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Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-28
DANIFrSoN

Dancers from many sections of east ern Connecticut gathered at the state araor3 Friday evening for another ct the series of popular dance nights ar- ranged by the Service battery, c. N. e., and several hundred were In attend- ance. The music this week was by Dc Vito's orchestra. one of the finest heard at a dance here in a long time. A con cert preceded the dance. which ended at lz o'clock.
 The county iail st Brooklyn Is now free of prisoners under sentence to serve periods of time In the penal insti- .tutions of the -state Transfer has been made of the prisoners sentenced during the October term Nof the superior court at Putnam to serve sentences at Weth- ersiield and at the state reformatory at Cheshirs.
 RayeTs reprcsentative of abeue sSery Community in eastern Connecticut gath cred at the DeForest Wells farm on the West Side Friday for an important sale of cattle. farm tools,- and equipment, onducted by Witter brothers. The sale continued throughout the day and large quantities of goods were disposed, in- eludlns some cattle sent in on consign- ment for the sale.
 A sl4=warlS building epidemic seems to have seized upon property owners :n the business section of the borough. A new walk has been put down this week by the Danielson Trust company front ing it's property on Main street and through the extension leading to the railroad station. Another new walk IS being laid at the Phoenix hall proper ty in Center street. while other walk Qc tx Aa~s. street.
 Uncle Sam has a pay day December 18th when he will pay off Victory bonds, series A, B, C, D, E. and F. Leave your bonds at the Danielson Trust company for collection. Proceeds left in the savings department will be allowed interest from December list al { l-2 per cent.-adv.
 Several motor parties win leave here this morning for New Haven to attend the Yaie-Arniy game. These lucks football enthusiasts have acquired tick cts for the big contest, which will be at tended, 1t is estimated, by 73,000, thS overflow capacity of the bowl.
 Windham High schools football team went zown to defeat pn the Quinebaue grounds, 21 to 2, Friday afternoon be. fore the irresistible onslaughts of Klll, ingl= Highs powerful school team. 4 big crowd. the majority KillingIy sup. porters, witnessed the game. Includea among the observers was a delegation from Plainneid High. with whih Kil lingly has a game scheduled for mex week. lW.lllarns. Killingly fullback, 1. )eredited with two of Killingly's touch. downs and with drop kick thai scored from the vicinity of the 40-yari line. Haveles, the KillingIy quarter went over for the third of KillinGfy'. tcuchdowns. Kilhngly missed all trse. for goals after touchdowns. Windhan could not be denied place on tn. scoring sheet and managed to put oyer Dne touchdown.
 An alarm from Rex 2s called out tb. hre department just before o'clock or Friday afternoon for a small blaze .oz
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-28
pENDLEToN HILL

Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Thompson gave a party for their neigbbors and friends on Saturday evening in honor of Mn, Bhompson's birthday. 4 fine time was enjoyed by all. Refreshments Of sand wlches, cake and coffee were served. Mrs. thompson was presented S gold piece.
 MT. and Mrs. Robert Milne and two children of Dorchestsr. Mhss., are rnend- ing a week at Mrs Mines home here.
 Mr. Reed. the supervisor for the town schools was a visitor. ht the Hlli rchooI on Monday.
 Miss Clara Brown is spending Sa few days with her parents in Westerly
 Thomas FYzDauick (steeple Toml of Boston was ( recent caller here
 The Misses Sarah and ceclIe Palmer spent Sunday at their home here.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-28

Ledyard Center. There were many pres ent and nearly $40 was realized
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-28
PUTNAM

Hon, Joseph A. Lussier, editor of La Justice, Holyoke, was the speaker at Q rally held here Friday evening for Friday evening for F'rench-speaking re, publieans. Mir. Lussier is to speak at several rallies in Connecticut towns that have a heavy percentage of French speaking population. Friday evening" rally was in St. Johns hall and brought out a large attendance. On Monday ev- ening MT. Lussier is to speak in Daniel- son.
 3 Another rally planned for next week will be addressed by Mrs. Marian Blake Campbell and State Treasurer G. Harold Gilpatric of this city.
 The following list of newly made vot- CTS who will be entitled to participate in the election of November z:
 Mary Ryan, Martha A. Fryan,, Mar garet G. Ryan, Grace Shields. Delyina Thereau, Elizabeth A. Wells, Sylvia Wheeloek, Bona E. Bourgeois. Anna E. Clemens, Esther D. Davies, valide For tin. Irene Gilman, Delena Gregoire, Eliz- abeth M. Tall, Martha / B. Lindsley, Pauline A. Lucier, Della Mayer, Mary l.. McNally, Caroline B. Miles, Sophia v. Metcalf, Elsie Anger, Blema Alpert, Amanda Breault, Melora Beaudoin, Ida Beaudoin, Bella Bonneville, Ada Bi- beault, Florence Bosworth, F. Ida Bos- worth, Helen Carver Bell, Nellie D. Bates. May Cooper.
 Joseph L. Barrett, Lionel Benoit. James M. Barry. Byron Boswell, Guy L. Baker, Harold A. Brown. Edward J. Bourgeois, Archie J. Bourgeois, Paul Bousconi, Eugene Benoit, Clarence H 'Brousseau, Maxine Courtemanche, Her. mon F. Chubbuck. Oswald J. Cain. Thomas Cooper, Everett R. Campbell, Frank L. Davis, Olivier Desautel, Robert Diamond, Harold C. Elliott, Arthur For tin, Agapit eiamanche. Frank L. eff ford, Bartley Giraca, George W. Gosselin, Lester c. Herlehey, Abbott Haley. Nor ,rey R. Hislop, Jan Kalwara, Louis Lom- bardo, NickoIas Laaska, Henry Lamoitte Emile Leyore.
 { Edward L. Leclair, Frank H. N. Linds. ley, L. Hector Lucier, Napoleon La. Croix, IT,. John Lavalle; Benjamin B Loveiand, James Mcveigh, Herbert J Miles, Ellsworth L. Morse, ". RaymonG McNally, William F. Murray, Fred " McCuIloch, Leon c. Morehouse, Harolt Morrarty, Patrick M McNally, Edwin S Philips. Antonio F. Parent, Walter $ Parker, Jr., John C. Platt, Wyman E Richardson, Albert F. Ralston, Harry J Robberts, Theodore Roireau, James F shaw Wilfred L. Sharpe, Elefthenas s Stoumbelis, Napoleon Tourcotte, John H Wood, James H. Wilbur, Thomas W Wheaton.
 Rev. Ernest ClaypoOl Hartford, sup
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-28
LAUREL GLEN

MT. and MrA John Geer. BourSor Geer. Miss Emma Main and wniisr Asin were visitors in stoninrton sunday
 Miss Alice Main visited for d few day, tn,s week with friends in Westerly.
 MISS Hattie White attended the po- mona meeting at North stoninrtch on 1nursoay and took the fifth degree.
 Mr. ana Mrs- Victor Rusick and family sPsn. Ss sunqay wlth Mrs, RuEick's parents,
 Mrs. Attaway Main. who has h.sr m Is improving. 'SeH nL
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-28
LEONARD BRIDGE

George D. Watrohs entertained his brother, John Watrous, and family of Middlefeid on Sunday.
 Clarke Suliard and daughter. Mrs Ernest Bland, and son Francis of Sey- mour were week end guests of George D. " Watrous
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-28
WAUREGAN

At the Wauregan Congregational church, the morning sermon will be on "A Call and the Response Evening sermon an What Jesus Professed to Be" Church school ats 12 and Young Peoples meeting Thursday evening,
 The Six Church Conference will meet at Ekonk next Tuesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-28

winsted.--The anguafnneetng of win- sted chapter, American Red Cross. was held at the '. M c. A.. An executive committee and officers were chosen and a review of the past years work given in reports of the officers. committee chair men and the branches of the association.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-28
BOZRAH

O F. Helnrich will sing at Inc rno-,. ing services in the Congregational cs,,rss a.'s 1 on sunday. Rev. c. w. 9,n. m, .Sn preach on The Old Story of inc p-rdi' ~i' gal Son. Psalm lls-5s.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-21

and the fish arc dying from the effects
of it. Mr.. Williams says the Spanish
oak is coming in for the greater part
of the damage, but that all kinds Of
trees are being attacked and the
leaves destroyed. He believes that by
the last of August every tree within a
scope of miles and miles in that sec
ton will be without any leaves ut all
and he is fearful that the worms will
then attack crops.
Mr.. Williams states that the worm
is Of a StrcGl;Cd color ana is from
ouc-half to two in@hcg in length,
and that he has seen just few of
the kind before, brt never has lic
seen any appreciabl2 amount OF
dumagc done By it until this season
why" said Mr.. Williams, there is 4
big oak in my yard under which
have always bcen accustomed 10 tax,
a rest. after dinner, but the worms axe
working such havoc that have to lay
my hat over my head 20 keep the fall
ing bits of leaves ard worm dust on;
of my face"
Mr.. williams seems to be dis.
trcsscd over the situation and be-
lives that should these hordcs OF worms
attack the crops later in the season
there will be nothing left.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-21

convey to you in this message the as
surancc of the prompt and full sup
support of the federal government
whenever and wherever you find your
own agencies of law ard order made
duatc to meet the situation.
Your state government and the
federal government are jointly rcspon-
siblc for maintained conditions under
which free mon, willing to work, may
work in safety. We arc responsible
for the production and the tranSporta-
ton Of fuel supply ample for the
necessities of the American people and
the public utilities which serve them,
pa pafticularly the railways engaged III
interstate commerce. We must have
ample coal to maintain Industrial acti-
witty. we must have the coal necessary
to the health, security and the activity
Of the people. | recit2 to you these &C.
tails because it Is important 10 have IL
understood how far the federal gov
crnmcnt has gone in sccki.G volun-
tary adjustment. This far there has
been no challenge of the right OF
workers TO decline employment or the
right of the employers to hire as they
! elect
To Guarantee Safety.
Our present duty is 10 guarantee
sccurity i'm the exercise of these rights,
security in all lawful operations, and
afford n safe opportunity for that pro-
duction and distribution demanded by
! the necessities of the American pco-
! pie.
There has been no government as
sumption of a part in the dispute be-
tween organized workers and organized
employers | did offer Tie only avail
able agency which I know, and these
good Offices have not availed.
In Name oe Common Welfare.
at becomes necessary, therefore, IL
the name of common welfare, to invite
production in the. fulfilmcnt OF tha
obligation which attaches to an Amcri'
can industry engaged in providing any
public necessity and to afford securi-
ty to all men alike who are ready ant
willing to work and serve the common
need. No cause is so important a:
that Of common welfare and there
must be the suppression of every un'
lawful hindrance to the service Of thai
cause. To the task OF lawful protec'
ton and the maintenance of order thu
federal government pledges to yor
every assistance at its command.
Warren G.. Harding"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-21
2AVAGED BY WORMS
Leaves Being Eaten From Trees in
Mecklcnburg.

c. j. Braswell and II. w. Williams
tell a most unusual story of the man
ner in which som nd of worm is
eating the leaves fl, ! trees in Goose
Creek and New Salem townships and
in the part of Mccklenburg county ,ad-
joining the western border of Union,
says a Monroe, n. c., dispatch. These
gentlemen. say that there are great
armies of the worm that keep up such
continual eating that leaves and
worm dust fall in the woods incessant-
ly as though a shower of rain were
falling
In many places the trees have al
ready been completely stripped Of their
foliage and the ground is covered with
worm dust. Near the water courses
bits Of leaves and worm dust have
fallen and the water has become black
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-21
Termed by Lewis Gesture"

day until next Saturday, when 1t Will
come up before Recorder Falls. There
has been a reconciliation between Mr..
and Mrs. Turner and Clyde R. Hoey
who was engaged to represent Mrs
Turner has withdrawn from the case.
o. NJ. Gardner represents Mr.. Turner
and Solicitor G. A. Burrus represents
the state........F'arm Demonstration r.
L. Lawrence stated yesterday he had
talked to farmers from all sections of
the county and visited many sections,
finding boil weevils from Earl to Ca
sar. The wcevils so far are in the
grub stage but many have developed
into the full grown weevil with long
bcak or bill which docs the damage by
puncturing the cotton squares. Mr..
Lawrence says the damage this year
will be about 15 per cent, according
to the state entomologist. There were
wcevils in this county last year but
the damage was not noticeable. Many
farmers report the grub in their cot
ton fields and some report that they
find the full grown wcevil. Cotton,
however, is looking very promising all
over the county, and whatever damage
is done will come during the latter part
Of July and during the month of Au-
gust............." BILLY" Laval, famous coach
of Furman University and probably
one of the greatest baseball men in the
south, arrived in Shelby Friday to
take charge of the Shelby club for the
balance Of the season. The local fans
are very enthusiastic over the coming
of Laval as his reputation for ability
to put out winning team is well
known. A game was scheduled with
Statcsvillc on the local ground Friday
but the team did not come on account
Of death in the official circle. Laval
had the Shelby club out at practice
Friday afternoon and many spectators
watched Laval as he taught the boys
something new in baSeha!!. The team
is now declared to be unbeatable by
any amateur team in North Carolina.
..--....... Miss Vertic Weaver and Mr.
Wray Queen, popular South Shelby
couple were married on July 1T the
home OF the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. w. Weaver, Rev. w. y. Elam
the ceremony.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-21

afternoon after an automobile trip OF
10000 miles. The party left Chester
February 1st, going from here 10
Florida, and thence to the Paclnc
Slope. The return journey was made
over what is called the northern route
via Chicago and Washington----....----RcV.
Ely Sullivan, cOlorCd, who is serving q
life sentence on the Chester county
chain gang for the murder of Rev.
John Colvin and Samuel Sanders,
showed last week what desperate
character he is by making n deadly
assault on another colOrcd convict in
turing the latter so severely that he
had to be brought to one Of the Ches-
ter hospitals. Sullivan also attacked
SIDcrintcndcnt McKcown, but lid not
succeed in injuring the latter. He is
said to have vowed vengeance, how
ever, and to have declared that he will
get" the superintendent. When he
attacked Mr.. McKeown he is thought
to have been trying to get the lattcrs
pistol with which TO fight his way out
of camp and make his getaway. ...
Work has commenced at the Fair
Ground on the new poultry building
which will be ready for the annual
poultry show ut the fair this fail. This
building is to be 20X60 feet, and will
be of modern construction, ample to
take care of very crcditable poultry
exhibit. 1t will be constructed on the
same plan as the building on the
Spartanburg Fair Grounds, which is
regarded as probably the best in the
state. The fair bureau undertook this
work to encourage poultry breeding in
Chester county, and already consider
able interest is being manifested in the
poultry show for this fall.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-21

Gastonia Gazette, July 18: Scott
Wood, alleged notorious bootlesger,
who was convicted in city court two
weeks ago on a charge of transporting
liquor, sentenced to the county roads
and took an appeal to the Superior
court, was released from the Castor
county Jail Monday afternoon by order
of Clerk of the Court S. c. Hendricks,
upon presentation of bond for 5000
signed by Kelly Carswell and Miles
Huffman, OF Burke county. The bond
deputy clerk of the court of Burke
county, and was accepted in good faith
by Mr.. Hendricks. Judge Jones, of
the municipal court, Deputy Cole and
Chief of Police Aderholt We're some
what at sea when it became known
that one of their star prisoners had
been released before facing trial at the
August term Of court. They freely eX-
pressed the opinion that Wood would
not return for trial, and also expressed
their doubt as to the genuineness of
the bond. One of the men signing the
bond had to make his mark, being un-
able to sign his name. Carswell and
Huffman employed E. r. Warren,
local attorney, to help in securing the
release of Wood. Mr.. Warren repro
sented Wood at the preliminary hear
ing............At a meeting of local fans
held in the Offices of Carpenter and
Carpenter Monday afternoon, the Or
ganizatiOn of the GaStonia Baseball
association was completed and part of
the work was mapped out for the next
week or two. Officers were elected,
several players were discussed and
some hired. 1t is the purpose of the
new organization to furnish Gastonia
with six weeks OF summer baseball
high class in every respect a team of
the best amateur players available will
lie secured and some hot interested
battles are expected to be seen inside
tic paics of Loray Ball Park.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-21
GARNERED With SCISSORS
News From Within and Without
the County.
CONDENSED FOR QUICK READING

Some Items of Fact, Some of Ccmmeht
and. All Helping to Give an idea o,
What Our Neishbors Are Saying and
Doing.
Lancaster News, July 18: Robinson-
Cloud Co., ]. T. Wylie Co., Rodman-
Walkup Co., T. f. Cheatham tS Co..
Plyler-Simpson Co, L. Hirsch & Sons
p. Krasnoff, Lancaster Ten Cent Co..
have agreed to close their stores at l
O'Clock Thursday afternoons during
July and August in order that theif
employees may have half holiday. o'h-
ers have the matter under consiaeFa-
ton and will probably fall in line..-.""-.
lancaster and vicinity was visited by
a severe electrical and rain storm sat
urday afternoon about 3 O'Clock. Inc
rain was unusually heavy and said by
some to be 'the hardest of the year.
Lightning cut all kinds of capers'
striking houses and telephone polls IN
some sections and several persons are
reported to have been severely stun
ned. Clyde Harper, East Lancaster
farmer, lost a valuable horse when
lightning struck his barn and stabl@'
and the bell tower on top OF the col
ored Presbyterian church on Barr
street was riddled by bolt. Mrs. w.
III. Terry, living on Barr street, was
knocked unconscious when lightning
struck the church, but soon recovered.
VIII Crawford, colored, while standing
in the door of the Van Wyck depot
was struck by bolt and killed and q
brother standing near was rendered
unconscious for some time. Fields
were badly washed by the rain and
young truck suffered considerably from
the downpour.. A stretch Of track
on the Southern railway, near Cas-
keys station, was washed out during
the heavy downpour of Saturday aft
crnoon, causing a few hours delay in
the 4:5O westbound train. The track
was put in condition during the even
ing and was ready for the regular
schedules Sunday morning..-.....--~J. F..
Glasscock of Catawba, came down on
Sunday morning and accompanied his
brother A. B. Glasscock, Of this city,
to Charlotte to see Mrs. Glasscoci,
who is taking treatment in a hospital
in that city.........--~Some time during
Saturday night unknown parties en-
tered the store of ]. l.. Rodman, Jr..
of Waxhaw, and carried off Quantl-
ty of clothing and shoes, we are in
formed by Chief of Police EstridSe,
who came down yesterday. No arrests
have been made, but the officers are
making strenuous efforts on the case
and have ,ap idea they are on hot
trail.....-Mrs. Jack Nivens and chill
dren, who have been visiting her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. j. Il. Porter of this
city, returned TO York Friday, accom-
panied by her niece, Miss Gertrude
Porter, who will spend a while with
Mr. and Mrs. Nivens.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-21
Friday, July 81, 1922. z

& The heavy steel doors OF the Ohio
pcI -cntiaIy closed on former chief
Justice of the municipal court OF Clcvc-
laud, now convicted pcrjurcr serving
term of from to 10 years. The for
.ncr Judge is now u comradc Of thugs,
crooks and gunmcn, many of whom he
himself sent TO prison.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-21

Some Items of Fact, Some Of Comment
and. All Helping to Give an Idea OF
What Our Neiehbors Are Saying and
Doing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-21

Cleveland Star, (She,by), July 1S:
Edwin Gibson, son of MIR. and Mrs.
Raymond Gibson who was injured
about 10 days ago when q large gun
shell with which he was playing eX-
plodcd in his hand, is getting along
nicely. One finger was removed and
nc was injured about the hand and
leg, but all injuries are healing rapid
ly............The case against Claude Tur-
ncr, charged with an assault on his
wife was postponed from last Satur-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-21

q statement that President HardinS's
invitation to the operators to resume
operations would result in no apprccia-
bic increase in production. He added
that when half million men are ag-
gricvcd is Il poor time indeed for the
roll of drums, the rafting of sabres
and the pounding of the mailed fist
Goes Into Details.
President Harding in his kilograms
explained in detail the negotiations
and conferences with union officers
and mine operators and the offer OF
existing wage scales to the striking
miners all of which had ended, he said,
in failure to reach q voluntary adjust
mcnt, and left no recourse but to in
vito the mine operators to return to
their mines and resume operations.
For this last cndcavor, lie asked the
assistance of the state.
The kilograms went to the governors
of the following states: Alabama,
Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Mon
tana. New Mexico, North Carolina,
North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Orc
gon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota,
Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia,
West Virginia and Wyoming.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-21

Chester Reporter, July II: HILL Gill
more, colored, night watchman for
the Seaboard Air Line railway ut thci''
Rocky Creek water tank in the Rod
man section, and also a farmer If that
section, was killed in some unaccount-
able way Saturday night about $3.50
O'Clock, supposedly either by vcstibule
No. 6, or by the freight train which
followed ii a little latcr.....-...--Harvcy
Lowry, colored, was killed Ey John
Mccullough, colorcd, Saturday even
ing between and o'clock OF a pic
mic at Hopcwcll church in the Rodman
community. The exact cause of the
accident has not been ascertaincd. 1t
is thought that probably liquor might
have been at the scat of the trouble.
..-.......Dr. and Mrs. S. a. Marvin, of
Timmonsville, Mr. Baynard Marvin,
of Walterboro and Miss Sarah Carter,
of Chester, reached here yesterday