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Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09
COLCHESTER

At the town meeting Saturday the fol- lowing committee was appointed for the erection of the permanent memorial to the worlds war service men: Miss Sarah Bigelow, Miss Sylvina Norton and Ed ward L. Kelley, commander of the local post of the American Legion. s-
 Miss Jennie Mintz has returned after several days visit with friends in New London. -e
 Workmen are at work putting in a new axle in the steam road roller which broke down last fall.
 Edward McKulsky of North West chester was in town Monday.
 George Gilmore of Westchester was al his home on Norwich avenue over. Sum- day.
 On account of bad weather and Tad travelling the Old Guard ban didN not rehearse Monday evening"
 The boaEd of warden and burgassee held the. Mach meeting in the engine house parlor Monday even :ls. s Colchester grange held reEu'a: meet ing in Grange hall Tuesday avsning William Donovan of North Westches.el was caller here Tuesday.
 Now that the permanent charter ha. been granted and good quarters provided by generous borough officials. the loca poeI oA IHS AbieA:dn 1seSt"n 0aS sn' nounced that it's next objective is the TUT chase of stand Of eolorg ;l tune to k used on Memorial day, A fund for tti! purpose was started by collection at tf, Armistice Sunday exei cis>s held In -1ht Baptist church last November This vii be increased by the proceeds of danct to be given the last of April Individua contributions to assist in buying the flag! will be eeeived by any ofHaer of the pos from those who wish Q heiB.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09
BOLTON

Bolton grange. No. 47, met last Friday evening and conferred the third and fourth degrees on the following class Mrs. Hazel Keefe, Mrs. Dorothy Lee. Herbert Hutchinson, Albert Gagliardene, Charles A. Lee and Ernest Boero. After the meeting an oyster supper was served.
 Prof. and Mrs. $. N. Alverd have re turned to Hartford after a weeks stay at their Bolton farm.
 Local peach growers report the trees as we'll filled with blossom buds. but fear for their reaching maturity, as they are swelling fast with the warner te,npera- ture and will not be able to withstand the colder weather that is sure to come later.
 Frank I. Loomis returned home Sat uday from the Manchester Memorial hos pital, where he has been for the past two months. Mir. Loomis' friends are very glad to learn that he is much improved in health and is now able to sit up all day
 Robins were seen in town last week.
 Misses Josephine Mathein and Helen Mathein of Hartford spent the week end in town with their mother, Mrs. Joseph Mathein.
 Julius L. Strong of South Manchester formerly of Bolton. who is employed as telegraph operator at the Maneheste, 1 railroad station, is i'll with grip. William J. Maxwell of Hartford WAS < 1 recent guest of his brother-in-IaE, Calvin Hutchinson.
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who have charge of the P1ainheid Soocef football team, will have the boys out fer practice Saturday. Plainheld is the hoidef of The Bulletin cup and when the seaSen opens will put a fast team on the neid which will require a faster team to tale that cup out of the little yiIlaes sf Plainfeld.
 The Plalnfeld Gun club held It's woskiy shoot in the Community shooting gailefy Monday evening. Dr. Chase was high man with a score of 220. Timothy DFis- coll, manager of the company store, chal- lenged Frank Evans and Evans was ths winner. Driscoll not being satisfied ehai- lenged Evans to a bowling match Dris- coll winning the bowling match by . small margin, he was challenged hy John Leahy, the village postmaster. Leahy was the winner by large margin. | Oscar wilds, shipping clerk at ths Lawton mills, has moved from Wauregzr to one of ue new company houses. Henry Foltaine was a business oaljeI in Norwich Monday
 Mack McCreery was in Fall River Sat. lurday on business.
 The Girls Friendly club met MondaJ evening in the Comnunity house. The dressmaking class met Mondas evening.
 Mrs. Wilfred Provost and her little s0l Byron were in Providence Tuesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09
YANTTC

John Sloane, who has charge of Samuel KaplaR's herd of purebred Jerseys, left Tuesday with carload of 30 for Cana da- He will be out of town fer the re- mainder of the week. Miss Edith Bother of Putnam was q recent guest of her parents. MT. and Mrs Charles Bother. Mrs. Henry Hamilton is spending the week in Manchester with her daughter Mrs. J. Louis Oliver. James F. Lyons of Worcester Is spend. ing some time with. his sister, Mrs Frank H. Tracy. Mrs. J. Louis Oliver of Mancheste, spent part of Saturday here with hel
 parents. MT. and Mrs. Henry Hamilton MT. and Mrs Louis Vanderwaart have l returned to their henae in Franklin, Pa. after spending same time with MT. Van
 derwaars's parents, Mir. and Mrs. c. P Vanderwaart.
 l Mrs. John Sleane and children, John
 Jry and Mary, axe passing the week a
 the homo of Mir. and Mrs. J. Murphy O. Hartford.
 Miss Katherine McHale of Norwich hal
 returned after spending the past week ai
 the guest of her sisters, Misses Jane an,
 Mary McHale,
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09

seph Passetti estate at e2 Ledyard avenue was sold to Mrs. Mary Passetti, for $l270. W. Lester OBrien, superintendent of the Shore Line Street Railway company, has announced that a one-man car will be started on tIe Old Mystic line today Wednesday,.
 Capt. I. E. Doane of Camp Devens. Mass, addressed the members of the Wes- teriy Rifle club at the state armory on Monday evening. Following the talk, re- treatments and smoker were enjoyed. Plans are under way to organize a track team at the Westerly High school. Invitations to compete in meets have al- ready been received from Norwich Free Academy and Rhode Island State College, Mrs. Samuel H. Davis of Westerly, Rhode Island state regent of the Daugh. l ters of the American Revolution, will ad- dress the meeting of Gaspee chapter on next Tuesday in Providence.
 1 Samuel Fishman of this town has re. ceived the gratifying news that his wife and four children have arrived in New York from Poland Over ten months agc Mir. Fishman sent money to his wife tc purchase transportation for the family tC this country, but due to unsettled condi tions over there their departure was de
 layed.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09
Doctor Tells HoD to Detect
 Harmful Effects Of Tobacco
Try These SIMPLE TESTS

smoke, walk up three fi. its of s1air1 at a regular pace. then stop. 1T you find that you are out of breath. Tour heart beat is forced. trembling of ir- regular, you may be A victim of fune- tiona1 or organic heart trouble. H you feel that you must smoke. chew or snuff to quiet your nerves, you nfe slave to the tobacco habit, and are positively poisoning yourself with the deadly drug nicotine In either ease you have just two a1ternativeG-keep on with the self-poisoning process ir- respective of the dangers and suher the consequences, or give up the habit and escape the dangers. You can over come the craving and stop the habit h a very short time by using the follow ing inexpensive formula: Go to any drug store and ask for Nicotol tablets. take one tablet after each meal. and in comparatively short time you viii diseases and many others 10 nicotine have no desire for tobacco. the craving will have left you. With the nicotine poison out of your system your general health will quickly improve
 Note-when asked about Siestsi t1AAaA sas Of our leading drugrists sald: II s tr15 . VI deriul remedy for the tobacco hatit; tEly ahaa1 of anything we hase sold befors- We afS e. thorized by the manufacturers s nf1nd t6 neag to every dissatisfied clstemer. and uc wu16 n1l permit the use of U1iens ns nzn11 possessed unusual merit" Nieotoi tatis1 ~ in this city under iro1-eiad nousJ-saG oaaf- antee by all up-to-dats duthstA incinens LaI ( ossDod. Andreu AeLAughlia
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09
MYSTIC

The opening of the Mystic Community house Monday evening was very suc- cessful affair. and the building was crowded throughout the evening, The building presented hospitable appear ance as one approached, with the rooms all lighted and the open door, and once inside, there were evidences everywhere of painstaking efforts to have things at- tractive and well arranged. The decora- tions of palms. juniper eoughs, tulips and calendulas were most effective. The en- tertainment program was given in the gymnasium. The address of welcome was by Dr. George s. B, Leonard. He was followed by Rev. F. T. Rhead, who spoke on the necessity for play and ecreation in the life of everyone. Then came violin solo by G. Victor Grinnell, vocal solos by Miss Marjorie Gledhill Eugene B. Seanans. Mrs. John Connors and Roger McNeely of Norwich all re- ceiyed eneores, to which they responded Later refreshments were served up- stairs at well arranged tables, and music was furnished by G. Victor Grinnell on the violin, accompanied by Miss Marjorie Gledhill at the piano. The building is well equipped, having gymnasium bowling alley, tables for pool and bil, | lizards, reading room dining room, kitch- ep, etc., as well as a room provided witf l necessary equipment for first aid use 4 schedule of classes in sewing and various other lines of work is being arranged and will be put into practice as soon as possl hle. Expressions of pleasure and satis, faction in the appointments of the build. ing are heard on all sides and many com plinent sare paid those who have worked to achieev this result
 1 Members of Canton Aram, No. 10, has an appetizing supper Monday night starting with fried fish and French frie, | potatoes. Following the supper, ther, was an initiation of seven new members Miss Blanche Montgomery of Griswolt has been the guest of her sister, Mis- Bertha Montgomery, at the home of Mrs E. c. Paige.
 Rev. E. W. Potter of the Connection Temperance union occupied the pulpit a the Union Baptist church Sunday morn ing in the absence of MT. Osborne, wh is in Hartford conducting series Q evangelistic meetings.
 Miss Millie Chaser is in Rockville called there by the illness of her mother
 Several from Mystic were in Norwic Monday evening attending a meeting Q the Scottish Rite Masons.
 Mystic eneaMpment, No. 1T, [ O. o. F
 is to have roll call and a supper Frida
 evening.
 Conrad Kretzer was in Harttsrd Mon
 day.
 Hiram Gift obsefved his s4th birthda < Tuesday at hts home on Broadway.
 Albert J. Saunders of Scranton, Pa,
 convert of Billy Sundays, will speak a the Baptist church Friday evening on Tn
 Story of My Conversion.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09
MANSFIELD DEPOT

Mrs. R.>>W Tilden and daughter. MisA Hiidred, of Norwich visited M .sses An gusta and Mary TIlden oa Wednesday of last week.
 Clifford Botham mas fully recovered frem his recent malady.
 Mrs. Emily Russell lei: the Mansfield state training school anl tospiteO s,ry.ce last week and returned to her nome ,n Bridgepot
 MT and Mrs. Martin M~ Hansen visited the Hans HaRsens in West Wil!inston last Sunday. =
 Miss Bertha Botham cf wiliimantic spent the week end at hc- parents home in this village.
 George Nelson of Anir-,, made bis usual Sunday visit in tn, village. Mrs. Summers ganddaughte-s. Mrs, Cyrus Cobb of Boston and Mss JosepSine Colby of Brockten. returned % their homes Tuesday of this week. William Williams is the new janitor of Dunham Memorial church. Devotional hour Thursday, r Q m at the home of Mrs. Jane Stednnan. W. H. stedman is now getting alo.e comfortably.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09
WILLIMANTTC

Frank Tesar in North Windhanl. Mrs.
 Fargo was born in Colchester and until
 last year that place had been her home.
 She left Colchester and made her home
 with MT. and Mrs. Frank Tesar of North Windhan. There are no relatives sur viving.
 Mrs. E. U.i Wilcox of New YeRk. seere- tary of women's work, Is to speak this "Wednesday afternoon at 8 meeting of i the Ladies' society of the Finst Congre-
 gational church. Mrs. Wilcox has chosen
 as her subject Women's Organizations. Two match games were relied on the ''Y" alleys Monday night, the Win or Lose four took three straight games from the Gordon Four, Miss Vegiard I getting high single with 1o5, Miss Keirans getting high three with FIT. In the sec ond match the Independents (men) took three straight games from the American | Thread Company Girls E. Manning took
 high single with III, Miss Delude get ting 107 for her best string. Manning 1 also took high three with so3, winning
 from Miss Delude by only three pins
 The scores of the games follow:
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09
PLAINFlELD

For the past two days the Lawton mills have had a road scraper smoothing out the roads in the villages, which have been very badly rutted owing, to the mild weather. The roads now are in first class condition.
 Philip Peterson, who has been at the cotton research in Boston, returned home Saturday and Monday morning resumed his duties in the carding room of the Lawton mills.
 Preparations are being made for one of the fastest basketball games ever held in eastern Conre cticut at Community han, when the Speed Kings, under the management of Sydney s. Paine, meet the Speedier Kings, under the manage ment of Daniel Cornell. Sydney Paine, one of the fastest centers in this part of the state, will play center for the Speed Kings. but he refuses to give the rest of his lineup The Speedier Kings will have the following well known stars in their lineup: Eddie King. Hank Fontaine, James Burby, Willie Cornell. Mack Mo Creery, Daniel Cornell and Jack Kay The teams will go on the canvas at o'clock.
 James Ridings and James Greenhalth
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS

very rich, thoroughly well titled. fine and friable. It must also be moist. Half to bushel. of fine manure to square yard thoroughly spaded in and incorporated with the soil Is what experts say is the right ticket for a good start. The manure not only furnishes fertility but adds hu- mus and helps retain the necessary moisture. In short, the soil must be very rich.
 Second-The lettuce must be grown in cool weather. It can't be expected to produce fine heads much later than crops are put in.
 Third-It must, be kept growing at top speed. in fact the theary is that it must be kept growing so fast the leaves don't have a chance to unfold before others are appearing and the whole bunch is crowded into a tight head.
 Fourth-It must have plenty of room for its sprint.
 Fifth-Transplanting does a lot to- wards making the plant stocky and getting started on it's heading way. There is always a doubt about let tuce heading successfully if 1t ism planted until other garden truck 1T
 
 May or last week in April because thu hot weather is likely to catch it, anC | because there is a likelihood that | won't be thinned properly or earl. enough. To get good heads it mus have an early start in the house 0; in hotbed. Start 1t right now Then it will be a sizeable plant tt put into the ground when the weathe | is right, and it will sprint right aloni 1 to a great crisp, golden n-hearted heaC l ready for the salad dressing. Don't let the seedlings stand crowd ed in the seed box too long. Whel 1 the second pair of leaves are well de veloped transplant it to an inch apar at least, an inch and half would b. better. Then when it is ready t. plant, and it has from four to si: l fair seed leaves, snip them off abou ! half their length.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09

Plans are undef way fer free daac< to be held presumably at the town hall some evening next week at which time the dolls entered in the Hoover Inter- national contest will be auctioned. These dolls were donated by local people to be offered for sale. the money received to be used to swell the local European Re- lief fund. The dolls which are the gifts of American, Irish, Scotch, French, Nali- an, Jewish, Syrian, Polish and Greek descent, are all dressed in national cos- tune. One doll, known as the Hoover doll carries card upon which Is the signature of Herbert Hoover. head of the European Relief commission. Hiek. ey's orchestra is to furnish music for the evening and admission Is to be free, The fund for European Relief now stands at close to the $6r00o mark and 1t is hop- ed that the final figure will be much near CT the allotment of $7,5oo for this city.
 The fifty girls in the gym elass of Mrs. Herman c. Little have finished training for the gymnasium exhibition to be put on at the "Y'' this Friday even mg. The programme arranged will inI clude the following numbers: Fancy march, hall darkened. figures being rep- resented by use of lighted Japanese lan- terms Military tactics, wand driii, cos- tune dances, girls all under ten years of age, sailors hornpipe, calesthenics, buck work, Maypole dance. The girls have been practising for the exhibition during the past weeks and it is expected to be the best of its kind ever held at the "Y',
 Six young boys engaged in . stone throwing contest and succeeded in break ing windows in the property owned by Charles, Mulligan of lower Main street, The boys were warned Tuesday night to see MT. Mulligan and the police told them that failure to go where they were told would result in their arrest, with the probability of a fine.
 At 3 meeting of the directors of the Y. M. c. A. Monday night t was reported that the Community Entertainment course netted $SS1 after all bills had been paid. James B. Fullerton and Charles w. Hill were elected a committee to make arrangements for the Comnlunity course for 1922. Little other business came before the meeting.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09
VALUE OF BIKpA

While 1t is well known that birds feed on insects, 1t is not generally understood what particular kinds they eat. Because the crow sometimes eats corn in the field is not sufficient evidence to condemn 1t. Birds may do injury at one time and not at another. They may be pest in one section and blessing in another.
 Roughly speaking, small birds are grouped into two classes; those that eat seeds and those that eat insects. The seed eaters largely belong to the sparrow family, Their stout bodies and strong conical bills admirably adapt them for crushing seeds.
 The sparrow tribe probably is com prised of more species than any other group of birds, and it is well that this is so, for the destruction of weed seed is of great importance to the farmer. The tree sparrow is one of the most confirmed seed eaters of the group. It is estimated that an adult bird will consume a quarter of an ounce of seed in day.
 | While the sparrow 1chiney subsists on | seeds 1t also eats many insects, and al. most exclusively feeds its young on the latter.
 The eastern quail or bobwhite is also a confirmed weed-seed -eater. A bevy ol ! two of quail on a farm is an asset the l value of which no farmer can afford te overlook. Doves are also of much ust in this capacity. At the close of day the crop of the turtle-dove is generally packed to the limit with seeds of weeds. | While the farmer welcomes the pres ence of birds that confne their appetite. i to grass and weed seeds, they are mucf opposed to birds that eat corn, wheat ana barley--to the latter class the crow ana l the blackbird belong. However, the mea dow mice, cutworms and other insec pests that the crow destroys, and tn, many kinds of insects that the blackbirC deVours are in most sections considered ample to offset any damage done In othel 1 ways, even to leaving a balance in ia vor of these birds.
 Birds known as nycatchers. warblers swallows and chinney-swifts live prac tically entirely on insects, and blackbird5 orioles and some hawks depend on then for a major part of their living. Tn, aparrow-hawk Is in quest of grasshop pers, criekets and beetles.
 Hawks and owls devote their attention largely to small rodents. Hawk seel their prey between daylight and dark
 and owls hunt in the early evening ant morning hours or by moonlight The spe cies of hawk that devoufs birds and spial chicks IS known as the Cooper hawk, tn lsharp-shinned hawk and inc goS-hawl, The so-called "hen-hawks," usually eithe the red-shouldered or red-tail hawk, whH they may occasionally snatch chicken are not, as rule, in the habit of doin
 so. They prefer to destroy rats m mice
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09
sToNTNCToN

Owing to illness, Miss Doris Paine was not able to present her topic of American Composers and to sing at the session of ! the Travel club at Community hall, Tues day afternoon. Miss Sally Coy of Vest erly gave an. address and exhibit on Old Quilts and Coverlets
 Mir. and Mrs. Jerome s. Anderson cele- brated the 5eth anniversary of their mar riage, at their home on Water street, on Monday. They entertained their children and grandchildren. e~
 The annual meeting of the Neptune
 Hose Co.,, No. 1. s. F. D.. was held Mon- day evening" The following officers were chosen: Foreman, James P. McCourt | first assistant foreman, Christopher | 1 Ledwith; second assistant foreman, An sel B. King :. secretary, William B. Me Gowan; treasurer, John w. Chamberlain steward William D. Higgins; finance
 committee, Albert J. Robinson, George B Riley, Joseph Kiezanek.
 ] Mrs. Sarah (Sullivan) Mccormick, 4s died Monday afternoon in the apartment she occupied with her family in the Old Railroad house on Northwest street. ShI
 had been i'll efor a few days. At noon
 Monday her daughter Anna saw that sht
 was comfortable in bed and went te
 work On returning at 5 o'clock in tht !
 died, Mrs Mccormick was the wife oi
 Philip Mccormick and was born in Ston'
 ington. She Is survived by her husband
 and nine children, five daughters and foul sons.
 The special town meeting held in BoF' ough hall Monday evening was attended
 by about 200 taxpayers and voters. Chair
 man William A. Wilcox moved that ar appropriation of $50, 900, or such part a:
 was needed for the support of the schools
 be made. This was unanimously carried Thus the schools of Stonington have beer given $10e,0o0 to carry on their wori tthis year. The selectmen's statement o testimates as printed in their last reper II was $16s.s8e.5S and a rate of 22 nlill l was levied on a motion by A. c. Martin tof Pawcatuck. This should raise tn
 amount of s1e3.sss.2s. Then, in addition from state grants and other sources, SIT, 900 in round numbers will come in, so th town officials will have the sum of $1S0, ssS.25 to carry on their work. This i i$I4,0ee in excess of the estimate.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-09

New York: Doctor Connor. formerly
 or Johns Hopkins hospital says: Many
 men who smoke, chew or snuff incess-
 antly and who are seemingly healthy
 are suffering from progressive organic ailments. Thousands of them would
 never have been afflicted had 1t not
 been for the use of tobacco, and thou
 sands would soon get well if they
 would only stop the use of tobacco.
 The chief habit forming principle of
 tobacco is nicotine, a deadly poison,
 which. when absorbed by the system.
 slowly affects the nerves, membranes.
 tissues and vital organs of the body.
 The harmful effect of tobacco varies
 and depends on circumstances. One
 will be afflicted with general debility,
 others with catArrh of the throat, indi- gestion, constipation. extreme nervous
 ness. sleeplessness, loss of memory,
 lack of will powe1 mental confusion.
 etc. Others may suffer from heart dis-
 ease, bronchial trouble, hardening of
 the arteries. tuberculosis, blindness or even cancer or the common affiction known as tobacco heart. If you use tobacco in any form you can easily de- tect the harmful effects by making the following simple test: Read aloud one full page from book. If, In the course of reading, your voice becomes muf- lied, hoarse and indistinct, and you must frequently clear your throat. the chances are that your throat Is affected by catarrh and it may be the beginning or more serious trouble. Next. in the l morning, before taking your usual