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Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-25
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MANSFIELD CENTRE

In the passing of Miss Mary ". Cross the Mansfield Center church has lost one of it's most faithful members. Although Miss Cross had for months been confined to her home, the word of her death came as a shock to most of her friends and neighbors. Until Saturday Miss Cross had cared for herself. doing her usual household duties. though very lame and far from well. A nurse was secured, but in spite of everything that could be done the end came almost without warning Tuesday forenoon. Practically all of Miss Cross life has been spent in Mansfield, the last 25 or 50 years as a resident of this village. For manX years she was a member of the standing com Ynittee of the church, and in every way that her strength would permit she faithfully supported t.,e church. Funeral services were held at the church Thurs day afternoon, Rev. H. W. Tillinghast officiating. Burial was in the Gilrleyville cemetery.
 Bird Lore was the subject of the meet ing of the Young Peoples club held at the church Wednesday elening. Interest," ing papers were read by Miss Bartlett and Mrs Harold James, the latter paper being written by Miss Bertha Fuller, who was unable to be present. Other read 1 inss were given by the chairman. Mrs l Chatfeld Kip, and by Forrest Gray. The program included two poems, Tn Bird Land and Nesting Time. written ly Mrs l Gilbert Chapin. all contributing to a most 1 interesting evening. Musical selections were given by Jesse Innan. violin. and Mrs. Harold James at the piano. 1 lunch of cocoa and cake was served.
 Mir and Mrs. L. Howard Cross of Cen
 tral Village, MT. and Mrs. Homer L Cross of East Hartford with Mr. ant Mrs. Edwin Cross of Willimantic. were il town Thursday to attend the funeral Q their aunt. Miss Mary Cross.
 The Ladies Aid society met Wednes day afternoon at the home of Mrs. c. Il
 Wyman with large attendance.
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Lecture For Benefit Baekus Hospital

In the lecture on France. which Ar thur Stanley Riggs Fellow of Royal Geographic Society will give for the beneft of the Bactus hos7itaI Norwich 1Aople will have an unusual treat Mr Riggs, who is one Of the most popular lecturers Of the day. has travelled exten- sirelv in all parts of the world and lis lectures on Ceylon. Spain. Japan. The Philippines. etc. are more than mere t-avelogues, for his general culture wide knowledge of history and a-t and liters- ture, and his deep insight into human nature make them of especial value His lecture on France will appeal to every lover of France. It is in no way a war lecture and shows little of the devas- tated parts but his superb pictures of cit ies and villages. chateaux. csthedrals and palaces are well worth seeing.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-25
TODAYS EVENTS

Festival of the AnnunciztIon.
 Celebration of Maryland Day In Mary land.
 The fifth National Flower Show VII be opened today at Indianapolis.
 Surest sign of spring-the big circus opens today at Madison sQuart Garden.
 A special election will be he'd in Ha- wall today to select a delegate to con- gress to succeed the late Joah K. Ka- lanlanole.
 Representative of the coal mine op- erators and miners of the Northern West Virginia field meet at Baltimore today to negotiate new wage scale.
 The executive committee of the three so-called internationales EsAet ir Ber- lin today to prepare for n jo.at con- gress of the International socialist and communist orga anizauons. Under the auspices of the Travel Club of America. an international travel expo- sition designed to educate the public that travel is not necessarily a luxury viii be opened today in the Grand ceu tral Palace, New York
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-25
PLAINFEELD

There was excitement in the weekly championship roll-off on the local alleys Thursday evening. While Mcffitt and Sullivan were contending for final hon DTS. Pete Hopkins came through with a flying finish and won by nine pins with 9 total pinfall of 360. Sullivan got sec ond with S51 while Moffitt picked a. close third with $50. Walsh who had won the previous two weeks failed to hit better than S3o, much to ths disappointment of the Lucy Strike rooters
 How the scores rolled upE
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How the soores rollgd upl

These matches have caused a great deal of good natured viraIry and loads of excitement to the bowlers and fans.
 The Lewton AIills Corporation has suspended operations from Thursday night until Monday morning.
 A number of new cars have made their appearance in the village. All the old ones are being tuned up for the spring and summer joy rides.
 A number of people find the public li- brary a mighty interesting place in it's new locatiLn in the Community house.
 The First Aid class met in the Day Nurses Thursday evening.
 An endurance basketball rarle wes waged in the Community house gym on Thursday afternoon when two local teams battled from ? until 4.S0 p. m. without a rest The game was close throughout despite the largeness Of the score The second game of the series will be played next week.
 The summaries:
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STRAND SUNDAY NIGHT oxII.

Things begin 10 happen in the very first scene of Black Sheep. which opens at the Strand Sunday.
 Even before you are comfortably sezt- ed you will find yourself neck-deeD in interest in this dynamic drama of one ot the most unusual wars ever staged in this or any other country. IL Is a pie ture based upon the war between tho cattlemeu and the sheen-herccrs and it was no gentlemsn's war. either.
 Neal Hart is the star Of this rrodac- ton. which exceis any of his previous efforts both in histronic and artistic ef- fects He is supported by an exception ally clever case. which makes this one Of the best western productions ever shown at the Strand thsater- Sunday night only.
 A Century comedy and Carmel Meye-s in Breaking Thru complete the program.
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HAMPTON

The Community club gave a. very pleasing musical program illustrating Russian music Wednesday evening.
 The Ladies Aid society held a special meeting with Miss Anna Burnham at the Chelsea inn Thursday afternoon.
 A very interesting meeting was held by Carl W. Brown of Norwich, the Delco agent, and several patrons of Norwich grange at Grange hall Friday evening.
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Al United conEreratiOnaI Church.

Members of the Homs-Time Group are invited to gather al the study. over the Otis Library. at o'clock. next Monday afternoon. to 20 on a ''personsiiy con- ducted tour" through the telephone ez- change.
 The regular meeting Of the Sodziitzs. scheduled for March 27. has been post poned to Tuesday evening. April e. at which time the members will meet at ths home of the president Mrs Jogsph French. 1l2 Orchard street. Co hear a radiophone concert.
 AIid-week worship. Thursday evening at 7.45. The subject for consideration will be Isaiah
 The Camp Fire meets in the Comnu- nifty House. Friday evening. al s.fb.
 The week day session of the Junior school. meets in the Junior room. Sat- urday afternoon at o'clock.
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son of Boston were entertained at MT. and Mrs. James Blair's recently.
 Thursday ntgth's dance marked the close of the use Of Finn Opera house for that purpose, as the seats are to be fast ened to the floor in accordance with nov. ing picture laws. Where the Ffremen's ball and large dances are 10 be held is a question.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-25
Sale in Bozrah and Franklin

Real Estate Broker John A. Moran has sold for Felix Garceau to Felix Burzycki the farm Of 300 acres located in the towns of Bozrah and Franklin. The purchas- CT will make his home on the farm and develop it
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-25

Only one newspaper is published in Greenland, and a Dane named AIoeller is the publisher. He writes all the ma teriaL sets it up, prints the paper and delivers it. In addition to this he has taught many of the natives how to read 1t.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-25

Some people are so absent minded that if they should think before they speak they would forget what they were going to say.
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- GoId. for snnda-.

"-l---y Gold is tEe new frozen des- ae- r--e waes ft Is a delicious counbi- ul---r r- Cherry BisCu6 and Vanilla Doe Cream wI-1 a Lemon s-lerbet- Sold --.y by New Haven Dairy dealers. Pints .t-. Qla--s 6oc-1lv-
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Appropriate Pictures sunday at '. M
 q

Two reels Of moving picture viu bs shown al the local T. M. c. A. Sunday afternoon. one a beautiful scenic reel and the other a reel depicting the work among the southern mountainecrE. There will be two showings, one at o'clock for bovc and the other st o'clock for men. At the mems hour a brief talk will be given and SNzhn-s orchestrs viii furnish music.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-25

The United States used 9x mlinsa tons of Ezit last year.
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What Is Going On Tonight

Motion Pictures and Vaudeville d Davis Theatre.
 Vaudeville and Motion Pictures s Strand Theatre.
 Motion Pictures at Breed Theatre
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The Wuumantic State Normal, Wind 'i1m H--h school and town schools
The Washington times., 1922-07-16

boy or'girl engaged in "uplift"
work. But as a matter Of fact they
don't go in much for hook larnin'
in the hills.
And there's dances, square
dances-7man. what a scandal a
short skirted shimmyer would be
at these simple hill affairs! The
real experts dance old fashioned
waltzes, round" dances. But the
fun is in the square" dance.
The dances are usually staged in
a barn loft, or in some big pine
structure that would be called a
pavilion" anywhere else. Picture
a moonlight night in the hills, two
fiddles in the corner Of a kerosene.
lighted dance hall, a merry crowd
of young folks in odd garb, to a
townsman's eye, homespun for the
young fellows, lots of 'em--oh. yes,
the spinning wheel is still used in
the hills. and a bunch Of these
young fellows wear 'Tbutternut"
of the same cut as that worn by
the mountaineer regiments that
followed Bob" Lee sixty years
ago. Outside the older folks gos.
sip, or prepare bounteous supper.
The young folks take their places,
the fiddlers swing into Turkey m
the Straw"--they do play It. hon
est. Now wait a moment, you're in
for a treat! That tall boy with
the mouth like slit and something
dandified about his rough clothing
Is leaning against the wall there
for a purpose, he's calling some
thing to the crowd. they're obey.
ing him. Can't make II out7 Crowd
closer, pleased There you are.
an s,cin0 the 0trl pho looks
so stccet,
And stcinD the strl pho 70 80 usat,
Aud s,cino the GIRL ,otth tie greed
AIo1on. oIaman. slsmsm lstr
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AIDE TELLS STORY

They reason simply. They raise
their own corn and boil 1t them
selves in their own utensils, and
use their own stills. It's ALI their
own. Can't a man do as he pleases
with his own?
On a fine morning some time be-
fore the United States entered the
world war, the chief, who had
been persistently pressed to do
something about those Blue Ridge
moonskiners,I was planning a
big campaign. the biggest he
had ever attempted. A whole
army was to go into the Allegheny
foothills In the Shenandoah valley,
and wipe up every still and grab
every moonshiner. But this army
was 70 be preceded by spy and
every still was to be mapped. with
every mountain trail leading to 1t.
II was to be a cleanup
One day John Slade drifted into
a hamlet near Alum Springs. John
Slade was a good humored fellow.
bulky about the shoulders, rather
shabbily dressed. likable as they
come. He opined he'd like to take
up n Job Of some kind, not too
hard work.
HE drank little moonshine
with the boys which he paid for
from a wri'ro,n and none too
well filled wallet. and me played
some cards. Then ne heard about
a surveyor gang working through
the hills and hiked off to join up.
Just suited him, he said. The
gang boss who hired him liked
his looks. Mostly the gang was
composed OF hill boys "helpin'
out"
John siade jumped into imme.
date popularity. Hill people
dos't like curiosity, and John
wasn't curious. Once they passed
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an old still and near 1t they saw
a dump of cans. John Slade pick
ed one up.
whoever used as much lye as
thisY" he exclaimed. why, you
could scrub all the floors in Vir-
ginia with it,
The hill boys laughed at him
for his greenness. They liked him
well. He could play a jews harp
and he made himself a sort OF
leader at. the dances. He was one
Of the best wrestlere in the bills
and she was a crack at pitching
horseshoes. They were glad to
have zone on him."
ADEsERTED STILL.
"Dt serted STILL" they explained,
after their laugh was over.
John grinned ruefully over
showing himself up" and shook
his head. He didn't say anything.
- John, Slade had been three
weeks in the hills, had penetrated
almost every part Of them with
the survey gang and on side
trips he took alone or with some
of the boys In the gang as guide.
He was the "dernest fellow for
scenery" the simple mountain
hoys had ever seen, but he had
come from flat country, he said,
ana It was all new TO him.
Then one evening when the
gang had knocked off rather
early. John slade asked for his
time.
Better stick It out" advised
the surveyor in charge of the
party, "I1l make you rodman, and
you are pretty. clever Why not
learn to run iinesH"
But John slade refused. We
had his stake. he said and ais
work was done. so the surveyor
gave him his check.
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Continued from Page 81
which peace officers seldom dare
to penetrate. and where the latch
string is always out and thieves
are unknown. But there is little
need for game wardens, for the
mountaineer Is no game hog. He
shoots for the pot and stops
shooting when the pot is filled.
Tomorrow is another day. And
there is fishing In and out Of sea
son, for food and diversion. and
for more diversion there's the
meetin' house, where there is
usually church on Sunday. Circuit
riders - there you, go again.
thought the circuitrider passed
out with the Prince Albert coat,
didn't you2 hold meetings
They're not particular about The
brand on religion there.
Mostly they're Mennonites -
that's a good backwoods creed.
Mr.. Webster says the Mennonites
are opposed to taking oaths, to
military service,- to theological
learning, to infant baptism; hold
ing to great simplicity OF life and
worship. There's a smatterlns Of
Baptists and Of Southern Meth
odists, OF many creeds. But when
the circuit rider comes around
usually he's first elder OF the
Mennonites--all flock to the meet
ing house and worship together
ana sing the hymns that Watts
gave to generations long dead and
:hat would sound strange in the
ears Of modern city churchgoers.
There are schools, too. Little old
red school-houses like poems in
their simplicity, battered and
Scarved old desks. rude. gangling
six.foot 'boys and giggiing girls.
Usually the teacher Is some college
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LSGULSE FUTILE I'm SPYING ON MOONSINERS OF HILL COUNT

Guess I'll climb old Baldy
there" said John. II won't be
in the hills for long time, and
I like to give it all the once over
before CO."
Declining company, the merry
fellow swung away up the tote
road. They were camping at the
edge of the valley. John Shades
course would take him for a
couple Of miles up the road. then
he would swing to the left up a
mountain trail in his climb. The
surveyor watched him idly, re-
GREETING the loss Of the good
humored fellow to the gang
About half an hour later he
heard the faint report of a rifle
up the road. -'.' -
some quail hunter" he
thought. Night fell.
Gradually the gang turned IN,
but the surveyor remained up.
Something made him feel anxious.
1t was long past the time slade
had promised to return. Finally,
hesitantly, he awakened the boys.
Don't think anything has hap
pened," he told them, but we'd
best go look for slade."
They found him, two miles up
the road, a bullet making a. neat
hole In the center OF his fore.
head, on his back In the road,
his sightless eyes gazing up at
the eternal stars. ... ...
Yes, there's gold In them hills
the gold Of health and quiet,
happiness. and peace with man.
kind. and ever recurring inter
est In the things put on ear'h
fNr man % enjoy, but---now. all
'ogether. boys: ge
Death turks In the valley be-
low"
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while he herds his sheep. when
the Lowlander wants anything
from the mountaineer' he, wins by
compromising.
The clan rule prevails. There
are aged men in the Alleghenles
and the Blue Ridge who rule their
tribes with as firm a hand as Bad
Anse Hatfield ever ruled his own
ruthless mountaineers. Sometimes,
not often now with the spread OF
the Mennonite faith, there are
feuds. Occasionally the law inter
feres, but in a feud neither side
seeks the law. The world outside
doesn't know much about what
goes on in the hills.
They've never been identified
as a class with the history Of the
nation, although many Of the brav-
est fighters Of the old West and
some of the most noted men in all
branches Of life have come down
from the hills in their youth. or
have heen sons 81 'emirrants' from
the hills. For it's good blood, this.
as TO Noo~sHvNE.
And no.1 as 20 moonshine-of
course there has to be moonshine
in ailIof. this. A couple of weeks
ago thcre was gathering OF
mountaineers at orkney Spring.
auction, or hog sale. or something,
Someone remarked that they hal
seen an airplane sailing over the
mountain,
Reckon Il was a reVenuer, re-
marked a gangllng youth thought
lessiy.
The city folk watching the scene
looked up. Some OF the hillnen's
faces set sternly, in the sun
Drowned countenances Of some e
bit OF red crept. On, II was, essy
to spot" the moonshlners.
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low. Columbus Nealy decided that
IL he had to die he'd have another
look at the open. So he packed a
grip and took train for Mt. Jack
son, in the Alleghenies. He hiked
twelve miles across country to viii.
liam B. Bryce's place at Macanie.
There he rested, but in a few days
he decided he could do some light
work somewhere to earn his keep
and he hiked on. He was still
weak, but bit more clipper now.
He got a Job as a farmland, and
the kindly hill farmer didn't let him
work too hard.
That was ten years ago. Today
Columbus II. Nealy Is a noun
taineer, owns farm and forest
land, 100 acres. He's hard as
nails, with no disease in him. He
married a mountain girl. Six
healthy youngsters are the result
Of the union. Not bad, eh? ?" ..
Boy, howdy. what a land! ..t
Hill upon hill. cliff and precipice
overhanging Cliff and precipice,
glens as sweet as a Swoman's
smile, brawli & mountain torrents,
deep poola---feud land, clan land,
romance beyond the dreams Of
long haired poets.
Why, yes, as you get further
back In the hills. they're lawiess, as
laws 60. But, for that matter. no
mountain people over recognized
the laws made for them by the
men who lived In cities or In the
fat iowiands. Probably the law
passed by the British Parliament
in the days OF Rob Roy and the
stuarts banning, the kits Ia still on
the hooks unrepeAled. Rut the
Scotch soldiers still wear the KITS
when they fight Britsin's batties.
and the Scotch gillis sports his kilt
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why, he's the dance caller, and
a man Of power and Importance in
the councils. Of the: youth Of the
hills.
They tell a story at Bryce's
place of a bunch Of young noun
taineers who were down at Alum
Springs one day to get some spring
Water as a chaser for extra power.
full moonshine. Lem Mcdowell let
the bottle slip by accident and It
dropped to the bottom of the icy
spring. Now the spring Is really a
well, nine feet deep-and IL was the
only bottle Of moonshine the
youngster had. ,
PLUNGED INTO WELL
1T was up 10 Lem. He couldn't
swim, but he told his partners TO
grab his feet. Head first they
plunged him into the well. They
almost drowned him. But he re-
trieved the moonshine and 1t was
the only bottle they had. -
That's a sort of yarn that
goes to build up tradition in the
hills. .....
''oh, It's a happy. healthy life II
you like II that, way. As.E
Take the case Of Columbus II.
Nealy, formerly Of Washington,
D. C. His father is still employed
here In the Government Printing
Office. Ten years ago, Neaiy was
in his carly twenties. but a pretty
sick man. One day the doctor
called at his sick.room and looked
him over. Then he became very
grave.
my hoy he said, I've got te
tell YOU that yo'I have very few
weeks. not over three. to live. II I
were YOU Ia see that my life insur-
ance In In shane and get ready
1T was tough for q young fel.
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was proved beyond doubt by the
doctors who were summoned that
Marie Vetsera had died several
hours before the crown prince"
But the theory about the crown
princes suicide. though the one
most generally accepted. did no,
satisfy Margutti.
In 1907 he met General Middle
TOM British officer. al Ischl. In
the Alps, the old emperor's regular
summer residence for many years.
General Middleton had been a con.
fidante OF the Empress Elizabeth.
The latter favored him with many
converse tons about topics closest
to her heart. Writes Margutti:
81 never realized the full scale
Of this horrible tragedy uhe double
death at Mayerling) until ! came TO
speak Of the crown prince in my
talks with General Middleton.
When I tried to bring the conver.
sation round to the crown princes
tragic end, Middleton at once took
up the tragic topic and remarked
in his blunt way that the most in.
teresting thing about Rudolph had
been his death. There's nothing
very noteworthy about his life,
said the English general caustical-
ly,
'MURRER, SAID EMPRESS.
Middleton was fairly well-in-
formed on the subject of the crown
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death? Was 1t not directly con-
nected with that of the crown
prince? r.
However extraordinary 1t may
seem, the answer is in the mega
tive. 1t is true that both Rudolph
and Marie Vetsera died approx
mately at the same time. Yet
1t would appear more than ques-
tionable whether the crown prince
ever knew Of the baroness suicide.
The latter undoubtedly never
heard Of Rudolph's end, as the
medical evidence proved conclu-
sively that her death preceded his
by several hours. ... c,, ,
with the help OF what has
been said 1t becomes easy to re-
construct, at any rate hypotheti-
cally, the course Of events on the
29th and 30th of January, 1889.
After receiving his fathers en-
phatic refusal to consent to the
proposed marriage with Marie
Vetsera the affair was all over
for the Archduke Rudolph. He
probably laid the situation frankly
before the baroness and thought
he would be doing her a Kindness
by disappearing. Hence his flight
to Mayerling.
The choice OF this particular
spot was doubtless influenced by
the presence there of the game
keepers wife, who has been de-
scribed by Count Hoyos as a
striking and unusual figure. Here,
then. was an opportunity for> d.
version and change which would
appeal to the well-known cyni-
cism Of the crown prince.
That Marie Vetsera should
hurry to Mayerling after the
crown orince for a last meeting
must have been very vexatious
to him. In any case. ths final
parting took place, after which
the baroness probably Withdrew,
to one of the rooms in the castle
she had occupied on previous
visits and committed suicide. -
After the interview the crown
prince did not trouble his head
further about Marie Vetsera. He
lost no time in seeking the side
of the beautiful wife Of the keep
er, having already deliberately
sent the husband off on some
hunting errand, which was de-
signed to keep him away from
the lodge for some hours. In
Count Hoyos' letter to which
have referred this last detail is
emphasized. 1t appears. however.
that the gamekeeper did not fol-
low the crown princes instruc-
tions, but remained near the
house watching until the Arch
duke Rudolph appeared. He
stopped him and the archduke met
his death.
Thus a higher .dispensation had
found Marie vetsera an avenger
without any effort Of her own"
comments General Margutti.