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Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-12
sTONINGTorl

Today (SatuFday) flags will be swung 10 the breeze from every house and pub lie building in town and Old Glory will be raised on Cannon square flag pole and the park near the railroad station suggesting to the younger generations what Stenington men did in 1874 to pro- teet their homes against the British fleet In the harbor The actual date was August 10th, but the historical event IS celebrated today (Saturday) with & parade and inspection of the fire conn panies.
 The community house entertainment for the borough fire department will be held this Saturday. evening at 8 O. clock An overture by the orchestra will be followed at s.16 p, m., by seIec- lions by Ray Gardiner and Mrs. Henry Gardiner. Miss Wheeler will play the violin. Senator C. c. Costello of Mys- tic will deliver an address on Commu- nity Welfare, Dancing will begin at g o'clock, to continue until 1l.30. part of big elm which stood on the Congregational church lawn just north Of the chapel fell Thursday This was one of twin trees. Last fall part of it was blown down.
 Rev. o, G. Buddington Of Mystic will preach Sunday at the First Baptist CiuFCl III tIle apSSnCe or the pastor, Wn0 Is on his vacation. A radio outfit has been installed at Community house. It Is located in the gallery room in the south end of the building and will be used here today (Saturday).
 Mrs. Andrew Johnson of Grand View Park, was adjudged insane Thursday, and was committed to the Norwich state hospital for treatment Miss ldella Young of Moosup is visit l ing Mir. and Mrs. Nathan James and Mir. and Mrs. Frederic James, of Sum- ] init street.
 Mrs. wilfred Brown and daughter l Lois have returned from the Y camp al l Old Lyme.
 | The August meeting of the Garder club will be held Monday at 4 o'clock a 1 the Community house at the close of tn, l business meeting one of the member; l homes will be visited.
 The dedication Of the new clock whicl l has been put on the spire of the Com l munity house, will be held this (Satur day) afternoon. It will be in memor, of the war heroes of all wars.
 pr. Clara Atwood is visiting in Ney
 York this week.
 D. of l., are to have a picnic at Rock
 Point Sunday going from here by auto truck.
 John Dyer Of Mystic Is weaken visitor here.
 Charles N. Corey Of Boston is week end guest of local relatives.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-12
COLCHESTER

At the annual meeting of the trustees of Bacon Academy, s. P. Willard, H. P Buell. and Edward M Day were elected experimenting committee; s. P. Will lard, clerk; The Fidelity Trust Company of Hartford, treasurer Alden A Baker. the chairman of the board, has been one of the trustees for 53 years and has been treasurer for forty-teo years. This length of service is remarkable and in accepting his suggestion that a trust company be appointed to this office his associate trustees on the motion of Ed ward NJ, Day adopted the following min ute;
 Alden A. Baker was chosen treasurer of the trustees and proprietors of Ba- con Academy Sept. Is, 1Se5. to succeed Alfred B. Pierce, and has continued to hold this office ever since. When MT
 Baker became treasurer the funds of the corporation amounted to about $3o,-
 900 and they amount to nearly $10o 0oO
 now. Mir. Baker has handled the funds of this institution during this long per iod Of years with honesty, efficiency and great care. His services to this insti. tuition have been almost invaluable and it owes him a debt of gratitude which it can never repay. All of the trustees who were members of this board wher Mir. Baker became the treasurer are now gone The present trustees desire to ex press our high appreciation of MT. Ba ker's services as treasurer of this cor l poration and as he lays down this offic, l to express, so far as we may. the thank l Of this institution for the long and val ] uable services he has rendered Thi : old Academy has ever been dear to MT i Bakers heart and it has merited vel
 at his hand"
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-12
PLAINFIELD

Mir. and Mrs. Albert Duval and Emile Duval, of Fall River. Mass, are visit ing at the home of Mrs. Gobeil in the Old Village. They also plan to visit in Norwich and Wauregan.
 Lester Salisbury and Jack Leahy were at the races in Norwich Thursday.
 Visitors in town Friday were: M. White of Willimantc H. Newell of the Hazard Cotton Co. of Providence. J.. Magnan, H, Campbell and Jos Waillan- court, of Norwich
 Mrs. Clara Beaudry is spending two weeks vacation In Providence. Her daughter, Miss Rose Beaudry, is at Craigville. Mass.
 Miss Lillian Coffey is leaving today (Saturday) for weeks vacation at Fishers Island.
 The Weavers Local held a special meeting Friday evening" Visitors at Hilltop casino Thursday evening were Carl Anderson, Louis Beaudry, Joseph Cournoyer, Edward Bouley, also Misses Irene, Beatrice and Bernadette Jolicoer and Misses Lillian and Morlne Kelly. Mr. and Mrs C. F. Clsland and daugh- ter. Marjorie, of Syracuse. Mrs. F. E. Smith, of Burlington Vt, Wallace Gle land, of New York and Lloyd Sheldon of Hartford, were weekend guests at the home of Mr and Mrs. W. D. Gle land.
 Rev. Arthur W Barwick of Mendon H., former minister here. will preach in the First Congregational church of Plainfeld Sunday morning. Aug. 13.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-12
NORWICH BULLETIN
wiIanansic ORies si Church Street Telephone Iss2

Horseshoe bridge. which spans the NatchauE river. and which was recently rlosed 10 vehicle traffic following the poilapsing Of several of the stringers in ths center Of the structure. due to the great weight Of a loaded auto-truck, has been repaired by Doyle & Murphy and uas onened for travel Friday The board pf selectmen of the town of Windham, however. has given warning that loads hauled over this bridge in the future ruust not exceed four tons in weight over all Two large signs at each end of the bridge read Commercial Vehicles Must Ncf Pass Urnon This Bridge" and sWarning-Bridge Unsafe for Loads Ex- rredinz Four Tons" The signs are to be lighted at night The bridge was built by the King Bridge company of Ohio AS pears ago. S of single span parabolic boustrinE truss iron is something like no feet long and 1S.7 feet wide. The 3ronwork Is slender and cannot bear heavy loads hauled by present time trucks The selectmen secured the ser vices Of Ernest Wiggins. consulting en- Fineer, of New Haven. 10 make a survey of the bridge and watershed. His re- port shows that it will not stand the Fsrain of heavy loads. Under the head of bis recommendations Engineer Wiggins has the following to say: Tt is utterly impossible 10 reinforce this structure for modern highway trafic" and he recom- inends that immediate steps be taken to feplace the structure with a modern bridge The four-ton limitation practi- rally eliminates all traffic from this hFidss except light delivery wagons and The liEhtest tyne of trucks. Tt has been
 my experience" Mir. Wiggins says that automobile drivers pay little attention to liEns limiting weight or speed of vehicles allowed upon hridges. beelieve that it
 ts uHvise to leave in any highway a structure that can be loaded 10 destruc-
 ton even though it was conspcuousiy
 sosfed for some load for which it would
 ts entirely safe"
 A blue print Of the bridge In sections
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-12
CANTERBURY GREEN

Rev. and Mrs. Robert Humphrey are away on their vacation, going by auto mobile to Middleboro Mass They will also visit several other places in that vicinity. The church services will be held as usIaL
 For the past two Sundays the congre- Sation has enjoyed z musical treat when Mir. Rietzel of New York. an accomplish ed 'ceiiist, accompanied by his daughter at the piano. has played during the morning offering. Many thanks were ex- pressed to them for their excellent music.
 Mir and Mrs. T. Parker Lathrop and little daughter Alice Williams, Of New Haven. are spending their vacation at James Lathrop's.
 Walter Sager is having a porch added to the front of his house.
 Hubert Graves and family and Walter Pratt are at the Hatch homestead for a summers outing.
 Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Linton and Gaugh- ter of Norwich have been visiting at Mir RodIer's
 The Sunday school picnic is to be held next Thursday at BabeoelS's grove.
 The Ladies' Aid society met with un- usual success at the annual lawn party and sale last week. more money being received than ever before
 Mrs. C. C. Brink has been spending several days in Brooklyn with her daughter. Mrs. Charles Hyde.
 The family of H. B. Brown, Horace c. Brown and Everett z. Brown of Blacb Hill were in Brooklyn Thursdav to al. tend the wedding breakfast and rscep. ton of Ralph NJ. Brown and Louise M Elliott at the Mortlake house.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-12
LYME

Mir. and Mrs. Charles Martin of New London were Hamburg visitors Sunday.
 Mrs. Frank Jones of Ivoryton and Mrs. Egbert Buell. of Wethersheld are wis iting their parents Mir. and Mrs. L. D. Harding.
 Miss Carrie Bill is improving from her recent illness.
 The concert given August under the auspices of the public hall committee was enjoyed by all Those taking part were Mrs. Ivan o. Linsky. Miss Ola Rankin and Miss Carlson. of Deep River
 Mr and Mrs. Henry Holman of Ruther- ford N J.. are visiting the formers par ents. Mir. and Mrs. c. B. Holman.
 A party from Milford is spending some time at Alex Rathbon's tenement in Sterling City.
 MT. and Mrs. Robert Sawyer enter tained guests from Essex Sunday last.
 Mrs. L. D. Harding is i'll.
 A party from Meriden is camping on Rowert Sawyer's Sandy Point field.
 Tuesday was Hamburg day at the art exhibition in Old Lyme.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-12
STAFFORD SPRINGS

The body of Mrs. Martha A. Nichols, 80. widow of Amos N. Nichols. was brought here Friday from Salem, Mass. Mrs. Nichols died at the home of her son-in-law, Rev. W. H. Gardner of Sa- lem, Wednesday. following three weeks illness. She had been a< resident of this town for many years, She. is survived by granddaughter, Ruth Gardner, of Salem, Mass.
 The registrars of the -scond voting district held a meeting at the office of P. J. Murray Friday, from noon until O. clock for the purpose of taking the names of the voters to be added to the caucus enrolment.
 Girl friends of Miss Helen Fitzpa trick attended 8 shower in her honor at the home of Miss Mary Keefe on West Main street Friday evening. She re- ceived many useful gifts and the social time following was enjoyed. The mar riage of Miss Fitzpatrick and Paul Swee- ney of New York city, son of MT. and Mrs Daniel Sweeney, of Rockville, will take place this month.
 The books of tho town for the fiscal year 1922 will be closed August o5th and notice has been received by the Tax Collector and all taxes due and unpaid by August 18th will have extra charges added for collection.
 Parking rules for the borough have been announced by the court of bur gesses and parking signs will be placed along Main street. Vehicles will be re. quired to park on the right side of the street, with the right side of the ma. chine parallel with the curb, and not over 13 inches from the curb. No ye- hicles will be allowed to park on Mair street near the crosswalk to the station on the east and on the west for period of more than 40 minutes excepting ve. hicles being loaded or unloaded. Mir. and Mrs, Edward Mann, whc have resided in Stafford for the past forty years, will sail August 3oth iron New York, on steamship Hanover, fol Germany A wide circle of friends and acouaintances who will regret their de parture.
 The Wales baseball nine viii play tht All Staffords here Sunday afternoon The manufacturers of Wales will pro vide transportation for the fans iron 1 that town who wish to attend he game Mike Panciera has sold his house ana lot on Brendon Heights to Mr. and Mrs Peter Constantint.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-12
MONTVlLLE

Roy Gardner and Carl A. Johnson have purchased building lots of Andros Johnson. near the watering trough, and each will erect a house thereon.
 There were seventy-five at the picnic of the UncasvilIe Methodist Sunday school held at Riverside park Saturday. Games were played and bathing enjoy ed and all had a fine day.
 Rev. Daniel R. Trick of Greeneville will supply the pulpit of the Union Baptist church Sunday morning
 Miss Mildred Benson of Uncasvlie is visiting Miss Anna Tibbetts in Daniel son
 Mir and Mrs. William Webster were callers in Norwich Monday.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Clark and family motored to Mystic Sunday. Mrs. A. T. Frances and two children of Montville Center are spending the week in Center Groton.
 Mrs. Harriet Sautter of Brooklyn. and Mrs. Sarah Shore of Norwich have 'c- turned to their homes. after a weeks visit with Mrs. Thomas Church. Miss Mamie Allen and Mrs. George Dart are spending few days al Ma sons Island.
 AIr and Mrs. Harry Rogue and son. Warren. have returned from A weeks vacation on the New Jersey coast. i Miss Dorothy Church is visiting Mrs l Charles Chapman of Norwich. l J. A. Richards of New York will sup. ply tine pulpit of the Montville Center i church Sunday morning. | Mrs. Rosamond Smith, Misses Jene- i va Smith and Georsiana Smi1h, and
 Ir. and Mrs. Edward Smith motored tc l Westerly and Watch Hill Sunday. 1 Miss Ruth Darrow of New London i' | speadins a few days at the home of | Mrs. William Webster,
 Miss Mabel Browning and Mrs. JohI Lynch were in Norwich Saturday.
 Bertram Edmonds has purchased new l touring car.
 Roger Browning spent Sunday at tn home of his parents in Norwich. Mr. and Mrs Thomas Church and daughter Dorothy Mrs. Sarah Shore. Mrs 1 Harriet Sautter. MT. arSl Mrs Free F. Church and son. Friend. spent Sun day at Gardner Lake.
 Dan D. Home and George Bradfor'
 are enjoying a few days fishing trip il
 Maine.
 MT. and Mrs William Webster wer
 visitors in Westerly Thursday. Rev. F. P Aver of Montville Center
 is spending a few days in Danielson.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-12

trolley and automobiles and the outing was enjoyed by all.
 Misses Helen Hyde, Marjorie Sikes and Mary Aborn are in Storrs. taking a summer course at the college,
 Miss Hattie Berr is at Short Beach for two weeks.
 Clarence Carter of Northbridge, Mass, is spending two weeks in town visiting friends of former years.
 Mrs. Clifford W. Barnett and children. Evelyn and Wesley. of Little Falls, N. J., are with Mrs. Barnetts parents. MT. and Mrs. H. M Niles. for few weeks.
 Mir. and Mrs, Frank Firtion of Spring field spent the week end with Mir. and Mrs. Theodore Beu.
 c. J. Clark and A. D. Hale are attend ing the goth annual session of the su- preme order of Odd Fellows at Proyi- dence, R. l., this week.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-12
Two Features at strand. Monday. Tues.
 day and Wednesday.

James Kirkwood. who plays the par Of the very interesting hero in Aiisf Dvan's N-oduction Of "The Soo6er-" which will be the attraction at the Strand theatre Monday, Tuesday ant Wednesday. was on the speaking stage eighteen years before he made his de- bute in the movies. Since dedicsting his life to the flicker drama, he has divided his time between acting In pictures and directing them. One Of the notable sue cesses which owed much to. his ability as a director was Jack Pickford's "In Wrong" Mir. Kirkwood won ia1Eeis-ir both of Mfr Dwan's preceding First -Sz- tional releases. "The Luck of the Irigh' and Tn the Heart Of Fool"
 Encounters with hugh mountain Dcns. flirting with death on the ice-eoates brink of a waterfall. excursions through snow drifts twelve feet high are some of the periIs that met the act of 'frhs Cave Girl" the feature picture to be shown at the Strand theatre next week. Tn the dead of winter the company travelled to Yosemite Valley 10 make the scenes for the picture. which is slnncst entirely composed of eTteriors. the only exceptions being the shots taken inside the cabins many miles from the near est settlement.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-12
JEWETT CITY

Reports from the Backus hospital on Friday evening were to the effect that James H, Shea, junior member of the firm of Shea Brothers of this place is doing well and may come home early next week. Seven weeks ago next Tues day, Mir Shea, while running a circular saw had his right hand severely laeer- ated, The stick by reason of knot fouled in the saw, and. although the saw itself did not touch MT. Shea's hand, the wounds inflicted were bad. for the last two weeks there was much pain in his hand. Doctors Callahan and Don ohue advised him to go to the hospital where last week his middle finger was amputated
 Miss Bertha Davis has been visitor in Hartford and South Coventry with her aunt. Mrs. Tripp.
 Miss Minnie WeIch is enjoying A visit from her sister. Mrs. Maggie Murray of Pawtucket. Mrs Murray is accom- panied by her son James. Judge and Mrs. A. NJ. Brown. accom- panied by their sons. Francis and Nor ton and Mrs. J. E. Phillips are planning two weeks trip to Burlington. Vt and other points of interest in the Green Mountain state. They will start Sun day
 Cucumber growers are pie;1ing abund- ant crops this year in this section. In several instances four hills are produc- ing water pail full every three days. One man has filled barrel with brine I pickles from ten hills. They are too plenty to bring much in the markets Last year the crop all through this sec tion was a failure
 Henry J. Sheldon, engine driver of | the kniekerbocker Limited has a con- 1 siderable number of acquaintances ir Jewett City. Frank Shea, for many 1 years his fireman is native of Gris- 1 wold. Thursday afternoon the Knicker- booker ran down two boys at East Ha. ven, as told in Fridays bulletin. They were standing on the track watching E 1 freight go by. Henry saw them POI wards away and tried to bring his heavy l train of Pullmans to stop. A man il 1 Jewett City who has within the last 2 ] years ridden hundreds of thousands O miles with Engineer Sheldon at tn, l throttle says. it's a safe bet that whel i Henry tried to stop the 1lnickerbocke | there was something doing aboard thu l big express for he don't go at a job O l stopping with any show of uncertaint, as to his intentions. Mr. Sheldon run i the Knickerbocker west and the Nigh
 
 in Class A as to judgment and efficien cy.
 Rev. J. J. McCabe returns toda, Saturday. after week spent at Key l ser IsIland in the yearly spiritual re treat. Rev. J. H. Seiferman goes to th same place next week.
 Rev. E. E. scates' topic sr sunda morning at the Baptist church is Gas Thy Bread Upon the Waters c. E. a
 6.45 Evening service at 7.3O. Subjec laccheus and Desire to Know Jesus The mems class will conduc; the SCI
 vices at the Methodist church Sunday.
 Mrs. c. H. Thornton and son Everet
 have returned from visit with relative
 in Waterbury,
 Someone filled the bubbIer on til
 public drinking fountain with sand. Tn
 fountain is the gift of the W. C. T. | and stands on Main street Probabl some kid did it. but for anyone it is n, an especially smart trick Thomas McCluggage of RidgefieId. J., has been visiting his son, Willial l McCIuggage
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-12
LEFFINGWELL

Recent visitors with Mir. and Mrs. Ira Wheeler were Mrs. Susan Dean, Miss Alice Dean and Miss Eugenia Dean, Of Norwich. Mrs. Susan Dean is a sister of Mir Wheeler.
 A picnic party was held one day last week at Block Island The party com prised MT and Mrs. s. ". Leffingwell, MT. and Mrs. \. E. Whiting, Mir. and Mrs. H. E. Beard. A. H. Beebe, Miss Dora Mason and Miss Carolyn L. Beebe. The trip was made on steamer Nelseco. An automobile trip was taken over the is,aHd.
 Thursday last week MT. and Mrs. F. C. Letfingwell. Mrs. Ira Wheeler, Mrs H. H. Auburn and Mrs. William White spent the day at Ocean Beach.
 Harry Hall of Philadelphia arrived last. Friday to spend some time with Mir and Mrs A. H. Beebe.
 Mrs Francis Morgan of Hartford came here last Saturday to visit her ne- phew. c. Thomas Leffingwell.
 Visitors last Friday with MT. and Mrs Ira Wheeler were Daniel Wheeler. his daughters. Rose and Blanche. and grandchildren. John and Mildred, all oi Norwich Town.
 Mrs. Robert E. Champlin and daugh
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-12
PENDLETON HILL

Tuesday Mrs. Clifford Thompson enter tained at dinner and supper about IS of the teachers. with their friends. of the West Broad street school in Westerly.
 The Old Maids Club play which was gwen Saturday evening was a great suc- cess. Those who took part were Charles and Raymond Cottrell, Mrs. Clifford Thompson. Mrs. Annie Cook. Mrs. Charles Cottrell Misses Christie a nd Cecile Palmer Mrs. Willis Amy. Mrs. Harris Boardman, Miss Alice Chapr--an. Mrs. Raymond CottreIi. Sirs. BirIsey Palmer and Mrs. George Palmer The reading by John Rae, the illustrator. from Caldwell. x. J., who spends the summer here, was greatly enjoyed, also the Lullaby sung ey Katherine Thomp- son.
 Miss Sarah T. Palmer spent last week in Providence and New Haven.
 A go-to-meeting Sunday is to be ob- served at the local church Aug. l3.
 The Sewing society met at the church for an all-day session Wednesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-12
LISBON

The pastors Sunday morning serniaH was from the text Render unto Cse1aT the things which ace Caesars; and unie God the things that are Gods
 Alexander Mckay of Glasgow. sccts land. who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Mckay, attenued cnuref with them al Newent Sunday.
 Miss Littleheld of Wellesley. Mass. V the guest of MrH G. A. lioss.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Strnad have haf as guests their nephew. Mir. Strnz6, and his wife of Brooklyn.
 Miss Clara Hyde returned Tuesday after spending several days with friendI at Pleasure Beach
 Miss Viola Johnson of Norwich. spent the week end with Miss Lucy Baldwin
 Messages Of greeting from Lisbon, Per> tugai. to Lisbon. Conn. have been re- ceived by friends here from Dr. HsieH Baldwin.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-12
Breed Theatre.

Thomas Meighan, five wonderful kis- dies tone of them Charlotte Teacher Jackson), a number of other popular players including Leatrice Joy. and most entrsncing story all wrapped up in a delightful picture. It is labelled '-The Bachelor Daddy" and will be the feature attraction at the Breed theatre Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Ii prom ises to be a rare treat
 In brief 1t is pictured story Of big, lovRble man who adopts the Eve motheriess kiddies of his dying pal hs was engaged to be married al the time, and the kiddies made all the difference in the world 10 his hnsneee. But there waE another and finer girl. and in the end all ends happier than seemed possible, 1t Is c Paramount picture. therefore %
 is the best show in town Topics of the Day and an Educational comedy make up the remainder Of the bill ~
 Today's bill consists of wiilisg Fsrnum in the big nine reel super-snet -ial Perjury Al St John in Foo Days George Walsh in With Staniey ia Africa and the Pathe News. Con tinuous show today from Lso 10 io.l5.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-12
ToDAYs EVENTS

Centenary Of the birth of Frederiei Roble. governor of Maine. lsS5-ST:
 One hundredth anniversary cf the sui. eide Of Lord Csstlereagh. English prim, minister.
 The Territory of Hawaii today enter, upon her twenty-hfth year under tho American flag.
 The annual Missouri state fair will bs opened st sedsfs today and continued through the coming week.
 Secretary Of Labor James J. Davis has accepted aH invitation to speak in Cleve- land today al a gathering Of the Loyal Order Of Moose.
 Eminent representatives of thn po- minion bench and bar will assemble ir Vancouver today for the annual meet ing of the Canadian Bar association.
 Montreal Is 10 be the meeting place today of the first annual congress of the Confederation Of Catholic Workers of Canada.
 Seattle expects 10 welcome many wis- itors who will arrive in the city today to attend the annual national encamp- ment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-12
HAMPTON

A dance was given in Grange hall Sat urday evening.
 Miss Buddy gave lecture Sunday evening.
 MT. Crandall, bee specialist at Storrs gave a talk on bees at Miss Ruddy's home Monday afternoon.
 The Sunday school picnic was held at the home of MT, and Mrs Ishkeyan Tues day. A very enjoyable time was report ed.
 The Harmony club met Wednesday af- ternoon at Mrs William Jewett's, ten members being present
 two-aet play is to be given in Grange hall.
 Cards are out for the celebration of MT. and Mrs. Charles Burnham's 25th wedding anniversary