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Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
DANIELS0N
Thursdays Temperature Drops to One Degree Below--tow New Year's Will Be observed-Watch Night Service Death of Mrs. Sarah J. Cogswell.

Earl Hill of Providence is visiting relatives in Danielson.
 Mir. and Mrs L. J. Morin will enter tain a party of friends at whist par yto be given in Woods hall this (Fri- day) evening.
 Walter Caswell has gone to Penta- cook, N. H., where he will be employ ed in a new factory.
 1000 Post Cards.
 Postmaster c. A. Potter reports the sale of 1000 post cards of the souvenir kind in Danielson and mailed through the local office for Christmas.
 Frank J. Heney of Providence visit ed with friends in Danielson on Thurs day.
 There will be many New Years eve social events in Danielson tonight
 One Degree Below Zero.
 The temperature on Thursday morn ing was one degree below zero, the coldest day of the winter.
 Employees of the town have cleared the banks of snow from Main street, and the worst aprt of the bad travel ing has disappeared.
 Watch Night Service.
 A congregation will gather in the Methodist church this (F'riday) evening for a watch night service. The service IS iO DtElll dI J.OU anu OOlAllhuC midnight.
 Ira Thomas. catcher for the Philadel- pllia team of the American league, who has been spending the past week in Danielson, will go to Collinsville today to spend the holiday with his parents. MT. Thomas will return to Danielson next week.
 Death of Mrs. Sarah ]. cogsweII.
 Mrs. Sarah J. Cogswell, 76, for many years resident of Dayville, is dead at her home in that village.
 New Years Eve Social.
 Judge Harry E. Back will give an address on Individual Influence at a New Years eve social in the Y. M. c. X. rooms this (Friday> evening. The r. M. C. A. orchestra will play the ov- crture from Rigoletto as an opening number of the progra mme arranged. Other numbers will be: New Years Proposal. Miss A. Josephine Daniel son: Gavotte Earl Wood; selection, Mandolin club: whistling solo, Miss Alice Jacobs; violin duet. Earl Wood end Clayton Chase; grand finale, Am erica.
 Holiday Schedule.
 Tomorrow will be a general holiday for the majority of workers in Daniel son. All of the factories in town will be closed and the employees will get an- other double holiday. The banks will ba closed. Some of the stores will close all of the day. some of them for q part of the day. and others will re- main open as usual. There are to be special masses at St. James church on Saturday
 A meeting of the executive commit tee of the Nindham County Agricul- tural society has been called for next week
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
ONLY TO IS DEGREES.
Mercury Did Not Go Any Hibhsr es
 Thursday.

Fifteen above zero was the point at which the mercury stalled Thursday. after a valiant struggle to climb up from the mark recording the absence of all heat There was no minute dur ing the day when the expression bit ter cold" did not fit well in describing the weather condition. The neroe wind had teeth and claws that tore away at chilled humanity with the best Vigor of the closing year. At o'clock Thursday night the tubes were all re- cording the zero mark again, and the low record of the season Is looked for this morning. The cold wave has borught the usual list of froxen water pipe complaints, and the plumbers may be happy with the coal and ice men. Theatrical Company Closes Season.
 The Mystic Land Theatrical com pany. with bookings in various eastern Connecticut towns and with their road route fixed until April, have gone back to New York after a four days trial at making enough to keep doing bvG- ness. The company was 6 good one. win a long list of promising bookings, but the patronage has not been sufi- cient to warrant the company staying out.
 Given New Territory.
 Major A. D. Mcintyre has been ap- pointed a special agent of company in Chicago. and given the states of Kentucky, ohio, Virginia and West Virginia as his territory. Allen c. Mc- Intyre of Whitinsville will take the New England territory vacated by his father. The company manufactures corsets.
 Elks Visitation.
 Putnam lodge of Elks is to be visited by the district deputy grand exalted ruler at their next meeting.
 PeddTers in Thompson Must Be Li-
 censed.
 The town of Thompson has recently passed an ordnance similar to the one in force in Putnam, requiring all tran sient peddlers to take out license for soliciting business in the town Some of those who feel the effect of the act are dissatisfied and have as yet failed to comply with the requirement. There has been considerable dispute as to such ordinances being constitutional, but no test case has been made.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
JOINT INSTALLATION
Of Officers of K. of c. Councils Plan-
 ned.

Grand Knight NJ. M. Dwyer of Car gill council, No. 64. K. of C., has in vited the councils in Danielson, Wau- regan and Moosup to join with the Putnam council at the installation of officers in this city on January 9tb. District Deputy J. J. McGarry of Put nam will be the installing officer. A similar joint installation of the officers of the councils mentioned was held in this city last winter.
 City Auditors Gilman H. Brown and A. D. Mcintyre have been engaged in auditing the accounts of various city officials. The work of the auditors will be completed this week.
 Committees for Firemen's Ball.
 At a meeting of the company conn mittees of the department tho follow ing committees were named to have charge of the arrangements for the afi- nual firemen's ball: Chairman, Archi- bald Macdonald secretary, John Dai- gle; music. r. N. Fiagg. Louis De- larme. James Barnes, Mark Reynolds; hall, John Daigle, William Fuller. Frank Dumas, Charles Mattison; printing, Dr. Harry w. Sharpe P. Cloutier, Arciri- bald Macdonald, J. A. P. Gagne. The decofations and electrical affects will be especially elaborate this year.
 Looking After Water company's in-
 terests.
 An inspector representing the Put nam Water company has been going the rounds of the city checking up connections with the company's ser- vice. similar checking of connec- tions was made in Danielson recently, where the water company is controlled by the same interests as control the local company, and connections wero found not previously known of by the officials.
 To Observe New Year'a Tomorrow Saturday. will be very much of a holiday in Putnam. The many French Canadian residents of the city observe TSE= Fears in reality as their national feast day. and the customary greetings and exchange of visits will mark the ushering In of 1910. The mills will be closed all day. and business at least partially sus- pended There will be special masses at St. Mary's church.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
SeIl-Reducing No. 522 l G6
 with LaStikOps Bandiei VU'

Warmly welcomed by every woman from stout to slim. who wants to be perfectly comfortable though very fash ionabIy slender.
 The "Bandlet' is the newest Memo figure reducing device. Partly elastic, gives gentle but firm support-bette,- than any separate abdominal belt cost ing from $500 to s25.OO; but it's part of this new $500 corset-no extra charge for it.
 It holds in the front steels-they can't stick out at the bottom. Women know what that means.
 Stout women will rave" over No. 522-it's a marvel of comfort and cor rect style Just as good, too. Tor women of medium or even slender build, who aspire to the last degree of figure reduction.
 There are other Memo models for every fgure-S2.OO to 5000.
 See the latest Nemos in this Eff teenth Anniversary sale"-it's well worth while
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
A RULING OF INTEREST
To Surety Companies Doing Business
 Within the United States.

Washington. Dec. 30.-Of interest to surety companies doing business with the United States is a ruling today by Assistant Secretary Hills of the treasury department that it's officers may accept a bond if executed by such a company at it's home office or at an office outside the boundaries of the state where it has no license, for a principal residing in such state or for the performance of contract therein This follows an opinion of the attorney general to whom Ne question was referred.
 Under existing treasury regulations a bond cannot be accepted by any of it's officers if executed by a surety. company or it's agents in a state where the company has not obtained a state license.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
CONNECTICUT REFoRMAToRY
Site Purchased for Proposed Institu-
 ton at Cheshire.

Hartford, Dec. S0.-The state re- formatory commission has purchased Cheshire. It is about half mile north of Scotts inn and is in general bound ed by the trolley line, the Middle town Meriden and Waterbury and the Northampton division of the New York New Haven & Hartford rail- road. About 450 acres have been se- cured at a cost of between $23,000 and $24,0O0. The site is easily access lsible to New Haven, Meriden and Waterbury.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31

Two bushels of olives give three gallons of oil.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31

from nervousness
 andother annoying symptoms, and I can truly say that LydiaE.P .Pinkham's
 Ve ge table Com pound has proved worth mountains of gold to me, as it restored my health and strength. I never forget to tell my friends what TvdiaE Pinkham'S
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
Rules That Need Attention.

Advices from Washington state that Mrs. Taft has ordered material changes in the White House rules. If Mir Taft would only take the hint and bring about some needed changes in the Cam non house rules!-New Orleans Times Democrat.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
RAILROAD DETECTIVE
Investigating Thefts from Freight Cars
 at DayvilIe.

Cars of the New Haven road stand ing on the siding at Dayville have been broken into recently, and a railroad detective has been making an investi- ration of the matter. It is believed hat the break was made by boys.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
s:ssss.. cHE5
 1 x PEOPLES ST0pE1 3 A Real Corset Triumph

l. A leading feature of the Memo Eff teenth Anniversary Sale," now in prog ress here, is the new
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
WORTH MOUNTAINS
 OF GOLD
During Change of Life, says Mrs. Chas. Barclay

Graniteville, Vt. -"I was passing through the Change of Life and suffered
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-18

institution. 1t became more than ever
such II body when a year or two ago
it consolidated with or absorbed the
Society Ut American Artists. 1t has
recently been doing many things to
show that it realizes the opportunities
1t possesses and wishes to keep abreast
Of the new currents Of thought and
action in the art world
In the exhibition that has been in
progress during March and April more
than usual opportunity was given to
new blood. In all about 300 artists
had chance to show Of what stuff
they are made. While this is not a
long list as compared with the mum.
Der of art workers who might reason
ably make claim to he represented
in the exhibitions Of a body calling it.
self national, 1t is to be remembered
that space in the galleries now used
by the academy is limited. That is
one reason the institution is anxious
for a building of it's own of adequate
proportions. One of the chief places
of honor in the exhibition was given
to Sargent's portrait of the Countess
Laszlo Szechenyi, formerly Miss Gladys
Vanderbilt. Another notable portrait
in the exhibition was the splendid like
ness of the late Bishop Henry C. Pot
ter. by William II. Hyde Robert
Henri. one Of the new lights in the art
world. exhibited strong .udy Of
Spanish bullfghter. 1.-THE Picador.'
Sculptors were not numerously repre-
scented, having filled gallery all by
themselves at the winter exhibition.
One of the groups in the spring exhibi-
ton was work Of much originality
and beauty, entitled 1.-The Finding of
Moses by Augustus Lukeman
The statue of Henry W. Longfellow
which will be unveiled in Washington
next month is the work of William
Copper of New York. 1t is of bronze
and represents the poet in academic
robes and seated in an armchair. One
hand is raised to his head. and the
other holds an open book. Critics are
agreed that the work is much above
the average of the statues which
abound In the nations capital and a
worthy presentation Of the poet loved
30 well by all Americans.
Funds for this memorial were raised
BY an association Of which Bishop
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-18

Of the Nicaraguan embassy not long
ago. Senior Espinosa has thus far sue
ceeded we'll i'm standing for the rights
and contentious Of his home govern
ment without breaking friendship with
the representatives of the government
at Washington. He was formerly At
the head of the Nicaraguan ministry or
foreign affairs.
Roland Hinton Perry, the sculptor
and painter who is suffering more or
less voluntary incarceration in Ludlow
street Jail. New York, because he e
principled against paying alimOny, +
an artist who has achieved several
things worth while. Domestic troubles
for a time seemed to stand In the why
Of his fulfilling the promise Of his
earlier career. but he has done some
very meritorfous work recently. He
was divorced by his first wife. Trims
II. Perry. in 1904 and at that time de-
clared his purpose to go to jail rather
than pay alimony. and some two
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-18

born in 1859 at Dryden, N. u. which
is still his home. He has served In
the house since the Fifty-seventh con-
gress and is one Of the most popular
members Of the New York delegation.
During the extra session he has had
strenuous work to do in lining up
members of his party in support Of
the Payne tariff bill.
Politics not only makes strange bed
fellows. but sometimes cOmpels public
men to take strange positions relative
to questions at issue. This was illus
trated in the debate in the house Of
representatives over the Payne bill
when Congressman Joseph Warren
Fordney of Michigan arose to offer an
amendment removing the much talked
Of countervailing proviso on lumber
originally placed in the lumber SEIZED
ule Of the bill and since referred to as
one of the "jokers'' Of the measure. 1t
fell to Mr.. Fordney as member Of
the ways and means committee to in
troduce this amendment. although per-
sonally he was not in favor Of it.
After calling up his amendment to
the lumber schedule Mr.. Fordney, who
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-18

DRAMA FROM PANEL By Bella L. PRATT.
even factories and stores. This signi-
fies that the meaning of art has taken
a deeper hold on the general public
and that the mass of the people want
more beautiful things In connection
with their daily life.
Mr.. Pratt's panels for the Boston
Opera House will occupy cOnspicu-
GUS place in the main auditorium of
this new home of music. They typify
respectively Drama" Music" and
1.-THE Dance" that symbolizing music
being pictured in the engraving at the
head Of this column. They are to be
executed in terra Gotta from the mod
els by Mr.. Pratt.
Mr.. Pratt, who was born in Nor
witch, Conn.,, in 1867. studied at the
Yale, School of Fine Arts and later
was pupil. Of st. Gaudens in New
York and Falgufere in Parts. He has
received honors from the Paris salon
and from several expeditions, notably
the ct. Louis worlds fair. for which
he did some notable work. Among his
achievements are the statue Of Gov
ernor John Winthrop at New London.
Conn; the Butler memorial ut Lowell,
Mass; the statue Of q soldier boy
erected at Andersonville, Ca, In men,
DRY Of the Connecticut soldiers who
suffered death In the famous stOckade
there in the civil war. and the pOr-
trait bust of Bishop Brooks for Brooks
House, Harvard university.
There has been quite discussion
over the question whether the site of
the old armory building in Central park.
New York, should be turned over for
use for an art gallery for the National
Academy of Design. Some think it
would be a very fitting purpose to
which to put it. Others contend that
it would open the way to the location
of other public or semi-public build
ings in the park and thus detract from
it's value as public pleasure ground.
Some. too, argue that it would be best
for the academy to remain on the site
where it's school is now located, on
Morningside heights, near Columbia
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-18

Mackay- Smith. General \. W. Greedy
and Il. H. Warner are active members
and Chief Justice Fuller and exPresi-
dent Roosevelt are honorary members.
The association was organized about
twelve years ago, and the funi W.;s
made up of small contributions from
the many admirers OF the lie ard
works of the poet. The fund amounted
to about $4,000. Congress aporcpi'i
ated $1,000 for pedestal fer li:s
statue and authorized its location in !.
public reservation in Washington.
Mr. Couper is especially happy i.
modelling works of this kind and fig
ures of historical characters Offering
opportunity for the study of particular
periods, like his Captain John Smith.
unveiled last year on jamestown is
land.
The Tissot Old Testament paintings
(which through the generosity of the
noted tinancier and philanthropist ia.
cob III. Schiff have become the property
of the New York Public library, are II
wonderfully realistic presentation of
the scenes amid which lived the char
acters of the Bible. To those who have
never given special attention to the sub
ject these paintings contain revela-
ton. and traditional ideas as to many
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-18

Ex-GOv. MORTON. the years 1856
that he was governor OF New York
The former vice president has splen-
Aid estate on the Hudson. Ellerslie.
where he carries on farming upon
quite IN extensive scale.
Governor Morton was one Of the first
q Americas wealthy men to incpr-
Dorate dairy AZ 4 conspicuous fea-
lure Of his country estate. Ellerslie Is
enc Of the finest Of that succession OF
splendid places that fringe the right
hank Of the Hudson northward from
r0ughkeepsie owned by wealthy ana
ptOminent persons, most OF them New
York city families.
Incompatible natural beauty and
felicitous situations have been made
he most Of, and lavish expenditure
has been directed IN most cases by
rood taste and judgment. The crests
and the hollows. the fair slopes, the
carefully preserved woodlands and the
grassy valleys offer an ideal setting
for the stately mansions and their ac-
cessories On many Of these estates
the farm adjunct has in the last few
years been strongly emphasized Many
owilers have followed the example set
by Mr.. Norton and sleek herbs Of fine
cattle are prominent features Of the
parklike stretches of la'sl 1seape.
Among. MI. Iarton's nesessl ol.s are
the Astols the rs. the Tins
.1lores. ,.e ..llscs and the 8 ~ Yen.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-18

Is known as the chief exponent of pro-
lection in general and of protected
lumber in particular. explained how he
came to move that the proviso he had
in person drafted for the ways and
means committee lie stricken from the
BILL He then began Il speech. in
which he argued that the effect Of the
removal OF the rroviso would he to
lower the prices Of lumber and cause
milling Industry.
IF the gentleman will pardon me,
interrupted Mr. FitZgerA,d of New
York. with Il grin. Il Should like to ask
if he is in Favor Of his amendment or
opposed 10 it
and am -cing to vote for it, replied
Mr.. Forlney. joining il, the laugh
raised by Mr.. Titz.erald's remark.
but it makes me- sweat blood
Representative Fcr.ineY has been
specially prominent ii, the extra SEES
sion of congress because Of his OPP
position to any downward revision Of
the tariff. !Ic has coed reason to feel
quite an attachment ~ the lumber in
dustry. III WIS torn Oh 4 farm in
Blackboard county Ind tifty-five years
ago and educated III the rural schools
Of the neig'h0rhocd. and he began
earning his OWL way ut sixteen years
of age in logging camp in Michigan.
He thus acquired a Thorough knowl-
edge of the lumber industry which has
since occuE;'d hi; atte.ltion. He has
been vice president of the Saginaw
board Of trade Mr.. Fordney has now
begun his sixth term in congress.
One Of the ycung senators in the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-18

t hings connect
ed with Biblical
history and events
are liable to be
yer turned and
conceptions more
n ar1y approx
mating the truth
substituted in their
place. The educa-
tional effect of the
collection could
hardly be overesti-
mated. and the
country is to be
f,1oAOj Nhc+
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-18

York. does not pre-
vent his taking an
active interest in
public affairs. and
though he does not
often figure In print
no W day 8 he is
alive to what is GO
ing on and has APP
peared recently on
several public occa-
sions. In May next
be viii celebrate his
eighty-ffth btrt b.
day. His term .as
vice president was
from 1889 to 1893,
and It was during
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-18

Congratulated that JACOH tt. sUHIFF.
the works are to be placed where the
public vii, have the full benefit to BE-
obtained from their frequent study
These paintings, numbering III Ill
so. together with a somewhat smaller
collection Of illustrations of the New
Testament represent practically the
life work of the great French painter
ard archaeologist. James ]. Tissot.
who died few years ago.
EDWARD HALE BRUSH.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-18

Z. HINTON PERRY. most popular menu
bers Of the Ludlow A1imOny club.
Mr.. Perry. who was born IN New
York in 1870. studied at the Beaux
Arts and Academic Julien. and per-
haps his most noted work II the n
nous fountain of Neptune In front Of
the Congressional library at washing-
ton. work which has elected much
praise and which proved quite mon
umental task The fountain consists
of five figures Neptune. two tritons,
two nymphs. mounted On two plunging
sea horses: a snake, n turtle and two
frogs. Mr. Perry was ut work upon
it about two years. One Of his recent
achievements is the symbolic figure or
Pennsylvania surrounding the dome
of the splendid new Pennsylvania cap
itoi Mt Harrisburg.
1t was rumored not long ago that
the Perry Relmonts were going to give
UP their $50pO00 mansion in Washing
ton because of Mr.. Belmont's pique at
being blackballed by that exclusive in-
stitution the Chevy Chase club. hut
society circles at the national capital
are pleased to learn that there Is no
truth in the report. for Mrs. Belmont
has cabicd from Europe that they will
open it soor again.
The Belmonts were formerly lead-
ing figures Mt Washington. where Mr..
Belmont served in several congresses.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-18

tlveS. should De IA
nous rs a harmo-
NIGER. but he Is q
whip only when
harmonizing Is Inn
possible. He fills
he shoes of for
mer Representative
Watson. who was
defeated last fall as
Republican c q n d l.
date for governor Of
Indiana. Congress-
man Dwight W as
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-18

nJ..,a.,A Dn.n,,,,4, a,.,.,r.%n
-
A'o" s.o"e '"a. "'e " Nv
ssns % ger a'i tne soou on'ces' eve"
s1ough PRESIDENT Tart did graduate
0om the New Haven tnst1tutlon.
49, "ew Ao.A n le,sneu - secse
~ OF state at once ana gave Mr. pa
- cnanec 70 ee1ve ~ tnat ounce
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-18

between the United
States and the Phil
ippines, and lsO
pleaded that con-
gress pass q resOlu-
ton declaring in ia
vOr Of ultimate indie
pendence of the is
lands.
During the insur-
rectiOn in the islands
a meeting of revOlu-
tiOniSts was held in
Manila by those who
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-18

He was also in the public service as
minister Ia Spain during Mr.. Cleve-s
lands first term as president. 81
Mrs Belmont as Miss Jessie Robbins
WIS one of the most popular of the So
ciety bellies OF Brooklyn. She llns q
penchant for jewels, and oue. IS her
fads IS that it is absolutely Ct ntiaI
II her welfare aild happiness 20 wear
her birthstone always and. further
more, that it must be set as q pel-dantI
fer wrought g@ld nectlace. Mrs.
Belmont's birthstone is all alierald&
and she has purchased one Of 81 size "a
make almost aaT woman feel that sheI
wou!d be lucky as It's possessor.