Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 5, 1918, Page 11

. PLINE e b e s on Am:sday “'fin'br Meyer formed.me that on. -the- following m he ;vr:uld opérdte to 0 dVG e 8| m my apit.";On a; m ,!wissy coumémon vn: eomu to tho hospital and I decided to pz:nnt self. [.remlémbered the trouble thdt Gréy had had, and con- fided 'in the doctor ult I.wighed to g6 to B'n-rhud.n' .Ii: 2y tl.hh 0 y family e n,qtoui at my aflfiould be uselesu mr a year, but the com- operated. W Thers” Q’n. A stroz;g rumob—wa were, neyer given any of- ficial mmco—ti::v ‘~comimission ‘would visit the holpihl on Tuesday. The doctor was unnble to eperate on ay-or-Monday, But -med to do it ry morning if 1 ten no t, as. othetwise | ight be very dangerm I_wasg _taking no chances on missing the operation, so sald 1 was stacving of hungér. "I had in redlity just‘finished 'a royal‘break- fast of cereals and fried sausage. The loneligess of my nposition was impressed on e more than ever as I lay in bed for the three days following the o tion. During this time I could not gleep and was given morphine ev- ery night. I monb‘hna great deal of home and the approaching Christmas seaffon, and teok much satistaction in inclosing in the lette: rote while in bed a check to for some of the lrlendn Hiad béen so good to me. I was fortunate ifr having my checkbook “in M}"Met at ‘the tlms 1 ‘was captured. - Barnes. Sucecuful On sday lf(crnoon I was_ told that the Swiss commission had oyrn ed and that T was t6 geét up and g0 to the French captain’s m and wait. till T was sent for. Barnts was to see the commission;. too, and we could not con- ‘centrate our minds on-any ope thing as we waited for the time for our fate to be decided. At length the inspector appeared at the door and ‘beckoned to Barrfes, who went out, only to reappear in" a few moments wearihg a smile from ear to ear. We knew that hre had passed. I was sent for almost imme- diately. In the center of the Grande Sallee 2‘ was a group of patients and German doctors. In their midst I mu!d distin- guish the three Swiss doctors by their high blue caps with the long patent leather peaks. 1 was taken to-one side while a sanitaire remevod the ban- dages from my arth snd displayed a deep gash'stuffed with jodoform gauze. Passed Commission. . Presently a Swiss doctor approach- ed, examined my arm and sev- eral questions regarding the loss of movement in- my hand. ‘e wasg very nice. and. spoke . English . fluently. It turned out that he had been in Cana and had visited in severdl cities whi I knew quite well. It was a s feeling talking to a friendly neutral who tvas in a position to aid you. Dr, Meyer brought up the other two doc- tors and explained my case to them, adding that I was very anxious to get to Switzerland ‘“to see my wife and family.” They held a short consulta- tion and then gave some instructions in German to an orderly who eat at a desk writing. The inspector whispered in my ear “felicitations” (congratula- tien). I had passed the first commis- ston. I hardly knew whetheér to laugh or ery. : 3 ’ Was Disappointed. 1 went back to the reom. closely fol- lowed by the inspector, who grabbed the French captain and urged him to present himself for examination, He was finally persuaded to go, and came dashing back in a moment to undress. I never saw a man remove his clothes so quickly. He was gone a long-time, and was very dejected whea he return- ed. Shrugging his shoulders, he said that the Swiss doctors had been very nice to him, but had told him that he was too far recovered to be accepted. ‘When the excitement had subsided we talked over the idea of all living together, as Barnes and I had been told "that we would not he sent away for re-examination in Constance for about three ‘weeks. The matter was decided, and in the course of thé next day or two I moved down, bag, but no baggage. The room occupied by the French captain and Barnes had been, hefore the war, the office of the head mistress of the school. 1t opened off the¢ Grande A True lnd Lieutenant Douglas, at the left; h 3 hrilling Tale of the Experiences . Canadian fl\t" Who Fell rth Canadian Mounted Rifles . Into_the Hands of u-ig friend ,the French captain and Lieut. Barnes, taken in the pourtyard of the prison hospital at Cologne before Switzerland. Sallee and had two windows overlogk- ing the courtyard. Just inside the door ! made and on the right was a smiall hand basin. corner next a window stood.my bed and locker. Against the opposite wall ztood the|so completely filled Along the same wall and in the {5 with. books. The little inclosure thus coniained an armchair and lockevs. A table between my and thé Dbasin held a back- ground haard, and a few dishes and the phonograph. All this furniture the room that two other two beds; at the.foot of which,{when you walked in it it was almost and between them, was a desk piled ! necessary to back out like a crab. By '_Lléut J, HARVEY DOU(:LAS indefatigable Student. The French captain was a charm-" ing man of about ffty years of age.! He had entered Lazaret VI when it was openel about the end of 1914, Since that time he had occupied thej. same room and had there recovered|. in solitude fsom his very serious ‘wounds. was an indefatigable worker; ‘45 800n as he was able commenced the study of French law in so bne s whith he had ordered 4 year and a hailf he ured a\most aloné and kept himseif}. from going mad by very hard read- ing. In sheer desperation he taken up the study of German with a ; sanitaire and even attempted English{ by himself. mw he gave ‘up .uwnm he co! fk “ leifil i flwi(;l oodie. His, babl re well define Every day at precisely the same hour he did the same thing, whether it was the study ot a certam language or aj walks on 1] By ‘the m ie o! lflfl he was well enough to g6 to camp but he managed to stay on becguse he took' his studies|:: little room in the hospital ne would have a better opportunity for reading| thas in sarkp,” wheré fie would proba-| bly be placed in a room with six or seven ot[fir men. 6pening the Window. His progress in English was remark- able, butyin -spite’ 6f that our conver- sations were usually beld in French. The only time he voluntarily spoke English s whews were all in bed.|. Just as Barnes and I were trying. to}- get to.sleen he would come out with some long sentence he had been plan- ning for five or ten minutes. Like 2E, aversion - te. kaving the window open at night. He insisted that, being near the door, which was alwavs clesed, he felt a draught. My bed was right in front of the window in question, -but we humored him andwent to bed with the windew closed and the curtains drawn. As soon as he was asieep one of us would slip out of bed and quietly open the window. (Continued Monday.) W uwancé‘s GRANTED FRIDAY Four Others. wgn't emhe List at Short Calendar Session of | ~o services A - Superior Court.— WSM% Mgmnenu Made Yesterday, Two divorces were granted and three went off the 1idt at!{le} d’oxt calendar session of the sypefior court in this city on Eriday, Judge Donald T. ‘War- ner was gn the bench, _Thq short cal- endar matters were disposed of-as-fol- lows: Donahue vs Marsh, et al, ar- gument of demurrer , _defendant Cady, went off the iist. !0’Suilivan vs Ninigret Mills..Co.,. answer. or. .other pleadings or, %hun “tllt off jthe list. Marguglio 4% al(mmy pen- dente lite, wen! 01f the list. Potick vs Lutzker; s{:lolute af defense, if no defense, judgment of' foreciosure nng limitation Ju t rantes ol time e e R Ui February. Hefflon: vs_Hefflon, to. be heard as uncontested divorce, went ofi the list. ' Caton: vs:. Amadon, Admr., appeal frem nroi_mte, judgment was granted. (. M, Shay Fertilizer Co. vs N. Y., N. H. & H,'R. Co.. default for failure to plead, two-weeks 'in which to plead. G. S. Alexander & Co;, Inc, vs. Wileox, judgment granted. Mimz vs Goldman, et al, second order of netice. granted. Merritt vs Buddingten. that default be reopened, went off the list. Penniman. vs Penniman, disclos- ure of defense, went off the list. Hol- landersky, et al, vs “Abramson, default SR St ll ol S i e R for failure to answer, juds: took the papers. Bili vs Billi, second order of notice was granted. Holbronk vs Dar- row, et al, foreclosure of mortgage and limitation of time, judgment granted nnd time limit fixed. Uncontestéd Divorces—Goldberg vs Goldberg, divorce granted cn grounds of intolerable cruelty; MacFarlane vs MacFarlane, went off the list; Shirley vs Shirley, went off the list; McDonalg vs McDonald, went off the list: Pea- body vs, Peabody, ‘went off the list: Bowman ‘vs Bowman, divoree granted on grounds of habitual intemperance and intolerable crueity. No assignments were made. commission; now there are “many more than a thousand.” Ships that were on the stocks have heen hurried to completion. Ships that were laid up in the navy yards because there were not men enough to man them have been refitted and manned and sent to sea. Scores ,of yachts and power boats have been taken over from private owners to be set at work searching for submarines. JUST BLUE AMBEROL RECORDS For January, 1918 3358 Spirit of America—Patriotic Patrol...................Band 3359 Forever is a Long, Long Time..,......c..0uv.....S0prano 3360 Peacock Strut—Fox Trot Xylophone, Orchestra Accompainment 3361 Medley of Irish Jigs,,.....Accordion, Piano Accompainment 3362 It's a Long Way Back to Mother's Knee............Tenor 3363 Good-bye Broadway, Hello France!—One-Step...Orchestra 3364 Cute Little Wigglin' Dance—Fox Trot. ....Jazz Band 3365 Long Boy, Rube War Song............ .Steve Porter 3366 Sea Makes a Man a Man ....Bass 3367 We're Going Over ..., +Quartet 3368 It's a Long Way to Berlin, But We'll Get There Baritone and Chorus 3369 Cheer Up Liza Fox Trot—“Cheer Up”...........Orchestra 3370 Melody Land—“Cheer Up”...Baritone and Cherus of Girls 3371 That's Why My Heart is Calling You..... .Tenor 3372 Royal Italian Mareh . ..Band 3373 'l Remember You, Love, In My Prayers Soprano and Chorus 3374 There It Goes Again... Tenor and Chorus 3375 Hail! Hail! The Gang’s All Here!..Male Voices, Quartet 337¢ 11 Convegno—Divertimento A Clarinets, Orchestra Accompainment 3377 Tore’: jprientd . vieenie.--Baritons in Neapolitan 3878 | Dem't“Want to Get Well. . tvreessiii....Baritone 3379 Seng. d'Automme—Valge .......... ..Bympheny Orchestra 3380 -Wake Up, Vu-gm.-, and Prepare for Vour Wedding Day Male Vmcu. Quartet 3381 4 Feel at.Home- If ' They'd Let Me Join the Army £ Comic Seng 3382 Wenderfulw‘rhing, A.... ..... ....Soprano 3388 Where the Suniiet Turdg the Qcoan's Bille to Gold....Tenor 3384 flm@l‘ Thre’ fbk“ .Boy Soprano 3385 Nighitin : .Tenor and Chorus OUT! More than a Thousand Naval Bnlh‘ At the beginning of last year there{ried at sunrise from 4 to 24 degrees were 300 naval vessels of all types in | below. 324 Main St. Westerly Opp.: Post Office. WOODSTOCK Agricultura! Meeting—Theft Detecting Society Elects Officers — Mercury .‘IAr From 4 to 24 -Degrees Below: ' Zero. were held: at the Con- gregational church Sunday on aceount %cr Cases Dup“ed of By J“dge of the cold weather. Agricuitural Meeting. The Windham County Farmers’ ag- /Camp Gordon, sociation and Senexet Grange held “a|received an honorable South | the army because of i meeting at Agricultural hall, Woodstock, Wednesday evening to_dis- cuss ngncultural problems for 1918, with a view to assist the government|nolidays of Mrs. Davis in producing all the food possible, Elected Officers. ivate cent surgical operation. in._Boston Hospital. Mrs. Al \V Buchanan, Miss AnniE Buchanan, and A. 'W. Buchanan. went to Boston Sunday afternoop. Mrs, Buchanan is a patient at a pri- hospital _ there, where Tuesday she ugdsrwent an operation which appears successful. Willis [fomer spent a- short fur- lough in town. . John Taylor has returned from Atlanta, Ga., having ess. Mrs.- B. P. Ddvis and" little daugh- ter, of Franklin, werc guests over the' parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Franklin. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Kingsley and daughter, Miss Edna, of East Hartford, + The Woodstock Theft Detecting s0- were holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs. clety held its annual meeting at North| A, Lauder. Woodstock. Edward I. Chamberlain was elected president; Charles M. Per- rin, vice president; treasurer; Willlam M. Gallup, clerk. Principal William A. Perkins is- suf- fering from a sprained ankie o4 Misses Harriet Sampson and Estel- la Frink are home from _Wellesley Miss Rilla Child from New Britain and Miss Susan Sumner from Eristol. 4 to 24 Below. The mercury the past week has va- MANSFIELD DE®OT Wyman-Homer Engagement Atinounc- ed — Almost Impossible to Heat Houses—Two Weddings in Bigelow Family. Mr. and Mrs, G. H. Wyman have an- nounced the engagement of thelr davghter, Grace Katbherine, to Willis H. Homer of New Haven. Mr. Homer recently enlisted in the U. 8. army and is now located at Camp Upton, N. Y. Poor Coal, Little Heat, Sunday morning themometers regis- tered 18 degrees below. Complaints have been general from dwellers in both large and small houses, that with the inferior coal now being sold, it is almost impossible to heat living apartments to a degree even approach- ing comfort. John Johnson was a Christmas vis- itor at the home of his parents. recently enlisted in tihe U. S. army. Since leaving the employ of "Alfred Oden, Mr. Johnson has been employ- ed in New Britain. Mrs. Alfred Oden is out after a re- CASTORIA For Infants and Children inUse For Over 30 Years i B AT the Signature of David Aldrich,{; "0 o He| Two Weddings. weddings _occurred recently ‘amily of Mr. and Mrs. L. 8. of Buffalo, and Mansfield Qenter.” Their second * Son,, Allyn Caryl, ‘married on December 8, at Trenton, N. J., Mis> Charlotte Cook, ot that city. On December 12th, at noen, their daughter, Sarah Esther, was sunited ‘in marriage with Lieutenant | Karl ‘Wilhelm, at Atlantic City. GLASGC Thread Mil} Starts Up, Following Hel- iday—Many Atterrd Firemen’s Dance. Two Bigelow, Glasgo Thread .Mill resumed work Thursday after. being still since Sat- urday noon for New Year's., Mabal Blanchard was a week end guest of Misses Dora and Ella Becles- ton, returning home Wednesday after- noon, William Wiseman spent Sunday in Natick, R. 1. the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Eceleston a visitor at Mrs. Eccleston’s. Fourteen Degrees Below Zero. There were few at church Sunday beciue of .the intense cold. The thermometer stood at fourteen degrees below. zero. Miss Ruth Campbgli spent New Year's: at lier home as did also her sister, Mrs. Hassler, from Taftville, Mrs. Marshall spent the holidays at Voluntown. Mrs. Peter Selwav was ‘a recent guest of her daughter, Mrs, Charlen Downing. Henry Wiseman spant - Tuesday his brother’s,, William Wiseman’s. Schoel in the Eighth district com- mences the winter term Monday, Jan- uary Tth. Firemen’s Dance. The dance in Social hall evening, given by the well attended. at Monday firemen,” was Manchester—The regulur motormen and conductors’ of the Connecticut Company who pass_the home of Clar- ence Wickham at "Lairel Park were each given §1 worth of Thrift Starips ;15 a New Year's present by Mr. Wick- ham. 62-66 Main Street We Carry a Big Stock and Wide Variety of Fine Furniture at Rea- sonable Prices. CALLAND SEEUS ) HOURIGAN’S N schar 'ge from | Ssrpnu /Paity -Given Miss Jess Browning—Rev.- “F. 8, Robbins Leaving Baptist Church—~increase of Pension for Mrs. M, A. Morgan. Mrs. prise party at her home on New Year's night for Miss Jessie Browning, teach- er in District No, 4. Games of various kinds were played and prizes were s . were served e ¢ Mrs: GHin~H: - AVerFigteritically ilt at her: home... Her. . gister-in-law, = Mys. Isade . Chapman, .has. been staying a few .days with her. . : Dudley D. T ylor III. Dudley D. Taylnr Tas been ill @uring e fiust ha¥ Been attended = a?wfch yfififcmn and is_now 1 ed." His son, Theo- 'is employed by the Ship 2nd, Brginé’ company at Groton, had ta stspent: Wwork for a few av§ on ax:coum father, ' Le;vmg nptl;t Church. After five:years of service as pastor of the Hirst Baptist- ohurch (Peckham) at ‘Ledyard; .the pastor; Rev. S. Rob- bins, will preach his warewell sermon next Sunday. morning, Jan. 6, at. 11 o'clock. Hely communion will follow and ‘an- affernoon. sexrvice: commencing at 1.80-will be held, when Rev. S, F. Dickson, B k. will.-preach. Other workers .are .expected- to sbe present -to assist in the. serviges. Thzre is to be a basket lunch. i Rev.- Mr, Robbins has worked hard for .the upbuilding -of-ithe. church and both he.and Mrs.-Robbins have faith- fully’ performed: a-great.work. Rev, Mr. Robbins:will 'be greatly missed in that parish. -The state cenvention will supply speakers for the future until a regular, pastor iscalled.” The late Bu- nice Wood of ‘Ledyard:deft a sum of money in her:will for.that purpose. * Vegefables *Damaged. It was 14 dégrees helow zero Sunday mronin, on Many local farm- ers lost a good .mauy vegetable sby the frost getting into their cellars. a‘m{d s G, Geer were I -Ernest Smith of P‘rankh Tuesday mght and- Wed- nesday. All' the sehools u;‘ ‘town reopened Monday for the winter term., Schoo) Board-Meets. The regular meeting of * the town school committee-was held at Ledyard Center ‘Wednesday affernoon. Regular business was transacted and a few bills were.approved and ordered paid. John Watson. recently, had a shop and shed destroyed by fire. The blaze was seen for a long-distance. Grand- List -Larger. The board,-of “assessors, Austin S, Lamb; ‘Jarhes ‘B G¥ay 4nd Billings I, S. Crandall,"“finishéd - their duties Thursday. The grand hst is left some- what larger” than Tast Theéo ~ "Aver! sony n{‘ ‘Billings, T. Avery, has been drafted’and is now in camp on Long Istand: Pension iMrund The pension. depagtment: of the. U. S. government has increased the pen- sion of .Mrs, Martha A.. Morgan “from $12 per. month to- $26 per month. Mrs. Morgan having réached the age.of 70. ~ Chimney-Fire. s What came ngr ‘belhig a serious fire at the home of bet%sfifzer Thursday afternoori_ was_avertéd by the quick work of Mr. sélzer and members of Isaac G. Geer’s’ fam defective chimney had set thé House on fire and by choppmg ha:4 ou h the partition and the freée tse. atef the fire was ‘sub- dued ‘and'the house saved, COLUMB!A War Supper. and.. Hlllv—chwlywedl Sergnaded—Annual Church Meeting —Accidental - Dsathy The. war swpee -an Tally at Yeo- mans. hall 1ast Friday: evening was well attended, considéring. the ex- tremely uncom¢ertable weather condi- tions.. About. 50 were present. The supper was supposed to be meatless and.-wheatless, but was by no means eatless, and was enjoyed by all. There were informal talks uperi the food sit- uation, the need of ipcreased produc- tion and other matters relating to the war. : Mts,” Wannie Dixon ° elc‘h spoke on’ conservation "of* fodls gave some account of "4 meeting fvhloh she recently attended at W‘.hln'f.on Ru- ral ‘Mail Cafrier B: P. Lyfanimade clear. the flutfez‘ ‘onicerning’ war cer.- tificates and .thrift stamps. - Smokes fer Serenaders. Rowland L:-Cobb ‘and” bride _re- turned to. Columble. last-. week - and will make their JIDMq farm in We st ple. ser Frenchimen he had anl.. Margaret Barrett held a sur- |] C the illness of hisi - and“thought that in hys bty .on the cigars. e HE food value of cocoa has 4 peen proven by centuries of use, and dietitians and phy- sicians the world over are enthusiastic.in their endorse- ments of it. It is said to con- tain_more nourishment than ;-‘beef in a more readily assimi- - lated form. "The choice,how- : _ eVer,should be a high-grade \ ~ cbcoa,— _.course. IT IS DELICIOUS, TOO Trad&mark on every. package Made only by | Walter Baker & Co. Ltd. Established 1780 Promptly and Satisfactorily Cleaned Telq:hone Call 7432 150 Mam Street in Postal Telegraph Office GIVE US A TRIAL. 'FREE AUTO DELIVERY —“Baker’s” of 'go around. It took about fifteen to ‘Annual Chtirch Meeting. The annual church business meet- ing ‘was held Friday afternoon at the ‘The annual reports 6f. the varigus; church organizations wete'| heard; officers thésen ‘and other church chapel-at 1.30. business ‘transacted. Mrs. Theodore A. Lyman of Plain- ville has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs..James A Utley;-recently. New Members for Red Cross. The recent Red Cross drive for new members in the district covered by the resulted in getting (adults), Columbia chapter 141 new memberg 2, maga- zine membpers #nd 17 juvenile mem- The ' chapter now has a mem- bers, bership of nearly 400 and work for all! Nathan Killed by Falling Tree. Golieb, a resident of this place, was. accidentally killed while .in a woodlot last: week. cutting -down -a tree-near by fell upon him.- Choppers were he was peing removed from ‘the am- bulance. A party of young people assembled at the chapel Monday rang in’ the new.” Icehouses are being filled with ex- cellent ice from 12°t¢ 16 inches thick. Wednesday that the mercury ranged from 8°to 18 degrees below zero. we have five consecutive days with so low a temperature. ing was‘ more summery, the mercury They evening Long .Stretch of Cold. ‘merning being at zero. - - There ‘was-a- whist at Yeomans hall Thursday evening for the Red Cross. Schools ‘opened Wednesday after the holiday- vacation. Bridg;pdrt—ThP was the It is seldom that Thursday morn- the benefit of ) Bridgeport. War Burean. organized on a patriotic basis, requisitions the cil of Bridgeport for 2 sum of $13,000, of which the bureau contemplates handifig out nearly $8,.- 000 in salaries, starting April 1, for the maintepance of the bureau during the fiscal year which It was seen that he was seriousk¥ injured and St. Joseph's hospital ambulance was called and he was taken fo the hospital, but died as and watched the old year out and the en- trance of the.new. to the church and “sang out the old, then went fifth POMFRET CENTER Red Cross Drive Results in 100 Mem- bers—Heavy Ice SQor.d--Eveufl & Brown HI- With' Gfln.‘ The local branch of the Red Cross covering the western nart of the town including Abington, secured 100 mem- bers in ‘its Christmas drive. George Botham has been town Center, Mass., days, visiting his son. Mis. Anna P. Smith and Misses Sarah' and Mary Averiil, spent - the Christmas vacation with Mrs. Everett E. Brown. Courtlands and La Plaisance have filled their ice houses with 12 1-2 in¢h ice. John Pritchard is -entertaining his father ani mother, from Vermont. Everett E. Brédwn has been confined to -the house several days with the grip. in New- during the holi- New Canaan—The icemen seem to be the only happy people in town and they are preparing to havvest a crop of 20-inch ice. ONSTIPATION: . hthe big trouble in every seflm- ty, imperfect vision, loss of m pu‘:e-\e». lass of appetite, eu-:rym it with a regular course of Thuy ack p!o .hd freely, l'mt Ev'!—ll. cnufnfi the stomach, g,::_;:.,f-:,..,.;’ s ol "*“"‘ atulency. Furely vegetable. Phln or Sugar Coated. - CABINET. 60c_and 90c. ‘CALENDARS ALLWEHAVEAREFORSALEAT‘/;PRICE DIARIES You Should Select Your Your 1918 Diary Now THE CRANSTON CO. WILL WIN. 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