant, and grandson and namesake of the late Henry Bradley Plant. who left fortune amassed in the development of railroads and real estate In Florida The Eastern Point estate was wilied to young Plant by his father.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
nesume pnreel Post to Norway

Parcel post packages for Norway will be again received at the Norwich post of fee, according to instructions received at the office. A few days ago notice was given that they could not be received. but Monday instructions were received that package service between Norway and Amsrican had been resumed. No reason was given for the original cancellation of the service or of it's resumption.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
opportunIty for Naval Reseryists,

Word has been received at the navy recruiting station in New London that 160 enlisted naval reservists attached to the third naval district who desire to volunteer for the coming cruise or rne Atlantic fleet to southern waters will have an opportunity of making this cruise by calling at the nearest navy
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
Asks to Haye Name chanred.

George Arthur Paquia of New London has filed a petition through his attorney In the superior court to have his name changed to Arthur Parker. The peti- tioner says he was married under the name of Parker has been known from his early youth by that name and it is more American in character than Pa Quin.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09

News has reached Connecticut mer. chants, that. following a conference with Herbert Hoover. directing relief work in Europe, repr 1sentatives of ths National Retail Dry Goods Association are considering means whereby monel may be raised to succor the starving children abroad. The fund required | 1000 ,000.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-09
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