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Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-23
LEDYARD

Ledyard grange, No. 1s7. held its meet ing Friday evening. April 18th, with Jo- seph A. Clark, master. in the chair. The very stormy night did not prevent large attendance. This was the I4th anniver- sary of the grange and the woman's work committee furnished a supper consisting of baked beans. salads. meat, rolls and cake. Sisters Fanny Lamb, Ursula F. Avery. Fanny Clark, and Brothers Bn- hngs T. Avery. Joseph A. Clark and Karl Wienaan, all charter members. were pres ent and spoke briefly.
 Mrs. Stephen H. Peckham has been m at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles A Gray.
 Mrs T. D. Taylor and two children. who have bee visiting Mrs. Tayiors par ents in Groton for severa ldzys, have re- turned home.
 Miss Louise Clark observed her 10th birthday Saturday by entertaining several of her little friends. Games of various kinds were played and refreshments wer, served. Miss Clark received a number ei gifts.
 R. c. Gould of New .york is spending several days with Mir. and Mrs. Charlel D. Geer.
 = Irving Maynard was the leader of Oh, Christian Endeavor meeting Sunday even ing.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-23

the Steele house. Holland. the guest of her daughters, Ms. Alex Ross of Salem. Mass, and Mrs. Henry TiIlotson of Gro ton, Vt, and her grandson, Dr. Harris Price, of Maiden, Mass.
 Mrs. Carrie Hemmeler is visiting rela- tfves in New York.
 A Yale student will supply at the church on the Hill Sunday.
 Frank Passard of Hartfod stayed at the Ryder house Monday and Tuesday.
 The Boy Scouts held meeting at the church Friday evening. A new member, Emil Ademac, joined.
 Henry Williams has returned from a
 Miss Church is in receipt of a spray of orange blossoms from Mrs. Lizzie Cartier of Natick. Massa from an orange tree growing in the hothouse of her s-1. The Cartier falmiy formerly resided here. The donkey and cart long ridden and driven by Frederick Hemmeler has been sold to Frank Parizek for his little son Frank.
 May 1st Miss Mersereau is. to open q l library for young people especially at Hillside in loving memory of her dearest friend, Miss Alice Preston. Two hundred volumes are ready for circulation.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-23
SUNDAY SUBJECTS

Christian Science services at 10.4s a. m. in the Thayer building room 215. Sunday school at 11.5o.,
 Norwich Town, morning sermon by Rev. J. w. Hanna of Bozrah.
 At Park Congregational church, preaching Sunday morning by the pas tor, Rev. Dr. S. H. Howe. Sunday school at noon. @
 At Christ Episcopal church, holy com n1unions g.; service and sermon 1o.3e {; church school. F confirmation class, 4 :; evening prayer, 7.3e.
 At the Holiness Mission, s7 Main street, praise and prayer service at 10 a. m. Bible class and Sunday school at p. m. Preaching at 3 and 7.So p. m.
 At Trinity Episcopal church, holy communion, s.5o a. m; morning prayer noon evening prayer and sermon, 7.So ?. m. ..' >
 At be Greenevnle Congregational the pastor, Rev. c. H. Ricketts. Sunday school at 12 o'clock. Young Peoples so- ciety at p. m.
 AL tnc Sphuud1 AcA0CEy, EdTh SITScI Mrs. Booth Moran of Providence, lectur- CT and psychic, will speak and will give psychic messages at o'clock in the af- ternoon and 7.So in the evening.
 At the First Baptist church, George Henry Strouse, minister Morning theme Lost and Found. Bible school at 12 O. clock B. Y. P. J., at S.45; evening service at 7.3o. The pastor will preach an illustrated sermon.
 At. the Church of the Good Shepherd Universalfst, Rev. George H. Welch, min ister. 1o.So a. m., sermon subject Tn. Rounding of the Kingdom of ed-Its Citizenship. 12 m., the Bfnle school; 6.3t D. nl., the Y. P. c. U. devotional meet ing
 At St. Andrews Euiacepal church, Rev. William H. Smith, rector. Hol! communion, s.Sc a. m. morning prayer
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-23
KALEIDOSCOPE

Trains in Siberia aee sometimes week late.
 Lins.ed oil h tn, eldest paint vshies known.
 Tomatoes formerly were regarded .s poisonous
 Railroads consumed l5e.nss.ss tons si coal in lsiT.
 Lions and tigers in captivity have sns fast day a week. The jaws of an octopus ar. shsr.s much like the beak of a parrot. ] No bird ever visits the banks of I.aks Ayernus. near Naples. becauss of ihs putrid water.
 There ar. said te bs nor, statu,s ef Queen Victoria tn existence than of any other person. man or rcman. who ever lived.
 During the course of the war 7ss Eng fish and Ss French zirmen saved th-=. selves from burning balloons by means o' parachutes.
 In the person of Mrs, Mar r. Eu-tsT the town of Jamestown. Kzs.. had a won. an police judge as long ago af the !ezi 1891.
 One hundred million raEssnsers were curried oNer the lines or the racifc riec- Asg- AN HElFaH hrla AAa AA the year 1920. record for this line. Cryolite-s source Of aluminium used also in making soda and Elass-is mostly imported from iviriut. an Eskimo ham.ct on the southern coast of Greenland.
 Lieut. Nicholas N. stsvey. c. g. E-. retired. beiieye cd 10 bs the oldest officer called into service during the vcrid ss=. died recently n a Brooklyn hospital Es was 77 years old.
 Justice Albert F. Spear has sat sr Co. bench Of the supreme judicial court sf Maine for ie years. without having nias- cd a term Of court or even a hearing. i from illness or any other cause.
 A sun engine is operated st Mead near Cairo, Egypt IL consists of five eos-foot boilers placed on edge and In the focus sf hve channel-shaped mirrors. Its best run for an hour yielded 1 .lia pounds Of steam al a pressure of nearly IS pounds tc th. square inch-equivzlent to s3 horsspor CT an acre of land occupied by the plant.
 British war widows are renarryirr 70 rapidly that the chancellor, Austen Cham berlain. expects to be able 10 reduce pen- sions appropriations in this years budget by io.ooo.ooo pounds sterling. This is only ore Of the fzctorr contributing 10 Inc anticipated reduction. but it k siEN that thousands Of women made widows sy ths war have again become wives and thus automatically their names arc taken on the pension list
 The britteness of giaz s due 10 ths quick cooling of the hot subetaace. T. .i known that constant motion tends to re- arrange the molecules Ia any substancs and similar effect is observed when Eiat, is boiled in q weak solution of salt ir water and rermitted Ia cool gradually The toushness Of the Fiass Is increased very much. and the effect Of quick heat. ing is less disastrous to it This ls esai ly applied to articles such as Eiass tubel for lighting purposes and prsvenu nsea breakags.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-23
EAST KILLNGLY

7 Joseph Dumas. dr.. of North Gros- 'venordale, spent the week end with his parents, Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Dumas.
 Howard Sheldon cut his left hand badly Wednesday morning while cut tins wood and was taken to the Day k<ball hospital in Putnam for surgical attention.
 Miss Etta Aldrich Is visiting friends in North Sterling.
 Frank Jacques Of Providence is vis- ting his brother George Jacques
 Frank Quinn made a business trip tc Providence recently.
 Farmers are busy with spring work The recent cold snap did not seem 10 hurt the peach. plum or pear trees which were in bloom.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-23
WESTMINSTER

First Corinthians ii. was the basis of the pastors discourse Sunday last at the morning worship.
 Can a genuine Christian fail to have a marked degree of the greatest passion in the life of Christ, indicated in the follow ing passages: St. Matt. 4: IS, 3: 3e. 10 {: l. 10: 16-2o St. John {: 31-3s, IT: 1s- 25, and Acts l: 6-s." This is the topic and these the passages for the hour of prayef in the homes Wednesday evening, April 27th.
 At the postponed special meeting of Westminster Ecclesiastical society last week Monday Deacon Greene of Daniel son, over so years a member of Vest minister church and society. was present accompanied by Contractor Stone, also of Danielson. The building was inspected carefully, especially the belfry. which Contractor Stone pronounced in Al con. dition. Important decisions were mad, | concerning the repairs on the building soon to be commenced. Thomas Jones, a local service man who was in many of the hardest engage. ments overseas, is now with his wife wis iting in the home of his parents, MT. ana Mrs. J. R. A. Jones.
 The Kussel (Mellen Smith) place hal again changed hands, the new owners. tn, L. Lachapelles, to have possession Ma, 1st.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-23
WEST KINGSTON

Ella May who has been very i'll with septic poisoning is recovering. dence Friday.
 The pupils of West Kingston are try ing to buy a victrola fer the use of the school.
 Mrs. E. E. Kenyon and Mrs. R. H. Bastin were callers at Wakefield Thurs day
 Miss Maude Tefft of Kingston, called on friends here Thursday evening.
 Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Briston called on friends at Usquepaugh Wednesday.
 MT. Ronin and family have moved tc the pr. Abbott farm.
 Henry Northrop recently received word of the death of his father, who worked in West irginia. Mir. Northrop left al once to bring the body home.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-23
HAVE COLOR IN CHEEKS
Be Better Looking-Take
 Olive Tablets

If your skin is yellow-complexicn palid-tongue coated appetite poor yol have a bad taste in your mouth a lazy, no-good feeing-you should take Olive Tablets.
 Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets-a sub stitute for calomel-were prepared by Dr. Edwards after IT years of study.
 Dr.Edwards' Olive Tabletsarea purely vegetablecompoundn mixed withohveoil. You will know them by their olive color.
 Tohavea clear, pink skin, bright eyes, no pinnples, a feeling of buoyzncy Ike childhood days you must getatthecause.
 Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets act on the liver and bowels like calomel-yet have no dangerous after effects.
 They start the bile and overcome con- stipation. Take one or two nightly and note the pleasing results. Millions of boxes are sold annually at l5c and BOG.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-23
WELLINGTON

Miss Frances Mersereau is having dor mer windows put in the front of her house.
 a MT. and Mrs. Hak and Mrs. Michael Soukup and children have retuned from Florida
 There is to be a dance at the Bohemian hall in Daleville with music by Klecak' s orchestra of Staffordviile
 Mrs. Diantha Essex spent Sunday at
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-23

A debate between Malcolm wibberly and Henry Lecraw on general farming against special. respectively, occupied part of the lecturers hour. The judges. Mrs. C. Brink, Mrs. Kern and Fred Hicks, decid- ed in favor of general farming. There was also a cake contest in which Miss Joanna Shea won first prize and Mrs. Hawes second.
 Henry Kerr, an eighth grade pupil of the school here, went to Hartford this week to attend the speaking contest in response to the invitation of the state board, which included all eighth grade pupils in the state. s..
 The Ladies Aid society meeting at the church next Tuesday is expected to be well attended.
 Mrs. William Cornell has been in Put. nam this week visiting a sister who is ill
 MT. Warner of the New England Milk Producers association has been in thir vicinity, the guest of Nathan Exley, the local secretary.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-23
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HUMOR OF THE DAY

Edith-so MT. BoreleiEh called on yoS last evening l suppose you didn't get chance 10 open your routh7
 Ethel-oh, yes, frequently; but it didn't do any good. He didn't pay any atteution to my yavns-Boston Transcript
 Mrs. styieplus tto her modiste)-Ths evening gown is stunning, but why dc you call it your line nodel7
 Modiste-Ah. madame, it Is the short- est distance between two points.-Seu York Sun.
 Little JAekey-Look, mother That bulldog looks just like Aunt Emily.
 Mother-Hush. child! Don't say Eue5 things.
 Little Jaekey-weIrN mamma, th. dog can't hear it-Detroit News.
 q care not who writes the songs sf nation"
 Hold on. There's too much careless. ness in ths trespect"-Louisville Courier Journal
 Jackson has just been telling me thai he moves in the best society"
 Quite 50. He's in the trucking busi- ness."-Buffalo Express
 Irate Father-Your dilstory habits an. nov me. It's been my rule through liff to be at my desk early and late. Incorrigibie Son-Same with me dad |. GpneNlIIlcs kcl lncFe edEAg anu tont- times late.-Boston Transcript
 sir Galahad was the perfect knight What a frost he'd be among girls t9- day."-Louisville Courier-Journzl She declined to marry him after ail- q suppose he's heart-brokenz- , '1 don't think so., He says thir-s
 worked out all rigO He asked for a . raise in pay, thinking he was about ts . get married. and received it and 90 her
 that much ahead of the game"-Detroii Free Press. !. My wife made out an iterizsd s1. k pense account for last month" said Nr : Dubuaiet. 2 Could you learn from her statement
 just what she bought7"
 No. Most of her purchases were lis,.
 ed as Etc. te.'"-Birminghsn Age-HsrzJd.
 Solicitor-Is your boss ing . once Boy-Tes
 Solicitor-Can l see him:
 once Boy-No. he's in for sixty days e-Detroit News. 50 you are going to the inaugural ps = radeT' '-To be sure" replied the rnountaine. T thought you were | lifelong demo q crat." - "I am. 1 understand some of thez ], paraders are going 10 be called CT te r1d T hossback for the first time in their lives '- an. I want 10 be on hand 10 sec what hap ,, pens to 'ern. Star.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-23
IN NORWICH THY YEARS AGO

at the Falls. adding new machinery and are now manufacturing fine pistols.
 The brig Nellie Gray is being rapidly prepared for the expedition to the Vene- 2uelan coast and extensive alterations and additions are in progress.
 For g period of ten years there has been no so general stagnation in the real estate business during the month of April as prevails at the present time
 Tuesday. April IS. 1S71-At the annual meeting ofSTrinity church parish held Monday evening, the following gentlemen were chosen officers for the ensuing year: Wardens, Edmund D. Roath, George Pratt; vestry, Wm. Fitch E. A. Bill, H. L. Parker, E. H. Learned, Edwin A. Roath, w. A. Thompson, A. A. Bailey, Q. J. Lamb, T. A. Chapman.
 Three hundred and fifty emigrants passed through this city on the steam boat train Monday evening.
 A Versailles despatch says: The as- semoly has passed a degree ordering the municipal elections in Paris on the Seth Instant.
 Wednesday, April 1s, 1s71-The com mittee on the monument to the memory of Major John Mason, the Terror of the Pequots" of which Rev. Dr.. Arms was chairman. has procured a plain simple shaft of granite which has been erected near the residence of L. W. Lee, near Bean Hill and the place where the nor tai remains of the doughty Puritan are supposed to be deposited
 At meeting of the representatives of this county in January last tax of three-quarters of mill on the grand list Of 1870, was laid to pay s25.ooo as the county's proportion. for building the new court house and to liquidate the floating debt of the county. Norwich's share is S1o,673.39 and New London's share, $4,- S52.79.
 F. Marx whose brewery at Norwich | Town was recent1- destroyed by fire has | purchased the property of John Fox. Jr l in Preston and will establish brewery
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-23
CANTERBURY GREEN

Several from this parish attended the conference and anniversary celebration at the Central Village church Tuesday Among them were Mrs. L. F. Hadley Miss Sarah Hsdley. Miss Baldwin. Dea- con Hale Bennett and Mrs. Bennett and Rev. Robert Humphrey and Mrs. Humph- rey.
 Next Sunday evening the meeting win be praise service. All have been in- vited to come and assist in the singing at 7.3o in the church.
 The meeting of the grange Wednesday evening presented several novel features.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-23
POETRY

Ii was day of. misis and vaporous a.rf As we walked past the rocks, the brirJ
 iairs Of many crawling c-estur.-. .of the deept We walked past cliffs Iantsstieai and
 steer.
 And turning saw in one blue line =
 the sea Round us there lay a. a.shimnnering exp2nEa Of azure water by the suns bright glanca Warmed into emerald shafts of EunnJ- And on the rocks the whit. waves ihua-
 derinc rolled. '.
 Tumbled in unrestrained immunity! Ear out where the faint sea just ne>ts
 the sky With a .hiue smile and misty kisses, pe A few white sails dreamships rem
 fairylands, Roaming forsaken to strange. nsnseiess S' strands rhrcuEh magic fOEs and bOunalsss
 harmony .r.. A feeling of forgettulness and calm Came OCT me as I felt the tepid balm Of water dozinE in warm summers rays Lulled by the lanEuid soothing of the
 haze
 And r1ists. It slept as sleeps Max Meysr sssrits q. sehauense.. In psraa.i-
 phia Public Ledger.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-23
Freed From
 orture
EafOElic Cleared His
 Upset Stomach

''The people who have seen me Vuaer tertures from neuralgia brought on by an upset stomach now see me perfectly sound and well--absolutely due to Eatsnic," writes R. Long.
 Profit by Mir. Leng's experience, keep yeur stomach in healthy condi- lien, fresh and cool, and avoid the ailments that come from an acid con- dition- Eatonie brings relief by talk Ing up and carrying out the excess Icidity and gases-does it quickly. Take an Eatonic after eating and see bow wonderfully 1t helps you. Big box costs only tride with your drug Est's guarantee.
 Lee 6 osxood. 1s1 Main St.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-23

members of the William NJ. Williams Steam Fire Engine Company held their annual meeting and elected James Ora ham, foreman for the ensuing twelve months The same week the official board of cahvaRers. annoiinced. the vote Tor governor in the state election which took place two weeks previous. The vote gave James English a ma jority of g over Marshal Jewett. .i
 Interesting extracts from the files of The Bulletin of April, 1S71 follow:
 Monday, April IT. 1S71-Hopkins and Allen have been enlarging their building
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-23

there
 Thursday, April 20, 1s71-The ques- tion, who, is to .,be governor, will soon come up, afreSh and will create 8 liveher interest than ever. The official board of canvassers will probably declare the vote today or tomorrow. If the figures pre- viously published are not. erroneous they will probably find English elected by a handful of votes on the returns.
 At a regular meeting of the Wm. F. Williams s. F. E. Co. No. 3, held Tues day evening, the following officers were elected: Foreman, James Graham :: first assistant Maurice Walsh second assist ant. James sutcliffe; 1; secretary, A. O.. Brooks; treasurer. J. F Sevin.
 Work on the court house which has been delayed owing to some misunder- standing with the contractors, is to be resumed without delay.
 Friday. April 21, 1s71-The official board of canyassers consisting of the secretary of state treasurer and comp troller. meet in Hartford today to count the votes for governor. Ton1orrow they give hearing in the case of John Ken drick who protests against the issue of a certificate of election r. Stephen W. Kellogg
 A building. 30 by 50 feet, and two ste-- ies high. has been added to the press shop of J. M. Huntington & Co., Thames vile. and the wickersham machine shop has been extended 25 feet.
 Notice is given in our columns this morning of an aop,ication to the next general assembly for the extension of the city limits to include Laurel Hill and part of Greenevifle.
 Saturday. April 22 1871-The official board of canva%sers met in Hartford, yesterday and found the total vo.c fer governor to be as follows: Marshal Jew l cit. .47.450; James E. English, 474e1 scattering, IS. This count gives English majority over all of 23. The engineers who are engaged in lay ing out the Colchester branch railroad have nearly completed their survey from Yantic to Colchester.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-23

Hartford.-Robert J. Plumb. q Trinity college student, has enrolled in the stu dents tour to Italy. The tour is under the auspices of the Ttaly-America society The party consists of 800 students and instructors. It will sail from. New York June 2s on the steamer Philadelphia for the Mediterranean
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-23
sPEIrG FEVER

Robin Redbreast, sitting in a tree, You quit grinning and laughing al nc: You run around and chatter all day Looks like you've 70 ia whole lot to s1y@ But don't you think if ain't quite fatf Sitting and grinntag at me up there, That I've got to work for darn poor pay While you just sing and chatter all dayi Spend yeur. tim. huntinFf of eOurs. yes I'd like a chance to % hunting. toe: But 1 got to plow and SOW the grain. While you do neither. and yet it's plain You get yours free the whole year round. And 1 must dig mine out of the gTound Robin Redbreast, gittinE in tree,
 Quit your grinning and laughing al mel
 Lynn C. Doyle. in New York Sun
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-23

After a man has one foot in the grave it doesn't take him very long to get in with both feet.
The evening world., 1921-01-07
mig Elephants save Trains From
Fire Destruction.

BRTDGt0PORT. Conn. Jan. Three
elephants, Albert Babe and Queenie.
were pressed Into service last night 10
save several trains OF cars from de-
gtruction BY hro az the winter quarters
here
The evening world., 1921-01-07
A New PEauer Piano i: ss59

Brand new ssnote player ready on our floor for in
stant delivery. And you have two whole years to
pay.
Music Salons: Eighth Floor
Open Evenings Till O'clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-09
PACKER IN DENIAL
Armour Declares Strike in In
dustry Not Welcome.
Answers Union Charge That
Packers Want to Close.

Chicago, March "a statement
denying charges that the packers
would welcome strike as means
of getting rid of accumulated products
which now were in storage" was is
sued today by j. ogden Armour, presl-
dent of Armour & Company. The
charges were made yesterday by Den
mated Order of Meat Cutters and
Butcher Workers of North America, in
commenting on wage reductions an
ncunced by the packers.
Mr.. Armour's statement follows.
Statements that strikes or labor
troubles would be welcomed by meat
packers as an aid in disposing of big
Accommodations of meat are wholly er-
roneous. There are no such accumula-
ticns The great bulk of the meat
eaten by the American public IS not
kept in cold storage, it is fresh meat.
= According to the governments
March report the cold storage stock of
meat and lard, etc, was a billion
pounds less last month than it was the
corresponding month a year ago-and
this situation has not been materially
changed this month.
at was equally absurd to say that
present accommodations of hides have
been inventoried at low values in order
to show losses. Ninety per cent of our
employees appreciate that lower pro-
duction costs are essential and Just1-
fable, and we do not believe they are
going to be swayed by a few self
styled leaders whose jobs and salaries
are always in danger except When
there is conflict.
sour action with regard to wages IS
n definite part of the whole nation
campaign to get back to normal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-09

o'clock Friday night. The general
meeting will be followed by a stated
meeting of all the bodies.
The semi-annua1 meeting of the
Presbyterian Missionary union will be
held at the First Presbyterian church.
Thursday. Devotional hour begins at
II o'clock. A luncheon will be served
at noon. At 1885 o'clock the confer
ence will be led by Mrs. Aldrich. rep
resentative of the Womens Board of
Missions. Mrs. Aldrich will address
the convention at 8 o'clock in the
afternoon.
In the last year the Lowman Mem
orial Methodist church has added one
hundred and twenty-eight new mem
bers, has raised a total of s19,443, and
has brought the Sunday school enroll
ment to 1880. according to the church
report to be given at the conference at
lola now being attended by the past or
of the church, the Rev. H. o. Hotter.
The local budget of the church has
been raised from $4,000 to $500.
An inter-church Sunday school con-
ference will be held at Trinity Meth
odist church, March II, II and 13.
More than two hundred young people
of the Sunday schools have registered
for the conference. which will open
Friday evening with a banquet and
reception. Various round table meet
ings will be held on Saturday, with an
entertainment at the church Saturday
night. The principal speaker Of the
conference will be r. A. White, better
known as Daddy" White. Interna-
tional Sunday school secretary.