Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 30, 1916, Page 12

SEPTEMBER 30, 1916 TR ESen kR ¢ ARE OLD-TIME COUNTRY VIRTUES TRADING AWAY (Written Specially for The Bulletin.) (#54piere are certain vices which scem to'be more at home in the city than in“the country: just as there are cer- tain special city virtues. The great difference in the condi- tions of living between the two makes it perfectly natural that dwellers in @ the onme should develop a somewhat | different moral tone from residents of 'the _other. i No one who has lived, as I have, in both would be justified in asserting either one to be less moral, more im- moral than the other. But there certain vices, just as there are certain ivirtues which seem to root more naturally in the one than in the oth- er. As countryman, living in the untgy. and among other countrymen rom deliberate choice and preference, wthifile I know some of the special {rural vices pretty well. There are wquite enough of them, too. What e: pecially depresses me is the extent.to Which city influences are tending to «graft on us also some of the peculiar city vices. w Spes— — Which is mot fair: nor is it just; nor it is either,defensible or excus- able. We've got enough of our own, quite enough to pass around =nd leave some yover. For goodness' sake, why seek 10 breed in some more from cmewhere else? There's one vice which used to be jcharacteristic of cities and much less fprevalent in the rural wilds, but which is beginning to infect the’coun- fty.. 1 call ir a vice, for it is most speuredly not a virtue, though it is not a_statutory crime, nor can I give it a distinctive name nor make a clear definftion of it 51t 4~ especially manifested in busi- iness dealings. It seems to be a pecu. “liar mixture of native laziness, inher- ited greed, semi-educated selfishness, desire to “graft” and pitiful lack of intelligent foresight. It is usualiy ac- companied with an offensive amount $of self-assurance and an often nau- seating extent of insincere imitation faffability. It ehows itsclf, in busine: dealings, by a greedy 18 after immediate and visib how small, and no matte cative of vexation or loss to the other with consequent future stop- page of trale All of this is somewhat vague, I fear may not cor to anyone the g 1 want to convey. Per- haps, a_concrete illustration or two will_suggest what I'm trying to say. RAGW Creselvi® Like all country resi I am oc- casionally in need of gs which cannot be duced at wiry store I have nd to the city for them. Thero are :lways department store which sead out g lered by mail. There are special orde which devote th es excl to_that tr There ar fodical publishers who ask for s seriptions to their ma papers. Etc. etc send, at intervals, to t r goods which they which are not to be from smaller rural stor Taking §on an average, I suppose I send Ydozen or so such orders every vear. Have to, because 1 can't get the things desired any o way }-<dmvariably, these city dealers put the of ad rd tremendous claims for JEbviniss. aceuracy and sconomy tr-pervice. Yowd think, to T their ‘catalogues, advertisements or prospectuses, that it was much quick- ', cheaper and handier to order your jz00ds from them than to crank up the §auto or hitch up the horse and drive §io the village. } Well, as intimated, T've had a lot of perience with a whole lot of these ipeople. In the last two years I've fient between twenty and thirty or- jers or subscriptions to varlous louses in New York city. A good many more have gone in the years preceding, but I have a clear record 5 those for the last two vears. And gy dere it is:— £ Not one single order sent to any fme New York city house in that fiime has been filled promptly and ac- turately! Not ore. Just one order of the lot was ship- sed promtly. But as it was sent to a address the chasing it down pd_finding where it was took ten lays and involved a greater cost in time, postage, gasoline and other jhings than the entire value of the wder. Not another order In the two jears has heen sent with even decent In summer, Uneeda Biscuit are eaten by e ed heal are the ideal hot-weather food." a cold-weather food. In winter, demands ' warmth-creating food elements. Uneeda Biscuit possess these elements in a other flour food. Eat them for their promptness. And not a single one has brought the roods ordered with even tolerable approach to accuracy. If, for instance, | ordered ten yards of water-proof canvas, 72 inclres wide, 1 received, sixteen days afterwards, a_parcel not shipped till fourteen days afterwards, containing ten yards' of 54 inch wide canvas. Of course, they made it good, after another course in_correspondence and another irri- tating delay. That is, they returned the difference in price. But think of its taking a special “mail-order” house sixteen days to cut Off ten vards of cloth, wrap it up, address it and get it to me, who am just six hours by mail from their door! And even then not send the cloth ordered for in advance! —and paid For another instance: an order for a few light automobile accessories, specially directed to be sent by par- cel post, with ample postage inclosed to pay the stamps. Goods sent later, by express, not by mail, compelling on my part an extra paymept of more than_double transportation charges, a needless trip of ten miles to the ex- press station—the post would have delivered them at my door,—and all on the false pretense that the pack- age was too heavy for parcel Fost. It g twelve pounds which is_eight pounds less than the weight ch might have been posted to San Francisco, and _thirty-eight pounds less than could have been mailed to me, who am within the second zone within which the limit is fifty pounds. Fo tion another instance: My subscrip- aving expired to a certain New York daily paper, I sent tiem a newal for three months. When the re al took effect I noiiced that they had marked it to expire in two months, instead of three, as paid for. So I wrote a courteous letter, calling their attention to their mistake, and promptly reccived a courteous reply, thanking me for mentiohing thc mat- promising a_correction. wa cek before last—and 1 received another issue of the 1ce that tima! Though I have twice, since, to advise them of their second mistake. And so it goes: Goods ordered are not shipped for days and weeks after the order is received: when shipped ot the ones carefully and speci- ordered, but any old stuft which happens to come handy to chuck in: when ordered shipped hy one special routing are invariably ship; further 1 by seme cther which involves d¢lay and expense. I find that I am no eption in these matters, either. When I men- tion my troubles to Some neighbor, I have generally learped that he has had the same mis-treatment from the same house, Can you tell me what is the state of mind or soul or body or what-not which - le the stores cf the city their rural would-be custom- I gon't know the exact it may be calied. the , thé worst it zot so that I avoid New city in every case where sle. 1 can, ordina smpter service and squarer treat- to treat name for it, b , whatcver cious condi- The cit ment from Pitisburs or Boston o even Chicago. 'But theyre all bad enough, and ‘the worst of it is that the same callous neglect of customers' ights and tne same short-sighted dis- regard of fubure business s coming to be shown by Gven country mer- chants, who used to take some inter- est in their customers and try to please, even at some trifling momen- tary cost of time or trouble. Seme years ago a noted writer put forth in a magazine article some thoughts on what he termed “the prospects of a moral interregnum. He made it very clear that, unless tain tendencies in business and life were checked or changed, we were in danger of drifting into a state where old moral bounds would be ignored if not destroyed. So far as business in the big citles s concerned, the predicted dfift seems to bave arrived, already. The old idea of trade as a mutual exchange to mutual advantage is no longer held there. Instead the ‘idea seems to be that it is just a huge grab game in which the biggest hog sets the most swill. For heaven's sake, can’t we coun- try ~folks, who are still slow and “poky” enough to believe in such old- the millions of e But good kg NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY fashioned ideas as homesty and fair- ness and evenhandedness,—can't We manage to keep this infection away by some sort of social or moral quar- antine? Can’t we, at least, do something to make it unprofitable for those who are tempted into 1t? Of course, to a real manly man it doesn’t make any difference whether “honesty is the best policy” or not. Such a man will be honest, anyway, policy or no policy, whether his hon- esty brings him gain or temporary loss. But there are those, of weaker fibre and flabbier morality, to whom hon- esty will make a more effective appeal N Special to The Bulletin) New London, Sept. 20.—Ths public hearse of Waserford has disappeared and a reward is offered for lts recov- ery and the evidence that will lead to the detection of those who spirited away from its customary storage place in the cemetery. There arc some people whose heads have mnot become bald nor hair turned gray with age, who believe that the reported theft is a hoax, as no such thing ever existed as a town hearse. It does not seem many vears ago, perhaps a trifle less than fifty, when New London had its public hearse and it was the on- ly one in the city at that. When it was needed for service it was part of the funeral expenses to hire a _horse to draw that carrier of the Jead, The hearse house was located in a corner of the old Third Burying ground, which is now the site of the Nathan Hale Grammar school, all the hodies having been removed to Cedar grove and other cemeteries, as wera the boad- ies from the Second Burying groun now Williamis Memorial park. New London’s public hearse was not to be compared with modern hearses of today. It was sim an enclosed top wagon and drawn one horse, and the hearse, all of it, was painted a dull black, inus varnish. It was not such a vehicle as the New Londoners of today would for the most sol- Of ccurse there was a man w ved as hearse dr er, but the engagement of his ser- vices was ojtional, as the town owned the hearse. I In these days, when the companies are not satisfied are provided with t cquipment, and comfo houses, it may not be that v the time the hearse hearse house werc fixtu was fire house aiong This old fire house w. nor less than a low wooden shed. It was located in Huntington strect in front of the almsaouse, in Town square, the property now oceupied by the Bulkeley school. In 1 house was stored a hook and ladder truck, but there was no company of firemen connecte therewith. This iruck, which was_practically a_one-horse lumber reach, minus the shaft, as the wagon was hand and not hofse drawn. Tt was cquipped with ladders and that's all. In the event of a fire and lad- ders were not conveniently near the scene of the blaze, a detachment of {men would zo to the truck house and | nustle the nook and iader truck to the fire. Some difference between that ntiquated apology for a hook and ladder truck and the present motor- driver_apparatus of the Frederick L. Allen Hook and Ladder company. Monday will be election day in New London, when five aldermen, three se- lestmen, a city clork and _other city officers ‘will be cleated. = The demo- crats expect to_elect alderme st, Third and Fourth war ing that these wurds are demoeratic with a full vote polled. More demo- cratic_aldermen have been elected from the First ward than republicans and it has heen rare indeed when the Third_ward has been represented in the city council by a republican. It s not so many years ago since the local fire unless and _the at the: r lines. s nothing more olrth ward was concedede to be the democratic stronghold, but for the past decade, Gue to the popularity of candidates, and -the lack of democratic organization, this ward has elecied re. publican aldermen TFerhaps this ward might be classed in the doubtful col- umn ahout this time, and much inter- est is manifested in the outcome at the coming election. if they can be shown that dishonesty and greed and grafting do not “pay.” One old-time country’ virtue has been that cf neighborliness, of inter- est in and desire for the welfare of the other fellow as ‘well as one’s sSelf. If the big cities have forgotten it or are attempting to abolish it, the more reason why we should stick to it and stand up for it and do our share to renew its life. D It looks as if the moral hope of the future was mainly in:.our hands. it is, then our responsibility s some- thing too immense to be ignored or shirked. s THE FARMER. NEW LONDON IN THE OLD DAYS Recollections of the Time When City Owned Only Hearse in Town—Politicians Are at Work in Anticipation of Monday’s Election—Aspirants For Legislative Honors. The republican fnominee is Mone, a young ltalian -of who is now in the political game. membership_in council, and could have been nominated. J. Collins, determined, that there will be a demo ratic_victory in :he Fourth ward. I beyond question that he is the man of the hour and will show his political strength in the election ne> Wait and s getting a lookrin. have mentioned Seme. good- na among the possible nominee: | party.” notably. James: R. May ably yepresentcd the- city in D legislature of 1912. He had ymuch influence in that bod. member on the democratic side, worked for the best interests of city with his team-mate, Frank Cronin, who expects and senatorial nomination. crats are mentioned and are Will “ox, Wil Thomas F. and Murray ar M. Waller, whn prefer to be a than bt senato: mes of . tha fully as Other ong am A. Holt, Thomas indicate that any democrat has Chinaman’s chance of being a member of the 1917 legislature. that reason the great rmajority of | publicans are; honcful that. the v | best av inated, and that majority seems bave centered on the nomination o Henry R. Bond, easily the most prom inent’ and popular most named by ecither party, with Philip Z. Hankey as his running mate even should Messrs. Bond and Hankey than usual on the r republican side. 14 Frank excellent reputation and the hest of habits, but He has the honor of being the first man of his nationality to be nominated for the court of common no better representative His democratic opponent i{s Andrew a resident of the ward for over a quarter of a century and who was only defeated by a few votes - =0l o when he was nominated for Alderman | firse, Of (he services—taking ~Mrs. geainst Clarence W. Thompson. This|ers of the funmeral party to Glaston- 1s the first clection gince the appeint-lhyury for the burial, Col. Hall gave ment of William H. Farrell as mem- | two days of his valuable time to this ber of the dem tic state central ! pejghborly service, committee, .and it is said that lLe is B s understood that he intends to prove Monday. Local people have received invita- There is some rubber-heeled polit- | tions to the marriaze of Miss Hazel ical work being done in regard to the | Lucas Barstow, daughter of Mrs. Effie selection of candidates for representa. | Estelle Barstow of Danielson and J; tives in the legislature and as a re-|1us Levi Strons, son of Mr. and Mrs. sult some very good timber has been | Framk H. Strong of th ce, St hauled 1nto the political mart, both | 9ay_afternoon, Oct. 7, at 1.30 o'clock republican and democrat, but the re-|at St. Alban’s church, Danielson. Mr. publican is free from knots and flaws. | Strong Is a Bolton boy and employed In the presidential vear, when party |1 Daniclson a. ph operator. controls the ‘voters, there is a| He and side in Dan- slim chance of any democrat | 161508 Still the demoerats as who so in the as any and he Q. deserves the demo- them | r Governor Thomas has zald that he would member of the house At this distance, there is nothing to | a electod For Ty ailabler candidates vil-be nom- 2 candidate But come right out and declare themselves |a week in South Manchester with Mrs, to be the candidat it is believed | Susan S. T. 11 there would he opposition from | Rl e i O minority in party caucus. Knowing | COVEN"rR'i that republican victory is nably | Prticacye are more aspirants for 165~ ( George Maskie!l Celebrates Birthday Thoma: Donohue has come right| Kicked In Face By Horse. out in the open and declared himseclf a candidate for representative > ge Maskiell celebrated his_66th has P. Leroy Harwood, but it is a Sunday. There was a home | auestion whether the latter would put the children ard grand- up any fight for the nomination. He also Mr: brother s not that kind of a politician. If| ce from his party wants him he would be will- | ing to serve, but he would _not at- | sociation was held Monday evening at tempt to force himself i of the president, Dr. There are several othe present the party leaders Kicked By Horse. deavoring to confine the candidates to| Rohert Pit had a Eond and_Hankey. They are hoping|dent this week that will that Mr. Bond will consent, and they | for some time. One of his know Mr. Hankey will. came entangled in the harness Promotion Day in Sunday School— Funeral of Josiah C. Sparks. Next Sunday the Bible school will commence at 1030 o'clock and the preaching service at 11.30, The Lord’s supper will be observed. Promotion Day Exercises. The promotion day exercises of the clementary department of the Sunday school last Sunday under tne charge of Miss Alice Walker Pratt, superin- tendent, were interesting and satis- factory as an evidence of progress made during the vear. Divlomas were given in each of the five grades and cards to those in the cradle-roll who will now enter the primary class. The pastor, Rev. Mr. Parker, gave an ad- dress to the little people. The music, led by Miss Dunning, standing in front with her violin, was very sweet. There was a large attendance. The thunder shower detained many | from the singing class at the church Sunday evening. The class will be re- peated this (Saturday) evening. Misses Palmer and Dunning and Mrs. Hutchings are on a visiting trip to_relatives in northern New York. _Professor Barker of Boston univer- sity was a guest at Mr. Cosgrove's over the week-end. N. O. Ward, Tolland side, Is suf- fering acutely with-sciatie rheumatism _Miss Doris Amidon has entered the high school at the borough. Mrs. Julia Woodworth went Mon- day to Willimantic to care for her daughter, Mrs. Nellie® Carpenter, who is il Funeral of Josiah C. Sparks. The funeral of Josiah Converse was held at the church Wed- The service was conducted pastor. Col. W. H. Hall had ihe’ by t BOLTON f| Invitations to Danislson Wedding Re- ceived—Neighbors Injured in Acci- dents Recently. Vote to Call Pastor. The members of the Conzregational church met last week Thursday and voted to call Rev. Raymond A. Fowl nd View, Tenn. to this chu C. McKnight of Coventry occupied the pulpit of the church last Sunday. William Phelps of W ed on Bolton friends last week. Mr. Phelps was on his way to Hartford to visit relatives, among them his sis- Miss Lucy Phelps. who is in the tford hospital recovering from an operation for appendicit A teachers’ meeting was held in the South school Wednesday afternoon. Prof. and Mrs. Samuel M. Alvord and son, Morzan, returned to Hartford Tuesday. ch chester call- Recent Accidents. Morgan Alvord fell last week and bi Master bieyele larbone. Mrs. Charles N. Loomis slipped on | the walk at her homé and struck her | shoulder against the Wodhouse, the| blow dislocated her left shoulder. Dr. | | Gillam of South Manchester cared for both patients who live across the | street from each other. Bolton was well r | Rockville at | Mis presented in al fair. | spending the agricultur ie Alvos With Family Party—Robert Pitkin | z of the Porter Library As- it could no: get up. M. Tolland County ELLINGTON Church Choir Members Repeat Play —Friendship Class Holds Social. Rev. C. M. Perry is entertaining his nephew, George M. Perry, of Holden, Mass. Mrs. H. L. Hayden is visiting her mother, Mrs. E. O. Reynolds, in Es- sex. Mr. and Mrs. C. Palmer of New Britain were visitors in town. this week. Play Repeated. The drama, Mrs. Compton's Mana- ger, was repeated by Ellington church choir in Town hall Monday evening before a large and enthusiastic audi- ence. The characters were all well portrayed, the work of Harold Patrick as the manager and Howard Mandell as the Bishop being excellent, while Mrs. H. C. Aborn as Mrs. Compton was especially good. 'After the drama there was a dance. Wild Flowers the Topic Friendship class held a Social at the home of Mrs. H. C. Pease Tuesday ev- ening. The topic for the social hour was Wild Flowers. Schools in town closed Wednesday | to_enable the children to go to Rock- ville fair if they wished as a large number of Ellington people always patronize the fair. Mr. and Mrs. McNaughton and their daughter, Mrs. Oliver Frand have closed thelr summer home here and returned to New York Thursday. ive Admitted to Grang At the grange meeting Wednesday evening five new names for member- hip were voted upon and accepted. C. . Amidon has started running his steam saw mill on the Horkey place, after it has been shut down the summer months. Willlam Converse and family spent Saturday apd Sunday with O. Korner ang family, ip West Willinston. A party ‘of coon hunters of which R. H. and F, R. Amidon were mem- a fine large coon in svening. > shman and Mr. and Mrs. Frnest Wilson were guests of Mr. end Mrs. Willlam Klee in Rock- ville Sunday. LETTERS FROM TWO STATES RIPLEY HILL Club Held -Friday. _ Mrs. Arthur Cushman is spending a few days Elected Officers. Mrs. Peterson last Friday tion of efficers resulted . as Mrs. Carrie- Conner, president; Maude Peterson, vice presiden Bessie Boynton, secretary and treas- urer. “A W C. /P. U. talk on temperance. The club had an invitation to Man- chester Oct. 6 to meet with Mrs, Kei- wartz, an ex-member of the club. The elec- follows: Morrel. Mr. and Mrs. Perkins TopHff and at_their home on the FIill. Miss Dorothy Sherman, who been visiting her aunt, has returnea nome. BOLTON NOT M. W. Howard, Mrs. Sawyer, Crawford, Mrs ville,. Wednesday. Mrs, Visiting their . sister, Maine, e use becauds of :blood’ isoning. Mrs, Joha Merless of:Branford. ‘Tuesday, serving on the jury. UNION Mr. and Mrs. tihs week. ; Mrs. Mary Horton will visit relatives in_Monson this week. ‘W. P. Marey is spending a few days Timar Sonira Mo and.Mrs, Lssoan- @t his bome in Harjford, - | ting a deep gash in his forehead and check, rendering him unconscious for some time. Most of the people in part of Squire, Mrs. Anna Snow and Mrs. |the town attended the Rockville fair Maria Hughes motored to Hartford | Wednesday. Sunday. The coftage prayer meeting was| Annual Meeting of the Hilltop Home Mrs. William Engel has returned to her home to complete her study in high school, when she will be grad- uated this coming year. Game Club were in _town this weel, F. S. White is filling his silos this | Daving their lease of the land whici'| weel had been running for the past five | of Springfield at her home. The Hill Top Home club met with Mrs. Mrs. speaker gave a Mrs. George Freeman spent Sunday in ‘Hanover wifh her daughter, Mrs. son have been spending a few days has Mrs. Davidson and Mabel Howard, attended the fair at Rock- Emma McCGuire of Hartford and Mrs. Kimberly of New Haven are ‘Mrs. Loren Qlliver is confined to the ford, vis- ited -Her brother, Dr. M. M. Maine, | Alice Geer's note-book on the lessons over ‘Sunday, and Miss FEthel Ensmingers story A. 'W. Skinner svas in Rockville, | were selected by the judges at the /William H. Horton of Monson are visiting relatives in town trying to unloosen the harnes: horse kicked him in the £ when ce, cut- held this week with Benjamin A. Tay lor. The regular bi-monthly the Ready Heipers society was Thursday evening in tne chapel. Harold Morrison lost one of his farm | horses this weck | Club Lease Renewed. Representatives of the Coventr meeting of held vears renewed for the next five years, During tnis time the ciub has grown in favor. They hav one consider- able for the game and trout, and hope to do a great deal more in the fu- ture. STAFTORD Wedding Invitations—Grange to Hear | Original Stories — Buzzard, a Chicken Thief Shot. Invitations are o ¢ for the wedding of Miss Annie Brown and Frank B. Engley of Wallingford to ‘ake place Tuesday, Oct. 3rd, at the home of the bride. C. Denison Talcot: of Talcottville will give a public lecture in the Grange hall next Wednesday evening, on “California and the Panama Expo- sition” Mr. Talcott has given the lec- under ~the auspices of many and it is interesting and in- ture There will be a union :emperance meeting at the Baptist charch Sunday evening at 7.15. Grange to Hear Girls' Sto At the grange meeting next Tues- day evening the lecturer's hour pro- gram will be devoted to the reading of the girls’ stories which they sent to the state fair with their work. Miss ‘Hartford fair to be sent to Washing- ton. b Against License. Dr. G. A. Grant.of Edgartown, Mass., will speak in the interest of no-license on Heymarkét square this (Saturday) WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY THE MOST WONDERFUL STORY EVER FILMED THE SPOILERS FROM REX BEACH'S BOOK 9—REELS—9 A Thrilling Red Blooded Story of Strong Men Battling for Supremacy AUGMENTED ORCHESTRA NO ADVANCE IN PRICES MONDAY AND TUESDAY and GRACE VALENTINE IN DORIAN’S DIVORCE 5 WONDERFUL ACTS of Romance, Mystery and Thrills AT A PREMIUM Drew Comedy LIONEL BARRYMORE | HAROLD LOCKWOOD:- ‘Evening at 7 and 830 ALL SEATS 100 NEXT WEEK HOMAN FEATURING Eddie Flaveli SPECIAL SCENERY AUDITORIUM Musical Comedy C WM. O'CONNELL DOROTHY DEAN AND OTHERS 14—PEOPLE MOSTLY ALL WELL-KNOWN HERE AN ENTIRELY NEW SHOW PRETTY COSTUMES MAE MURRAY in SWEET KITTY BELAIRS ompany poultry yard in the north part of the town, shot and killed a large red tailed buzzard, a few days since, which had been feasting on_ her chickens and which measured 52 inches from tip to Haywood Ramsden is mounting Everett E. Warren and Louis H. Stovers are attending the stperior court at Rockville this week as_jurors, F. P. Batchelder, M. D., of Boston, was at his old home hers over Sun- day and attended the Ashford Associa tion held Tuesday and Wednssday at Willimantic. COLUMBIA Norwich Guests Entertained by Local Friends—Sale of Lakeside Property —Grange Meeting to End With Treat of Candy and Fruit. Miss Harriett K. Porter left Mon- day to begin her work as instructor in chemistry and English at the Wal- nut Hill preparatory school for girls, located about 17 miles from Boston. Miss Porter is a graduate of Wind ham High school and from Wellesley college, where she took a four years’ course and was graduated with hon- ors last June. Norwich Guests Entertained. Misses Marion Young, Theresa and Louise Hildebrand, 1da Adams and Florine Schofield of Norwich motored to Columbia Thursday and were ern- tertaine is spend#g her vacation at the home of her mothor and brother on Colums bia Green. Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tracy of Norwich were guests of Mrs. Wolff and daughter. Mrs. Edith Little of Hartford and her brother, W. B. Clarke of New Ha- ven spent, Sunday with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Clarke of this place. Mr. Clarke, who was severely injured by a fall some weeks since, seems to be slowly improving. The Sunday school resumed its ses- sions last Sunday after a vacation of several weeks on account of the epi- demic scare. The attendance was b tween sixty and enty. In his morning sermon the pastor, Rev. Mr. Owen, made a telling appeal in be- balf of the Sunday school and its mis- sion. Mrs. Frank S. Flags and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Walker of Hart- ford motored to Columbia Sunday and were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. J. P._Little. M Madeline Tucker spent the week-end with relatives at Maple Hill, Newington. Randall Porter, son of Postmaster and Mrs. H. W. Porter, lef: Monda for Middletown to enter Wesleyan uni versity. Miss Maud Latham left this week for Clearfield, Penn.. where she is a mem- ber of the faculty of the high school, this being her second vear. Mr. and Mrs. Fred N. Tucker of N ton, Mr. and Mrs. John Loomis of Windsor and Mrs. Charles Peck- ham of Hartford were guests of Mr. Tucker's mother and sister Sunday. s Bessie Frink left Monday for New Britain, where she is in the office of the Corhin Co. Miss Esther Kullsren, who has been spending six weeks at the Center church camp on the west shore of Columbia lake, and Mrs. Henry F. Taintor, who has been spending the ummer at her cottage on the cast shore, recently returned to their homes in Hartford. Ten New Voters. The selectmen and town at the town building when seven- men and were made electors. Lyman’s orchestra furnished music at a harvest supper in Gilead last week. Hartford Visitor Buys Cottage. Some time ago C. L. Backus of And- over purchased a tract of land on the west shore of Columbia lake, formerly owned by W. A. Seymour of this place. The tract comprised some 25 acres and joins the land owned by the Center church of Hartford on the south. The location is known as Woodward Hill and overlooks ihe lake and surrounding country. There was formerly a house on the hillside of the property only the ruins of which re mained, but the cellar was in fairly good condition and on this site Mr. Backus erected a large summer cot- tage and a short distance south of this erected another smaller cottage or bungalow. These were both oc- cupied during the past summer. Mr. Backus recently sold to Miss Mary C. McGarry of Hartford a portion of this shore property consisting of the large cottage with a tract of land extend- ing to the lake. Miss MoGarry, af- ter spending several summers at Co- lumbia lake, has selected this loca- tion for a permanent summer resi- dence. Miss Vera Collins has been visit- ing friends in Newington. Laurens Holbrook has the house he is building in Pine street ready for plastering. Programme for Grange Meeting The grange meets next Wednesday evening. ~The following program_has been arranged by the lecturer: Vocal clerk met last Saturday. three women eveting at 7.30. His subject will be “What the licensed saloon will do for Stafford.” Theiving Buzzard Shot. Miss Anna Onsminger, who runs a music, mixed quartet: reading, F. A. Hunt; a surprise. No for the men; round table talk by the sisters: each to be prepared to give her favorite re- for or preserving, or to by Miss Lena G. Wulf, who | Dr. and Mrs. S. A. Little, Mr. and | { return OneNight Only TUESDAY October 3rd Today 3 Shows-2.30, 7, 845 CARMELO MUSICAL . COMEDY. COMPANY “KEEP MOVING”’ A FARCE COMEDY WITYH MUSIC CHILDREN’S MATINEE 5c EVENING—Main Floor 20c. Balcony 10¢ SECOND BEATRICE FAIRFAX DAVIST PRESENTING 20—PEOPLE—20 FX3:1a 4-SHOWS- QE‘JL\L‘W,‘% TODAY THE LAUGHING HIT OF THE SEASON—DON'T MISS THIS SHOW RICHRDLAMBERT Puesewrs THE FASTEST, FUNNIEST OF FARCES ORISINAL CORT.THEATRE, H.Y,PRODUCTION PRICES........ SEATS NOW SE LLING ...25¢ to $1.50 A SHOW YOU CANNOT AFFORI TO Mmiss THREE OF THE BEST KEITHACTS EVER SEEN IN.THIS CITY Including the RETTER BROS, a Couple of Athletes, Who'do Double| Somersaults from the Floor. Also WALSH LYNCH & CO, in a Clever| Comedy Singing Skit and FISHER,) LUKIE, GORDON, Three Boys With| Some Voices. B et 5 PART TRIANGLE FEATURE 2-REEL KEYSTONE b PATHE NEWS mention some labor-saving device she would like in her house; music by or- chestra, short farce, Train to Mauro. Three characters, Mrs. Buttermilk, fussy old lady, Mrs. Ethel Blakely; Mr. Knight, station agent, William Wol Johnny Buttermilk, an awful boy, Earle Slater. Treat of homemade can. dy and fruit. and Mrs. Craig and child of Elm- ave been boarding at F. A. 's on Columbia Green the past SPRING HILL Louis J. Beauregard Enlists Visiting in Quebec. While Several from the Hill attended the meeting of the Ashford Baptist asso- ciation at Willimantic this week. While the boys who are building the strip of state road at Storrs were eet- ting ready to attend the the Baptist church last Sunday oven- ing, two of them skipped out, and have not been found yet. The penalty for such offence is quite severe. Enlists at Quebec. Beauregard, Quebec, B, while on Canad 39th Ov corps, Louis J. visit to his sister in enlisted in Company seas Railway Cor is in Halifax, orders to s: r Mildred and Myron Cummings Lave finished their stay at the farm dur- ing the summer and the former is to visit in Webster, Mass.,, before {he to their home in Staten Is ps, and awaiting land I.'W. Duffee of the C. A. C. has’ rented taken possession. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Flaherty 2nd W. . Ross attended the fair at Rox ville Wednesday as did also G. Staliser The 1a tre chu attend The weels. A, will furnish dinner at xt Monday for those who town meeting. public schools will open next HEBRON At the service in the Congregaconal church _Sunday i at 10:30 be by the pas- Rev. J. ¥ subject, The of Life. school im- tely ice. The service evening will be commencing at 7 there_will tor, Melody, media e Duter Sunday after morning ser E. the in Smith, Mr. and_Mrs. ries Burnham motored to_Hartford Tuesday. Mr. and Mzs, J. B. Tennant, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Syms were in Colchester Monday, evening. Mr. and Mrs. Clair Robinson, the Misses Lord and Lucius Robinson spent Sunday at Storrs. The library was opened again to the public Tuesday and will be open Tuesday and Friday from 3 to 5, 7 to 9 as usual. Mrs, Charles Burnham were s of Mrs. W. O. Syms and family. Washington County, R. 1. USQUEPAUGH Local People Attend Dedication of a Memorial Window at Liberty. ‘There was no service in the church Sunday morning, as the people wished to attend services at Liberty. Among those who went from this place were B. C. Locke, F. K. Crandall, Charles Loech, Grace Carnel, Mrs. Arthur Cash ana daughter and mother, Mr. and Mrs. A, Peck, Mrs. Eva Webster, Miss Merten Palmer, Mrs. I. M. Kenyon, J. §. Lamond, Mrs. Esther Kenyon and Rev. C. H. Palmer and wife. Mr. Pal- mer was one of the spealkers, also Rev. Warner Danley of Waite's Corner, John Fletcher. gave a sketch of the church’s history. Rev. W. L. Wood preached a short sermon. Steven Hall apd Miss Lena Fenner, both of Prov- idence, sang. Dutee Hall gave some selections on the violin. Miss Alice Tefft presided at the organ. The meeting was to dedicate a m meeting at | | morial window, given by Mrs. Mary Walker of Washington, D. C., who was born in Exeter, on the farm _from which the land was siven on which to build Liberty church, Her father and mother gave the land. They were Mr. and_Mrs. Thomas Phillips. Governor Beekman and wife were present and after the services each one present shook hands with Mr. and Mrs. Beek- man and Mrs. Mary Walker who came from Washington, to be present at the ceremonies. Brevities. Albert Church is staying: for a while with Mr. and Mrs. William Sutton. Mr, and Mrs. J. L. Briggs are en- tertaining_relatives from Boston. Charles Levech, who has been spend- ng the summer at the Maples, has returned to Providence. Mrs. 1. M. Kenyon spent Thursday with relatives in Westerly. Mre. Arthur Cook is entertaining her mother from Providence. Mrs. C. D. Kenyon spent Wednesday in_Providence. Eggs are 44 cents here at presen Mrs. E. L. Summms who has. been at her home here, has returned to Massachusett. HOPKINTON W. C. T. U. Organized—Neighborhood. Sing Held. of Ashaway, Potter Hill et at the home of Mrs. Enis, on_ Broad strect, Ash- Tuesday afternoon for - the pur- pose 'of orzanizing a /chapter of the vicinity w. W6 X% The Sunday eveninz turnpike sing was held at the home of | Thomos H. Greene. The next meet- ing will be held with Mre. John _S. Cole, Oct. 1st. Rev. E. P. to Lafayette, Thurst funeral of George Miller, 20, ‘a former resident of Hopkinton, who died Sunday. Turial was in Ozk Grove cemetery. at Ashaway. Edmund T. Smith has , purchased street, Ashaway, the house on Palme formerly occupied by Ralph M. Briges. "RICHMOND Mathewson was called q\-:y, to attend the Mr. and Mrs. Everett Moore = at- tended the services sat Libs church, Sunday. John Fletcher of Providence, spoke. Alexander Smith of Providence was a visifor with his brothers, Edwin ‘and John Smith, Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Lydia Lillibridge, Miss M- dred Lewis, Mrs. Andrew J. Searle, and two sons, Reynolds and Colga! of Noose Neck, enjoyed a. visit at t Moore homestead, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Kenyon' ~of Ul quemawzh were callers through here Sunday. : 5 1irs, John Beverly is picking cran- berries for Sam James. Mrs. Mary Sunderland, Mrs. Ge Essex and Arthur Thomas, wers call- ers at Amy Weaver's, Sunday. . ROCKVILL Mr. and Mrs Emory C. Kenyon’and son Wilfred were callers in"“Westerly | Friday of last.week. 5 Mrs. Addison McLearn of New-Loy don was a recent guest of relatives ¢ here. ] Mrs. Flmer E.' Kenyon ‘and Mrs. | Bowen Matteson ‘were callers- in “Wes- terly Wednesday. -, 3 i pig Datent Cotton Plokers. * : s is the time .of year. " one wonders what has become ;;h?ix ‘the patented pickers that were going to revolutionize the. cotton harvest. — Dallas News. A S asg Servia is said to. lead in cemven- arians, and Treland is a close second. |