Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-16

NORWICH BULLETIN 1nuRsI 1 AUcusT 4 Bie MONTH.
 New Work Planned in Hartford Val ued at Over $a51 900. 1 Hartford activity in the building | trades continues and the business for
 the hast month showed big increase over the month of August, 1908- Last month the permits issued by Building Inspector Fred J. Bliss called for new work of an estimated value of $351, ,7S0, and there were 75 of them. In Au- gust, 1908, there were 54 permits is sued calling for new work of an esti- mated value of SSe, s5. The inspector ed Friday, calling for new work of I an estimated value of $45.575.
 PERSONS TALKED ABOUT Among those already suggested for the seat of Senator Dick of Ohio in the United States senate are Charles P. Taft, Nicholas Longworth, James R. Garfield and MT. Dick.
 George Houk of Phillipsburg is al legged to have a new fruit, a combina tion of an apple and tomato, growing on vines. The fruit or vegetable, whatever it may be. is striped. Bishop Seth Ward of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, is critically i'll at Yokohama, Japan. This infor- nation was received in Nashville by pr. W. R. Lambuth. missionary sec retary of the church.
 Justice Harlan may also be absent, along with Justice Moody, when the United States supreme court assem- bles in October. He is reported to be in poor health and considering a pro- longed stay in California.
 From Newark comes the report that William Hamilton Osborne, author of The Red Mouse" and many short sto- ries, will try to get into politics by way of membership in the republican county committee, opposing one of the Colby leaders.
 Dr. D. K. Pearsons of Chicago has come to the rescue of the Berea col- lege, in Kentucky, by offering $100,- 900, provided the trustees raise s400.- 900 more. No time limit is set, and President Frost ought to be able to
 gather in the Pearsons gift. Lloyd Garrison Wheeler. who died a week ago in Tuskegee. Ala, was the first negro admitted to the bar in Illi- nois. While living in Chicago he was interested in many charities. He had been business agent of the Tuskegee normal and industrial institute since
 1903.
 Colonel Peter J. McAvoy, who died a few days ago in Brooklyn, deserves q word of remembrance. He headed the marines that made an assault on the
 barrier forts on the Canton river in 1856. in the suppression of the Talp- ing rebellion, and was the last surviv-
 or of the crew.
 Charles Mulford Robinson of Roch- ester, N Y has been commissioned to draw plans for the identification of lie spirit MT. Robinson will include in his general scheme the contemplat- ed improvement of the east bank Of the Des Moines river.
 Mime. Schumann- Heink, the Ameri- can singer, appeared before most distinguished small audience the other day in Berlin. where, at the imperial palace, she sang for the emperor and empress of Germany and King Edward and Queen Alexandra of England and few other notable people.
 Sir Matthew Nathan, the fjrst Eng fish Jew to be made a British colonial governor, has just been made secre- tary to the post ofice in the British ministry. Put alongside of Herbert quith it shows that the race line is breaking down in the progressive po- litical ranks of the realm.
 The Duchess of Bedford. in "Bris- ish Birds" gives some remarkable in- stances of longeivity among birds in her own collection. A Barbary dove which has been in the duchess pos session for Is years was left by an old and who always said 1t was al i'd bird when it was given to her.
 George Gould's motoring trip through several European countries yields the observation that real boom has started in Italy, and that that country is to be grouped with Germany as lHG LlOSL pTOSICssIsE III EuIOpc. EilB land seems to be Tagging a little-pos- sibly as a result of giving too much time to watching Germany's war prep -arations.
 Mrs. Mary Crowell farms several hundred acres near Byron, H., and makes a speciality of hogs. For six years she has carried off first prizes with her hogs in the state agricultural fair, and there are many good iUdges who say she raises the best hogs in Illinois. The other day she sold a drove of 50 porkers to a Chicago pacxIng house.
 Michael Furee, recently consecrated as bishop of Pretoria, received as a gift @ remarka ble pastoral staff. In view of the district in which it is to be used, 1t has been more cleveriy designed. with symbols illustrative of local scenes and traditions besides emblems of the episcopal office. It has stack a dump and a headgear' to represent the mines.
 On the 55,000 acres (three whole townships) that William Rockefeller owns in the Adirondacks he has a pri- vate railroad and private railroad Waiting there all the time is a spe- cial train ready to make quick get away. Forest fires are numerous in that region, and the natives there abouts do not love their Rockefeller.