Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 26, 1921, Page 2

- NORWICH BULLETIN WILLIMANTIC OFFICE hone 105 23 Church 86 What Is Gelag On Tonight. Knights of Pythias, Natchaug lodge, No. 22, meets at 303 Main street. A large congregution filled the First Methodist Episcopal chureh Sunday ev- ening. There was special music by the cholr, aito by a male quartette. The svening message was delivered by Rev. John Pearce, the pastor, who spoke riefly on “The Reality of Ged.” The musieal programme was as follows: So- lo, "Out of the Deptl Arthur L. Clark ; anthem, choir; y Jesus, I Love Thee,* Bdward; sclections, “Remember Me, Oh Mighty Ome,” and “Nearer to Thee," quartet, A. L. Clark, Chaties Jor- tan, Edward F. Cross and Hareld Lin- soln; amthem by choir, “More Love to Thee.” Rally Day 4 grusting exercises of the several departments of the First Tongregational church Sunday school ook place Sunday morning at $.45 dur- mg the session of the church school. The graduatss from the Junior department were eleven, from the Primary depart- ment thirteen, from the Beginners' de- partment, twelve and frem the Cradle Roll eight. All graduates from the Primary départment received Bibles the gift of the church schoel. The depart- ments and gradvates from each fellow: Junier department: Lois Heiman, Vir- ginia Hinman, Barbara Poliard, Vera Riehmond, Laura St. Jehn, Marjorie Phillie, Lenis Wilson, Merrill Ide, Ed- ward Dziemba, John Buck, Christepher Abenethy. Primary department raceiving Bibles: Myrtle Morse, Dorothy Taylor, Arlene Richardson, Helen Pollard, Lelia Scrip- ture, Emmile Simong, Elmer Perry. Wal- do Mass, Frances Smith, Caroline Smith, Alice Copeland, Caivin Richardson. Beginners' department: Irene Carlson, Firman Church, Robert Copeland, Minot 8. Pryer, Jullet Fryer, Evelyn Pollard, Erwin E. Morse, George Tomasko, Charles Burdick, Retty Thompson, Gail Smith, Pauline Wilson le Roll “lara Staples Branch, Charles Sawyer Anderson, Ruth Rey- nolds, Janet Linceln, Keith Calvin Carl- son, Harvey Ladd, Clara Bndicott Boss, Kathleen Hibberd. Pedigral prohibition agents working ander Supervisor Willlam 8. Congdon, of the Second Copgresslonal district, con- ducted eleven ralds dur'ng the week of Eeptember 13th according to the state- fent of Prohibitlen Director Harry E. Mackenzie. Thee were two ralds each in Btaffordville and Stafford Springs, four in Colchester, and one each in Uncas- ville, Montville and Palmertown. Super- viser Congdon told of the ce-operation of the state, lecal police and sheriffs, in alding in enforcing the prohibition laws in the district. Supervisor James I Lawler of the district comprising Fair- field And Litihfleld counties division and Supervisor Congdon of the Secend dis- triet, are also charged with the respon- wibility of inspecting drug stores and manufacturers within their jurisdictiens s see that those who handle intoxicat- ng iiquors have the proper permits to sever such usage. Soversl hundred gathered at Nosmer Meuntain, Sunday afternoon, to watch e hill_climbing” contest under the tuspices of the Manchester Motorcycle sied, There wers eight participants in lhe dare-devil riding and many thrills wers afforded the spectators. Near'y Al entrants managed to make the hill *hich 1s over three hundred feet high #nd of a sixty-per cent. grade. An In- dlan motorcyels on the gecond trial o the time of § 2-5 seconds for the aMmbd and this merk steod for the best ®, in &pite of the tries made by Har- ley-Davidson drivers. The Harley was forced to take second honors with 9 3-§ ssconds. One driver, as he made the 'on struck a stone and his front wheel #ft the ground. The motoreycle driven AL tAp specd onntinued oh the rear wheel graduafly gaining an upright phsition, then turning éompfetely over, sianing the driver beneath. Another r went part way up struck a bump- *r and was unseated. He landed on the #ar mudguard and continued up the hill, after cllmbing back into the seat. The rear wheels were equipped with driving chamme. The prizes awarded amouated to 3150 The club will new seek a harder s8¢ for machines, Hesmer Mountain Asving deen conquertd by several makes st motoreycles, n alarm of fire from Box 43 Lin. in square, the hearl of the business Saturday afternoon at 4.16 o'~ caused considerable excitement 'or & few minutes. ‘The blaze was at ‘e curbing_on Main street. Joseph Gabean of Bank street, this olty, was JAY M. SHEPARD Bucteeding Filmore & Shepard Funeral Director & Embalmer .82 RORTH ST, WILLIMANTIC Ludy Assistant. Tel. Gennection Killourey Bros. FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS 8 Untan 80 Wiltimantic, Con Phons 290 (Lady Aseistind) MURRAY’S BOSTON STORE WILLIMANTIC having the gasdiene tank of his car fill- ed at the Rosen pump when an auto- mobile just in front backfired with the result the sparks iz nited loose gasolene in the gutter Which swept back to the gasolene pump, start- the car which was hastily dragged to the mid- Pails of water were applied to the burning car also old car- pets were used in putting the fire out. In the meantime the fire swept down the gutter for fifty feet consuming all of the waste gasd'ene befors it exhuast- Two pleces of fire apparatus from the Bank street engine house re- sponded to the alarm but ing a blaze dle of the road. ed itself. needed. The cases of Samuel and Morris Spee- tor, father and son, residenty of Quarry street, came up at police court Saturday morning and Wwere continued for three Both are charged with months. of the peace. Spector, - wife pitiful stery her husband and her father-in-l: told of her husband falling to w*n\":e she that enveloped were The comblainant, of Morris Spector, of cruel treatmen in being started not breach Esther | told a from She -‘ul’ games familiar ¢0 Y members or ex- ser”ce men. The meeting was for the 'purpose of reorganizing the Baptiet Men's club. The club during the com- ing months is to hold forums for the discussion of vital topics of the day, and many social gatherings ar: plan- ned. : Merritt E. Carpenter, son of Rev. Ar- thur D, Carpenter of this city, met with a painful accident Thursday evening while engaging in gymnasium work at the Y. M. C. A, He was trying the fiying rings when he sudden'y lost Lis grip and fell to the floor, douling his right arm beneath him, breaking the wrist in two places. The fradiures were set by a local physician. Of the forty-eight candidates for final naturalization papers who apeared be- fore United States Special Naturalization Examiner Dodge, nearly all passed the requirements. They were: Continued cases, Joseph Hutcha, Michael Ostriga, Fritz Garulat, Louis John Kohlhoff, John Koearnik, Alphonse Charles Dauthneuiel, Alexander Ellison, Joseph Tanrede Hand- field. = New Cases—Danicl Wade, Joseph Les- niak, Joseph Sadeski, Maurice Francis Carey, Frank Kuchta, Costas Pttro- peules Stamaton, Taniste Gadue, Timo- thy Thomas Sullivan, Harry Brown, Ar- thur Bernier, Archillel Er-Metia, John Klasson, Joseph Astman, Adjuter Ber- nard Assad Joseph Malotie, Nicoli Ga- voli, Peter Peterson, John Bak, Harvey food for her and their little chiid Joseph emire, Joseph Alexis Archan- being forced to take in sewing to =et|beault, Michael Zoduary. Anthony money to cloth and feed her:f and | Thomas Latusek, Johm Latusek, Fred the child. Her father-in-law had beat- | Joseph Bernard. en her often but the show_down ocame when both her father-ir- law and bushand took to beating her. last Sunday Continued for further study John Ta- bar, Emile Lussier, Donat Benard, Paul Fregeault, Ovid Gamlin. She then had them arrested. It was| Dismissed, John Valf. disclosed that she and her husbard| Suspended pending investigation ' of lived In a small house owned hy the|draft record, Abraham Telage. former's father, and when there was food all ate there. When the men Belct™ Newi were away on their junk and frait bus-| Mrs, Lucy A. Pond of 3rilzeport has iness she had to beg food from the [Treturned home after visiting Mrs. E. S. neightors. The trouble started Lancoln of South street. when both cal. der Spector beat her, ‘eaving marks she showed to the family of W. E. Jackson, When she had her fa!!\”r-l fn-law arrested her husband began beat-! ing her upon her back and thess bruises a nelghbor. wo seen by Morris Spestor, that there w but the troub! too friendly with the family fen, whom he His wife told father. Stnd. t the Boarl with mrabbed her arm, Jed her names ani ¢ Sunday ei-| - Mrs. Darlus M. Bennett and daugh- ter, of The Ridges have returned home after an automobile tour through the White Mountains to Portland,"Me., an? down tho coast to Boston. The Men's Club of the First Metho- Mrs. Sarah Jackson. dist Episcopal church held a public sup_ the husbani, testified |per at the church Friday-night. They as always plot to eat | were assisted by members of the Meth- le was that his wife was |odist Episcopal Sorority. of Tie Ro-! Samuel Stimpson, constaple and cog described as ics. (warden in Chaplin, has received ne- lies about himzelf and bis [tice of another anpointment from thie ay. when his f: broom hax a infli a e 1o ather tried | 2ot into the house she bear fim cver! state. town. Officers of St. Paul's Eoiscopal Men” club for the ensuing year ar»: Presi- He 1s now game wardea in that he | Fus father or the stand -oli the dent, C. J. Albro; vice pr: K He cwned the housc tmt enrly fert Winters; secretary. tong nim reeale there and ir the | treasurer, John Sheffi'd. wo.k<hed. Te was hungry ‘ast Suncay, Take notice! Come to the Mansfield anl when Te went to enter the house | Agricultural Fair, Wednesday —after- ths weman st.eck him over t.e berd |noon, Sept. 28, and all day Thursday, tath brses. Sept. 29, in the armory at Storrs. Don't Judge TFoss informed fumton | Corget ot LY ou il pet vone monexe Spectors that thelr domestic _troubles | " gt 1M ofr““;_;‘; e vised 1 o try s o S T e B e o swmey | station are changed beginning today, and Morris Spector he safd, “You two men have quite a record in this court! If elther of you comes before me again and {s found guilty you will get a jail The case was then contin- sentence!” ued three months. Funeral Parish were atives and fri tor of St. Paul” Parish, W:lliam riek, in the Willimantic The fumeral parents’ home. monia. A. J. Brown of Greenwood, Mass., has notified Secretary Frank R. Custard of the Y. M. C. A., of his acceptance of the appointment of physical director at the local association. fourteen years' experience in this work. Mr. Brown has had fourteen years’ ex- perience in this work. Mr. Brown will be the first physical director the local Y has had for several years, the resignation of C. entered the Y service abroad, the phy- sical department has been handled by local people. these loca di the work services and Bert Thompson. for Mrs. held Saturday Ella iends. cemetery, the of Martin Norman Mr. Brown Under the guidance rectors the woft off the end of the spring term. Men of the joyed & get<together night at the church. At per was served by mem dles’ Aid Society to about forty mem- bers ot the Men's club. cluded : afternoon at 2 o'dlock at her home, No. 38 Broad street, and were largely attended by re'- Services were con- ducted by Rev, Walter F. Borchert, rec_ Tpiscopal church. The bearers were Georze, Samuel and Fred Herrick, Frank Her- Burial was ar- rangements being by Jay M. Shepard. Shea, the two and one-half months' old son of Martin and Bertha Duchesneau of No. 933 Main street, was held Sat- | urda yafternoon at 4 o'c’ock from the Death was due to’pneu- bhas Lad as since A. Sampson who gymnasiam work has been kept up to a high stand- ard and Mr. Browr has ony to pick up where the others (Monday). The employes go to work at 8 a. m. and quit work at 5 p. m. The civil suit of Samuel B. Har- vey vs Jessie Ellis, to be heard by Justice of the Peace Curtis Dean at his office Saturday was again con- tinued this time to Saturday October 8th at 9 a m. The case was first brought befere Justice Dean on April 13th A guest of Miss Gertrude Turner at her home on North street is Miss elen Abbe of Washington, D. C. sliss C. Marguerite Pearce, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. John Pearce left, Saturday morning to resume her stud- ies at Columbia University. Odell M. Chapman Fife and Drum Corps of this city took part in the B. pices of the Oxbridge, Mass., drum corps. The Willimantic corps is plan- ning a field day October 15th. Changes on the Willimantic-Norwich trolley line affects local residents. The first trolley in the morning eaves Nor- wich at 4:45 arriving here at 6:05 a. m. and returning leaves here at 6:25 a. m. arriving in Norwich at 7:45 a. m. The 5:25 run from this city has been discontinued. Misses Bertha Botham ahd Agnés Tremblay who recently Fesigned at the costing department of the American Thread Company were given a fare- well party Friday night at the home of Howard Millerd on Spring street. Miss Botham is to take up new work in Philadelphia and Miss Tremblay is to be married soon. ‘There was a large attendance Sun- day afternoon at Central Labor Union Hall when M. A. Rolerleson ol Hartford gave a bible lecture on ‘“Miilions Now Living Will Never Die”. The lecture of at First Baptist church en-| Was given under the auspices of the meeting Friday | International Bible Students’ Associa- o'clock sup- | tion. The menu Roast Bee. Mashed Potatoes, Brown Gravy Green Peas Coffee Daring the Man's Job, was deivered by Joseph B. of the Hartford Mr. Palmer is engaged in work with men and boys and was well able to discuss his subject from many the supper an ment was provided by Frederick C. Bal- four, also of the Y. M. C. A, of Hart- ford. Thres reels of motion pictures Mr, Bal- four also formed the men into groups on- Charles Turner of this city de- *ighted the gatbering with several vio- of the social hour was spent in the enjoyment Palmer, Following wers thrown and eeveral Joyed. lin selections. Butteyed Rc Pickles Pie. meal an address cn Y M C. on the screen. old-time scngs were 'The remainder rs of the La- angles. entertain_ COLCHESTER Albert H. Foote has returned from a week's visit with relatives in Amherst, Mass. Joseph Kelley of New London, fore- man of the New London end of the state road job, was a visitor in town on Friday. The new time table on the raflroad | went into effect Sunday the 25th. The Sunday train; on the branch have been discontinued and the week day trains will arrive and depart ome hour later except the last train which will arrive at 7.13 instead of 6.08. Attorney Thomas M. Shields of Nor- wich was in town Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Chapman and Jeremiah and Miss Catherine Shea were in Portland, Friday, attending Portland fair. Mr. and Mrs. Asa B. Taylor, Ethel Garry, Charles A. Kramer daughter motored in Mr. Taylor's to the Portland fair. Mr. Taylor Mr. Cramer wers judge of sheep in- A A Miss and car and and Willimantic, Conn. New Dress Goods For Fall and Winter Garments To those interested in making their own clothes or Baving them made, this display of new Fall Dress Goods will be of interest to them. No matter if it’s a this display, at most reasonable prices. THE H. C. MURRAY CO. swine at the fair. Mrs. Willlam E. Streng and daughter, Miss Belle R. Strong and Mrs. Hattie Fox were guests of Mrs. Strong’s daugh- ter, Mrs. Hattie Reymolds, in Norwich, Thursday. Charles Daniels of the Deep River ciub house was the gaest Saturday of his brother, Eugene. Leo White was in Norwich Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Earle Rolmes motored to Norwich Thursday evening to attend the musical comedy at the Davis thea- tre. Louls Slavkin has returned from New York, where he has been taking a short course tn electricity this summer. NIANTIC" to Bristol to visit friends for several days, P. A, Danlels and son Origen are making general repalrs to a cottage at Crescent Beach. Mrs. W. J. Manwariry will leave soon for her home In New Haven after spending the season at her Phe Grove summer home. & Henry E. Smith of East Haven spent the week-end at hrs summer home in the Grove. Albert E. Brown of New Haven spent the week-end at the Smith cottage. XKenneth Gavitt has returned to his home on Main street after a visit to his aunt in Middletown. Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Prothero and son Wiliam recently closed their Pine Grove cottage and returned to their home in Norwich. F. N. Park of Norwich 1z making a visit of his summer home in the grave. Samuel Rogers has been in New York city and vicinity on & pleasure trip for several days. Mrs. Alice A. Beckwith of New Lon- don is visiting her cousin, P. A. Dan- iels and family of Lake avinuz field day program held under the aus-| | woman i the crowded THE WIDE-AWAKE CIRCLE Boys’ and Girls’ Department. Bules For Young Writers. 1—Write plainly on one side of the paper_only, and number the pages. 2—Use pen and ink, not pencil 3—Short and pointed articles will do|, W' . o pears ft emid that given preferecce. Do not use over 250 words. be used. §—Write your name, age and address vlainly at the bottom of the story. WIDE-AWAKE POETRY. The Prayer of a Caged Osnary. Whten I settle down to sleep, My little cage from draughts keep, In darkened corner snug and warm, Secure from mice and all alarm. pray And in the morning when I wake If my small home quite mneat make, With perches clean and sahded floor, My hymn of gratitude will soar. you'll A bone of cuttle-fish my health, With bit of lettuce, apple sweet, Or orange as occasional treat. My bath I covet—but To shield me from dry; Yet place me not in sunshine strong, "Pis rather trying all day long. pray try all draughts till Nor hang my cage too high above, Bring me more close to tHose I love, To be where I can always greet Your kindly words with singing sweeet. —Edith M. Aims. My Mother. ‘Who means to me ail that is good and true? Who is the sweetest and loveliest, too? Who has the most wondrous eyes of blue Of all the world? My mother. Who to me a “pal” has always been? Who has taught me to bear amd “grin”? Who has helped me through the strife and din Of this old world? My mother. Who is my fondest thought today? Whom do I send all greetings gay? Who is it ever that I pray Be spared to me? My mother. —DBeatrice N. Hanrahan. UNCLE JED'S TALKE TO WIDE- AWAKES. There are members of the Wide- Awake Circle who have given up read- ing fairy stories, there are others who have not and there are still others who are just beginning to appreciate the great' peasure of reading them for themselves. Somehow fairy stories have a fasci- children and that fas- cination remains with some ‘longer than it goes with others but the time comes when you want nation for most something different, something like others have been read- ing and talking about. Of course you don’t have to give up the fairy stories if you don’t want to but sooner or later you will see the wisdom of fol- lowing the advice of teacher, mother and father, cast aside thle fairies and read stories of real life. In time, how- the fairies make way for Treas- ure Is'and, The Beirs of Blue River, Tom Sawyer or Little Women and then ever, +—Original stories or letters only Will| same the speli of fairyland i» more er less broken. Perhaps some of the Wide-Awakes ‘> good book is the best of friemds, the today and forever” If yau haven't that is one of the things you will have a chance to find omt. Good books are wonderful comparmons and it is to the good books, those from which we can get our great helps, great thoughts, those Which serve, as some- ome has sald, as 2 university that at_ tention should be turned. They are different than the fairy tales. They are different than some other of the books but just as much as all of our time should aet be devoted to play so all of our reading should not be of the kind ‘Fresh seed and water are my wealth, |that simply entertains without teach- ing. One writer has eaid “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swaHowed and some few_to be chewed and & gested,” and that “Reading maketh a full man.” WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS, Derothy Brainerd, of Norwich — The Camp Fire Girls in the Mountains. Lillian Andorsom, of Brooklyn—Tabi- tha's Vacation. Catherine Geary, of Putnam—In the Camp of the Delawares. Margie Gahan, of Voluntown — The Camp Fire Girls at the Seashore. C. Cora Carpenter, of Columbia—The Camp Fire Girls in the Woods. Mary R. Quinm, of Norwich—The Li- lac Lady. Irene Gordon, of Mansfield Center— The Camp Fire Girls at the Seashore. ‘Winners of prize books living in the city can obtain them by calling at The Mulletin business office after 10 o'clock Monday morning. LETTERS OF ACKENOWLEDGMENT. Dorothy Barton of Waterbury—It was with very great pleasure that I read the prize book you sent me enti~ tled The Trail of tHe Seneca, and I want to thank you very much for it. Laura Jodoin of Plainfield—I receiv- ed the book you sent me entitled The Campfire Girls at the Seashore. I read it and it is very interesting. I thank you very much. LETTERS WRITTEN BY WIDE- AWAKES. A Brave Deed. Dear Uncle Jed: A little miss of twelve, named Carol Elton was sitting want to go with them because site had a headache. Carol did not find the book she was reading very interesting, so she put it down and climbed higher up in the tree, to a place where she could see the country for miles around. Looking down the railroad track which was jnearby she saw a little tot todd¥ng down the track. She recognized him as little Billy Hasting, who lived next door. Suddenly Carol remembered thte 3 o'- clock train. Looking at her wrist watch which her father had given her for her last birthday, she saw that it was five minutes to 3. Carol realized that if she did not reach Billy before the train came around a curve up the track, Billy could not be saved. She climbed down The All Round Girl Katy Did and Katy Didn't BY MOLLIE FRICE COOK “Oh, I beg your pardon!” said Katy as she accidentally pushed against 2 car. “That’s a polite girl,” remarked the woman to her companion, Katy overheard her and a feeling of pride surged in her. “Mother is right,” she mused. “It does pay to watch your manmers. I wish I could always do the right thing at the right time. The Pahmer girls certainly know how to make like them. They do nice little things for everybody and seem so good natured and happy.” As Katy stepped off the caf, she met one of the girls. “Hello, Kate,” she called. “Come along while I buy the groceries” The girls went into the store and stood before the counter. A large fat woman thrust her way right in front of them. “Give me 2 dozen eggs,” she said to the clerk in a bossy fone of voice. ‘' The girls felt resentful, but could not he woman keep from giggling. glared at them, anfi, as she turned to 8o, dropped her purse.” Katy stooped to pick it up, but her friend wfi:d her back, saying: “Let the fat old thing look after herself.” When Katy reached home, she thinking about the woman and the g‘;ne, and felt a little bit ashamed. urtesy would have cost her nothing Monros Blake of the Grove has zome | and would have helped that impolite weoman a great deal. “Peaple respond to kindness,” she said to herself. '&ld manners and a cheerful voie make everybody like you. When people are rude to me, T feel like 2 worm. they d unselfish, m are gracious and ui , e 2 Queen. T'd rather feel like a than like a worm—THERE- ORE I'm going to be liké the w II- wmannered people I've watched.” She sat down and wrete in her diary: “I want CHARM. is a_quality politeness, escuse me; to help others can; to forget myself; to cultivate real faanmers” - orts that Make Men The Round-Off BY E D. ANGELL “I want to give you a nifty trick to- :lhay," said Beppo when the boys entered e He took a quick step on the mat— placed both hands on the canvas and it looked as though he had started a c:rt-wgee{ }zem !i‘g didn't finish lr 2 cart-wheel for his body gave a sha: twist and he landed on both feet mrs the instant his feet touched the mat his boeg straightened and he leaped high in the air. “That is 2 Round-Off, and it is one of the most important things a tumbler learns; for it is the start for a row of flips or for a high back Dm;!fl!ll‘lk in the air. It's the little trick that gives one the speed for a lot of other AT on take a left foot is forward the mat, right hand ahead of the left— now your goes up as in a cart- t—when in tg:e air, a wheel ick twist to the left and a hard push rom both hands and ur down fast—at the nmmz'fihlg: body and straighten up. You see my ut both hands on = " ! L Terryville—Notices were posted at the Eagle Lock Co.. to the effect that com- mencing today (Monday) all departments now operating on a twenty-four hour weekly basis will operate en a forty- hour schedule. « up in a pine tree reading. Carol didn't l \ had never entered a schoolroom, The boy asked: “I man said, “ves.” They walked into the house with the man. The man handed them each a quarter. IRENE GORDON, Age 10. Mansfield Depot. A Moforear. the tree and ran track. What did she hear? The roar of the locomotive! She reached Billy | £ rushed past. CATHERINE GEARY. Sehosl Dw.-. Dear Unele Jed: I haven't written to you for some time, but am about to | g, now. I am going to write you 'a short | story about School Days. “The last day of vacation! queer dream, and this is #t. Her par- ents were poor, and her mother needed her assistance about the house. She and She was as ignorant as a fool. Her English was exceedingly poor, and as for the other studies, she knew nothimg about them. She found it very difficuit to speak with other people. She always felt embarrassed when speaking. She woke up and felt very miserable, and then thought it would be horrid to keep away from school. The next day she made her preparations for school, with @ light, cheery heart, and all through the day she busied herself with her les- sons, She could hardly wait for each sue- ceeding day to come, that she might continue with her lessons. And so Isabel, by her dream, learned a very good lesson. Yours sincerely, ANDERSON, Age 12. Brooklyn. About Myself. Dear Uncle Jed: This js to be all about myself ag I thought you and the cousins would like to hear it I was born In Leonard's Bridge on the eighteenth day of December. Iived there for five years when my mother died and I went to Ve with a friend. I lived there for a year and went to an- other friend's where I Have lived ever since. I have attended three common schools, one in Exater, one in Tobacco street and the one from which 1 was graduated which is Pine street, and now I am attending high school. I Mke bicycling best of all sports as I own 8 bicycle. I like all of my studies very much, especially English, and sclence. My greatest ambition is to be a good bookkeeper. I used to wish to be a teacher but that's all changed. Hoping you'Hl Mke this. C. CORA CARPENTER. Cloumbia. Bob's Discovery. Dear Uncle Jed: Rob, Who was tired of reading, thought he would take a walk In the woods. He had gone quite a way on a path that he had never seen before and it was only by mistake that he found it. When he had left home he had strayed into the woods. He stopped to tie his shoe lace and he heard a low voice. Crouching los he held his breath and listened. Rob goon found out that a plot was being made between two men to rob the village store of its money that might. Rob, being afraid that they might see him, laid dewn in some bushes. After the men had gone Rob hasten- ed to the storekeeper who, thanking Rob, asked him to come and spend the night at the store with him and some more men who he would hire. The next morning two men were put in the village jail. The storekeeper. with a sigh of relief, thanked Rob and giving him an envelope told hun not to open it unti] he was told. *And now I leave you to guess what was in the en- velope. I am sure it will not be a very hard guess. MARGIE GAHAN, Age 14 ‘Voluntown. Earning a Quarter. Dear Uncle Jed: Once upon 2 time there was a man and he had a lot of bundles. On the way he met a boy. The boy sald: “Would you like me to help you?” The man said ves. So they w: ed on till they met another hoy. This boy said, “Would ou like me to you?’ The man said ves. By and by they came to a white house. The boy said, “Is that your house?” The man #aid, “no!” So they walked on until they came to 2 brown house. The man said to the boy, “Is that your house? The boy said, “no.” So they walked on until they came to a sreen and yellow house. s this your house?’ The Dear Uncle Jed: I am a motorear, and from the tlme I was made I have had so many adveatures that.I will not un- dertake to teil you all of them, but I will tell you some of them. At first the man that owned me kept me all polished up and washed me every other day. But he got tired of me and sold me to another lady, who started with me the same way but she kept it up, and one day she took a ride in me and bump- ed inte another motorcar and hurt my nose. She took me to a garage and had me fixed up. When she got me fixed up a man of- fored her $800 for me. She sold me to the man and he was a reckless driver, and he bumped me In- to telephone posts, trolley cars and oth- er motorcars untii I am now all damag- ed up. He put me in a garage, and there is where I found the paper to write this story on. HARRY DAVIS, Age 10. Montville. Playing Pligrim. Dear Uncle Jed: “Oh, dear” sighed Polly, as she looked out of the window on to a rainy world. “Oh, dear. what can I do. Noone ever did anything on a day like this. Katy Norton said she couldn’t come over and I dom't know know what to do. Oh, dear.” “Why, Polly,” sald Mrs. Hill, “What is the matter? Where i my bright, cheerful Polly? Cheer up.” “But,” grumbled Polly, “you know that no one could be brave on a day like this™ “Polly Hill™ sald her mother In a surprised tonme. “Have vou forzotten your history? Don’t you remember how just 300 years ago today, or rather this year, the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock? Don't you remember that poem that says: “‘The trees against, a stormy sky Their glant branches tossed. Don't ever say that again. Why, ralny weather don’t make any difference”™ *Yes,” sald Polly, “but they had some- thing to do and I don’t. Oh, here comes Katy! I guess her mother finally let her come. Hello, Katy ! she called, and ran downstairs to let in her friend . “Come on up, and maybe mother will tell us something we can do.” “Well,” sald Mrs. Hill, in answer to their query, “why don't vou play Pil- grim?” “Oh, how do you play it?” they said in unison, very plainly pleased with the suegestion. / Mrs. Hill then told them how, and they ran off to the playroom. The carpet of this room was blue and that made a lovely ocean. They turned a chalr over In one corner for Piymouth Rock, and then they turned over a table for a boat. For a time they played that th-y were crossing the ocean, then they pushed up the table to the chair and stepped) out onto it. ! Then they made a tent and played on “shore.”* Adaet R stelasic Mres Hill hronaht thee - Oh dear. | quickly down m’ up a luncheon, and a little while Mter Katy went home. As she went to the ¢s0r she called, scramble up the bank | “I'm sure I know lots more about the Pilgrims now ! DOROTHY BRAINERD, Age 14 Norwich. Bessic’s Panishrent, Dear Uncle Jed: I am =-1dinz snother ory, hoping to please vou. One day Bessie's moin- to town. So she left h~ cl j alone, because she thour { trust her. But she cou’ I see later. “ad to ga her heaith. Her mother and she lived together tn little cottage outside the village. Bessie’s mother bid her good-bye. Now Bessie was very lonesome, 50 she thought she would have fun playing with her dell and toys. At last £'p got tired and want- ed to do something different. She took some matohes and MNghted them, one by one. When she came to the sixth match she burmt her finger =o she threw It on the floor, which set the rug on fire. Poor Bessie! She hollered for help, but it was impossible because there was just ome house across the road and the i g till late, but when she everything happened, she i 1 it i LH sie, who was put to bed right after that Bessip never played ‘The next day they moved and the mail boy was given 25 Bessie never forgot that sy er wicked she had been. BLANCHE Ll i ol Plainfield. - Kindness Makes Happiness Dear Uncle Jed: A there lived a very rich name was Mr. Roberts. kind and gave a lot of poor. A short distance from there was an orphan asylum. month Mr. Roberts would go ever see all the kiddies and play with Everybody loved him, especially children, and they woul all around him. = One day, when Mr. Roberts was asylum, he saw a little boy m & who looked so sad. There were his cheeks. Mr. Roberts saw other boys and girls were happy not know Wwhy this boy was sad, | asked the lady who teok eare children, and she said. “He i» Russian boy. His name is Mischa, body plays with him becanse speak English.” “Well,” said Mr. Roberts, “T him home with me for a while and him.” Mr. Roberts took Mischa home found that he was a bright boy and ed very quickly. In about a Mischa could say many things and Roberts took him back to the asylum the children soon made friends him. One day Mr. Robert gave a party all the children. First they played all sorts of games and then they had sand- wiches, ice cream and cake and candy. Then they played a “donkey game,” and little Mischa won the prize. It made Mr. Roberts very happy te see the joyful faces of the children and I hope you have enjoyed reading my lit- tle story, 1 benicll perirats G i MARY R. QUINN, Age 13. Norwich. A Hard Storm Dear Uncle Jed: One day last sam- mer it rained very hard all day. When evening fell ‘it still rained, and the wind blew and blew. The next morning I was awakened quite early by the wind blowing around the house and a cold breeze coming in the dows. I got up, and whem I went downstairs I met my mother and I'she told me there had been quits some damage dome on the beach. I put my sweater on and buttoned it uwp all the way, because, because it was cold. | I walked down the road to the beaeh, and what should I see but large waves dashing high on the beach. The waves were like the ocean on a calm day. The storm damaged on our beach & row boat, motorboat, canmoe and dock. It carried a raft away down the beash about a mile. The waves had washed pebbles and quite large etones over the road. The roadway had disappeared. ALICE MORRIS, Age 11. New London, What John Dreamed Dear Uncle Jed: Once upen a John was in the attic looking fer board. As he was looking he saw in corner the board he wanted. As was taking it he saw a little trap behind it. Ide went to it and around when the door flew open. surprise he saw a little man with cap and a brown suit. The little man told John to come which John did. Inside he saw = hell, with a staircase at one end. He went up the stairs and saw & little man with a red cap and a brown suit sitting on a throne in a big room. Tne man who was the kind, said: “J7 want yem to join us you have to make a and jump from the roof of our palace™ 1 i;l!:!.? § Self with an opened umbreila, just geing In the Woods Dear Uncie Jed: One evening, were walking through the wods, I good look at a bluejay. It was enough to see the color, though T see the top knot. It was singing its Although 1t is not a pretty song it cheerful song. The bird puts all its ergy into its song. Om our way heme one night we saw a wild rabbit. It sat right out in the road until we were quite close. Then it would hop along a few feet and let us get closer. In a few minutes it went into the woods and we could not see it any longer. At another time we saw 2 squirrel They are very tame out here. They will watch you for a while, then run up a tree. One day we watched a squirrel, and aft- er we passed it began to laugh One squir- rel we saw quite late in the summer had a very thin tail. WALTER MAIN, Age 13 Ledyard. CLARK'S FALLS Postmaster E. D. Chapman had a fine exhibition of dahlias at the Noma Stonington grange falr. Tiis collection took first premium. Mrs. Sophia Stoddard, whe has been | for Mrs. Ruby Host and infant daughter, has returned to her home im Ashaway, Mr. and Mrs. John B. Perrv. Mrs L. E. Blll and son,. Allison Bill, with Mrs. BF, attended the grange fair Wednes- day, also Mrs. Richard Mazine, Mps. Nlletta Maine and daughter Effie and granddaughter Irene Host. Mrs. Hor- ace Palmer and Miss Sarah Palmer se- companied Mr. and Mrs. George W. Bur- dick and hter, daug] Evelyn, of Asha, / B = TR ST