Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-26

Edwin Irving Rice, the author OF
'FOld Jim Case of South Hollow" is a
successful coal merchant, a farmer, a
fisherman who Owns his own trout
brooks, joker who is quoted all over
his district" and artist whose car
toons adorn many walls.
The st. Petersburg authorities have
recently granted permission TO a com
mittee of we'll known Russians, ipclud-
ing Prof. M. Kovalsky, Professor Mil
inknff, the great artist Repin and 9TH
ers, to form a society for the establish
Inent of a Tolstoi museum.
Miss Clare Benedict, the author OF
"A Resemblance is a niece of Con-
stance Fenimore Woolson and a greS' =
grandniece Of Fenimore Cooper. Miss
Benedict was educated in New York,
Vienna and Paris. She has Travelled
much and lived much in Austria and
Italy.
Special Judge William Kreiger in
trying at Louisville, Ky, Jake Edelson,
charged with pouring oil on rats and
setting them anre. dismissed the pris-
oner, holding that rats were not prop
erty, did not belong to anybody, and
the charge Of cruelty could not be sus-
tanned.
Mrs J. w, Beggs, now OF Seattle, IS
said to have produced the only rose
absolutely without thorns. She was
for several years a nelghbor OF Luthe.'
Burbank in California, where she
studied his methods. The bloom OF this
thornless rose is reported to be Of I'M
usual beauty.
Amos Moore, the Oldest newspaper
man engaged in active work in OHIO,
Is dead at his home in Cincinnati.
He was 95 years old and had been an
editor for IS years and in newspaper
work for II years. At the time Of his
death he was editor and proprietor Of
The Suburban News.
Charles Dewey Hilles Of Dobbs Fer
ry. y. " who has been appointed as
sistant secretary of the treasury, .s
about 80 years old and originally came
from Lancaster, o. During the recent
presidential campaign Mr.. Hilles was
engaged in investigating the situation
in several states. Mr.. Hilles at pres
ent is superintendent Of the Juvenile
home at Dobbs Ferry
George H. Brown, mayor Of Lowell,
Mass. who as policeman pounded
a beat" up to a few weeks before his
election, has started to reverse the old
advice about telling troubles to a
copper" He's telling his troubles to
the public, and incidentally getting
even with the police board, who tried
to keep him out of the mayoralty race.
He has preferred charges against the
three members of the board.
Lewis Nathaniel Chase. late profess
sor OF English in the University OF
Louisville and formerly a student and
tutor in comparative literature at Co
lumbia. has been appointed in the fac
uIty of letters of the University OF
Bordeaux for the coming academic
year He has been asked by the uni
versity to offer course open to the
public. This invitation is extended
only to holders OF the doctorate.
Miss Bessie Bernstein has just beer
appointed a sanitary inspector in Bos-
ton. The appointment is said to have
been largely due to Miss Bernstein's
unusual qualifications. She was bort
and brought up in the North End O
Boston, which corresponds with tn,
lower East Side In New York, and sht
not only understands the people an,
their needs. but also speaks their Ian
guage. For several years she has beel
| private secretary to Meyer Bloomfield
In the Civic Service house