Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 11, 1922, Page 5

NORWICH BULLETIN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1922 LEFT Which will be sold at greatly reduced Prices. Furs Repaired and Altered. HAGBERG 319 MAIN STREET NORWICH, CONN. TAKES UP HIS PASTORATE AT TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH the New England Southern Rev. Mr. Graham has spent 11 years in the ministry, at Galena, IIL, and grew up on & typical north: H at - This was follow- t South Braintree, Vineyard Haven, which he has come to this During the war he was chaplain of the Braintree guards, a constabulary force srganised for prudential reasons because »f the logation of the town relative to shipyards and salt water. He has for EFEST Rey. Mr. Graham is married and has three children, James, aged 10, Robert, aged 8, and Mary Louise who was born last Jaruary—He is a member of Silver Leat lodge, ™ and His hobby {aside his profession is Gothis wrchiteécture, and his only hobby outside »f that genters In his flower and vegetable sarden, TELLS BEXNETT HE CAN ELIMINATE BAD CROSSI Attorney General Frank E. Healey has yiven an opinion to Highway Commis- soner Charles J. Bennctt advising him that he had the authority on his own ini- tiative to eliminate grade crossings onder certain dangerous conditions, The &ttorney general calls attention to action of the public utilities commission in sus- pending the enforcement of the statute which requires railroads to eliminate each year one crossing for every 50 miles of faiitoad operated by them, the suspen- sion beiig due to the financial condition of the New Haven railroad. Mr. Healy advises the highway commission to con- fer with the public utlllties commission before taking action for the elimination of the crossings. NGS ABKS Il)BPl;A}-~ REPORTS ON SERIOUS MOTOR ACCIDENTS In order that prompt investigations may -be made of automobile accidents of a serious nature, Superintendent Hurley of the state police department has writ- ten to hoaspitals requesting them to co- operate by notifying the department of motor vehicle accldents which come to their attention. He asked that whenever a patlent ‘is taken to the hospital suffering from any injury sustained in a motor vehiole ac- cident, the hospital immediately notify M., of Elgin, Towa. | "Norwich, Monday, Dec. 11. 1922, VARIOUS MATTERS Light vehicle lamps at 4.48 a'clock to- night. The net profits of the recent sale by |the Parish Aid of Trinity church were $200. The flowers on the amar at Trinity church Sunday were glven by Mre. Parker. The flowers at the United church Sun- day were given in memory of Jane A. on. Annual meeting of Needlework Guild Tuesday at 3.30 o'elock. Community house.—adv. * The ever ready canvass for the First Congregational church of Niantic was beld Sunday afternoon. Patlents dismissed Saturday at New London hospitals included Thomas Rock- fellow, of Uncasville, and Raphael San- ariva, of Mystic. The Conmnecticut Alumni club of Alpha Omega fraternity will hold an all-state meeting and banque t at Brdigeport, Tuesday evening. Mrs. Thomas Smith and Miss Lillian Dyer had charge of the children dur- ing the Sunday morning service at the United church. The students of Trinity college at a meeting voted their sympathy to the widow of Professor Charles Albert Fischer, who died Friday afternoon. Mra. £. J. Pratt has closed her home, Pleasant View, for the winter and will pass the holiday season with her son, Harold W. Pratt, of Wedgewood, R. I aue ust of officers and students of Yale university for 1922-23 just issued, shows increases in registration in prac- tically all departments with a grand to- tal of 4,362. A pageant, The Rights of the Child, written by Prof. H Augustine Smith of Boston university was given Sunday evening at the First Baptist church in New London. Remember annual meeting of Needle- werk Guild, Tuesday, 3.30 p. m, Com- munity house.—adv. At the annual meeting in Washington of the National Assoclation of Land Grant Colleges, Howard Edwards, A. M., LLD, president of R. L State College, was elected president. The Clericus of the New London Arch- deaconry will meet on Monday, at St. Alban’s church, Danielson. The address will be given by President Marshall, of the Conmnecticut college. At Hampton the minigters of Willi- mantic and vieinity will be guests of Rev. A. Avery Gates Monday. The ad- dress of the mornng will be delivered by Rev. George Gilbert. Sale of fancy goods, dolls and home |made cooking. Mrs. Pfeiffer, 23 Wash- ington street.—adv. Preston L. Sutphen, 2d Lieut. Tnf. O. R. C. of Groton, has been attached to the 301st Squadrom, 76th Division, U. S. A., in orders issued from the headquar- ters of the First Corps Area. A meeting of the national executive committee of the American Jewish Con- gress, of which there are several mem- bers in this state has been called for Sunday afternoon, December 17. Letters from families that have tak- 1 en girls from the State Farm for Wp- | Sanatorium, has had 379 patients, and |th: men at Niantic and given them homes show that the girls are well trained domestics and giving satisfaction. H. A. Tirrell speaks at Men's Club, Greeneville Cong. church tonight. Pub- lic invited. Music.—adv. State Fuel Administrator Thomas W. Russell has issued 2 warning against the use of old automobile tires for fuel. Glastonbury - residents are burning old tires, which they buy for 5 cents apiece. East Hampton, unlike some other towns and cities in the state, is prepar- ed for the cold wave. Nearly every home has at least & ton of coal. Those who have not coal arc well supplied with wood. Net proceeds of from $45 to $50 were realized at the sale and supper held by the Groton grange. The sum will be used to acquire cooking utensils and an oil stove. Practically eerything was sold out. Domestic users of anthracite coal face & certain shortage according to the last issue of the weekly review of the eoal market compilled by “Coal Age.” People realizing this shortage have been buying substitutes. The Parish Aid and St. Margaret's of Trinity church have each : 'voted to donate five dollars to the Holiday fund of the Backus hospital. Individual gifts from parishioners will swell this amount to about $20. PERSONALS Miss Mary Kampf of this city is vis- iting friends in Willimantic. U. S. Commissioner Earl Mathewson has returned from a business trip to New York. Cantor Joseph Rosenblatt will be the guest of Rabbi J. N. Rosenberg while in this city for his appearance in concert. Bishop J. J. Nilan returned to Hartford Sunday afternoon after having attended dedication services of St. Mary’'s new church in the morning. OBITUARY Norris W. Rathban orris W. Rathbun, 63, a brother of T. Swan Rathbun of Colchester, and an uncie of Mrs. Harry E. Higgins of this city, died suddenly Saturday morning at his home in East Haddam. Mr. Rathbun was born and atways liv- ed in Fast Haddam. Surviving are his wife, a brother, T. Swan Rathbun, of Colchester, 2 sister, Mrs. James Manwar- ring of East Hartford, a nephew, Frank 8. Rathbun of Hartford, and two nieces, | reported 400 patients each. Mre, J. L. Robins and Mrs, Harry E. Higgins of this city. 2 Dr. and Mrs. Higgins and Mr. Rath- bun’s brother, T. Swan Rathbun wil] at- tend the funeral today (Monday.) Mre. Carl Jaha Mrs. Anna Marie Jahn, widow of Carl Jahn, died early Sunday morning at her home, 632 Main street. Mre. Jahn was born in Lindau, Ba- varia, Germany, July 6th, 1830, and came to this coutnry in 1852. She lived in New York city twelve years until 1864, since which time she has made her home in this city. She was a great regder, thoroughly devoted to her home and a member of the German Lutheran church where she was a regular attendant as lomg as health and stréagth would permit. She is survived by four daughters, Miss Alma Jahn, who bas, to the last, cared for her aged mother in a faithful, affec- tionate manner, Mrs. Clara Counihan, and Mrs, C. S. Storms, all of this city and Mrs. Charles Wyman of South Coventry, Conn., four sons, Emil A., and Alfred C. of this city, Gustave of Los Angeles, Cal, and Charles G. of St. Augustine, Fla., fifteen grandchilaren and three great grandchildren; by all of whom she will be greatly NOEWICH TUBERCULOSIS CLINIC HAS HANDLED 400 CASES Ths extension of the campaign to eradicate tuberculosis through the estab- lishment of free public clinics in the 21 citles and large towns of the state has amply justified itself, it was asserted Sunday by Dr. Stephen J. Maher, chair- man of the state tuberculosis commission. According to reports received at the of- fice of the commission in the state capi- tol, a total of 3,666 patients has been ! served at the 21 clinics during the fiscal | year. The Bridgeport clinle, which has been conducted twice a week dy Dr. E. J. Lynch, superintendent of the Sheiton san- atorium, has handled 660 cases of the disease and has been the largest of those maintained dy the commission. This is held twice a week. New London and Norwich, with a2 much smaller population, and with clinics held only once a week, ‘These have been directed by Dr. Hugh B. Campb®ll, superintendent of the Norwich sanatori um. The Waterbury clinic, held week- ly under the supervision of Dr. Cole B. Gibson, superintendent of the Meriden ' the New Britain clinic, directed weekly by Dr. Willlam M. Stockwell, superin- tendent of the Hartford state sanatorium, has reported 350. The records of the other clinics are as follows: Meriden, 218; Willimantic, held | weekly by Dr. Campbell, IT3; Stamford, | 200; Stratford, 150; Danielson, monthly by Bf. Campbell, augatuck, 142 Southington, 112; Putnam. monthly by Dr. Campbell, 96; Plainfield, monthly by Dr. Campbell, 60; Rockville, 60; New Haven, 60; Manchester, 40; Milford, 303 Derby, 20; Middletown, 15; Hartford, 10, In general, the expenses of these clinics maintained under the auspices of the state tuberculosis commission are provid- ed from the Christmas seal fund, and Dr. Maher said that this invaluable health work would be greatly cramped, if Rot partially stopped, if the present Cheist- mas seal campalgn should even Ly fail. The commission ratsed $80,047 last | year, and through its local units and its state mall sale hopes to Increase the amount to $100,000 to carry on- the cam- paign in 1923, 1 ! FIBST BABY BAPTIZED AT ST. MARY’S NEW CHURCH George Apdrew Clendennin. son of Mr, and Mrs. George Clendenhin. was the first baby to be baptized at St. Mary's' Memorial church Sunday by Rev. Willlam A. Keefe, the pastor. Mr. Clendennin yoccasion made jchurch was dedicated as a temple of jkneeling congregation in the new edi- fice. Marching in the | patronage of Mary, BISHOP NILAN DEDICATES CHURCH ’ o3 nat | SERMON BY REV. WM. H. KENNEDY - With all the ceremonial of the Roman Catholic church, Rt. Rev. Bishop John J. Nilan of Hartford, assisted bY a score of priests, on Sunday morning dedicated the new St. Marys Memorial church at the corner of Central avenue and Pros pect strect. The dedicatory ceremonies crected with a cross above It to let preceded the solemn high mass 10.30 ' world know that the Holy Romar for which u congregation of 1,500 filled Catholic church is today and yesterdar the church of whom 1,000 filled the land forever immortal as tho great God pews and the remafnder occupicd the !who made it. side aisjcs throughout the services. The s memorable and happy event for the pastor, Rev. William Keefe, and. his parishioners, who saw the fruition of years of hope and cffort in the formal entry into their mnew church home. shop Nilan, with Rev. William H. ¥iynn, chancelior of the diocese. and = | dozen priests, left the rectory at 10.15 for the opening of the day's ccremonies. In his full robes, with mitre and crozier, Bishop Nilan and the accompanying priests assembled before the main en- when they disobey they disobey God. the strongest bulwa of the state. It is a great day general—for another con l | hus, for they stand as the protection for the church in building has beer I It is a day of joy and happiness for the vou during the past Can you imagine the Smith, who twenty-five yeare ago at this very time sent”to this cradle of Cath- ollcity in stern Connecticut? He sure- 1y recalls today pow he then aroused in you the spirit of faith, that creative &p! twenty-five rs. feeling of Father ‘lished—how he became not merely your spiritual leader, but your friend and consoler—how, although lacking in ma- terlal resources, you gained from his zeal and enthusiasm, fresh courage and new power to undertake a long and ari- :uous task—that is, the erection of a school and convent, the purchase of all his land we see about us and the build- ing of a parochial residence. for him a day of fulfilment. ) plant that he beégan is now complete. And your second pastor, Fa Fitzmaurice, took up the burden whera Father Smith left off, paid the debt, and started the building fund for this new church, ahways hoping and planning that within his time a new St. Mary's would take the place of the old. ‘What must this day mean to him? It is 2 memorable day for Father Keefe, your present pastor; for we who have been witnesses of his extraordinary tle too, of the heartaches and the weari- ness of the past months as he faced the gigantic task before him. You under his leadership in two short years, have ac- | compiished something never surpassed or even equalled in the diocese of Hartford —something which seemed, two years ago well beyond your resources. The whole S 3 surrounding country are witnesses of how BISHOP JOHN J. NILAN, Who Dedicated Church. trance of the church, Chancellor Fiynn chanting the pravers in Latin, the other priests responding, while the acolytes headed the procession, Bishop Nilan first blessed the ground and walls on the Prospect street side and completing the circuit of the church until the proces- slon came again to the main entrance by which it entered the church and advanc- ed up the main aisle to the sanctuary where the litanies were chanted and prayers offered. With this completed the prayer and sacrifices. You never desert- ed him in the long campaign of anxiety and concert, of patience and perseverance, of difficulties, tofls and through which it was necessary to pass before this noble edifice arose out of the earth to take its place among the beau- tiful church of the Hartford diocese. In his happiness he carn claim with all his heart today with the great St. Paul. “You are my joy and my crown.” here is no greater public work of re- igion than the building of a church that shall house forever the Divine Majesty and make Almighty God accessibl his children on earth. In our church re- liglon is nourished In the hearts of the faithful and their lives are permeated with the spirit of worship and prayer and {graulude. The parish church is always the meeting place of the soul with God. Here is enthroned Jesus Christ in the blessed sacrament, the justification of so much splendor of architecture and the arts. Here the word of God is regularly preached with authority and security, Here the sacraments of the church are dispensed to the peopie under the divine the living God and the procession came down the main aisle and returned, Bish- op Nilan giving his first blessing to the procession were Rev. Frederick M. Coholan, the curate, Revs. William H. Kennedy, South Cov- ent) John J. Ambot, Hartford, William T. O'Brien, Baltic, William C. Fitzsim. ons, New London, M. H. May, I. V. Maciejewski, of this city, John Pyne, S , of Worcester, and Joseph E. McCar- Moosup. Selemn High Mass. With Revs. Ulderic O. Bellerose, ville and Rev. George Covle, S, Worcester, as chaplains to the the solemn pontifical mass was open- ed by Bishop Nilan, who afterwards went to his throne on the gospel side of the altar and these officers conducted the mass: Celebrant, Rev John “J. Walsh of Bridgeport, a parish boy and graduate of the parish school; deacon, Rev. George Coyle, S. J., Holy Cross col- lege, Worceste sub-deacon, Rev. TUl- deric O. Bellerose, Taftville; master of ceremonies, Rev. illam H. Flynn, chancellor of the diocese. Following the close of the mass Bish- op Nilan came to the sanctuary rail and addressed the congregation, complement- ing the pastor, Rev. Willlam A. Keefe, and the congregation upon the beautiful majestic temple, urged them to remain true and loyal to their pastor and keep and practice their faith well, under the the Mother of Jesus and patron saint of the parish. Dedicatory Sermon. The dedicatory sermon was by Rev. Wililam H. Kennedy of South Coventry who for over ten years had been a be- loved curate in St. Mary's parish. He spoke as follows: “I have sanctified this thou has built and M will always be here.’ ‘Words of God Almighty to Solomon' in Taft- 3., of bishop, house which y d My heart A e b REV. WILLIAM H. KENNEDY, ‘Who Preached Dedicatory Sermon, i tituted authority. three pastors who have lanored amons | it in whicn all great deeds are accomp- T parish | zeai and unconquerable spirit know a Iit-; you sustained him, your pastor, by your : ¥ sacrifices | What does it mean to bulld a church? | pastor fc on the hearted ¢ never have beer as a m couragcous, zeal and execu- your hard-worki and will proclaim to future genera the extraor generosity of the peo- Ple of St. Mary's parish and their deep ablding love for their holy faith | God has always rewarded 1ot tempies in His honor. manifested his intentions of ¢ temple God promised hlm in ro perpetuation of his relgn. That wag perpctuated by one who came out the house of David, O four Jesus Christ. V ried into exceution the er God bestowed upon him the gi 1ot nis wisdom which has never been su !passed or eve It for a tem- {ple that contained only the tables of the llaw, God bestowed such blessings or David and Solomon, what blessings are store for your priests and yourselve: cause of the sacrifices that ¥ made in construction =o magnifi temple? May God bless and & and may He reward y fices by preserving untainted among ¥ the faith—the simple child-lke faith— | the greatest blegsing God can give you. Oh, my dear brethran—our falth, { holy faith, what a bles iSometimes 1 wonder i ple rea. lize what ment to the church—the fai and feol that they stantially living preser Jesus Christ in the blessed sacrament of the aitar. Do they appreciate the faith that teaches them the comsoling doctrine of the mystic power of absolution, grant- ed by Chriet to His priests—the faith that {1s the only real consolation of a tion at the hour of death? Our holy faith, God's most precious gift—the great possession left to this fall- en world of ours! But God's gifts carry iwith them corresponding obfigatlons. So ith the faith. Tt carries with it the obligation of guarding, nourishing and protecting that faith—of doing, my dear brethren, making generous sacrifices for the bullding and support of schools and churches that teach and preserve that faith, Each one bears a personal obligation for his own Individual faith, that is, to set that faith. These dangers are many. i They stalk about day by day and lurk in dark places by night. They are found in every thought of the day, in every axiom of the world—yes in the very atmosphere we breathe. ‘Ths=e was a time when the lives of our wpeople were simple—when they worked day In and day out and found recreation in the church and in her devo- tions. But times have changed. We have progressed with the world. We now know more about the world and her doings and her sins. We read the dally newspapers and they fairly reek with the crimes and the scandals and infidelities from the ends of the earth printed in heavy head- lines. We do indeed, thank God for ma- terial progress, but it behooves us to re- member the necessity of redoubling ve. precautions to guard our faith. ‘This poor world of ours has lost ite moorings. In the mad rush for pleasurs and riches which marks our days, the anchorage of faith seems to be losing its grip on man, and all sense of justics and modesty seems to have been very aqualities that are the semblance of the inward faith. Bear in mind that history has a habit of repeating itself and if we read aright the signs of the times there s reason to fear for the faith of our peopie. There is a nation that had received tho fal t its fountain head. They loved the falth and gave testimony of it v thélr fair lands with churches and monas- terles which even today are the wonder dom; and yet that natlon word of atheism and Infidelit The same story can be told of other na- tione. As with nationz, #0 with individuale. No.one is so secure in the faith that he may not lose it and will surely lose it uniess he be vigilant and guard it. He alone s not in danger of losing his faith who cherishes it, guards it, practices and nakes sacrifices for it. For sacri are the soll in which faith flourishes. Faith 1s not s domestic plant in thls world of ours. It is a mysterious flower, or rather a stém brought down from heaven and grafted In our human nature. ‘When you dring a troplcal plant to a ""\',K plac tor, ' home of Mr., be on guard against the dangers that be- | strewing | 5 BumsteadsWormSyrup merey.” T - NOYES-FRANCIS NUPTIALS AT MYSTIC SATURDAY The Bulletin) 6 o'clock at the | Herbert Brooks, . thetr nlece. - married The house wa rmed the cer- jatives of both adys 1 bride, wax maid of i 8. Brown was best red fn a handsome« » chiffon vel and w of furniture s furnished LOSES SUIT FOR PAY FOR EXTEA WORK .. given for the Crocke: lessee of the Crocker w London, defendant MUREAY { Judgment Hotel Corp.. House, i pepering and painting rooms fn the hotel, a decision handed down oy (Judge L. P. Waldo Marvin in the su- ~ perfor court Saturday. Judge Marvin tried the suit in superior codrt ‘n this city recent) The case involved the payment for “extra” work done by plaintiff and the question was whether or not ta work should not have bdeen pal® Yor b+ B, F. Mahan, owner of the bullding. who had an agreement with the @efend- ant that he would “cause to be paint:4 - and repapered” 53 rooms in the hotel In memorandum of decision Judge Marvin saye that “the court can- not find any facts which led at all con- vincingly to the conclusion thae when the issue was squarely.raised as to who should pay for any of this work, claim- |ed by the plaintiff to be ‘extra.’ the de- fendant corporation by its 1 agents expressly or tmpliedl it to be dome at its expense. very much to the as it he olaintiff) trusted that work (to n in ‘extra’) would de cither by the owner or the lessee.” PROTESTS DISCRIMINATION AGAINST COAL FOR THIS STATE Reports of discrimination against the ding of cars with anthracite coal f- pment to Conneoticut on the part the Philadelphia & Reading Coal an4 | Jron Company has resulted in the send- |Ing of telegrams to Senators George P. Molean and Frank B. Brandegee, 1o federal fuel suthoritjes at Washingto: and to officials of the Coal company. In the opinion of the Connecticut Fuel Administration this practice o the part of the col! company,will wi in a few days result In the suspensio: of the shipments on nearly one-half of the coal herctofore received in this state and will mean, unless stopped ym- ediately, a coal famine fraught wit* erious posehilities for ecverm house- holder, every industrial estadlishment and every business firm in Connectieut. The Philadelphia and Reading Coal snd Iron Company Is one of the tw> largest anthracite shippers into this state and, although this embarge against the New York, New Haven % Hartford raflroad has dDeen !n effect only a short time, 1t has already been felt in greatly reduced ocoal shipments into this rtate. Coal dealers are greai- ly oconctrned and consumers will soon be without coal unless & remedy ‘s found. Six men have been dropped for low|N®d done considerable work during the scholarships in Wesleyan university ac-|erection of the new ehurch. Later in the cording to an announcement by Dean F.| @8y & celebration was held at the home W. Nicholson. Those placed on pro-|0f Mr. and Mes. Jerome Bonneville of 14 batfon 17, and those warned of unsatis- | St. Regis avenue, where Mr. and Mrs. northern clime, you must use every dil- igence to protect it. It must have art:- ficial ilght, heat, a special temperature | and o certaln degree of moisture. It| the department by telephene of all the facts they obtain. » He pointed out that in cases where it 's likely that the victim of an accldent he had finished ~building the :::\p?:yg( %;o: ¥ d law of equality. The tribunal of pénance My dear brethren—this is a day of ; is open to all and to the same holy tadle triumph; this is a day of days; this is ' come all, rich and poor, young and old, COURT DIREOTS COMPENSATION IN SALE OF PAPER MILL Compensation for appraisers and oth- may do, the need for a promst investi- gation is especially urgent. Calling Vietory Bonds Holders of "Victory bonds numbered from A to'Y, inclusive, should turn their bonds into the United States government on Dec. 15, because even if they keep them they will get no interest on them efter that date, according te a astatement made yesterday by Charles A. Morss, jovernor of the Federal Reserve Reserve ank of Boston, “The investments in the notes which are coming due represent savings, he says, and I hope the proceeds will be con tinued as savings, either by depositing them In other government securities.” Kadish Child Recovering. Sarah Kadish, the 8 year old daughter of Mr, and Mrs, - Reuben Kadish of 30 Tearl etreet, who -suffered & fractured skull on Thanksgiving morning when she was struck on West Main street by an automobile, i3 making progress toward ecovery. It s expected that in another week she will be well enough to be dis- £ from the Backus hospital, where nnih- ‘been under treatment since the accident. Major Almy Auxiliary Whist. Major L. B, Almy Auxiliary, U, 8. ‘W, V., gave a successful whist ‘White ticket, first, Mrs. Clara Busch: second, Mayor Mllo R. Waters; green licket, first, Mrs. Prodell; second, Mrs, Mary ‘Foley. 174 at Otis Librery Sunday. The reading room at the Otls lforary s A popular place on Sunday afterncons tor those seeking quiet whese they can wend several hours in reading. Mra. I. L. Hamilton, who was in ‘charge; stated that {nere were 174 readers theré Sunday af- lernoon. —— An old grouch is as good asa imew me if you are looking for trouble, MARRIED: SOYES—FBANCISE—In My, Dec. 923, by Rev, G L. Pamha Wil Noves g both of Mystic. 9, m, 58 Alice Francls, D e LOOKS ™ gbee factory standing 40. The International China & Silvefware Inc, New Haven, has been incorpor- ated with capital of $5,000. Its incor- %gn.lon are Samuel Levy and Yale olfe of Springfeld, and Charles S. Isenberg, New Haven. At Connecticut college May Birch of White Plains, N. 3 and Miss Ethel Ayers were elected delegates to the National Student Forum Confer- ence to be held at Hartsdale, N. Y., De- cember 26, 27 and 28. Lieutenant Leonard C. Dewing will be examined for a promotion to captaincy in the Seventy Sixth Division according to orders from the divisional headquar- ters which also name an ' examining board for the examination. Following receipt of a petition from residents of Darfen for an order requir- ing the Noroton Water company to ex- tend its service, the public utilities eom- mission /has ‘fixed Thursday, December 14 as & date for a hearing. The finance committee of the Centra} Baptist church reports pledges for 1923 amounting tp $11,600. It is claimed that this is the largest response up-to-date {in the history of the church. There are still a number to be heard from. “The Boston Globe” telling of the loss at sea of the two masted schooner “Jesse Y. Leach,” which foundered oft Thatcher's Island, says the vessel was bullt at’New London, Conn., 60 year: ago, which wotlld make it 1860. Due to the ‘Enow storm it is re- ported that number of birds all over: the because they were unable to get food. To save the birds, 10,000 feeding stations are to be es- tablished in the state by Boy Scouts. Leaders of the prohibition forces in Connectjeut are preparing their ammuni- tion for the frontal assault on the leg- islature, with & view to securing imme. diate ratification of the Wighteenth Amendment, according to E. L. Hohenthal. Revetment work along the banks of the Connecticut river—walling up the sapd slopes—is included in plans for bpring and symmer of next year, and in plans for the expenditure of the $70,- 000 appropriation now being considere by congress. \ Elizabeth J, Bylow of Cromwell, a freshman in the Home Economics course | SO8FiE. at Rhode Island State College, will be initiated ioto the Sigma Kappa sorority at the annual pledging service.at the |Pe home of Mary Lelghton in Kingston, R. 1., mext February. State iwey Commissioner Charles J. Benneft made the statement upen his return from a conference of state hfl- way officlals at Kansas City, Mo., t no more federal aid highways thap ha: Clendennin are residing. , Among the many guests were the great-grandparents of the baby. il INCILENTS IN SOCIETY Mrs. George A. Ashbey is spending sev- eral days in New York. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Camp have been entertaining Mrs. Gage, Mre. Camp's mother, of Portland, Me, Miss Elizabeth F. Fullen of Lincoln avenue is entertaining Mrs. Gardner D. Pond of Winchester, Mass. After spending several days with her mother, Mrs. George Hyde, of Brooklyn, N. Y., Mrs, W. Tyler Olcott has returned to her home on Church street. Mrs, Frederick B. Cravem and daugh- ter Christine, have returned to Uncas- ville after spending several days with Mrs, Craven’s parents, Mr . and Mrs. Squire Gregson. COLCHESTER ! Harry Bock was a caller in Hartford Thursday. Francis Shea. who has been confined to A concert was given in Tip Top hall Sunday evening by a company of Jewish actors of New York city, also a moving picture, The Golem. The show was for the benefit of the Consumption Rellef asso- clation, knows as the Los Angeles sana- torium. The hall was filled to its seating capacity. The committee in charge was Joseph Agranovitch, Lopis Bernsteln and Leon Broder. H Arthur Chapman is having a new heat- er installed at his garage. The heater which was used to heat the ‘was located in the cellar of his home, which was burned Wednesday night. The new heater is to be installed’in an addition being built on the seuth side of the garage. Guy B. Clark of North Westchester has recently purchiased the large farm of Mrs. Rhods Case situated about three miles southeast of the village. He will install his steam sawmill on the woodlot, which will cut about a.mihion feet of lumber. : C. A. Kramer and men wers out on the cement road Friday with the scraper _oft the snosw and ice. Mrs. John Condren waa in Hartford on Thursday and Friday to sec her beother, D V. Sullivan, who s seriously his home several days on acgount of ill- ness, is recovering. Fitch Jones of Hebron was a visitor here Friday. R a golden day in the annals of church and state. It is a day that is the crown- ing of years of hope and expectation— ' a communion day between the living and the dead—for there is not a stone in this magnificent edifice that is not eloquent with the thoughts and sighs and tears and whole-hearted sacrifices, not only of those ‘gathered here today, but also of those who once walked with us and whose dust lies in haliowed ground. their thoughts, their words, and their endeavors that werc the inspifations that jhonor and a rare made possible this splendid bullding. This is a day of congratulation for you, my dear brethren,, and for your ohildren; for today one of God's ap- pointed took this building and dedicated it to the living heart of God—a tower in the city of God forever a reminder of your love and the zeal of your hearts. It is a great,day for this city—-the Rose, of New ' England—for the cross above this church will always tell of your faith 4nd give assuranee that there is a power beneath the cross that stands for the moral uplift of this community. It is a great day for this great state X the ‘The Beaumont and Port Arthur shipjin channel in Texas has develc;ad Inte use of greatest watemways in the Unit. exports and their tiovs cias | without dsltinction, the omly democracy tHat the world knows. Here your mar- riages are Dlessed and your chlldren bap. tized into the glorlous democracy of the Catholic church. And here the mortal remains of your loved ones repose one solemn hour, ere they are committed to the silent grave in the hope of blessed resurrection. ‘Truly, though it' means sacrifices on It was | the part of a congregation and much anx- jety on the part of a pastor, it is a great privilege to rear a temple for the worship of God Almighty. In ancient times it was reserved for the nobility to construct temples of God Almighty. In the Old Testament, one king laid the plans, another executed the plans and a third repaired and adorned the temple after it had been built— David lald the plans, Solomon carried out the intentions of his father and King Joas and his successors repawred and embel~ lished the temple after its erection. In the beginning of the Christian era the first basilicas and cathedrals were buiit in Rome and Constantinople by the Emperor Constantine. ~ Later on, tne kings of England, France, the Edwards and the Louis’s, good Queen Margaret in Scotland, the devout Stephen and Eliz- abeth, king and queen of Hungary built great churches which are still admired as memorials of their piety. But where is there the church in this countyy that has been built by the no- bility? From north to south and east te west, our country is dotted with mag- nificent churches but they are ali built By the poor. Today witness another ex- ample of the zeal of our Catholie people ! This church, an ornament to this section of the city of Norwich is a memorial of the interest, zeal and charity of the priests and people of this purish. Bvery church that is erected iz an aet of faith and and reilgion. Outside that Catholic church it is indeed sad to see the faith disappearing. Those Who Omes held the Bible as the only rule of are now scoffing at Bible, They fol- lowed their own ivate judgment and many now deny the truth of the Bible and .also the Divinity of Jesus Christ, the the goul and even the ex- ‘When, must be protected against the burning heats of summer and rigors of winter— guarded against violent winds and heavy rains, lest it wither, fade and die. So with our fatth. If we wish to k*v it strong and robust, we must guard 'it, we must cherish it, we must love 1t. We must overcome the indora sterility of our natyre in which it is planted— guard it against the blighting rigors of ignorance and the blasting heat of the passions—nburish it with virtue—keep it safe from the chilling atmosphere of in- difference and infidelity—strengthen it the law of sin that St. Paul telis us in our members always fighting * {against the law of the spirit—build about lit the hedge of Christian charity and water it with the dew of holy purity. Then, and only then, will our faith be strong robust, undoubting and bearing fruit. Carelessness and lack of precaution simply means that our faith like the flower will wither and die. ‘This is the reason why all the fathers of the chyrch from - St. Paul, down thréugh the centuries never tire of faith. For they know from the Rhistory of nations that once & peopls, no matter how strong in the faith let down the bar- riers, the loas of faith was inevitable. Therefore, my dear brethren, it is that on this happy occasion, when we are cel- ebrating another evidence of your faith— :yes, another triumph of your love @ faith, let us not refrain from sounding the note of warning—of urging you with ail the powers.of your soul to love cherish and jealously guard that faith. Abave all, continue to show your love - for it as you ‘have been dolng all these years, by generous sacrifiges for the bulld- to preserve that faith. I repeat—sacrifices are th soll in which the flower of faith Sourish- s handed it down to and simpl 3 tions say lers connected with the auetion sale ot the Ironsides board paper mill at Thamesville last Monday was directed by Judge L. P. Waldo Marvin at a ses- sion of the superior court held Baturday in New London for final action !m the case. The court allowed Gilbert 8. mond. committee on $750 and to each of Rar- the sum of the appralsers, Richard Davidson of New sum of $500. John P, Huntingtem, at- torney for the Norwich Savings Sowlety. which held the mortgage., was allowed $1,000 and the Texas Ofl Co., whlsh owned a tank on the paper mill prem- ises, was allowed '1.&0:. g The mertgage of iocal bank for about $180,000_ is fully satisfied. There Wes an ettachmen: for about a millien dollars and. bonds of the ameunt half a million for which the Trust Co. is trustee that will have to be satisfied with the balatice i there :x any. of NORWICH POSTOFFICE HAD VERY BUSY SATURDAY Standing room was at 3 gwemium iz Egg