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Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-10
COMMISSION


 ''We are ready for snow tomorrow" said Highway Commissioner Charles J. Bennett, discussing the work of the high way department on snow removM fhe Connecticut department has taken an number of years and each year there is a little better equipment and little more despatch in dealing with the great winter problem as the highway deport- fnent men utilize new devices and learn of the bad spots in the state New snow fences are added to the equipment evry year, these being a collapsible barrier which is set up fifty of more feet from the road, causing the nnov to drift there rather than across the highway.
 The snow fences will not be erected until late in October or early in No vember, as there is no danger of heavy snow fall before that time The fences are used on farm land or grass land where the planting of hedges as snow barriers would effect the value of the property as a part of the farm.
 l This winter the highway department will use the ten 10 ton tractors received from the war department in it's snow removal work, placing them at strategic points through the state and sending them out to break through as soon as the snow threatens to block the highway. These tractol s.. according to Commissioner Ben nett, resemble tanks, and are so huge that they are of little use for the ordin. ary work of the department. However he believes that they can rush any snow that Connecticut may get lover into tn, next county"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-10
HUMOR OF THE DAY

Oars always disappointment ahead- said Uncle Eben, "foh de boy who goes through college wifi de expectation of learnin' enough < land him in loafn' job for de rest of his life."-Washing- ton Star.
 We ouglt to stop these racy films. in Plunkville." -r,. T never see any racy films. There are.s however. some racy posters out side.''-iIouisville CouYier-JournaL
 Benson-Do you know when q baby begins to think?
 Hobsnn-Yes; mine began to think I ought to walk the floor with him when he was week old.-London Mail
 Guest-S>y. I've waited half an hour
 Jolly waiter-wen. it certainly Is surprising how time hiess-Houston Post
 Mother-JON1ny, if you eat any more you'll burst
 Johnny-well. pass the cakes. mother. and get out of the way.-LOndon MaiIs
 Anticipation is better than realization"
 Sharp-'Yes; tomorrow is always the happiest day in mans life."-London Answers.
 what are your hopes for the fu- ture2" asked the solemn man.
 T have none just now" replied the youth. Tomorrow is my girls birth day. and am worrying about the pres ent'-Toronto Telegram.
 Tilder-"I know a man who always secures more game than he wants when ever he goes hunting"
 Grimer--Then he must be hunting trouble. e."-London Answers. Seeing an intoxicated individual stag; geriny about the track. Omaha Depot Master Simpson said, Look where yov | step. man.
 .'Zas all right" answered the man. 'but can step where I look."-Exs | change.
 An eminent stateswoman says men talk too much"
 That's Henrietta's opinion" said Mr | Meekton-
 Didn't you protest against th' charEe7"
 'Pwhy should I. It would merely ad6 to the volume Of useless conversation Washington Star.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-10
MOKAS TO FIGHT Ex1RADITlON

counsel by Nicholas G. " Nestor, he said he met the detective Hamlin in Ireland's office. After several talks with Hamlin and Ireland he said he met those two men at the railroad station in Palmer one day and the three drove in an auto- mobile to Moosup, Conn.
 At that place they were taken by Detective Hamlin to the home of a sher- if, where the plan to have the liquor captured in Quilty's car was talked over again. Mokas says he then came to Norwich with Hamlin and Mokas was sent to see a boarding house keeper to effect the sale of the whiskey which was to be taken in the police officials mach inc from Springfield the liquor being first purchased from Syrian in Springfield.
 The boarding house keeper agreed to buy the Is cases of whiskey at SS5 a case, Mokas said, and place was se- lected on a country road where the trans fer was to be made from ,Quiltys car to that of the buyer. At this stage of the plan the Moosup sheriff and HAmlin were to swoop down on them and ar rest the whole party but the release of Mokas on light bail was to be arranged for.
 Mokas says he got cold feet about this time ard with the $400 in his pocket that had been intrusted to him for first payment for the liquor he dodged his employers and went back to Springfield There he claims to have turned the $500 over to somebody else, but says he re- ceived $50 with which he went to Chicago
 The published statement of Detect i've Hamlin is a complete and emphatic denial of the frame-up as detailed by Mokas. The detective admits, however that the s40o which Mokas is accused i of stealing was a fund collected iron ] Springfield business men to secure evi 1 dence of liquor running.
 Atty. Harry M Ehrlich counsel fo Mokas is prepared to contest the effor | to bring his man back to Norwich ant l Detective Hamlin is expected to appea in Springfield to press the charge whel it is probable the entire story of the af fair will be told.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-10
KALEIDOSCOPE

Chicago Is to have a Chinese cafe t.ria-
 Baboons sometimes throw stones st their enemies.
 Some of the copper coins used by the ancients were as large as dinner plates.
 Tn. longest mile is Sweden's-11.sso yards; the shortest. China's-7os yards
 The day population of the city of London is more than 30 times the night population.
 one birds such as the cuckoo. and many insects. always produce great spuerhuity of males.
 Advertisements of a kind approaching our modern ideas were in vogue Ia an- cient Rome, Greece and EgyDt.
 Peu oleum geologists predict that the present known oil resources of the Unit ed States will be exhausted in 20 years
 A hundred years ago 1t was commor thing for members of the British parlis, ment to go to the house in a state oi intoxication.
 The smallest number of teeth dished out by Nature falls to the lot of that great creature, the narwhaL which has only two.
 A fish that growls and news Ike q cat Is found in certain parts of South America, Africa and Australia, and this considered by scientists to be in many respects the most wonderful fish h the world.
 Surgeons have discovered that If part of a nerve be destroyed. so that a gap is left. the gap can be filled by piece of nerve taken from some other part of the body and the function ot the nerve thereby be restored A gap of more than three inches has been filled In this way.
 Discovery has been made of process by which the muscular tissue of horses and cattle can be converted into silk a use being thus found for condemned COWS and horses killed because of aeci- dent or old age. The flesh is softened by saturating it in a liquid which separates the muscle ibers by dissolving the sub- stance that holds them together. Then it is soaked in another liuQuid which strengthens the fbers and gives them a silky character. Silk thus obtained can be rubberized and made waterproof by soaking it for some hours in a bath of rubber.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-10
NORWICH TOWN

Mir. and Mrs. Thomas P. Sheehan, of 203 West Town street have returned from a visit to Massachusetts. They at tended the fifth annual reunion of the Sheehan Family Associat tion held Sunday August ', at the farm of the honorary president, Dr. Jeremiah Sheehan, at Concord Junction. The guests numbering two hundred enjoyed a basket luncaeon on the lawn which was followed by a businesS meeting with the president Timothy J. Sheehan of Worcester, in the chair. Edward J. Saeehan of Concord was eiecte5 president for 1szl-22. John J. Sheehan of Rhode Island was chosen vice president; Miss Mary Sheehan, of Dorchester secretary; Mrs. Alice Lee of Concord Junction treasurer; Charles Sheehan and John J. Sullivan of Con cord Junction auditors; Edward W. Shee han and David G. Sheehan of Concord Junction executive board for one year and Timothy F. Sheehan of the saF4 place executive board for two years The committee on constitution and bylaws follows, Edward W. Sheehan and Mrs John J. Sullivan of Concord Junction Edward P. Sheehan of Littleton Miss Eva Sheehan of Harvard; and Mrs. Bessie Shehan Mahoney of Dorchester.
 Dr. Jeremiah Saeehan, aged ST years lOOh lll6 pl lOI DCLuS IHO OluGoLs lIl6lil- Der present Thomas P. Sheehan, of Nor wich Town, was awarded the prize 8 ten dollar gold piece for coming the greatest distance; and his grand-daugh. ter from Quincy, Mass was awarded tae prize for being the youngest member present.
 Divine blessing was invoked by Rev. Fr McGarry of Montreal. Rev, Myles D Riley, pastor of the Help of Christian | church. Concord Junction, and the curatt Rev. Edward J. Mclaughlin and Rev Err Walsh of Maynard were among tht guests.
 The committee in charge of the pleas ant gathering was the retiring president Timothy J. Sheehan of Worcester ant the retiring secretary Julia E. Sheehan of Maynard: also Dr. John D. Sheehan 1 of the Boston City Hospital, who ar ranged the sporting program. Timoth! F. Sheehan won the pole vault and Rob ert E. Sheehan finished first in the higl jump.
 The association was organized by Mrs 1 Elizabeth Mahoney.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-10

The property holders association held its regular monthly meeting Monday evening with chairman Edward Adams presiding. The possibility of havig side walks on Hunters and Merchants ave nues was discussed Also a petition was drawn up for two hydrants one on Hunt CTS avenue and the other cn Pratte ave- nue and 8 electric light on Hunters ave- nue and will be presented to the Ponemah company. Others matters of routine nature was transacted.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles Duchette of Web stre, Mass, were recent visitors on South A street at Prime Dugas
 Arthur Fontaine has purchased a new touring car.
 Joseph Paquette, son of MT. and Mrs. Louis Paquette of Merchants avenue had a successful operation performed on his right foot and now has his foot in a cast.
 The barber shop of Joe Dugas on Mer- chants avenue has been renovated and some new fixtures added.
 Yesterday around noon a motorcycle with sidecar attached turned over when the driver got near the edge of the bank on the approach to the mill and then righted itself and kept on going till it hit the mill building. The driver jumped free of the machine. The only damage done was to the. motorcycle.
 Taftville has released four players from it's baseball rooster, Germaine Chance, Frechette and Papineau and has signed up Reddy and Turner to do the catching. Reddy will work on Sat- urdays and Turner on Sundays.
 An easy way to get money is to in-
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-10
NORWICH CONCERN GETS
 BIG HIGHWAY JOB


 The Fred D. Mills Co. of Norwich, with a bid of s136,0oo was on Monday awarded the contract for 500 feet three-inch bituminous macadam road in the town of Killingly by t@ ntate highway department. This is feder- al aid project, on which the state received from the federal government reimpurse- ment at the rate of 50 per cent of the expenditure up to S4o,0O0 per mile Gov ernment aid is only given on post roads covering the star routes of the rural free delivery. The road has to be in spected and the outlay approved by the government before the federal aid is given. The Killingly projevt has been approved by the government of1icialn.
 The Miller Go. has also been award ed the contract for the construction of 1,970 feet of concrete road in the town of Groton for a bid of S19,OoO.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-10
THE GUARDIANS.
When step by step fate beats me fart
 back

When step by step fate beats me farther
 back Until I stand upon the ultimate It is not will nor instrument l lack To put myself beyond the spoils of
 fate; Nor duty to a Maker that made i'll Nor judgment from the lips of living
 men Nor end of what only might fulfill Nor pain of endless doom arrests me
 then. hold my sword because. the chasm past, l fear the encounter with those mighty
 dead That made each bloody slope unto the
 last
 A pasture-land where climbing nocks
 are fed. fear lest they come, vast and justified, With mute. appraising eyes-and turn
 aside.
 Viola c. White. in Horizons. !.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-10
PLANS FOR ANNUAL STATE
 CONVENTION OF THE A. o. H.

: Extensive preparation are being made for the annual ntate convention of the A. O. H. to be held in Hartford on August 24 and 25. Judge James E. Deery of Indianapolis the national presi- dent and well known as an organizer will speak at an open meeting. While in this state he will visit few other cities.
 All of the seventy-one divisions of this state will be reprenented as well as the auxiliaries made up of women. and over 700 delegates are expected to attend the sessions.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-10
COMPENSATION AGREEMENTS
 FILED IN SUPERIOR COURT

The following compensation agreements were filed in the superior court office Tuesday:
 Norwich Woolen Milln Corp. Norwich and Charlie Smith, Norwich. Employees hand was caught between rolls of a machine and his right hand was crushed the second and third fingers being split. The date of the injury was April 18th. Compensation began April 27.
 Robert Gair Co.,. Brooklyn, N. T.. and c. Johnnon. Waterford. Employe received bad gash on right side of face on May 18th. Compensation began May
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-10
"And a Good Judge. roO."

A Boston paper says: In the Boston Globe for Aug Ed Pointer says that Lord Northcliffe wonders why they call spotted cravat polka dot" l suppose possibly the cravat being spotted. Lloyd George might give one answer. Here is another that ought to hold his Ludship for a while. The word Polka heally means a Polish woman. The Polish dance was first called a polka, and Polka is now commonly used to describe a certain dance. The dots on the neckti= seem to dance, and the cravat is there fore really dancing dots-or, in other words-a polka -dot.-John H. Barnes.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-10
POETRY
Al IFAGTF.

I tried the World of Life Alone 1 And found it cold and gray. Its giints O. joy were far apart | And faded soon away. I tried the World of Make Believe .
 And of itself it cloyed, Persistence of it's brightness made
 A glamour that annoyed. And so since each World of itself
 l found too sad or sweet, took a half of each and made
 A World of Joy complete. Blanche Elizabeth Wade, in the New
 York Herald
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-10

24th-
 Robert Gair O.. Brooklyn N T., and N. Korwitz Uncasville. Employe sus- tained broken bone in his right wrist on June 25th. Compensation began July 3hrd.
 c. B. Cottrell and Sons Co.,. Westerly and Peter Kilgour Westerly. Employe received injury to his left hand July 18th. Compensation began July 2Oth.
 The Connecticut Co. and D. Willett. Norwich. Employe was injured July 10. Compensation began July 1Sth-
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-10
ALMA CHUCK FILES
 PASSPORT APPLICATION HERE

Alma Gluck, the famous soprano, who Is passing the summer at Fishers Island filed application for passport at the office of the superior court in this city Tues day. Miss Gluck is planning to visit Europe, in the near future
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-10

A notice sent out from the general Of- fees of the New Haven roai governing promotion of yard masters and assist ant yard mastrrs gives prominence to the merit system"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-10
TAFTVLLE

Six hours after high water 1t is low water. which is followed by flood tide.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-10

A bad imitation is often better thar the real thing.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-10

An easy way to get money is to in- herit it.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-10

Comparisons Prediction for Tuesday-Fair. Tuesdays weather-As predicted.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-10
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Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-27
CCECHE-ER

The program for the observance of
 Memorial Sunday and Monday follows:
 Sunday. May 29th. union service in the Congregational church at 10.45 a. m.
 The address by Rev w. o. Berikman,
 pastor of the church; Morton A. Taintor post, c. A. R., and Donald A. Bigelow
 post, No. 54, American Legion. of Col chester, and Merle K. Jones post of He- bron will attend. At 7.45 p. m. services
 will. be held in the Congregational church at Hebron, which will be attend ed by the posts. Rev. MT. Champ, pas tor fthe church, member of Hebron post, will deliver the address. Monday. May 30, The American Legion and C.. A. R. posts, accompanied by the Old Guard band. will leave here at S.30 a. m. and go to Hebron. At $50 memorial ser- Here Frank E. Clark will deliver the address. There will be exercises by the children and singing by a quartette. Af- ter the exercises the parade will form, march to the cemetery and decorate the graves. At 12 o'clock noon a dinner will be served by the women of Hebron. The return will be made to Colchester after dinner. The Hebron post will accom- pany the local post here to >assist in the exercises. At 2 D. m. memorial exer- cises will be held in Grange hall. at which MT. Cotton of Wesleyan univer- sity will deliver the address. After the exercises a short parade will be held to the soldiers monument in the park when patriotic exercises will be held, Com mander John Huntley of the G. A. F. will be in charge At American Le- zion services will be held at the honor roll, in charge of Commander Edward L. Kelley. At 4 Memorial Oak in the park will be dedicated by the American Legion, after which the exercises will close. Citizens have been requested tc display the national colors, also their
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-27
STAFFORD SPRING,

Ernest D. Tufts of Springfield is spend ing a few days with Mir. and Mrs. F. G. Sanford.
 Mrs. D. D. Mitchell is in New York for a week.
 New memorial windows are being placed in the public library.
 The annual reunion of the Stafford High school alumni will be held at Crystal lake June 2sth.
 Peter Bardini and four children have gone to New York and will sail for Italy within a few days.
 Mrs. E. L. Burr and her daughter, Miss Lavilla Burr, of New Haven are guesta of John M. Leach.
 The funeral of Domenica Fontanella. who died at the Johnson hospital Tues day, was held at St. Edwards church Wednesday morning. Rev. Felix J. O'Neill sang the requiem high mas. Burial was in St. Edwards cemetery. She is survived
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-27

South Manchester-An automobile fire engine of large Ncapacity, just receiv- ed by Hose & Ladder Company No. 1, was officially tested this week.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-27

by her husband. a son. Geno FontRaella. and daughter, Mrs. Gira Ugone. all oi Stafford Springs.
 Christopher Allen Is viEitinE his E1stsf in Providence.
 Aldo Pagani Of South Manchester vis- tied friends in town during the week.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Rishton of StAf- fordville are visiting friends in Prsvi. dence. R. |
 Richard Whitaker has resigned at the local freight office and gone to Palmer. Mass. 10 work. Percy PaTkhurst has re- turned to the office here.
 Mrs. J. Allen Mix has gone to Nauga- tuck. where she is visiting her daughter. Mrs. Walter Pease.
 Mrs. J. Carl Converse and son Kingsley are planning a three months' trip abroad and will sai from New York June 4th
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-27

service flags.
 John Cavanaugh of Attleboro. Mass, formerly of this place is visiting his niece, Miss Minnie Cavanaugh on Ans -on avenue.
 There was a large attendance at the concert and dance in Grange hall We'd nesday evening given by the Banjo-Man- dolin club of willimantic. Prof. C. C. Helmold leader. The music for dancing was by a 11-piece orchestra. The vio- lin and mandolin solos were excellent.
 Daniel O'Brien motored to Salem on Wednesday.
 A. Albert was a Middletown visitors Wednesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-27

Masonic hall, Morrow, at o'clock. The committee has requested all who signed the petition to be present.
 The engagement of Miss Harriet Smith to James Gallup Service is announced
 Miss Helen Dmock of Hartford was a visitor in town this last week.
 Rev. Earl W. Darrow of Holyoke will occupy the pulpit in Memorial church next Sunday morning at Il o'clock.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-27
BOZRAH

Special services win be held h the Congregational church Sunday morning, May 2eth. in memory of those who fought in the great Rebellion 60 years ago ts save the country. Patriotic hymns viii be sung. the pastor Rev. Charles ". Hanna, will tell the story of the war and read a poem of the little drummer boys The church will be decorated with novefg and the national colors.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-27
SOUTH WH5JNGTON

Hr. and Mrs F. Jewett. Miss Wilson, hr. Honeyman. Mrs. David Anderson and laughter Hazel all of Norwich. wers wis scrs last week at the home Of Nr. and hrs. ". IL Bracket. Mrs. Anderson is gtayinE over for this week.
 Saturday evening. May 2s. Climax shapter. O. F. &. will be instituted by the grznd officers of the grand chapter in
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-27

WalIingford.-The Gaylord Earn e. sociat:on with Dr. D. R. Lyman as ita manager and a board of directors made up of leading publioSpirited citizens. and C. F. Brooker as its president. ls ding great work in the warfare against tubedculosis.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-10-04
Sodium Fiuorid.

II sodium fluorid is used for killing
lice on chickens be careful not to let 1t
get into the food or water. Don't pour
it out where the hens will drink 1t before
1t can soak into the ground. The mate
rial 10 rather poisonous II taken inter
pally.
Where some of the sodium fuorid In
dust form reaches the body Of the oper.
ator, and 10 allowed to remain for several
bours, local Irritation and burning may
occur on tender parts OF the skin. In
busting large focks It is better to use q
table rather than to hold the fowls be
tween the knees. The solution does mol
injure the hands, even when dipping y
continued for several hours, excep
where there are sores, which may be
come slightly lrritated. !.
Don't allow sodium fuorid solution Z
remain in galvanized vessels . grea
length Of time. It IL best not to keep ]
overnight in tubs or galvanized contain
ers, as It Will injure them.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-10-04
Onions Must Be Well Dried.

Onions should be we'll ripened and
thoroughly cured in the field, in drying
sheds, or on slat trays before they are
placed in storage. Decay and deteriora-
ton result from the storage of immature,
soft, or "thick-necked" onions and from
imperfect curing, bruising, or other in.
juries caused by improper methods of
handling In harvesting and drying.
When in good condition for storage,
onions are we'll cured, hard, free from
loose skins or mechanical injuries caused
by rough or careless handling. They
should be stored In Slated onion crates
or In shallow Slated bins, and should be
cooled to temperature OF 80 to SO de-
grees as quickly az possible after they
are placed In storage.
It is best that they be stored In frost
proof ventilated cellars, In well-insulated
storage houses above ground, or In cold
storage houses. In common storage
houses adequate means Of ventilation
should be provided for the quick cooling
of the product and for maintaining uni.
form temperature during the storing
season.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-10-04
way to Detect Forgery.

For decision Of forgery and idenr-
dcation of handwriting It u best to
turn the writing upside down. accord
ing to tests made BY the psychology
department Of the University Of Wis
consin at the Universal exposition.
where 2o7 persons tested their. ability
to discover forgery. Ten signatures
on two cards were submitted to vid'
tors, and one Of the ten was false.
For discovering the false one, the IN
verted card was found royt helpful
This condition Is explained by the tact
that for fine judgments It u best to
pay attention only to the form OF tne
writing.