Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 5, 1921, Page 2

Rules For Young Writers. 1—Write Baper only, and number the pages. 2—Use pen and ink, not peneil. 3—Short and pointed artidles will bde given preference. Do not use over 250 —Original stories or letters only will be used 5-—Write your name, age and address Piamiy at the bottom of the story. WIDE-AWAKE POETRY. THE LOST CHILD. It was 2 winsome, eerile child Came skipping down the street, ‘With sunny hair, wind-blown and wild, And dancing little feet. “Whose little child are you?’ T asked, She oked at me and smiled, *Why, I don't know; I hardly guess T'm anybody’s child.” She kissed me on the cheek and laughed, “Come run away and play!” Then “I'li be your child togas™ I saw her slip behind the hedge With tears I could not hide. fairy lttle gir!, " 1 cried, ¥m sure some little children-souls, A-wander in the sky, Get lost in hunting for their homes And pas r mothers by. Sometimes they come to careless arms That grudge to let them stay, And leave quite empty mother hearts That want them night and day. —Mary Stewart in Good Housekeeping. THE WERRY WHISTLER. A merry litt'e whistler goes by my door each day, He whist] 1 when he's merry. when hes sal when the weather’s fine, when it's bad, littte children, pass my door, merry ‘ittls whistler, eharms my care away. I almost and be gay —Sent in by Walter Phi'ips. TNCLE JEDP'S TALKE TO WIDE- AWAKES. snakes? and hav creamed and ran away? kes as a ru'e haven't ct, Have yon amy jects larger t ts clastic and there is a hinge between s jaws, which allows them to spread In addition to that when it comes to swallowing objects bigger than self the lower jaw p: in the mid- Ale s sideway: 1t of the snake in many in- stances could be imparted to other Things it wou'd get much more attention. The reputation of the bad snakes is enough to make most people keep at a distance from then even bone 2 sn as many 3 tmpr ths them for pets. though get acy: not enc Bnakes ¢ make a ery close relationship. m though harmiless do not taken ones ous. It st to let them serye their purpose without young people trying to bacome friendiy of getting bit by the poisonous by WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS. 1—Mary E. Quion of Norwich—The Campfire Girls at the Seashore. 2—Wiliam Gaska of Jewett City— Two Loy Pioneers. 3—Hazel Marra of Culchestzr—'mul Campure Gurls on the Farm. . ¥—Harry Morris of New London—The Young inventor's Pluek. 5—Grace Murphy of Norwich—The Trail of (he Seneca. Winners of prize books living in the | Clly cal obiain them by calling at The Bullet:n business office after 10 o'clock ¥ morning. LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Arcelia Doyen of Glasgo—I thank you sincerely lor the prize book enttiled Res- :_ud by a Prince which I peceived Mon~ gay. It is a very goo book. Many thanks. Almira Bernier of Nanielson—1 surely appreciated the prize bosk you sent me. I have read part of it and find it very attractive. Muriel Boessing of Norwieh—I-_have received my prize book and want to thank you very much. The story is Interesting. st John Drescher of Norwich: am very thankfu! for the lovely book you sent me entitled Boy Scouts in the War Zone, I have read it and found it very interest- Ing. I would have acknowledged recaipt of book before but have been sick. LETTERS WRITTEN BY WIDE- AWAKES, My Trip to Ocean Beach, Dear Uncle Jed: This is the first time that I have written to the Wide Awake cirele. I always read the stories. The Sunday before last my mother and sister and 1 and eome of my mother's friends Al went (o the beach. Wé went down on the boat. We went In bathing and it mn.sn::gv-?gum.uveeam home sarly. We cune home on the trolle; lired but happy. i ey ate the pl"x‘ half up ‘the mother and father came_and asked them | the: all safely ‘what they were eating. > piaimly on one side of the occuped her home and noticed that Mel was seldom to he found. we gone home Molly carried a little ball on to the veranda. be a littte kiiten, so black that the nml Smoke suited it exactly. One night Molly heard the bark of dog, and fearing harm was meant for] her Kitten, ran out to meet it found two dogs, and they immediately a¥ | waeiked her, leaving her in such a state! that she died soon after. i Smoke is now a fine little kitten, we hope shg Will Do tmeet her mother's Doretiia Dix. Imwar Unecle Jed: Dorothea Dix was born April 4, 1802, at Ha; len, Maine. called the most 1 and dis- ever produced.” She saw in ENN: MAN, The cells were| ¥ SRR TEROMN Y, Ao By crowded together in A Picnic on the Hills : poorly ventilated quarters, and the sane| Dear Uncle Jed: I thought I would e At and Insane often placed in the same |write to the wide-awake circle and see Dear Uncle Jed: There was once & prize. poor fisherman. One day he was walking As he was walking near the edge he saw somethi§ .art behind a rock on the beach, so Lc to where he heard the noise and saw a cradle with a baby giri in it, but it lhad the tail of a fish. The cradle was made out of different kinds of seaweeds jand, the little mermaid had a long string pf pearls. The pearls wWere the most beautiful ever seen. The fisherman heard a wailing amd, he spied the | room. At the close of the war they thank her for her services !on the rocks. , “I would ke a flag.” ipping on called blithely back, sick and unfortunate. looking into the water, ‘mother of the baby mermzid. When she i isaw the fisherman she darted away, but | terrible disorder. |the fisherman called afier her and said, “I will do you no harm.’ So she came up | Surses. “Will you spare my baby? I am | @ers bellowed over the waters and were | Colchast £ the sea.” The fisherman | #choed and heard by the ‘mountainous | RESET, As T saw tthh:“uhgvnlunging; o o o Sake Tt w : ; Dear Uncle Jed: Fire department|making a tour of northern New Englan iraculous that dhe gained her |, e UGl el Tapidly being re- |and Canada, that they are having a fine, ;placed by easline and sleotric power sre fimv.(- e T’hey eTmec; to return t ~ usuzlly intelligent and guick to respond onday) or Tuesday. e Tedy o o Fwatm her. ama to orders, but sometimes they grow so| The body of Donald F. Bigelow, who movement of the accustomed to cbeying a single individu- | paid the supreme sacrifice in France, has belm preservéd her from the shoek. ¥t &l that they absolutely ignore commands | arrived in town and was buried, with| was a terrible experfence for the fish- |given by any one else. An episode which military honors in Linwood sound of rushing Sea called unto sea. The thun- US !a young queen o baby mermaid. The youug | Waves. queen said she would grart him three!and diving amonz wishes, and she gave him the rope u’!|9&'med mi pearls she had around her neck, saying: {“1¢ you should want me in time cf need {just throw the pearls in the water and {say ‘Queen of the Water come to we. So the fisherman wgnt home joyfully and told his wife the story. he wished he had a purse and there was 2 parse, but it was empty. and said he wished his vy as long as a sausage. wife began to scold him but one wish left.” r yards dinved into the water; her bow almost buried itselt among the s work, and he whistles instantly his saying “We have So she said she wished his nose would grow a yard long. The fisherman never told his wife ‘of the that ssefeeth happter, or Sod's Ligha pearls, so he went down to the sea jand said as the mermaid had told him. nose grew to its regular size, but he b came a rich man and in after years his son becgme king and lived happily until the end of their lives. MARY R. QUINN, age 13 I could learn t> whistle Littte Clare, you know, lonz vacation the boys God's light.” be Wide-Awake Circle have ad new experiences of mény How many have a smake or seen ome or mora, ow many set out to kill it and how A Trip to Saunderstown. Dear Uncle Jed: One day last summer I went to Saunderstown, to my uncle's. We got on the wrong road and went Way around by Narragansett Pier. After a while we found our way. We hired a man named Mr. Vars to take us to Newport in his motorboat. While going we saw some destroyers, and went very close to ome. . 1 enjoyed my trip very much, and wish I might go again. BESSIE LALIBERTE, Apge 11 y friends, cases great bene- There are in this ssumtry 111 different kinds of snakes nd of t great number there are but are poisonous. That means ixths of the snakes are re many of them dsome and render a highly from their destruction A Dog Hero. Dear Uncle Jed: poodle dog, but u had a heart that was true to his mis- 'S DoW God's. How We Came to Eat Pork. Lix China the Youses and straw. The Chinese peopie cannot move if they want a new The house in which they are liv- ing has to burn down. A Chinese lady wanted a new home, s0 she set her house on fire. a Jot of hogs and there was a pig in The house burned down to the ground and the Chinese chil®ren were in the ruined house something, so they hunted around to see if they could find it. They found the pig burned to death. They tasted of it and it tasted so good Dear Uncle Jed: are made of ha: r seen a snake eating? to watch it swailow a T large mouse. Snakes in fact are the only creatures that can swallow ob- and hotter, and smoke came up the parking to his mistress’ door. ad and barked. He bark- | it Will be eager for yor pigs in China, Would they yever hear nan them®ives, It is pos- sible because the body wall of the snake more fiercely than ever. a key turn i Sunday in and family. Mrs. Hebart Thying jas sol ‘Hart{ 'erty to Oliver Tatio of iy of this Demute of West Thompson l:t?d her sister, Mrs. Frank Pechie . . Following were the Be Done With My Mind.” {top of them we thought we would have | When the picnic was over we played | New Haven Friday. The Fishermen at Sea. jall kinds of games, Hide and go seek. Harry Friedman was a recent visitor Dear Uncle Jed: 'The sea th the evening. fnoreaged Daseball, and city hall tag, red sight®and | In Norwich. many other things. We had lots of fun. Several from town have been in Willi-{ Thaps®s Jashed IMO I wish some of the other children of the |mantic attending the Elks' courgry fair. andl broken Wide Awake Circle'could have been with| Dr. and Mrs. Stebbins, who are spend- | ing two weeks' vacation at Gardner Lake, were at their home for a few hours on HAZEL MARRA, age 11 [ & | Thursday. i the natl. The men found tue fre r Nelton Gravell and family at Providence with Mars- NORWICH BULELETIN WILLIMANTIC OFFICE Attawaugan M. E. church, Rev. J. W. | yelephone 05 Carter pastor, Sunday 10:45, holy com- e _a |munion service. ~ Short . address by woman that America had pastor. Chorus by chofr. 12 noon Sun- Bhe wished to attend school, but there was little chance for ages. her to study. know what it meant, \he was very proud | ' Ballouvifle M. E. Mission Blackstone ‘When she was fourteen she returnmed{©f that “shiny thing” hanging from his |Hall. & p. m. Preaching service preceded and | to Worcester, where she opened a small | neck. ; school- for young children. ’ ‘the Fast Cambridge jall ‘many things| New London. 100 /horrible to believe. inmateg Preacher Rev. J. W. Carter. The new commaunion cups- and travs which were used for ths first time( 0. 4, at the Columbia crossing of th: afh Attawaugan church Sunday are a | Central Verment railroad. The,m:chln: gift of the Epworth League and friends her how “the natfon could best and I went won- |of« Ballouville. There are two beauti- s, ‘she enswer- (dering through the woods. As we were Two beautl- |going along we saw two big black |silver filler, and eighty four crystal cups. ful flags were given to her with an in- !enakes, but they soon got out of sight. ok el scription. These flags she bequeathed | Then we came to two big hills and on/the t CHETYER to Barvard college. i o o Detothea Dix devoted her life for the a picnic. It was nice and shady. So| Charles Lent, one of the dinky en-| Gray, and ‘the conductor, George Spaf- we thought- ‘we would stop and get|gineers, resigned his pos'tion and has MARY BROWN, Age 12. |things ready. We had sandwiches, cake, | gone to his home in Guilford, Conn. . pie and cocoa, and many other things. James L. Roat was a business call waa thrown several feet into a feld. | < At the time of the accident the men were able to tell how the Accident hap. |, Mr< Ernest B. Pauison and Miss Ex ful oak trays with cover, ld-“Mr. lhhs'uem. who owned and ’f‘n: By e machine said that h ol | Walter Day of New York {a visiting the crossing but heard ne train approach. | ing. The engineer of the rain 'p“ John | friends in this city for several weeks. n commection ford, the oldest conduclor in point of | With the Eike' Country Fair was wel ice_on the Central Vermont rail-| er in| road. Both claimed that the whistle was blown ®everal hundred feet from the | crossing ‘but the automobile continued on it way and had neardy cleared the tracks | ler Hanley- when struck. gup‘.nh g‘(“th" :‘;rtn consisted mostly of | ruises, a it was believed that | jnoxication. Saturday morn! Mrs. Muldoon's injuries would prove fa- ,\:fi:.flmm settled ylor . and costs amounting to $17. wedding of imterest to Wilimanti. Today (Labor there Hartford people took place Saturday -4 ‘m the N\ ‘Word was received Thursday from| ke Elgart, who are Cvening, when Louis H. Arnold. =en of Bugthe Besht Tofl ke DIOEL Tho ST Nve, Matiy B/ Aywel, 42 No. ‘150, Proa- pect street, this-cify, and Miss Winifred L. Green, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Har- i S. Green of Worcester, Mass., were { married at St. John's Bpiscopal church, ‘Worcester. The ceremony was perform- ed by Rev. Ronald Alexander, rector. night that J. ¥. In. M‘ Mrs. Thomas J, Ms 4 inden street, resting. by sopgs. Mrs, Muldoon’s injuries e HARRY MORRIS, Age 14. |7 p. m. Epworth League service, leader considered fatal. The three were m""w‘"""‘“ =nd Mre 'Miss Dorathy Whllan. Topic “ThygWill| ed Saturday ftérnoon when the Fora © The baby show held The irfjuries to the oc- ! publie health murse. delivery of mall call at the carriers’ wi maing open until 11 o'cle ning. iHustrates this peculiarity occurred some SCHL FER, Age years ago in a Connecticut town. A large number of the out of town S gete i nurs:é the absence of a veteran driver | Workmen on the state road job have left the bell clanged and all tho horses res-|to spend Labor day at their homes. iponded except the absent ®in's particu-{ The State Guard Rifle club is having} |tar charge. He refused to budge be- | Some large signs painted to be used at’ Dear Unela Jed: It was 8 o'clock and cause he had not heard the familiar{the range. A shoot will be held this} s going to bed. < Her mother had Sust put out the light, the man up on the telephone and asked and was about to go downstairs. (him® to suggest some way to get the did not 1fke horse to move. to be in the dark. Just then she saw what was wrong with the stubborn and e bright moon in the sky. amma, is the moon God's light?” |me talk to him.” | Services were held in the Greek Cath- “Yes, Clare, the moon and stars are As soon as it was done the fireman jolic church Sunday at 11 o'clock a. m. "~ |shouted ‘the familiar words of command.{2nd 4 p. m. Rev. John Paley officiated. God ever blow out his lights It was not necessary to repeat them for and zo to bed, mamma?” “Oh, no, my dear child, God's wonder- 'and flew to his proper position under the ful lights is always burning, and God ;suspended harness. never sleeps.” i “Oh, then, mamma.” sald Clare, T WHI | Jewett City. never again te afraid. dear mamma’ voice of his master and finally they called | (Labor day) ‘afternoon. The fire fighter sensed She said gaid “Put the phone to his ear and a |keep the work going. ithe animal instantly recognized the voice | caller here Thursday. M GASKA, age 11. his 15 days’ vacation. his burden fr a day. Any man can fight Study Problem they are harmless. Did you ever notioe What a long back- | ke has? Some of them have ; vertehae, While so e not dangerous it is| many will ever desire Those that are contin- ually dartinz their tongme out, even Do Exams Spoil School? Leam to Make Them Easy BY J. T. JOENSON Fiancie W. Parker School . “I'd tike school,” said George, “if it wasn't for those examinations. just flunked one in Math and I reckon T'll flunk the big one in june—the one they pass you on. that exam too. They didnt ask the questions I thought they would.” Now, if George knew how -to take exams and profit from them, he would a0t be afraid of them. test of two things. what you know al tis a test of the amount of work you an do in a given time. The right way to prepare cxam is not to prepare for it. One of tie best students 1 ever knew did not send more than an hour at most reparing for his exams. He did rork every day while he was taking he course and when the exam came all he needed to do was to refrest his memory on a few points he might 4ave forgotten. If you have done your work properly, you won't be afraid of How to Use Verbs BY GRACE VOLLINTINE P e his brother, Jesde Bm and sister Mrs. f know people who tell stories, relate incidents, or discuss current news | son returning to BrooklymW about the in an interesting way. We have other | middle of September. acquaintances who tell the most thrill- ing adventures in a very commo! ce manner. One of the reasons for this & variation lies- in the choice of words which the speakers use. most important of all words are H because they give o our language much {jast winter. of its force and beauty. A simple way to begin traini self to speak and write effectively is to |Lord of Staff §1 is manager of the two improve your cheice of verbs casional - experiments like the follow- ing: Take a simple, plainly ‘A tramp walked along ‘alked” s a very acting as a fecler to surroundings do I boned bard for v strong appeal as pets, and is well since by keeping a safe dis| tance from them all no chances are | It is a test of they may not be numer-1 fact, the railroad track. ey T gowly. general term that we apply to the move- ment made by people and animals and it gives no hint of the characteristic, jing with her son, Robert, and his fam- slouching gait of the tramp. Try fc |ily, of Willimantic. use a verb that will fit this i case. Slouched, loitered, s Learn to work by time. Give your- self time tests. When you are work- g out your lessons, time yourself ‘iake up your mind you are going s 4ve a cerain piece of work done «ithin a certain time 4 get it done—and done the statement much more vivid A verb may thus give an idea, nol only of the manner in which an act it |church. Miss Dunning with her pupils performed, but of the state of miné | Misses Dorothy Wilson, Georgiana Pkor- of the person who performed the act |ney and Ethel Wraight, gave violin se- For example, the statement “The boy went home from school” can be made much more descriptive of his manne | rived at the parsonage lasi week with| Misses Gertrude and of going by changing the colorless vert | M sfamily. He began his pastorate] who have been visiting their went to a word such as trip; If you have to write a theme, set 5 ime when it must be done and then write it within that time, If you have e to .work an Algebra “problem, give e imented a little, you will find it 1 to see Bow the | coszrove home Sunday. - F the ord ter it say, w_myw‘x} ‘might say, E. i : § { his battle today. ¥ he does that he will find himself able to do it every day amd be the winner in the end. If we try to live two or three days at 3 time, eme of them will upset us. GORDON JOHNSON resented by Mr. Smygoski. The Federation of Jewish Baltic. Prof. Joel N. Em, vho has spent the summer at the Ryder House, left Sunday for Mansfield Center where he will visit BEin wii go to New Haven to visit his \ Misses Coleman and Rolinson closed the Tea Room and Gift Shop Thursday and this week will go to New York Herman J. Levine. i where Miss Coleman is a teacher of'| she successfully conducted a tea rToom Mr. Meigs 0f Meriden is employed by your- J Julius Meyers on her poultry farm. Mr. oc- |farms. Mrs. Fred Tyler and Miss Papline stated found her comfortable il ment, Myron Abell. Mrs. telle Pratt has returned from Canada” where she spent a week camp- H. Wallis. There was a meeting of the Ladies’ Aid Society Tuesday afternoen at the assured. STERLING Carr 1 ns. ug:v_ Mr. Allen of New Jersey ar- unday. Peter Brand recently fell from a load | homse in Woonsocket. * of hay and broke several ribs. Relatives from Windsor visited at the Jesse Eno of Mansfield Center attend- ed church here Surday. here Sunday. - from New York, entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Brackett. the north side of the common, belng|word assisted by Willian Davis. b Alldrich Vonasgk, who was operated e m iR el Yuli | o FC, Jackson DENTIST - 715 Main Street, Willimantio Houre—d a. m, i & p. m. Phone 44 Frank Pelfhn_ltundifl a dance at Misé Elizabeth Flemming, of spent tHe week end with Mr.-and Mrs. best authors have succeeded in doing ur ; ust what you are attempting. is visiting her mother, Mrs. Lillian Filer. Ella Daganeis who/is a patient at . 5 EMBALMERS Sedetery The bride, attended by her gister, Mrs. Charles K. Cline, as matron of honor, was preceded down the aisie by Miss Vir- ginta Nichels. cousin, as flower bearer, while Anse! drnold, nephew of the grrom was ring beargr. Judge Willam Arnold of this city, brother of the groom, was best man. The ufhers were Malcolm Curry of Martsdale, N. Y., Kenneth B.; three weeks ago. Millet of New Rochelle, N. Y. and Roberf Tyler, of Portland, Maine, has Charles E. Tline of Worcester, Following the ceremony a reception Mr. and Mrs. William was held at the home of the parents of the bdbride, a juncheon being served. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold left ‘ater in the even- ing on s honeymoon trip through the| More than one hundred from Jewett City went to Plainfield Sunday to"be present at the unveiling of the Joan De The concrete paver is laying the cement on Salem street and the haul is so long for the materials that some of the large trucks are running all night, in order to White Mountains and ne. The bride is a graduste of Worcester High school and Massachusetts Norma. | Arc monument. Art school, Boston. For the past few| Through the influence of Johm T. Do- Jan the motor vehicle department of Connecticat is to give a public moving plcture entertainment cn Ashiand park ‘The Ashland man- agement has generousty given the use John H. Sherman of Norwich was a David B. Murray.-driver of R. F. D. No. 3, reswmed his work Thursday after years she has been instructor of, drawing at Willimantic State Normal school, Mr. Arnold attended Windham High school, ‘Williston Academy, and Phillips-Andover | at an early date, schoo' and was a graduate of Yale university, 1904 He is engaged inj of the grounds. There is to be one ple- Colchester is making preparations for its first community agricultural fair. It BEATRICE HEBERT. A Bit of Good Advice :éu be held during September. Dear Uncle Jed: T am writing “A Byt | *dvertising for this community endeavor of Good Advice.” One of the days I never fesmflllut June, and interest has grown worry about is yesterdy, simply because | !0 SUch an extent that nearly master |1 cannot change it if I would. I did t!W“P ‘m h“FDCll‘;‘on of people in the 2nd mistress lived in # crcwded tene- the best 1 knew how yesterday, but even own :h &! zrulxs . Eulr“mn ibility for = B o e omly s owiall 4f T haan't what is the use of crying | EITIRE the people of Colchester a surpass- u small body ‘o ,O¥er spilt milk? Yesterday was mine; it| N8 agricultu it and & T ol 5 morning, afterncon and evening for two 2 days. The fair committee has made it Another day I do not worry about is . One night when everybody was asleep |tomorrow. It is bound to come, and a point to see that a representative of all and Bumpsy was locked in the hall as|if T dread it T am simply weakening my- usnal, he woke up choking 2nd gasping ‘slfwwfienwlrt n;;wr:fl" ;I;l;e ut:s,tmx‘m;: kept getting hotter 1S preé] e ursel AT for breath The %{;n :te“ Mifiowe of | by improving the. present, and then when gu.ah gen;:hmgh t:m master, Myron Abell, otairs. e ran it comes, you will be ready for it and|h®S Eiven t ee use of its hall and door: 1 grounds for exhibition wmad oses. At the weekly fair committe Tioors of opportunity are bound te | PUTPO mmittee Hime Then he saw fames and barked open to any one that is orepared If meetings the local Jewish agricultural e Soon he heard . I do not worry about yesterday or tomor- n the lock, and the door |Tow why should I worry about today? opened, and there stood his mistress. | Why worry at all? Make it your prac- I & moment she saw the flames, and tice to live one day @t & time, and see with a scream woke her hushand. Her |how finely it works out. scream also awoke the other tenants, An_y man can say “No” to temptation and in & moment they were all gathered [for just one day. Any man Tan bear the insurance business, Upon thelr rve. turn they will reside at No, 87 North street, Willimantie. = of Safety First Week. e ment will be gziven by local people - t the Clean-Up Bqusd ar-| gition. An official of the rived in this city Saturday and locatea at the office of Commander Dr. W. P. 8. Keating, of James J. Shea post, No, 1 American Legion! They will remain un- til Tuesday jo clear up any business ex- service persons might have with the gov- ernment. Today (Monday) the clean-up 8quad is not working, because of the le- the organizations in the town shall have & voice and take an active part in this work for town advancement. luck as far as the programme, including balloon ascensions is concerned. Thurs- | departure day night the man Sent to this city to| Circelars reaching bot society is represented by its president, Mr. Sultan. “The Board of Trade is rep- resented on the fair finance committee by A. T. Van Cleve. The Ukranian society has recently formed a church organiza- tion and a priest has been assigned to work«gmong them. This society will fur- nish an entertainment in costume as one of the features of an afternoon program. The Polish members of the town are rep- replace [gare Devil Smith, who had been injured in making a jump at Barnstable that trip off for the night. Saturday aft- | ernoon in getting ready for the evening flight the balloon top caught fire and ization will also give an exhibition of | the outfit was hastily pulled to m.\h inscribed “Fanning Prive, 1921.% folk dancing and games on the gresu. E ‘Women has | sent its social field leader to the town. This organization will give a play on the S groen on one of the fair days. As usual, WILLINGTON the schools will be included in the fair activities and a special program and premium list has been prepared for the pupils. The Jewish Agricultural Aid so- ciety of New York is co-operating most Jennid 4, rooks. From Mansfield Prof.|heartily to make this event a success. The advance copies of the premium list | were donated by this society through the Interest of its field extension secretary, ground where volunteers helped extin- guish the blaze, The Elks' committee has done everything possible to have the balloon ascension as advertised but was irresponsible for the trouble expe- Willam 8. Congden, Who was recent- ly appoisted forcement agent in charge of the east- ern division of the state, was surprised Eriday night when he eiosed his final day's work with the American Thread company as foreman of one of the de« partments’ of the dyeing section. He wag presented a purse of fifty dollars by his associates. Mr. Congdon will take up his new duties Tuesday and will go to Hartford for two weeks to familiarize himself with the work. Principal George Shafer, of Willi- and give|mantic State Normal School, has an- nounced that registration for this year will probably be over one hundred. Up a to Saturday, the roster of the entering fiwn: several committees, the chairmen|class showed seventy names and mere Ing, finance committee, A. T. Van|are to be added. Cleve, hall, Ciyaton Miller, livestock and Chalker Tecently visited Miss grounds, Elmer Foote, advertising and Schmidt at tis: Johnson hospital premium list, Russell F. Lund, entertain- The county farm bureau is doing its share of the work in making this fair a Buceess thrquxh_iu leader, H. J, Johason. tds | music at the Damrosch Institute. Miss He is assisting in securing the services of verbs; Rollinson will go later to Florida where |men from Connécticut Agricultural eol- lege who will act as judges several agricultural demonstrations and ‘speeches. 3 The work for the fair has been divided At noen Baturday, the local branch of Company G, Connecticut Infantry, left thig clty by automobile truck for East Hav@l where they are to attend a three daye®’ rifie shoot. The twd large army trucks came from the Hartford armory. At Manchester the local company was joined by the Silk- town outfit. Captain Jbseph Morrison of this city is In command of Com- A catalogue is being pMe=ted th the efforts and thorough work of Louis Folk dances, field day games for chil-| drenyand adults, tug of war and other| £ Mrs. Ida Brown has returned from vis- | 0ntests are under the direction of Mrs. ed, plod- |iting friends in New Jersey. e e o i 1 b i st Elmer Foote and Clayton Miller are|""Y & ki mm“:fld Lk othimkfltese Mt ip for a four years’ course | d!Stributing advance copies ot ths pre- ihe tras e sae of e of 5 m“:': He must get 5000 votes. 3:’::: list to members of the community | day morning from that of any other person ang {Secured by getting subscriptions to pa- are being urged to prepare their street after an ilmess of several weeks. y 2 eyl e Itvestock and produce for exhibition. En-|{ He was born fn Willington, the son of i tries for the fair are to be made to the | Frank and Julia Carper Woodworth. He | evening of Sept. 8 Secretary of the fair committee, Eimer | iz survived by two sisters, Miss Nell Foote. A total of $300 in premiums is| Woodworth and — Henry B. Wosdworth, 42, died Satur- Ralph Barry, have returned to their Mrs, C. W. Byers and Mrs, J. H. Dixon spent the week with their sister, Mrs. Congdon at Oakland Beach. A large crowd witnessed the ball game Rev. Earl W. Darron of Holyoke sup-| The U. 8. Finishing Co.'s excursion was plied the pulpit Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. | held at Rock Point, Saturday, McQueen is entertaining guests Men sometimes denounce gossip, but Mr. Rolideau is making a gutter om | not until they have listened Susceeding Filmore & Shepard Funeral Director & Embalmer !fith_enwp- o oy 8:62 NORTH ST. WILLIMANTIC rv,-u.eaflg i Lady Assistant. Tel. Connection “FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND fleld’s brother. Another this subject, his pastorate at the federal prohibition en- tion, having a fine time. his home, No. 72 Spring Inln at the close. ‘bm college. Rev. Mr. Willlams' family Mrs. Mabel Blotnine, ' public. MURRAY’S BOSTON STORE | - Willimantic, Conn. STORE CLOSED TODAY LABOR DAY IN RECOGNITION OF THE DAY SET ASIDE FOR THE HONORING OF THE GREAT AMERICAN PUB LIC—THE LABORING PEOPLE, e e R coupe in which they were riding '“ithe ‘home r. an ik by the engine of, prssenger train | "5\t iman and. Mee. Géorgs A. Cook feturned Shturday evening after jag a trip of one month to Wisconsin Cheago and Niagara Falls, i Tarrett spent Saturday visiting v, attended and a large number of bables were entered. The. judging was done William Richmend, found & ¥ 2 wii local i ‘office. ~ Persons desiring-their 73t t ey order, registered mafl post windows will be closed for The general delivery window open from 7.30 to 12 o'clock tais i i Mrs. S. P. Littlefield and Mies have as their guests, Mr. M brither, Carmeron McCluggage and Miss Lillian Chasse, of Medford, Mass. ture of several reels on “Whenoe Are Four Children?" and others on the line An entertain- was in town recentiy. in the interest of Rev. J. A. Wood is obliged to Jeave Methodist on mccount of his wife's health and return to the south. Mrs. Wood has & weak heart and her physiclan her to not to return to the morth. MF. Wood's duties will close here October 1. The entertainment committen of the; Although he has been here but a sbort B'ks' County Fair has had a . § of hard | time he has made many warm' friends, who are sorry to jearn of his necegary rough nounce the 1921 Worcester Schools Exhibit of Home Industries, in Wednesday, was unable to get here un- | Sardening, cooking, uw‘n: and handi- il 10.30 o'clock, too late to send him | craft, ai Mechanics ha! Friday night the management of the balloon company agreed to go up but did not begin filling the big bag un- Friday, Sept. 9th, from 7.30 to § p. m, and Saturday, Sept. 10th, from 10 a. m. to 8 p. m. In competition for the David Hale. Fan- about 7 o'clock and the Eiks called Ding prizes. The prize money. 3600, has been given to be used for the per- manent decoration of the school bdulld- ings or rooms and each purchase I8 to i il P CHAPLIN A well attended and enjoyable enter- tainment was given at the vestry Monday evening. The North Windhawm band, Wil bur G. Stevens director, assisted by mem- bers of other bands, gave popular selec- tions during the evering. Alfred B. Wood of Hartford, an expert with' the *celio, played three selections, accompa- nied by Mrs. R. P. Bateh of North Windham, and was loudly applauded. Mrs. George L. Fuller of Norwich, Mrs. Theron Swift of Mansfield and Mrs. Net- ‘tie Chapman gave readings. low of Mansfield Center made an’ ad@ress and his ready wit, amusing anecdotes and a humorous recitation well rendered won him & round of applause. The entertain- ment was a success and all those taking part received generous applause from the audience. JIce cream and cake were on Rev. Robert Wilhams and famfly left Wednesday for Michigan, where Mr. Wil liams takes up his duties as dean of Al- has spent the summer at G.'B. Howard' The Congregational Sunday school, W. E. Burdiek superintendent, went to Co- lumbia lake and held a picnic Thureday. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Gallup, in eom- pany with Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Galup of Scotland and Mrs. Charles E. Antheny of Willimantic, motored to Plainfield on Thursday and attended the rennion of the Plainfield Academy Alumni asseela- Cheshire.—The Garden elub will heid jts fall flower show the afternoon amd Eight prizes will offered and the competition is open to i