Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 24, 1921, Page 7

Bujes rer Teung Writers, on ope. side of e mot pemcil atticles will be Do noi use over 350 «—Original stories or letters only will pe used. # $—Write your name, age and addressy siainly at the bottom of the story. inniiAfiA'l;; PoRTRY. A Y vitile *.v. Hands. They arive bokne the cows from the pas- ture, Up_ through the long, shady lane, Where thé quall whistles Joud in the " wheat felds, That are yellow with ripening grain, Théy find, i the thick, wavifig grasses, Where the sdarlet-lipped strawberry. They gather the earlit drdps, Md‘i‘.‘usnul cfl:mm the rose. swings; .. folded in slumber' 2 nof sings. | | And at night time.are By & song that afol veih Those who toil bra: B ‘The humble and poor great; And so from these brewn-h: ehtldren “Shall grow mighty rulerS of states The pen ‘of the author and statesman— The noble and wise of the land— The sword, and the chisel, and palette Shall be held im the brawn little hand. —M. H. Krout. i —— UNCLE JED'S TALE TO WIDE- AWAKES, In these days much is heard abemt Americanism, and as we have just sass- &8 Washington's birthday we have mot in all probadility overidoked ‘this (et American and the important part he took 12 shaping the course of this country, As one of the nation’s great patriote he is so ciosely identified with the * early dave when this country was struggling for in- dependence and immediately thereafter that he must held an important place M the @stimation of dviay, ey asd girl a8 well ‘as the grownupe. & ‘Waskington long béfoye Lincoin's time 2id much te guide this new ndtion. It will be only. elaven years Before there will be celebratad the .200th birthday anmiversary of Washington. Conditions when he ¥z sa boy were much different then they ave {oday, But thers are simi- tar opportunities today to what there were at that time #nd the most can bs made of them if they are tackled in the Washingtonian manner. Washington had more opportunities “han 414 Lincoln bui his education was ‘mited 2nd it was by making the most S every chames that came his| way that e got ahead. Ile showed what he wag nace of, that he was prepared to tackle dig tesks, but big or little it was his pol- <y to see that they were well done, Not many boys today at the age of 16 are en- trusted with the job of eurveying an es- tata, but thet was “'uhlnwg‘u job baek n 1748, when Virginia was still a wilder- aess, With the same theroyghness he was commissioned to communicate with the French and accomplisiied what others had fafled to do. It was such serviee in all things that equipped him for tise greater responsibilities that were plpesd | on hig shoulders later en. Faithful and suesessful in his wndertakings, he was looked to with eonfidence, and it is wot rurprising that he should be fegdrded as “first in war, ‘first in peace and first in the tearts of his countrymen, 4 ——— WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS. 1—Pauling Eisensetin of Colchester— Hida's Mascet. 2—Alico Hussey of Baltie—The Potter Boys in the Front Line Trenches. f—Margeret Peitini of \! — The Potter Boys Unflerqobg ’l}llgr}f”"y 4—Joseph Cyr of Jewett City—Conny Heut- Boys in the Western ngm-u. o S—Richsrd Lamnger 0f Bagleville—Th Boy Scout's Vietory. " 6—Phillp Copeland of Williman! The Boy Seouts on the Teafl. 8 T—Eithel Parkhurst ‘City— eRites G ol Lok Shae T S 2--Grace Gardiner of Griswold- 3re Girls on the Farm. e Aaners of prige books living.in Ner 2y Mrn,‘ them hy e.m‘ln" at The Bulletin office after 10 a. m. Thursday. LETTERR, OF u:xnovn.:ammgr, Louige Avery of Norwich Town: I was very mueh pleased with the book I va- seived entitjed Bobbeey on Blye- berry Island, 1 emjoyel ing it very, much. Raymend J. Woeds of Norwieh: T 1e- seived the book entitled The Potter fi'nm ; J\nk&. 1kave read it and In very interesting. TR IR e y{“‘{m Fepate of w?u‘a‘un: I:wish to =xpress my thénks for tlle prise Bogk you sent me entitled’ . Ci re Girls at Long Lake. I havé resd it and found i very interesting. Derothy Blathepwiek of Ledyard: I re- ceived iny prize dook entitled The Camp- ek plessed with X esd Sk oo please wi ¥ e -~ thenk you Mory Smuekler of Salem: 1 peseived he beok which I won 2s & prize emetitied The Auto Beys' Outing. .1 have started to yead it and it js interesting, I thank sou very muech for it. . WRITTEN WIDE- AWARES. @ A Teld Pay. i Desr Uncie Jed: It was g bitter eold merning. I knew it as soon as I opened eyes, It wes the first day of win- ce? that the frost had been so thick that I eould not zes the willow . tree. outside. ( finglly got up amd aftex much shivering while dresging ] ran down Stalrs fo breakfest. : “ 1 peon fnighed my breakfast and start- +d for mehool. On the weir 1 met sime of my eowmpenions, byt we did mot stop to talk or play. We il wanted to reagh the ith s hegt- schooihoyse ¥ -« 38 rooms. We finglly m‘& with tropen faces, hands and frost- bitten aers. was one of the days #ee the schoolhouse =galn. CATHERINE M'VEIGH, Age 13. orwich. - LETTERS BY My Pirst Day Sksiing Dear Unels Jed: My father bought & pair of skates the other &ay and me that I etuld go down on the and try them. [ saw that there AWAKE CIRCLE """ Boys’ and Girls’ Department. * {to_school except to visit. 1 Voluntown, was quite a crowdbon the pend so I put on my coat and hat and took my skates and went down, I was quite sure that I could skate the first time I was ‘on skates. I gpt my skates on after a Tot of squeezing and pulling. T g of the girl’s hands a»A started to skate. All of a sudden “ elipped and got quite a bump on my head. I did mor want to skate an g more thaday so 1 took my skates and wen! home. The next time I write T will know how to gkate.” MARGUERITE GILL, 14 Jewett City. - My Valentine Box at Sehoel. Dear Unele Jed: The 14th of February we had a valentine box at achool in the 2fternoon. v Each one sent as many valentines as they wanted to.” Some made them and ome beught them. " ¥ The teachér opened the box and read the ‘namés and .who they were fiém. Then she would pass them to the pérson they belonged to. I had eight. I sént quite a few to .my friends. Some-I bought and seme I .made. After the wznm;g box was empty little girl's brother down stairs came .see us. He had come to sehoel to visit. Te'is abgut 4 years old and has not been b We all enjoyed” our box for what few. mirutes we had it.— I wish some ‘Wide- Awake me aboyt @ would write and tell LILLIBRIDGE, Age 10. her séhool's valentine hok. DOROTHY Tuberculesis, ~ Dedr Uncle Jod:Just.'a whil Intriot died in,Paris. This was the result £ upeflmthi‘fleh radium. First He lost his. arms, later hig legs were par- alyzed, still he continued his studies uatil Within a Week of his death. _ Many. other-scientists have found eurés for different diseases as hydrophobia and lockjaw which Were conquéred by Louls | harmenica. -He sang:som® ~songs and |'He made a fortune and stood high in the | Pasteur, and yellow fever by Col. Gorgas. | some of which were Ingian songs and he | estimation of everybody: while his fel- A cure also has been found for the terri- bie disease of leprosy by Prof. L. H.|gave the war dence and a war whoop for himself and family by his daily Jabor Deay But the most terrible of all diseases is tuberculosis which is. gst us 3ll the time. It costs the United States $500,- 000,000 annually. It causes 150,000 deaths in our country every year. . This disease acts on the lungs mostly, sometimes in the joints, also on the brain. Many people in this country are suffering from tuberculosis right now. Every three and a half minutes & person dies of it. This dreadful disease is eurable-if noticed in time. The werk of these organizations is chiefly made possible by the sale of tuberculosis Christmas seals. . This money is spent for hosyjtals and senatoria which treat this disease/ e STANISLAW 0Z0@, 13 Danielson. Lo .. . Twe Tramps. the Jetters in the Wide-Awake Circle and can hardly walt for Fhursday to come. 1 want to"tell' you abeut {wo tramps that asked for something to eat 3t our house: They Jlrui( two old men, One man was very thankful for whatymy mother gave Lim and the other dne Fhen = a haughty way, “I wouldn't drink milk if T had 50 gallens.” ] think the first old man was deserving, but the last one wag iwo fussy for a tramp. Don't you think 507 \ ITA J. GARDNER, Age 11. Moosup. - e Dear Uncle Jed: My pony’s name is Star. He is‘all brown with a white stat on ks forehead. When We take him in the bazm at night He always goes righ$ over to his oat box. He used to be shle to open it but my father put a loek on it as one night he zot out of his stall and ate nearly five quarts of oats. If I on the box he will try to root me off with hls nose. One night when my uncle was here I got on Star's baek and tried to ride hinl around the barn witheut a saddle or a riding bdidle. As Ke had not been out for twe days he was rather frisky and third time off T went. - I, have a two-wheeled pony csrt with wicker sides and back cang saddle, - ETHELLE PARKHURST, Age 13. Jewett City. 2 _and also a Mexi- George Washington, Dear Uncle Jed: George ‘Washington, got up and took one | Dear Uncle Jed: I do enjoy mfltrizl given a nice bow] of milk with his ether- food sajd in began te Luck. He bytked twice and me-l thinking .that they had don) vice to thelr race. - . JOSEPH CYR. Jewett City. 3R ) My Torge Oste. g black and white one is the mother. The black one is Blackle and the gray one is “Kittie Gray” He is the .best hunter but Blackis' is my favérite. The mother ¢at is.the sivest and cgighes many mice. Théy sleép in the barn but in the daytime they are in the house. Yours truly, 5 : Elljotts, i 3 Y 2 _Chiet Blpe Sky. Deéear Uncle Jéd: One afternoon when T game out-of' scliool there Wwas an Indian in the .school ‘Thers were 2bout yard. all the ‘children ‘&round him. He maid “made of skins, and Pretty goon he cdme on the stage... The first-he did| ceped-and that the §2,000 were his. The ‘wag to tell his name, then he played an |gentleman then sald that the boy must instrument. that I did not know the name | put up the building: "Phen he gave the calls of the djffer- | was so proi ent birds and the hen and rooster and | willingly gave him his time and let him Then he gave the bugle | go, of. the coyote bark. cail on a harmonica, then he gave the 1 Bugle call and drums beating together on dlso played the piano” At the laust he and showed how they scalped the white men, PHILIP T. CORELAND, Age 10. ‘Willimantie. Loyalty. ! Dear Uncle Jed: Grorge Washington | hung up my _stocking. Was born on the twenty-second day of jlate so I went to bed. When I woke ud February many years ago. The birthday | it was seven o'clodk, 8o 1 came down- of this American should be remembered | stairs on a run. Sgnta Claus must hav by all. i e | Washingten wes oné of the greatest Soul of the revolution. He the United States. “Iie held his office for two terms. Pebple felt certain that the country had chosen a man who would always do his duty, The memory of Washington should cheer everr American heart. s ¥ Washington died ‘in Mount Verwsn fn 1799. The whole counlgy meyrned the loss of the good and great man. IDA WINAKOR; Age 13. Colchester. E 5 : - * Plymouth.” * Dear-Unele Jéd: Plymouth was the first colony in Massachusetts. -1t wag settied by Pillgrims from England. ~ They came to form a new government and: thelr owi religion end bring up their children to be God-fearing men and women. They sailed from Plymouth, Eagland, in a boat called the Mayflower.” It wag a very stormy voyage.” On the way two new babies were born.” They first linded on £ape Cod bul ‘it was not a good place to make a settlement sa they sailed across the bay to a good harbor and made their final landing at Plymouth Dee. 21; 1620, Before they landed- they made a cove- nant jn the cabin of the Mayflower and made Jaws just to all the people. They chose Joan Carver the first governor. The first winter he and many other Pilgrims ied. William Bradford was. the next governor. - He made a'treaty with the Indigns that lasted €0 years. The town never had a royal charter, although it ex- isted over 10.years. The Rlymouth eol- ony was one of the members of the New England. confederaey. GRACE GARDINER, Age 10. Griswold. ' N — 8t. Valentine's Day. Dear Uncle Jed: I theught I would write to you and the Wide-Awakes, tell- 1ing you what wo id in schoel en St. Val- | ; lentine’s day, “at When 1 gat | tect, but % bave an apprentice by that Jeaders. He wae the heart, ptrength and | two' sets of dishe; helped his | books, a paint country during the war. With his aid we ! pencil, and other things. won the war. 1 i Later he became the first president of | stayed in the house” and played - with Stomach Pains Gone 5 oarry & fow Fatonics, take one aiter : food wi digest well—yon wii: foat . - Bl bors poets garly w tsifle iwigh your drugyist’s guarantes. - Lo sud Osgeod, 131 Mala 88 5 ’ states.”Theistudious boy decided to try it After a carefu} study he drew out his plgns and sent them '’ to ths com- mittee. In about & wéek afterwardh a gentle- map arrived 't the earpenter shop and inquired if an srehitect by the name of Washipgton Wilberforce ' worked there. “No,” @ald. the campenter, "no. archi- o young man was summoned and informed that his pian had been, ac- and his employer of his suceess that he The studious young earpenter became -pne of the first architects In the country lo% spprentie could hardly earn food Yours truly, * RICHARD LANGER, Age 10 Eagleville, £ ‘What I Got for Christmas Dear Uncle Jed: Christmas eve I It was getting remembered me for 1 found many pres- ents in my stocking. Amwng them were a ball- four - gtory ok, two -tablets, one 5 1t ‘was ‘very coM ouf of doors so I | m¥ presents. T'.hope the Wide-Awakes tag 28 nice a Christmas as 1 dld. VERONA McGOVERN, Age 7 Jewett City. Field Day Degr Uncle Jed: On June twenty- fourth there was a field day at the sub- marine bage, sailors, ma-ines, officers, grown,up people and-children were thero The first thing 1 saw was a motorevele | race. “Then they. had a greesed .pig| which_saflors tried to catch.. Their suits | ot“al] greased ud but finaliy one of thé Ea!lwl caught 1. Then they .had a greased pole. which the sailars tried to climb, (They could not at first. but.at last 3 sjflor Billed his pocket with sard and climbed up and got -the vrize. which wes at thetep. Two elowns came cvt riding In a cer- ria~e drawn by a mony and thev gave the | children hats, balloons, horns and wl tles. Ice cream, soda water. ecandy- and Tot dog skndwiches were, 83l to thoge who wanted refréghments, In the side shows there were Punch and Judy. fortune tellers, n Yer’ to look througzh znd .a ljitle a which eame from South America callel a_coody which would sajuie. The Jast thinz we saw was a bisehball game, bétween the base team and the Newport ytraining station, in which. the base teath was defeated. Then the prizes were given ouf to the winninz| mién and went hcme after having had a zood time. MARGARET PETTINI Age 11; Gales Ferry. v Phomas Hooker Dear Uncle Jed: Themas Hooker was born in England.: He studied to be He oreached in Londen for The king did not like h prezehing and ordered him to stod. After a_ while Mister Hooker went to Holland: He. stayed - there three years. Some of| “Father of Hie Country.” was born om| Ve made ail of our valentines we were Pope's Creek, Westmoreland County, -¥a. | g0Ing to give & week before hand. We He had.q desirg.at the age of fourteen y8ars to bécome-a saaman, but wis ‘dis- uaded by his moether. When he ‘was 17 vears of age he became one of the most’ accurate land surveyors in Virginia. He: wag appointed public surveyor at the age of 18, and endured many hardships. In 1753 he was sent on a missien by the governor of Virginia to the comman- der ‘of the French forces,” making cn-‘ croachments on the English territory. At the age of 27 he married the young widow Curtis, and they lived at Mount Vernon, where he pursued the business of a farmer until 1774, when he wag chosen to a seat in the Virginia legislatyre. In Jung' Washington was appeinted com- mander-in=chief of the Continental army. Feor eight years he diregted the fegble ar- niles in their struggle for independence. He was elected by unanimous vote pregident of the United Ststes in. 1789, and served twe terms. - “Syddenly on Dec. 14, 1798, the mation was calied upon to mourn hig death, af- ter an illnesg of one day... His last words. were ‘It ja well”. He was burfed in 3 tomp at Mount Vernon. . . RAYMOND J. WOODS, Age 12. — Geptge Washingten, 1had a valentine box.in which we put the valentines. In the &fternoon spoke valentine pieces and sang songs.’! When we finished our teacher opened the valentine box and called off our names. . We each ‘went up to get oyr val- After school we played pin the arrow on the heart, We coyld pot get the ar- row near the middle of the heart. We all had 2 good time on St. Valen- !Line" day and hope the Wide-Awakes ldig, & . . JULIA YWARSKY. Colehester. " * £ “You Were Lucky.” Pear Unele Jed: Ope day when- I was but hunting with 2 _boy ef 17 we were his friends ‘wefe going to Americe and | they asked him to go with them as U;S'Ir‘ minister. They landea at Boston where they staved somestime. Later Mr. Hook- er moved to Connectieut In search of food and cattle and better soil. He led the people. to Hartferd, Windsor and Wethersfield. % . ARMAND. DOTAN, Age 9. Glasgo. ./ Cruel to the Cat Dear Uncle Jed;. One day a frieng of mine told me a story and this is it: When she was not quite so old.as she is mow she had some chickens-and the neighbors! cats used to kill them. So one day, she went out in the yard and walking upon the sound bank when we heard somethbing rattling the bushes. The boy thought that it mas o rabbit When. he was alming at the spot where we heard the neise I heard something in back of the bushes. - 1 So I turned aroynd to ses What it was, and it was 'a small bird hepping along in the bushes, e Was going to kill it 13 ‘fbut I teld him not to kll"it because it was guch 8 little bird, so he-didi't. But then he mad at me 3nd he said that I ‘made him- miss a good rabbit, so. he Dear Uncle: Jed:' George Washington, | started to walk aleng the path which first president of the United States, was|was by the side of the-bank. born in Virghia on February 23, 1733. George’s father died when he Was. only: eleven years old. And his miother was left to take care of hjm and four other children, all younger .than George. The' storles of George's early life show how ‘When I started in back of him I saw that there were three boys in the bushes playing old maid. I-didn’t g2y anything but ‘kept on walking. . “The boys ca.led to us snd dsked us we were going. I paid we were where much he owed to the careful training th:tt hunting for rabbits and ‘the other boy hig mother gave him. If she had n who was with ‘me was surprised to-see been such g trie and noble woman, we|them eome out of the bushes. He said: might never have heard of George Wash- | “Where did you fellows . ington gt all, 3 Washington studled hard at from?* coms -1 And the boys said that they were playing echoel. old yiajd in the % The ‘boy “who ‘Sushes. Some of hig copy books have been kept to.| was with me only seld “Toy were lucky.” this day. Washington left school when He started off and ealled me to eome he was about 18 years of age. He lsarned | with him and I weat and these boys gtood how to measure land and did a great deak of this kind of work. The governor of Virginia Wwanted to' send an important message to the French fort on !3‘; lgle. This. was hundreds of miles awgy. = Al- though Washington was only 21 years old the governer chese him to go on the er: rand. Washington died at Mt. Vernon. Ha is often spoken of @s the “Father of his country.” 3 It has becn well said of him that “he was first in 'war, first in pence, and first in the hearts of his s eountry. men, - B = ALICE HUSSEY. Baltle ° { / Ambitjon. Dear Unele Jed: It is 3 Io,;{ tinie sinee T wroté anything for the Wide.Awgkes, so 1 have gecided to write 2 few lines on Ambitieg. : There gre semne Who denoumes gmbj- ion, ag wholly bad, and to be avoided by .all; but-1 think we ought tu make a distinction between true and false am- bition, I will mentfon Napoleon @8 an illustra- tion ef false ambition, which is selfish in itself, and hag, brought ruin 24d mis- ery to presperous nations. Again there are some Who are ambitious to dress bet- tér than their neighbors, and their. prin- cival thouzhts are centered uvon the tie = A ha&m‘ed‘tt_ua.snd they. do not yet know [ "'wrue and tell you sbout two sppreptic- o8, jlooking at €ach other. When we. were lwalking along the boy told me not to say lli\ylhing. and I didn’'t. Every time when ithe boy who was hunting wotfid see’ the other boys he would say “You were lugky.” The other boys never knew jvhat t happened;: unless the' bey hes told them since. * ; Yours truly, WILLIAM, SLEDJESKY. Eegleville. Tiear Unele Jed: I ¢hought I would Twe boys were. apprentices In s car- penter's shop. One decided to make him- self a thorough workman; the other| “glan’t eare.” Cne Fo4d and studied and belp Rim undersiand the trade. Fe spent his evenings 3 home resding. His companion . to g with other boys 1o have “a good game.” He t0)d his shopmate to cme With them and leave his old: boeks. The boy told him that if he wasteq his golden moments he would lost what he eouid never maks up. While the hors were. still apprentices an offer of 32,000 gppeared in the news- paper for. the hast - plan for-a slate) honse to bae built in ona of tha eastern IR saw 4 mice fat cat asleep om the fence. She grabbed him by: t*e nap of the neck and took him to the eellar for she thovght “I will get even with you.”. Cree in the cellar she put = rope around his neck and hung it over & nail on a beam over her head. 2 i ‘Then she went over to the ather side of the cellar and pulled the rope. The| cat swune back and. forth and howled and scratched, but could not get away. Her fathe#. conld not get. the 'ropa off the cat’s neck.. When he went down, After a while the eat quieted down and they got'the vope off but the cat died so | he did met kil] any more of her ehickens. Yours truly. S SEd MARY JONES, Age 10 Gales Ferry. Why 'We:Celebrate ‘Salat Valentine's l 3 Dsr Depr Unele Jed: Long ago there ljved an old: man who visited the siel and comforted the dying. If he was' 'mot able to -go the people always recelved a little . letter or eard to show that they were.. remembered, The little children loved him dearly. - < One “day. the. -sick children fafled to receive the letter or the-visit from the old man. .. What. could be the matter? He had never forgotten them in this ay. .Then came news.of his.death. Poor old-Valentine. Never again would he call on the littly children, but today we have Saint Valémtine's day, when chil- dran sepd.loving ;remembrances to each other. - B The people thought that the old man was goog enough to be called a sdint, so, ever since then the..day on which he passed gway, has been called after him. . ANNIE WILLIAMS Jewett City. . ¥ . St. Valentine Day s Deer Uncle Jed: It was Valentine Day and ‘21l the'sehos! ‘was gtir. The chil- dren wers waiting. impatiently. for the | efternoon to come. They wers all thrill- ing"with exeitfement. If someone had 8sked the scholars what it ‘was all about, ‘they would bave'said, “What! You don't mean to eay you don't know? Vhy, ‘we are going to have an entertainment today, in honar of St. Valentine! - And we are going ‘0 have a lovely play. At last™ the aftermnoon came; and many pegple camie to the entertdinment. They,_each had to pay. 15. éents.. 3 | Some of .the children .were frightemed, but they said; -they would try to de their best. i 2 A SPECIAL PURCHASE. SALE OF - Women's Jersey Suits - : i 'BEGINS TODAY VALUES FROM $25.00 TO $29.50° - A fortunats special purchase of two lots of clever Jersey Suits give us the chance to offer you a genuine bargain. The suits are well made—the styles good, two models being offered—the Tuxedo and the Natch Callar de« 5. THE COLORS ARE NAVY, TAN, COPENHAGEN. OXFORD AND . HEATHER EFFECTS, ALL SIZES FROM 16 TO 44 IN THE= ASSORTMENT. W you w-;\t one of these clever little suits we advise an early cheice, for they will not last long at the price we ask: \ First, a girl had to recite 3 Valentine At first she was aiveld, but then {®he thought of the poem. Why was she“thin] ) récelve, they c s entertainment was for théir | bépefit. Vith the imcney which the tewherh W uld buy necessary things for the orphans, and bring @ smile was added to the treasury. Thé » ° caké, which was made by Lugepe was given Willlam Thompson. - Ear] Bragg of New York speat Sunday at_his home. ! Mys. Henry Cusping of Providence has ' been visiting at John Fletcher's.« $ Miss Eliz Gray has finished work as ian -ghildren. g of them? use o Crlinoe” “tpre.g . Bdwards' Olive TabletsGet - D;t the Cause and Reémovelt . mgny a Belgian babe. wailress at tMe Central heie) and will be 3 ’ Ofive T % 3 "This thouzit helped her! She knew|cmployed in a box shop in Norwieh. . D"uffmaw.mmm iled; the Test would Josn| Miss Lila Sehofield of Penaccok, N. H., | "‘N‘W ) Sfively o the wor e spoke her poem well, |has been spending @ few days a* Charles | b posipv bad work. and the rest of the children seeing her | Bragg's. People afflicted with bad breath find d6 'so well, did their best also. ~O%e| Mrs. George W. Loring has returned mld(rdflthrmgimm . play was'a triumph. ¥ after 10 days’ visit with relatives in Mil- Dr. Edwards’ Olive. Tablets are-a t“last the p-ople went away. How!ton, Masa A wegetable compound mixed with olive 1 the children were that they ha¢| George R. Torrey and son Maurice | gjl - They act gently but firtily on the succeeded. T had made the enter-|were Norwich visitors Saturday.. bowels and liver, stimalating them to taipment on V ine day, because on | Misses' Ruth and Pauline Mathewson. | pavyr'antion clearing the blood, and that day, our gr ires are n|who are spending the winter in Boston rif ‘n“u!“""mfim system. They do giving {0 oller and Milton, Mase., have been passing a Elat y‘h{-halomd Sithit aReof of recely | few days at the home of their sister, Mrs. win “fiu or 1o * me. Try Georgs W. Loring. at whose home their | the bad after effects. ong e can give to the world. her, Mrs. Arnold E. Mathewson, is| every night for a week gbd note t PAULINE EISENSTELY, Aze 12 ying during their absence. pleasing effect. 15¢ and 30c @ box. Colchaster. . YANTIC George Erom nd Brooklyn. ew York for Janesy tended by Charles hére with the Admorée Woolen company. Mr. Droming has ‘been in tlie men's de- partment of the Reid the Boston Store, in eral months “past, and was sexton of Grace church, Yant 2mily will remdin in 1 month: ¥ Samuel Crumblish with his niece, Mrs. Open house and parents’ fiight wab en- Joyed by those accepting Troop 1, Yantic Amei Wednesday evening. Those attending had ce to see’ the active nad pleastire- able side of the orsanization. Boy: Scouts of a cha ter Charles Bentley tien of the scouts. Frederick Kingsl Leary. Hartford recently. has been snend! Coughlin. ter a few day Pine Tree cottige. Mrs. John Kilroy has returned from a few days' stay in Stonington with her sister, Mrs. E.. Northrup, - Mrs. R. Hewittand ton of Stenington have been. spending several days with - Mys. - Hewitt's sistey. Mre. Elias Stockett. Miss Lucy Ladd-hasreturned’ to Man. chester after a brief Mrs. Mary Ladd. Miss Gladvs Pendlcton is spending- the week. in Winchester, the.guest of Miss mothe Irene Murphy. for several days. of the *9th bk | Leona. .Cake, ice cream, candy. {ruit‘and lemonade.were served. Little -Misy Gifene received many pretty-gifts: - 3 Dr, James L. Gardner was .l New London Thursday to attend - the” fun of & relative, Herbert E. 2 The members of the Girls’ club held a successful . food and rooms . Wednesday evening. left town Mond a brief stay with refatives in Ne 2 Tued to be vercher in a woolen mill super- made a brief call on local friends Sat- urday while en route to Pagsaie, N. J,, where he is spending the next.few months Lunch was served, spending several days in New London, the gucst of Mr. -and Mrs. Timothy Stephen O'Hearn was & visitor Miss Margaret Coughlin'of New. York dhe holidays in towr with her parents, Mr. J. M. Pendleton has returned af- stay guest of Miss Rose Wathldy, Henry Murphy of Winehester hll'fies spending - several days with friends H. J. Gibbs has been CFNTRAL ] A party of little folks was. eftertained Thursday- at the home of Mr. Edwin Greene in Kennedy City ¥ Mr. and Mrs. Albert Tillipghast and’ infant Aubr . Miss Marjoric Tillinghast and Miss Dulcie Herbert were visitors in Norwich with relatives Friday. The teachers’ training class, ¥ill ‘meet Thursday evening with Miss Mary Eyles. Mrs. Alvah Vassar of Plymoyth, Mass., a former . resident here, visited local friends Wednesday. Mrs. Celinda McStay is fast regaining her health at the home of Elmer R. Pjler- s01 guest of Mrs. Mr. day night le, Wis., where he sister, Mrs. don. Ludkie, formerly & Hughes company, Norwich, for sev- Some snow! Oh er of the Christian Endeavor Service Fri- day evening. A car went off the track near Ladd's Comner Sunday and was stalled until Monday. There was no gchool ,Monday en ac- count of the snow, so the children had & jolly time playing in it Mrs. Peter Thompson and daughters have returned to Philadelphia. . They’ came here to accompany the body .ef Mr. ‘Thompson. There was no evening .service 3t the church Sunday on account of the storm. Mrs, James L. Gardner, Mrs. Frank Edgerton and Mrs. L. Howard™ Cross spent Saturday in Norwiech. Mrs. Iiroming aud the village for sev- storm of Sunday. of Three Rivers George Alaby;”’ day of last week. ica, invitaldn last Seoutmas- read the constitu- ouija board. Jr.. has heen 4 + *«|Friday last. SOUTH WINDHAM | Mre Gertrude Yéung underwent dn \onullln at Tartford hospital Wednes- held at” the hame in Mrs. * Rupsell, day which proved successful. en's department, Miss Calista Backus spent the end with friends tn Pomfret. W. P. Barstow has sold his hewse te Morris W. Golden of Willimantic. The Mission society met in the church parlors Thursday afternoon. Those who entertained were Mrs. Clarence Avery week and Mrs. John in Dagbury, the Weshington supner in the churgh parjors. | gaming: @ Mrs. W. P. Barstow is entertaining her | grrest niece Mrs. Walter Appley, her daughter of Waterford. and iss Ethel Stan- ! Backus, and his family., Mrs. Addison Scofield. of. Nogwich is Walter Backus,. and Mrs. Charles their son spent Sunday with-the-formé; M. J. O'Congpell, of'New Lem= Backus Lon Brigham fs e 1o¢dl wathee prophet who predicted thegreat snowe Copsnit him’againt ansfe) school und ‘hospital, visited in The villagé school was clbsed the teagher making ap all-day visit at’ Sputh Willington school. Clifford Botham s il R The latest spook in this Yichfty is the -of Farmerette'is to the Ready Helpers at Dd —d 1 Waterbary.—In o movemedt td elear up gumbling-in Wemsbyry,” “(hé - police have begun to enforce the law against 8 | renting places known to be used for . the. wom- e}d state. training Bridgeport A small Bible class, -conducted by {b4 pastor, was all the aitendamce tubt Bun- day at Dunham Metorial ehurel, Judge Briggs of Lebanim visited the Edwin Reynolds Memorial sehool Tpes- Mrs. C. A. Barstow visited her mother,| Mrs. Gertrude Young, one day the pastid week.~ Mre. Youmg is o patient. in’ thé Hartford hospital. Clarence Avery was in Haptford Thurs. day attending the automobile shiow. C. A, Barstow's daughter Margaret underwent a minor operation Mojday. Mra Carrie J. Backus returned to New | London the past week after sponding three months with her stay with bher and 3Mrs. Harry Avery. The Good Will circle is to have in St. Albans, Vt., son, Charles VILLAGE.- d Mrs. Bonor of “thetr datighter COULD HARDLY EAT ANYTHING UNTIL HE USED Lewis. candy sale at their P About--$25 Catarrh o the many | which & ) _suffer, Fitiy yun'ol v ) antee behind 5 Po-ru-ps 8t my Louse 0O matter what the war tax T. N, Waoooxzs, Box®, Br- PE-RU-NA TOO FAT? was weak tired and covid hardly est anytding ustil U e T T e = : s wonderfu] Mu. \'Dl’l' H:’I;T‘[fl 4 oose of RN Soid Everywhers the with Byrd Standish of Storrs cellege has been visiting at m/vuu:un home since . This week's devotional meeting will be pt Mrs. Jane Sigdman Thursday ‘at 7 p. m.. 4 . P -