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Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-08

ing the property on Railroad square, Mir. Davis representing that he wanted the stones for capping a cellar war, MT Burrows said, as he recalled their con- versation. MT. Burrows told Mir Davis he might have some of the stones in the wall, but he was not further to disturb the property until the sale transaction was completed. Soon thereafter Mir. Burrows went to Fort Wadsworth, N. Y, for a visit with his grandson, who is in the army service as a major, and upon his return after a period of two weeks found that the wall had been removed and a deep excavation extending back from the where the wall had stood had been removed. Cutting away of the en- bankment has greatly damaged the prop erty, as much as $4,500 to $5,000 the witness estimated.
 A. Van Woodwork, Danielson. the next witness testified as to being familiar with the property. He said in his judgment. the bank had been cut into for a depth of 35 feet and the property damaged at least S4000. Similar estimates were giv- en by Sidney S. Stone and Cosmer A. Young, both of Danielson men familiar with property values. Photograps of the property as it was before MT Davis be- gan operations and as it is today were exhibited to the court. MT. Davis hay. ing failed to carry out his alleged agree ment to purchase the property. MT. Bur | rows seeks damages. Judge Marvin toe | the papers in the case. reserving deci
 sion as to the mount to be awarded. 1 Clarence Parker, 22, whose home is 1T | Scituate, R. l., pleaded guilty to stealing | a Jersey COW from Hynnan Dressler, b. | whom he had been employed at Moosup
 In explanation it was stated to the cour l that the theft occurred on July 2S. Ores sler, who is a meat dealer, had turned
 some COWS out to pasture. At this time
 he had released Parker from employmen
 and Parker being broke, went to the pas | ture and selected a COW that he sai,
 Dressler purchased of Peter Chabot o Wapregan for s10, took it over into Can
 terbury and sold it for SIS. Parker uset the money he obtained to pay a boar, 1 bill he owed and then went to his moth l home in Scituate.
 Parker was so perfectly open ant
 frank in his confession that he won tn good will of about every one in court. H told his story without any attempt at res
 ervation and without attempt to shielt
 himself. T worked for Dressler for sev
 en years, since I was H." he told Judg Marvin. Asked by the court if he ha
 ever been arrested before Parker sai
 yes and explained that it was over
 speeding a horse. He got laugh iron
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DSeN AND PUTNAM NEWS

being held at the police station here un- til such time as the officials investigat- ing the case file their formal charges against him.
 The seven arrests that have attract ed so much attention hereabouts follow ed a burg ary committed at the store of Albert Gay at Attawaugan late We'd nesday night. Information that came to the attention of State Officer Elliott put him on the trail of the NIignault family and eventually resulted ir the arrests and, on Friday, disposition of a major ity of the cases.
 The officers that quizzed the boys first taken into custody are a unit in de- claring that these youngsters have An nanias tied to a post. As liars, they are qualnIed to compete for the cham pionship of the world. and should be odds on favorites It has been said of
 some famous prevaricator of the past
 that he could Tie by note. If this be
 true, the Mignault boys are a symphony
 orchestra when they start out to evade ,, the truth. They were so raw that infu- from their lips finally burst out laugh ing at the audacity of their untruthfu
 statements. And the boys enjoyed 8 grin on their own account.
 A distaste for truth in dealing witf | the officers of the law availed the Mig nault boys nothing, however. Louis | Mignault, fl, who can contradict him self at least twice with every word ht | speaks, and his younger brother, Jo- seph Mignault 12, have been ordered ] by Judge W. Fenner Woodward commit i ted to the state school for boys unti 1 they are q years of age. They will bt ! taken to Meriden as soon as officials | here can dispose of the attending cases Leo Barber, Dayville, a youth of II | was far less concerned in the series o ] robberies than his associates and he was placed on probation for year l Attorney A. c. Bill to be probation of | ficer. Harmidos Mignault, oldest of the | trio of brothers, and he is but 16, vii | be presented in the superior court tt answer to a charge of burglary anc i the recommendation made that he be committed to the state reformatory q ! Cheshire.
 Officials were amazed at the boldnes!
 with which the boys have operated
 They have twice burg arized the Gay
 store. from which goods valued at abou l s9O were taken, it is charged in the com plaints against them. They broke into | cottages at n lake including the place:
 owned by Henry J. Kosmaler of Alta l waugan and Herbert c. Keech, warder ] of Danielson Officials feel that they
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receiving the subscriptions, said Friday that about $70O has been pledged up to | this time.
 With none who knew him present to mourn his death, the body of Salvatore LaRe~sa, who died following an attempt l at suicide at Brooklyn jaf, was taken from the undertaking rooms of l.. E. Kennedy on Furnace street Friday morning and buried at Holy Cross cem- etery.
 Teachers in the graded schools here will be at Putnam Monday to attend a 1 teachers institute that will be attended by about one hundred teachers from towns n this part of the county. A I numbel of subjects will be discussed by | educators from different parts of the state.
 ". A. Burrows is seeking damages of $4,000 from Frank A. Davis in con- | nection with MT. Davis operations on property which he bargained to buy | from MT. Burrows during the spring of this year. The matter received consid- eration at Fridays session of the su- l perior court at Putnam, as told in the news from that city.
 This is Civic Federation tag day. As | in the days of the World war the slo- gan for today is Do your bit!'' l Frederick E. Cunneen has been elect 1 ed commander of the post of Veterans of Foreign Wars here. MT. Cunneen
 was in the naval service of the United i States during the Spanish-American war. Arthur Rainville is senior vice. commander, James Kelley junior vice commander, John F. Pu-vis, secretary 1 treasurer.
 At a meeting of the town school com gnittee for reorganization following the
 annual town meeting of last Monday ] Frederick E. Cunneen, newly elected
 member of the board was elected as
 chairman. Mrs. Agnes Paine was elect -,l to succeed Sidney P. Marland as sec Ietary.
 And now comes the assessors with : he usual announcement that it is time
 70 file lists of taxable property in the i town of Killingy. This may be done al l any time during the present month
 Mrs. Horace F. Turner is to be the
 leader at a meeting of the W C. T. U to be held with Mrs. Sidney S. Stone on Riverview next Tuesday afternoon l A number of DanieIson men have | planned to be on Providence today tc witness the automobile races at Nara i gansett track.
 II Danielson churches will be represent ed at the Windham County Sunday
 school convention to be held in Brook
 lyn Monday next.
 Crews of painters are engaged II
 painting state road fences hereabouts. The state police denartment has sup
 piled Officer A. W Williams, stationed
 here with new Ford runN5out to re
 place the motorcycle and sidecar for
 merly in use by the officer.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-08
PUTNAM

Criminal matters occupied the greater part of the time at Fridays sesson of the superior court here and the first jury trial this fall was undertaken in the cas- es of Charles Drew and Edward Malvern, both of Newport, R. l., charged with braking and entering the home of George Law at Thompson of the afternoon of Sunday, May 22, and stealing $101, money belonging to the East Thompson Baptist church, of which MT. Law is treasurer. Drew and Melvern, both colored, were represented by Public Defender Charles i L. Torrey, with Attorney Joseph LeCount, seI representing Drew. The accused had in each instance pleaded guilty to the charges against them.
 Prior to the taking up of criminal bus | mess matters on short calendar were heard and at the end of this period the September civil term of court was ad- journed without day.
 ] At the short calendar session Attorney E. L. Darbie as counsel for the plaintiff 1 in the case of W. A. Burrows vs Frank A. Davis, both Danielson parties, was heard relative to establishing alleged damages to property belonging to MT. Burrows in Danielson by acts alleged against MT. Davis.
 1 Attorney Darbie obtained judgment by default in this case on Friday of last week, when neither the defendant nor counsel representing him appeared in court.
 Friday Attorney Darbie went into de- tails for the court of circumstances per taining to an alleged agreement of Mir Davis to buy certain property fronting on Railroad square in Danielson from MT Burrows. Attorney Darbie told the court that in the spring of this year MT 1 Davis came to MT. Burrows and sought to buy property extending from Rail- road suare through to Water street ir Danielson for the purpose, 1t was under stood, of erecting a garage. Mir. Bur
 rows finally agreed to sell the tract oi
 land and buildings thereon for s7,506 What the attorney described as a smal
 sum was paid to bind the bargain. |
 later appeared that MT. DaFis paid sset
 and bond for a deed was issued. Later
 MT. Burrows endorsed a note of $500 fol
 but it was contended that this note mus
 and not necessa rily as applying as a pay
 ment on the property in question. Called to the witness stand, MT. Bur
 rows to of his conferences with Mir Davis relative to selling the property anc of his final agreement to dispose of it t,
 MT, Davis for S7,50p. A bond for
 deed was given. Some time thereafte Mir Davis came to him, the witness said and asked him for permission to remov, i-azaA stones from a retaining wall fra.t
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ing week, sessions beginning Tuesday. The jury will be in attendance.
 There will be rattle of firearms in the woods today as the hunters get out for their first legal opportunity to hunt game birds this season.
 pr. H. L. Pease is to be in Boston to- day (Saturday) attending the New Eng land Osteopathic convention at the hotel Victoria.
 Arrangements were completed Friday for the showing of the state police de- partment motion picture entitled, Where are Your Children. n Union square this evening.
 A. E. Wilkinson, vegetable specialist Of Storrs college was with the county agent this week. visiting vegetable grow CTS in Brooklyn. A lime demonstration on cauliiower and brussels sprouts was looked over on DeForest Wells farm in
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Brooklyn. and observations made of the effect of lime on these crops
 S. J. Owens, agronomy specialist. wal in the county Friday of this week with county agent. and arranged few pas ture management demonstrations.
 The county agent was the speaker al Canterbury grange Wednesday evening.
 Frank MaiIhot. who has been a patient at the Day kimbaIl hospital in this cit, for the past six weekst will be able to re- turn to his home in Oaaielson within s few days.
 Ralph F. Conner of Marlboro Is 10 speak upon Vital Issues and J. J. White head will sing at next Monday astern- noon's meeting or Elizabeth Porter p,,,- nam chapter. D. A R.
 Rev and Mrs A c. Johnson who hav, been visiting at Woodstock Valley hay, returned to their home in Maine.
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MARRIED

STRICKLAND CARLsEN- New York city, Oct. 6, 1921, Dr. L. R. Strickland of Willimantic and Miss Elsie Carlsen of Buffalo. x. Y. MOULIN-GRENON- Danielson. Oct. 8, 1921, by Rev. John Roux, M S., Miss Pauline Grenon of the West Side, Danielson, and Alfred Moulin of Day vile.
 WASsMAN-BURDIC West Mys- tic Spet 27. 1921. Miss Doris M. Bur dick, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Harlan Burdick of Mystic, and Milton Wass- man of Stonington. MARCEY-CosGROv Westerly. R. l.. Oct 4, 1921, by Rev. John J. Fitz- gerald Louis Marcey and Miss Dorothy CnSgroYe.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-08
CARD OF THANKS

It is with feeling of sincere apprecia- tion that we wish to thank our neighbors and friends for the acts of kindness and sympathy shown us during the illness and death of our beloved mother, Mrs. Mary Casey. These acts will always be cherished by us
 PATRICK CASEY,
 JOHN P. CASEY.
 JAMES J. CASEY.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-08
DIED

DIED
 FREUDENBERG-In Norwich, Oct T. 1921, Mary Martha Phillip. wife of
 Robert Freudenberg, in her 4Sth year. Funeral at her late home in Occum Monday, Oct To- at ? D. m. Burial in Pautipaug cemetery.
 JACKSON-At the Masonic home in Wallingford, James H. Jackson, a for
 mer resident of Mystic, aged 92 years.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-10-15
french Courtesy.

In one OF the smaller cities in central
France used by division headquar-
tiers during the winter of 1859, Al
phonse, the barber, endeayored to learn
to speak English. To this end he was
diligently coached by numerous Yank
dispatch bearers, sergeant majors and
clerical workers, and Alphonse learned
fast.
No less a parsonage than the COM
manding general Of the division strobe
into the barber shop one day and de-
manded a shave in a hurry. Alphonse,
who was tending lowly enlisted GUS
toner. knew rank when he saw IT and
rose to the occasion.
HSairtainlee, mon general, he re-
piled, bowling with the French polite
ness. Sect down. mon general, an
you be mex beeg steel r
The general waited.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-10-15
AIR LIFEBoAT BRITISH IDEA
Craft Designed for Sea. Rescue Work
Is Soon to BE Given
Definite ATryout"

The first lifeboat Of the air, which
has been built with great secrecy, Is
to be launched soon in England.
After the official trials 1t viii 90
through series of tests with the Brit
ish feet. If it proves TO be satisfac-
tory, q large number Of the craft on a
much larger scale will be constructed.
The design is the outcome of three
years of secret research and tests. The
flying lifeboaf will be able to reach q
vessel in distress at a speed of more
than 100 miles an hour. and it is
claimed that it win be able to ride
through the toughest storm with the
confident safety of an Atlantic liner.
The boats are able to taxi along the
water.
Their seaworthiness is to be tested
by sending the first experimental ship
out with the navy, where 1t is to re-
main at sea for several days without
any mother ship"
The wing span of the one now near
ing completion Is 40 feet Safety In
the most violent sea win come from
the residence of the hull, which is in
one piece from stem to stern. When
this hull strikes huge wave It gives
way slightly in much the same way
that a pneumatic tire does when It
strikes en- obstacle on the road
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-10-15
IS GOLF REaLLY IRIsH GAME7
Suggestion Put Forward, With Some
Evidence, by Correspondent Of
New York Herald.

Writing to the New York Herald, q
devotee Of the royal game" puts the
query rs golf. after all. an Irish camel p
In asking the question it is done with
respect and reverence; In no sense to
disturb the settled ease and mental
poise and satisfaction of We good Scot
or Briton. Why the suggestion. how
ever? Simply this: Ireland was the
first Of the islands to be reclaimed
from Druidism and converted to Chris.
tianity. That was in the early Fifth
century. After that Scotia or Scotland
became Christian--the Sixth century
England In the Eighth and Germany in
the Ninth century, and all following
and through Irish missionaries. True
also that the Scotch and Irish were
practically all Celt and one people then
and all friendly. Now, then, 1t is of
the old Irish folklore that st. Patrick
at the famous Druid feast showed ~
that the leg of bird was larger than
a quarter of beef (2) that dog could
kill the bird, and (3) that three leaves
could jointly subsist on one stem. and
at that feast there were feats of
strength and art all round" and among
the games was the game OF mine
Holes"
That was the first mention Of the
nine hole game, OF course. 1t was so
played in Ireland for centuries. 1t was
the putting of the ball into each hole
Of the nine as laid out in the. course.
Therefore, the question: Was that game
the forerunner of its kind in the world.
and If SO was 1t the forerunner or key
stone of golf?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-10-15

Campers and pfcnickers win hail
with delight the new waterproof match.
which can be easily made at home In
the following way: Melt a few. Jumps
OF candle wax In an old can on the
stove. Allow this to cool little and
then, before 1t has set, dip the matches
in, one at a time. Treat the heads
and about half Of the wooden part.
Place the matches on one side to cool.
Matches treated In this simple manner
have been soaked In water for many
hours, and they have ignited as readily
us those which were perfectly dry. The
only difference is that. in striking, it is
needful to do so trifie more firmly so
az to get through the thin film Of wax
surrounding the head When once the
flame starts. the match burns very read
lily, owing to the wax which has adj
hered to the wood. Any ordinary
matches can he treated In the manner
described.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-10-15
District Court Business

The following cases were dis
posed of at the session Of district
court held this week with Judge
]. A. Williams presiding, viz:
LaSalle johnson vs.. Margueret
johnson, divorce granted.
S. H. Dakin, embezzlelnent,
tried by jury and acquitted.
Clarence Smith, charged with
breaking and entering and larce-
NJ. tried by jury and convicted
of larceny. remanded for sen
tence.
Carlos Smith, plead guilty to
theft, sentenced to one year III
jail subject to work roads, sen
tence suspended pending good
behavior.
Monroe Bratton. larceny. tried
by court and acquitted,
Elijan Jackson, plead guilty to
larceny, sentenced to SO days in
Jail subject to work roads. il de-
fault of paying costs of prosecn-
tion to sesve 80 days extra.
Harry Rodgers, murder, tried
by jury of twelve and convicted
as charged without capital pun
ishment, remanded for sentence.
Court adjourned Wednesday
night until Monday, Oct. IL.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-10-15
Fight Locusts with AirpIan.s.

The locust plague In southern France
is being fought with the aid OF air
planes. One hundred thousand acres
of fertile land have been devastated.
The pests are Matching out in isolated
spots on the great Crau plain, and each
new nest gives birth to many mil
lions of iocusts. 1t Is OF vital i'm
portance to destroy the young insects
before they are strong enough to fly
Tar. and this is where the airplanes
are proving so useful. Pilots now
daily scour the whole OF the Crau
plain, flying extremely low. When
they locate breeding ground or NEST"
Of locusts directions are immediately
telephoned to the anti-locust head
quarters at Miramas. If there is long
grass near, petrol is poured on It
and it is set afire. Otherwise the
infested area is strewn with sawdust
soaked in arsenic This kills the locusts
at once. and also any eggs that are
unmatched
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-10-15

The John Burroughs Memorial as
sociation has started Its campaign to
raise funds to purchase and maintain
the various properties of the late nat
uralist. It is estimated 1t will take
about $4,000 to purchase them, and
an additional 81. 600 to maintain them
the first year.
The association intends to maintain
the Burroughs properties as the nat
uralist himself maintained them. His
working library. some OF his original
manuscripts, rifles, shotguns and fish
ing tackle win be exhibited. It is
the opinion Of the association that
shrines to great men, especially
shrines to literary men. are too few.
and that the many friends and admir-
ers of John Burroughs will be inter-
ested in keeping up the places In
which he lived, studied and labored
in the 81 years Of his life. 1t hopes
to raise funds to maintain these prop
critics by popular subscription. New
York Times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-10-15
2 Mammoth Locomotives Received by
L. r. & N.

alexandria. La. Oct. 10. Two
mammonth locomotives. which
are the first of an instalIment OF
what is known as the Russian
type of locomotive, have been re-
ceived by the Louisiana Railway
md Navigation Company and
are in the yards in Pineville.
F0ur more of these locomotives
win follow in short time.
They are said to be monster
nl1chines, of the latest and most
inproved models and are capable
0e hauling from Ga to 100 cars.
q of these locomotives will be
changed from coal burners to oil
burners and viii be put into SER
We by the l. r. & N. as soon
aGsthe change can be made.
The two which have been re-
eyed will be used between Al
sznndria and Naples. two others
~ be used between Naples and
NW Orleans and the remaining
- viii be used between Alex
aIria and Shreveport.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-10-15
China 4 Flour Exporter.

At time when there are 50 many
appeals for funds with which to pur-
chase four for shipment to the Chinese
famine victims, 1t is rather unbeliey-
able that Ia noralal times China pro-
duces sufficient -four for export pur-
poses Yet in 1920 almost six million
barrels of Chinese -four were shipped
to Europe. New mills are contem.
plated in the wheat growing sections.
Scientific American.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-10-15
Dedicated to the Memory of John Bun
yam Roberts.

Dedicated to the Memory of John Bun
yam Roberts.
At regular meeting OF the
police jury of the parish of Grant
the following resolution was
adopted:
Inasmuch as the Kind Ruler of
the destinies of men has taken
away from us our good friend
and wise counselor, the Hon. j.
B. Roberts; therefore. resolved: .
|. That in the death Of Hon.
]. B. Roberts the police jury and
the parish Of Grant have lost a
princely gentleman, an able
counselor and true friend.
2. That the police jury en-.
tiers sincerely into the memorial
being conducted today by the bar
st this court in honor of our de-
ceased friend and we recognize
that no praise of this man is ex-|
cessive.
3. That the jury extends its
coincidence to the family in this
grief and joins them in sorrow.
4 That copy of the forego-
ing be spread on the minutes of
our proceedings and a copy bel
furnished the grief-strickenwife.
JOHN RANDOLPH,
las. A. CHRISTIAN, Pres.
Secretary.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-10-15
FlRn, FoREsTER's
SERVICES AVAIL ABLE

New Orleans, La--Mr. NJ /. Alex
ander, Commissioners OF Conservation,
announces that the services of H. ..
Stahl Farm Forester of the Depart
ment. are now available to the farmers
OF the State sand the boys reforestrH-
ton clubs.
The work Of the Farm Forester WIN
be to assist them In selecting species
to plant ON their fArms and lands m.
suited - Agriculture; in thinning ana
caring for farm woodlands. and -
sthsr ,Servfcsp the h1nr may dafrG