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Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-28
PERSONALS

MT and Mrs. Charles I. Fitch of No- ank completed 40 years of married life Tuesday.
 Mir, and Mrs. John Johnson and family of Union street are spending vacation at Noank.
 Miss Julia B. Malone of Central ave- nue has returned home after spending a week in Boston.
 Attorney Earl Mathewson and Mrs. Mathewson are visiting Mir. Mathewsons mother in Durham.
 Mrs. Minnie Robbins of Norwich is spending few days with Mrs. Ellen D.. Mathewson of Warrenville
 Miss Ruth Burdick and Miss Barbara Burdick of Lafayette street are passing ten days at Eureka cottage. Lords Point.
 Thomas Geer and Mrs. Fanny Rood of Mooeup were in Norwich recently to see Miss Grace Rathburn. who Is seriously III.
 Miss Gertrude Fontaine of Central avenue has as her guest for two weeks her cousin. Miss Florence Moineau of Marlborough, Mass.
 Boston and at Nantasket Beach, Miss home on Central avenue.
 Mir and Mrs Frank K. Moves and daughter of Lebanon and Mrs Moves of Norwich. visiting friends at Lords Point, were callers at Lords Hill recently.
 Mrs. George Brown Of Golden Spur district is in the hospital for treatment. MT. Brown is in the sanatorium at Nor wich suffering from tubercular trouble.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-28
Grain, Retall at poer.
NORWICH

During the severe thunder storm last Saturday evening lightning struck twice at the Charles Naples place on Wauwe- GUS Hill. The bolt struck the main part of the house over the dining room tear ing off some of the clapboards, then en- tered a corner of the kitchen, where plas- tering was crumpled from the wall. At this point, which was some distance from the dining room. also at the entrance to the woodshed. a huge post which sup ported the corner was torn down and the door castings were splintered into kindfng wood. The telephone was burn ed out, but although there was much smoke there was no fire. Miss Naples and Mrs. Johnson, members of the house. hold, were in the house at the time, but escaped injury. A large oak was struck in the branches, the lightning tearing down through the trunk, escaping into the ground. Miss Mapls' brother, Frank T. Naples, Of Norwich, who was in the barn at the time, rushed into the house to investigate the situation after being startled by the severe crash It was stated Thursday that damages in full had been paid by the insurance com pany.
 Mrs. E. c. Rix and daughter, Miss @-aacSs SsazEEEzzs -surEed- Mcnaay frc-p asA
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-28
OBITUARY
Mrs. F. c. Avery


 Friends of Mrs. Benjamin T. Marshall of New London, will feel sympathy with her in the death of her older sister, Mrs. Mabel Hatch Avery, wife of Prof F. c. Avery, headmaster of the Stamford high school. Mrs Avery was visiting her sister, Mrs. B. G. Sykes in Dorset Vt, seeking rest after very busy days in the early summer, and the extra exertion ins duced recurrence of acute BrightHs disease, which she was not able to over come.
 President Marshall received word on Wednesday afternoon of her death and left at once to meet the family and will conduct the funeral service at Mrs. Av- erys girlhood home in Strafford, Vt, at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon.
 Charles H. HOldredge.
 Charles H. Holdredge died suddenly about o'clock Wednesday evening at his home on New London road, Mystic, in his 9Srd year. He was native of Groton and was the son of George and Ardelia Packer Holdredge. He is sur vived by his wife, one daughter, Miss Catherine Holdredge, son, Charles Holdredge IT,, and sister, Miss Sa- brina Holdredge of Flatbush, N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-28
ANTHRACITE COAL SUPPLY FOR
 NORWICH IS ALMOST NOTHING

The directors of the chamber of com merce in their regular meeting Thurs day noon at the Wauregan house, with President Charles F. Wells in the chair, heard reports on the effect Of the rail- road strike and conditions resulting in Norwich from the coal strike, which showed that the anthracite coal situa- tion is alarming and likely to be dan gerous to the public welfare during the coming winter.
 There is practically no anthracite coal in Norwich, the only exception being a supply of pea coal, and it seems cer- tain that the outlook for the normal winters supply for Norwich is not en- couraging. Receipts of coal in Norwich for the last three months were reported to be S8 per cent less than during the same period last year and some dealers have received no coal at all in the last three months. The operators are mak- ing no promises as to deliveries so that dealers do not know how soon to expect that their vanishing stocks can be filled out again. The retail price of anthra- cite coal now was reported at $16.50.
 So far, it was understood ac the meeting, there is little prospect of Nor wich mills being affected by a shortage of bhuminous coal as practically all
 
 for this season of the year.
 It was reported for the Norwich gas and electric department that the cfty's plant has 12e00 tons of bituminous eoa. on hand, which is 6 supply for about two months.
 Committee Reports.
 Several committee reports were re- ceived and action taken on them.
 EFyt-. day last week at Happyland at Poque- tanuck Drawbridge showed that there were 142 persons who sat down at the shore dinner served by MT. Schultz on the veranda of the pavilion. Arrange ments had been made for 150. As this was the first outing the chamber has held in several years the results were gratifying.
 The housing committee of the cham Der have had prepared and are now exhibiting in some of the store win dows pictures and plans of six and sev- en-room houses which have recently been built in Norwich for $5,00o ex- elusive of the price of the lot. These houses are modern in every respect and the cost of construction is extremley fa- vorable for the family wishing to build or buy their own home.
 It was gratifying to the directors tc learn of the number of new sharehold CTS who have joined the local Building & Loan Association during the present month The local association is grow ing steadily and now has assets of ovel S75,ooo. This organization presents ar easy and an acceptable method for per 1 sons of small means to build or buy their own homes.
 The housing committee is also study | ing the building codes of cities of simt
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-28
INCIDENTS IN SOCIETY

Miss Amanda B. Hall, of Broad street has located permanently m New York.
 Miss Jane McG. Aiken left Thursday to pass fortnight at Templeton, Mass.
 MT. and Mrs. Oliver L. Johnson have returned after several weeks stay at Whitefeld, N. H.
 Mrs. Edmund ". Perkins and son Eric are at Nantucket for the remain der of the season
 Miss Minnie Palmer of 27o Washing ton street, Is the guest of Dr. and Mrs Henry M. Pollock. of Brookline, Mass. formerly of Fort Point
 Rev. and Mrs Richard R. Graham have been guests of MT. and Mrs. W. Tyler Olcott, at Block Island, for sev- eral days. MT. and Mrs. Graham will spend August in Maine.
 MT. and Mrs. Herbert L. Warrington have been entertaining for several days, George Schnabei of St. Paul Minn., and Mrs. John Leach of Pelham Manor, N. r. who left Thursday to be guests of Mir. and Mrs. W. Tyler Olcott of Norwich. who are passing the summer ~~> 4aa1< iazsrn on Block Island
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-28
GUTTER HENS SHOWING
 IN srORRs EGG LAYING |


 Egg production is the barometer of success in the hen business. tne egg laying contest has shown conclusively that from this time on one can find quitters in every flock. It Is an essen- tial loss both to the community and to the owner to kill off laying hens, but it Is equally unwise for the poultry farmer to nurse along a lot of hens that are not earning their board This Is the psychological season of the year to spend little time in the hen house get- ting acquainted with the birds. They ought to be pretty thoroughly inspected not less than each fortnight. One can readily learn to spot the loafers and send them to market.
 In the thirty-eighth week of the con test, Hollywood Farms pen of Leghorns from Hollywood, Wash, was an easy first for the week with a score or 5S eggs A Connecticut pen of Rhode Isl- and Reds owned by John 2. Labelle of Bsllouville was second best pen for the week with 55 eggs. Another pen of Rhode Island Reds entered by Charles D. Peirce of Arnold Mills, R. l., was a close third with 54 eggs for the week. Barred Rocks owned by Lewis Farm s from Davisville, R. l., and two pens of White Leghorns owned by White Springs Farm from Geneva, N. r., and Eigenrauch and DeWinter from Red with 52 eggs each. The total production for all pens was 351e eggs or a yield of 50 per cent.
 The four leading pens in each of thc principal breeds are as follows:
 Plymouth Rocks
 Harry G. Culver CBarred) West hampton Beach. L. I. .... .... 159' W. H. B. Kent (Barred) Cazenovia, Ontario Agricultural College Gar
 red) Guelph, Ont. .... ........ 146' Purdue University (Barred) La Fa-
 White wyandottes.
 Frank P. Matteson, Davfsvine, R. I. ,..... .................. 16S' Woodbridge Orchards. Woodbridge. Walter Bradbury, Tottinston. Eng
 land ...... .. .... ..... 1858 Clemens J. Dienand, New Britain, Conn. .s.. .......... 145
 Rhode Island Reds.
 The Orchards, South HadIey.
 Mass. ............. leo John 2. Labelle. Ballouville, Conn. 147 Charles D. Peirce, Arnold MiHs, F. H. Sampson, Springfield. Mass. 135 White LeEhorRs
 Hollywood Farm. Hollywood, Wash 15s J. Frank Dubois, Peacham, V..... 152 Goshen Poultry Club. Goshen, l Conn. .....- .-.....'....'. lSo Andrew L. ohr. waliingford, Conn. 243
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-28

lar size to Norwich, and will make their report to the board of directors when their investigations are completed. The present building ordinances of the city of Norwcih were enacted in 1898.
 The directors learned that the new shoe industry recently secured for Nor wich would soon begin operations, as they are erecting some of their machin- cry and bringing some of their stock ready for work. It is expected that this new industry will be a great addi- tion to the annual payroll in Norwich within a year. Two thousand dollars was raised by the Norwich Chamber of Commerce among it's members. to pay part of the moving expenses of this new industry, and President L. s. Storrs of the Connecticut Company sent his per sonal check for $75 towards this fund which was greatly appreciated by the directors, and it was felt by the board that this personal manifestation of Mir Storrs' interest in Norwich was most praiseworthy.
 communication from the Knott Ho- tels management. which operates the Wauregan hotel in this city, offering special inducements to members of the Norwich Chamber of Commerce at any of their New York hotels, was dis cussed The directors expressed theil appreciation to the hotel management for their kind offer. and instructed the secretary to so notify the members 0! the chamber.
 A request from the president of the Middletown Chamber of Commerce, urg ing the cooperation of the local cham Der with others in this state for tht adoption of a state law making It com pulsory for all cities in the state to have a uniform budget and accounting meth cd for their expenses, was discussed President Wells was authorized to ap point a committee to look into this mat ter.
 There is an interest shown on thu part of the members of the chamber O commerce in Norwich and others inter ested in the subject. that Chandler Palmer. local engineers, should be en gagged to make a tax man for the cit! and town of Norwich. This firm ha the confidence of the people of this com munity. and has large amount of dati gathered from years of experience which would prove valuable in the mak ing of a tax map This firm Is consider ing the matter.
 At the request of the committee o equitable taxation. State Tax Commis sioner W. H. Blodgett furnished list 0 cities in Connecticut that now make us of a tax map for assessment purposes The list as submitted by Mir. Blodget
 is as follows: Hartford. New Britain Simsbury West Hartford Wethersfield Ansonia Meriden. Milford Naugatuck New Haven. Waterbury, Bridgeport Union, Saybrook. Watertown. Torring ton. Harwinton, Fairfield. New Londo | is also having a tax map made for as | sessment purposes at the present tim'
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-28
PROGRESSIVE MISSIONARY
 CLUBS ALL DAY PICNIC

The all-day picnic of the Progressive Missionary club of the Central Baptist church, drew twenty-four members to the home of Mrs. John H. Ford, at East Great Plain, Thursday. The party, in cluding the president, Mrs. John H. Post, went out at 10 o'clock returning to town at 4.45 o'clock in the afternoon following a very enjoyable outing.
 A long table was placed upon the lawn and was beautifully decorated with golden rod and ox-eye daisies. Here at noon the guests relished a substantial luncheon of chowder, potato and tomato salads. rolls, pie. cheese and coffee.
 During the day the member were busy with needlework. At o'clock ice cream and cake were served. The meet ing was purely social one, no business being taken up during the day. The members greatly appreciated Mrs. Ford's cordial hospitality.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-28
FUNERALS.
Mrs. William W. Ginett.

Funeral services for Mary Cady Gil- lett, widow of William W. Gillett were held Tuesday from the late home in Leb- anon, many relatives and friends attend ing. Floral forms surrounded the cas- ket
 The services were conducted by Rev. J. H. Knott of Chaplin and Miss Lydia Hartig, the pastor of the Congregational church of Goshen. During the service Mrs. Elisha Waterman sang Jerusalem the Golden, and One Sweetly Solemn Thought.
 Burial was in the Goshen cemetery where a committal service was held. The bearers were nephews of the deceased James A., George L., William C., and Clarence E. Thomas.
 Mrs. Gillett had spent practically her entire life in Lebanon, and when a young woman was married to William W. Gillett, who died about i've years ago There survive two daughters, the Misses Annie and Clara Gillett Mrs Gillett came from old New England an cestry and for her model life was held in respect by all elderly people of Leb | anon.
 Archibald Buchanan
 Funeral services for Archibald Blu chanan were held Thursday afternoon at 2.3o o'clock at the late home at 3; 1 Thirteenth street. Relatives came from Providence. New London and othel cities Many floral pieces were placed about the casket. The service was con ducted by Rev. Charles H. Ricketts. Burial was in the family plot in tht Hickory street cemetery where com initial service was held The bearers were the following members of tht Knights of Pythias, F. G. Pieper, Harry J. Laturner, Casper Graf, James Smith John F. Auburn and Louis NJ. Crandall Funeral arrangements were by Gager.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-28
FEWER CONNECTICUT DOCTORS
 CAN PREsCRIRE LIQCoI

Federal Prohibition Director Harry E. Mackenzie disclosed in Hartford Tuesday that sos of approximately l.
 900 physicians registered in Connecti- cut have been allowed the privilege Of prescribing intoxicating liquor for medf- cinal purposes This is 237 less than were on the permit list prior to the call ing in of the old form permit books and the issuance of new permit forms, ef- fectively July 2o
 The fact that the majority of Connec-
 ticut physicians did not make appiica-
 tion for such permit books was explained
 by Assistant United States Prohibition
 Commissioner James E. Jones, from the
 Washington office, who happened to be
 in Director Mackanzie's office when an-
 nouncement was made of the number of
 permits held in this state. He said that
 twenty-four states of the Union have
 laws which prohibit the prescribing of
 liquor for any purposes, and that in the remaining twenty-four states there are
 133, 900 registered physicians, of whom only & 900 have applied for such per- mitS
 "The clear inference Is that the ma jority of physicians do not blieve that
 Whiskey is necessary for medicinal pur-
 poses
 The sos doctors to whom permit books of the new form were issued were the only ones who made application in this state, according to Director Mackenzie.
 The federal law allows the director no alternative but to issue such permit books to applicants of good character who have not been found guilty of Nto- lating the national prohibition act. New Haven has the largest number of doctors holding the whiskey prescrib- ing privilege and Hartford comes secs ond, 1t Is understood.
 Assistant Commissioner Jones was ac- companied by Clayton E. Main, native
 of Maryland who has been appointed New England supervisor of federal pro- hibition directors, succeeding Edson Brown of New London, who recently re- signed from the government service. MT. Jones said that the prohibition de- partment at Washington had noted a big improvement in the enforcement of the prohibition act throughout the coun- try, notwithstanding reports to the con trary He found that the largest month fly withdrawal of whiskey now allowed l by Director Mackenzie, was ten gallons, which was for a druggist. MT. Jones congratulated him upon this fact, in view l of provisions in the regulations which | permit the withdrawal of a maximum 1 of 100 gallons a month. The average daily withdrawals on permits issued by 1 Director Mackenzie Is three barrels which includes intoxicating liquor of al kinds.
 l Chief Jonathan E. Emo of the prohibi- l tion enforcement squad escorted Mir Jones through several of the public
 buildings before the latter left for a visit 1 to the federal directors office in Bos
 ton He expressed himself as greatly pleased with the prohibition situation 1T | Connecticut.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-28
Rohhed Aboard Boat.

While on their way to New London from New York aboard the steamship Richard Peck, Henry Laskers and Ed ward I. Hoffman claim that they were robbed of suit case, considerable cloth ing. a gold watch and s3O. In report ing the theft to the police the men stated that they had the articles in their stateroom when they retired We'd nesday night and that when they awoke they found the window Of their state room open.
 The boat reached port about 1 a. m. Thursday and the theft was-reported to the police about , a. m. The police i'm mediately started an investigation and learned that. two coiored women and a colored man who had been aboard the boat had left on train for New York at 133 a. m.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-28
ORDERED TO OFFICERS
 TRAINING AT CAMP DEVENS

Orders from the Hartford headquarters of the 18th division, U. S. A, have been issued for the 15-day period of training at Camp Devens for the officers reserve corps. The men are to report on Aug. 1st.
 Included in those ordered to active duty. with their consent. are Second Lieut.. Calvin Maine Richardson, 417th inf, Norwich; Second Lieut. James Pat rick Walsh, filth inf, Harland road Norwich; Second Lieut. John Williams Haley. 3S5th inf. Pawcatuck side, Vest erly
 If not sooner relieved from active duty the officers named in this order will re- turn to their homes on Aug. Is, 1922 upon which date they will stand relieved from further active duty.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-28
TRUCK HITS POLE AND
 RUNS INTO ROCK LEDGE

light delivery truck belonging to Verrastro & Sons, 246 West 18th street, New York, was damaged in North Main street near the Marguerite corner early Thursday afternoon when it hut tele- graph pole and the cliff of rocks on the westerly side of the street
 The truck was being lowed into the city when it overran the towrope from the car ahead and plunged off to the right. The right forward wheel struck and slid past the telephone pole, turned back into the highway. and then back to the right again towards the leGge, where it climbed a small shelf of rock and was on the point of tipping over, but righted itself as 1t came down into the stret again to a stop.
 The truck had it's wishbone doubled up, a smashed headlight and broken water pipe connection.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-28

ble so bad that my back was so lame it felt at times as though it would break when I stopped over, especially mornings. I had to get up often in the night and could not sleep on ac- count of the aching rheumatic pains that crept up in my shoulders. es- pecfally during damp weather. Right after starting Goldine Alterative and Reconstructive. had no more trou- ble. Since taking three bottles, my kidneys have cleared up, the rheu- matic pains have been driven out and sleep sound again. Goldine Is with out doubt as fine a specialized medi- cine as there is made" GOLDINE is made under registered formula with l4 of the most valuable medicinal herbs including the precious Yong Coma Root from the Fijian South Sea Islands, of which the authority, Re- ference Handbook of Medical Sciences says, Tt is the best simple diuretic thaving benef1cient action of the kid neys and bladder) that we possess Kidney trouble is dangerous; don't delay or experiment. Get your bot tie today, of Americas recognized standard kidney remedy.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-28
Tennis

Tennis, the forerunner of the lawn game of today, is a very old game. It was introduced into England about the fourteenth century. A line was chalked on a wall and a strike below this was considered at fault, says an exchange
 "Palm-tennis' originated in France. The ball was driven by the palm of the hand; at first the hand was bare. but later the players used a glove and later still some form of racquet was used.
 In the time of Edward ". Henry VII and Henry VIII a crude form of tennis was played in England, and 1t is on re- cord that Queen Elizabeth was pleased at game played by ten of the Earl ok Hertford's servants
 Another story tells how a noble earl. becoming heated by the exertions of ths game, wiped his face with the Queen'G handkerchief, and was rewarded with crack on the head with her majesty'f racquet.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-28
New London Hospital Bazaar Net. .7.Oo,

Over s7,oO0 was realized for the bene- fit of the Lawrence ard Memorial As sociated hospital, New London, at a ba- zaar given on the hospital grounds We'd nesday afternoon and evening. The treasurer was Mrs. Harry H. Walker. Among other gifts, four hundred home made cakes donated by frien6s and mer- chants were on sale and with each pur- chase went brightly covered orange box bearing on it's cover a picture of the hospital. One of the largest Ioaves of cake on sale was three-decker wedding cake made by a local chef and donated by Dr. Frank M. Dunn, formerly of Norwich.
 Mrs. Frank Dunn was in charge of the cake booth.
 At the toy booth, Miss Marion Chap pell was in charge, assiste1 by Mrs. Donald Chappell, Mrs. Gerard Jensen and Mrs. Robert B. Chappeil
 One of the awards noted is a card table to Mrs. Rrank Rnone State has pital, Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-28
GYPsIEs AGREE TO LEAVE
 COUNTY FAIR GROUNDa

The band of gypsies who have been at the Fair grounds at East Great Plain for a month will be out of there by Aug, T. it is expected by the management of the Fair grounds, which will clear the place in time for the Short Ship Circuit races which are coming to Norwich.
 The month during which the gypsies occupied the Fair grounds ended July 2s and the management took steps at once to get them off the place by serving mo- tice to quit on them. Since then, how ever, the gypsy chief has signed an agreement waiving all his legal rights and consenting to vacate by Monday, Aug. T.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-28
BUILDING MARINE RAILWAY
 AT SHIP < ENGINE

A marine railway IS being constructed at the plant of the New London Ship and Engine Co.,, in Groton for use in connection with its work on submarines or other craft.
 The T. A. Scott Co. Is doing the work, which is of considerable magniture and would not be undertaken at this time unless the Ship and Engine Go. felt that it was warranted in making so large an expenditure Its estimated cost Is in the neighborhood of $1O0,oo0. The company has other work In sight besides the pres ent big government contract