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Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-24
Faithful Teddy.
Versailles.

Dear Uncle Jed: When l was told that I had to live with my Aunt Betty I was not very happy as I well knew she did not like dogs. However, took a chance and took my pet collie dog with me.
 When I got there as I expected she did not let me keep him, and conmand- ed me to take him out in the woods and leave him there. My pleadings were Of no avail, and I set out to do. as was oidden
 A few weeks later was walking through the woods beside a brook. beheld 8 terrible sight. There was a bear with his back towards me. I was too frightened to run or scream and all could do was stand there. shivsrinE The bear turned around and so did l. when what should I behold but my doe Teddy. He jumped into the brook and I after him. I hung to his back while he swan, and by this time the bear had walked a few steps toward the brook He saw 1t was useless to jump in after us as we were almost ashore by this time. Teddy brought me safely home and to this day he is still my faithful pet.
 ANNA ARLTKoFF, Age 10.
 Preefnn
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-24
STAFFORD SPRINGS

A new schedule went into effect on the trolley line Sunday morning. The hourly service between Stafford Springs and Hartford has been restored and the CATS go through to city hall tn Hat ford without a change It takes about Is minutes longer. as the cars go over the Street line tracks instead of cye- the steam road tracks from Rockville 10 East Hartford but there is no waiting in East Martford and this is especially pleasing to the Stafford people. They are also glad of the hourly seryice- The line between Stafford and Rockville is very well patronized during the safH- mer months on account of the largo number of people who go to and from CryEtal Lake. The psrishioners of Grace Episcopal church have presented their rector, Rev. John Wilins. Ford sedan.
 I A small fire in the home of James l Daley on Maple street was the ca1se | of the fire alarm being aounded a5ozt | l1zo Saturday morning. The fire was caused by an overheated oil stove and was put out very qui6zly with only slight damage.
 l Carpenters and builders in this see l ton have never before been so busy as l they are this suEnIfer. In addition % the new town building which is being erected on Haymarket square and the | large addition to the Central mill. there are twenty-five dwellings in process o9 erection at the Springs.
 There is also a good deal of repair work going on. all of which makes tne demand for carpenters, bricklsyers and painters exceed the supply.
 Miss Agnes Schner, employed at tire office of the Fabyan Woolen company g having two weeks vacation
 | Tie town school committee has elect l cd Miss Helen C. Garry. of Springfield. supervisor of music in the public schools
 for the coming year. Mrs. Elizabeth N.
 Cook will have charge of Grades and
 3 in the Stahordviile schoos and Nisl
 Dorothy Roberts of Grades 8 and {. MiSs
 Beatrice Roberts has been elected teach
 CT in the Crystal Lake schools.
 There are still two vacancies in she
 Staffordville school and two in the
 Springs feaLed school. The commit
 tee has not yet elected an assiStant 1T
 the kindergarten department of tie
 Springs school
 John Bagsett has sold his ho1ce on .kl
 further end of East Main street to Mrs | Emile Ja5obsen.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-24
.JEWETT CITY

The third and deciding game between Terry McGovern's single men and Sol Paquette's married men will take place at Ashland park at 6.80, daylight saving time, tonight CNfonday) This game will be played under the Marquis of Queens bury rules, seven innings.
 The lineup for the married men: Hec Bean c, Smokey Jodoin D, Feb Hiscox 1b, Joe Gadbeis 2b. O. King ss, Bob Gelinas 9b. Ted Shea If, Doc Gingras Of. Sol Paquette If, Chris, Cornell sub
 Single Men: Texas Robertson c, Pirate Liberty D. Fred Tony 1b, A Menard 2b Bud Jodofn ss, Kid Cloutfer 3b, H Men, ard If, Larkin cf, Vic St. John If, Steve Foley sub
 There will be collection at the game towards starting new Jewett City band
 Mrs. E. P. Chick and Miss Margaret Chick of Cambridge, Mass, are guests al F. E. Robfnson's.
 Miss Anna Krodef R. N, of Taftville is the guest of Miss Alice Driscoll. R. N
 Mir. and Mrs Raymond Wade and sor of North Adams are guests at Norman Parkhurst's
 Mrs Patrick Shea and son Richard ot Pawtucket are visiting at John F'itgzer aids.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-24
BRIEF STATE NEWS

RoGlzriIle-The new schedule whse, went into effect on the Rockville ant Manchester lines Sunday means many changes in the crews operating oa thE lines.
 Hartford.-Through the license fee tor theatres. the city of Hartford will reeeivT s1.e5o next month. an additional psyme-s of ssno will be made in September. ant sl5o more vii be added to the city treas ury in December.
 Durhzn.-Franklin F Bailey, whilt working on the state road. killed q large red adder near Gees lime works in the southwestern part of the town A few of these poisonous reptiles are found in thiE section nearly every year.
 New Britain.-Work will be started within a few weeks on the construction of the new $ll5 ,e00 trade school building on South Main street, for which the school board has awarded the general contract to the Inm.ck company of Aeri- den.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-24
Prestor
Camning on the CaR.

Dear Uncle Jed: I am going to tel you about the good time we had when we camped on a cliff. When we got up to the cliff we made fire and sal around, cracking jokes When there wai a good bed of red ashes in the fire WE began to make dinner After we had dinner we went out to explore. My old est brother and I went north while my other two brothers went south. We walk. ed about half a mile and then we turn ed back. When we got back the others were not there. We waited for an hous and then my oldest brother said he wa. going to look for them. We walked fol about a mile, yelling every little while Finally we turned toward the east. w walked for a way and then turned north. Soon we came to our own trail and we thought we would turn back When we reached the camp our broth CTS were back. We had supper and theI went home.
 FRED PRAYER. Age is. Mansfield Center
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Study. Problems
 G Solved A.
The EnElish Sentenee
BY Hz1GkK I. EpKEs

bl AEAAAN T. Llh6cc
 Skill in writing is like siciii iu han ding any other tool. Shakespeare used four times Rs many words as the ordi- nary writer of Enalish, becsree he used them precisely. Increase the number of words you use, accurately. Read rsrefnlly exact desoripticns and iuii- izte ihrin.
 2. Eendense. Omit everything that can he implied or taken for granted- Bring out the main ida Quie<ly. Lea1e the smaller things for the reader to think out for himself. He VII find t more interestinf.
 3. 3reak up ioug, loennplie1ted sem tences into short, Independent ones. You Fih thZs npt uniy gain in clt-E- ness, but you wiii have two forms of writing asailabie for comparison. Thc most stilted writer is he who fhiniE there ie oriy one way to say a thing.
 {. For rlearfscse, use 8hort sEnten- ces. But for sEiA in handing English study 4Ee aeaning and przr61e the us. of connectives. With them you car combine the simpler ideas into longei and more complicated sentences. It i. these chnaectazes, such as relative pro nouns and con50nctiens, that must b used siEiilfulle if 4he leag sentence f to. be- dear. ZT Nare fhe sig posts that kriH xE reader al th turns of the Gzhees as he makes hi way through the Sentence es
 5. Get hexibilify hy trying diffefen ways of saying the same thing. Real good short stcfy. 3 fine poem, or vivid description and theu try to writ
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-24


 While there she stayed with her grant, parents, MT. and Mrs J. e Randall
 Mrs. Josephine Barton returned Sat surday to her home in East Hampton, after spending the week with Mir. and Mrs. F. s. Hills.
 Mir. and Mrs. Robert H. Fenton have as their guest for a few days, MT. Fen 1 tons uncle, E. B. Fenton and Jack Kle- imam of Chicago.
 MT and Mrs. Harold c. Lincoln and Mir and Mrs. Thomas Doyle motored tc Mystic Friday. Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Taintor and fanl- fly left Saturday to attend the wedding of Mrs. Taintor's son. Oliver. in Har-- ford.
 Miss Lillian Cheney is entertaining hi: Enieces, Roberta and Madeline Cheney daughters of Dr. George Cheney. of New London
 chauncey MacFarland and family, L Leo Thompson and family and Philip R Cohen and family motored to Eastfe:,. I Sunday
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-24
UNCLE JEp's TALK TO WIDE
 AWAKES.


 Some of the wide-Awal1es during the year have written about the destructive forest fires which have occurred in their towns and the long, hard work that was required to fight them and DE them out. It not only meant much trouble but it means a. large loss How much better it would have been if the fires could have been prevented.
 Many of the boys and girls vii. be spending part of their vacation fE Samps, and when people go camping there is an admirable opportunity for protecting woodland from fires.
 This can be done by never dropping lighted matches in the woods or fields or along the roads, without putting them out absolutely.
 Never build an onen fire for any pur- pose near the woods or fields when the woods are dry.
 Never leave any fire until it is entirely out. Drench it with water or cover it with dirt.
 Never pass even the smallest fire un- noticed. Put it out yourself or see fire warden or some responsible resident near by.
 Fire travels with the-wind awlays Stor it's front first and put out it's Hses and rear later. Sand or soil will smother it beating will kill it. but water if available is always best.
 Always work slowly and deliberately in fighting fire so that every nutior counts and your energy is not wasted. Small boys and girls should keep { respectful distance from fires There i! always danger which is best overcomt l by keeping away.
 l A campfire left snolderfng, with <; brisk wind and plenty of dcx nateria \ about, may do thousands of dollars dam age in a short tiu,s. None knows bette I than those who live in neighborhood where there have been bad woodland fire how important it Is to take the necessar. precautions to prevent other fires of tha l kind. Campers can have eeenty of ful 1 and yet be careful
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-24
COLCHESTER

Daniel O'Brien has commenced work as chauffeur for the H. Levine Cloak factory. He made his first trip to New York Friday night with a truck loaded with finished product. Mir. Levine ac- cempanied him for a few days bIsi- ness trip.
 Mrs. Mary Frazer and daughter, who, have been guests at the Westhrook club for the past two weeks have returned to their home in New York Episcopal services were held in tho , Baptist church Sunday morning at g .3'- clock. There was morning prayer and 1 sermon, Rev. T. D. Martin officiating Walter B. Lombard was at his home on Norwich avenue Thursday, called home by the illness of his mother The Old Guard band held a rehearsal 1 in the fire cornpany's parlor Thursday evening for their coming concert on the park. Several new compositions have been received and will be used at the concert
 MT. and Mrs. Charles L. Strong have returned to their home in Norwich after few days stay at William Curgenens s.
 Henry j. Bailey. carried on R. F. D. l No. 1, is taking his Is days vacation George B. Miller, substitute, is driving l over the route
 l The large park under the care of Ma I l Air. Webster takes great pride in lzeen- ing it clean and moved. To public has been asked to help in keeping t tllt 1 pride of the town, by no+ scattering na. pers. etc, on the grass Some hay" 2 careless habit of taking newspapers ans ! spreading them on the grass, lying or l them and later going away and leaving the papers. People who pass through tilt
 borough on the new state road admir- 1 the beautiful park, but comment oI. tla i litter which at times makes it look bad
 MT. Webster and the. boroagh official:
 are trying to keep it as it should lock
 neat and tidy.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ronald K. Brown, Mis-
 Bessie Kingsbury and S. H. Kellogg mo
 tored to Ne London Friday.
 The B. V. D. club held the last meet ing of the summer Thursday evenfn,
 with a full attendance. Refreshme Tt
 were served during the ever ng ard sev
 era1 short speeches were made.
 Cohen Broths.' skirt factory was els
 eu Friday and Saturday to a;iow Il, Ihelp short rest The shop has ru'
 fuiI time for the past nine months
 Benjamin London was ;t Eac:Ecf'l :is i.c' Friday
 l 1'wlght H. Marvin was il M4-5er- E'r46ay.
 Fc1 aid Fffeld was at his home i. Nev Lcnron over Saturday. Arthur Holmes of -Naw London Kas 4 , 1 tn:sn Friday.
 [ James Horowttz and party rnotored { Eatt:ord Friday. II George ". Moore , Sai4n was a v!S !ta.' ill town Friday Tiavid Weinstein ,noi1,31 to Hartfc -t Saturday.
 John Willis of Millington was q visi
 tor here Saturday,
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-24
My Squirrel.

Dear Uncle Jed: I have a gray souir- rel and his name is Pete We caught nlm in the woods when he was a young one, and after bringing him home WE put him in cage
 Pete is very tame now and seems very eontented. have taught him a few tricks such as eating a peanut lying on his back. Another one of his tricks is hanging by his hind legs and swinging to and fro.
 We let Pete out very often so he ,zoss up the trees and around the farm, but when l call him by name he comes right to me-
 On, hot days when we let him out of his cage he runs around the lawn a few times, then lies fiat on the grass, after repeating this several times he then runs up tree
 Whenever we play the piano and Pete hears it he sits up. puts his little front paws on his stomach and bows his head
 EILEEN BROWN, Age 1S. Griswold.
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 invitations to three grown persons a come.
 When supper time was over we 1t th, fire and put things in order. When th' people came we all sang songs and re, cited pieces and ate gaily-
 FLORENCE FoRSBLOoM. Age 15 Norwich R. D. 5.
 eprinE.
 Dear Uncle Jed: l am going to writ you another story entitled Spring.
 One winter night Mother Spring was thinking over to herself that King Win ter had reiEned over the land ionI enough. Next day. Mother Spring wen to King Sun. They talked it over untE they both decided that King Winter hst reigned long enough King Sun to,s Mother Spring that he would try to hell her. So next day he beat down upor the snow and ice until King Winter fel' that he was losing his hold because thf snow was nearly all gone. But one day King Winter thought he was going to. ht king q little longer. when there cant such a warm rain that woke up some of the earliest flowers After a few dsyT Mother Spring had driven nearly all ths frost out of the ground. After a while the flowers were all lib and hlossomed out. Trees were beginning to bud and the grass was all green MELVIN R. HELLER WarrenyiIie.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-24
The Adventure of a Daisy.


 Dear Uncle Jed: I am daisy I .grow in a meadow. I have yellow pet ais and black center. My name is Black eyed Susan. There are some more dais- ies in the meadow
 One day a little girl came and pick ed me. She put me with a bunch of wild flowers. I was taken to school. While I was at school I saw the tsach- CT and many children and pretty paint ings on the board.
 I was taken to school because there was flower contest. My name was put on the board. The little girl that brought me won the prize. was pleased because she won the prize.
 The next day was graduation. The class colors were yellow and black. Some of my friends and I were placed in vase on the stage. was very proud of myself but after graduation rhe fanitor threw me out the window. I was put in a dump cart and this is the last of my adventure.
 GRACE E. MAINE, Age 10.
 Westerly, R. I.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-24
W1DE-AwAKE POETRY.

NIDE-AWAKE sR0ETR9.
 what the Toad Says. I'm brown little toad that lives all alone By the side of the wall meath gray
 messy stone. And there I have lived for many-a day In comfort and peace. Please don't drive
 me away. blink at the stars and wink at the I squint at the sun in the heat of the
 noon, And when the soft rain gently drips on
 the ground, love to come out and hop around and
 around. I am homely, I know, but my dark, ugly
 skin Is just a protection to wrap myself in And I do not make warts, no magic possess, I'm only a toad in little brown dress. Did you notice the cut-worns that bit of your greens? l Or the stout army worms that were eat. ing your beans? 1 Did you see your reSs-bushes all coveret with bugs? l And the pretty green ferns that were ! eaten with slugs? Those insects are gone, but they tastet | so good, I'd eat them again. eviry one. if I could For I am not harmful to gardens, yol | see,
 Though know what so often you'v thoyght about me. So if you'll be kind, will be just as goo In my own quiet way as any toad could And eat all the bad. harmful bugs that l see, Though they're bad for the plants, the are dainties to me. And here in your garden. content an l alone,
 By the side of the wall. meath the gra 1 messy stone, l will quietly live year by year day b
 day.
 Little boy, little gicl. please don't driv
 me away! l Irene S Woodoock, in Dumb Animals.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-24
The United States Flag.

Dear Uncle Jed: Soon after the Dec laration of Independence the continental congress appointed a committee to con- fer with General Washington and sle- sign a suitable flag for the nation" In the month of June, TIT, the committee and Washington completed the design for a flag. and the first flag was made at the house of a Mrs. Ross, 239 Arch street, Philadelphia. She had B shop where she followed the ''upholder'
 trade, as it was then called. the same as our upholsterinE. One day the com mander-in-chief, Hon. George Ross, ( relative of hers, and certain members oi
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-24
Our Picnic.

Dear Uncle Jed: This is the secnnd time I have written to you. The day before the last day of school we had 3 picnic we were to have it out in the woods but it rained and we were all disappointed Our teacher said, "We will have it inside" First we went in fine singing room and sang songs. and read stories, then we went in our room and had ice cream. cookies. and lemon ade. and we each had a lollypop. We had some visitors at the picnic. After our picnic we talked about our vacation. Then our teacher said, "We had a good time. just as good as if we went in the woods"
 CECLE LAFRENIERE, Age g.
 Versailles.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-24
The Audacious Kitten.

 "Hurrah!" cried the kitten, "hurrah" As he merrily set the saiis; '1 sail Der the ocean today To look at the Prince of Wales!'
  70 kitten, o kitten p I cried, Why tempt the angry gales?" I'm going" the kitten replied, "To look at the Prince of Wales! '"
 y 'I know what it is to get wet. I've tunahled full oft in paiIs. And nearly been .drowned-and yet must look at the Prince of Wales !'' 70 kittenw I cried, ''the Deep Is deeper than many pails!'' Said the kitten, 'I shall not sleep Till I've looked at the Prince O
 Wales!" 70 kitteni pause at the brink And think of the sea-sad tales.'' "Ah. yes" said the kitten, 'sbut think. Oh, think the Prince of Waes! !" 'But, kitten" I cried. dismayed, If you live through the angry gaies You know you will be afraid To look at the Prince of Wales" Said the kitten, No such thingi Why should he make me winoe? ] If "a cat may look at king. A kitten may look at princew -Oliver Herford.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-24

congress, called on her, with a design for a fag-thirteen red and white stripes alternating, with thirteen six pointed stRr@and requested her to make the flag. She consented. but sug- gested thst the stars would be more symmetrical and more pleasing to the eye if made with five points, and fold ed a sheet. Of paper and produced tha pattern by R single cut This was ap- proved and she finished a hag the next day. Mrs Ross was given the position of manufacturer of flags for the govern ment, which descended to her children.
 In l7s4 this lag was changed, thoush its chief features were retained. Con- gress then ordered that the flag should consist of fifteen stripes. alternate red and white, and fifteen stars. white on g blue field. There were fifteen states The stars and stripes were equal. and a stripe and star were added with tht states increased and the flag threatened to become too large. by reducing tke stripes to thirteen, representing the orig inal Union. and the stars were made equal to the number of states. NJ change has since been made except tr add a star whenever the Union in creased by the addition Of a state.
 AL&IRA F. BERNIER, Age IS.
 Danielson.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-24

it out from memory, or try to write it in your own words in your own way, and coHlpare what you write with the original This wiil call your attention to many points that a merely casual reader would never notice
 6. Commit prose and poetry to mem ory. This forHs your 1nentai habits and influences your habits of writing much more deeply than mere reading. No other one thlng win produce great CT effect on yonr English than the in- itation of good selections you have
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-24
OCCUM AND VERSAILLES

Clifford Nell, Fred Weeks. Frsd Irons. Herbert Richards, Wallace Maine, mem bers of the Versailles Y. c. c. A. group returned Thoursdsy evening, after a week of camp life at Camp Terrehegan, Rogers Lake, Old Lyme.
 Members of the Totpkett Hose com pany are enjoying radio outfit recently installed in the oompanys quarters.
 New machinery is being installed in the carding department of the Tot3ketr Manufacturing company's plant.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-24
LEONARD BRIDGE

Alfred Hughes of Providence. R. l., made a brief visit at Kenneth L. Cam minES', the past week.
 Mrs Otto A. Nettleton and daughter, Grace. of Lebanon, are spending a feV days with their cousin. John C. Knee land. at Clsrk's Corners.
 Mrs. R. E. Cummings and Miss Emrhs Istenes were in Willimant;c Friday aft, ernoon-
 Misses Louise and Emelie Intenes srf spending the summer with their par ents. Mir. and Mrs. John Istenes. afiel being in New Jersey for several mon.hs
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-24
wINNERs OF PRIZE BOOKS.

Eileen Brown of Griswold-The Prize Watch.
 2-Grace E. Maine of Westerly-The Camp Fire Girls on the March.
 s-Annn orlikoT of Preston-The Girl Scouts at Home.
 Hilary L. Maynard of Norwich Town The Camp Fire Girls at Long Lake.
 5-F1orence ForsbIeom, Norwich, R. D. 5-The Girls Scouts Rally.
 6-yictoria BasIey of Dayvile-The Girl Scouts at Home.
 7-Cecile Lafreniere of versailles-An Aviator's Luck
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Preston
Help,nr Muther.

Dear Uncle Jed: Last Monday I got LID at 5 o'clock, which was very ear..v for me then went over to my grandmuther,s and got the milld I like warm milk and so had a glass of it.
 Then I swept the kitchen and dusted the chairs, helped make the beds. cleaned off the table and stove and cfarned twc pairs of stockings.
 was in the third grade at school and passed into the fifth grade.
 Will write again about my chickens
 MARY LoTTA MAYNARD, Age 10. Norwich Town.
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RuIo. For Young Writers.

f--write plainly on one side ct the paper only, and number the pages.
 2-Use pen and ink. not pencil.
 3-Short and pointed articles VIII pc given preference. Do not use over tsSo words. a, .s-ortginal stories or letters onlyf wiii be used
 5-Write your name. age and address, plainly at the bottom of the story.