Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 1, 1909, Page 8

The Distribution of Lincoln cipients — Acknowledgments Received — Matters of _Interest in Connection with the Prize Contest. While The Bulletin was gratified to recefve acknowledgments of Lincoln Badges from its young friends, it did not expect them, and hopes that mo farther indtvidual recognition will gtven them, since we are sure all are and al. P 1 B scmomatiment ‘was g0 nice that we decided that it was too good to ep to ourselves, so we dacided to print it and "all others whish should be received up to Febru- ary 38th. This was the frst letter: Nicer Than Money. Editor Bulletin: Dear 8ir—I want to thank you very ‘THE LINGOLN LETTER WRITERS bt this city. She s gertasnly deserv- Badges Pleasing to the Re- :;‘l.'mal work. . I know but one verse it: Not from the halls of learning, ‘Not from the courts of fame; Byt frem a lonely cabin he Union's saviour came. Rhena is but twelve, yet she has won the silver medal from 8t. Nicholas, and has had a poem pudblished in the Homestead. Sincerely yours, i MRE. B J. B. ‘This little prize winner is the grand- ieoe of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred 8. Curtis ing of speclal prais How the Letters Were Judged. It may be interesting - to Bulletin readers to know how these 238 letters ere judged. Three competent judges were selected, and each one of them took a third—two 79 letters and one 80. These letters they read separately to select the best 30, which would give them the leading 30 in the lot. They then came together and selected from 4 ————— . Limb Fell Across Line and Local Steam Plant Had to Be Started. _ For about six hours on Sunday, from 430 p. m, to .10.30, light on North. Main street was furnishing the electric current for the wires, following a short circuit along the line of thie Uncas Fower Co., which put that plant out of business. The short-circuiting happened about '4.30 o'clock, cutting off the current from the Scotland dany/ and Superintendent Bogue ordered the local plant into op- eration, while the power company had its men out along their line looking up the trouble. is was found lm 10.30 and remedi the limb of a having fallen the line near Fifth street in Greensville. : ‘When the power plant was cut out, 1ights all over the city went out, but As sGon as steam under the two boil- ers at the North Main street plant was gotten up the city service was resumed and the city plant continued to furnish the electrie juice until the Uncas Power Co. was able to take hold again about 10.30. " TAFTVILLE. Pinochle Tournament — Maennerchor Wins by 710 Pointe—§85 for St. Anne’s Socisty-—Attended Funeral of Relative in Fall River—Note: In the first meeting of a pinochle : MARION I PRAY. T this i not a prize I , it is a letter that is very much pri; by the editor. 8 Other letters of acknowledgment of the reoceipt of Lincoln badges were as folows: I Highly Value' Mine. Norwich Bullsting Dear Editor—I write in appreciation for the handsome Lincoln medal which I received for my essay. To give so much money and so many fine medals was an exceptionally fine thing to do. 1 highiy value mine. Yours respect- fully, KA HANEY, Unoasville, Conn., Feb. 28, 1909. Unexpeoted. The Bulletin Co.: Dear Sirs—Pardon me for net ac- knowledging the receipt of the pretty Lincoin badge beforée. It was unex- peeted, and I thank you very much. Respeottully, AGNEE B. ARMSTRONG. Nenwich, Conn., Feb. 25, 1909. Going_to Keep it. Dear, Sir—I received the Lincoin cen- tury badge and 1 am going to keep it <0 remomber that I won it by writing a story ebout Abraham Lincoln. I hope that another time I will do better. yours, § s 8. MILLER. Brookiyn, Conn., Feb. 33, 1009. ‘The following letter is self explana- tory and shows that Windham county has some emart 13-year-old giris: Pomtret Cemter, Conn., . R. L Box 26, Feb. 22, 1909. Bditor Norwich Bulletine Dear Sir—I am writing you person- ally, as I wish very much to thank you for the beautiful badge you sent my little niece, Rhena Frances Howe, Conn., for her Lincoln essay. I did not see the child's essay ,but I am ¢old that it was g very creditable ene and wholly hef own work. She was ons of the sixteen children in Con- nacticut ‘'who won Lincoln medallions ven by the Bostorn Post for the best coln essays. I am writing you, for I fgar that you, or the judges, thought t' ttle poem she wrote wae copied. It wde hier own o these the four prize, 20 hanorable m and 40 highly commended let- ters. They did not kmow who wrote the letters—a number representing each name being apyended to each let- ter. The decision was handed to the editor in this form: Number of Steries 238. The committee were compelled to re- ject several well written letters. as the writers exceeded the number of words allowed. The committee found the let- ters of above average merit, and many of them remarkably good. The com- mittee selacted the following: Money Prizes. 0. 162; $10; second, No. 54, No. 111, §6; fourth, No. 18 First, $7; thir. $3. Honorable Mention. 9, 18 5. 6, 61, 12, 69, 159, 104, 114, 115, 112, 113, 208, 178,167, 166, 197, 156, 192. Highly Commended. 3, 34, 66, 51, 94, 44, 36, , 168, W5, 202, 22 , 191, 110, 196, 176, » 416, 203, 226, 131, 133, 133. The editor then ¢00ok the numbered list of names and selected the names of the winners, which were not known | to him except by this procesa. Part of the Letters Burned. | It may be well to say here that one of the judges had an office in the Shan- non building, and read the letters on the night preceding the fire, taking the best 30 home with im in his pockets, and that night, Feb. 9th, those 49 letters were burned. Had the whole lot been burned The Bulletin would have been obliged to have cancelled all of them. Pleasing Features of the Letters. The children not only wrote plainly and cleanly, but'some of them prepared very creditable art title pages to their little essays. One modest littie miss, fearing a name might have to appear with her letter, asked to have it signed “Nancy Ridiculous,” and a hoy of equal mod- esty directed that to hiz letter should be added the name of “Jack Spratt!” The Bulletin never had the pleasure of having so many pleasant things said of the ending of a prize contest. It was accepted as being as falr as pos- sible, and there has not been one word of complaint from a single one of the 238 letter writers. Some day we shall have another in- tepesting letter writing contest for the children. LAWN PARTY Given by First Baptist Junier Church Towards Pledge on Debt. A suocessful lawn party was given at the First Beptist church Friday evening by the Junior church. A rus- tic oocupied one cormer, from which the chfidren enjcyed fishing, anding different colored fish filled with candy. An orchestra of seven pleces | pave sslections during the evening. The | archestra included Mrs. LeRue Bliven, | pane; Robert Otis and LeRue Bliven, cornets; J. W. Mallett and Alfred Bliv- | en, clarinnets, and Herbert Adams, ! violin. ‘The musical programme was =s tollows: Red Domino, march; se- leotion from Mocking Bird;" Loveland Waltges; selection, ince’ of Pilsen. Fach nusmber received a hearty en- core. Mre. W. . Manuing as uswal made a great hit In her several readinge. Mzs. Charles Plerce sang charmingly. | Saveral shadow pictures were well giv- en by the young people, as follows: Mother Goose Rhyme, Luck of Seing Ching Foo, Pulling the Turnip, and’ Irish Washerwomen. The participants were Edna Lerou, Charles Willer, | Myles Btandish, Mildred Tiiden, CIiif- ford Omt, Sysie Evars, Floyd May, Blizabeth Evans and Medelne Perkins. There was 2 plano solso by Miss Mii- dred Tilden and a song by the Junior choir. The lemonade well was in charge of elen Dibble and Fannie Miers. The fish pond was cared for by Clifford Oat, Jates Barber, Charles Frink, 'Wiilie Bvans and Herbert Willey. The Misses Vera Stetson, Gladys Brown and Luclle Howard sold cake, end the candy ta- be was in charge of Misses Fdna Le- rou, May Bvans and Modeline Perkins. The proceeds will go to the amount piedged by the Junlors towards the ehurch debt, STILL AT LOCAL JAIL. Priseners Sentenced to Wethersfield | Will Not Be Taken Until Next Week. H The criminals sentenced at the Jan- uwary term of the ecriminal superior court, which adjourned without day Priday, wlil not be taken to the state’s prison at Wethersfleld until next week, if then. The warrants for the commit- ment of the prisoners to the state's prison have not yet been given Sheriff Fidney A. Brown. There are several to go to the state z“dlon. dpeanwhile they are at the Neorwich jail confined untll Sheriff ready to take them to Weth- ersfield. Tn the number is Addie Purns, whose case is appealed. The prisoners who received jail sentences at the January term are already work- ‘:fi out these sentences at the county Jalls, { Brewn is » Revival Services at Mystic. ! PBecause of the fncreased and still increasing interest in the revival meet- ings which have been held the past week in/the Union Baptist church of Mystic, Rev. W. H. Bates, pastor, by Rev. C. K. Flanders, the latter has de- cided to continue the meetings into this week,, notwithstanding that they were to have closed Sunday night. Al- though this was to have been a rest week for Mr. Flanders, after his untir- ing efforts as evangelist, including a week at the Central Baptist church in Norwich, the unprecedented interest shown in Mystic and vicinity has de- termined him to prolong his work CASTORIA. e it You fi WEDDING. Lahn—Sclomen. At the Bynagogue Brothers of Jo- seph, beautifully decerated with a pro- fusion of palms and crowded with the loocal and out of town friende of the young couple, the masriage of Joseph M. Lahn of New York and Miss Vera D. Solomon of this city took place Sunday evening at 5 o'clock. Bfi M. Katzman, -assisted by Rev. M. Horo- vitch of Wocnsocket, R. I., was the offi- clating rabbi, and the full ceremonial and music of the synagogue service | were performed in e most impressive Way. ‘The bride and her attendants werol handsomely gowned and in colors to| form a charming picture of the bridal | procession. The bride wore baby Irish | lace over silk taffeta, empire style, and | carried lilles of the valley and white | roses, the latter belng also the flowers | of all her attendants. Her sister, M | Rose Solomon, was maid of wearing tan coler satin over fota. The bridsm. Goldstein of Washing E ing white silk; Miss ary Selomon, her sister. wearing pink sllk; Miss Jennie Lahm, sister of the groom,wear- | ing pink silk; Mise Mary Slosberg of | Manchester, N. H., wearing blue crepe | de chine, and Miss Agnes Horovitey ot | ‘Woonsocket, R. I, wearing orange col- | or satin. Idiss Inez Chester of Noank was flower girl. Morris Solomon, broth- er of the bride. was best man, and the i1shers were Simon Solomon, Jacob Slosberg of Jersey City Heights, Ben- jamin Lahn of New York. B. Levenson and Samuel Kohn, hoth of Je v Clty Heights, and Morris - F of New York. After the ceremony there was a large- ly attended reception and wedding sugper served at the home of the bride’s uncle, Michael Tevine,-No. 251 West Main street. Telegrams of con- gratulation were read from friends®n many cities and best wishes were ex= tended to the newly married couple | by all present. Dancing, for which the Cadillac orchestra played, was enjoved till a late heur, and wedding cale sou- venirs were distributed to the guests, The bride is a well known milliner, | and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam- uel Solomon of No. 224 West Main | street. The groom is the son of Mr. | and Mre. C. Lahn of No. 69 Swmnmit | strect, and forn‘arl_v resided ip this city, but is new 'n the furniture busi- | ness in New York city. The voung| couple received a large number of | handsome preeents. They will reside at | No. 447 West Forty-third street, New | York, where they will be at home to | their friends after a short wedding tour. Among the guests present from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Slosberg of Jersey City Helghts, Mr. and Mre. Louis Lahn and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Lahn of New York. Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Slosherg of Bridgeport, Mr. and | Mys. Morris Wilson of New York, Mr. d Mrs. S. Peariln of New Haven, Michael Chester of Noank, Mr. and| Mrs. Frank Slosberg of Hoboken, N.| J., and Mr. and Mrs, Swmuel shorrln| of Manchester, N. H. —— | REV. C. A. NORTHROP ACCEPTS: Morning as City | of a possible five. i ship by Joseph Wooley { Rev. | Mar) tournament in the hall of the Maen- nerchor, a ~ team representing the Maennerchor defeated the Taftvilie Pinochle club by a score of 710 ‘points. The total number of points made by the winning team 8.3 The Maennerchor was represented by the following players: John Seidel, Fred Radtke, Charles Hoefer, George Scidel, Martin Seidel, Harvey Liepold, Herman Opitz, Mar- tin Krauss, Christlan Dotock, Erhardt Bauer, Alvin Kempf, Charles Kloso. The Pinochle club’s team comprised Henry Sigrist, Fred Roy, Arthur Roy, Wilfrid Goucher, Emil Goucker, Ed- ward D’Avignon, John B. Benoit, Er- mont Fontaine, Joseph Fontaine, George Havens and Williem Baldwin, A& handsome and valuable sfiver lov- | ing cup, purchased jointiy by the two contesting clubs, will be awarded to that club which wins three games out The cup has been on exhibition in a3 Taftville store for the past week, 7The next meeting will be held Thursday evening, March 11. The tournament is in charge of the following arrangements committee: Three members from each s ty— from the Maennerchor, John 1del, Carl Hoefer, Fred Radtke, and from the Pinochle club, .J. B. Beneit, Wil- liam Chamberlain, Fred Roy. Surprise for Gustave Helk, Gustave Helk was pleasantly sur- priged at his home in Lisbon Saturday evening by rearly forty of his friends, some of whom came from Greenevills, Newent and Jewett City. In behalf of his friends Martin Seidel presented AMr. Helk an umbrella. Later a varied musical programme was ed and refreshments were servecd ' by thig commiites: Miss Mary Dillon, Miss ¥thel Kennedy, Martin | ol end An- dred Frohmader. Meeting of Naturalization Club. At the regular meeting of the Nat- uralization club day, President Ca. ron presiding, a letter was read by William Sanderson from Charles W. Pearson, concerning the paturalisation bill whioch the club is endeavoring to have brought before the legislature. The lstiter ehowed the importance of having the representative from the town gee that the matter is given proper attention, To call attention to the earnest desire for an amendment to the present naturalization law, a list of Taftville petitioners will be se- cured during the coming week. A vote of thanks was extended to Mr. Sand- erson for his kindness and geod will toward the ciub. ‘Whist at 8t. Louis' Hall, Under the auspices of the St. Louis rociety a whist party of twenty-five tables was held at their hall Saturday evening. The winners were: Firsts, Rose Dejarlais, Octave Peltier; sec- onds, Alexina Peltier, Wilfrid Gabore!; consclations, Mrs. Phaneuf, Baible Beauseoliel. It is planned to hold these whists weekly. Meeting of Hugh H. Osgocd Lodge. At the regular meeting of Hugh H. Osgood lodge, 1. 0. O. ¥, M. U., Fri- day evening, the brothers listened to an interesting address on Odd Fellow of Thame: ville. There was a large attendanca. It is expected that at the next meet- ing the plan of holding a social hour will be followed out. Whist Nets $85. At the Sacred Heart church Sunf@ay Arthur O'Keefa announced that the St. Anne's society reallzed $85 from their whist a week ago, It was siso announced that the Children of were arranging a play for St Patrick’s day. ’ Personals. William Pickering of Pawtuckét is spending a week as the guest of his father, John Pickering of Norwich avenue, Mrs. Enunles Letendre and her chil- dren, Romeo, Napoleon, Azelfa and Fdward were guests of Mrs. Leten- dre’s mother, Mrs. Philip Monty, of Bcoltand, Sunday. Joseph Caron, Jr., of School street left Sunday afternoon for New York, where he has accepted employment. He has many friends in Taftville, who with him success in his new fleid. John Dunse of Front street attended | the funeral of his uncle, James Dunse, in Fall River, Sunday. Others pres- ent from Taftville were Mr, and Mrs. Archibald Kyle and Mr. and Mrs - Wil- Ham Kendall. Richard Dunse of Mer- ident and James Dunse of Attawaugan were algo in aitendance. ltisgoingonnu‘lt!u-ntbouund during the next twele months, Will Start Worl M sionary. On Saturday Miss Cogewell, :ecre-? iary of the City Mission committee of | the United Werkers, received a reply from Rev. C. A. Northrop In which he a~ccpted the offer of the committee ex- tended to him to gecome city mission- . ary, succeeding A. F. Corbin, who len‘ last December. Rev. Mr. Northrop will take up the work at once, starting this morning, and Lewis Nickle of New London, who has been substituting since Mr. Cor bin left, will remain for a while. A good joke lives forever, and after- wflho o8 begin gflmln: it. —Richmond ee-Dispatc! Would you like to see it on your bam—on the farm you don’t want— and to know that the dollars—the dollars you flo want—were in the sav- ings bank ¢redited to your account? Strout sells farms—everywhere | He can sell yours. No advance fee. Write nearest office or agent for free listing blanks. Oid South Bidg. 150 Nassanse. Laad Tjtle Bids. €. L. BACKUS, Agent, Andover, Comn., and Croeker . Anmex, New Lomndon, Coma. the city electric | House | | A FIRE SALE!| Begins Here This Morning, MARCH 1st, At 9 o’clock. Every department in the Main Store affected by the recent fire in our store--namely, Women’s Neckwear, Laces, Art Embroidery Goods, Notions, Hosiery, Underwear, Dress Goods, Cloaks, Suits, Etc., Boys’ élothing, Corsets, Upholstery, Rugs and Carpets--of the goods in question some are more or less scorched, while others, in a great many cases, have not been injured to any extent. The following departments have been entirely destroyed : Shoes, Gents’ Furnishings, Domestics, Wash Goods, Silks, Candies, Stationery. Gloves and Muslin were uninjured, will be sold at re- duced prices. very Dollar’s Worth of Our Present Stock Must Go! To do this we are willing to lose not only the money allowed us by the fire insurance com- panies, but our own money as well. The conse- quence is that never in the history of Norwich has there been such an opportunity to buy the highest possible grades of merchandise at a frac- tion of their value. Location of Departments (MAIN STORE) (loves, Ribbons, Notions. Underwear, Laces, Women’s Neckwear, Dress Goods (CENTER ROOM) \ Art Embroidery Goods (SECOND FLOOR) Cloaks, Suits, Waists, Etc. Infants’ Wear, Corsets, Muslin Underwear. | (THIRD FLOOR) . Upholstery, Rugs, Carpets, Trunks, Bags and Suit Cases. (BASEMENT) House Furnishings