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Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-20
NORWICH TOWN

Many of the residents in the vici- eity of Huntington Green, the plot op- nOsite the Norwich Town Methodist church, feel much indebted to the pre- nentable group of selectmen who this past spring had trees planted and oth- E ways have made this historical spot attractive and beautiful.
 Monday evening the Methodist Ahurch Christian Endeavor Society Aeld a campfire social on the prem lges of MT. and Mrs. William Tnatch- or of Tanner Avenue. After a lunch h frankfurters, rolls cake and marsh : =ellow were served to nearly fifty, all Rathered around the campfire to lis- len to stories and participate in sing Ing. This pleasant time Ia credited to Ar. and Mrs. Thatcher and Miss Jo- sphine Rogers.
 At. the First Congregational prayer ervice Thursday evening the theme viii be Missionary Motives. Readiness b Pay the Cost. Consider the costs of spiritual achievement. Are they toe high? What is the result of trying to Aeapen them? Apply this to the in llvidual, the church, the state. Scrip lore references are to be found in Luke
 and fl: John and 12 Corinthians li and Phil (
 Miss Theodora Brown was the lead R at the Methodist Young Peoples Christian Endeavor service Sunday ey- Rrvice Miss Florence NJ. Bennett was ming. At the Tuesday evening prayer aader.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-20
WILL IMPROVE ROADWAY
 TOWARDS sAYBROOK BRIDGE

Plans are now under way to spend large amount of money on the trunk line highway between New London. and the Saybrook bridge. The shoulders of the roadway are to be raised six inches. Some day a new bridge must be built at Golden Spur, this bridge being so mar row and the traffic so large that numer- ous accidents have occurred when two machines have attempted to pass on the bridge Then again automobilists have come to brief through striking the bridge in the dark or Tn a dense fog.
 John J. Murphy of Waterford, wAa has had charge of state road work from the New London town line of Waterford as far as the town of East Lyme, has now had the town of Lyme aded to his territory because of his attention to the job and his good judgment in keep ing the highways in repair and free from snow during the winter.
 He succeeds Frank Saunders, who had Lyme and Old Lyme, and who now has Old Lyme only under his jurisdiction.
 Murphy was the originator of the idea of painting white mark with an ar row at either end at curves on the state highway. This scheme may be general 1 ly adopted by the highway department as the idea is to lessen chances of ac- cidents on curves.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-20
WATERFORD HAY DEMONSTRATION
 HELD ON TWO FARMs

The farm bureau top dressing demon
 stration of Waterford on the farms of
 H. R. Whitman at Gilead and Stanley
 Morgan at Lakes Pond, have been cut
 The hay on the demonstration on Mir
 Morgan's farm was a little heavier than
 that on MT. Whltmans but it is hardly
 fair to compare the weights on the diff ferent fields sine" the demonstration in grass for nine or ten years. while that
 on MT. Morgan's farm was seeded down
 a couple c' years ago. The following are
 the results obtained on MT. Whitman's demonstration. The maRure and acid phosphate plot gave an increase of 2,190 pounds of hay over the no-fertilizer plot, while the 6-S-6 fertilizer plot yielded l. 060 pounds of hay more than the mo- fertilizer plot. The plots on whicn bone with nitrate of soda and acid :,hosphaeS with nitrate of soda was applied did not show as large an increase, 4sS pounds being the increase on the bone plot and 50 pounds on the acid phos- phate plot.
 i The demonst~ation on MT. Morgan'S | farm showed an increase for the 6S-6 l fertilizer of S10 pounds per acre over
 the. no-fertilizer plot; 1,19O pounds per acre was the increase of the bone over the no-fertilizer and 6S0 pounds was the | increase of the acid phosphate plot over ! the no-fertilIzer For some reason the plot on which manure and acid phos- phate was used showed a smaller weight
 than the plot on which no fertilizer wal used
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-20

MT. and Mrs. William Delaney and Family spent Sunday at Atlantic beach. P. H. Ethier and son, Montcalf, have returned after spending the week end at Groton Long Point.
 Arthur Portelance, Raymond Burke And Edmund Coughlin are enjoying their annual vacation at Pleasant View.
 Thomas Mccormick of New York c;tv h spending a few weeks at the home of his mother, Mrs Daniel Mccormick of Fourteenth street.
 Anna Head of Vinsted is at the home of her aunt. Mrs. William H. Bowen of Page street.
 Frederick Haslam and Joseph Porte lance were Sunday guests at Pleasan. View.
 Mir. and Mrs. Michael J. Cummings. MT. and Mrs. Ambrose Taft, Mrs. John Kelley John Higgins and William Riordan mo- tored to Pleasant View Sunday
 John Mccarthy of Orchard street. an smploye of the United States Finishine Company visited friends in Hartford or Sunday
 Mrs. William Monroe of Fourth stree spent Monday at Eastern Point.
 MT. and Mrs. B. R. Tilley and family Of Fourth street ars at their home al Ocean beach for tn esummer
 William Smesd and Robert McGraw have returned after few days at Ocear beach.
 Miss Caime Bowen has returned aft or two weeks vacation with relative: In Winsted and Waterbury.
 John Sullivan of Waterbury is spend Ing few days visiting relatiNs on Pag, street
 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Portelance ant family were at Atlantic beach Sur- eay.
 Viola Le Pan of Bridgeport has re turned after a few days visit with rela dves on Central avenue.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-20
JUDGE KELLER SOON TO GIVE DECISION
 ON NEW HAVEN JITNEY INJUNCTION

Norwich jitney operators, with others all over the state, had their attention focused on New Haven Tuesday, where Judge John E. Keeler was to hear the arguments on the injunction sought by New Haven jitney operators to restrain the New Haven city authorities from en- forcing the new law against jitney drivers who had been unable to obtain certificates from the public utilities com mission.
 At the close of the hearing the judge indicated that a decision would be an- nounced within few days. He will be- gin his consideration of the case Thurs day morning and has promised the attor- neys on both sides that the wait would not be long.
 Should Judge Keeler decide to grant the injunction, it is anticipated that there will be scores O. applications for similar injunctions from all over the state. The judge said that he would file his decision in the usual manner with the clerk of the New Haven county superior court. He was asked by Attorney Bronson of Wa terbury whether it would not be possible to make some special arrangements so that the press of the state could be in- formed as soon as a decision was reach ed. To this the judge replied that he did not think such a precaution would be necessary as the newspapers had always been we'll able to obtain such information as soon as it was officially announced
 About 400 men, most of them evidently in sympathy with the jitneymen's side of the injunction, attended the hearing, which lasted from 10 o'clock till about 12.So.
 One Spokesman for Jitneys.
 The half dozen lawpers representing jitneymen who were present decided that Attorney R. j.. Woodruff of New Haven should act as spokesman for them, and the main argument for the injunction was presented by him. The Connecticut company in it's opposition to the granting of the injunction was represented by At torneys George Day Watrous of New Haven and Joseph Berry of Hartford.
 No Appeal Clause. In the course of the hearing Judge Keeler said Tt would have been a fine thing if a clause of three or four lines had been put in this bill providing thai l the jitneys might run pending an appea al But that was not done"
 Suggests Test Case.
 In response to suggestions that 3 1 prompt settlement of the issue was mos | desirable. Judge Keeler said: "The quick est way would be to have a man arrested 1 and convicted in the city court, have hin appeal to the common pleas caurt, hav' him convicted again, and then bring tht l case before the supreme court about tn, l first of October"
 Attorney Woodruff said that his client would welcome such a procedure. In hi plea for the injunction, Attorney Wood
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-20
NORTH CAPE TOURISTS
 ARRIVE AT BFRGEN

: On June 18th a well known tourist company started one of their excursions rom New York to Iceland and the Mid night Sun country to North Cane on the coast of Norway, the most northerly in hablted place in the world They sailed with list of AS passengers on the fine ship Emperor of India" This is the first excursion of this kind sent out by them. They did not stop at Ice land, as the acheduIe called for on account of an influenza epidemic pre- vaIllng there and they were not allow ed to make landing at that place. They have been able to follow their sched- ule with that exception, and cable gram just received reports that they have. arrived at Bergen, Norway. and that all are well on board. This was dated July 18th, this being the last stop before reaching Edinburgh, Scotland. From Edinburgh they sail to Amsterdan n Antwerp and Brussels, and then return to London, arriving there on july 25th, This ends the trip on the Emperor of India" and on July S0th, those who wish are booked to sail for New York on the "Mauratenia." which will arrive at New York, thus completing the six weeks excursion
 Among the list of passengers from this locality are the Mfses Atwood of Wauregan, Daniel L. Brown of th.s city and MT. Denison of Groton.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-20
SUCCESSFUL LAWN FETE
 BY CATHOLIC WoMEN's COUNCIL

Although the rain of Tuesday even- ing forced the merrymakers at the lawn fete, given by the Norwich branch of the Connecticut Council of Catholic Women to go indoors just as everything was at it's height, the affair proved to be a wonderful success, socially, as we'll as financially. It was held on the spacious grounds in the rear of the Knights of Columbus Home on Broadway where booths had been erected and the grounds handsomely and brilliantly decorated.
 The booths were decorated with bunt- ing, festoons of poppies, streamers of red crepe paper, wild flowers, Japanese lanterns and electric lights. When the grounds were lighted up during the ev- ening the effect was very brilliant and pleasing and merry throng patronized the various booths and other attractions until the downpour drove them indoors where the remainder of the concert pro- gramme was held and the dancing en- joyed from 9.30 until midnight.
 The fete n the evening started with a concert by -Spellmans orchestra on the terrace until g o'clock when the enter tainment arranged by Mrs. James L.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-20
METHODIST CAMP MEETING
 AUG. 20-2s AT WIILTNTANTIc

Rev William H. Bath of Norwich, su- perintendent of the Norwich district Of the New England Southern Methodist conference, gave advance notice ytsser. day that the annual camp meeting ser- vices at the Willimantic camp y-cund would be held from August 20 10 2s. opening with temperance exercises The first day. The home and foreign mission ary meetings of the district will be held in the Tabernacle Sunday, August 21.
 The Norwich district Epworth League Institute will be held in connection w'tt. the regular camp ground programme. The big day of the camp meeting will oe San- day, August 2s when six services, will be held with speakers of prominence present BMany of the cottages at tine camp ground are already occupied for the season.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-20
KALEIDOSCOPE

The full dress liveries of the foot men at Buckingham palace cost more than $500 each.
 Twenty-Five boys of less than len years old served as soldiers in the revolutionary war.
 Charles E. Hughes. secretary Of state entered Colgate University al the age of fourteen.
 All the leading colleges Of pharmacy in England have women on their teach ing staff.
 The first trip on the new Paris to Warsaw air route took ten hours, as compared with sixty hours for the journey by train.
 Golfers on the Presidio links. San Francisco were requested to omit the fourteenth hole. A mother sparrow was raising her brood Of four in the cup.
 One of the first Indian wars ir the history Of early Kansas is said ic have originated because Of an agent who sold some Indians a piece of cal ico with the stripes running the wrong way.
 Rio de Janeiro is famed through | South America for the abundance of brilliant illumination it has at night and sailors report the glow from the i light may be seen as far as 100 miles out at sea.
 The present queen of England on i her marriage in 1893. directed that all of the silk garments in her -ros- seau should be manufactured in Eng | land, all the flannel in Wales. all the tweeds in Scotland. and that evary 1 yard of lace and poplin should come [ from Ireland 1 At the recent Amherst College can | tennial there were seven brothers pre- : sent all Of whom were graduates Of { Amherst. They are the sons of 'Lucius R. Eastman, '5l. and their names are George P. 'S4. Osgood IT. ss, Lucius R., '95, Alex C., ss. Rufus F., '9s, H. Reyes, 'ol. and John, '02.
 Kathleen Kinney, age thirteen, Of Oberlin. O., beginning next September 1 will be an instructor on the violin in Oberlin Conservatory. while Jane Han- | ilton age twelve. of Newcastle. Pa. has just been graduated from the New castle High School and is the youngest child in the state to receive a high school diploma.
 French scientist. chief of the bu- reau of radiography for the Paris hos pitals, has demonstrated that an X- ray apparatus can photograph sub- jects through a stone wall more than twenty-five feet distant from the source of the rays. He has obtained clear photographs of metallic objects the rays Altering through marble plate more than an inch thick, twelve inches of oak. four inches of plaster and a sheet of lead one-eighth of an inch thick.
 The New South Wales Textile wor- ker's Union. writes Trade Commission CT A. w. Perrin. has proposed to con- vert the old Parramatta jail building. : into woolen mills and to establish a
 company 10 be known as the Cooper ative Woolen Mills with a capital Q, f200, 900 (s20o.oo0)- It Is intended tC manufacture the whole of the wooler goods required by the government, tS ! be ultimately converted into clothinl ! for the police force and other govern. ment employees.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-20

Misses Helen Woods. Anna Holmes. Margaret Mahoney. Mary Fontaine. Mar garet McGarry. Mary McGarry. Anna McHarry. Marion and Marguerite Shea. Alice Murphy. Clementine Jordan. Alma Bowman. Katherine Farrell and Kath- erine Lee.
 During the evening the following prizes were awarded: a basket to Mrs James J. Casey; cake to Miss Katn. erlne McHale, a basket to Miss MarEue. rite Shea. quilt to Mrs Dennis J. Nor. risey and a doll 10 Miss Nellie McCloud The committee in charge of the affair expressed themselves as deeply appre. ciative of the assistance rendered them | by the Knights of Columbus. the Bteed theatre. the Providence Bakery. P. F sweeney. Joseph Desmond and in, priests of the local parishes.
 In the afternoo'k the fete was special. ly open to the children. providing severa enjoyable hours for the many who at. tended.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-20

run said that the new law granted police l powers to the public utilities commission | and that it was unconstitutional He 1 argued that the law was not regulatory but prohibitory and he maintained that an appeal would act as q supersedeas, thus permitting the jitneys to operate pending a decision OH the case.
 The public follows the line of least resistance" said he, ''and hence it is only natural that the jitneys are patronized as they are cheaper. quicker and more con- venient that the trolley cars"
 He said that the power bestowed on the public. utilities commission was too great and pointed out that the jitneymen are not objecting to regulation" but were protesting against extinction"
 This law is arbitrary and oppressive" he declared, because it gives no man right to a certificate and it provides that the commission can order the jitneys to follow a specific route In this case the public utilities commission is allowed ao do just as it pleases."
 Breaking in on the argument of Attor- ney Woodruff, Attorney Berry asked per mission to file an application for an in- junction restraining the Derby Bus cor poration from proceeding further on it's present course of operation, We came here to try this case. and here is this man with another" protested Attorney Woodruff and Judge Keeler advised Attorney Berry that his appea1 for an injunction should be presented to Judge Hinman.
 Attorney Watrous read a lengthy briof ! in which he maintained that it could not be justly claimed, as Attorney Woodruff had asserted, that the new regulation took any property rights away from the ] Jltneymen, as it did not deprive them oi their machines nor did it deprive them of. any of their rights as public carriers 1 He maintained that the law was in no sense unconstitutional and that the utili- | ties commission was acting well within 1 its rights.
 New Haven Police, to Wait.
 City Attorney Whitaker of New Haven announced that no action would be taken l oy the city authorities pending the de- i clslon or Judge keeler, and the judge re- 1 piled It will not be long before this case IS out of my hands. I am not going to hold court here all summer. If I issue an injunction, l am enjoining from any prosecution in the police court I will 1 take the whole subject into considera- l tion."
 1 The judge then asked the court clerks | when the transcript of the proceedings l would be ready and was informed that ii
 would be finished by Wednesday after 1 noon. It was then that he announced
 ms intention of taking up the matter
 thursday morning and. pushing it to an l early decision.
 Norwich police authorities are waiting
 Ike the rest, and the jitneys are doine business without interruption here
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-20
D.nrer Sign Now at ocean Beach.

The drowning accident at the west end of Ocean Beach. near the mouth of Ale wife Cove Sunday forenoon has caused the board of park commissioners to or der the erection of Q danger sign in the water near the location of the deep hole where the bather, Pasquale Sonnybaltic of Norwich, lost his life, and where sev- eral other bathers have come near to drowning in the past. There was for merly a sign there but it disappeared some time ago.
 Practically the entire length of the beach bathing is considered safe with this single exception. Aside from the deep water adjacent to shoal water not more than waist deep, there is strong current at this place which sometimes makes swimming difficult for the strong est and most adept.
 A new feature in life saving at the beach this season is the placing abosA every 400 feet along the beach of nov able posts with heavy cement base, each bearing a life preserver and a coil of rope to be thrown to anyone out beyond his depth and in distress.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-20
HUMOR OF THE DAY

Edith-"Nobody loves me.
 Ethel-~oh. then Reggie has pro- posed has he?''-Boston Transcript
 "Flubdnb looks seedy. For years he has been sowing wild Oats-H
 Hes harvesting now."-Louisyille Courier Journal.
 But think of the money you'n save through prohibition"
 '-Savel Why, the money it took tc stock up my cellar will keep me ir debt five years.-Life.
 The world owes me a living" re- marked the man who is always indig nant about something.
 That's the theory replied Farmer Corntossel, that these pesky moscui- toes are going on n.'-Washington Star.
 Lester was one of the best men that ever lived"
 How do you know"
 "oh, I married his widow. don Mail.
 Gillet-Aren't your remarks to your wife rather sharp and pointed, old man. Gem-That's becaus l can only gel word in edgeways.-Life.
 Marriage is a love bond; divorce is a liberty bond.-Life.
 Tt wouldn't be too bad" What wouldnt?' If rug beating could be done witt a golf swing. A fellow might be will | ing to practice his stroke that way Detroit Free Press. Did you ever save any moneyZ' "often, every time I stole a ride or a freight car I saved whole iot oi ashington Star.
 The bashful petty officer was on 2 leave and was having a hard time oi I making conversation. T suppose you've been in the navy so long that you're accustomed 10 sea legs she suggested.
 T wasn't lookin' at 'em at all" he oluraed, blushing.-American Legion |, Weekly,
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-20

Crawford was carried out. The pro- gramme was as follows:
 Banjo solos, Harold ONeil of New London; vocal and instrumental solos, Mr and Mrs. Edward T. Connolly; piano solo. Miss Mary Woods; cornet solo, Raym ond woods; vocal selections, Mrs Edward Ryan; solo, Old Madrid, Frank Steinke. Mrs. Edward T. Connolly was the accompanist.
 The various booths on the grounds in- cluded the fish pond which was in charge of Mrs. Horace Corning; the fortune tell ny booth in charge of Mrs. Bissonette the candy booth in charge of Miss Jane Mahoney; Rcbecca's Well in charge et Miss Margaret McGarry; the ice cream and cigar booth in charge of Mrs. Will liam P. McGarry; the domestic booth in charge of Mrs. James Purdon cake booth in charge of Mrs. John A. Mo- ran.
 | The following comprised the commit. tees Tor the lawn fete: General chair. urer, Miss Mary Mckay. l Cake and candy: Mrs. John A Moran Mrs. James J. Casey, Mrs. Thomat Burns. Mrs. Francis Donohue. Mrs. | Carl Welte. Mrs Walter Moran, Mrs i [ OHldlnS
 | Ice cream, soda and cigars: Miss May Maher. Mrs. W. P. McGarry. Mrs. D. T Shea, Mrs. NJ. V. Murphy, Mrs. Josepl i P. Cummings.
 Fish pond: Mrs. Horace Corning. Mis-: Agnes McCloud, Miss Nellie Ahearn Mrs. Ellen Bowne. Mrs. Lawrence M;ilea Miss Mary Sheridan.
 Tickets: Miss Grace Reed.
 Publicity: Miss Jane Mahoney. 1 Dancing: Miss Hannah o'DonneIl Horace Corning and James Wal9ll
 Domestic: Mrs. James purdon, Mis- Mary Hartie. Mrs. A. |. Wholey, Mrs lJ. R. McNamara, Mrs. Maurice Kelly Mrs. F. L. Farrell. Miss Henrietta Stein kamp
 Entertainment: Mrs. James Crawford
 Fortune telling: Mrs. Bissonnette, Mis- Margaret McManus.
 Candy fortune: Miss Jane Mahoney 1 James P. Sheridan.
 Canvassing: Mrs. Frances Donohue Mrs. D. J. Hayes, Mrs. James J. Casey
 Aides: Patrick Sweeney. Joseph Des mond. John Morrison. James Purdor I John P Corcoran. Charles Mckay an Thomas r. Burns.
 | Assisting the committee in variou ways were the following young women
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-20
AFOoT.

Comes the rule of green things growing Comes the call of waters flowing
 And the wayfsrer desire Moves and wakes and would be going Hark the migrant hosts of June Marching nearer noon by nooni
 Hark the gossip of the grasses Bivouacked beneath the moonl Long the quest and far the ending When my wayfarer is vending
 When desire is once afoot, Doom behind and dream attending Tn his ears the phantom chime Of incommunicable rhyme.
 He shall chase the fleetinE campfres Of the Bedouins of Time. Farer by uncharted ways. Dumb as death 10 plain or praise,
 UnreturninE he shall journey, Fellow to the nights and days. Till upon the outer bar Stilled the moaning currents are
 Till the flame achieves the zenith, Till the moth a;ta.ns the star Till through laughter and through tears Fair the final peace appears.
 And about the watered pastures Sink to sleep the nomad years
 Charles c. D. Roberts.