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Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-05
GOSHEN

!. The Community club held; it's meeting ednesday evening with very interest Ing program. There is some talk that the cub will hold a community fair in the cary fall.
 A number from this place attended the meetings at Storrs this week.
 Mrs. Mabel Fox, who was a guest of friends here. sang some very fine music at the church service Sunday
 J. A. Randall was visitor at, Block Island Thursday.
 The Goshen Y. P. S.. c. E. is to unite With the society in Franklin for a union seN ice sunday evening next.
 C H. Mccall of Norwich has entered the employ of Chapman's garage at Col chester.
 Elias Glaubinger's large truck was consumed by fire Wednesday. The auto truck was being driven by his son and and the latter was just trying to make the summit of Goshen Hill when the truck backfired and suddenly burst into flame. No load was being carried, which was fortunate. The machine was in- sured.
 A number of pheasants were noted at Maple Hill farm Wednesday evening
 The strenuous work of the haynakers is nearly finished.
 One local farmer has a quantity of peaches getting ripe.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-05
LISBON

Arrangements for the Sunday school picnic to be held on the lawn at Miss Lucy Ea.dwin's Aug. 12 are under way. The transportation committee includes Rev. ". y. Reynolds, Miss Lucy Bald win and Albert Bradlow. The picnics have heen held on the church green time out of mind, and it was thought a: change would be leasing to all.
 The Ladies', Aid society was entertain ed by Mrs. Enoch Cheney Wednesday af- ternoon. There was a large attendance and considerable sewing was done on Red Cross garments, with Mrs Raymond Cheney of Jewett City as director.
 Prof. Fitts of Oregon Agricultural col lege, who is on a business trip in the east, was a caller at the home of his sis ter-in-law, Mrs, J. B. Palmer, one day last week.
 Mrs. Rowland Cobb and son George of Columbia were recent visitors at the home of their uncle, G. A. Ross.
 Richard Bean of Westminster. Vt is spending part of his vacation at R. R. Barber's.
 A number from this place attended the meetings at Storrs this week.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-05

2 a. . . through the advice of doctors and friends he went sway for six months for his heaithss At first it seemed as though he would recover but later real izedf that he was gradually failing. Short ly after his return home lfis child died and from then on he slowly grew worse until the end.
 He was patient and courageous never fearing death but often spoke Of 1t as a relief from his sufferings and of Joy of meeting his infant son and other loved ones. .e7s .s'
 He is survived by hisS@swife, his moth CT, who is over eighty and by three sis ters Mrs. George Potter of Windhani, Mrs. D L. Mathewson of Providence and Mrs Moses Kenyon of Handpton.S also bya brother. c eorse E. Nichols. .aof Harfp- ton.e Funeral services were conducted at Howard Valley church. i ThursdAye at 2 o'clock; by. Rev. B.! F. Eye:s This was one of the churches in which Mir Mich oIs father preached for.@ a number of years;v Mrs.a4 Clara Mathewson, a niece of Mir Nichols, sang two ssof his. fla Meet Me: There, The, sbearers were two cousins, Henry. and Joseph Nichols of Worcester, Mass. and two nepheWst Fl mer and Lester MatheWspn, of Provi- denee.:
 There were many; friends and relatives from surrounding towns also from Nor 1 wich, Proyidence, Worcester, and Willi mantle, and beautiful floral pieces were | sent by relatives and friends. Burial wal
 in the family plot at South cemetery.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-05
SUNDAY SURJECTS

At the Gardner Lake M. E. church. there will be a preaching service at 2.15 o'clock, standard time.
 At Trinity M.~ E.. church there will be morning worship at 10.30 o'clock with sermon by Rev. o. J. Aldrich of Taun- ton Mass Sunday school will be held at noon.
 At Mount Calvary Baptist church there will be preaching in the morning, Sunday school at 12.3o. and preaching at 7.45 with communion and fellowship meeting at s.so.
 At Trinity Episcopal church there win be holy communion and sermon at 10.30 a. m. The congregation of Christ church si cordially invited to worship in Trinity church during August.
 At the Holiness Mission, No. 2S0 Main street, there will be a prayer and praise service at 10 a m and Bible class and Sunday school at 2 p. I'm. Regular preaching service in the evening.
 At the United Congregational church Rev. William F. Gilroy, D. D., of Boston, editor in chief of The Congregationalist will be the preacher at the United Congregational church, in the morning.
 At the Central Baptist church there will be preaching morning and evening by Rev. J. N. Lackey of Hartford There will be Sunday school and summer Bible class for men at noon and B. Y. P. U. meeting at s.45 o'clock
 At the First Congregational church. Norwich Town morning service at 1o.56 with sermon by the minister, Rev Cur don F. Bailey. Topic, The Mantle of Charity Mems Forum at 12. Subject, The Place of a Church in Community
 The Salvation Army, 227 MAin street Captain and Mrs. Charper P. Carpenter officers in charge, Cadet Randeil Mason assfsttnE. Company meeting Sunday schooD at p. m. Christian praise ser. vice at S.30 p. m., Mrs Capt. Carpenter leader; Salvation service at D. n., in charge of Captain Carpenter assisted by Cadet Mason.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-05


 structing the river A. B. Martin spoke regarding the piers being placed on the Stontngton side and said it might ir- terest the town of Stonington as there are three piers on this side to be placed :; he also asked about the sewerage Mir Fisher stated that would run into his main building and be taken care of the same as now. The town council and MT Fisher 1are to submit in writing a defi- nite statement of just how the people feel and what they want. This question will be taken up Monday at the council meeting.
 The meeting adjourned at. 3.15 p. m.
 No. new cases were tried here Friday morning in the Third district court
 Judge. Oliver H. Williams presided. Three units entered at this session. John R. Wilcox and Fred T. Mitchell vs Frank Costagna and Decoroso Fareno, Vincent Lecowich vs. Comatives, J. Ri- ley and Charles Goldberg vs. Henry Peckham. The case of John Spezzano vs. John Palazzolo was defauited and passed for proof of claim Trial of the case of state vs. Joseph Sisco charged with speeding in an automobile July 30 on Elm street was continued one week November was the date fixed for the } trial of>the case of state vs Wilfred Pal n1er. The eases against six defendants whose places were raided by the west erly police July 18th did not come up. as it was claimed that evidence was taken in four of the six places raided. Fred [. Brown. of Carolina. who was injured Wednesday evening in an auto mobile accident. is reported as resting comfortably. He was taken to the Rhode Island hospital by Dr. Duckworth.. He stepped out of his car and was struck by fender of an approaching westerly car, which contained two young men who were going by Mir. Browns home. Alfred Chapman of the South County Rod and Gun club of Westerly was high gunner at the shoot held Thurs day at Saybrook Point. Conn. His score was ss out of 100 targets at the traps and had a run of 66. Charles Spencer of Long Island was second with s5 to his credit.
 Clara c. Moore Kinney of Pleasant View died Thursday after long H. I ness. Mrs. Kinney was born in Frank lin, Mass, Oct. 2, 1868, and was mar i ried to MT. Kinney Oct. ?, 1888 in. North 1 Stonington. Four children were born to them, twins and a daughter, Anna, ST. 1 neon E. Kinney of Westerly, who with a 1 brother. Charles E. Moore of Newton
 Mass, and her husband. survive her
 Dr. Rogers of Providence was caller
 here Thursday.
 This tsaturday) morning many from
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-05
HAMPTON
CContnbuted.)

William J. Nichols, who died at his home in Howard Valley, Hampton, Sun day night, July 2a, after a long illness, was the youngest son of the late Rev Richard J and Susan Cook Nichols, who came to this country from Eng land in 1871 During his fathers ill., ness and after his death he carried on the work faithfully zt the home farm, where he was born and in 1916 he bought the farm from his mother and made it his home until his death.
 September ls, 1918, he was united in marriage with Evelyn E. Avery, also of Hampton, by Rev. B. F. Wye. One son vas born to them Russell James, who died Nttle over year ago at the age. of seventeen. months Tn the fall of 1913 Mir. Nichols was taken i'll with pleurisy, but after a short time he gain ed strength to again take up his du- ties on the farm as far as he was able but h January he again became i'll with infiuenBa, although he recovered tc again assume the farm duties. but was not well and strong, so that in the fall
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-05
STONINCTOfj


 John Sheehan, of Mystic, was injured by a, cobblestone which he was using in the building of. q chimney on the new house Of, Frank Matthews, on the West road. The cement holding the stones did not withstand the pressure put on. it and ethe stones crushed down. T The blow caused a scalp wound which took. several stitches to close! Mr., SIieehan was talk en to his home in Mystic.
 Fred Holland, has purchased q new eaY. zS j.. - @isa- r.. T a'= .- MT. and Mrs Carl Judkins, of Lew iston, Me. are guests, of MFs eJudkins' parents Mir. and, Mrs. e. H.. Conas on Water street: G,sa = e-.s. .4s,e-. Mrs. William2C. Brown and daughter. Elizabeth are visiting at Oakland Beach. R. T. ,....@.,-- -... = .- Rev Clayton Burdick.. D. D., of West erly, will preach Sunday at the First Baptist church here. .., .z z-. Mrs A. W. Baker and daughter, $ of New. York are weekend guests of friends here, s,..% Leon chesebro, who has been in the z .;R
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-05
IN NORWICH FIFTY YEARS AGO.

Beicher of New London, ex-member of congress. and Julius T. Shepard, ex-al- dernaan of New London.
 The wUrimen engaged in excavattng for, the sewer on Union street, exhumed . white chestnut pipe of the old aque- duct, laid about seventy years ago. The wood was perfectly sound, which was somewhat remarkable.
 The western potato bug has appeared in this vicinity and in many places Is making great havoc with growing tub CTS.
 .-The Norwich Sailing club is to, de7 part today on The Hastings. The boys will soon be investigating the mysteries of the coast away down east.
 Friday. August 2, 1s72-The barn of J. B. Bachelder on the rear s'of his resi- dence on East Broad street was fired last evening about ten o'clock The fire de- partment which responded quickly. ar rived too late to save the structure. but were successful in preventing the spread of the fire to adjoining buildings. The loss was $1 900, partially insured. All the live stock in the building together with the harnesses and vehicles were saved.
 With every member aboard the schoon- CT Hastings sailed from here Thursday I The Hon.. William L. Brewer of the court is in White Sulphur Springs for his health. f Excursionists from Branford who pie niced Thursday at Thames Grove had | time during the day to take trip through this city before going home.
 Saturday, August 3, 1s72-The Wau- regan Hook and Ladder boys testified their admiration of Chief Engineer Dan i iel A. Delaney, last. evening by the pres entation of a fire hat, costing upward of $40. The presentation took place during the, regular meeting of the Wauregans and was complete surprise. The cha peau which is really an excellent one | will be On exhibition tomorrow at the store of John c. Ripley, Main street.
 The West Town street school district has voted to maintain sessions for for | ty-four weeks in the year and has en- gagged Col. T. G. Kingsley to teach the senior department and Miss Hattie Dim ock the primary.
 The steamer Hastings arrived at New port yesterday afternoon, ali members 1 having a delightful time on board.
 Sheriff Fillmore is to sell 400 shares of the, Shetucket foundry stock at public l auction. today. 'si i Absent wives at the seashore or al
 the mountains would have less solicitudt
 for their dear husbands left at homes i
 they could see them evenings enjoy :nl
 their brief return to bachelor life.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-05

we'll attended the dance at Happyland. It was the 18th birthday of Miss Marion Bentley of Westerly, R. l.. who is visit .Lg her aunt, Mrs S. W. Lefingwell.
 John IL Rathbone and Merwin B. Lef- fingwell attended the lecture at Storrs Agricultural college one evening this T eek.
 Mrs. P. s. Collins. Mrs H s. Young ana Miss Hannah Wittec were in West erly Thursday
 Miss Lois Leffingwell and Miss Mildred F. Lefingwell were guests Monday of Mrs N. E. Whiting of Uncas farm.
 There will be no morning services here Sunday. B. Y. P. C. meets at 7.30
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-05
PENDLETON HILL

Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Byron Totten have been in New York during the week.
 Miss Sarah T. Palmer has been in Providence and New Haven for several days.
 Mir and Mrs. Arthur Brink and friends from Jewett City were guests Sunday Of MT. and Mrs. Henry Johnson.
 Elmer Coon and Mrs Saunders enter tained Mir. and MCs Harold Saunders and son Clarence of Stonington Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-05

Westerly, New London, Watch Hill and Stonington will appear at the town court in Stonington, as 1t Is claimed by the authorities and the health officer that cerain persons, were at Deans Mills af- ter the grounds had been posted, In ali 14 have been notified to appear and ex- plain why they were on the premises.
 Charles Rice of Philadelphia is visit ing his mother.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-05
LEEENGWELL

Rev. P. s. Collins is spending. some time at Storrs Agricultural college with his son, Donald A. Collins.
 Tuesday evening a party of ten young people, chaperoned by Mrs. S. W. Leffing-
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-05

government hospital in Brooklyn, under treatment for his knee has returned home.
 Mir. and Mrs. F. ". Coleman of Law renee, Mass, are at. the Point over the week end.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-05
MORNING SPECIAL. SALE.

o'clock. with John H Rathbone leader. His topic will be Better Recreation. I. Thess 5: 16-24. This is a conservation meeting.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-05
CUTNIJRA HEAS SCALP TROUBLE
Ris*ers Caused Sore Eruptions.
 Hair Fell Gut. Lest Sleep. ;

had blisters on my Seai& wAIeh erote and can8eA s0e e<upt1cna. Ny hai- feIl ozt in 9mBtielss and became dry and lHelesS. My scalp hehA and burned 50 thae coaIA noa sleeY.
 "T tried different remedies wsth- out any booeGt. eGnt feg . fRee samPte of CEficura So1p and Oina- msnt which helped me e I p9R- chased mere, and aAsr usinx Sem about . month was completely healed." (StEneD Miss N. MHlz, S6 Grand B., WFIlliaansb~E, NY.
 Cu4icura Soap, Oin&ment and Tai- cum ere all yea ned Soe aA toilet ussa. BatAe with Soap, sockhe with Ointment, dust with Taicurn.
 a@pis nezA Ezss hF 1laS- AAdraas. -ouAunsA1 1AA- eEEHE1aA. B1yA EAN11luR4A 2z0L" 1so4 0slgR- yA.eA eauR5a- otzeza1ze&oA4Soe-1 11DeuA1Ae. AqB C1GezEa SoaU SAAvos WitlbG1t EaG.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-26

souls: "It is not for men like US to be discou-
aged"
And, even though we came in late it was not
for men like US to be discouraged during the
war, until it had been won, not by America,
but by the Allies with America, if you like.
\ AM going to finish this article by making
few quotations about America by French
men. Frenchmen have not spared America in
criticism. De Tccqueville did not spare Us.
But oh. how different their attitude from that
of Englishmen. Just as it has taken French
man (Taine) to write by far the best Eng
ligh Literature so it has taken Frenchmen to
understand America. Says Georges Lechartier,
a notable French writer:
"The passionate interest with which the
Americans followed the Dempsey Carpenter
fight is but another illustration CT the i'm
portance which they attach to sport. We shall
never understand their national character
fully until we comprehend this passion. It is
based upon love of fair play, though the
game may be killing mana sport governed
by it's own frontier code. An American strest
lad cannot insult another worse than by calling
him no sport"
Oy LOUIS 1nONdS, aNOCner distinguished
French writer:
"Amercan wastefulness IS stupefying
thing to Frenchmen--we are thrifty, and even.
must admit most avaricious. The
American is somewhat in that case"
And again he says
"The reason why we only know the United
States in a superficial way is that have
been informed about that country by travellers
and reporters, who visited it for very short
time and who, coming directly from the banks
of the Seine, particularly struck by the
exterpals of American life, by the appearance
of the cities, the houses, the clubs, the hotels,
but who were not able to tell US about the real
life of the United States"
1t remains to wind up this somewhat super
fetal survey (but which l trust has given the
reader sufficient stimulus to pursue this ab-
sorbing subject further) to quote from tho
words of still greater Frenchman who, hav
ing been to America and studied it. and who,
being a philosopher and man of the world, Is
able to define US by quoting himself from one
of cur own kind with a genuine touch Of
Gallic genius. 1t is thus that Henri Bergson
concludes brief article on America from La
Vie Universitaire
"In Washington, opposite my windows on
Sixteenth Street, there was a lawn on which
young grass was growing. This lawn touched
New-York tribune., 1922-02-26

harmless. He not only keeps away from
America, but knows the reason, witness his
letter to Oswald Willard:
"This conspiracy has been going on for
years; but in vain is the net spread in sight
Of the bird. I have no intention either of
going to prison with Debs or taking my wife
to Texas, where the Ku- Klux Klan snatches
white women out of hotel vcrandas and tars
and feathers them. If | were dependent on
martyrdon for reputation, which happily l
am not, l could go to Ireland. 1t is a less
dangerous place. but then the voyage is
shorter and much cheaper
"You arc right in your impression that
number of persons arc urging me 10 come to
the United States But why on earth do you
call them my fricnds2"
I EFT US proceed without further present COM
mcnt Here, again, is st. John Ervinc,
whose plays and books have been we'll and
so deservedy received by the American public.
Mr.. Ervnc, in some respects Is enthusiastic
about America. This, however, is what he
says about New York.
During my stay in New York / was told
that twenty thousand new mlionarcs had
been made by the war in America. | had been
cxclaimng at the fact that in the best hotels
in the city one saw cuspidors in every bedroom
and along the corridors, and my friend, to ex-
plain their presence in a hotel inhabited pre-
sumaby by decent and civilized persons, re
minded me of the fact that fortune is more
easily and swiftly acquired than good man
nars"
New-York tribune., 1922-02-26
Vhdt Some Engishmen and Some Othes Really Think and
Say About This Country of Ours
illustrations by c. B. FALLS

emily, he is laborng over the difficulty Of
acknowledging hospitality and at the same
time saving his face among his own country
men In duly being aware Of our crudencss
He speaks Of our high falutin ways ("Hail
CoumbaD Of speech and Advertising, and
then remarks:
Il had not heard much about the soul until
| came to America In England the soul is an
understood thing; even then 1t has to behave
to be less evident than ones shadow. To ex-
pose ones soul is in England looked upon as
a minor indccency. Even our magazine writ.
try to leave 1t alone"
One wonders il Mr.. George has read Margot
Asquth's diary. Or, perhaps he would not
be willing to admit that Margot had soul to
start With
THEN thsrs Is Gilbert Chestertoni Hs was
jolly sort, and said nothing that can TO
member that unpleasant- That comoa Of
being fat Almost all Of those writer's who
alam are thin people Only fat men should
como to criticize u.s. like Mr.. Chesterton. It In
true that in his lecture, 1.-THE Ignorance Of the
Educated" he rather implied certain things.
But, then, are We not all Of the samo race7
That he failed to understand US, and espe-
cially the people Of Omaha, some Of whom
were outrageous enough to refer to him as a
nut" does not really matter. One evening a
friend Of mine called upon him at his New
York apartment He found Chesterton puz-
cling himself over the beastly American Ian
guage. He had thought, he said, that bad
actor meant a bad actor and nothing more, but
whom we called any ono bad actor it might
mean any Dear moi How impossible to
explain such thingHl
on, YES, am coming to Bernard Shaw.
but before I do so / must quote from Mr.
Vincent O'Sullivan who, though an Irishman,
is sufficiently English to como within the pale
Of my inquiry. Mr. O'Suivan, who came over
in 1919, not only discovered that America had
sense Of humor but did not even sport re-
spectacle language. Failing in his own vocab-
ulary to uncover the right words to clay US
out" he turns to one Of our own writers, Mr.
II. L. Mencken.
"Mr. Mencken says we'll that between the
placard in tho washroom at the British Mu-
scum, These basins are FOR casual ablutions
only, and in the common sign on our American
railroads, Stop! Look! Listen lies an abyss
separating two cultures, two habits Of mind,
two diverging tongues"
The guest Of Christopher Morley. he writes
thus of the restaurant where Morley invited
him to lunchecn
"Of those places where eating becomes feed
ing; where, as in pew, men close packed in
small room groan and sweat as they devour
probable dishes, while flying scuds of soup and
gravy are blown in the face from plates car
ried at per-lous angles by irritable walters.
My host was a large, forid young
man."
In my humble opinion, Bernard Shaw is not
only the best critic of all, but much the least