Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 10, 1921, Page 2

WORWICH BOULLETIN, MONDAY, OCTOBER 1u, 1921 ed, “He's Only Sleeping.” As the ser- vice closed Mrs. Edward Portelance, or- sal played America and The Star Spangied Banner and taps were sound- ed by Bugler Roux. The body in its flag-drapped casket was ecrorted to the church and cemetery bY the Legion of Honor and the bearers were members of James J. Shea post, No 18, American Legion. The committal service at the grave in the Moriarty plot in St. Joseph's cemetery was read by Father Beaumister. As the body was lowered into the grave three volleys were fired and taps again sounded by Bu: Roux. The services were the most im- pressive held in this city for any hero who lad given his life for his country and the church was filled with relatives and friends of Sergeant Moriarty. Del- egations were present from James J. Shea post. No. 19, American Legion, Williman- tie Y. D. Veterans' association. Grand Arny of the Republic, Spanish War Vet- erans and the Knights of Columbus, of which Sergeant Moriarty was a mem- ber. Among those in aitendance at the fu- neral were relatives and friends from New Haven, New York, Waterbu Hartford, Springfield. Boston, Norwich Willington, and Putnam. The floral tributes were heautiful. arty was known as one of the best sol- NORWICH BULLETIN WILLIMANTIC OFFICE Telaphoms 105 23 Churoh 8t/ What Is Geing On Tenight. Kaights of Pythias, Natchaug lodge, Na. 22, meety at 307 Main street Beurd of Aldermen meets in Council stated 1 Sunday there wero fhree autemebile agcidents in this city, one of which near- Ty wesnited In 3 tragedy. At 10.30 o'clock Tmeodore Gagme, of 32 Lebanon avenue. The boy wes net badly injared, | clothing was torn and his biev- a2 broken badiy. The number of e au omblle that struck him was tak- or as Comnecticut registry No. 58.609. Pha werst secident of the day ocenr- vad at 11.39 o'clock when an autemobile swned hv Wlegabeth Gieason. of Gston. sawy. struck tlie wagon driven by Samuel ‘Tathban of Windham Center, smashing the wagen 1o pieces, kmoeking Mr. Rath- wan tmeomselons and imjaring his son | dlers i his company and his loss was Bamfmmin. Rathbun, who was riding v!lhl felt by all who knew him Mm. Aecosding to the report Rathbun| v ,tional Scheol of New Lomdon VA8 neariy passed the intersection of Vai-y won t1e foothall zame from the eleven of Tag and Charch street when the automo-| winGham High, Saturday afternoon at nlle driven by the Gleason woman struck | g 0RAM TUEh Spturday affermoon = rhe vear wheels spinning Lhe WaZon|,..n plaved a zood game considering aseut and smashing considerably. | 1n, 1egs of their star fultback. Shaun Fathbon war thrown (rom the WASOD | gqujivan, who was unable to play in the ang mecked urcomscious. He refused ) o o0 D atar tatia o phe e go o the hospital or to have medi-| gorange hut injuries forced him to leave cal ireatment. thtliough he was in 3§ p. came before the final quarter was észed condition for seme time. TIis BOY | ouor “Ohernesser nlaying left half back was not dadly injured. The Gleason Car|ppgpe yp several runs by the New Lon- R v ared by e DO S oRe.c1] d8n beys. The defeat willonly make adnitted being in the wreng and offered | grigpar " o the harder, as ther lost settle by a_smaller score than did their old ri- lace on Jack- v Norwich Fre o Y. Tue thied accident toak place on Jack | val. Norwich Free Academs Toe car owned by Mre. A. W.| Thirty-five persons attended the ad- + 'was sirack ny one driven by Wil | journed town meeting Saturday after- ¥. Groden of 331 West Grove street, { "oon and took fifty minutes to finish the business calied for in the warning. The greater part of the time was devoted to discussing the appropriation of $13. 000 for the public sehools for the ecoming Wa'erburr. Ueither car wae badly dam- xzed: Mr. Groden agreed to settle for ‘re gamage he had caused Military fumeral services for Sergemt| vear. A motion that the $135,000 be ap- Gareld 1. Mortarty who paid the su-| propriated was made by William A. King, ®reme sacrifice France, were held | and Eugene J. Rardall amended it to Suuday afterncon at 1.0 o'clock frem| ropd £125,000 bat the amendment was the “ome of his pavents. Mr. and Mrs.{ oot and the original motion was passed Patrick F. Moriarty of No. 204 Jackson | mme meeting wes called to order at 2 siyest At 8t Josenh's ceurch the sor-) gielock by Town lerk Frank P. Pen- viees were held at ° o'clock, being read | (on Walter R. Kinz was chosen mod- »r Rev. Otto Beaumister isted bY | arater. Tt was to aceept the re- Rev. ries Kellev of St Joseph'S| ports of the town o e sharch, and Rev. Fathers Tyler and Be- i ppa selactmen ~nd treasurer were au- ac of 8. Mary's church. As | thorized to borrew such money was borme into the ~hurch Wiiiam and Walter Costello, be necessaty to pav Resolutions were azd Harry L{fier. sang. . tions of 60 for God to Thes" For a walting hvinn. | tpe wiilimentic Welfare Bureau, $950 Xeber: Burt, organist of Si. Patrick’s| for St. Joseph's hosvital, and $100 for the Windham Center Publie Library The question was raised by Mr. Ran- all Jn resard to the county tax item in the cstimates of £30,000 for the com- year. Ar. Randall stated that he crurch, Waterbury, heautiful t- interpr BumsteadsW b 4d read in nawspaners that there would B tren o o ™ NBYEe e no county tax thie vear. In explan- ] ry fi“ ation, First Selectman James M. Smith , it contains dese. ted that last vear when the budget " b s Seld everywhers \us made up no provisions had been B, C. A, Vosrboes, M. D.. Philadelphia made e pay the courty tax. which was levied snd Windham's share was $15,000. which bad to be paid. The estimate of 30,000 was to eover the deficiency of t year and this vear. FHowever no tax will have to be paid, Tn opposing the appropriation of $135,. 000 for public schools, Mr. Randall laid blame of the high costs to the school EXPERT AUTO REPAIRING t committee and to Prin al E. A. Case, Y SN LU of Windham High school, w'e alsa uperintendent of scheols. He claimed 15l two-thirds of the town's money was Four Important Reasons spent on scho laries paild to principals and teachers in Windham were above the maximum and it was time to call a halt. e cited sevaral places that paid less than Windham, among them be- ing Norwieh and Bristoi. Schoo! Committeeman H. C. Lathrop, in defense of the schoo] committee and the teach said Windham naid less for of its than other te. Principal res explaining why approvriaion was neces- i We give yeu personal attention and| expert labor on all mechanical perts of your car. Yoo want yeur car as near perfect as possidle with the least cost to you. why you should patronize us. We need your business. > hools iereased ary. Mr. W ensure as near as pessible your! Randall recalled statements made < . hy otier people at other town meetings Patrick Conrors of Hartford was the s 4 ioh by otier people at other atric) onrors o £o1 as eng trips and vacatio ’°"‘1 regarding the appropriatiaon of more | guest of his raother, Mrs, F. J. Hudson, mechanical annoyance. | money, $8.300, to increase the salaries} on Rroadway the past week. of the nnedy local teachers. Daylight { had hardly passed when the principals also came in oo the increase. Vice Principal W. O. Brooks, of Wind- ham High school, told of holding a con- versation with the mayor of Bristol in whi mayor advocated increased salaries (or teachers Leon Russell, 20, of Clark street, enter- ed a plea of not guilty to the charge of forgery, Saturday morning at police courtt, through Probation Officer Elmer M. Young. Tussell was charged with forging a eheck in the name of Bdward payable {o Mrs, Mary A. Turn- September 17th. was cashed n in return for groceries Hussell claimed the forg- fellow Prosccuting Attorney REO AND PEERLESS 935 MAIN STREET WILLIMANTIC, CONN. JAY M. SHEPARD Suceeseding Filmers & Shepard Funeral Director & Embalmer ®-€2 NORTH 8T, WILLIMANTIC Ludy Assistant. Tal. Connection Kiliourey Bros. FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND Russell. committed by another named Wallace. Samue! B. Harvey recommended that the snid ery was case he continued untii this (Monday) merning, bonds being fixed at $300. Som. $me ago Russell did some work for Casey and secnred some blank checks EMBALMERS from the center of Mr. Casev's check ¥ paien St Wiltlimantic, Cann. | book. The missing checks were net no- Phone 290 (Lady Assistant) ticed by Mr. Casey until Friday, when MURRAY’S BOSTON STORE Willimantic, Conn. The Hoover Removes the Drudgery From Housecleaning Ofd-fashioned housecleaning with its upset rooms, its tire- ssmme Tag beating and sweeping is a task all women shun. Meadern bousecleaning with THE HOOVER is simple, sasy and pleasant. RUGS, CARPETS, CURTAINS AND UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE are cleaned with a new degree of thorough- ness without removing them from their usual place. STEP IN FOR A FREE DEMONSTRATION THE H. C. MURRAY CO. jon the east side of the track. Fair week e e e e e 1 | the one made out as described came back to him. An investigation disclosed that (it had been cashed by Russell at the | store of Eddie Johm. The check bore the date number May 20, 1521, and ac- cording to Mr. John, Russell in presenting it said thac Mrs. Turner had been out of town and had just returned. As Mrs, Turner was an old customer Mr. John took the check and gave in return. groe- eries to the full amount. He then passed the check to W. D. Grant of VaHey street in payment for grain and it came back to the Winddam National bank. Ag soon as Mr. Casey received it he saw the forgery. 'Russell states that the man who forzed the cheelt was in the army with him at one tme and had several aliase one of them being Wallace. His hemé was in Brooklyn. Dick Zagnra, charged with mnon-sup- port had his case continued un this (Monday) morning. He has failed to support his wife and several minor chil- dren and his lack of knowledge of the English language made it hard to im- upon his mind that he must sup- his family. It was stated that he gave his family but $8 a week and that was for board. His wife is now a p: tient at St. Joseph's hospital and 1 children are being cared for by a Mans- field Center family. At & meeting of L'Union St. Joan Bap- tiste d’Amerique. the following delegates were appointed to attend the convention of the society: Mormisis Dion, first del- egate: J. Lefevre, second delegate, repre- enling Florimond counmeil: Amie Mar- tineau, first delegate and Joseph Gan- Sergeant Mori- | dreau, secand delegate, representing St. Ceelle council. The Salvatien Army industrial teams of Hartford are to be in this city thie week .to collect articles for the organ- ization, donated by local people, "The cases of Max Scheinmafi vs. De- mit Andrews, and St Paul's Episcopal church vs. Martha G. Osborne, have been settled out of court. The hearing was to have taken place Saturday before Justice Curtis Dean. At ® rocent meeting of the W. C. T. TU.. the rummage sale committee was ap- pointed as follows: Mre. Frank Ford. chairman; Mrs. Griggs, Mrs. McCrack- en. The proceeds of the sale go to the fund for purchasing school supplies. The organization is preparing for a public meeting on October 31st, when Miss Grace N. Murray. renresenting the League of Women Voters, is to deliver an address. Brief News. Captain Marry E. Howard, drammer boy of ’61, und well known entertainer, was at the Y. M. C. A., Saturday. Dennis Haggerty, carrier at the post office returns to work today (Monday) having completed his fifteen days' cation. va- and Mrs. John R. Loomis passed eek end enjoving a hunting trip in_the vicinity of Moodus. Mr. and Mrs. John Bacon, fermerly «f Scotland have returned to N H ven after visiting friends in ity the wi thi Schiey Donohue and Arthur 1. We'ch returned home Saturday aftr seeinus the world’s series last we Other fans who have returned are Michael Longo, (3co Parker, William Nichols, Arthur Tru- deau, Joseph Hamel, S. Lamb. James Moran and E. Fancher. Mre. Henry R. Lincoln who has heen visiting Mrs. Arthur W. Gates of Spring street leaves for New Haven today (Mon- day) and will start from there with friends bound for Montreal, on an auto- mobile tour. A guest of Miss Mildred Harroun of North street over the week was Miss Helen MeCrea, a teacher in a New Ha- ven scheel. Albert Paulhug of Lynn. Mass., pass- ed the week end at the home of his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. John B. Paulhus, of Pleasat street. Miss Yvonne Blair passed the week end visiting her sister, Mrs. Anma Moran, of Dayvilie. The returns of Sunda game be- tween the Yankees and Giants pleased many local fans. Babe Ruth's homer in the ninth was sreat, but YanRwe rooters wished there had been three on bases. Interest in today's game will run strong. Severul people reported that ice form- ed in this city Friday night. The night | was the coldest thus far thix fall and the cold wave continued Sunday. Farmers in many seetions reported frosts, but little damage. COLCHESTER The Choral society is to have iis first rehearsal of the season this (Monday) evening at 7.30 o'clock in Bacon academy hall. The conductor, Rev. T. D. Martin, | plans to give a concert some time in November in case he has the hearty co- operation of all the members, Franeis W. Brown of Norwich was in town Thursday. James Johnson, David B. Murray, Jer- roid J, Kerr, George Cutler and F. . Baker attended the meeting of Noswich lodge of Ilks Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. James Murphy and Mi- place, were the past week Wooster lodge, F. awd A. M. meeting in Masonic hall Friduy M. R. Coggshall and John Wilson of Norwich were recent visitors in town. sitors in town a fews William T. Curry and Edward Jones | of Lebanon were here Friday. S. P. Sears was a caller in Marlboro Friday. STAFFORD SFRINGS Preparations are rapidly nearing com- pletion for the Stafford f Most of the race horses are already the grounds and the list of largest in recent vears. three races each day. More concessions have already been for the midway. The grandstand has been enlarged and new stables have leen crected this year and the managers are anticipating an unusfally large a.tend- ance. Several of the showmen have ar- rived and tents are already being pitc than Tanted is an Old Home week for Stafford, many former Stafford peopie return not oniy to seo the fair but to meet friends and ae- quaintances. Elias Shamny was sentenced to 99 days in jail by Judge Heald in the hc ough court Friday for assaumt on Mi chael Josefjok. Shamny and Josefiok have been having trouble over a boun- dary line and Thursday night when Josefjok was on his way heme from Johnson's il Shamny eame behind him, threw Dhim on to the sidewalk and beat him up. John Fitzpatrick and his hrother Robert heard the rumpus and went out and took Shamny off, after the latter had given Josefjok a good beating. Shamny took an appeal to the Decem- ber term of the superior court and Joseph Kaba went on his bond of $1,004. Ralph A. Booth of Springfiel was a week end visitor in Stafford. William Comins hws passed the ex- aminations ‘and entered the freshman class at Yale. J. Carl Converse was in New York Friday and Saturday. —eee CANTERBURY PLAINS «Edmund St. John left Minday morning to attend he annual conference of the M. P. churehes whieh is held at Glass- boro, N. J., this year. There were no services at the M. P, church Sunday. - Mr. Spear, Who Las been visiting Miss Gladys Bushncil, returmed to Hartford Tuesday. Mrs. Grace Webster of Celichester is visiting her mother, Mrs. Emily Busa- nell, for a few days, Herbert Tracy, Howard Rix and Hen- v Kearns the new board of select- |reaching one goal that others are some- THE WIDE-AWAKE CIRCLE Boys’ and Girly’ Rules For Young Writera, 1—Write plainly on one side of the i ° One lone Paper only, and number the pages. its side purp'e asters grew. 2—Use per and ink, not pencil Mwmnufl—mu'“m 3—Short and pointed articles will De|sage to its companions which gre given preference. Do not use over 350 words. 4—Qrigimal stories or letters omly will be used. . §—Write your name, age and address visinly at the bottom of the story, wall hollow tree. orchards In apple WIDE"AWAKE POETRY. Watch and Blanquette. ‘White as the driven snow was she— The little lamb we calied Blanquette: And such a dainty. playful thing Became ere long the household pet; sky. lace. took 113 PIACt OTH PERRY, Age 12. —— Trials of » Budding Author, Putnam. And even Watch, the old farm dog, Soon learned to love the pretty thing, And everywhere the lambkin went We'd gee old Watch close following,— swell story (in my own estimation). This is what T wrote: “Sam Snooks, the famous detective, Save when strike, In clear,. sharp tones, the hour of ten, When down to market Watch would go, And wee Blanquette would follow then. grandfather's clock would Detective's Guide. Suddenly—" this intrusion, 1 put the offending feline outdoors and began writing once more. “Beads of perspiration bgoke from the sleuth’s brow. Then—" Crash! Boem! Wa-.a-ah! Ouch! What on earth eould be the matter? I rushed to the pantry, from which this astounding Then up the long and hilty road, Together, side by side the twain— Tn_Watch's mouth a juicy bone— - Would wend their homeward way again. A charming sight the two would make: . ‘would | uproar came. There I perceived my small Whe:e,tw ARV IS amatta ody e brother sitting in the midst of a mound Belwrou .tho faresawi (of ald. Waieh, Mn h?mu’«'"a;.:rn‘{ “What on earth Pressod close against his shaggy | 38id I. rather 3 ly: breast are you doing?’ 2 Says he: “I was just looking at the jam Alas, one il-starred day Blanquette | —end they—er—it fell on me. sounded rather fishy, so I gave him a espanking and went back to my story. “—put the villain was not so easily foiled. He—" Gee! but the air in the room was sul- try. 1 opened a window and in jumped Tabby, whe was eagerly Awalting an op- portunity to effect an entrance. I again put her out and settled down to my neg- lected manuscript. “Rudolph, you have me now, but I will get you yet ¥’ In came Fido, the pup. I jumped for nim but missed. However, the jar knock- Fell sick, and died the selfeame night, And from that hour the dog's health failed, He moped and lost his appetite. Life seemed to lose its interest; “Poor Watch Is growing old,” said, “He never goes to market now.” And then one day they found him dead they Out in the garden, side by side, Two little slabs of wood were set Above two mounds, marked with the |4 the ink bottle off the table and ruined names my manuscript. ©Of Watch and his loved friend Blan-| Moral: Sour grapes: The story was auette. punk, afl;fl’" e ey —Leuelia . Poole. et HEL HOLLAND, The Rain Drope When falls the gentle summer ram, and taps upon your window-pane, My Summer Vacatios. saved by elimbing to Bearby. the mountains ason Recket's name was never for- gotten after he had died at the age of full of nuts®ran along an oid stone !in Providence, a few weeks ago a terrihl nuts to its home in the explosion occurred lo Jed: As soon as I had|and he died 'in the afternoon. idnmeflrlh?“:v:fl! Awakes I began to have | #nd children were visiting in Woodstock, | brek feet and wiggle ther noses In the Visions of a new prize book, so I began a |/Conn. At this juncture the house cat playfully wext day to sce the sight. scratehed the calf of my leg. Resenting | was a terrible expiosion. eloar- ening fireside in winter. STEINMAN, Age 13. Yantle, A Terrible Explosion Dear Uncle Jed: While I was visiting 1 in East Providence the mfimey make those torpedoes for tha were bending to the ground with tracks. It emashed windows for :;:7: heavy burden of fruit. Towards miles and miles around, evening a beawuful sunset covered the|were cut by flying glass, more peoole | Soon this faded away and twilight | would have been hurt had many people it bappened iwenty minutes later. It happened about half past seven in the morning. One man named Mr. Carison was killed, he $ad just gone In to visit the factery. Another man named Mr. Stark was hurt, His wife I bet it was sad news for them don't ou? It did much damage to the many places was sitting in an easy chair reading The [ 2round it. My mother, father and I went out the I think that Don't you? MAY D. HIGGINS, Age. 13. Danielzon. Down on the Farm Dear Uncle Jed: It was summer and there was no school. Picnic day was well remembered by Bob and Grace. Bob ecould not think of prayer that night. In the morning Grace was dress- &d very early and ate very little break- Jast, because of thinking about their wisit to grandpa’s. Soon an automobkile This | drove up to the door and a man cailed out Rebert and Gracq White. Grandpa iz after you said the man, who they aft- erwards heard was their Uncle Joseph, who they did not know about. All through the summer they played in a sandbank. One night quite late when they were in the barn they heard 2 . ueer noise. It weemed to come from the hayloft. Bv- eryone Icoked and there lay four littie Dbaby kitties. Bob and Grace plaved with the Xkit- ties the rest of the summer. ‘When they went back to school again they told the other children about the Kkitties they liked =o well. WEEKS Packer. Al About Myselt Dear Uneie Jed: This ie going to be Dear Uncle Jed: June 21st a friend of | all about myself and I hope you will be I was born in New York, When I was about two io live in the country. I started going to “Oh doar, e ; mine and 1 starled for West Hoboken | jnterested. 245 PO dexrlt tha ollfesn vt R R emon! ey iodiveas koing home | June, 1907. But outdoors in the garden bed. the | [fom two and one-half weeks' vacation years old we left New York and went gTateful flowers Iift thely heads. |27d I Was golug there to spend my vaca- And smiling to themselves, they say, | tion- ‘Oh, how we love a rainy day!™ For when the gentla showers fall. they bring new life to flowers all, And =0 we love the sweet refrain, the music of the summer rain. I went to Central Park. there. We went rowing for an hour and walked around in the park for a while. After a nice walk in the park. we took an elevated Dus and rode up and down Fifth avenue, We had dinner at a French hotel, and a good dimmer it was. After walking on Broadway for a while we went to the Rialto. We saw Appear- ances, The Breeding of Exotic Fich and Buster Keaton in The Haunted House. Betty Anderson sang Annie Laurie and Cesare Nesi sang La Donna 'E Moblle, from Rigoletto. On a Thursday my friend's sister and ¥ went to the Museum of Arts. We saw numerous old paintings, mummies, fans, vases, sculpture work, ancient furniture, watehes of many sizes and shapes, tapes- try, ancient money, old jewelry and many more interesting things. ‘We alse went up the Statue of Liberty, TUNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE. AWAKES. Perhaps you have heard it said that failure iy sometimes only the beginning of success, also that®failure is ome of God's best educators. That may have seemed a bit strange 2t the time, but if Yyou stop to think there are many times when it is so. It iz through failure in times attained, while the experiences connected with failure teaches the wis- dom of fol'owing a differsmt course in later efforts. There is told the story of how some lumbermen sought to transport a large quantity of logs from Canada te a port in this country. They coneeived the idea of binding the logs together with iron bands and towing them like a raft. The vlan Was tried and all went well till they had nearly reached their des- tination when a storm arose, snapped iron bonds &s if they had been string and the 'umhber was scattered in all directions. Recognizing what might be proved by this dQisaster government authorities sent out word broadeast to eteamship captains asking them to report any of the lumber which they might notice, and as the result of the revorts they made much valuable information was zained regarding oceean curremts which needed just such an oecurrenee to de- termine. The idea of floating the logs to this country vroved a failure but 1t nevertheless served as an educational going up the stairs as far as the crown and looking out of the little windows there. July Fourth we went to Rockaway Beach and had a very nice time there, [ came hame July 5th, after a most deligit- ful vacation in West Hoboken, MARY M. STEINMEYER ‘Willimantic. ——r— Help Make Community Better, Dear Uncle Jed: We should all strive to make the community in whieh we live a heaithful and beautiful one. We should not throw scraps of paper around or gar- bage. We should see to it that our back yards are not eyesores but are as neat as our front yarde. In many of our citles there are alleys which are unsightly. If these aileys and dumps were cleaned up the death rate in the United States wounld mot he smo high. If trees are planted they will purify the air and thus promote the health of the people. As we are the coming generation, we should do all in cur power to help make our community a better place to live in. experiment in an unintended direction. A It would hardly do to say that we TPt EACAN . Age 14 couldn't alonz without faflures bat ; earned fr Vet Tnak . S a disposition. What proves to be a fai- ML Jod: Thors ‘was an old, dilapidated howse which was once occu- pied by a family ramed Smith. They had moved away several years ago and the house was considered haunted. My cousin langhed at the idea, saying that no such thing ever exisied. One day while sitting in the hammeock 1 complained about ure, whether it be in a lesson, a game or some other undertaking should teach us what is to be aveided to obtain suc- cess. We do not llke faflures but we cannot wisely disvegard their teachings. INKERS the monotony of WINNERS OF PRIZE B,OO.KE . | things and asked my cousin for a sugges- 1—Maryx M. Steinmayer of Willimantic, | tion of something to do, She mentioned a number of things, rowing, tennis, ero- quet, but nene of these met with my ap- proval. After i few moments of thinking Campfire G n the Woods. 2.-—Helen Campbell of Norwich—Ta- Birthddy. G—iEthel Healy of Montville—The fy‘::"fimm 3 Why uot visit the suposed- Tellow Fislin 3 Without any preliminaries we started, 4. —Rose FEagan of Wilimantie—Far reaching our destination in (5 minutes. Pushing hard, we broke the rusty lock and enfered. What a mess! It fairly discouraged us, but we persevered and itmbed on tiptoes un the stairs with beating hearts. Creeping along the cor- ridor, we heard a stranze noise issuing Past the Frontier 5.—Louise Case of Baitic—Ferdinand Frog. 6.—Buth Perry of Pntnam—The Lik Lady. May D. Higgins of Danielson—The Campfire Girls at Long Lake. 8.—Charles Weeks of Packer—The Boy Scouts With the Allies. Winners of prize bhooks living in Nor- wich ean obtain them by cailing at The Bulletin business office after ten o'clock Monday morning. from ome of the roonis. My cousin began a hasty retreat for the stairs, hut I call- ed her back (not an easy task) and cau- tiously oened the door of the room. There stood my brothe chain against the wall. We demanded an explanation, the substamce of which Wwas this: He had been hidden behind a bush when my cousin and I were talking and had heard us plan to visit the old house. ¥e reached the piace first and performed the joke as he called M. to scare us. rattling a LETTEES OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Margie Gahan of Voluntown: Thank ou for the interesting boek, that is called The Camp Fire Girls at the Sea- shore. T have the first five booke amnd I cften wondered what the last ome was like,, Lena Gleave, of Plainfield—I reeeived the welcome prize book entitled The Campfire Gir's in the Mountains, which makes mel\quite a few, and every one is betier than the last. Thanking you very sincerely, 1 remain your friend. Lilllan Anderson, of Brookiyn—As my time is limited I ean eonly write and tell you of my appreciation of the book entitled Tabitha's Vacation. It certainly HELEN CAMPBELL. Nerwich. A Timely Warning. Dear Uncle Jed: Although you have not heard from me for a lang time I Will try to make up for it now and Write about A Timely Warning. It was 2 niee spring day jn May and the pegple in a village in New Hamp- shire ¢ busy plowing in the fields. A mile from the village lived Mr. Recket and his family in a little one- v o story house, A little creek ran abon! was very amusing, and from it I gained | hundred yards away and about a h'n: a few hour's great pleasure. mile wp was a dam, while mearby was C. Cora Carpenter, of Columbia— one of Mr. Reeket's horses in & rented lot. A road searated the creek from the lot where Jason Reeket, aged 12, was trudging aleng ‘which ‘was already in sight. He was suddenly startled by hearing @ lend “crash” apd rashing of water, #nd on loeking up he saw to his horrer that the dam had burst and the water was sweeping towards the liouse and a village which would be destroyed with all_the meople. Running towar(s the fence he jummed upon the back of the horse, which taken by surprise, quickly leamed over fence again, and ran towards home, where Jasm quickly told what hap. pened and then on to the village with vellow golden rod swayed gently to and |the” same message. The people were fro, and milkweed long gone te seed |saved with their money but the houses was blewing about in the air, Red and were washed imay. Zha Demmls waie Thankg very much for the book entitled The Campfire Girls in the Woods, which 1 enjéved very mueh. LuciMe Yerriugton, of Frankiin—I thank ¥eu very much for the prize beek 1 received entitled The Camp Fire Girls at Leng Lake. I have read part of it and found it very interesting. to school, STORIES WRITTEN BY AWAKES. Aa Auntumn Sceso. Dear Uncle Jed: It was a beautiful day in September. A cool breeze stirred in the autumn air, loosing weny gally colored leaves from the trees. Bright WIDE. One day two of my fricnd's sisters and | (onded many in Cifferent places. schocl at the age of seven and have at- We It is very nice |came to live in Columbia and I attend dhe Center =achool ,from which I was graduated this year. 1 have started high ethool at Willimantic and I think it is fine. 1 wish to become a stenographer, and T hope I can carry out my plans. SARAH AMELIA STACCIARINI, Age 14. Columbia. Shirking Deesn’t Pay Dear Uncle Jed: One the shelf in the pantry was a large chocolate cake; Ross and Betty locked at it with longing eyes. They were two little city girls visiting their grandmother in the country. “O, grandma,” cried Rose, innocent, out with a sly wink at Betty, ‘Did you see that cake in the pantry?” Grandma smiled and said: “Now if you do a liitle work for me your reward will be a piece of cake.” ‘Then she told R:se to wash the dish- Young Citizens The Constitution BY R S. ALEXANDIR “a Matios of 3 Cemtitu’!‘i?a. Sonny.?gulml *e‘? ro. fessor as he came up to where the little Indian boy was looking at a bit of re chiseled in the wall. “No, sir, I don’t know what 2 con- stitution is.” “Well, you know laws are rules for men to live by. You might say without stretching it that constitutions are rules for xovenm_unp to live by. “A constitution usually does three things: In the first it lays down the foundation or framework of the government. If you can think of the state as a body, you would not be far wrong in calling the constitution the skeleton. It sets up the legisiature and the executive and perscribes the powcrs of each. “In the second place, it defines the powers of the government it has set up. It says what the government can and can not do. There are certain things which the people do not wish the government ever to do and there are certain other things which they wish to be very sure that it can and will do” So they put these things into the constitution. Our federal consti- tution lays down those powers that b to the national governmen' those that belong to the state gover ments, and thase which neither can ¢ ercise. A law passed by the legis tare which is contrary to the consti tion or exceeds the power given t government by the constitution is not law at all. It can not bg enforced.” “Who says whether a law is contrar to the constitution or not?” £ “The court decides that You see ti s °8 end Bett tho tne wr® Fact “I'R he'n g from h o is your cake, but a ~ o work she may =o = out loo! in ner eyes fully resolving not to mext tine ADYS ANDIRSON Brooklyn. My ™ hite Dear Uncle Jed 1 wont to tell yer {abont mv rodhits T ha e t'ree, two big ;ones and one little on:. Every day my sister and [ fe'd them =rass clover and many other thines. They are tan ané | white ad somc:imes they sit upon thelr air. I hope we will get some more baby bunnies pretty so-n. RUTH E. BARTON, Age § Waterbury. The Story of the Shoe Dear Uncle Jed: I am an old shoe. 1 have been abandoned and put Intp & |closet. While T am alone and quiet 1 think I will tel! my story. The first 1 lean remember is when I was a piece of leather. Then I was made into a girl's black shoe, size 12 1-2. I was sent to a shoe store and put on one of the sleves. One day a very stylish lady eame imtc the store with a little gir]l of abeut 9 years. I heard the clerk talking to the lady who asked for a black shoe, sise |12 1-2. TN never forget how prood 1 wes to be tried un and to my great delight, T fitted. I was sold to the lady for 35.50. Marianne was very -proud when she walked to school wearing me the mext day. T remember how Marisnne cried when her nurse scolded her for scratching me. About three months later I heard Nurse Janet say 1 must go to the shoemakers's ghop. You all know what that is se I will not tell you Well I went and 1 stayed three days. I just got back two days ago and yesterday whem Marfamns fell into the brook she spoiled me so here I am in the cltset. 4 LOUISE CASE. Age 1. Baltie. Visiting the Coum Dear Uncle Jed: A visit to the esun try is full of pleasure for most ehil- dren, because they like the animals and birds and other things they can sed there.. So it was with great joy that Tom, Clara agd Bessie Allen heard from their parents that they were going te pay a long visit to their uncle and amn’ who lived on a 'arge farm In the coun- try. Tt was a fine sunshiny afternoon when Ithey arrived at the farm. There were all sorts of sweet scents In the alr from the wild flowers and the fresh {Eross. and there were nleasant sounds of lowing cows and bleating sheen and the hum of beex in the flel*s of clover. Their uncle 2nd aunt were glad te see them and to'd them thev must twrn farmers now and run about In the green fiel’s and get all the fresh atr tRey eould. Fach hour of every day at the farm showed somsthing fresh to the deighted children. who soon made friends with all the neonle at the farm, and most of the animals and birds. They would be up an early as they awoke, hut however sarly as they were about they a'ways found that the farm men were still earlier. It was a grest delicht to scammer off to the peuiry wvard and the barms to fetch new-lald owwe for breskfast. and to hunt In eut- of-the-way corners where soms cumning hens had made their nests. There was a funnv li*t's pappy doe kept in ome of the outhuildines, who learmed to leok for a preeting from them every mernine. Ha was so small that he conld hardly climh down stems of ordinarv helght. and often tumbied over himself when he ran to meet ‘hem ETHEL HEALY, Age 18 Montville, OCCUM AND VERSAILLES A well attended and successful parish supper was held at St. Joseph's hall on Wednesday evening. The opening meeting of the seasen as weil as the annual meeting of the Ver- sailles Ladies’ Ald society was held Thursday afternoon at the Versaflles echurch. The following officers were elected: President, Mrs. C. W. Perkins; vice president, Mrs. ¥. H, Topliff; secre. tary, Mrs. H. E. Learned ; treasurer, Mrs, F. B. Bushnell; directresses, Mrs. C. H. Boyens, Mrs. A. R. Boutilier. The re- election of Mrs. Perkins was her 13th consecutive election to he office of presi- dent, Frank Pearson, for the past two and one-half years head mechanic for the Totokett Manufacturing company, has resigned to become head mechanic at the plant of Paul Ackerly of Vernon. Mr. Pearson and family will be mifsed from the activities of the village. Mr. Pear- son has acted as manager of the Oecum basgball team during (Le past season; he is also a member of the Totokett Hose company. Mr. Pearson begins his new duties today (Menday). Thomas M. Robinson returns te the Totokett plant as head mechane after two and one-half years’ absence. H. R. Bushnell and Ovila Preavy have each vurchased a new automoblle, HOW WOMEN OF MIDDLE AGE May Escape the Dreaded Suffer ings of That Period by Taking Mirs. Block's Advice Hopkins, Minn. of[:?elhadhot . fl_ubu suffered