Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 7, 1922, Page 6

ds in. the. shone like. '-“°’“‘“'u{"“"- v i | visit the sundew. .They - thought - the drops- shining on . the. leaves were little drops of dew and they came to:take a ‘drink; but if a little insect stopped to take a drink from the sundew he never | went_home again, for’the sundew Was a cwmmwdu;ooi meets ' in 0dd Feilows Hai, ' = = " 4 g attery B 1920 Amillery, mess a old No. 6, U. S. W, v, wh Camp. meets meets in Steiner Hall. - Eve. at 7:00 It weifound & good place our’ dinner. When ‘we . ing " we continuegy'to the mountain. ‘we took some 1—Write plainly on one side of the paper only, and number the pages. 2—Use pen_and ink, not pencll. DANIELSON Commander Walter F. Jacobs, U. S. N. has left here for New York to take command of the destroyer Shackye, nag- ship of the destroyer squadron. This destroyer has three guns, § torpedoes, and carries a crew of 90 men. She s to be at Newport from today, August 7, to August 20. Esst Killingly lost one of its oldest and | most respected residents Sunday morn- ing, when Almond Bartlett died ac his| home in that place, after a long period of serious illness. Mr. Bartlett was of an old Klillingly tamily, @ son of Waldo and Mary Covell Bartlett. He was a native of the town of Killingly and had spent the greater part of the nearly 57 years of his life in this town He was on of a large family of chil- dren, all of whom lived to adult years and were typical of the splendid W England stock that contrituted in such large proportion to the developmsni of this section of the country during the past 300 years. Mr. Bartlett's early education was cb- tained and his subsequent studies were made in this town. Grown to man- hood he showed a capacity for business and at periods was engaged as a mer- chant, for a time at Uncasville, where he was propristor of a store. At an- other period ha was engaged as a shoe manufacturer ip Putnam, conducted a store at East Killingly at another period and for a time was in the employ of Waldo Brothers, leading grocers and grain dealers In Danielson ysars _ago. During one period of his life Mr. Bart- lett was in the west, being located at Chicago at one time and at aonther time in Sioux City, Iowa. Mr. Bartlett, a veteran of the Civil in which he eerved in K company, Volunteers, was born reached his He was & w 18th _Connecticut and would have 20th. n 1836, §7th birthday August member of McG Danielson and during the was a Danielson resident was ac: interested In the affairs of this D soclety, in which he held official tions. Among his activities during the atter yoars of his lifs was direction of the improvement and care of the Bartlett eametery, crowning the range of hi Bast 1Klingly, and its present fine c @ition is due in large measure to the @pecial interest that he displayed and the energy he expended in beautifying this last resting place of so many who figured so largely in the development of this town, especially the t ry about East Ki Mr. Bartlett is wife, who was Miss Ly also leaves two brothers, lett of Norwich and Charles Bart- ncasville. Mr. Bartlett's frst Mary Bulleck Reynolds, ngly woman. His secopd s Abby Whaley Bartlett, who died Providence, following & surgical operatior the Bartlett bome was rvived by his t Hawkes. He Reuben S, d wife was Mrs. an East K fo was while 1 Danlelson. The woclety Westfield charch example _for srough to follow sidewalks, tor two fous the Congregational vements underway at property at the corner of Main molds streets splendid cement e being and will he ready esent montis. These ar walks that bad sken and wavy, as ks in the central At St James' church at the Inst and he day, Sunday, the Fort was inaugurazad. Hun- to pay visits during the aft- ernoon and evening hours. There are to be special masses this (Monday) morn- ing and Tuesday morning. Visiiing priests are tendance at the devo- ton, ing the perfod of which large f parishioners will recel All roads will lead to Fast Killinel for the annual Old Home Flocking bpack from ant nooks and corners of former resident will as- hat each year is a real cid- t »dness reunioa, joyful featursa and wholesome in simplicity and world of good caeer: 14 Home days up in the highland sec- on of East Killingly are sugge: of what holiday gatherings must nave been tn earlier New England days, and this is ene of the things that lends such charm to occasions of that kind in the com- munity that will attract so many this mid-week Joseph Bodo left Sunday afternoon for New York to drive home a new auto- mobile. A number of cars will = be brought through by a group of Putnam nd Danieison _drivers who are golng out for a Putnam dealers. Persons in touch with strike sit- the Aldrich Manufacturing plant in Moosup say that an al number will go to we this ) morning. It was asserted at week end that 180 looms of the nearly 1500 in the plant were in opera- tion. No one that is successfal can hope to evade imitators. For seseral weeks past, citizens hereabouts have been im- portuned to buy bu proof glass and now, comes the fellow who assures you he Kas a few shares remaining for ale of the It-edged stock of the builet- proof grass company. Over ai the Spalding farm near South Killingly a horse out to pasture Saturday afternoon had as a lone com- pazion a friendly hen that strolled along picking into the grass within a foot of where the horse was lazily munching at the lusclous grass, and the bird never was two fest away the horses head, whichever way headed him. The plenic scheduled to be held Wed- mesday of this week, August 9, by Quin- ebaug lodge of Odd Fellows, has been cancelled, on account of different ar- rangements. Instead a good time will be provided at the last meseting of the lodge in August, and to this affalr mem- bers of the lodge and members of their families are to be invited. Parsons who are interested In the fin- anclal doings of the borough will be on hand at tif town hall this (Monday) svening to attend the adjourned annual town meeting at which the tax rate for the year will be fixed and petitions for the extension of the sewer system acted upon Mr. and Mrs. Wiltred Pulze, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bennett and Mrs. Wil tred Puize, Sr, were at Rocky Point Sunday. Major Albert Warren, U. 8. A. in- structor at the United States military wcademy at West Point, and Mrs. War- ren have been visitors with Major War- ren’s mother, Mrs. Emma Warren. Ali we now at Oakland Beach to spend a week with Major Warren's grandfather, Warden W. A. Burrows and Mrs. Bur- rows. Mr. and Mrs. George Heneault return- M recently from a week's vacetion went at Hampton Beach, N. H. Miss Katherine D. Aylward, chief op- irator at the central office of the S. > E T company is having her vacation i two weeks. George A. Ventner of Newmatket, N . was a visitor with friends in Dantel- on over the week end. nrrred Mr. and Mrs. Amades Lucier gt~y lis As members of the state finance board, State Treasurer G. Harold Gilpatric and Byron D. Bugbee became members of the emergency coal commission of Connecti- cut. There is little or no coal in Putnam and very few householders have any in their bins. There is an optimibtic fgel- ing, however, that there will be a supply at a fair price before cold weather ar- rives. Most of the mills have a supply that will last them several weeks and all have water power to a greater or less degree to rely upon. The Putnam Wool- en company and the Manhasset Manu- facturing company are the only textile mills running to capacity. Both have orders ahead to keep them busy well through the year. The architect’s drawing of the Israel Putnam school as it will look after the $30.000 addition has been buiit is attract- ing much attention and favorable com- ment. It is displayed in a Main street store window. Twelve U. S. army tractors on their way from Camp Devens to Branford were viewed by the peopls of Woodstock last week. The tractors are sent over crossroads, as they would damage mae- adam roadways. Six of the tractors had heavy artillery guns mounted on them, and the other six carried equipment and supplies. Superintendemt of Streets Frederick Dumas said Saturday morning that the new silent trafic officer at Bugbee cor- ner will not be installed until méxt Thursday afternoon. It was:found upon examination that thers was a small leak in the acetyline gas tank which fur- nishes the light and a new tank will be sent by the company from whom the mechanical apparatus was purchased. Thursday afternon has been chosen as the time to complete the work. as on this afternoon the stores are closed and there little travel to interfers With the work: Altred Bonneville, one of Putnam’s se- lectmen and former city tax collector, has sold his store to Daniel, Colt of Winsted. The store was started nearly half a century ago by G. D. Post, who went from Putnam to. Hartford. Bates & Lindsey succeeded Mr. Post and G. D. Bates next became sole owner. The store then passed into the hands of the late A. C. Post and was purchased from his es- tate by Mr. Bonneville. Mr, Colt will send his son, Stanley Colt, to Putnam to operate this new store. Mr. Colt has a similar store in Winsted and is connected with a chain of stores throughout Con- necticut and Massachusetts. Mr. Bonne- ville recently opened another store, to which he plans to devote his whole atten- tiof Allan Thayer, Samuel Brunelle, Jerome Andrews, Roy Scott of Putnam and Mil- burn Boys of Pomfret are in attendance at the citizens' military training camp which opened officially last Tuesday at Camp Devens. The boys will have a month of intensive training during the morning hours, with athletics, including . basketball, swimming, tennis er sports in the afternoon. Such sire are given opportunity to qual- y for the Red Cross life saving corps. In the evening there will be little or no active duty, but opportunity to attend nstructive lectures and the movies. Leaves of absence are not granted except for urgent reasons, but friends and rela- ves may visit the boys at the visitors' house. Putnam has recelved a generous allot- of trout from the state fish and zame commission. Now the local fish and game club have been notified that from the same source they will receive a num- f buskets of young pheasants to. be table places near by. The ceceipt of fish and game to a considerable tent this year is more evidence of what anized effort ‘will do, for heretofore Putnam has had no organization of this ind. Persistency has had ite reward. Elec- lights are to bé installed on Quine- wg avenue. For the past ten years here have been periodical applications the common council by the few dwell- on this street to have light servica intendent Thurston of the Putnam t and Power company says that four eS have heen erected and lighting cquipment affixed thereto, The only rea- n the lighting of this road has been delayed is because it is in the outlying section of the city and there was not suf- ficient appropriation to ocover the ex- rense. The road is used by those coming » the city from the Pomfret Landing section. Dwellers who have been per- istent in their efforts to secure lights nclude C. M. and Earle Kent, Fred Far- num, Miss Julienne San Souci, Mrs. John Burleson, George Pettis, Frank Hopkins, John Rice, manager of Putnam town farm, and Charles Clemens. Miss Lessard, the Bed Cross district nurse, is learingyto eun the new Ford coupe purchased for her. Public sub- scriptions have made the purchase of a car possible. It will greatly accelerate the work of the nurse and ‘will enable her to cover a larger field and during more frequent periods. Joseph C. Grew, U. B. minister. to Switzeriand, has been a Pomfret guest the past week. Mr. Grew visited Miss Eleanor Clark of Boston at her summer home, La Plaisance. Mr. Grew has cahrge d'affaires at the American em- bassy at Berlin during the war and later was chief diplomatic officer of the Ameri. can commission to negotiate peace, and has recently completed 2 two-year term as minister to Denmark. The common council has elected Napo- lcon Benoit a member of Motor company No. 2 of the city fire department, to svc. ceed Philip Cournoyer, Bullding permits have beem issued to Leander Beaudreault for & garage in. the rear of his home on Smith street ; .Joseph Vandale for a two-story bungalow style house and garage on the east side of King street, and Alexander St. John to erect a dwelling houss on Providence. street. According to the records of the captain of police, there were but 11 arrests dur- ing July. Three of these were for in- toxication and one for violation of the liquor law. The state fish and” game commission has notified the Putnam Fish and Game club that another shipment of fingerling trout will agrive in Putnam this week. During a thunder storm that passed over Putnam Friday evening lightning struck the steeple of St. Mary's church on Providence street. The slats on one side of the steeple was.ripped off and the bolt entered the church and slightly dam- aged the organ and one or two'pillars. A number of people were passing at the time and narrowly missed being hit by falling pieces of slate. The cross at the top of the steeple was not injured. The to Worcester on Sunday for a visit with relatives, - Golden rod blooming at roadsidé places tells of the early coming of fall. Several hundred were at Wildwood park Sunday evening to hear the first of the radio concerts given out there by means of loud-speakers or amplifiers. Sufficient time has not elapsed tc al- low of repairing all of the washel out highways damaged by the near cloud- burst of a little more than tys weeks ago. Those Wio traverse some. of the country highways in the castern section. of the town have to proceed with cau- tion to avoid accidents, The new pavilion at Moosup pond is ~3—8hort and pointed articles will be £iven preference. Do moi use over 250 words. y: - 4—Original stories or letters only will be used; - 5—Write vour name, age and address plafnly at . the bottom of the story. “The Smack in School A district school, not far away, Mid Berkshire hills; one winter's day. Was humming with its wonted noise Of three-score mingled girls and bovs; Some- few upon their tasks intent, But_more on furtive mischief bent. The while the master’s downward. look was fastened on a copybook; When suddenly, behind his back, Rose sharp and clear a rousing smack! As 'twere a battery of bliss . Let off in one tremendous kiss! ‘What's that™ the startled master cries; ““That, thir,” a little imp replies, “Wath Willlam Willith, if- you pleathe— T thaw. him kith Thuthana Peathe With frown to make a status thrill, . The master . thundered, “Hither Will* Like wretch o'ertaken In_his track, With stolen: chattels on his back, Will hung his head in‘fear and:shame, And_to the awful presence.came— A. great, green, bashful simpleton, The butt of all good-natured fun. With smile suppressed, and birch uprais- od, The thundered faltersd—*Tm amazed That you, my biggest pupil, sheuld Be gullty of an act so Tude! Before the whole set school to boot— What evil genlus put you £0't2” * "Twas she herself, sir,” sobbed the lad, “I didn’t mean to be 5o bad; But when Susannah® shook her curls And whispered T was afrald. of girls. tires. The mountain we. climbel was called Mt: Minsle. We could stand ‘at the top or at the foot and see anIndian head in thé rock of the other mountain. It was not made by anyone but it is just the way the rock has -worn. Going through - the gap is some beautiful scenery.. On our way back we went through Stroudsburg where we saw the state nérmaj school, also: through: Wind Gap, ‘Fattamy and back to Easton. We had to’defour from Wind Gap to Fat- tamy, owing to repairs of the road. We certainly. were glad to get back.on the 8ood road. We - arrived: in' Easton' safe but ‘tired. Then on Wednesday of the same week we left for our own home: which ‘ended our ten day visit. - DOROTHY L. MALCOLM, Age 14 Norwich. . MY Plymeuth Recks Dear Uncle J 1. nave nine White Plymouth Rocks. They:are as white as snow. They are ony nine weeks old. When they get out of the run they arc very. hard 'to ‘catch. They dig up. the garden and it makes me angry. So this will b alltoday.. . WILLIAM ANDERSON, Age 11. Westerly, R. L The Gardem . Dear Uncle Jed: I have a garden. I have some melons, pumpkins,. beans, cu- cumbers, tomatoes and.cabbage. 1 have picked some beans to can. My sister has five hens. They went in my garden an@.scratched in my beans. The next day my- sister’s little chicks went in and scratched in my cucumbers. FRANK ‘DITTRICH, Age 3. Willimantic. And durn't kiss ' baby's doll, T couldn't stand it, sir, at all, But up and kissed her on the spot! 1 knew—boo-hoo—T ought to not. But, somehow, from her 100ks—boo-hoo— 1 thought she kind o wished me too Wililam Pitt Palmer. UNCLE JED'S TALK AWAKES T have a feeling that the bsys ond girls of the Wideawake Circle are smil- ing boys and girls. The way they write their letters makes me think so. If they are mot, they certainly should be, for a smile is always worth while. It's a good thing to start the day with and to have with you all day; not always right out TO WIDE- on your face, perhaps, but ready to ap- pear with its brightening effects at ev- ery good chance. And have you ever no- ticed how starting the day with a smile makes it somehow a better day all through? But the smile has got to be more than just'on the surface. It has to be down in the heart, in the cheerful disposition, in‘the absence of crankiness and fault- finding and whiney tones. of voice, that some boys and girls seem to cultivate. They are like the weeds that grow in the garden, taking up the Place that is meant for the flowers that we all waat to see. Everybody loves the flowers, but hates the we So the sunshiny, smil- ing child is the“one who has friends, but the opposite kind of girl' or boy finds that people draw away from him. ~And the smile with which the boy or girl starts the day spreads around . to .the whole family. - Father and mother - will feel it and even Rover or Pussy will know they have a smiling master or mistress. . Try what a smile will for you and those around you. do LETTERS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Mary Letta Maynard, Norwich Town —I thank you very much for the book which you sent me. 1 know. I will enjoy reading The Camp Fire Girls. at Long Lake. .1 was.very much surprised. Florence Forsbleom, Norwich—I thank you for the book which I recefved- The Girl Scouts Rally is very interesting. Grace Maine, Westerly—I thank you for the book you sent me entitled The Camp Fire Girls at the Seashore. I have found it very interesting. Horace L. Coates, Norwich—Thank you very much for the prize you sent'me. T have read it through and found it very interesting. Frank Dittrich, Willimantic—I thank you very much for the book you sent me. WINNERS OF PRIZE BOOKS 1—Dorothy L. Maleolm, Norwich— The Camp Fire Girls in the Mountains. 2—Lillan _ Alperin, Mansfeld—The Girl Scouts’ Rally. 3—Allee L. Cyr, Norwich—Little Prudy's Captain Horace: 4—Lucy Dusas, Scouts at Home. 5—Helen Minsky, Prudy’s Story Book. 7—Fllizabeth H. Rogers, New London —The Girl Scouts’ Rally. Versallles—The Girl Griswold—Little Winners of prize books living in Norwich can obtain them by calling at The Bulletin business offize afier ten o'clock Monday morning. LETTERS WERITTEN BY WIDE- AWAKES Dear Uncle Jed: 1 am going to tell you about my trip to Easton, Pennsyl- vania. We arrived there Saturday and on Sunday the people we were visiting took us to Central Park, where we took in all the places of amusement. That same day we went to Allentown and Bethiehem, Pennsylvania. Another time while there we went to another park, called Bushkill park. We went right after ‘dinner and took our supper. In the afternoon we went on.the merry-go- round, slides, roller skating rink and to the dance, which was held in the even- in The best part of our visit was the Sun- day we went to Delaware Water Gap by auto, which i8 two hours ride from Easton. On our way to the Gap we went. through quite a few cities called Mar- tin's Creek, Bangor and Portland in which we saw quite a few slate pits, also cement mines. The alpho cement comes from these sections. When we arrived at the Gap we left the auto at the foot of the mountain and when we had climbed half way up damage will amount to several hundred dollars. 7 Luther M. Keith, for years s member of the board of selectmen and repre- sentative in the general assembly last session, has announced that he will be 2 candidate for representative of the repub- lican ticket again this fall. Mr. Keith was 2 member of the appropriations com- mittee during the last session. Mr. Keith has lived in Putnam many years. He is superintendent of the Putriam Cemetery assoctation and conducts a prosperous local business. - He is considered one of the substansial business men of Putnam and is possessed of considerable execu- tive abiliyt. So far there have been no other candidates for the office and- Mr. Keith has the assured support of his con- £0 near completion, needing only the ad- dition of lights that it s expested to be in use within a week or ten days. gard to his again accepting the momina- tion. Mr. Keith admitted Saturday morning ‘that he is a candidate. H stituency, who- approached him with re- Dear Tncle Jed: It you ‘ever stop to listen to the trees you'll' hear whispers, 50 soft like baby lullabies. The.trees ars telling secrets' ‘to each other. Maybe your imagination can interpret these Whispers like this: The tall: oak, looked in the window of a farmhouse. All were happy and merry. The oak couldn't think what it was all about .(not being familiar with wed- dings). Pretty sopn everybody marched out and the house was empty. After 2 while two men arrive; masks on’ faces, guns in hand, apparently unin- vited guests. They go in. A little later they come out Jaden with spoils. The party return and go in. Soon a great. hubbub breaks out; the wedding presents were stolen. ‘The oak whispered it to the maple, the maple to the ash, the ash to some other tree' and so on. Maybe they are whis- pering it yet. Who knows? ; LILLIAN ALPERIN. Mansfield, Bobby. Deac Uncle Jed: Bobby is a dog, a-big Newfoundland one, as full of tricks as any other dog; but he's very good when he gets a religious turn of mind. He drives the cows s well as any experi- enced man. Once he was so Zbsorbed in his business he drove home a cow belong- imMg to ‘one of the neighbors. - Once when the famlly was out and he was very.hun- £ry he lunched off the best apple pies the cook made. Nobody could forgive him after that. He is very smart, too. He can pick out the letters of.his name as easily as you oc I can. One day while trying to_get a fish he - was drowned. People mourned. for him. ‘He was a good dog, after all. HANNAH ALPBRIN. Mansfield. { Wl Learn the’ Plane, Dear Uncle Jed: -1 like music very well. We have a piano at eur house and my four: sisters play on it. I am going to learn how to-play the piano next vear. I went to a convention in Wauregan. One. of my sisters plays the violin. Her teacher came to visit us for a few days. Her teacher has just taught-how. to play. violin for five or six.years.. We had a regular concert. for a few. nights. There ace a. great many - children in this vilage .who play the piano, #o. 1 thought I would learn, too. I go toa convent.in Wauregan. The teacher ‘in ‘Wauregan has taught many children how to play the violin and the piano. There is a boy who has learned to vlay piano for. about two or three vears. LOUIS, LAFRANCE, Age 10. Central Village, The Bear With the Foghorn. Dear Uncle Jed: It was Jennie's first day in the country. She had read about cows, calves. sheep and hens, and she had seen the pictures in books. —From the pictures she was sure that a.cow was about as large as her cat, Bess. . A hen was about like the sparrow to which she gave crumbs, and a sheep was like a small dog” A bear was larger than any of them, she knew it was larger than the animals whose' pictures were in" her books. A squirrel she claseed with the large ani- mals, for all she had seen were in the pletures. The first day, after she had been look- ing around the place for about an hour, she ran into the house as if.there were some wiid animals after her. .Her pale, feightened -face = alarmed her grand- riother. “What is the matter, Jennie, dear? What is the matter?” asked her grand- mother. ‘“There's a bear -coming up_the road with a foghorn!” gasped the child. “A bear with a foghorn? What can the child mean?” and the grandmother went to the door. - “Don’t! Don’t open the door! There it is!" said the scared child. “That’s not a.bear. Why, that's my pet cow, and she's bellowing because her little calf has been taken away.” It took some time to make Jennie un- derstand that “that big thing”. was a cow and not a bear with a foghorn. ALICE L. CYR, Age 12. Norwich. The Piano Player. Dear Uncle Jed: T have a piane. name of it is upright grand. to-take piano lessons 1% July, December, - Then T_stGpped taking les sons. T.thought T could learn by myseif for a whils, because I couldn’t reach an octave. This fall T will take. - lessons again. My brother has a violin. We can play some easy viecés together. ELSTE DITTRICH, Age 11: Willimantfe. The 1 started 1820, until An Automebile Accident. Dear Uncle Jed: I live in New York and as I was walking to the train I saw a little boy standing on the road crying. He was very . poorly dressed. A boy about 10 years old saw an automobile coming. He quickly went to rescue the little fellow. The little boy -got fright- ened and started to run away and. the other boy. after him; the. little boy ran on the sidewalk and, the other one too late 50 he was. very much hurt| He was then taken to the hospital and within an hour he died. SYLVIA RESS, Age 10. North Franklin. The Sundew. Dear Uncle Jed: I am, going. to tell the ‘Wide-Awakes a story about the little sundew plant. A little plant grew in the wicked little - plant -and touched one of her.leaves he. stuck. fast to. feinge folded itself tightly over the pcur fiy and held him fast. The fly tasted very good to the little sundew plant and she ate him up.just as fast'as she could. But she could not eat as fast as a little! boy or girl. eat the fly. sects would mot stop-to take a drink be-: cause they knew that the little sunchw plant would ‘eat them up, Ty . father weat home for ‘business and left us here for vacation. -On Saturday, July. 22, there was a big thunder shower. taking the telephone and ;asking for-my \number, lightning came along and struck for ten minutes from the shock, but later for she had seen a bear in the. park, and | | she made the little drops of dew and kept them there to deceive the insects. ‘As soon as a fiy the sticky drops. Then 'the . green 1t took. her many . days-to| o attos tbat all.ihe ise and othér tn-| . . ELIZABETH R. ROGERS. New London. Lighteing Strikes Telephone. Dear Uncle' Jed: 1'live in New York and came to visit my cousins with my father. As I like to stay'here so much, 1. was told /to ‘call up - a ~party. ' While the telephone, which came: through the telephone, and ' gave mre a shock in my chest .and my foot. 1 'was unconscious came to myself. - JACOB GREENHOUSE, Age 13. North Franklin, e Capturing the Hesslans, Dear Uncle Jed: It was on a cold Dex| cember night and the little army of ‘Washington's stood. on_the ‘banks of the Delaware river ‘preparing to cross the iy waters. His men were cold and Hungry, = tired and discouraged It seemed as if the battle would be lost for lack of men and supplies. Over in Trentan wére. a thousand hired Hessians. Washington had determined to cross the river in boats and aftack the Hessians. Soon the men got into boats and were making-their way across the fey river. At last they were over. They stamp- ed their feet to keep warm. Then came the nine mile march through a blinding snow. storm. As this was Christmas the Hessians were drinking and playing cards. The Hestian _commander at Trenton was named Rall. He had his headquarters in the home of a merchant whose name was Abraham Hunt. Rall-was very fond of drinking and playing. cards himself. On_Christmas night he and Hunt were in a warm room before a large fire, with plenty to eat and drink. A servant came in anr gave Rall a note. ‘He put it in his pocket, saving. “T will read it later.” But he-forgot it and went on playing cards. The next morning Washington's army killed one hundred Hessians,. the .rest of whom_ surrendered. Rall was wounded and.was borne to 2 tavern. He then read the note It was a_warnine of Washington's plans, FRANCIS ' SULLIVAN, Age 11: Bozrahville. Ths Trip to Rocky Point. Dear Unele. Jed: Last Fourth of July we went to Rocky Point. It was cloudy and rainy that day. It rained about all the way. When we got there it rained awhile then stopped. ‘When we got thers we walked around to see what the place was like. We got our dinner. Then I went on the amuse- ments. First I went on the merry-go- rounds. T did not Ifke them as well as the others. Then I went on the rippling waves. 1 liked that better.' T went on the whip. I liked that very much. Next I went on the swing. That was better than the merry-go-rounds, and the roller-coster was the best of all. If anybody wanted = amusements, - Rocky Point is the place. 8 It was time to go héme because it is quite a distance from home. We had a fine. ttme that day. ELIZABETH LUCY, Age 11. Hanover. \ The First Postage Stamp. Dear Uncle, Jed: The first ~postage stamp_ ever used In.this country is be- lieved to have been brought out in New Haven, Connecticut, in. 1846, by E. A. Mitchell, who was . then postmaster there. In response to .many complaints of inconvenience in paying postage at the delivery windows, as the the offics was sometimes closed, and it took time at best, Mr. Mitchell finally got a stamp engraved and printed. These stamps were Sold at.postage rates and proved very convenient. An engraver of New Haven has found the original designs en- graved in 1846. ‘The stamping tool for usé as a cancelling. stamp, as used now, and the letters were engraved on brass. DONNA KINMOUTH, Age 12 Norwich. Our Plenia Dear Uncle Jed: Two weeks ago Sun- day some of my. friends asked me if T ‘wanted to ‘g0 on a trip 10'the woods and have a picnic. T told them T would be very glad to go. They told me to be ready at nine o'- clock Sunday morning: Sunday morning T got un at five o/clock and put up some sandwiches cake, cookies and soda. At 9 o'clock my friends arrived -at' my house. We went a long ways befors we could find a place to have the picmic. At last wWe came to & pine grove. We all decid- A this would be.a good place. It was about two hours before we started. It was early ®o we started on a trip through the woods. On our way we tound many different kinds of flowers. We all picked as many as we could. Then we started home. ‘When I reached my home I was so tired T could do nothing but go to bed. HAZEL MARRA. Yantle, R. D. 1. ' A RaTal Scehe, Dear Uncle Jed: On the grassy plain, near the canals in Holland, stood a lit- tle thatched cottage. . In ft, liver M: bel-with her father and mo:ier. Vear the cottage stood a wind:mill over which little birds flew and rested all day long. Near the wind-mill stood broad oaks with their arus outstretsh- ed, as if to sav, “Come. little Mabel, come and rejoice under my greeting, shady spot.” One day as' Mabel was going down the street she saw a dog pulling a cart of ripe. Ted apples. On the cart sat a little girl with'her dbll. As' the dog was trotting along he met two cats. Oh! how he jumped. The little girl and apples all fell. S0 kind-hearted little Mabel helped to pick up ‘the apples. What ‘a pleasant “Thank you,” sprang from: the little girl's heart! "And ‘Mabel ‘on her part had nothing to regret for the kind deed she had accomplished, and toward. home she went with avery light and’fully content- ed heart. HELEN MINSKY, Age 12. Griswold, R. D. 1. A Blueberry Trip. Dear Uncle Jed: One pleasant- day last week, .my_two_sisters, a-little neighbor, and, mysel? started on a blueberry trip. After walking for about ten minutes we arrived at our destination. We en- tered the woods and started picking on high bushes. ‘We were Dicking steadily when T heard my sister. calling us. When we meadow. It was a, beautTui plant, with a long. stem and delicate flowers: but the leaves .were even more beautiful than flowers. . Around each leaf.was a_won- dertul green frinige, -and the leaves-wers Eot there we saw- four stout grape vines hanging from the limb of a tall tree. We each took one and swung on them. After a While we resumed onr picking. We .wers picking very big Jrerries _PRODUCTIONS 355 PETER IBBETSON & Blooming through storms of life summer. Glowing on and on spite of frosty age and death | A story of all you & great love should be! enthralfing exquisite Larry uty. The romance of a rose-red love. Budding in_childhood’s springtime. e ever dreamed Told in action and scenes of Semon, in “THE SAW- A BRAND NEW COMEDY Sirand Theatrey Vaudeville and Motion Pictures Motion Pictures at Breed TODAY’S EVENTS Centenary of the birth of Samue: Mer. rill. governor of Iowa-1868-72. Ten years-azo today the Progress par. ty named Theodore Roosevelt for pres. ident. b7 George Cast Includes : ELLIOTT DEXTER MONTAGU LOVE DOLORES CASSINELLI GEORGE FAWCETT BARBARA DEAN l‘l‘” PHOTOPLAYS OF THE BETTER CLASS R. S. 50c; War Tax Extra. Track Inclosure. Pather News, Up-to-the-Minute, News Topics STRAND - Dl o TODAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY—TWO BIG FEATURES CHARLES RAY IN HIS OWN LAUGH CREATION IT TELLS THE STORY OF TWO HOBOHEMIANS WHO CONQUERED SOCIETY ARMED WITH ONE TNVITATION, AND ONE DRESS SUIT. ALSO Miss DuPont in “A Wonderful Wife” SELZNICK NEWS — “Tol'able David”, Thurs. Fri,, Sat. BAY STATE CIRCUIT RACES $8,000 IN PURSES NORWICH FAIR GROUNDS, AUGUST 10, 11, 12 Fastest Horses in New England PROGRAMME STARTS AT 2 P. M. DAILY EVERY DAY A BIG DAY! Admission, Gate 75¢c; Autos 50c; Children under 12 years 25¢c; Grand Stand No Reserved Seats. Children Free if Accompanied by Parents Except Sunday V. P Iu‘:urlud today as president of Colom- bi primaries will close today.in Ohio, Ala- bama, Arkansas. No Autos Allowed Inside e e e S e, S A e 0 e . M e when T stepped into what I thought a deserted ant hill, but its appearance de- ceived me. 1 soon found out, when I saw the ants creeping upon my shoes. Several of them bit me, but at length I brushed them zll off. For a time I felt a bit creepy. On our way home we walked in single file. The oldest one walked first to lead the way. Suddenly she jumped over a fallen tree. 1 #was going to ask what was the matter but soon discovered that there were many bees around me. 1 jumped back and shouted, “Run!" there is a bee's nest here.” We ran around the mest back to my sister. One of the bees had stung her on the lez. We soon had mixed black dirt with water to remedy it. After that we walked home wtihout any oth- er_incident. When we walked home we measured our berries to find that we had picked elght quarts. I hope all the Wide-Awakes have the chancs to go blueberrying, for it is much }mn. Versailles. LUCY DUGAS, Age 1. A Fishing Trip Dear Uncle Jed: 1 am going to tell you about a fishing trip. First I dug for worms, when I got half a can full T looked for my pole. I could not find it at first, but after a little hunting 1 found it leaning against the shed where T had left it. Then I went down to the river and fished. In a few minutes a friend of mine came along in a boat and asked me to g0 up the river fishing with him. When T got In, he rowed up the river and said, “Here Is a place.” So we put out the anchors and started to fish. My Tine had hardly been in the water when T feit a jerk. T pulled up and on my hook I had a big perch. T took him off and baited my hook again. Finally my friend suggested ~going home. T said, “All right.” So we pulled in our lines and anchors and started for home. On the way doyn the river I counted my fish. I had five pickerel and one perch. CARL PRATER, Age 11 Mansfield Center. VOLUNTOWN Monday morning Grand _Juror Me- Donald presented Henry Maynard of Jewett City before Justic of the Peace Herbert Heywood on charges of assault breach of the peace and intoxication. The assault was upon Adeline Magreyv of Voluntown and occurred at her home. | Justice Heywood, Grand Juror McDonald and Deputy Sheriff Dolan visited Mrs. Magrey at her home and found her so badly beaten up that when Maynard pleaded guilty he was bound over to the | September term of the superior court. | sunday night Kroder's stors at the |center was entered and ‘money. cigars, tobacco, cigarettes and candy to tha value of $15 was taken. Deputy Sheriff Dolan of Jewett City was put on the case and as a result Joseph Dumas of Glasgo was arrested. He confessed the crime and returned part of the loot. Tuesday -evening Grand Juror McDonald presented him before Justice of the Peace Heywood and on pleading guilty he was sentenced to 30 days in jall and BIG TIME AND DANCE GIVEN BY Louis Ratner, at Oakdale, ON THE FARM TUESDAY NIGHT, AUGUST 8th ALL WELCOME ! 'ROCKY POI NT fined $25 and costs. Thursday evening a large delegation of local grangers attended a meeting of Pachaug Grange, P. of H., in the town hall at Pachaug. Congressman R. P. Freeman was the principal speaker. Two state police _officers patrolled {local roads Sunday Some drivers of au- tomobiles pay no attention to signs re- cently placed at the entrances to the vil- lage. A delegation of about Court Liberty, No. 132, F. of A, at- tended the funeral Friday morning at St. Anne’'s church, Glasgo, of their late brother, Jostmaster Azarie Doyon of Glasgo. Mrs. Starkweather of Plainfield is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ritchotte. A number of local fans attended games Sunday at Jewett CRty and Norwich, A new enlarged booth has been in- salled at the local theatre and several other improvements have been made. The registrars of voters of the town were in session Friday and will meet again next Friday. Mr. and Mrs. John N. Lewis and Miss Bertha Lewis were visltors to Rocky Point Sunda: Mr. and Mrs. Louis H. Ritchotte and niece Ellen Magrey, Martial Russi and Mrs. Starkweather of Plainfield motored to Washington, R. I, Sunday. A number of local young people at- tended a dance at Jewett City Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ritchotte and tamily of Sterling were callers Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rit- chotte. Rev. 50 members of Albert Townsend, a former pas- tor was the preacher at the Baptist church Sunday. Miss Alpha Gaudette, R. N., of Wor- cester, Mass., is spending a brief vaca- tion at the home of her mother, Mrs. E. Gaudette. Miss Alice Lemoine of the staff at the Norwich state hospital spent the past week at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Philip Lemoine Mr. and. Mrs. Ezra Edwards, John Edwards and Henry Young attended the funeral of George Edwards at Ashaway, R. 1, last week. Olizim Dupont of Chicopee Falls, Mass, who has been visiting relatives in town for the past two weeks, has re- turned home. Mrs. Bertha Boucher of Woonsocket, SPECIAL EXCURSIONS TO BLOCK ISLAND EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY—$1.50 via. STEAMER NELSECO II SAILING EVERY DAY — REGULAR FARE $2.00 LEAVES NORWICH, MONDAY TO FRIDAY—8 A. M. LEAVES NORWICH, SATURDAYS—10:45 A. M. LEAVES NORWICH, SUNDAYS—9:15 A. M. (EASTERN STANDARD TIME) FARE BETWEEN NORWICH AND NEW LONDON—35 CENTS g Gen. Pedro. Nel Ospina will be 1n- The Fraternal Order of Eagles opens its annual national convention today at St. Paul. The semi-centennial of Polk countr. Minnesota, is to be celebrated with a historical pageant at Crookston today. The democratic state committee —of Texas meets at Dallas today to canvast the return of the recent primary. A National Merchandise Fair, the larg- est exhibition of its kind attempted in America, is to be Inaugurated in New York city today. ' The political campalgns preeeding the The trial is set to begin at Los An- geles today of William 8. Coburn. form- er grand goblin, and various other of- ficers of the Ku Kiux Klan, who are charged with conspiracy and ethes cromes growing out of the Klam raid ANNOUNCEMENTS Two Fine Features at Strand Teday Tuesday ang Wednesday. A forgetful memory and half a dresy suit provide a queer combination, . as Charles Ray demonstrates in “R. 8 V. his latest First National attraction which s running at the Strand theatre. As Richard Morgan, & struggling. artist with- rich relatives whose offers of as- sistance he spurns, the star.attends a social function. He is accomanied by his chum, Benny Fielding. The two have managed to make the grade of so- cial admission by dividing the various articles of one full dress eult between them; and they divide the time in the dancing ‘salon. the man whose lack ‘of formal dress is apparently remaining in the gentleman's washing room. Unfortunately for the star Benny pos- esses a very deficlent memory. ‘The ds- ficlency is accentuated by ‘the fact that his dancing, partner is the leading lady, Jean Calhomm, who is very attractive. Dance ‘after dance glides by while the suffering star undergoes agony of wus- pense in the dressing room upstairs. The constant presence of & private detective. who watches his queer antics only ln- creases the smapense. From this situation the star evokes roarg of laughter. R. S.-V. P. provides 2 high speed comedy vehicle in -which the star shows at his best. It is played by a cast of unusual merit that includes, in addition to. the star. such well known players as Florence Oberle. Harry My- ers. Tom McGuire, Jean Calhoun.” Rebert Grey, Willlam. Courtright and 1da Schu- maker. The second feature on the program 'ty Miss DuPont In A Wonderful Wife. What happens tn a woman when she =tart sout vamping important men’ to help her husband® Th=t is the nuestion one may exnect o find answered.in A Wonderful Wife. Miss du_Pont. the exe quisite blonde beanty of Foolish Wives, is the star of = dramatic vebtle illus- trating " a -ta-is anr"'". story the theme of marital honesty. There will also be a Selznick News on the same program. Breed Theatre, A picture that chows the strange places of the earth, without iosing the gripping elements of its story is For- ever, Paramount's screen version _.of George Du Maurier's novel. Peter. Ibbet- son. which will be displayed at the Breed theatre today, Tuesday and Wednesday. Elsie Ferguson and Wallace Reid are co-stars in this great George Fitzmau- rice production. In the dream scene Eisle Fergusos and Wallace Reid are revealed in a gon- dola in a Venetian canal, in an ice pal- ace In Russia, at the circus Maximus in Rome, on the desert sands in Algeria jand at various show laces in England- and France.” In point of expense Forever ' ome of the foremost picture productions of the year. The sets are exact coples of the Dlaces they represent. having. been made from photographs and old prints of the days about which George Du Maurier wrote. The supporting cast is one of the strongest assembled in any recent ple- ture and includes, besides the stars, Montagu Love, George Fawecett, Elliott Dexter, Barbara Dean, Delores Cassl nelll’ and others, Other plctures on ~ the bill inciude Larry Semon.in The Sawmill and the Pathe News. Bay State Races This Week. Thursday, Friday and Saturday of thir week the track enthusiasts of easters Connecticut’ will have an opportunity te see some of the fastest horses in New England at the local fairgrounds. These horses are being brought here by the Bay State circuit, and from president in- dications will prove a big drawing card. This is the first time that Norwich hay secured the Bay-State circuit races and it is probable that these midsummer races will be an annual event in this city, The local executive committee have drawn up a three-event program for each afternoon, and the program will open at 12 o'clock sharp-daily. In all $5,000 will | be divided among the winners. R. I, Is the guest of her patents’ Mr. and Mrs. Philip: Lemoine. Mr. and Mrs. Fiske Rogers of Munson, Mass, were recent guests of Mr. aad Mrs. Edmun Herbert. Mrs. Ovela Russi returned Thursday after a_week's visit with relatives in Rhode Island. THOMPSON A number from here attended the -Old Home day and clam bake at East Put- nam Thursday. rrank Elliott and Wm._ McNiff have been on a trip to Old Orchard, Maine. F. M. Knight and H. P. Amidon at- tended Farmers' Week meetings Thurs- day at Connecticut Agricultural college. Storrs. A children’s night program was ear- ried out Tuesday night in the town hall by the local grange, under the diregtion of Mrs. A. Maitland. Mrs. L. Eddy is visiting her daughter, Mrs. A. V. Reynolds in Worcester. Floyd Bowen and family attended Douglas Camp meeting Sunday, e 39th. Mr. and Mrs' Willlam J. Tanner of Boston have been visiting with relatives here for a few days. A Mr. and Mrs. Austin Bentley of New Haven were week end vishors at B. 8 Hall's. i : Farmers are making the most of the g00d ‘weather to gather the hay crop. The crop is rather above the average . . Miss Margaret Tanner ls in New Ha- ven attending the summer normal school for teachers at Yale versity. . Mrs. Hattie Tanner is saying for a few days with Mrs._J. C. Tanner. Int are 875