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Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-13
MoNTVHLE

Committees aer planning the fourth annual field day and outing of the ex-state guardsmen and ex-service men of the town of Montville at Camp Richards, OK oboxo lake, Saturday afternoon, Aug. 20. Large teams will leave Palmer's corner at o'clock, Each individual is to bring his own plate, cup and spoon On the dinner committee are John Lynch. chair man, Fred Chapel Robert Patton, Harry Ericson and Thomas Branningan. and on the committee for sports and athletics c. E. Flaherty, Edward c. Curtin, Hubert Dart and Charles Ramage.
 One of the jolliest afternoons of the season was enjoyed Thursday afternoon by the members of the cradle roll and home departments of the Union Baptist Sunday school at the home of Mir and Mrs William Webster in Palmertown About 30 members were in attendance and a variety of games were planned for the cradle roll members, including a hunt for peanuts, drop the handkerchief and I spy Ice cream. cake, candy and fancy cookies were served during the afternoon. The affair was in charg eof Mrs. Fred erick Church, superintendent of the school, Mrs. Harriet Furber, Mrs. Will liam Webster and Miss Jennie L. Wood The large front lawn afforded an ideal spot for the picnic.
 The box factory of the Robertson Paper company plant closed Thursday afternoon for the remainder of the week
 Arthur J. LaFlamme was a business caller in Watersown, Conn, Friday.
 Mrs. Fred J. Hope, the Misses Free land. Mrs. Gaffney, Mrs Frank Chapel and son Donald spent Thursday afternoon at Ocean Beach.
 Mrs. August Lundstrom and daughter Judith of North Grosvenordale are visit ing MT. and Mrs. Andrew Johnson. Alex Lundstrom visited here Sunday last. Mrs. NJ. J. Wright of Ashaway, R. L, is spending several days with Montville | friends.
 Mrs Ida Browning is at the home of Mrs. Charles Turner.
 Lafayette Stoddsrd of Springfield, Mass, visited friends in the village last week.
 The Woman's Home Missionary society of Palmertown has suspended meetings throughout the summer.
 Rev. L. W. Richardson of Hartford will | occupy the pulpit of the Union Baptist church next Sunday morning and evening as a candidate. MT. Richardson occupied the pulpit a few weeks ago.
 Roy D. Gardner and Raie H. Carbes 1 were in New London Wednesday after. noon to attend the August meeting of the Associated. Service club. At this meetins the members were shown through tho plants of the United States Electric Co. Arnold Electric Tool Co. and Tait Bros Co.
 While in Chesterfield a few weeks az, Herbert liar imond found a frog which after having communicated with tn, New York Geological society, he was in formed was an albinistic specimen. Las
 Thursday it was sent to New York where it is now on exhibition in thu T aquarium in the reptile department at tn,
 Geological park. The frog is a brigh blue color.
 : Miss Evelyn Hammond and her brothel Harlan have returned to their home here having spent a week with friends nj Dan 1 ielSon.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-13
DIVISION NO. 54 ELECTS
 CONVENTION DELEGATES

The regular meeting of Ladies auxil- iary, No. 54, A. o. H., was held Thursday evening with large number in attend ance Mfrs. Nellie O'Neil presided at the meeting and two applications for mem bership were received. The plans for the attendance of members of the local di- vision at the state convention at Hart ford, to be held oR Aug. 24 and 25, were made and the following delegates were elected: President Mrs. Nellie O'Neil, Vice President Mrs. Elizabeth Fitzger- aid, Recording Secretary Mrs. Julia Brock, Financial Secretary Mrs. Nellie Woodmansee and Treasurer Mrs Annie Bellows; alternates, Mrs Nellie Fitzger- ald Mrs. Mary McCaffery and Miss T. O. O'Neil. It is expected that there will be an attendance of over 700 delegates from all the divisions iii the state
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-13
OCcUM AND VERSAILLES

MT. and Mrs. P. J. Kelly returned re- gently from a months vacation spJent in Massachusetts and Canada.
 Henry Davignon returned Saturday after a l700-mile trip made during the past three weeks by automobile through New England and Canada
 Members and friends of thu Versailles NJ. E. Sunday school enjoyed their an- nual outing, at Mohegan Park, Norwich. Saturday afternoon.
 Alice Curran. after two weeks spent with friends at New London, N. H, Is again attending to her dutieI at the Totckett Manufacturing company plant.
 Thomas Ccfey of the Totokett store has returned after a weeks vacation
 Ernest T. Leonard of the clerical fore, of the Totokett store is having a few days vacation.
 MT. and Mrs. C. ". Perkins recently took an automobile trip over the Mo hawk Trail.
 Patrick J. Sullivan is Installing lighting plant at his home on the Baitii road. MT. Sullivan will light his home grounds and poultry houses and yards fcilo~tng the programme of some O the leading poultry fanciers of ths coun try in the endeavor to speed up the e- production. allowing the hen family les time for rest. the lights being turned O for a portion of each night. Mir an Mrs. Sullivan are both enthusiast chicken fanciers and have added eac year to their flock and equipment. Thel flock at present numbers 1000. wyar dottes being their speciality. AlthouC In the hen business as a side issue NJ Sullivan has made a success of the bu, mess. For several years. his hens ha1 been among the leaders at the egg lay ing contests oonducted at Storrs by Coz necticut Agricultural Collage.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-13
MERROW

Miss Gladys Thompson, of Mansfield Depot, spent the weekend with Miss Sarah Wilcox
 Miss Rose Dimock was in Springfield Wednesday.
 Mir. and Mrs. NJ L. Usher and little sons were at the home of Mir and Mrs. John Usher in Holland. Sunday. Nelson Usher returned home with them, after spending several days with his grand parents.
 Monroe Usher is one of two boys chosen to represent the town at the Connecticut Agricultural college this week. the boys spending several days at the college
 Guests at Winding Brook Farm the past week were Mir. and Mrs. Henry Burbank. MT. and Mrs. Frank Staples and daughter Evelyn. Mrs Ernest Sim mons, Miss Ethel Burbank and Louis Thirlesen, all of Rhode Island: Mir. and Mrs. Frank Landon. Mrs. Floyd Landon and two sons of South Chaplin. Clifford and Morton Burdick of Tower Hill Wilfred Burdick of Chaplin Center. Chester and Everett Burdick and Miss Ida Cole of West Goshen, Mr ard Mrs Thomas Bebbington Of Ashford, Mrs George Russ of Gurfeyville and Miss Sylvia Durkee of Willimantic.
 This community was well represented at Storrs during Farmers Week.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-13
RRIEr STATE NEWS

Westbrook.ZThe Bushnell house, head quarters of the Society of Descendants of Westbrook Settlers, was reshingled last week by time given by men of the town.
 saybrook.-The ticket and telegraph office at the Junction will be moved tc the west end. connecting with the baggage room, and made larger and more con- venient for the increased business.
 Rocky HiII.-At the last grange meet ing it was voted to hold a corn roast at Waugum lodge Sept. 7th. Worthy Mas ter Leonard Griswoid, L. W. Button and Starr B. Elnhose were appointed. to make arrangements.
 Manehestef.-Aecordin to information received at Oakland. the paper mill po- erated by the American Writing Paper company of Huiyoke. Mass, will be re- opened after a period of idleness which extended from the Sth of last December
 CrOmweH.-Mrs. Agnes Kirkpatrick who makes her home with her daughter Mrs. Ira Barrows fell tEe other day and sustained a fracture of the hip. The ac-
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-13
HAvILAND CLASS OUTING
 AT CRESCENT BEACH COTTAGE

What has retained it's name as s- the Haviland class, originally taught at the Second Congregational church by the late Deacon Joseph D. Havland, and contin- uing as a class in the United Congrega- tional church, had it's annual outing Wednesday at the Crescent Beach cottage of Mrs. Robert H. Montgomery of Colt street, Norwich.
 About 30 members went down, the ma jority taking the steamer Nelseco II as far as New London and completing the trip by bus or automobile.
 At the beach there was bathing, a clam chowder dinner, the members were pho tographed in a group and the afternoon was spent in social way, Mrs. Mont gomery's hospitality being thoroughly appreciated by the class members.
 For a period following Deacon Hav- Hands death this class was taught by Mrs. William T. Wade of Boswtn ave- nue.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-13
MEN AND WOMEN VOTERS
 REGISTER PARTY AFFILIAT

Between three and four hundred men and women voters have registered their party affiliations with Registrahors of Voters Tyler D. Guy and Cornelius J. Downes in the Central district this month. A big majority of the registra- tions were made with the republican party list.
 Friday was the last day on which reg istrations could be made. Registrars Guy and Downes. were on duty at the town hall until g o'clock Friday evening. Approximately 12o voters registered dur ing the day.
 There have been registrations in all six districts, but the district totals have not yet been completed. The totals for the districts and for the town will be an- nounced within two or three days.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-13
ROGUE TOURNAMENT
 OPENS NEXT TrEsnAY


 Everything is in readiness for the ar- nual national roque tournament that opens in this city on Tuesday of next week. The entry list this year is much larger than in previous years and in. cluces many new players from other as- sociations. Many of the old players who have played here in years gone by will be on hand, but Juuge l.. c. Williamson, an ex-champion, will be unable to attend the tourney this year owing to illness.
 Others who will ccompete will be Charles c. Wi<iams, also an ex-cham- pion, w. c. Rodman of Philadelphia, pr. Veazy of Wilmington. Del, W. A. Rounds of Cleveland, A. B. Griffith of Bedford, O., Dr. Davis of Newcastle. Pa, and MT. Barrett of Boston, an old timer who has played here before, but not in recent years. There will be a good local repre- sentation, including Gerald Brassil, Woodruff Sullivan, Richard Peale and Jimmy Brassil. The local players have been praeticing on the courts, which have been put into good shape during the past few weeks.
 Electric lights have been arranged for the night playing and everything points toward one of the most successful tourna- ments in many years. Champion Eddie Clark who suffered defeat in the West erD~ association tourney, is expected to be l on hand, although nothing has yet been l heard from him.
 As a result of the actien of the court l of common council of the city of Nor. wich there is to be a band concert or | the grounds next Wednesday evening i This will draw large number to tht grounds and Secretary Peale states that l the finest players will be assigned thu I courts that evening.
 1 Mayor Herbert M. Lerou has accepted an invitation officially to open this year. 1 tournament at o'clock Tuesday morn | ing, after which the regular play vii commence. This will be Mayor Lerou'! second appearance at the grounds at chic i executive of the city.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-13
ORDERS NEW TRIAL IN BENHAM CASE

Friday included a divorce action by Harris Morse of Montville against his wife Mary Artellia Morse of Willi- mantle. MT. Morse brings the action on grounds of statutory offense all legged to have been committed at Will limantic and elsewhere.
 The couple were married March 8, 1916. The wife's maiden name was Ma ry Artellia Nutty. There is an adopted child, Mary Rosaline Morse about II years of age.
 The damage case brought against Thomas Mish of Norwich by Michael Mish of Norwich was withdrawn from the superior court without costs Fri day. The suit was brought on the com mon counts and damages of S1,000 were asked.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-13
MOOSE LODGE INITIATES
 GLASS. OF rHIRry-rrvE

Norwich Lodge of Moose which has been working under an. open charter during a membership campaign for the past few weeks on Friday evening initiated class of 35 candidates. The initiation was carried out by the local degree team under the direction of Frank Hazard. There was an exceptionally large at tendance at the meeting.
 At the business session Ivan Maynard was elected vice dictator. The chair ap- pointed the following to act as a commit tee for the state convention that is to be held in Stamford next year: A. Morin, L. A Andrews, A.. E. Andrews and J. T. F. Burns. It is expected that large delegation from the local lodge vii lattend the Hy-D Legion meeting that is to be held in New Haven a week from Sunday.
 1t was announced at the meeting that the annual clsmbake and outing of the local lodge Will be held at the draw bridge on the first Sunday in September Arrangements are being made for one of the largest outings yet held by the order
 Dictator S. A. DeRusha presided at the meeting.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-13
Shriners Plan Outinr

Members of Pyramid Temple, members of the Mystic Shrine, have received an nouncements of the program of events in connection with a pilgrimage Satur- day AuAIst 20, when an automobile efavan of Shriners will cross the state from Greenwich to New London to at tend a ceremonial session. Many mem bers of the party will be accompanied by women friends for whom special enter tainment will be provided.
 They are to be entertained at luncheon at the Mohicsn after which they will witness a parade of Shriners and will then be taken Co OswegatoAie where at five o'clock the Shriners will join them at q Rhode Island clambake
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-13

Error is found and a new trial is ordered in the case of Martha T. Bis hop vs. Belton A. Copp, exec, of the will of Mary Ellen Benhan of IGroton by the supreme court in an opinion handed down and filed Friday after noon in the superior court office in this city.
 The case is an appeal from probate the probate court in Groton having admitted the will and the probate ac- tion having been sustained by the su- perior court.
 The case was tried before Judge Wolfe and a jury in the superior court in this city some months ago and the jury sustained the probate courts ac- ton m upholding the will.
 Other papers filed in the court office
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-13
MOTORISTS COMPLAIN OF <. RUTS ON FRANKLIN ST

Motorists and others who daily drive over Franklin street are complaining of the poor condition of the street between the car tracks There are places along the rails where the cement nas worn away and now there are deep ruts and holes in the cement four and five inches deep. This condition is one that causes no little comment by those who have to drive over it. Almost the same condition is true of Thames street where there are deep holes between the tracks and with the heavy traffic over that highway they are growing larger every day
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-13
PERsoNALs

Robert Clish has resumed his position at Chicopee Falls, Mass.
 Miss Mildred Mathieu of willimantic, was visiting friends in Westerly Fri- day.
 of friends in Attleboro, Mass, for two weeks.
 Mrs c. F. Bartlett of Montville was among the visitors n East Killingly on Thursday.
 Mrs. J. H. Cain and Mss Helen J. Cain are visiting in New York for . few days.
 Mrs. R. J. Dfiscoll of New Haven Is visiting her sister, Mrs. William La- feche of Norwich.
 Miss Lucy Loring and Miss Nancy Col berg Of this city are at Groton Long Point for several weeks.
 Mir and Mrs. Fred Fris~eil have re- turned from an auto trip through the Berkshires and Catstills.
 Miss Florence stanton of Hamilton avenue leaves today cSatueday) for a weeks stay with friends in Waterbury
 John Robinson and daughter Pauline ef Norwich have been visiting Mir. Rob inson's uncle, Frank Edgerton, of Gen. tral Village.
 Mr and Mrs. J. B. CArch and scn will return to Norwich in a few days after spending two weeks on 8 motor trip in Canada
 Dr. an1 Mrs. A. J. Mclaughlin have returned to Providence after visit ol two weeks at the home of his fatkef Andrew Mclaughlin of Central avenue 1 Mrs. N. D. Austin of 9antic had a. visitors this week friends from Hartfort and Willignahtic and three cousins iron Scotland, Mrs. Charles Reed, Mrs. Addit Fuller and Mrs. George Rich.
 MT. and Mrs. O. H. Nickerson of Port land, Me-, formerly of this city. wer, visitors in Norwich Friday. MT. ana Mrs. Nickerson and famiak are spendini a month at their bungalow at Gardne Lake,
 Mir. and Mrs. J. Nelson Weymouth ant son leave today (saturday) for tw' weeks tour of New England. They vii go first to Maine, where a week win b. spent. The second week will be spent il the White mountains.
 MT. ard Mrs. Frederick Ryan and children of East Greenwich, R. l., witt Mrs. Ryans sister, Miss Katherine Pa dian of Boston, motored here Wednes day from their summer home to Visi their cousins, MT. and Mrs Walter s Skelly of West Thames street.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-13
REF. ROGERS TO ENTERTAIN
 APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

State Representative Ernest E. Rogers has invited the members of the appro- prlatons committee Of which he was member during the recent session or the legislature, and a few representa- tiyes and friends in this section of the state. to be his guests at a luncheon in New London this Saturday after noon. No special program of after dinner speeches has been arranged but it is quite probable that informal re- marks will be made by the committee chairman. After luncheon, MT. Rogers will take his guests on tour of inspec- tion of the state pier, after which ns will entertain them at his cottage at ocean Beach. Over forty are ex- pected to attend.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-13
LOCAL BOY DESCRIBES
 FIRST FLYING EXPERIENCE

Mir. and Mrs. George Rathbun of A Durham street, whose son. Lloyd, is in the navy and has been stationed for the past twenty-two months at Coco Solo, Canal Zone, have received a letter tell ing of his first experience in flying. In seanlane they rose to a heighth of 14o0 feet, to avoid the clouded area, then dropped to 1000 feet and then sailed over Colon several times at 400 feet
 MT. Rathbuns term of service will ex- pire on Oct. z, 1921. He has been through the canal several times.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-13
RELIEF CORPS WILL SERVE
 DINNER TO CIVIL WAR VETS

Sedgwick Woman's Relief corps. No. 16, held their regular business meeting at Buckingham Memorial Friday afternoon at o'clock. The reports of the secretary and treasurer were read and accepted and general orders, post, department and na- tional were read
 The corps voted to hold a lawn party at Buckingham Memorial during the early part of September. Mrs Brooks of New Hampshire, guest at the meeting, spoke briefly 10 the members.
 The corps is completing plans to serve dinner to the members If the 2sth c. V. and 18th c. " at theiP annual reunions Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. The meeting closed with the salute to the flag.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-13
CANCER CAUSES DEATH
 OF ALEXANDER BLOCK

New York, Aug. 19-Alexander Block. considered one of the greatest contem- porary Russian poets, has succumbed to cancer in Petrograd, said a Russian Tele- graph Agency Despatch received today by the publication Soviet Russia.
 His health recently had become so poor that the Society of Men of Letters had appealed to Premier Lenine for per mission to send him to Finland. One of his best known works was ''The Twelve"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-13
HIGH COST OF BIRTHS
 IS LOWERING BIRTH RATE

New York, Aug. PA campaign to lower the high cost of birth was launched today by Commissioner Coler of the de- partment of public welfare.
 He declared that big fees charged by obstetricians keps down t3e birth rate in families with an income of s2,500 to s5.000. Asserting that this group was too proud to accept charity in city hos pitals and too poor to pay the rates pre- vailing in private hospitals, the commis- sioner announced he was admitting to municipal institutions patients able to pay moderate fees.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-13
CONN. COLLEGE ENTERING
 GLASS NUMBERS 124

Connecticut college will open for it's seventh scolastic year on Wednesday, Sept. 21. New students must register on or before Monday, the 18th, and re- turning students on or before Sept. 20 Glasses will be resumed on regular schedule Wednesday morning at s.
 The entering class, the class of 1925, has a registration of 124 students. A great many more applied this year for admission but were not accepted as the college was unable to house them.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-13
ent occurred in the yard at the Bar

cident occurred in the yard at the Bar rows home.
 suffeld.-The famous Granger maple. which has stood for 25o years on Main street in front of the George B. Msther place, now the residence of Karl C. Kulle, was chopped down this week, and it is expected that the site of the old tree will be marked by a memorial tab let. According to history, the tree was planted by Launcelot Granger. the 33d actual settler in Sufiield. who came here in 1864
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-13
WIFE CLAIMS SHE WAS
 DESERTED BY HER HUSBAND

Frederick H. Horner of Fairview ave nue, Grcton was on Friday served pre- liminary papersoin a divorce case brought by his wife Ethel M Horner, of Proci- dence, for desertion and ncn-support The couple were married in Providence in September 1905, and resided in Groton for some years.
 Desertion is alleged to have taken in July, 1920. The case is to come be- fore the supreme court at Providence.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-13
DANGER OF AN INCREASE
 IN WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC

New York, Aug. 12.-warning of the danger of a tremendous increase in white slave traffic throughout the world was given today by Major Bas- com Johnson, attorney for the Ameri- can Social Hygiene Association. He has just returned from Geneva where he represented the association at the. in- ternational conference on traffic in wo- men and children, called by the lea ague of nations.
 Owing to conditions following the war the trade is bound to fiuorish un- less the nations of teh world agree on stern oppressive measures" he declar- ed. "The general opening of frontiers and in increase in the number of wo- men and girls who can neither marry nor find adequate means of support are the main contributing causes"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-13
NClDENEa {N sctIETY

Mss Jane McG. Aiken Is a guest at Templeton Inn, Templeton, Mass.
 Mr. and Mrs Lee Roy Robbins are in camp at Ossipee, Lake Winnepesau- kee.
 Mss Helen M. Lathrop Is leaving to- day Saturday. to spend some time in New London
 Robert Boisson has joined Mrs. Bois- son and their children, at Lyons, France. for vist.
 Harry W. Rent of New York and his sister. Miss Katharine Kent Of Nor wieh Town. notored to Deerheld, Mass, Friday.
 Mra Aad Mrs Henry H. Gallup and Miss Gallup have returned to their home on Washington street after a motor trip to Plymouth, Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-13
INSPECTOR BRADFORD HAS
 aBIG TERRITORY TO Ci

State Policeman Frank T. Viekery who has been assisting Inspector George E. Bradford in road work in this district has been. relieved from motorcycle duty and ordered to Hartford where he will be assigned 10 the plain clothes squad.
 To date no officer has replaced Officer Vickery in this district and Inspector Bradford is left to patrol the territory from Willimantic to the Connecticut River bridge with the sole assistance of State Policeman NJ. R. Sterling. The terri tory is unusually large, and the high ways are N.avily ltraveled by motorists so that Inspector Bradford and Officer Sterling are engaged night and day in en- forcing the motor vehicle laws and pat rolling those sections of the territory not guarded by municipal police authorities.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-13
TO NEGOTIATE RELIEF
 MEASURES FOR RUSSIA

Riga, Aug. 12.-(By the A. P.)- Walter Lyman Brown, Europnan di-
 rector of the American Relief adminis- tration today received authorization from Washington to proceed with nego- tiations with Maxim Litvinoff, represent ative of soviet Russia, for an agree ment to carry out American relief measures in the famine districts of Rus sia. Late this afternoon MT. Brown was endeavoring to, arrange a confer ence with NJ. Litvinoff for this evening.