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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-18

The University of Pennsylvania
swimming team defeated Yale at Phil
adelphia Saturday night by the score of
33 to is. Yale won the water polo
match. 8 goals to l.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-18

O'Mara, the New Britain youngster
who helped Rufiange last season. has
again been signed up by Manager
Hanna.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-18
IRA PLANK SIGNS
With NORTHAMPTON TEAM.
Popular Pitcher Secured, With Bridges,
Stevens and Finn.

The new proprietors of the North
ampton team have received the signed
contract of Pitcher Ira Plank. Plank
expresses his satisfaction at the pros
poets of playing in Northampton. He
was one of the strong men on the Mer
iden staff and played with that team
when it was located in Norwich; and
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-18
The Best Monument.

structions to report two years hence
New Haven Journal Courier.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-18

Billy Murray has put Jack Hannifin,
the former Connecticut Lacquer, at
third base and intends to play him
there permanently. Hannifin recently
recovered from wrenched knee
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-18

Pete Noonan still refuses to make
the tril 10 Oakland. Cal. The former
Holy Cross backstop' left Monday for
Orono Me- to coach the universitv Of
Maine team At the close of the COL
lege season he will join the Pittsneld
Mass. Independent team,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-18

Portland. Ore. has fled it's accept
ance Of terms with Catcher Charlie
Armbruster. the New london catcher.
who wound up with Holyoke last sea-
son, after several seasons In the Amer
lean league. first with Boston and then
with the White Sox.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-18

The st. Louis Browns have released
Paul Cobb, a brother Of the only Ty.
According to the reports of young Mr.
Cobb. the only resemblance he bears
to his great brother is his name.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-18

In the superior court at Hartford on
Saturday Harriet NJ. Fleming was
granted a divorce from her husband.
Thomas Y. Fleming. on the grounds of
infidelity. Fleming managed the Hol-
yoke baseball club for few months
three years ago
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-18

Walter Clarkson of Harvard and
New York Highlander fame has retired
from baseball for good Like Charlie
Schmidt he has gone into the shoe
business. Clarkson's store is in Cleve-
land.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-18

Miss Priscilla Beal Of Uniontown,
Pa. was the winner in the woman's
singles tennis tournament fof the Ccun-
try club spring cup at Pinehurst. N. c..
Orange, N. j., 81, Ga In the final
rounds.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-18

According to a recent decision. NJ.
j. Spiesman. at one time with New
Haven and later with Troy in the New
York State league. has been declared
a free agent. He signed a non-reserve
contract
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-18

who helped Rufiange last season, has
again been signed up by Manager
Hanna.
Roger Bresnahan has decided that
the squeeze play is no good and he has
cut it from the Cardinals repertoire of
inside ball. i
Monte Peloquin, who will be re-
membered as a twirler with Norwich
in 1905. has signed with the Allentown
team of the Atlantic league.
J. F. Casey has signed his contract
with the Little Rock team, and the
former Hartford backstop. will report
shortly to the Southern league club.
Waterbury has signed a young catch
err from Jersey by the name of Harry
Welsher. He Is a protege of Harry
o'Hagan, who also halls from the mos
quito LANDS.
The University of PENNSYLVANIA
swimming team defeated Yale at Phil
adelphia Saturday night by the score of
33 to is. Yale won the water polo
match. 8 goals to 1.
Billy Murray has put Jack Hannifin,
the former Connecticut Lacquer, at
there permanently. Hannifin recently
recovered from a wrenched knee.
The st. Louis Browns have released
Paul Cobb, a brother of the only Ty.
According to the reports of young Mr.
Cobb. the only resemblance he bears
to his great brother is his name.
Walter Garrison of Harvard and
yf~3.I 20 no
from baseball for good. Like Charlie
Schmidt he has gone into the shoe
business. Clarkson's store is in Cleve-
land.
According to a recent decision, NJ.
j, Spiesnan. at one time with New
Haven and later with Troy in the New
York State league. has been declared
free agent. He signed non-reserve
contract.
Miss Priscilla Beal Of Uniontown,
Pa. was the winner in the woman's
singles tennis tournament fof the Ccun-
try club spring cup at Pinehurst. n. c..
Saturday. defeating Miss Dill of East
Orange, N. J., 81, Ga In the final
rounds.
In the superior court at Hartford on
SATURDAY harriet IA. t1eHlUR WAS
granted a divorce from her husband.
Thomas V. Fleming. on the grounds of
infidelity. Fleming managed the Fol-
yoke baseball club for few months
three years ago.
Portland. Ore. has fled its accept
ance Of terms with Catcher Charlie
Armbruster. the New London catcher.
who wound UP with Holyoke last sea-
son. after several seasons In theAmer-
lean league. first with Boston and then
with the White Sox.
Pete Noonan still refuses to make
the tril 10 Oakland. Cal. The former
Holy Cross backstop' left Monday for
Orono Me-. to coach the universitv of
Maine team At the close of the COL
lege season he will Join the Pittsneld,
Mass. Independent team.
William Schoeller of the East End
Athletic club of Pittshurg won the
Marathon race at Exposition park in
tina city Saturday. his time being
S16.36 is. John Gallagher of Phila-
delphia finished second, closely follow
ed by Peter Kenny Of Pittsburg.
McGraw says he won't release Sey-
mour and won't use him until the sea-
son opens. As no salaries are being
paid and Seymour cannot he fined. his
suspension does not amount to much
Evening journal., 1909-08-30
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK
Expansion Of Trade Continues, but Talk
Of a Boom is Discouraged.

Trade reports FOR the week say that
the general outlook Is optimistic and
that while further pronounced expan-
sion may be looked for talk Of a boom
is TO be decried.
Duns says:
There is apparently no change in the
general expanding revival of trade
Railroad earnings for three weeks OF
August show a gain Of 1913 per cent
over 1905 and a decrease OF Ia poi
cent. as compared with 1907. A stri5-
ing proof of stronger business condi-
tions is furnised by the largely reduced
total Of business defaults The inn
lprovement in the iron and steel trade
/ is steadily maintained, with heavy
production OF pig iron, a practically
full movement Of finished products and
NOTABLY heavy buying by the railroads
/ The increased activity In the drs
goods trade continues in spite Of com.
| plications caused by doubt as 10 tn,
course Of prices. There is an improved
demand FOR hides but the shoe trad,
is very dull. Crop news continues fav,
orable and estimates as to the aggre.
gate value Of farm products this yeai
reach several hundreds of millions O.
dollars I'm excess Of 1908.
Evening journal., 1909-08-30
QUARTERLY" NOT
BIG AS FORMERLY
Annual Religious Festival
Brings Visitors Here From
Many Sections

big Quarterly" was held yesterday,
and although the crowd was as big as
last year, It was hardly TO be COM
pared with the old time "quarterlies'
of i've or ten years ago. Colored
people from many neighboring towns
and cities took part in the gathering,
many arriving on Saturday night.
French street presented its usual big
Quarterly" appearance, and booths at
which were sold watermelon, pigs
feet and other eatables lined the side
walks.
The replacing Of the old-fashioned
darkey with his plug hat and the
many with her red bandana hand
kerchief, by the prim and neatly
dressed colored men and women of to-
day tells something Of the advance
ment of the race. but hardly adds in
terest to the big quarterly. Few white
persons visited the meeting, as they
have done in former years.
Worship began at o'clock in the
morning under the direction of the
Rev. T. II. Skinner, pastor of the
African Union Church. An old
fashioned love feast attracted crowd
that filled the church. Following this
q sermon was praeched at II o'clock
by the Rev. c. II. Walker. of Newark.
/ At go o'clock i'm the afternoon in the
/ church the Rev. J. w. Brown, of
| Cedar Grove, n. j.. preached, and at
| 745 o'clock Rev. J. J. Howell, of
| Dover made an address. Following
this an old-fashioned meeting was
held and the churchmen crowded the
old church to the doors TO a greater
compactness than at any previous
time of the day. The spirit Of the
day caught the older worshippers and
the singingand chanting rang through
the open windows and was heard fai
down the street. 1t was the char
acteristic chant that makes all color
ed folk happy, and the happiness
swelled and overhowed into joyous
shouts that revived memories Of the
greatest campmeetings.
In the lecture room Rev. J. II. Bell
Of Newport. was in charge. and in tn,
forenoon the Rev. Samuel Coffman
of this city. preached Rev. Petei
Brooklns spoke at 2.SO o'clock in thu
afternoon and Rev. J. II. Bell at "A
o'clock in the evening.
In the tent the Rev. A. p. Selvey
Of Norristown. Pa. preached at
o'clock; at 2.S0 o'clock Rev. NJ. +
Slaughter, of North Wales, spoke, an,
in the evening Rev. J. II. Harmon, o
Mt. Pleasant, presided.
Evening journal., 1909-08-30
WILSON NOW A
CHANGED MAN
Suspected Negro Murderer
Of Detective Boon Interest
ed in Religion

ELKTON, Md. Aug. 30-~"Not since
I have been sheriff, and my term will
soon expire" declared Sheriff Henry
G. Rager. "have l ever seen as much
change in a man as tahere has been.
APPARENTLY, in Robert Wilson, in such A
short time. He has been here about six
weeks. When he came he was about
as tough a customer as / most ever
came in contact with. Now he is
as meek and lowly as any prisoner
that has been at the jail since have
been shrlff."
Wilson is the alleged murderer Of
Detective Harry w. Boon. who was
shot while attempting 20 arrest a
crowd Of negroes near Perryville for
alleged illegal freight riding About
10 days later Wilson was arrested ir
Baltimore and the three men who
were with him when Boon was sho
also we're arrested about the som,
time.
Wilson at first denied any Snowledg,
Of the crime, but later he is alleged
to have made a confession, acknowl
erging the murder. but denying thai
he robbed3the officer after he shot
him down. Two or three days later
AAI - HaAAN W AAeAN1 AAAaAhA aAANAAAiA AhlA'
fession in which he acknowledges thai
he not only shot Detective Boon anC
robbed him, but also that he took &
revolver from his pocket and hid Il
under his coat. which he was carrying
on his arm. when he noticed the office
approaching, as he had made up hi
mind To kill Boon before he woul'
submit 10 arrest.
Interested in Religion.
after the second confession mad
by Wilson l noticed the wonderful
change in the man." continued sheriff
Hager. "Since that time the prisone
has spent a greater part of his tim
reading a Bible which he had pre-
sented to him by some one. He claim
to be converted. Last Sunday, Rev
II. A. G. Wosterfeld. pastor Of tn
| EllSton Methodist Church. conducted
/ prayer service in the Jail. assisted b
several other members of his church
/ During the progress of the service tn
leader asked II any one of the prison
ers had any special hymn that h
would like to have sung. For a fe'
moments there was q silence, the
Robert Wilson replied. Sing What
! Friend We Have in Jesus" II
Joined in the singing with his stron
voice.
Evening journal., 1909-08-30
CHESTER MAN
IS SHOT DOWN

CHESTER. Pa. AUG aO-Another mur-
der was added to the record OF crime in
Delaware county Saturday night In tho
shooting to death OF William Gin. young
weaver The shooting is alleged to have
been done by James McCanerty. IN the
kitchen of the McCanerty's nome during a
quarrel. the police say. GIN was shot in
the head and died soon after being ad-
mitted to the Chester Hospital. lie was
about 20 years old.
NIcCafforty. who is a core maker, made
his escape after the shooting through a
rear alley and disappeared out along the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. A score of
policemen were put on his track and he
was arrested half an hour after tho crime
had been committed at Third and Frank.
lin streets. ia tho western section Of the
city. by OFFICERS sill and Meredith snc
locked up at the city Han. The police ar,
also looking Tor young man NAMED
Twoomey the only witness TO the shoot
ing.
Evening journal., 1909-08-30
PENNSY MEN AS
FIRE FIGHTERS
Railroad Company Has Fire
Equipment in AItOORa'S
Yards

ALTOONA. Pa. Aug. 30.-To deter
mine the efficiency Of its own system
Of fire protection, the Pennsylvania
Railroad has undertaken a thorough
test Of Its fire. lighting facilities in this
city, where there has just been finish
ed a new and unique high-pres
water system for fire protection piir-
poses only, and without connections
with any other distribution pipes
That it Is of great importance that thi-
system should have been developed
may be realized by the fact that a con
/ ihagration in Altoona would seriously
interfere with the operation Of the en-
tire Pennsylvania system, because Al
toona is its mechanical centre.
Gridironing the expensive machine
and car shops are more than seven
miles Of large water mains. with 72
two and three-way hydrants. supplying
1S4 streams Of water. These afford a
protection which, from exhaustive
tests. has been shown to make very
remote the possibility of a serious fire.
In addition TO two fire engine compan-
les chemical eXtinguishers are dis
tributed through the shops, while sand
and water pals, hose racks. chemical
engines, water casks and ladders add
20 the equipment with which these
railroad FIRE fighters are arrped. Some
$1,000 feet of cotton rubber-lined hose
are available for utilizing the water
from the hydrants which. owing to
the unique arrangement of the mains
and valves, cannot be cut off from
their water supply by breaks in the
lpipe lines.
Not only have these exhaustive pre-
lcautions been taken, but, in the real
ization that fires are liable at any time
to occur at places which cannot be
reached by ordinary extinguishing ap-
paratus, the Pennsylvania has equipped
423 locomotives with fire. fighting ap-
lparatus. These locomotives are used
continually in yard service at various
points on the company's lines and are
available at all hours of the day and
might. on a given signal their crews,
IAN of which have been trained in ire
fighting. hurry their engines to the
scene of the fire and all tracks arc
cleared that no time be lost en- quite.
So successful has this method of FRO
tecting property at ont of the way
places proved that an additional num-
ber Of yard engines are being similarly
equipped
Exactly 1897 fires occurred in 1908 on
Pennsylvania Railroad property. va;ued
at more than S260,00O,000. which was
damaged only TO the extent of SS4b.If9
OF these fires. 27i were eNtinguished
by the railroad empolyes with the
company's own apparatus vita slight
loss. The reduction of its fi5c loss "a
such q minimum means that tn- rail
road has made II practically impossible
for a conflagration to start in its yards
and terminals. II has been working
TO this end for so odd years. and to-dny
its system of fire protection represents
ine most extensive and compreh hensive
undertakiIs 81, its kind as ye; mado by
any private corporation.
Evening journal., 1909-08-30
LEWES READY
FOR CELEBRATION
Early Settlements by Dutch
to be EIabOTateIy Com.
memOrated

LEWES. Aug. 30.-Lewes viii COM
momorate on September o. and ~ two
interesting events in her history, the
arrival OF Henry Hudson, August rs,
1909. and the arrival Of the colony
sent out by David Pietersy De Vries, a
native of Hoorn. in April 1881. The
sediment. named Swanondael, also
bore the name OF Hoorn- Kill. and eN-
tended from Bombay Hook on the
Delaware. then known as south River,
10 Il point several miles south Of Lewcs.
The colonists came under a charter OF
tho West Indian Company Chamber
OF Amsterdam signed by the president,
To~d~'ck Hansol They were 2S in
number. and engaged in whaling and
farming, and made suitable fortihca-
tions.
Delaware was part OF the New
Netherlands and the Province OF New
York until June, 1851, when Sir I'D D.
ward Address was succeeded by vii
liam Penn as Governor of the three
lower counties Of Pennsylvania The
dispute between Lord Baltimore and
William Penn as 10 tho boundaries of
their grants was decided by the Lord
Chancellor that the settlement az Swan
endael although then destroyed. con
stituted a valid and bona ndc settle
mcnt. and hence could not Doe included
in the grant of Lord Baltimore. But
for this circumstance the coming cele-
bration would be Marylands and moi
that OF Delaware
The United States Government and
s1e Netherlands Government VIII senc
war vessels 10 participate in the fetos
at Lewes, ana tho Netherlands Govern.
mcnt win be represented 10y Baror
1.oudon. Minister at Washington and
Delaware by Governor Pennewill. the
Rev. C. II Turner, Archdeaoon of Dover
and rector Of ST. Peters Church, at
Lewes, direct descendant OF the Dutch
Governor of the South River Colony
Jean Paul Jacquett A monument erec-
tea by the State to commemorate the
Dc Vries settlement will be unveiled
September e2
Evening journal., 1909-08-30
The Journals" Rest Tent
PRISONERS IN
FIGHT OVER MEAL

GEORGETOWN. Del. Aug. sO-Be-
cause Walter Dredden, a prisoner in
the county jail here. wanted to eat
two dinners, Jesse Hickman, another
prisoner, whose dinner was coniiscat-
ed. engaged in a serious fight here
that kept the cells in an uproar and
that was stopped after hard work by
Sheriff West and his deputies
Hickman had gone out in the Jail
yard for something. and in his alb
sence. Dredden ate the unguarded din
ner. In addition TO his own. When
Hickman returned there was trouble,
and in a moment the two prisoners
were rolling from one side of the cell
20 the other in O rough and tumble
fight.
one OF HiclSmans fingers were bit
ten so badly that it win have 10 bC
amputated.
Evening journal., 1909-08-30
P. R. R. EXPECTING
CAR SHORTAGE
Number Now in DiSuSe on
Its Lines is Reduced to
03I0

Freight traffic on the Pennsylvania
Railroad has increased so greatly this
month that the company is operating
nearly all its serviceable cars. This
condition is regarded as syInptomatic
of the commercial and industrial i'm
provement, and the company's off,
cials will not be surprised to find
themselves confronted with an actual
shortage in the near future
A reduction of 25 per cent. in the
number Of idle cars in the United
States and Canada is reported by tho
American Railway Association.
The demands upon the Pennsylvania
Railroad for additional carsare becom-
ing daily more pressing and there is
an eager desire on the part Of the
management to have deliveries on its
recent order for new equipment speed
ily made So remarkable has been
the decrease in the number of idle
cars that, whereas on August 1 the
total was 14.15S, there We're only 6319
in disuse yesterday. and OF these
many were shop, refrigerator, gon-
dola and coke cars.
Not one boXcar was idle.
Such a decrease, representing in less
than a month much more than so per
cent when the kinds of cars are con-
sidered. is said to promise a fulfill
ment of the prediction recently made
by Chairman Knapp, Of the Inter
state Commerce Commission, that this
fall will sec the railroads hard put
10 find enough cars to handle the
freight offered.
A conservative estimate Of the num-
ber of cars which the Pennsylvania
will have idle the middle of next
month would reduce those reported
Saturday TO about 100. il is suggested,
which is only another way of declar-
| ing that every available car will be
then in service.
Evening journal., 1909-08-30
MILFORD SHIP
BUILDERS BUSY

MILFORD. Del, Aug so.-At the VIII
liam c. Abbott sh'pbuilding plant in South
Milford 50 horse power gasoline yacht
for New York parties is be ng built, of the
following dimensions: 20 feet keel feet
hold and i3 feet beam. There IS also in
qonrse of construction at this yard ono
of the largest schooner barges ever built
south of Wilmington, being 1870 feet kee
% feet beam and II feet depth Of hold
It is being built for the Texas oil Com.
pany Of .ew York The timber in this
craft is Delaware white oak and North
Carolina pine
Evening journal., 1909-08-30
MILTON TO TEAR DOWN
81 YEAR OLD SCHOOL

MILTON. Del. Aug. S0.-Condemned by
the school Commission, the old Slaughter
Neck schoolhouse. in use for 81 years, is
- be torn down next week, and under the
action OF the voters at night the COM
mission win at once begin the erection
OF new $500 building on the main road
leading 20 Slaughter Beach. AS soon as
the result Of the vote was made known
pr. r. y Watson announced that D.,
would give the land on the public road foi
tue site Of the new school. instead OF
keeping back on a by-road, as the ol'
school Is situated.
Evening journal., 1909-08-30
COAL "PEACE
BOARD" REPORTS
Few Grievances Heard Since
Miners Settled Their
Troubles

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. SO-The
Anthracite Cancellation Board has is
sued a report covering the last three
years of its work in settling differ
ences between mine workers and oper-
ators. The report shows that only
% grievances were presented to the
mediators between April ], 1906 and
April /, 1909, as compared with $50
grievances presented i'm the preceding
three years.
The improvement i'm the relations
between the mine workers and the
operators may be measured by the
brevity of the present report. The
volume issued three years ago con-
tanned S36 pages; this year. only SO
pages are required to tell of the griev-
ances since April, 1906, and of the
settlement thereof.
The Cancellation Board was created
by the Strike Commission of 1902. and
il consists of three representatives of
the mine workers and three represent
atives of the operators. At present the
operators are represented by w. L.
Connell. an Independent operator OF
Scranton: w j. Richards. vice. -presi-
UfIL anu EtiltIdl AlldAlrHNA VI LlAH III
adelphia and Reading Coal and Iron
Company; and S. D. Warriner. vice
president and general manager of the
Lehigh Valley Coal Company. The
mine workers representatives are John
Fahy. Adam Ryscavage and John J.
Waters When these six are unable to
come to an agreement the case is re-
ferred to an umpire appointed by a
] -. sa.a1
BY the terms of the agreement en-
tered into by the mine workers and
operators last spring. the Board oi
/ Cancellation is continued for a further
period Of three years. When the tern
| Of the present agreement expires thl
Cancellation Board will have rounded
out nine full years Of service.
A number of the grievances covere,
in the new report were settled "out o
court" through the influence of th'
board. OF the others some were de-
cided in favor Of the employees, som'
I in favor Of the employers. In tn
three years only three grievances hai
to be referred to an umpire.
AS the purposes Of the board hav
become more clearly understood.
greater number of differences hav
been settled without reaching tn
stage of formal complaints. The boar
members use their influence with tn
parties at interest to effect a com
promise, thus often avoiding tn
waste Of time and delay occasione
by a regular formal investigation.
When the Cancellation Board wa
established much doubt as to its sue
cess was expressed. The diminishin
number Of complaints. however, prov
ed the wisdom of the scheme. and
is regarded as certain that the boarC
or some other tribunal similar TO il
will be a feature of every futur
agreement governing the relations be
tween the companies and the men
the anthracite region.