Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 8, 1910, Page 10

NEW LONDON COUNTY. SALEM intercsting Song Service—lce Houses Being Filled. & song service took the place of the regular preaching service at the Con- gregetional church Sunday morning. %he Young People's meeting in the v was very interesting, with Natraniel L. Clark as leader. The seiectmen and town clerk met at the Town hall on Saturday afternoon. Wilism Maynard, foreman on the Alred Mitchell farms, had his men Ating the ice houses last week, com- Tleting the work on New Year's day. Gilbert J.-Murray secured eleven #nch Sce to AIl his ice house the first of the week Nathaniel L. Clark was engaged in filling his ice house when hindered by The rain. Salem Grange met in Grange hall on Tuesday evening. Ambrose Darling was a caller in Col- chester on Wednesday. Mr. and Mre. C. S. Ray and chil- dren_spent Sunday as guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. R Balley. Mrs F. L. Fletcher was the guest of friends in Norwich lst week. E. J. Standish spent Friday in Nor- wich. Griswold . Morgan is serving as jurcr from this town at the present session of superior court. OAKDALE. Highways Opened Up—Miss Williams Succeeds Miss Adams as Teacher. had men at The selectmen have ~work the pest week opening the roads 4n_this section of the town. Floya M. Tiffany, the teacher of the Center school, returned Saturday even! from ~Colchester, where he -v!nn- vacation at the home of his ‘mother. Mise Florence Adams of Palmertown has resigned as teacher of the West Side school. Miss Williams of Quincy, Mass, has been secured to take her [ boarding at Miss Carrie ker’s. The Massasolt Manufacturing eom- pany's mill resumed operations this Week after being idle through the holi- days Rev. H. T. Arnold being called to enother parish, Rev. C. A. Northrop of Norwich occupled the pulpit of the o tional church on Sunday and administered the communion. The new indvidual communion service. a recent gift to the church from ome of its Sldest members, was used for the first time 2nd was greatly appreciated The C. oting in_the evening was leq by Miss Evelyn Comstock. The roll was cailed by the secretary. Miss Jennie S There were fourteen present. PENDLETON HiLL. Teachers and Pupils Return to School. @ Morton Cooks was In Ashaway on Coox visited friends in Jew- shaway and New London the 5 pman and Mand Thompson and Clark 5. Coon have re- turned to their schools after the Christ- vacation. Miss Sarah T. Palmer returned to her school work Jan. 3. Ars. James Bro arned to Jew- ett City Tuesday. after spending the Fmcation with her mother. Mrs. Eliza- Deth Thompeon, at Ferndale. Miss Mande Thompeon spent several @ays fn Jewetr Ciiy week Teacon E. E. Coon was In Ashaway r=. C. D. Thompson i A B @aughters, Mrs. George Wheeler's, at Stonington, caring for her granddaugh- ter who ix h Inng fev All the telephone have been out nce the storm seler spent last week in visiting his aunt, Mrs. Walter Carrie A. Rdder and M. Cooke returned to their schools r Pawcatuck Sunday. Cooke was in Westerly Canenchet Thursday and Friday. WINDHAM COUNTY. WINDHAM Panama — Rev. W. M. of and Returned to Brown Suffered Fall—News Not: the Week. Mr. end Mrs. Thomas Marro, who have been spending several weeks with relatives in town, sailed on Wednesday for Panama, where Mr. Marra is em- ployed as engineer. While looking aiter a water tank in = loft to a shed on Tuesday Rev. W. M. Brown stepped on a loose board and il %o the fioor below. No bones were broken, but Mr. Brown was badiy bruised and shaien by the fall. A lighted lantern which he carried was emashed, but fortunately did not set fire to anything. Rev. A C. Grimes entertained his classmate, Rev. Mr. Larrabee, and wife over Tuesday night. Mr. and Mrs. John Bates and deugh- ter huve returned from Holvoke. Mrs. Dairymple of Millbury, is the guest of her brother, Beton. Miss Helen Harrington of Williman. tic was the guast of Miss Helen Larri- bee aver Sunday. Brnest Machina has returned to his grandparents from e visit in Vermont, He was accompanied by his sister, Miss Anna Machina. Wil Richmond has gone to work for the American Thread company in Wil- Bmentic. The January meeting of the Woman's Misslonary society will be held next Thureday. Jan. 13. Miss Mary Nelson of Norwich was the guest of Mrs, George Challenger over Sunday. Irwin Hart wes received into mem- bership of the Congregational church last Sunday by letter from the Han- ver church. The rain of Thursdey made the side walks very slippery, but carried off the &now and was weloome by those whose springs and wells were low. CANTERBURY. Four Recent Marriages — School in Westmineter District Not in Regular Session. Four couples have been married @ month. The last was H. L. Tracy and Miss D. S..Robbins, who were married Jan. 1, 1910. Bad weather for the steam sawmflls. The school at the Green has com- menced, but the school at Westminster Bas not. Some of the parents are get- ting discouraged trying to send chil- dren to this school, as it is change teachers every term, and the children 80 _to school and find it closed. There are many ili in town at pres- In ‘s Builetin in regard to #he Rev. A & Smith, instead of read- ing Nelson Smith, the son of the Rev. A. Smith, is working for Deacon Barstow. it yead son of the Mass., H S hag taken charge of the Miller prop- erty. J CENTRAL VILLAGE Fall from Motorcycle Causes Paralysis —Jewett City Man Buys Out Store. A man named Krauss, who said Bos- ton was his home, was taken to the police station by Officer Fred Mitch- el Tuesday morning. His feet were badly frozen and swollen, he having slepi in a barn the night ‘before. Dr. James L. Gardner attended the man #nd his feet were bandaged. Wednes- day morning his fare was paid to Fos- ton where he will probably be taker to a hogpital. jolfn Franeis, who was thrown from his motorcycle a few months ago, and soon suffered a stroke of paralysis, was taken to Putnam hospital Wed- nesday morning for treatment, It is feared his spine was injured by che Miss Sybil Rathbun of Canterbury has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Ste- phen A. Clarke. George Loring returned to Worces- ter_academy Tuesday evening. Warren Hopkins has sold his store to_Arthur Willlams of Jewett City. Mr. and_Mrs. Narcisse Caplette and daughter Blanche were called to Put- nam Friday morning on account of the death of Mr. Caplette's sister, whose death followed an operation in the hospital. Mrs. Arnold B. Mathewson was in Norwich Tuesda Warren Hopkins made a trip to Bos- ton Tuesday. Mrs, Charles Bragg was in Packer- ville Tuesday to attend the funeral of Miss Susie Witter, . 3 Lawrence Johnson 'of Worcester academy has been visiting his school- mate, Edward Tillinghast. Fdward Tilinghast returned to Wor- cester academy Tuesda; Raymond Wolfe of Norwich was the guest of friends here Sunday. . Mrs. Amos Peck and two children have returned to Rehobeth, Mass., after spending two weeks with Mrs. Peck’s parents. Walter Palmer of Medway, Mass, was a visitor here Saturday. Mr. and Mrs, Willis D. Rouse left Tuesday for St Cloud, Fla. where they will spend the remainder of the winter. Miss Elsie Ladd, who attends the Willimantic normal_school, is at her home here on account of a broken rib. Miss BEthel Colllns, who has been very ill at her home Wwith throat trou- ble, has returned to the Willimantic normal school, Esec Smith was in Norwick Satur- a athaniel P. Thompson visited rela- s in_Norwich Saturday. Miss Helen Mathewson entertained friends at her home Friday evening. Miss Edith Benedict has returned to North Abington, Mass., after spend- ing a week here. : EAST WOODSTOCK. Resignation of Miss Aldrich—Albert Hibbard and Bride Occupying New Home. Charles Hopkins left last week for Boston and vieinity. Owing to il lhealth, Miss Mary E. Aldrich has resigned her school at Eimvale. George A, Wetherell has been with grip and pneumonia. Mrs, Charles E. Pike is spending several days at the Center with her aged aunt, Mrs. George Clark, who is in_failing health. ‘Winthrop C. Aldrich is visiting rela- tives in South Manchester and Hart- ford. School opened Monday. The teach- er, Miss Potter, will board during the winter months. Clarence Peckham home from Pomfret, been the past sezson. Farmers are harvesting their. ice. The cold weather makes it difficult to work. One young man froze his nose Tuesday morning. Tuesday proved the coldest day of the season. the mercury registering only five above zero. The gocial at Fairholm last Tues- day evening was sparsely attended ow- ing io the bad condition of the roads. m has returned where he has Mr. and Mrs. Jordan gave a warm weicome to all who braved the ele- ments. Seviral from here attended the wed- ding of Albert Hibbard and Miss Lew Cox at West Woodstock last Wednes- day. They came that evening to their home in this village. which has been undergoing repairs for several months. Mr. Hibbard is the blacksmith here. SOUTH CANTERBURY. Norwich Fishermen Get Large Pick- erel—Grange Officers Installed. Henry Davie and Charles Flint of Norwich were In this vicinity recently and had a fine strine of pickerel, sev- eral of them would weigh 2 1-2 and 3 pound Mrs. Mary Conlon was in Plainfield Mona: Instailation of Grange Officers. - The following officers of Canterbury grange were installed Wednesday eve- ning by Mrs. Addie C. Hyde, Pomona ©of the Connecticut state grange, as- Fsted by Charles S. Hyde of Brook lyn grang: Master, Hart W. Goff. overseer, Samuei A. Carpenter; lec- turer, Rev. George W. Clark; stew- ard, George Rowland: assistant stew- ard, Lemuel N. Carpenter; chaplain, Mrs. Annie E. Clark; treasurer, Hu- bert M. Graves: secretary, Levi N. Clark; gatekeeper. William M. Towne: Pomona, Mrs. Bllen Rowland; Ceres, Mrs, Eva M. Hoxie: Flora, Mrs. Min- nie E. Towne; lady assiStant stew- ard, Mrs. Abbie C. Barrows. After the Installation an oyster supper was served. Six applications for mem- bership were raceived. DAYVILLE Thimble Club Entertained of Medford Guest. Mrs. W. J. Reynolds entertained the Thimble club so that the young ladies could meet her guest, Miss Elizabeth Gifford_of Westport, Mass_ The Rev. Mr. Reynolds had charge of the Sunday night meeting. Mrs. O. J. Bellows has been, visiting his_daughter in Providence. H. C. Keech is filling his Ice houses with fourteen inich ice. Miss Florence Allen has returned to Northboro, Mass. Mrs. W. E. LaBelle spent Sunday in Worcester. Miss Ida Bailey has returned to Worcester. Miss Jennie Reddy was the guest of Willlamsville friends on Sunday. Miss Clara B. Stokes is able to. be out, after her illness. Miss Ida Smith of Providence is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Blan- chard. Miss Jennie Birreman is spending several days in Worcester. The Misses Kelley have returned to their school Miss Sara Burnett is back at Will- ington Junction. RAWSON Railroad Improvements—Filli with 17-Inch lce. The pupils of the Bell school re- sumed their studies Monday after a week’s vacation. The New York. New Haven & Hart- in Honor at nearby farm lvin Sweet has leased his ice house to C. E. Burnham, who is filling them with 17-inch ice. Mrs. Ruth M. Baker on Monday re- tus to Ocean Grove after spend- with her ' daughter, Mrs. L. C. Stocking. L G- Stocking on Tuesday killed two hogs both weighing 750 pounds. Miss Irene Reed of Phoenixville was in_town Friday, calling on friends. - Frank Phillips and Roy Rowland ‘were Chaplin visitors on Sunday. CHAPLIN. Annual Meeting and Roll Call at Con- gregational Church — Will Observe 100th Anniversary in May. The annual business meeting and roll call service was held at the Congrega- tional church Jan. 1. The business meeting was at 11 o'clock. Reporis were given by the chairman Of the prudential committee, F. W. Martin, and by A. M. Grant, the clerk ard treasurer, both showing a balance ¢n hand after all bills were paid to Jan. 1. During the past year the church and parsonage “ave been painted, 1¥ve new windows have been-added ‘o the parsonage and other ihterior improve- ments. The Ladies' Aid society yaid for the painting of the parsonage, ©in_ dows, etc. A. M. Grant was re-clacied clerk’ and treasurer, F. W. Martin was re-elected on the prudential comm tee for three vears, F. C. Lummis was chosen auditor. The officers of the church are: Clerk and -treasurer, A M. Grant; prudential committee, F. W. Martin, W. B. Gallup, C. J. Church; ehurch’ committee, Deacons William Martin, W. B. Gallup, A. M. Grant and F. W. Martin, Mrs. W. B. Gallup, Mrs. E. Jessie Hunt: Sunday school com mittee, F. W. Martin, A. M. Grant, W. B, Gailup, Mrs. A. O Grant, Mrs. F. W. Martin, Florence I. Hunt. A social hour and dinner followed the business meeting that was thoroughly enjoyed. The Toil cdll service was at 1 o'clock. Sixty-six members responded as ihe clerk. called their names. During the past year the church has lost one hy death, two have been added and four removals, leaving the present member- ship 93. One Hundredth Anniversary. It was voted to observe the one hun- dredth anniversary of the church in May. The church was organized May 31, 1810, with 15 members. A meeiing house was ereoted Aug. 25, 1814, and dedicated to the worship of Almighty God Sept. 21, 1815. The centennial committee appointed to make arrange- ments for the one hundredth anniver- sary of the church are A. M. Grant, W. B. Gallup, F. C. iummis, Mrs. A. M. Grant, Mrs. W. B. Gallup, Mrs. E. sie Hunt, Mrs, M. A. Goodwin. Frank <. Lummis. was chosen to prepare a historical paper for the casion. Miss Josephine M. Robbins was appointed to prepare a poem. The committee in charge hope to make the coming anniversary of the church a pleasant event of the year. Rev. Wil— liam M. Brown of Windham, who has supplied very acceptably since last April, was made chairman of the busi- ness meeting and roll call service and made an able presiding officer. Braintres Preacher. Granville Gager of Braintree, is to preach at the church next Rev. Mass. Sunas, MOOSUP Sudden Death of Mrs. Sarah Richmond —Special Evangelistic Services. Mrs. Sarah Richmond, aged 70, died suddenly last Friday night at the res- idence of Arca Payne, where she had been_employed for over twenty vears. She had attended to her household du- ties as usual. Just before retiring for the night she complained of being cold, and a friend whom she was entertain- ing gave her some hot drink and left her for the night. In a very short time she was heard to make an unusuai sound, and upon going to her room she was found lifeless. The coroner, Dr. W. W. Adams. attributed death fo heart djsease. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon. Burlal was in Moosup cem- etery. Mrs. Richmond had been a res- ident of Moosup for many years, and was highly esteemed. Evangelistic Meetings. Last Sunday a series of evangelistic meetings under the leader 't Rev . B. Cook, D. D., of H secre- tary of the Baptist state assisted by Rev. W. F. Newton, the singer, was begun in Baptist church. The meetings have been well attended, considering the extreme cold iweather and the storm. Singing in Keith's Theates. Edgar Schofield, formerly soloist at the Methodigt church, has contracted to sing baritone In a quartette in Keith’s circuit of theaters, beginning the first of the week in Boston. George Sanderson, who has been spending the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sanderson, re- turned to Yaie Wednesday night. Moosup schools commenced Monday after two weeks' vacation. Leroy Hill has commenced to cut 12 inch ice from Moosup pond. The house owned by Mrs. Mich: Smith, which was burned recently, was insured for $800. NORTH STERLING. William Hall Suffering from Blood Poisoning—Roads in Poor Condition. tfor: convention, William Hall, formerly of this place. now of Hartford, is in the Hartford hospital, suffering from blood poison in his right hand, with little hopes of Tecovery. It was caused by a slight wound on one finger. George Plerce caught a fox in a steel trap last Saturday which will bring him_about $6. This place has been snowed under for the past week: 400 much snow in places-and no snow in other places on the roads made poor sleighing or wheeling. Roy Lea Place has moved to the old Potter Mills house. The winter term of school in the Titus district began Jan. 3. HAMPTON Good Crop of Ice Stored. School opened In the Bell and Center schools Monday. Miss Kimball has returned from Thompson. Miss Hagarty spent the vacation ‘with relatives in Webster, Mass. Willlam Spaulding was in Provi- dence this week. Much ice has been harvested on Bigelow pond, C. B. Jewett. H. Allen, T. J. RobertS, William Wise, John Fitts, Willlam Spaulding and Dwight Chandler have well filled icehouses. Miss Grace Scott has returned from Scotland. Robert Colburn spent Sunday with his parents in Chaplin. 'WESTMINSTER Tracy-Robbins Marriage New Year's. There was a_church social at the parsonage Tuesday evening. The C. E. meeting Sundav evening was led by Rev. A. A. Smith. Mrs. Merrill Button Is spending a week with her daughter, Mrs. Myron Allen, in_Scotland. Migs Carrie Buiton is spending a few daye at her home here. Miss Alma Newton and Herbert Newton were in Norwich Friday. School in this district opened this week aftér a_short vacation.. Miss Dola Robbins and Bert Tracy were united in marriage January 1. A single salt works In Brazil covers an area of almost 24 square miles, o 1ea t large delegation of friends wish her many happy returns of the day, bringing ents and other o brceiation. ~The evening ¢ Farmcs. appreci ion. games, music, conversation' and well wishing culmingted in _eating sweet things with a_small lighted candle on each plate. Messages were sent from many friends mflm ‘l .tfl‘ltyd’.lmb. ‘who re': gretted their 0 be presen The pastor of the Congregational church was_called to Danielson last week to perform_the marriage cere- mony of James W. Brown and Miss Grace M. Boshman, at the residence of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Boshman. Mr. MCGraff was best man, and Miss Alice Boshman, sister of the bride, was maid of hon- or. “The Christmas festivities In the church, which had been prepared un- der the direction of a competent com- mittee preceded the of th trees. Charles T. Preston of Danlel- son, who has always been present at the Christmas celebrations, greatly re- gretted his absence this year. Sun- day School Supt. Charles A. Fiske, Amos E. Hall provided the trees, Mrs. Edmund Goodness, Mrs. Pattsy Cof- fee and Mrs. William Slater were the candy and gift committee. Miss Page Resigns. ‘The resignation of Miss Annie Page, teacher of the village school for more than two years to the satisfaction of the board of education and public, leaves the school unprovided for. Miss Page is teaching in East Glastonbury. Diminishing attendance occasioned by removals and the graduation of all the larger pupils was the cause of Miss Page’s decision to Jeave at the pres- tat. time. The sermon of the pastor last Sun- day on The Influence of, Christmas in Its Relation to the New Year, was delivered before an appreciative audi- ence. His subject next Sunday morn- ing will be Future Probabilities. EKONK New Year's Sermon Followed by the Lord’s Supper—Wells Still Dry— Changeable Weathes Last Sunday a New Year's sermon was preached by the pastor, Rev. H. M. Kellogs, on the Legacies of the First Decade of the Twentieth Century to the Second Decade Just Begun. The sacrament of the Lord’s Supper was administered. As no deacon of the church was present, the pastor empow- ered Mrs. Ellen J. Frink to act in that capacity, which she did with accept- ance. Miss Cora Kellogg has retffrned to her_high school teaching in Milford, N. H. Earl Gallup of Pomfret is visiting at his fathers, Fairview farm. : Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ingalls of Nor- wich have been guests at Fairview also. The Gallup homestead is closed for the winter. Miss Nettie Gallup has gone to Providence and Mrs. Judie Wetmore to Boston. Asahel Young is visiting in Rhode Isiand. The cold snap was severe here, the mercury ranging from zero to 10 de- grees below in different localities. On Wednesday night a drenching rain set in and the mercury ran up to 40_degrees above. The district schools began the win- ter term on Monday. Mrs. Elizabeth Jarvis and sons, Jared and Eddie, former residents here, have been visiting Mrs. Jarvis’ son, Willlam Jarvis. 2 Many of the wells are yet dry. or nearly so, and farmers are vet obliged to drive their cattle to springs in the pastures, some at quite a dlstance. WEST WOODSTOCK Party of Young People Watch the Old Year Out. School opened Monday. Albert Smith spent Sunday at his home in Kast Brimfield. J. Lennen Sumner has gone to New Haven for the winter. Miss Adaline Sumner is staylng with her aunt in Putnam for a time. J. M. Perrin harvested his ice cro Monday. = Albert Miller of New Haven spent a few days at E. T. Perrin’s last week. A party of young people gathered at the home of Richard Preuss to watch the old year out last Friday | evening. Games were enjoved during the evening. The C. E. soclety gave a soclal Sat- urday evening to ralse money for topic books. Cake and coffe= were served. Barle Perrin has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Earle Bugbee, in Milbury, Mass. Walter Ross has returned to work in_Westfield, Mass. Mrs. Phillips has moved to Putnam, where she and her daughter, Miss Net- tie G. Phillips, will make their home. Friends of 'Miss Esther Fox, who formerly lived here, will be pained to learn that she is seriously ill with measles at the home of her sister, Mrs. Herbert Morse, in Putnam. A trained nurse has been secured to gare for Miss Fox. WO0O0DSTOCK Sixty-five at Church Day Dinner—Of- ficers Chosen—Personal Notes. Miss Genevieve Waters is spending part of her vacation in Philadelphia. Principal E. R. Hall returned from Cleveland Saturday. rence R. Hall spent Sunday in town. Miss Nellie D. Chandler and Mrs. H. F. Moore closed their home on Mon- day and are to stay the remainder of the winter with Mrs. Lottie H. May. Sixty-five sat down to the church day dinner of the First Congregation. al church on Saturday. Clarence H. Child was chosen a deacon in place of his father, who had held the of- fice over forty years. The church membership is 117. Miss Mabel Whittaker of Thomp- son was a Sunday guest of Mrs. Chauncey Child. HOWARD VALLEY Storm Holds Up Holiday Visitors ‘The storm caught a number in thiz place. John and Thomas Roberts of Clinton, Mass., left on the five o'clock train Sunday, but the trains were late and they did not reach home until Monday . Raymond Hawkes left on the ‘ten o'clock Monday. D. Elder Crock- ett started on foot Monday at four a. ‘m., but did not Jeave the station until three o'clock in the afternoon. Elmer ‘Hawkes did not start for Voluntown until Wednesday. The mail carrier did not make his 4rip Monday. Tuesday he did mot <cover all the route and @id not get in ill nine p. m. Henry Hames and David Copeland stayed till Wednesday. STERLING Old Home Day at M. E. Church. Old Home day was observed at the Sterling M. Y. church on Jan. 2d. A large number were present and seven taken into full connection with the church, Letters were read from those unable to attend. Mrs. J. W. Baker and Fred Denison sang a duet in a pleasing manner. The Christmas dinner given to the nation—Theft Society’s Meeting. —_— ‘Misses Helen and Carrie Cranska have gone to Southern Pines, N. C., for ‘the winter. b Rev. C. I. Ramsey was in Derby last M iissce Ethel and Marian Andem of ‘Wellesley college and Miss Rachel An- dem of the New England Conservatory of Music have been spending holiday vacations at home. DMiss Helen Cranska visited her brother, James Cranska, of Manchaug last week. The Woman's Missionary seciety of the Congregational church met Wed- nesday atternoon with Mrs. R. C. ne. $ Rey. Mr. Stearns of Putnam supplied the Congregutional pulpit Sunday. n accord with the general desire of his people, Rev. C. I Ramsey an- nounced last Sunday morning that he had withdrawn his recent resignation. He has prepared and presented the ‘members of his church booklet with New Year ings, con- taining his picture and one of his re- cent sermons from the book of Ruth on The Cross Roads of Life. ‘The Thimble club met Thursflay af- ternoon with Mrs. F. A. Munyan. ‘The annual meeting of the Thief De- tecting society was held in the hall of records Monday afternoon. L. N. Ross visited his brother, Oscar Ross, of Worcester one day it week. The electric street light which has been placed at the corner of the West Thompson and County Home roads re- cently is much appreciated. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Broughton have moved into the house owned by George W. Dexter. Calvin Ballard of Derby paid his parents a short visit the first of the week. Miss Edith Cruff has retyrned to school in Suffield after two weeks’ va- cation. Miss Elizabeth Eddy returned to the ‘Willimantic Training school this week. BROCKLYN. cent Deaths—Fifteen Inch lce Har- vested—Painful Injury to J. H. Mel ligan. __James C. Collins. who died In Prov- idence December 30 and whose funeral was held January 3, moved to this place at early age of theanLDUUU place at an early age with hig father, Joshua_Collins, who owned the farm where General Putnam died, and who lived there till his dath. He leaves a sister, Mrs. Joseph Spalding, who lives upon 'this farm, now owned by James C._Collins. Evangelist Flanders Is holding mest- ings each evening in the Baptist vos- On Sunday evening two wern led to take the stand as seekers after sal- vation. C. G. Lawton has filled his ice house with ice of excellent quality: The prisoners are busy cutting and harvesting ice from Herrick's pond, 15 inches thick. Nearly all the jce honses are filled. Frank H. Herrick is®uil ing a new ice house. Death of Mrs. Evarts. Mrs. Emeline Evans, the widow of J. Evans, who occupied the farm of her husband with her oldest son, Augus- tus Evans, just across the line in the town of Hampton, died December 31, her funeral being held January 3. The Rev. G. F. Genung officlated. Buriai was’in the Witter cemetery, beside her husband. Her age was 86. Mrs. T. D. Pond is {ll with the grip, being confined to her bed for severa. days. She contracted it while visiting her children in Providence, but was able to make the journey home. A short time since J. H. Milligan while at work with a revolving planer caught his left hand In it. badly cut- ting the fingers. While the injury Is painful, it is thought that he will save the usé of the hand, although for a while he will be kept from doing much work. WARRENVILLE Teacher Thrown from Sleigh, but Not Injured—lcehouses Filled. As Miss Ida E. Louks started to re- turn home from school at Pumpkin Hill ‘Wednesday evening she ran into a snowdrift and overturned the sleigh, throwing Miss Louks out. The horse started for home and ran a distance of two miles past his home and came to a stop at the church sheds in this vil- lage. Miss Louks was not injured. Owing to the recent storm the stores in this village are short of provisions. A. M. Bassett began filling h ice- house with eleven inch ice Wednesday. David Mathewson filled his icehouse with ice from the river on Tuesday. ONECO. Ladies’ Aid Society Meets at Parson- age. Rey. and Mrs. S. Thatcher entertain- gd the’ Ladies” Aid soclety Wednes- ay. The, funeral of Ray_ Nicolas was held Wednesday from his home. He was 75 years old. Mrs. Russell Thurrott returned on Tuesday to Taunton, Mass. Three new members were added to Oneco church last Sunday. Schools in Oneco and Granite dis- trict commenced Monda CLARK’S CORNERS Items Chi Bert J. Carver of Killingly has been visiting his brother here. Mrs. L. B. Chittenden of York Beach, Me., is staying at The Maples. Mrs. Mary Kelly, John Scott and ‘William ~ and Dora’ Scott have been confined to_the house with grip. ‘Maryin_Burnham of Norwich and ly Personal. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. White of Webster were recent guests of Calvin Burn- ham. Mrs. W. L. Wade was in Willimantic ‘Wednesday. School opened gMonday. Martin Navin is recovering rapidly from his fall ABINGTON Patrifk Vaughn, who has made his home Here with his daughter for the past four years, died at the Norwich hospital on Tuesday. The funeral ser- vice was held at St. Mary’s church, Putnam, on Thursday. Miss ‘Adna Harris, who has been suffering from blood poisoning, is re- covering. The Ladies' Benevolent society met at Library hall on Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Albert Potter, who underwent & critical operation at the Day-Kiniball hospital on Thursday, is resting com- fortably. > Flora Griggs of Willimantic visited her parents here on Thursday. POMFRET CENTER Miss Tait has returned from a visit with friends in New York and Hart- ford. Miss Lllian Aldrich is recovering from a week's illness with sore taroat. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hildreth have both been ill with grip. John Ash and Rust finished filling their ice houses with 14 inch ice. Mr. and Mrs. Lang of West- arly BT Sre vl BT B Ao, e vy o wghna-aé‘mwmnm Wiliam Bates i 1. P. Rich- ards’ ice house with nine inth ice, E. P. Adams was in Willimantic on Earl Poole of Wallingford spent the [days at home here. TOLLAND COUNTY. .~ COLUMBIA Obituary Notes—Twelve and Thirteen Inch lce Stored—Happenings of the Week. The body of Giles R. Little, who dled at the home of his son in Willimantic, was brought here for burial last Satur- day afternoon. Thes funeral of Richard Lyman, who was drowned in Columbia lake on Christmas night was largely attended at the home of his parents last Satur- day at 12 m. There were many floral tributes, conspicuous among. them be ing a standing wreath from compan: ions of the deceased. The funeral ser- vices were conducted by the Rev. W. H. Harrls. ‘Willlam Wolff left on Friday of last week for Conway, Mass., where he ex- pects to remain the rest of the winter. Twelve and thirten inch ice is being harvested frbm private ponds. Windmill Replaced. During the heavy snow storm and gale a windmill owned by Willlam C. Robinson, located on Post Hill, was blown from his barn. Although the weather was extremely cold for such work, it was necessary to have the mill replaced as soon as possible, and the services of T. G. Tucker were se- cured, and the work done on one of the coldest days of last week. Mr. Tucker had a thumb frozen and Mr. Robinson had his fingers badly frost- bitten before the work was finished. Sunday School Reorganized. The Sunday school was reorganized last Sunday for the ensuing year. The following officers were chosen: Super- intendent, A. A. Latham; assistant su- perintendent, E. P. Lyman; secretary and treasurer, Willlam P. Johnson; }i- brarlan, Alonzo Little; superintendent home department, Mrs. Alonzo Cittle. The report of the secretary and treas- urer showed that 51 sessions of the school had been held during the past year, with an aggregate attendance of ,425, and an average of 67.10. The largest attendance was on children's day, when 180 were present, and the smallest on March 28 when only 18 were present. Contributions during the year were $46.04. Total receipts, $53.48. Disbursements $47.69. Balance in treas- ury $5.79. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rice returned Friday of last week from a week spent with relatives In Pittsfleld, Mass. It was excellent sleighing when they ar- rived there, and 18 inches of snow was added by the storm of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore A. Lyman and son of Plainville were with Mrs. Ly- man’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. James A. Utley, over Sunday, Mr. Lyman having been called here to attend the funerel of his brother. Deacons Conducted Services. There was no preaching service at the church last Sunday, the pastor, Rev. W. H. Harris, having been called to Canada by, the critical iliness of his father. The services were conducted by Deacons William R. Collins and Ed- ward P. Lyman. Ernest Collins, son of Mr and Mrs. Warren A. Collins, is confined to his bed by lilnes Gordon Burton, Cyrus Hilton, Ern- est Collins and ‘Randall Porter, four lads in Mrs. W. H. Harrig' Sunday school class, were awarded prizes for learning and repeating the largest num- ber of passages from Paul's writings in the New Testament. ~The prizes were a handsome pocket Bible to each. Jewett Collins of New Haven was at the home of his father, Deacon Willlam A._Collins, on Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. John . Davis of Hamden spent Thursday Ith relatives in this place. " WILLINGTON New Year's Realized.” ew Year's Ideals” was the subject which Rev. Mr Gardner took for his Sunday morning sermon. Rev., Mr. Darrow also preached an excellent ser- mon. The New Year's party brought fifty people from South Willington with their munificent offerings for the table and for the money gift to the pastor and his wife. Another fifty came from other parts of the town, so there was no lack of amiability, or in food, or in cheerful helpers, although there were many absent on account of illness. There was a fine musical programme at the parsonage where a pleasant so- clal evening was passed, some remain- ing to wish the host and hostess and each other a happy New Year. Bighty dollars was realized, that being the largest sum so far received as the out- come of the traditional parish party. Miss Alice Pratt has returned to take up her normal school studies in Willi- mantic. The schools began on Monday. Leonard Schaffer, whose recent death was mentloned, was born in February in Willington $3 years ago. He was a cousin of Mrs. Ernesty Schaffer Car- penter. who will be 86 next Monday, the 10th insts GILEAD New Teacher in Tenth ident Beach to Address Grange. Party—$80 Success of Many farmers have harvested ice of good thickness and excellent quality. President Beach will address the members of Hebron grange at their next meeting, Jan. 14th. Schools in town opened Monday af- ter a week’s vacation with the same teachers except in the Tenth district, where Miss Mabel Bartlett of Amherst, Mass., succeeds Miss Eliza Chase, ‘About twenty enjoyed a social sing at the home of A. W. Hutchinson last Saturday evening. Some of the members of Hebron grange will attend the meeting of the state grange in Hartford next week. Miss Annie Hutchinson returned to Alfred, N. Y., Monday to resume her studies. Mrs. O. E. Bailey Buckingham spent Monday at H. Buell's. and family of E. SPRING HILL Gilbert and May Storrs were guests of Hartford friends, New Year's. Mrs, Perry Scoffield will be home on Thursday. Miss Vera Freeman opened her ‘school in Gurleyville Tuesday after the holiday vacation. Rev, Mr. Smith is slowly improv- ing, but was unable to be out to the Thursday night prayer meeting; the ‘meeting_was_postponed. ‘Baby Elsa Jane Palmer recently got a bad burn, a tea Kettle boiling over on the stove and spattering on her forehead, inflicting painful burns. MANSFIELD DEPOT. Annual Report of Baptist Sunday School—Hard Week for Rural Car- rier. At the Baptist church Sunday morn- ing the pastor gave the hand of fellow- ship to Mrs. Ernest Durkee and Mrs. Crossthwaite, who came by letter, into the membership of the church. The an- nugl report of the secretary showed the sefiool to be in a p: us_condition. Fifty-three are enrol officers 11, teachers 6, substitutes 2, average at- tendance 28, increase 6, 10ss by death 1, “hilosophy and Farming—While They Do Not Secm to be Allied They Might Go Hand in Hand—The Farm- . er May Improve by Philosophizing and the Fhiloso- ph by Farming—Philosophy and Farming Together Made a Strong Pulling T_arm. (Written Speclally for The Bulletin.) I had a little discussion with a neighbor the other day, about no mat: ter what. We didn’t agree, wo usual- ly do not; couldn’t come to any work- ing basis 9f mutual acceptance, and so gave it up. We had differed good- naturedly, as sensible people always do, and o we separated with a little jocose chaffing of each other, and no broken bones or hurt feelings. Said he, as @ final shot: “Old man, T don't seé but that you know as little of Pphilosophy as you do of farming.” We both laughed at the remark, which was uttered in a tone that de rived it of anything personal or of- ensive, and 1 let him have the Jast word. But ever since the phrase has been ringing in my ears: “Farming and Philosophy.” “Philosophy and Farm- ing.” The alliteration tends to make the words run easily together; do the things themselves run together? Or are they es widely separated as the poles? “As unlike each other as the outward appearunce of the average farmer and the average professional philosopher ? Well, that depends a good deal on what we mean by philosophy and what our ideas are of farming. Sir W. Hamilton once collected the various definitions of “philosophy” made by the philosophers of greatest fame—tnirteen f them, a very unlucky number. So he promptly added another, to make it fourteen.” And every one of the lot needs definition as much as the originil word does. Most of them, indeed, have been the texts for big books, dévoted to explaining at great length what the definitions mean. ' The dictionary tells me that our English word “philosophy” comes from twi words, the first of which means and the second “wisdom.” So that the word iteelf means love of wisdom. And I'm in- climed to take that as the best and most understandable definition of philosophy I can get hold of. “Love of wisdom.” The philosopher, then, would be a man who is fond of wisdom. And I'm blamed if I see what there i8 in fondness for wiedom uncongenial to farming. Or what there Is in farming to prevent a man from being fond of wisdom. Perhaps you'll “tree even now, by asking: “Yes, but what is wisdom?” To that question I must answer much as children sometimes do: “I know, but I can't tell” The Continent of Wis- dom is very ill to bound. Its margins are strangely elusive and its frontiers can hardly be laid down on a map with feneht and ruler. 1t fsnt like Green- and, which can be and has been at last circumnayvigated and shown to be an island, with definite shores. Rather it is like the aurora boreali which, when at its fullest development, fills the whole heavens with radiating, pulsating, shifting waves of wonderful light; now sweeping majestically up to the very zenith; now rolling downward a8 a curtain slowly falls to the stage; glowing here for an instant with un- earthly splendor, then suddenly ap- pearing in an entirely different direc tion where had been simply the dark, You could no more bound it or limit it than—well, than u can define wis- dom. If you have the love of it in yo you know what it is, though you can not put this knowledge Into words, Certainly, wisdom n't merely knowledge. ' It must include knowledge, but It must also include the consciou: ness of ignorance. You observe I'm talking about human wisdom. Of course, Divine wisdom is perfect in knowledge, as in everything else. But we finite fellows are notable rather for the things we do not know than for those which we do. Thero sn't & on earth who can tell why quack-grass is quack-grass, and not a pine tree. Lots of us know that it is quack-grass and what quack-grass {s, but not one of us can tell the great, mysterious secret WHY it is_quacksgrass and not something else. Wisdom requires that we obtain and assimilate knowledge from every possible quarter. It alwo requires when we bring up, plunk. against an impenetrable and an un- alable wall, that we stop trying to scratch a hole through the unscratch- able and either go ‘round or off side- ways. Wisdom fsn't likely to exhibit the pint pot of its knowledge in com parison with the Atlantic of its lgnor ance. That fs a sort of conduct left to self-conceited superficiality. If wisdom consists partly in knowing that we don’t know it all, then, seems to me, the love of wisdom and the lo f farming ought to march as close ta her as twin brothers. For I don't believe there is any other thing in the universe which s more certain to show a man what & helpless sort of ignor: mus he is than the attempt to ru plain, simple, everyday New KEngl farm for about twenty year: That's what you and I are doing, or trying to do. I've been at it about twenty years; perhaps you who read this have been at it for forty or fifty. 1 don’t care If {t's & hundred. Mere's a plain quéstion: Do you really know ‘much about It now as you thought you knew the first year you tackled it? “Probably you uc~ tually know more ‘than you did then; that isn’t the question. Didn’t you, then, think you knew a good many things which now you know you never knew? If you've got to that whersin you can say “I don't kn Just as bravely and frunkly as, e other case, ‘you can suy “I do know," then yow've qualified as a philosopher in the first degree, At present, it's the only qualification 1 'feel like assersing for myselt. T wish I knew 10ts of things, as, for intance, why that quack-grass in quack grass, or why a cow 1sn't & sheep, or why wigglers make mosqul- toes. 1 know quack-grass and, as [ think I told you once, how to kiil it, if you want to take trouble enough. I also know that It won't pay to shear Old Brindle under any delusion that #he 1s a wool-bearer, and that I must cover over my wiggler-infested water barrel if I don't want mosquitoes to swarm from it. But that sort of prac- tical knowledge fs mighty small po- tatoes, after all, compared with my 1g- norance of the real reasons and causes of the things. Perhaps you may think I'm adve- oating fin apathetic acceptanc nd- mitted ignorance, as true philosophy. Not, by a long shot! The fact that he doesn’t know everything and lsn't lke~ 1y to, 18 no bar to the reml philoso- pher's search after knowledge; no quencher of his burning thirst for it He accepts defeat when it is assured, and immedfately attacks some other Droblem, which seemn to offer poseible conquest. He wouldn’t be & philoso pher if hé didn’t do both. Where oan You find more problems to attack than on the farm, where every year you must reckon with pretty nearly all the elemental forces of universal nuture? ‘Where Is there more need of, m for, mo; stion in_philosophy 7 Where are 0 more opportunities for its exercise, its cuitivation, ite de. velopment? One of the noblest fields for the em- ployment of human knowledge is in the arching heavens above us. Yet our whole vast sclence of astronomy traces its origing to the prehistoric farmers of Chaldea, who, “while shepherding their flocks on its spreading plains, wandered and speculated and then be- gan really to observe and chronicle the movements of the stars. They were hardly educated men, as we un- derstand the term; certainly not train ed scholars, Yet with no {nstruments no telescopes, no knowledge of the higher mathematics,they eame to know and predict the movements of sun and moon; to rTecognize the planets—all those visible to the naked sye—as of & separate order from the fixed stars, and to plot orbits for them. I wonder how many farmers of New England todu it deprived of all astronomical teach- ing and with no almanac, could tell Mars and Jupiter and Saturn from the distant fixed stars, and prediot, from year to year, their paths in the ‘track- iess skies? ‘Yet that is exactly what these old farmer-philosophers of Chal dea i Anc we owe to them the sol- 1 foundations of the science which has gince filled the world with observy fes; upon whose Intricate computat the navigator depends to find hi across the oceans, and Peary rel know when he had reached the Pole. North The farmer who should spend all his time star gazing, or lylng under ar apple tree and vaguely wondering wh @ potato bug is n potato bug, would be likely to rnu whort of fodder in the winter. Likewise, the farmer who nev er stops grubbing from dewy morn to tarlit eve; who never gives his mind & chance to have a little exercise of ite wn, is likely to deteriorate towards he animal. T have as much respect fo. “The Man With Hoe s for “The Man With the Telescope” or “The Man With the Bug-Net.” But why not & lttle of all three? For one, I own up frankly, T like to mix my farming with philosophy. And T think it would be a good thing for bodily health, anyway. if some of the big-browed, flat-chested philosophers T've cccasionally ween h mixed a little farming with their phil osophlzings. e're all of us leading double lives— the physical and the mental ach in necessary to the other, The best liv Miss Florence Hazen, who died 6, aged 14. The Keystone Internati graded Sunday school lessons been adopted for the beginners, pri- marys and junfor The missionary meeting, delayed on account of the storm, was held Sunduy evening, Mrs. Merrit Smith leader. The mite boxes were opengd at its close. The condition of the roads prevented many from attending the, evening ser- vice. Mrs. Herbert Bowers is ill with ton- silitis. Frank Topliff is able to sit short time each’ day. The badly drifted roads’ make the delivery of the mail nearly impossible, Carrier Carpenter has not becn able to uwp a reach his patrons every day. STAFFORD. Nineticth Birthday of Mrs. Juliet R Child. Mrs. Mary Mosely and son of Springfield are guests of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. R, Colburn, Rey. H. B. Todd and Mrs. Todd, Mr, and Mrs. W. H. Reed were guests of Mrs. Juliet R, Child on New Year's day, it being her 90th birthday. She recéived flowers and gifts from her many friends. Willlam F. Remmert returned Wed. nesday to Bates college, Lewiston, Me. Miss Ruth Dunham is the guest of friends in Springfield. Favorable reports are received from Miss Ethel Sault, who is in Greens- bury, N. Y.. for her health. Rev. F. L, Payson of Gullford, Me, will oecupy the pulpit at the Uni- versalist church Sunday. GURLEYVILLE Sunday School's Christmas Entertain- ment—16-Inch lce Cut. s The Sunday school had an enjoyable Christmas entertalnment at the con- ing Is that which most equitably bal anceg the two. We are given feet to walk on the earth with, and our heads are raised some cubits higher, 80 they need not, also, be on the dirt. A man who was all head would be s mon strous am one who was all feet. Thers is meed of both and we fail if we don't use both as they were made to be used, Let's all try a judiclous mixture of Farming and Philosophy, and see it they don't make a good team to pull the year through with! THE FARMER. well filled table, after which cake and coftee were served, F. L, Smith and . A. Nason are fill- ing their ice houses with 15-inch jce Mr, and Mrs. Walter Hobby from Manchester have been recent visitor of Mr, Hobby's paren Mrs, Flora Stimpson, who has beer 111 for many weeks, Is' somewhat im proved. The greater purt of Holland is eight feet below the level of the wea. Warranted (o Give Satislaction. ' Gombault’s Caustic Balsam Has Imitators But No Gompetitors, A Safe, Speedy and Positive Oure for The progra; and solos by the young people. Numer- ous presents were distriquted from a Distributers for Eactern Connectisus.