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Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-05

aid Whaley. Wm. Wells Wm. Phillips, Henry Barnes. Wm- Fishwick Thomas James Max Raithel, Ed Rhodes. Percy Crompton. Thos. Sutcliffe.
 The program: Overture. Cycle club or chestra Daniel L. Crandall, John II. Sutcliffe, Reginald Horn. Robert Kessel. Charles Bedford Simon Kinney: opening
 chorus. entire company; end song, I'm Missin' Mammy's Kissin- Wm. F. Dono- van cornet solo, Regnald Horn end son. All She Could Say was Umh-Hum. Eugene O'Seil sketches. Percy Crompton {; | speciality. Pick and His One Man Band. Charles S. Bowe; tenor solo. Beautiful ! Annabelle Lee. Max Raithel: end song,
 Scandals of the Little Lizzie Ford, John SutcIiffe: end song. Kentucky Blues, Har-
 " Bliven.
 Second Part: Opening. entire company l tenor solo. Rose of My Heart, Thomas ' James speciality. A Little Bit of Every thing. Edward Rhodes; baritone solo, 1 Broadway Rose, Daniel Crandail: mono { logue, Edward Brown; end song, Nanny l James J. Moore; trombone solo, Robert Kessel; cycle club qusrtette, Messrs
 Brown. BOwe, Donovan, Moore e; end song
 I Never Knew, Charles Rowe; grand finale
 entire company.
 The business manager is Walter Shy der; director. Simon Kinney; stage man
 ager. Harold Higginbotham; electrician Henry Mayne: musical director. Daniel
 Crandau; stage manager. C. E. Spargo property man. William Wills.
 The Cycle Club came here through tn eorts of Prentice Chase. manager of tn
 Ashland baseball team, the proceeds t' . 20 toward purchasing new uniforms. Mir Chase is a member of the club. Afte the minstrels the visitors were entertain
 ed at the Ashland club
 , George 1T. Anderson of Lisbon and Mis-
 Ella Asthoff of Norwich were marie , Saturday afternoon at the Methodist par
 sonage in Jewett City, the ceremony be ing performed by Rev. J. A Wood. Tn { bride wore white gown and veil wit a a wreath of apple blossoms. A dime . was served at the home of Mir. and Mir T A. P. Anderson in Lisbon where Mir. AT |. | derson and his bride are to live. t Farmers in this section are selling st
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-05
4 Visit fo Nv UncIe.

Dear Uncle Jed This is the third time have written. I am going to tell you of my visit to my uncle's. He lives in Canterbury. I started in the morning and arrived in Canterbury at 6 o'clock. then I stayed till Sunday and my moth CT came over to spend the day. Then my mother told my aunt that I could stay all summer. I like to stay here. I pick up the eggs every night and feed the cows and I like to feed chickens and pick up, the turkey eggs. My aunt has four hen turkeys and one gobbler. We have hard job finding their nest When you look at them they will turn in another direction from where theil nest is but I like to hunt them up even if it is an awful job.
 SIDNEY RoODE, Age 12. P1ainfield
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go down the hill alone On such days
 Laura would run to the garden south
 of the house to pick a handful of oflwers
 Near Laura's house there was clump
 of lilac bushes near the front doorstep.
 The lilacs have been cut away a little,
 making a natural arbor and this was Laura's playhouse. I have seen many l playhouses, but I never saw one so charming as Laura's. Dear little Laura, she had a happy childhood, although her father was a | poor man and could not buy toys for his i little daughter.
 HELEN ROBERTS, Age 10. | Jewett City,
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Jumping Into a Brook in February

Dear Uncle Jed: One day in February when the ice was thawing, I was going to school and an idea poppedl into my head. Want to know what it was? We'll Uncle Jed it was this: We had to go by a large brook where the ice was just thawing and of course very thick Well, boy and I ran down to the brook as fast as we could aand got two poles and gave ourselves a shove" and were off into the middle of the brook. Well, We were having great sport when some more children came along and one boy said. Gan I get on?" And I said, sure" So I got off (because too many on would make it sinkl and he got on and we floated around and all of a sud- dent it began to sink. Well. he gave a jump and went into the middle of the brook and got soaked up to his hips. Well, thought I would split with laugh ter but mine was to come.
 After dinner I went on a cake of ice and a boy gave me push so I started to sink so gave jump for shore and got wet up to my hips: And he had the laugh on me. I went up on thu | bridge and took off my shoe and it went splash into the water. but I got it out | with a polo went on to school | but the teacher made me 20 home and 1 change my clothes so this ended my eventful day
 ALICE J. LOOMS. Age 14. ! Apa-+Oo
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WINNERS OF PRIZE nnnrs

L-Allee !. Loomis of Amston- yglIzs- seth Hobart.
 --Almira Bernier of Danislson---yyjn- ainE Tn the Air
 -beHnie Steinman of Y1ntic--Th4 Boy Scouts With Joffre.
 4-sAuIi Ahola of Hampton--Eov scoB+ Rivals s-Bertha Nukes of Mansfield Center Little Prudy's Dottte Dinple
 s-Lnlian Anderson of Brooklyn -JThe Campfire Girls on the March
 T-Any R. DOrraaee of Plainfeld-The Campfire Girls at the Seashore.
 1Frederiek FiIlixer of versailes- Boy Scouts Woodcraft Lesson.
 Winners Of prize books living in Nor, Wich can obtain them by calling at The Bulletin business office after ten O'ciocy Thursday morning
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Tha Lily of the Valley.

Dear Uncle Jed: The most beautiful flower my walk afforded was a little plant which bears the pretty name of lily of the valley. and which I found grow ing in a garden before a small wooden house. It has green slender stem about nine inches high, along which are many small flowers of the shape of lit tie bells One almost expected to hear them tink1e softly. This illusion is heightened by the wind which causes the
 flower to sway with the breeze. But. perhaps, the most attractive thing about the flower was it's color the purest white have ever found m a cultivated oliver. To mention the lily and forget it's col or is as if one should describe the os- trich and forget it's feathers. The color | suggested that of the new fallen snow but was more waxlilze and delicate. ALMIRA BERNIER. Age 12 DanielSon
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Hampton
Gseher4nx Cows1ips. .


 Dear Uncle Jed: Last night after I had finished my work I went gathering cowslips. Cowslips have small, yellow flower with green leaves which look something like the leaves of pond lilies, only smaller People eat them for greens. As they always grow in water or swampy places, I put on my boots, and started about o'clock. When I got 10 the place where the cowslips were l found them in deep water. Soon had all of them picked so I started to find come more. After had been walking a little while I saw some growing in deeper water When I went after them I sank way down in the water. nearly went over my boots so I sent my brother who was with me, to pick them AS soon as they were picked. I said, T will go Ip through the woods. Perhaps we will ind some ohwers." When we got up in i the woods my brother said, 'I see some i white flowers" So I went up and picked 1 them. They were very pretty, but didn't know their name. In a few min utes I saw my dogs running through the i bushes. They looked as if they were 1 on a trail so I took my time about going home. In a few minutes I heard them | barking I got up in a tree to see what 1 it was and I saw the dog near stone
 wall. Then I got down and went to the i place where the dogs were. There I saw
 In the stone wall a big brown rabbit and called the dogs away, so that they couldn't kill It. Then I started for home
 got home in half an hour Then I att ny supper and read some books. In 2 little while l went to bed because I wa!
 tired.
 FRANCIS SULLIVAN. Age 10. l Bozrahville.
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away.
HELEN JOHNSON, Age 12. North Stonington
A Trin to the Moods.

Dear Uncle Jed: Last Saturday John and had long trip to the woods. We started in the morning. When We were travelling in the woods we found nest of squirrels. When we came near the nest the mother squirrel ran out of the hole and jumped on our heads. After little we went on further, near the brook. We crossed the briers and we saw two hares standing on their hind feet. John wanted to go near them, but they ran away. At last we came to a pasture where the coYE and the sheep were grazing. It was theA nearly dark, so we started OF our way home. When we came home it was s D. m., and the supper was ready. After I ate my supper had a good rest. Your new friend,
 CHESTER CIMUCHOWSKL iNh
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BOB WHITE

rld friend. l hear your whistle Upon the zigzag rail; v,r,r cbeery voice of welcome Rings on the autumn gale; When scarlet leaves and golden Dance in the amber light Yov tell me of your presence
 With a vim, Bob White A whole souied little fellow
 In spcckled coat of brown; You heed not summers passing
 Or skies that darkly frown; While other birds are quiet
 Your call comes to delight; And that is why like you
 Most of all. Bob White Philosopher ln feathers
 I'd join your happy school The heart forever signing
 Belongeth to the fool Happy -go-lucky fellow,
 Though chiEy breezes blight There's always summer sunshine
 Tn your heart, Bob White The world has so much sorrow
 We need your lively call; A soul 10 face all trouble.
 An that's the best of all The snow win soon be falling.
 Nor hill nor vale in sight. But I have learned your lesson
 Tn my heart, Bob White! M Fl. Rosenfeld in New York Clippe
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THE WIDE-AWAKE CIRCLE Boys' and Girls Department
, Deuartunent.

large turtle and threw 1t back into the
 water. Soon after it grew dark so we
 rowed back to the shore, at our supper,
 made fire, and set up tent in which
 we were going to spend the night did
 not want to go to sleep so I stayed awake with my father near the fire. In the night 1t began to rain but 1t soon stopped. In the morning we hshed a little while l near the shore and then waited for the car and went home, after enjoying a splendid fishing trip Yours truly, SAUL AHOLA, Age Il l Hampton.
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Birds In Spring

Dear Cncle Jed: As the days grow longer and warmer the birds return from the south. They sing pretty songs. Some times we have cold snap. Then the birds look for hiding places Some go in pine trees others go IT caves e huiid- ings some go in birI houses if they find any. Afte' the cold snap is over the birds look for places to build their nests When their nest is made they lay eggs and hatch little ones. When the littI- ones grow old and learn how 10 sing and help to make the world happy.
 FREDERICK FIILIC;ER.. tra S .erSaillcs
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METERS WRITTEN BY W AWAKES FfshtnG

Dear Uneis Jed: This is the second
 time that l have written to the Wide
 bwakes. When lived in Gardner, Mass,
 had fine times going fishing One after boon my father decided to have us all go bshing- We tOok car as far as South Bfardner. Then we walked half a mile until we came to the lake. We left our bunch near the shore and then took eur bshing poles and boat that was near the short and went fishing. There were other boats and also a motor beat on The lake. We caught quite large number pf Ash onoe as I was fishing some. thfng very heavy was pulling at my line
 thought that 1t was a big fish but when pulled it up found 1t to be 2
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GO,nx to School.

Dear Uncle Jed: am seven years old and go to school every day. We have a mile to go to school. Sometimes we go through the woods. It is shorter. Some times We go by the road. It is nice now for we can pick flowers to bring home to my sister.
 like the teacher very much. She is very nice to all her pupils. They all like her. There are seventeen in our school The school house Is not very biz. There are twelve seats in all. We have to sit two in a seat. The school house is blue At night the first and second grades cone home at 3. The rest come home at 3Ss. This is all for tha first time.
 Your new friend. DELPHTCK BLAIR, Age T.
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Fishing at Joe Wrtsht's.

Dear Uncle Jed One Sunday after noon my sister and went fishing. When we got there my sister put her line in. Soon after she thought she had fish but she didn't. She put her line in again and what do you think she caught? It was a big bag that some one threw in the pond. How we did laugh. We said that it was a nice fish.
 After we were tired of fishing We ate our lunch for we were very hungry. We then started for home. We met many of our friends. They asked us if we had any fish. We told them about the big fish we had caught. They alsc laughed We win go again for it is great fun.
 Your friend,
 RHEA BLAIR, Age Ii,
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JEWETT CITY
Plamfeld.

J. F. Pace who has been oYerseer of the cloth room at Ashland Cotton company for four years is to be overseer for the Paul Whiting mill in Northbridge, Mass. He commenced his new duties Monday The mana cement and employees in the cloth room expressed their appreciation of his good workmanship and their friendli- ness by presenting a gold Masonic charm to MT. Pace Mrs. Pace goes next week to Northbridge She will be very much missed in the various organizations of which she was a member, for she was a ] competent and faithful worker in any thing she undertook. Albert w. Harris l succeeds Mir. Pace as overseer of the cloth room.
 l Albert Saunders Is in Backus hospital, Norwich where he is being treated for serious abScesses on the face. He has been ill for four weeks.
 The barbers in town arc going to close their shops Thursday afternoon as the stores have been doing for some time.
 They will be open in the evening how. ever, which the stores are not
 The Cycle Club minstrels from Westerly | made a big hit with their performance 1T Finn Opera house Tuesday night. There
 were thirty-four men in the company and | they brought their own scenery, electrician and orchestra of five pieces. They gave
 an up-to-date performance, with plenty
 of new jokes and local hits. Seldom i.
 such varied talen of the best quality
 found in any one club. There are ovel
 250 members of this club and it has twt
 orchestras, more than twenty-five plan,
 players, double and single quartettes. ant
 dierent talens of all descriptions Rount , after round of enthusiastic applause wa , accorded them Their programme fol
 lows:
 Interlocutor, Bernard J. Christy; en , men. James J. Moore, Wm. F. Donovan
 Eugene O'Neil Harry M. Bliven, Charle l S. Bowe, Edward Brown.
 l. Chorus G. B. Spargo. Byron Hartsor = Frank E. Collins, Barclay Robertson. JC , seph Bowles, Seth Mayne Elwyn Casi
 Henry Harvey, Sam Brown, Carl Brucke Q Thomas Patton, James Mccormick, Don
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The Lost Dog.

Dear Uncle Jed We had beautiful shepherd dog with long. black hair. We never had her shut up. she was so nice and gentle.
 One day we brought her to the Noc- tor and he chained her up. During the night she slipped from her collar and ran away.
 We have not seen her since and it makes me feel very sad. If you ever see her, Uncle Jed, please let me know.
 GLADYS ANDERSON, Age 3.
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Iaura's Flower Garden,

Dear Uncle Jed: Laura's home was on a steep hill overlooking a brook. The brook made music around a gray old mill shaded by willows. Her father was a miller whose name was Jacob.
 Laura was glad to have the brook for a playmate, but on days when the farm CTS came with corn to be ground, her father was too busy to take care of her The mother did not allow her to
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LETTERS or ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Josephine Plaskett of Norwich-I thank You very much for your book have found It very interesting and have had much pleasure in reading it.
 Charles Fuller of Norwich-I received F0ur prize book entitled The Roy Scouts h Europe, and thank you very much for L. I have read h and found it very !n- beTesting
 AfblnA BAsley of DayvfEie-I thank Eou for the book you sent me, entitled Little Prudy's Captain Horace. I have fead part of 1t and found 1t very inte- kesting.
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school and she put one Of these in be- tween the leaves. It was my friend. which had been planted near me in the forest. Imagine my joy!
 I was happy and did not care what happened me, if l had my friend, the
 LIONEL H. HOULE.
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rhe Underground RaiIrOaI

Stafford Springs.
The Lamar register., 1921-06-08

mence strolling up and down, smok-
Ing q cigar. Then he turned round
and faced the girl.
Charming as she had looked in Lon
don. she was doubiy SO now, in a sim
pie linen frock which showed OF her
figure TO perfection. But II lie thought
he was going To have any leisure 10
enjoy the picture undisturbed, he was
soon disillusioned.
why have you come here. Cap
tain DrummondT' she said, little
breathlessly. Il said the Carlton
tie day after tomorrow"
Unfortunately" said Hugh, I'D
left London before that message came
My servant wired II on to the post
made any difference. | should have
come, anyway"
An Involuntary smile hovered round
her lips for u moment; then she grew
serious again. IT'S very dangerous for
you to come here" she remarked
quietly. "If once those men suspect
anything, God knows what will hap
pen"
Ii was on the tip of his tongue to
tell her that 1t was too late to worry
about that; then he changed his mind.
And what is there suspicious" he
asked, Sin an old friend who happens
to be in the neighborhood dropping in
to calf Wherefore your tel aphone
messagef What's the worryT"
She bit her lip and drummed with
her fingers on the arm of the chair
"If l tell you," she said at length,
will you promise me, on your word
of honor that you won't go blunder-
ing into The Elms, or do anything
foolish like that?"
AT the present moment I'm very
comfortable where / am, thanks" re-
marked Hugh.
81 know" she said; "but I'm SO
dreadfully afraid that you're the type
Of person who who :"
She paused, at loss for a word.
"Who bellows like a bull, and
charges head down." Interrupted
Hugh with grin. She laughed with
him, and just for a moment their eyes
met, and she read In his something
quite foreign TO the point at issue.
In fact, 1t is to be feared that the
question of Lakington and his com
panions was not engrossing Drum
monds mind, as 1t doubtless should
have been. to the exclusion of all
else.
They're so utterly unscrupulous,
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yond Il few desultory remarks spoke
hardly ut all; while the girl. who sat
opposite Hugh. though she made one
Or two valiant attempts to break the
long silences, spent most of the meal
In covertly watching her father. II
anything more had been required to
convince Drummond of the genuine
ness of his interview with her at the
Carlton the preceding day. the atmos-
phere at this strained and silent party
supplied II.
As If unconscious of anything pecu-
liar he ramblsd on In his usual In
consistent method, needless of wheth-
er he was answered or not; but all
the time his mind was busily working.
He had already decided that Rolls
Royce was not the only car on the
market which could break down mys-
teriously, and with the town so far
away, his host could hardly fail to
ask him to stop the night. And then
he had not yet quite settled how
he proposed to have closer look at
The Elms.
AT length the meal was over, and
the maid. placing the decanter in
front OF Mr.. Benton. withdrew from
the room.
"You'll have a glass of port, Captain
Drummondi" remarked his host, re-
moving the stopper, and pushing the
bottle toward him. AN old pre-war
wine which | can Vouch for"
Hugh smiled. and even as he lifted
the heavy old cut glass, he stiffened
suddenly in his chair. A cry-half
shout. half scream. and stified at
once-had come echoing through the
open windows. With a crash the
The Lamar register., 1921-06-08

Phyllis"
She ushered him into the draw
ing-room and closed the door. II
WAS a charming room, just such as he
would have expected with Phyllis. Big
windows, opening down to the ground,
led out on to lawn, which was al
ready blaze of color A few great
oak trees threw a pleasant shade at
the end Of the garden, and partially
showing through them, he could see
another house which he rightly as
sumed was The Elms. In fact. even
as he heard the door open and shut
behind him, he saw Peterson come out
Of q small summer-house and com
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stopper fell from Mr.. Benton's nerve
less fingers, breaking the finger-bowl
In front OF him, while every vestige
of color left his face.
Its something these days TO be
able to say that" remarked Hugh,
pouring out himself glass. "Wine.
Miss BentonT' He looked at the girl,
who WAS staring fearfuly out Of tha
window and forced her to meet his
eye. ut will do you good"
His tone was compelling, and after
moments hesitation, she pushed
the glass over to him. rWill you pour
1t out?" she said. and he saw that she
was trembling all over.
did you-did you hear-anything7
With vain endeavor TO speak calmly,
his host looked at Hugh.
THAT night tbirdf" he answered
easily. "Eerie noises they make, don't
they? Sometimes in France, when
everything was still, and only the
ghostly green flares went kissing up,
one used to hear 'em. Startled nerv-
Gus sentries out of their lives" He
talked on. and gradually the color
The Lamar register., 1921-06-08

Continued on Page Five)
Evening journal., 1921-02-11
NEW HOMES FOR
NEGROES In LEWES

Special to The Evening Journal
LEwEs. Feb. 11.-Colored resi-
dents OF Lewes will hold a special
meeting tonight 70 further the pur-
chase Of lots for homes by the local
residents and others interested The
local branch OF the Delaware Negro
Civic League iils taken MP the ma
jority OF the lots now sold. one
OF the aims OF ionight's meeting is
to secure financial aid for further
growth. colored men from Sussex
county and other parts OF the State
will be present 20 lend assistance.
The land that is being purchased
exclusively by colored people Is
owned by Dr. n. r. Burton, ex-
congressman, and Is located between
the town proper and the new schOol
that is to be erected for colored
children.
j. G.. Robinson. local president
has done much TO bring about tbs
sale OF the ground.