Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-11
DUMMY 20 FOOT GUN.
With Firing Apparatus, Sights, Eetc,
to Be Installed in Armory.

Sergeant Gadbois of the First COM
pany, Coast Artillery corps New Lon
don. was at the armory in Danielson
Saturday for the purpose of making
measurements for the installation of a
dummy coast defense gun, plotting
board and range-finding instruments.
The gun to be installed will be full
size, about twenty feet in length, and
Of the five inch type of 1904. 1t will
have a complete breech mechanism,
electrical and friction firing apparatus
and telescope sights, with electric
light attachments such as are required
for night firing. The gun will be plac-
ed on the drill hall floor. The room
now used as a parlor and overlooking
the drill hall will be used for plot
ting room and primary and secondary
stations will be established at points
selected in the drill hall.
The installation of the gun and
range finding instruments will enable
the company to do armory work in the
study of the operation and manage
ment of the big coast defense guns.
The equipment to be furnished will
supply the men with the opportunity
to practice all the duties incident to
the handling of modern coast gun,
with the exception of actual firing. It
is expected 10 prove of great value In
advancing the efficiency of the COM
pany, and its setting up will be anx-
iously awaited by the men.
In Providence at Funeral.
Miss Ella Chapman Is in Providence
today (Monday) attending the funeral
Of Mrs. Charles Guild, a relative.
Feature Programmes.
Feature programmes attracted large
audiences to the motion picture shows
in Phoenix theater and the Town hall
Saturday evening.
Attended Putnam installation.
Officers and members of Rose Of
Lima council, K. of c., attended the
installation ceremonies in Putnam on
Sunday afternoon.
To Open Cemetery About Sept. 1st.
It is expected that the tract of land
recently purchased for a cemetery by
St. James church, and located opposite
the old Riverside Driving park. will be
opened about Sept. list of this year.
During the summer months it will be
graded, drives and walks built and the
sections divided and sub divided.
Road Work Suspended.
Work on state road improvement,
which in some instances continued up
to last week. has been suspended in va
mus oSCbAOAi9 VI w AANAie1lAi SOuIby uA
til spring
Preliminary Work on Big Dam.
Nearly three thousand cords of stone
and upwards of six thousand barrels of
cement will be employed in the con-
struction of the new dam above Cot
toms bridge for the Danielson Cotton
company. Work is being continued
through the cold weather. and many
heavy blocks of stone have already
been taken from the ledge on the
premises for use in the construction OF
the dam.
Mems Meeting at Y. M. c. A.
Three Attributes Towards Failure"
was the subject of Rev. E. F. Tai
madge's talk to the young men at the
men meeting in the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms
Sunday afternoon. An orchestra assist
ed at the service. and Charles Leavens
sang a solo number.
The Ladies' Benevolent society of the
Congregational church will meet with
Mrs. Rienzi Robinson Wednesday aft
ernoon.
To Open Postoffice Lobby Sunday
Morning.
Postmaster Charles A. Potter has ar
ranged to have the lobby of the post
Office open Sundays from a. m. to ]
D. m. This will permit renters of lock
boxes TO take out their mail during the
greater part of Sunday
Sunday Night Mail Appreciated.
The outgoing Sunday night mail has
proved to be very much appreciated
and mas grown to be one of the heav-
| lest malls of the week. 1t is taken ad-
vantage of not only by local people
but by residents in Brooklyn, East Kill
| ingly and Dayville, when rapid trans
mission Of a Sunday written letter il
/ desired. The gain in time by using
| this mail is about ten hours. and in
sures letters for New York being deliv-
cred in that city at s o'clock Monday
morning.