Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 1, 1922, Page 2

During the remainder of this week varl- ous_churches are to hold- wolua for the aiding in getting many other children to| g3 t' of|join the classes. Mfl.‘mfi ‘Assém. s in afmory hail Connséticut cultdrat Com afma was “held’ day night at the college present. The hall dmrme in fraternity and .class mors. The following menu was enjoyed: Fruit Cocktail Chicken Gumbo, Creole Boiled English Turbot, Beshamel Sauc Duchesse Potatoes Ral Roast C. A. C. Turkey., Cranberry Sauce Mashed Potatoes Asparagus, Drawn Butter Pickles Jelly Lettuce and Tomato Salad Cheese Crackers Apple Pie a la Mode Cafe Noir dining mlv manberq of the frat and many ‘alunint 'be- Danlel Harrington of this city was be- fore Plainfield town court Friday last a fino .of §100 and costs to $114.35 for dniving while under the influence: of ligquor. fonim! who had owned his automobile -only ‘ehort time, fisured in an accident at :!%oeup last Sunday. The Jackson touring car, Majestic 1916 model,- sold at public auction Saturday afterngon, brought $257 which goes to pay s’ fees and pay garage bills on the car, which has been held in this city for over a year following an accident at Columbia: The car was the property of J. Treddweller of Providence. Ten members of the Y. M. C. A. boys® department left the association building Saturday morning. for an-ail day hike 24 to Storrs, where they inspected the Con- necticut Agricultural college. As guests of thé' college they witnessed the game in the afternoon between the Connecticut Aggies and _Springfield College. nine, in Which Springfield was the victor. Kemie Boucher, 91, a resident of this e Sliced Cucumbers Harring- | P. the police - lying districts Local people i themselves -missing trains day) unless they bear in mind the that trains have all been set for one hour ahead of local time y,m.rswu M the- cit; now ik 4. 'g.!fli&r than undeér the old time. Miss Belle: Chamberlain, teacher at The Ridges, spent the week-end at her home. in”W tchester. of Varw!r.h was u: Sune of Mfiss Sal mer of J:?ée and Mrs. mz:k Fosa, _. Dog . licenses must be paid at office of town clerk today.—adv. Edward B. Hills, of Wesleyan Univert sity spent the week-end with his uncle, S. Hills of The Ridges. The- dance held at the state armory Sdturday night under the auspices of Company G, 169th Infantry, was well at- tended. The Ideal Singing orchestra of Webster, Mass., played, The ballats on the proposed ppropria- tion of $80,000 for the addition at the Natchaug Grammar school will be cast Saturday, May 5th, at 2 p. m., and se- lectmen of Windham have issued mnotlee to that effect. Pre-election dope is that the vote will be heavy and close as the taxpayers vote their approval or disap- proval of the yote taken at town meet- ing last. Thursday. The newly formed golfing and country club members_ars to meet this (Monday) evening to hear reports of committees. It is expacted that the meeting will be largely attended as much interest in the organizing of a local elub has grown out of the meeting of a few men held at the paper £lt; (b lha ', AR fl\llfl e'r s S S—Short and poxnm;, articlgl will be five; Dreference. Do fiot uss over 5 words. i—Original stories or letters only wilk 5—Write vour name, ago and address plainly at the bottom of the story. POETRY FOR THE wmflnsfis . Shipping OF to Sleepyland Slipping off to Sleepyland through the Gates of Rest, With her utfle dimpled arms folded on her breast When the nigh( has settled down and the WS ETOW Dusky in the fading light of the after- glow Romping in a fairy land where the mists of dew Kiss the rosy little feet ghat come dancing through. Sliping off to Sleepyland, Aivy, fairy Sleepyland, Oh, it is Wonder Land She has wandered to! Slipping off to Sleepyland toward the pur- Ppiing sun, Drowsy_little golden-head. when the day is don: Where the fairy come hand, To escort the shining eyes through the Siumber Lan olk await with a wel- fn:L_ D :gg. about which u:my or: The dances ma the i and the oid, But ?‘é; nv!“ given to it tiat Perhaps the most baskets, a pr W?ng the momh ind um-:y ow, it their letters have | % xwmm. provide st wholésome fun. May i the montl of fi always a delight in having it re we may not only enjoy their tdnt; | help to grow more flowers for the enjoy- ment of others as well as ourselves. WINNERS OF FRIZE BOOKS 1—Florence Date of North Franklin— The Prize \Ymh a sood view of rulns it &1 i the Civil war. any it in_remem- 5 W » thgm sl Infiflnd(% it storles and . o . not: 7o hn‘:‘lm ey _coul as they expressed them- S rm’ ey ;y t bout & they we came 2—Stephen White of Scotland—Ths Yo:ng. Inventor’s Pluck. 3—Annabelie Castle £ the Carpathians. 4—James MeGee of Gales Ferry— mfi%fi Vars of Plllnfl.eld—m Civil war. Age 10, Where. ic Dezr Urrele " Bty g it Outside there was a flc::. in 'hid: ha a fire aver the fire and der of our As it of the remain- city for over forty vea in|npon at his home on No. Boucher had. been He was born in St. The program of the cvening was charge of C. Van Buren, toastmaster. | Mr. The president’s address was delivered by {Year. H. B. Beisie for died Saturday. 5 Milk street, about. a Antonie, Can- Alpha Phi toasts were |ad2, May 1, 1931, the son of Francoi and chamber of commerce rooms last week week Thursday in Whlch to pay their personal tax and save an- responded to by R. H. Mathewson, M. T.|Celeste Langiols Boucher. ffi;eréza:intqze;lz prosecuting attorney for Duly, and_P. F, Kennedy, There was{yedrs hie had been-a dcuout m With the announicemant that one dollar singing by Alpha Phi quartet. whi church, e is sury Y : B s foliowed by impromptn responses »1' dren, Bugenc of \(drlh{;)r;\ ;[assé T Lo anied t?)":‘fofl.?‘g g’f:,'.‘lfflr‘-::ma\fl,l from members of the ahmni. The ban-|Leo-of Springfield Adelard and S Forar Ciew A quet closed with the singing of AlmaiJoseph and. the i P and g%’;fi.flo:z,:“l.).c;:—l“:;‘;"t‘-a;“lz‘l‘epfi0“]:‘;1; Mater, The committes in charzé of tha|Eugenie Boucher, all of this city. H s 2 banqust was Robert C, Paul F. Kennedy. Jame Thomas F. Denahue. Federal city pla p 4 sucessful hauls. Returning to this of s th schoot % ; ot e il oot roved|the federal men, Comgdon and Brige: Fhterngon at Recrea.|Yisited the place owned by Detosior Sodom and s Engine Compa 1 has had a bu threc days answering eight calls and r ceiving telerhone calls for aid winring by the shutout remts, Hohenthal and Swick of the Man- 4 a steliar game, both s and com- coaneeting for prohibition officers from this and state policemen visited several in Baltic Saturday night and made zed a bottle of moonshino, fighting | s the 1922 tax on them, Mr. and Mrs. Leander E. Hartford, former!: Jozal friends Gardiner of of this city called on Friday of last weel recovered from an operation undergone recently at a Hart- ford hospital. Today is the last day to pay vour dog and save the extra dollar.—ady. sessions of the dham county or court to be held in this city be- pieted the only 1o play of the game]|brush fires in surrounding towns which ! ginning. this week are to open under in the sighth inning, robbing Windbam |Were refused owing to the number of lo-|standard time, X of a good chanee to zet at least one mark | cal fires during the past few days. T Wunder of Hartford was the on the score board. Manchester hit safe-| Sunday afternoon four ealls came in nd suest of his cousin, Miss I st times and made but one error.|within as many hours. A brush fire was B. Southwick. scoring. eight yuns, \Windham succeeded|fought and estinguished near the Gulf andide Dubeau. recently the in getling {our safe hits and four errors| Refining station on Chapman street. i of her brother, Conrad Bubeau of 2ichd in tho loss of the game. Tn the|ter being turned om. About 3 oclock|151 Union street, sailed Saturday on the prefiminaty. St. Mars's choir boys de-|the shed in e local railroad yard own-|steamship New Amstcrdam % i feated the Sodom Glants, 9 to 1. e Willimantic Lumb Dubean connected w aught fire from th street. T SRNPARIS (W Alaey., Filcmanthia ATt B AEh e of Windham road is ’j':s‘f’r‘i o R f“’,‘:m’:\‘“;w’» tinguished, being held < IA\A\'N Mal- bt el g e i ey | e oot The third call was f nd her brother and e at (hr samo shed the shed heing~old in-law, ) S § Pur- where she folinwing Det &~ | aro s bt dRAeOR e , Mass. ing birth to 2 @ ¥ hece Thursday | 1ol (10 O O SO et et Russell T fast. It was disclosed b questioning th "‘Jnv-‘: Water was used this time to arash Wwas on v Sunday hetween this oity the child vas alive when born, but [R2|gown the buiidinz and make sure that nofand Manchester but yp to late Sun Witlemann woman deiedl having 2Mifire remained. The fourth cal] was for|reported that metari e o e i it the. v { & Shimnes fire at the home of Amelio Ar-|tion, evidently remer e thich mross rxamination and fingl.|/NOASUIs of 73 Bim street at 5.45 p. m. peneed these parts last week t Three gallons of chemical w- ed. ¥ drew the answ from her that she 3 Saturday the company fought a ed the new bors vith 2 ¥ < i i R h 2] fra on the Tnnd of 3. Dion of South stweet e o<y X Joeal Tun: vehiasl St and. later back of the Central Vermont T i i S by yarde. from the, station. fires were a brush fire on High he Bitlemann woman to he street on the land of George Nable and > the child, the father tw tors of the motor v Tawa COLCHESTER ut Specialty Co. which has building on Norwich The Connecti been in the factery pile on Willowhrook | avenue for several months has clsed their s B Rs ool B <t firo over 100 foet of | husiness here and have moved to Norwich. B e i A and water used to extin-| the scarcity of helo is onc of the causes o S, S it oy g for moving out of town. T peeple < i g it R g n brush and | were emploved here. iy s A ‘::3,,, e whd es are raging in all directions| The hoard of school visitors hefd 2 ) g o Foe : limantle. S two big 53 1 Thr 1as njoyéd. The festival was held in ocoms| wo big fi 2 i Academy hall Thursd ted from on with the national celebration of *hildren's Week, April 30th to May 5th. DENTISTS Dr. Jackson, Dr. Strickland: NAP-A-MINIT FOR PAINLESS EXTRACTION AND FILLING. DENTAL X-RAY SPECIALISTS many those places to watch the Man o nmnrin'; zhters work of the jocal fires have been from . unknown, but it is thought that some of ihem were started by children. Tp to late Sunday night no clue had { been found to the whereabouts of {1 o robbed the home of Mr: n¢, No. 95 Spring A La waek, Jewett City, that the men are follo ch dppeared heer Jast week, knows little about the Kin men 718 Mair Street. Willimantic Alling Building f| and the theft was disoovered TFriday Phibria 4 ning, but was kept hidden until the pohcc could trace clues as to the men's unection with the carnival. Carnival officials. however, said the men were not in their employ and they did not know them, Reports that the men stayed in this city until Saturday morning before leaving were believed to be unfounded FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND By the police as descrivtions of the men EMBALMERS . would have led to their immediate arrest 88 Unian St Willimangic, Gonn, | ¥ore they about the city during Friday, 'glm 20 iLady Assistant) |27 reported. Rrlet Notes, M B.C furray has returned home after spending tl vinter iths § Succeeding Pilmore & Shepard Fusieral Director & Embaimer %62 NORTH ST. WILLIMANTIC Lady Assistant. Tel. Connection Mr. and Mrs, Louis Lougee and Mrs. Frank H, Henderson, of Norwich, were guests Sunday of Judge and Mrs, Frank H. Foss of Summit street. Officer Bombria made his first appear- ance Saturday on the specially equipped MAY 1st TO 6th DURING NEMO WEEK, WE FEATURE THE NEW JUSPUL CORSET—A CORSET THAT HAS NEITHER FRONT NOR BACK- LACE. WE HAVE OTHER NEMO COR- sm IN VARIOUS MODELS—ALSO CIR- facts pointing to the belief Mrs, Lar- special meeting in ening. The M. M. degree was worked. Clarence Blakeslee of New Haven was a visitor in town Friday Dr. and Mrs. A. New London Friday Miss Alice Brown was at her hme on Noi Sunday. Jesse Bailey of Hartford was the guest over Sunday of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bailey on South Main street. STAFFORD SPRINGS A small brash fire in the vicinity of Enos E. Penn; house was the caunse of a fire Stel s motored to afternoon. of East HWampton ich avenue over cdme to her home last weck and arm being sent in Saturday morning SA M TOSP. M they wanted rooms for three iweeks.|bost 10.30. The hose company respond- e . W They left here; however, within a day|ecd and the fire was extinguished before any lamage was done. Never in the history of the borough has there been such scarcity of tenements as at present. A few dags ago a man in oved out of the tenement 24 hours the owner had 15 applicants for the piace, It begins to look as though the 1ufacturers will have to consider the advisability of building more houses in or- der to (rovide housing factiities for their heln. It was horred that with the opening of spring there would be & building boom but the high cost of labor and material ts still sufficient to detr the average man from huilding. During the lecture liour at the mesting of Stafford grange Tuesday cvening poems will b= read by Mrs. J. B. Brown and Miss Mabel Booth. Several young people from the Springs attended a dance at Memoria 1 hall in Stafford Hollow Saturday evening.\. The milk train for Boston arrived at Jewett C Sunday morning at 5.12 on ht schedule.~ The dozen or more farmers there with their milk, have a sure enough grievance. With the new schedule in operation many of the milk nroducers wHo live any amdreciable distance from the station Were up and at their milking 4t 3 a. m.. Seen at the car Sunday mern- ing their just causes for complain ere heard. And be it said in credit to them, te 2 man, their sympathy as expressed wa: for their cows and not for themselves. One man said it was ruinous to his cows. An hour of rest was taken away. with an unavoidable detriment to their milk- producing, capacity, as compared ith normal time records. : Sunday afternoon there was a gemeral exodus from the down town section of the borough to the highland seetion. Between the ball game and tlie arrival of the World's Standard Shows from W mantic. plenty of entertainment was offer ed. Many recalled the days of the cir- cus in towrnfi with the straining horses and the resounding rattle of tiie sledges on the tent pins. Supt. 1. S. Hiscox of the local electric light and power system, with a gang.of men, has installed a special set of big transformers on the lot in which many were interested Sunda; A separate electric lighting circuit has been establish- ed for the shows. ¥or a couple of hours Sunday after- noon automobile drivers on the state road were much disturbed by a man who se- certed himselt in the roadside shrubbery and aarted out jn fromt of passing ma- chines. 1is appearance was reportéd hy drivers as they passed throush the hor- digh. Officer McDermoit +was notified. One man reporting at Carey’s drug store sald the 11an tried hard to. get run over, m‘essenxer No. 4% 5—Sylvina Allard of Plainfieldi— Res- by a Prince. —Mary Gullagher of Central vmm—- The Castle of the Canoathians. 7—Theresa Peringr of Uncasville— Florida Lads _ S—Marle Heibel of Baltic—Mrs, Lady Bug. y late, we started for :omz, singing e rowed across the iver. T wish some of the Wide-Awakes could €0 with us on our hikes. A PERINGER, Age Il'ul.l 'fih .in the woods, we saw hastened our steps 4T oobn arrivedvat The door. We (riea the door, and found it unlocked, o we ven- tured in. First we entéred a room which contzined a table and two chairs. Next Little lilts of langhter gay afloat upon the air, And a crooning lullaby echoes gently there. Sligping oft to Slecpyland, fairy Sleepyland, it is a myste land cu Oh. Pictured everywhdre! Unecasvilie. My Fright. Dear Ungie.Jed: The other day my. sis- ter and I went fishing. We were o along the brook when we became f cned by a sudden noise which was omly about 30 feet from us. We looked up and saw a largs buek | deer Tooking at us. We 0 [ loudiy that he ran through the bushes. After he had gone a iittls way, he Slioping off Sloepyland, Where the streets of Dr Lead you to the silver strand of the Slim- berstoedm Where the roses, red and white, smile and S you, And the shining meadows weave tints of wondrous hue, Hours speed on wings of love in this land white We (ook him home and kept hlmm% we m Rim Flofty. ALICE PERRY, Age 11. LETTERS OF A(‘K‘G“‘Llnlfll!i* Theresa Rucko of Willimantie—T re-. ceived the book you sent me and I thank you very much for it. I've rend a few pages of it-alrendy and as far as I've read I find it very interesting. hmmmm-.m- Dear : I Rave mever written to_the A so 1 hope tire Wide-Awakes will enjoy my letrer. < - of Night. Jumes C. Casey of Sumim—?l% : . gtopped and Jooked to see il we were When the wearied little cyes hid the world § cept my sineere thanks for the prize. 1am o tell you & story gnd the | coming. He went on jumping through soodnight. I won. T have nearly finished it, and find | name of it is Mow Mary Flint's Cat Went | the bushes, ping [off to Slfepyiand, it most thrilli As T am fond of rexd-}to Church. We were so frightened that we hurried fairy Slecpyiand, ing T am going to try and win anotherf on down the Brook and came hame. When we got home we t0id our parents about our adventure fishing. DOROTHY SCOTT, Age 12. Clark’s Corner: book. Lianna Gaudrean of Danielson—I t!n.nli you very much for the book you sent me it was very interesting. Rose Goldblait of Baltie—I received Oh. it is crescy land. Beautiful and bright ! Los Angeles Express % | | inst atter Marysnd her mother went out of the frone door. Meg foilowed them down the sireet, r book entitled “The Casile of.the|turned the corner and crossed over to tha 1 Lave read it and found other side, J;m!t as Mary. and her mother very interesting. ait. Whem they cams to the church Melunive Labacre of Baliio—1 thanikhoicy, TEAG UP (ke steps and walked inte ‘You for the book I received from yeu wot tfifi: stovped 4nd seemed to e think- Songs Unsung make me a May rhyme! s hyme | sunny-sweet The Boy Scouts of Seotland. ° - 1 take great plessuce In reading the Wide-Awakes because taey ing and sometimes help. it & fran 1 am going te write atout the Boy e long ago. I appreciate it very much. fng; Lut by and by she went up the steps| Scouts of Scotland. 1 R Margery Gray of Willimantic—Thanks | and watked through the broad aisie. Our - minister- siarted our troops last ey, ¢ S for- the prize book yoly sent me: [ havel Now and them she: would stop and | Spring and we enjored it yvery much We e (;w o o g thero polled, started reading it and T tomk it will bel smell, first one side and then the other. | found it very interesting and heipfa yery interesting. 2 Stie did nat g6 imte-Mary's pew but walk We learmed many uscful things. we & of little children. LS BV o - @d on. IWhen sghe eame to the pulpit}learned how to march, safute. sigmal wits ‘Ubh“\"xil % r;-:r::’\\asv d LETTERS WRITTEN BY WIBE- [ stairs sive storned, sniffed. tiie floor, and | flags, make knote and how to follow = " sw.u\izs then walked up into.ths pulpit. | traiis. - A Soclable Plento I'he mimister smiled when rubbed | Our scout motte is: “Do a good turn | 2zainst htm, but im & minufe down she came. Shc walked very softiy Dear Uncle Jed: 1 will write to yow and tell you about the wonderful time I had at a picnic. August we went camy scouts brought thalr sunmlies out of cKurch, me mnw‘\] dovelike lagoon zong!” I started out early one moring with s :‘l:‘lmt:at was the last of Meg's visit to (fimgflunx Slt‘\l!fli.“,“()"'.l nd; And #n he sans: basket of goodies ‘that T was to divide| " ETEving ALTARD, Ags 13. 1o 7 o ey ‘Fnheaoned by her gaze, among the rest of my friends. T walked| poosTUVINS ALLARD, Age 13. B ity kit o B Yiis love cufshone her dream’— to; my frieadts houss . #nd - feantd fis lainfieid. g = tents, making ouc Then e a fang, waiting for ma with basket of surprises, ol Tr 2 Y A B nois, Ak Fang of 4 wolf ravening for o heart, We waiked from house to houso calling Should Be Rind to Birds. o B L Tullng st SeTiNE ial seresm, 5 for on= girl after another, till we had| Uear Uncie Jed: This.is fhe frst time | " aptesms oor o ocl and forth on d by grinding passiors e apt,| collected about ton. girls. Each girl had| L have writfen (o you. so &-iil tell you we £ot, everything 'in plnce it was oke in" . and slew his art b hegier, of catables. about birds,. Foys and. gir's should be A e vgoes. e gte BRNS- Richard Butl in Boston ) we wen: to a Jarge Jake known as Co<|{kind to birds because ther are useful in o = I e R, | Transerict. nbia lake. e hirad row boats and Birds aré fognd in all parts around the lgke for about, Lo Then we plaved many . games, such us baseball, and hide and seek. We then selected a green spot under m large | tree, and.there we . mread much. We [cnhd interesting 23 we went on hikes 1 ent places on the mountains. We stayel at cammn one week and afte: UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDEAWAKES With the opening of the ith of May more at that harpy - There are many Kinds of birds. Some of the moSt common birds which are found in our state are the bluebind, robin, we are.of coulse ones i . 2 our | hawk, woodpecker, meadow Jark, crow, 4 re ry ™ time of t en we feel mote et~ aple. e opened our baskets and divid- | grebe, swallow, gull, hummlngl Dird, Bitls | e o SYCEL time wé went home. tain of ¢h of the good old sum-|ed the contents among ourselves. Aft-ffay, oriole. red winged Liackbird and e expett 1o g0 camping, again, thi: er we were through eating we stanted for summer. home. arriving a little before twilight. . We had a very enjoyable time, and T hepe we have another picnic in tie near, future. mer time, the time when- all the Wide- awakes can play and frolic out of doors without beinz burdened with the heavy clothes of winter. Although it s uncertain. posad to have been named for Maia, the mother of Mércury, to whom the Romans were accustomed to sacrifice on the first day of the month. Like many other such once famous holidays the first day of May, or May day as it is kncwn, has un. dergone remarkable changes. In old Eng: land, everyone, young and old, was up at I|hope 16 hase a better time STEPHEN WHYTE, Age 13. Scotland. scariet tanager. Boys and giris should ot rob birds' nests. I heip the birds make their nests by throwing out sirings. |1 ajso feed crumbs and grain to the [ birés i the winter time, Xty favorite birls are tire robin, blue- The Rescue. Dear Uncle! Jed: 1 want to tell yor how my daddy and eur neighbor saved » poor little robin’s life. Ome day las' summer 2 few of us children were ou' playing, when all of a sudden we hearé a pitiful chicp, We did not know at firs! where iL came from. All at once wher wdw‘;‘nwnumem ! in a string up-in the tree. 8o J :ul}nu tmy dndd' and l:ho other mar e, too. ey got three clothes poles and tied them together and started te untangle the When my ROSE WEINTAUB, Age 14. Ma s = Leonard's Bridee. Uncle Sam's Navy. Dezr Umele Jed: I am inter Uncie Sam's navy because my fat] stationed on some of his ships during and after the world war; aiso becguse in Charleston and PhiTadelphia I lived near the navy yards. The classes of ships are dreadnoughts has a dull red breast and & biuc back. They aiso eat worms: The ormu have a hanging nest. Im sumumer we can show our kindness and said he would do it yet. His face was | along without suffering any convilsion scratched and blesding and his clothes | of its works. Danielson goes on the day- were torn. Later, when the officer in- | light saving time, but does not change the vestigated he was gone, clocks, I 4 £ hie we for it to, fail { All leading first class ub-to-date at- ——— tractions, World’s Standard Shows, be- g;fm'w?z;: were h‘: m-u::';‘:‘. ginning today. Big radio show. first ever Sir 5y L t seen here. Best and cleanest attractions S for young and old. All roads lead to the HiH street show grounds.—adv, The first joint banguet of Relianct Iodze. No. 29, L 0. 0. I, and Undaunted Lodze, No. of P, was held.in Ri- oux hall Friday cveniug. served in the Methodist Ladies Aid soclety, Mrs. R chairmian. The menu was cold boiled ham, potato and cabbage salads, home made white and brown bread, cake. ice cream nad coffec. The tables were dec- orated with flowering quince. The en- tertainment programme and dancey were held in Rioux hall. The Di strels gave 2 fine programme, was the interlocutor. THe end men were Ellen Faust, Charles Parkhurst, Riuth Bal- lou and Lloyd Weschler. The last named sang Dapper Dan; Ethel Richards sang April Showers; Ruth Balloa. sang They Call It Dancing; Vera McBroome sang There's Only_One Pal Aft Faust sang Which Hazel; by many as “Aunt Josephim MARIE HBIBEL, Age 3. her home Sunday afternoom. been in declining health since she re- ceived a partial sumstroke last Septem- Wer. She died in the sams room in the house in which she was borm. e was the daughter of Ebenezer and Mary Utley Robbin: Her vocation was that ef teacher, ghe having taught school for 48 years, retiring about 15 years ago. Miss Robbins was for many years a newspaper correspondent and her articles were well written and entertaining. She was gift- ed as a writer of poetry, and her efforts were of a high order and emjoyed om many occasions at gatherings in town. She has been a loyal member and con- stant attendant at the Congregational church for 6 years and attended church Easter Sunday. She was noted for her attaimments as a Bible scholar, She was highly estcemed by the townsneople for her Christian character and her sunny disposition. The funeral was heid at the Congregational church Wednesday at 2.30, Rev. John H. Knott, pastor pu‘lnj worthy tribute to e ife and character of Miss Robbfns. The tribute of flowers included beautiful, forms; from Mr. and Mrs. Wesley H. B. Robbins, Mr. and Mrs. Charies Robbins and Mrs, Mary D, Rob- bins, large spray of roses; Wesley B. Parter and famiiy, callas and re Mary B. Barber, spray daybreak carna- tions; Mrs. Helen W. LaPourte, wreath white lilies; from. the Congregational church, large wreath; Mrs. Helen A. Witter, wreath; \ltchung Ladies’ club, spray sweet peas: Mr. and Mrs, Eimer E. Smith, yellow tuilps; AMre. E. Hunt and Miss Florence 'L nt, tvr'l! of tulips; Mrs. Minnie Cunni Iow, hyacinths and roses. Burial wu. In the Center cemstery, Rev. Mr. Knott con- ducting the committal service. The bear- ers were Andrew M. Grant, Frank W, Martin, Clifton J. Church and Winslow B. Gailup. ¥ Howard Sumnér.and a young Jady from Reckville were guests Sunday. of the former's grandfather, M. W.. Howard. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Haley visited Mrs. Haley’s son in New London Sun- day. Loren Maine, who is 6, is quite feeble from heart trouble. Mrs. W. Dogiittle and son Harry have house out of a ti who by making & wrens kept away: tie other birds. I_hope ail the Wide-Awake boys and girls are kind te birds: FLORENCE DATE, Age 11 North Franklin. Baltia — f'y Adrenture. Dear Wide-Awakes: 1t was a bright Sunny dar last simmer when about 3 & m, one of my chums . who lived about three miles aut of Central Village droie up to my dosr in 4 pony cart and asked me ta go to her house with bar to the day. So without much delay I wae scen ready and we started. When we Nad ridden about a mile and upon &n old man sitting road cutting up cloth. We were some raid to be alome on that lonely road $o we made the pony go faster. At last we wers by him. 30 wa could go a little glowe~ and we That afternoon about 2 o'clock we wet over to the swimming pool and just as we were going to jump in we hessd the same old man. Of course we startsd ‘o run. We loid my chum's mother. Sho came out to the old man and ask what he wanted. He said he get to Danielson hut was lest. We told film the road and he went his way. Then we both thought how foolish of us to rua like that, . MARY GALLAGHER, Age 1. Central Village. A Pienic in the Woods. Dear Unecle Jed: This is the fizst time [ have written ta the Wide-Awakes. I read the Wide-Awake storiss very often and- I very well pleased with UL e played games and had a mice Afumm ¢ started home. When we arrived home it.was § p. m, and 1 was very tired, but we sau a nice time. HELEN GAUDREAU, Age 10. and Charles Hortense. Golst: and Dedo presented the sketch, He: About Town. Ierlert Thompson and John MacLean did the turn, singing two numbers. during the act. Mr. Thomhson sang Pullman Porter Blues and Mr, MacLean, PFlying Dutchman. ‘The grand march led by Mr. and Mr: Norman B. Parkhurst. Ellison's Har- mony Boys furnished music and F. IL Gibert prompted. The committces were, masters of ceremonics, N. G. C. C. Ralph Kingsley: floor director, Her- bert ThHompson : aids, C. H. Andre wW. ne’; reception committee, P. G. 3 kell, P. C. L. D. Howe, P.G. Weschler, P. C. J. W. Potts. P. G. Carpenter, P. C. D. A. Bothwell; deco- rating committee, John MacLean, Hector Sitellsud. Walter Benjamin; comumittes o angements, S. A. Thompson, Wiliam MecCluggage, Waiter Field, Charies Spicer Spicer, Jacob Weschler, N. B, Parkharst. Joseph Wharton. Mamm: 1 put up 2 house to a peir of bluebirds, 1 had noticed.. seented that was what they wers looking they ) Christmas Presents. Dear Uncle Jed: How Lo New bocks at Slater library comprise, The Mirrors of Downing Street, by A The Mirrors My Memories , Age 14, Pizinfield. w%:iw:if 1o kno bon soclety wl!e‘h we of Lighty \.earsv ood, by John Burroughs; John ughs, Bu) and Man. by Clara Bar- rus, M. D. The fire alarm called out the firemen te extinguish a blaze in Walter Field’s ga- .m,\x nmk iike the t“‘}‘.‘ [ rage, on Tracy avenue, S¥turday morn- ing. The automobile in-the garage was taken to a vlace of safety, and riot much damage rtesultéd. The fire started from a pile of papers which had been burned an hour and a half before any fire was discovered. A bodrd placed in the wile while théy were burriing, but an enmtber had smoulderv:d unscen. Daylight ng plans have mot adopted to date in town. It would pr ably save many a person from becoming a lunatic, if the cjocka might tick sanely been ill with measies. Thomas Skinner is ill with grip. Mrs. Delia Ncs(arrow has come to live With her grandtather. B. W. Ci Rev, Edgar Tullar spoke In the Quarry- viue M. E. church Sunday morning, lhe issell’ of this yucr':nru“ e by Mr. nnfl Mrs, William wood, N. J. Echool. ’; named fohn H . H-‘_vfiifiii