Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 21, 1914, Page 11

Local friends have recsi: o of the marriage at South sfi'm" fi...,, wmi Nov. 11, gm' ball of Pomfret. They will at home after December Sth at Frank Fuller and w&to attend- state erence of Congrega~ m»m:i“l‘n Winsted < In chqrn of chohln. The pext wt Wolt 3 Tuudxy nllht. . 24th, will b;nln cln.rn Worthy 3Mrs. Alice Wi wm' $ene\-oun£ society were TPhursday from 11 un- £ 4 at the hm of Mrs. Jese‘ph Stod- in Marcy Hollow. & 2 5 p—r— o » Fred Newton is repairing sheds -of the chm whloh ‘had blown dowp luflnz one of the snow stormse last ‘l‘hfl “vestibule of the church is being MI Alma Newton left Saturday for hovu!ark. where she will spend the winter. Anton Bopp s etaylng with John Teonard until the Insurance is settled. He will then go to New York. George Kammerer, 55, died at his “home here Sunday at 5 p. m. after g long iliness. He was 2 native of Norwich and last year bought the farm owned by Dirs. G. Rathburn. The b?rhl services were lield at the tgma cof Mr. Burdick on Main nlnet_ for- wich, Wednesday. Mr. slcaves a widow. - EAST WOODSTOCK »Report- from Congregational Cengrees A gs* —Actegsions to Library-=Equal : Franchise Meeting. : Mps, A. B, Bemis has closed her Thouse for the winter and will be with “relatives Sn Worcester. Her son, Earl who is touring the west is n.ow in New Mexico. H. J. Potter will spend the ’mm in Hartford. Rev. T. A, Turner attended the ses- sions of the Congregational congrese .beld in Boston last week. He gave .2n interesting report last Sunday in place of the usual sermon. - New Library Beoks. Tewenity new books have been added ta the library. Heard About Red Man. A missionary meeting was held last yreek with Mrs, C. H. Killam with an Eattendance og 25. The topic was The - Man, and the pro; e was In charge of DMrs. Ernest R. Pike, who in eaddition to the reading gave personal rexperiences, having spent two years in Alaska. Mrs. J. M. Paine read an -article on Navajo rug making. The hostess served refreshments during the esociad hour. Equal Franchise Mesting. The reguylar meeting of the Equal “Franciise ‘league was held in the chapel Wednesday afternoon with an cattendance of 25. Several members fof the Putnam league were Dresent. “Miss Emily Pierson of Cromwell gave an interesting talk. She spoke n E¥¥lllimantic in the evening. ;' Tolland € County 2 STAFE ORD - BM tn Gnvo %mrt l.r Belgian Relief Fund—Young Men’s Club to Opén Today. % T ‘Thid-wesk service of the Baps ist church was held Wednesday eve- nfl at the ftome of JMrs. Webber. ere will be a football game at Hyde park Thankegiving day bétween «"\fi’o local teams. They will practice =rrs. 3. C. Dilworth of Norwich is jspending a few days with Mr. and -, Qfrs. " James Johnson Mr. Johnson, iwho .bag been in ra.i!ing aealth fer some time, continues to lose strength i :uduaay. . Brown has been spending a ¢ with his son, Charles Brown, d Springs. ‘ 2 Benefit Concert #acred concert for the benefit i the Bélgfan relief fund wil be fivz [le St Bdward’s ball the last Sunday November. ’rhuo wil be singers t churches in town. i Thlnlug ing Dance b filuuflms u'e ‘being sent out for the|ceni i dancé to be lheld ["Thankegi mg night, under the flmiees }of the. Butford grangn, This dence has een held for many years and is al- | srays successtul. Opening of Club Rooms l'oter Revynolds Las been or of the Shflm‘d oung on'l The rooms p. m. and from 7 to 9: through the generosity of men and women of the town by thelr gifts of time and money that this| elnb is evailable for thé soung men m women and older pnmnt also, . THEBRON _ Mesking of Ladies’ Aid Soolsty—Fun- erais, Mrs, E. Louise Potter, John Little, Mre; H. P 'remu.ut returned home Monday night after staying over the week-gnd at her inother’s, Mrs. iward Feath Wilson has re- turned to New York after visiting her sigter, Mrs. Alice Thompson. ‘Miss Lorena Lord, who has been attending school at Northfield, is home ‘u! account of jll health. re Frask Bevmond s ue on 8 Vi ufimfi' in Son!?. n-m:.iho‘:t . 85 \Sadie ymon visiting ‘her sister, Mrs, Clayton Lord. 2 The Ladfes’ Ald society met at Dvs. H, ¥. Parter's Thursday afternoon, Funeral of Miss Porter Miss B. Louise Porter, a Yegident g this village, diéd Sunday night of "heumonia. - The fuperal took place|ge, 2¢ the YCongregational church at 1 o'glock Wednesday. Burial was at An- aower. John Little tag Bean Boarding , died Tues- in Gflead Thurs- o suthion wdassiddil Only 2 men in 00 have dark eves, | as ssmnarad Wi m'ormm Alb. Y were brought to bar by Sheriff L. E, Wintq- fines were raid to Rev. B. who sat on the bench with J\Jda Ly- man. The nét receipts from fines, etc., amounted to over 37. Library Legacy Accepted The Sexton B. Little Free Library aseociation met Friday evening of last week to see what action they would take in regard to the acceptance of the Ejen B. Page legacy. The con- ditions under which the legacy was given were read by the secretary, aft- er which resolutions were adopted stating that, whereas, the late Eben B. a legacy of $500 in trust, to be known as the Josephine Woodward Page Fund, the association accepted the same with the conditions under which it was given. Classmate of Pastor G. E. Wolfe, who is taking a_ post graduate céurse at the Hartford Theo- logical. seminary after two years in Scotland, has been Mre. E. O. Foster at Parso; . Wolfe was a classmate of Foster. He occupied the pulpit here Tast Sunday morning and preached an exeellent -sermon. Givil Service Examinations A competitive examination undey the rules of the United States civil sérvice commission will be held at Rockville, Stafford Springs and Willimantic Sat- urday, December 12, 1814, for the po- sition of rural letter carrier in 1- land county. As a result of this ex- amination it is expected that certifica- tion will be made for filing the place on a rural route from Andover and other vacanciés on rural routes at pest ©o;ces in the county. Cider Barrel Rolled on Him Raymond E. Clark was getting a barrel of cider down thet cellar stairs, & neighbor was helping, and they were sliding -the barrei down endways, whun one of the hoops caught on the of the stairs. On being réleased barrel started in a hhurry, knocklng over Mr. Clark, who landed at the bot- tom of the stairs with the barrel an top of him. He was badly shaken up and came out of the melee with a badly skinned nose, a demoralized up- per set of teeth and a Dadly cut lip, BOLTON Benefit Card Party Enjoyed—Those Who Won Prizes. The Dbenefit card party held in Bol- ton hall last week Thursday evening was much enjoyed. The prizes were won by Mrs. T. D, Daly, Misses Ma- bel Howard, Adelia Loomis, Mesérs. €. E. Carpenter, C. M. Sumner, Mau- rlco Irish, C. D. Carpenter and Ed‘ ward Thompson. Coffee and dougl nuts were served, after which dancing was enjoyed for a short time. Miss Annie Alvord is spending the week in Hartford. Mis¢ Lillian D. King of Crystal Lake was the guest of Miss Maude White over Sunday. Miss Olice Hutchinson has been vis- fting her grandmother, Mrs, A. N. Maxwell, in South Manchester. Preacher from Seminary. Rev. Mr, Skillon of the Hartford preached at the Centgr church Sunday as the régular clergy- man, Mr, Sherman, was unable to be present. Mr. and Mrs. John Ward and Miss Wau—a of South Manchester were re- guest ot Ars. Ward’s mother, 8. J‘. F. M w’th Iadhr Mtd!‘;ocxety met at the er Clark has Dboen en: John ;mmaze of Coventry winter. Albert Upton of lw ls with his daughter. Mrs W. B, ~ STAFF! ORDVILLE Rev. E. H. Tunnicliffe’s subject for next Sunday morning will b2 A Dis- Nation; for Sunday evening, A Thanksgiving song and testimony gervice. mc:a.! and supper was héld i M. B. church Thursday eve: 'Jr and Mrs. William Bowden and 4wo children of Monson ‘were guests of the former's parents, Mr. and Nrs. George 8en, last Sunday. "Goodwill has re n.!tw spending a t-w weeks wlth Mrs. Edith Mathews in Un! Mrs, P, Monson are with the former’s parents for several days. Alba Pe!kinl of Willimantic was in towsn on a brief visit last Saturday. EKONK Grange Confers Degree at Special Mvm—-bhm Supper. At a meeting Egnk grange, h Prlday avmln:. the first and second degrees were conferred on fifteén candidates. T and fourth degrees wers given Friday eve- ning, the 20th, and a harvest supper served. Rev. William Reynolds spent Mon day in Qnmeuon Mazwell m— nolds and little don retorned home with him Tuesday for g visit at_the parsonage. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Wik &d %’.‘; e Wik conet Potebena Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Stanton ruturned SV nha;hs; frou‘:n gu!ck, hey ve been ting their san. 3"' Stanton, WHa geeso were fving Tow Wed- 'l‘hmmwflun it _snow Snflnl Lom here m«nflofl an en- or tha nm G. Parker and daughter of |. Missionary asseciation met in the vestry of the c«munu eburch Wednesday afternnoon, hostesses bmule lmz;:‘hqn “f;t 11t‘mw hoc- tallty committee, Mre. W. F. Wood, | o A c’lmn.']\l T. E. Dun- N. Wood and Mrs. Wes- Bread in Child’s- Nostril Russell, the three years old som of and Mrs. F. A, Boynton, pushed a plece of bread up his nostril a few days requiring the services of two wdchu‘ to dislodge it, after giving Pim ether. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tracy and Miss ‘Edith Tracy are enjoying an automo- Dbile trip. yThe last word was received from them in Washington, D. C. Mr. and Mrs. F. 8. Hull, Mrs. John Isham and Mrs. E. Lednvt are on an automobile trip to Providence. There was a food sale at the Métho- dqist church Friday afternoon. Rehearsing Play The young people of St. Marys church are rehearsing a play. Miss Anna Swift, who has been with Mrs, Jennie Sweet for the past year, has left and is at her home on South street, Mrs. B. W. Albertin and son Fred- erick are with Mrs, Albertin's parents, My. “and Mrs, Palmer, in North Cov- entry. Red Cross Sblicitors Soliciters for the Red Cross Belgian Relief fund are J.. M. Wood, Mrs, Van R. Bennett, Miss Graee H. Washburn, Miss Edith Colman, Miss Sara White, Mrs. George H. Robertson. Church Without Deacons At the receént meeting of the Con- gregational church it was voted to continue the envelope system of giv- ing introduced last January, whicch has so far proved successful. The appointment of deacons was post- poned until January, The church at present is_without a deacon since the death in June of Addison Kingsbury, the last of the four deacons, the others being James S. Morgan, Bizaliel Sea- gr.‘e and H. P. Topliff, the latter two ving removed from town, and Mr. Morgan's death having occurred sev- ctal years ago. Mrs. Frank J. Tracy was appointed a trustee of the church to succéed Addison Kingsbury. WlLLlNGTON Stareopticon L.cturt—Mlmcal Club Organized There is to be a stereopticon. lecture on missienary subjects, with views, Cherry Blossom Time in Japan, at West Willington chapel Monday eve- ning at 7:30. The lecture is givén un- der the auspices of the Steadfast class of Willington Hill Bible school. Danfel Blakely is seriously ill with Pneumonia. Those who have artesian wels are now reaping the reward of being wise in season. On Sunday morning there wete 76 At "Bible school, ones coming early to Thanksgiving_music. Rev. E. W. Darrow’s excellent and timely sermon was Heavenly Rein- forcements. Reports From Convention Thursday evening the hour of the mid-week meeting was given to Te- ports of the delsgates attending the several conventions, There was music and after the reports light refreshments were served and a soclal hour en- joyed. Musical Club A musical club has been formed, with Miss Dunni: g president and all the public school teachers vice presidents. The meetings are held at the confer- enge room Saturday evenings, Smith has returned from a visit tnh New Haven. GILEAD Sisters of Grange Win From Brothers By Clase Margin—Supper Planned. At the grange menung held Novem- ber 13th the progtam was cornpetitive beétween the brothers and sisters. The juiges were Prof. and Mrs. A. T Ste- vens of Storrs and Attornéy and Mrs. E, M. Yoemans of Andover. The judges decided that the contest was very closeswith a very small margin in favor of the ladies. The supper will be given November 20th and tlie third and fourth dégrees will be conferred. Schools in town close next Wednes- day for the Thanksgiving recess. ork on the state road in Gileaa practice the strest is nearly completed. W. T. Jones is painting houses in the lower end of the town. BOLTON NOTCH Ars. A. N. Skinner spent Wednes- day in Manchester, A nu r from this plage attended a dance at Tillord street Saturday night. The Southern New England Tele- phone company is setting new poles and improving the line. Mrs. L. S. Maine is home after spending a week with lher sister in Hartford. Merrfl Cross has left the employ of A, N. Skinner. Mr. Preatice of Talcottville is tak- ing Mr. Skinner's place. Station Agent DeWolf and wife spent Saturday in Hartford. TOLLAND ‘There was g food sale at :\Iru Sam- uel Simpson’s Wednesday. Mrs, Marion Baker of Hyu\n!s. Mass., is visiting at W. A, Mrs. Herman Drews is visiting relI.- tives in New York. Mr. and Mrs. R, M. Clough, Raymend and Lucy Clough went by automobile to Hartford Thurldly SOUTH WILLINGTON - Mr. and Mrs, Charles |. Latham cnle- brate 40th Anniversary of Wedding «S8tone Crusher at Work. The 40th wedding anniversary of Mr, and Mrs. Charles 5, Lathaiu was cele- brated by them with the assistance of numerous friends last Sunday. Two dsome wedding cakes ‘were conspic- uous on the table in the evening. In- trumental music and singing afford- ed pleasure. The following were pres- rt Mr. and Mrs. Charles Latham, outh Willington; Mr. and Mra. rge Latham, Sturbridge, Mass., Mr. and l‘n!. Edward Eldredge, Mr. Edward La Ibert Latham, l Latham, Al!:t:. Latham, . seph D‘:mu Penald. Depean. 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Brooklyn Quifitters “The Store That Satisfies” 266 to 270 Main Street, Norwich Willimantic; Mr. and Mre George Richardson, Malne; Mr. and Mrs, Ev- erett Richardson, ~Clarence Richarl- most of the younger|son, Clayton Richardson, Frank Ricu- ardsoén, Rachel Rh:nardson Hartford; The subject of| Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Eldredge, Mrs. Clinton Eldredge, Earl Eldredge, South Willington; Mrs. Ernest Markham, Mrs, Arthur Cone, Mrs. Henry Hutch- ins, East Hamptor; Mrs. Willlam A. Tittle, Florence M. Tittle, Willimantic, Mr. Pease, Storrs; Mr. and Mrs. Medos Lebonte, Lester Lebonte, Stafford. Rehearsing Play. Under the auspices of the Men's Bible class a play entitled A Tale of a Hat is being rehearsed to be pre- sented in Social hall. A large stone crusher has been lo cated on the old Samuel Nichols pla ‘e and will bé used to crush stone for concrete” work ‘to be done by G. Hall, Jr., & Co. ‘Col. W. H. Hall returned last Satur- day from the good roads convention ‘n Atlanta, Ga. “Homer N. Neil, Jr. is home from the south for a few days. Charles Pabuda has let the contract for wiring his house for electric lights, Lights That Failed. Attendants at church, as well as the pastor, were much disturbed by having the electric lights go out as the preaching service was about to begin last Sunday afternoon, comrelling tie discontinuance of the service. UNION Frank Weston of Hartford attended (dhe Congregational church here Sup- ay: Mrs. Mattie Marcy of Southbridge called on Mrs. W| Richards last Sat- urday. EAST WILLINGTON Daniel Blakly las’been very ill with pneumonia. Mrs. ‘Blla_Copeland visited friends in Ashford Wednesday. School closes Tuesday Thanksgiving vacation. fOl' the been seriqusly ill, is reported as more comfortable. Harry G. Kenyon is attending court at_Kingston as a petit juror. Daniel E. Blake and Charles 1. Blake of High street, Ashaway, spent a few days at the Blake coitage, Quon- ocoutaug. Mrs. Annie Hyde has moved into the house helonging to the estate of the ‘late E. Sterry Holdredge. The ladies of the First Seventh Day Baptist church of Hopkinton served a successful chain tea in the parish house Tuesday afternoon. ROCKVILLE Hope Valley Band Serenades Mr. and Mrs. William W, Taylor. Rev. A, G. Crofoot is to preach at Hopkinton City today (Saturday) at the Seventh Day Baptist church, in exchange with Rev, E. A. Witter, who will speak here at the usual time. Amos L. Kenyon of Tomaquag Was a caller in this place Tuesday. Miss Ethel Kenyon of Hone Valley was the guest of relatives here and attended church services Saturday. Miss Olivia Chester, who has been 11 for several weeks, is able to be up and about the house a little. The Hope Valley band serenaded the newlyweds, Mr. and Mrs. William W. Taylor, Monday evening. They, in turn, were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Tay- lor and were served refreshments. Rev. -‘and Mrs. A. G. Crofoot and Miss Lottio Burdick spent Wednes- day_with Mr. and Mrs, C, O. Crandail at Sunny Helghts, SECOND WEEK OF EGG LAYING CONTEST. Birds In Competition to be Judged as if on Exhibition. An entirely new feature has just been announced for the laying contest at Storrs. A great deal has been sald and written about the possibilities «I breeding hens for esgs and yet have these same birds make a fairly credi! able record in the show room. Many Washington County, R. I. USQUEPAUGH Mrs, B- W, Simmons, who has been working for J. C. Webser, has gone as matron in a Training school in New ‘Hampshire. Mrs. Melina D. Palmer was in Hope Valley Wednesday. Mrs. 1. M. Kenyon spent Sunday swith Mr. and Mrs, S. C. Webster, jr., at Readville, Mass, C. C. Keryon was a business caller in_Providence "Tuesday. . C. Webster moved .his _ family Wednesday from the Warden farm to ‘Walkefield, and parties who have pur- chaged the Warden farm are to move there at once. J. T. Wilcox of Exeter was a caller here Wednesday. _ The cider mill is still runnipg. full AIr. and Mrs. C. C. Kenyon and son visited relatives at Syanenaa Sunday. One candidate was baptized Sunday by_the pastor, Rev., C. H. Palmer, J. C. Cahocu of Wakefleld was a ealler here Sunday. P. A. Money of Exeter Saturdey. Several from here a'tended the auc- tion at Cliftmore Saturday. Miss Clara Webster is visiting her father, J, C. Webster. HOPKINTON Mr.s A, Irene Mills returned home from Mystic, Conn., Friday. Sunday éhe went to North Kln‘stm. having been calied on unt of the fllness cf her niece, Lottie re- ecnuym‘lnnjmd by a fall down the cel- was here breeders have maintained that (ke show bird is not a producer and per- haps equally as many have said that she was. In order to get some actualiy definite data on- this point, the man- agement of the contest at Stoors have engaged Mr. W. H. Card of Manches- ter, Conn., to judge the birds in tke competition thé same as if they were on exhibition at Madison Square Gar- den. Mr. Card is not only well known throughout New England, but enjoys a national Teputation as a poultry judge. He is employed regularly at exhibi- tions such as are held at Buffalo, Pitts- burgh, Boston, the Palace Show, New York State Fair, Brockton Falr, and many other shows throughout tLe country. This new feature will ba pushed as rapidly as possible and a score card on each individual hen sent to-her owner so ‘that the breeder it home may know exactly how his birds stand from the show room point of view in addition to securing their egg records as made in the laying contest. - Windeweep Farm's White Leghorns from Redding Ridge, Conn., appear thus far to have the edge on any other pen In the contest. They won first place in the firat week with a yield of 47 eggs and they likewise won first tolace in the second week with 49 egas their credit. This pen proved to be the first in which all ten birds were 9aying and furthermore they were ths first pan to pmduce & pound of eggs in one day. xllsh pen of Whi e Wynndo(.tu owns E3. Cam of Hoghton won lecona place for tne week with 39 egs to Gheir credit aai the Storrs Station Experiment pen of Leghorns (fed sour milk) came thirl with 35 eggs. Merrit M. Clark’s White et Ohi nidu’g‘?a:g" Mrs. Harriet C. Kenyon, who has CASTORIA Leghorns from Brookfield Center, Conn., followed closely with 32 eggs, acd Mrs, W. B. Whidock’s whive Les- horns from Warehouse Point, Coan, yielded 30 for the week. The Rhode Isiand Red hen owned by H. W. San- born of Attleboro, Mass., continues to hold the best individual reccrd. She has produced 13 eggs in the first 15 days of the contest. The total production for all pens am. unted to 912 eggs which is relative- ly 352 better than for the correspond- | ins périod last year- Ten additional pens began laying during the second| week. This makes a total of seventy- niue pens that have now yielded some egzs since the contest opened. The ten leading pens to date are as follows: Windsweep Farm, Redding Ridge, Conn., White Leghorns 96; ‘Ea. Cam, Hoghton, near Preston, England, ' ‘White Wyandottes 73; Albert Sonder- eg:er, South Coventry, Conn., Whi.e Leghorns 68; Storrs Exp. Statior (Sour_milk pen) White Leghorns 58 Mrs. W. B. Whitlock, Warehouse P:. ' White Leghorns 56; Obed G. K. I, White Orpiigtons 5i; 3 Prockfield Cente Conn., White Leghorns 54; Storrs Eey. Siatll, s fute cegnorns 4v; Hillvic, try Farm, St. Albans, Vt, Rhoc Island Reds 48; Francis F. Linco Mt. Carmel, Conn., White Leghorns 1 The ten leading Connecticut pens ! date are as follows: Windsweep Fair Redding Ridge, White Leghorns 9 Albert Sonderegger, South Covent White Leghorns 68; Mrs. W. B. Whit- lock, Warehouse Point, White Les horns $6; Merritt M. Clark, Brookfie'- Center, White Leghorns 54: Franc’ F. Lincoln, Mt. Carmel, White Ler horns 47; Merritt M. Clark, Bfiookfiel.l Center, Barred Rocks 45; J. F. Byroa, Willimantic, White Wyandottes 38, Merrythought Farm, Columbia, White | Wyandottes 34; Branford Farms, Gro- tom, White Leghornse 29; Branford r'arms, Groton, w hite Le.horns 28. Byron stend. | Ostena win ve ed in vain for any building olde vesterday, for the batiles and sieges of the distanc past have made a clean sweep of all | her relics. Yet at one time Ostend was a great fortress looking out over the | North sea through her menacing loop- hole upon the sails of vikin_s. A cen- tury ago Byron made his memorable 1zht_not from, but to Osterd, In ter- ror of vandal bailiffs who were laying | siege to his mansion in Piccadilly- The poet made the journey ta Dover in his magnificent £500 coach, but had to { wasi until a storm abated before the mail packet felt it safe to set sail. That Byron was far from sea sickness In his | crossing “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage” testifies.—London Chronicle. 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