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Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-11
Electricity for Power
 CHANCE M PRICE

The price to be charged to persons and corporations for alternating cur rent electricity for power has been changed by the undersigned to take effect on September 1st. 1909. that Is to say, all bills rendered as Of September 1st. 1909, for alternating current cleo tricity for power as shown by meter readings taken August 2O-24. 1909. to have been used since the last previous reading shall be according to the fol- lowing schedule:
 to 500 Kilowats Hours, Dc per kilo- watt Hour
 Over 500 Kilowatt Hours. Sc for first 800 and Pc for each additional kilowatt hour.
 EXAMPLE. Number of K W. IT. used. d........ 1000 800 K W. H.. at cents. =. D. .s25.oo 800 K. W. H.. at 2 cents. eco. 1000
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 ,35.o0 Norwich. July 2s. 1909.
 JOHN McwILLIAAIS,
 GILBERT s. RAYMOND.
 EDWIN A. TRACY. Board of Gas and Electrical Commis- sioners. jysod
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-11
NORWICH TOWN

Members of Whist Club Surprise Mir. and Mrs. Allen kinney-Juvenile
 Missionary Society Spends After
 noon Down Town.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-11

Sun, Moon and Tides.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-11

THERE ~ TO auvsrrsinE medium u Eastern Connecticut sdual 10 Tho nu1. iatiD for ausinexr reaultA
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-11
THE WEATHER.
Forecast For Today.

For New England: Increasing colud- mess and warmer Monday with rain, except in Maine; Tuesday rain mod crate to brisk southeast winds.
 Predictions from the New York Her aid: Monday fair to partly cloudy, warmer weather, will prevail, with light southerly winds, and on Tues day partly cloudy and warmer wealth CT.
 Observations in Norwich. The following records, reported from Sevin's pharmacy, show the changes in temperature and the barometric changes Saturday and Sunday:
Evening star., 1909-06-21

to the game. Even Washington, predes-
tined to last place. Is always a thorn In
the side of all clubs that think to improve
their standing by taking every game play
cd from the Nationals This was most
recently proved to Detroit's chagrin, the
champions dropping three out of four
here.
The base ball teams of Yale and
Princeton will meet at American League
Park. New York tomorrow 20 fight out
their battle Of the diamond. AID. while
the so-called college championship does
important not only because of the keen
rivalry which exists between the two in
stitutions but because 1t will make or
mar the season to large extent tor
either team, so far aS the final standing
goes. From spectacular point of view
the game is likely to be one of the best
of the season. as both teams will make
splendid struggle to win the odd game
before what promises to be a big crowd
Yale scored an easy Sictory over Prince
ton in the first game of the season at
New Haven by score of 6 to o. and
with all due credit to Princeton. should
have won the second game also. but err
rors Eroved costly. Base ball is an un-
two teams from every point of view. the
for the reason that Merritt is quite like
ly to outshine any pitcher that the Tigers
may send against him. There is a
chance, of course, that Van Week will
be intrusted with the task of pitching
for Yale in order to save Merritt for the
first game of the Harvard series Thurs
day.
Evening star., 1909-06-21
|EX-COLlEGIATES TO
APPEAR ON DIAMOND

There'll be big doings at American
League Park tomorrow afternoon at 4:30,
when a team composed of ex-college
stars. new practicing doctors. lawyers and
dentists in these parts, will cross bats
with the crack team representing the
Government Hospital for the Insane.
The hospital team is known to be one
of the fastest of local amateur teams.
having defeated a number of the leading
league teams in the circuit. AS to its
ball players who set the world aflre
circles some years ago.
Although the manager Of the team
refused to divulge the names of several
of his players he admitted that Jimmie
Kerr would act captain and that Doc
Newberry and Macdonald of Georgetown
both of Department League fame, would
figure in the activities. Newberry is a
former Lafayette College pitcher. and
probably the classiest twirer who ever
broke into local amateur circles Mac
Donald is also an old Lafayette player.
and has already proved a terror to de-
partmental slabmen His stick work has
been highly instrumental in keeping In
terror we'll UP in the race for honors in
the league. 1t is understood that Rube
Clark is to officiate in the box for the
hospital team
Suffice it to say that the game will be
well worth going miles to see. Mr.. George
Keefe, an old ex-Eational Lacquer will
officiate as umpire.
Evening star., 1909-06-21
FRED CLARKE TO RETIRE.
Veteran Pittsburg Ball Leader to
Live on Ranch in Kansas.

PITTSBURG, Pa. June 21.-Fred
Clarke. the leader Of the Pittsburg base
ball team. who has ploted his crew II
three National League championships.
will retire from the game at the close OF
the present season. This Statement; is
made on the authority of the wife Of
the premier player.
Fred will retire." said Mrs Clarke.
He has had his innings and his depart
ure will mean an opportunity for some
other player. While we are attached I'D
the Smoky City, there is great big
ranch in Kansas that needs his attention,
and after this year IL Is the ranch life
for both of Us. 1T is not generally known
that Fred did not banker after playing e
this year and did not actually decide IN
play until after he went to Hot Springs
to join the team. Then he decided TO try
for just one more pennant, but this is his
last try"
Manager Clarke later verified all that
his wife had said.
Evening star., 1909-06-21
GERMANTOWN SHUTS
OUT GARRETT PARK

ROYDS. Nd June 21.-Saturday after
noon at Germantown the home team
showed Garrett Park how to line out the
bali and clever field and battery work.
defeating Garrett Park by score of II
to o. in six innings. the game being called
at the end of the sixth TO give the visitors
a chance to catch an early train for home.
Bell of Jamestown. the clever seventeen
year-old youngster, as usual. made good
in the box, striking out nine men and
holding Garrett Park down to two hits,
the visitors at no time being really dan
gerous. owing to masterful control of the
hall by Bell, who runs above his class in
Montgomery and who Is conner in his
line
Evening star., 1909-06-21

mark. Conroy is also doing good stick
work Jiggs' Donohue also did some
sWattlng in the seven games played dur
ing the week, as he was at the bat
twenty-five times and made eight base
hits. which makes his average .:,A in
those games and boosts his season $
average from .21o to .2E;. Street batted
for .H'3 during the week. and also
boosted his seasons average from 1S:.
TO .2G.
Cnglaub, A first baseman leads the
team with an average of 1000. while
Donohue. In the same position has an
average of .93G, having made his first
error last week. The team as ii whole
is playing a fine fielding game and about
leads the league in team fielding. John
son. Groom. Gray and Hughes are GER
talnly doing fine work in the pitching
department. Johnson and Groom should
soon have a majority of won games to
thelr credit. The figures which follow
VIII give IL much better idea of their
work:
Evening star., 1909-06-21
SOLDIER BOYS TRIM
WOODBURY. ATHLETICS

Fort Washington handed their manager
a birthday present yesterday by defeating
the Woodburn Athletic Club of the Sub
urban League at the fort in fast and
interesting game by the score. of to I.
In the first five innings only fifteen
men faced BrOstrOm, although Clayton
singled in the first and j. Hiser in the
fifth. Both were caught attempting to
pilter second Two errors In the sixth.
followed by a three-bagger by Frasier and
sacrifice fly to center by Clayton, netted
three runs for Woodburn. Their only
other tally brought in by Frasier.
when he smashed out two-bagger 10
right center, after Chism had been given
tree pass to first.
The ature of the game was a speedy
triple play by Fort Washington in the
seventh, when with men on first and sec
ond, in attempting sacrifice. J. Hiser
bunted low Fly to Bostrum, who caught
Curton off first by quick shot to Baker.
feet +. Hiser. who attempted to go TO
third on Brostrom's throw TO Baker. 1t
was the fastest triple play ever witnessed
at Fort Washington. BoSirum and Bakef
again inquired III double play in the
next inning, when McEntiIe drove d
out al nrst. and Baker nipped Juns hans,
who got d base balls, at second Dl
quick throw 10 johnson.
Noodburn also made a double play in
the NTH inning, when Mack Was oA third
with one out and Schelinas knocked a
sacrifice hy to LETT center which was
captured by Frasier Mack, thinking there
We're two out, started home with the
crack OF the bat and proved an easy
out, Frasier to Clayton.
Schellhas robbed Flynn of what would
have been fine double in the ninth in
nlng when. after making a long run to
right center. he just reached the ball with
his fingers and held to it.
Weaver umpired the game like major
Lacquer, not one of his decisions being
disputed or criticised
Woodburn was given three hearty
cheers al the end or the game, and the
entire garrison voted them the finest
bunch of fellows that ever played bail
at Fort Washington.
The game was certainly a fast one
being played in one hour and fifteen min
Evening star., 1909-06-21
JEROME TRAVERS HAS
NO EXCUSE TO MAKE

NEW YORK. June o1.-Jerome u.
Travers. amateur golf champion Of the
United States, returned yesterday from
Scotland. where l;e lost in the first round
with Mr.. Henderson Of the ST. Andrews
Club May "a. at Muirfeld. outside of
Edinburgh Mr.. Travers Drowned and
ruddy from his ocean voyage. WAS in
good spirits despite his defeat, and said
he had been we'll treated on the other
side. but that there were too many good
players there.
THE golf there is entirely different"
said Mr.. Travers. when the Caledonia, of
the Anchor line, reached Quarantine.
'The courses are different and the turf
Is different. One meetS many fine play
Evening star., 1909-06-21
DETROIT TAKES TWO.
Tigers Show Good Stick Work and
Trounce st. Louis Twice.

ST. LOUIS. June 2l.-Detroit tied
up in a double-heade' yesterday after
noon and the Tigers won both games
the first by a score of to and the sec
ond s to y Mulin won for Detroit in the
opening game Waddell started on the
firing line for St Louis but was knocked
out. Bailey going on the job.
In the second game Powell was hit
all over the lot while Summers was
taken out by Jennings and Suggs fin
ished up.
The scores:
Evening star., 1909-06-21
MAPS WIN AND LOSE.
Chicago and Cleveland Split Double
Header With Pair of Shut Outs.

CHICAGO. June 21.-The White Sox
and Maps split double bill yesterday
afternoon. Chicago taking the first. !
to o. and the Maps winning the second.
= to 0. Ed Walsh's pitching was largely
responsible for the victory Of the Sox in
the opening game. He held the visitors
to one hit The Sox made some errors
behind him. but none of these misplays
could be turned into runs. Cy Young
pitched for Cleveland.
Heine Berger was too much for the
Evening star., 1909-06-21

ers. and you might he beaten ny any
player. for golf. after ALL is IA game with
considerable chance in il.
Scratch players are abundant. and AS
far as the final between Robert Maxwell.
the winner. and Capt Hutchinson.
never saw such fine playing. As to the
become entirely well when l played in
the championship.
Mr.. Travers had nothing to say in re-
gard to his plans for the future. At the
pier he was met by his father and sew
eral enthusiastic friends. and went with
them TO his home in Montclair N. j.
Evening star., 1909-06-21
Team Batting.
Sacrifice Hits and Stolen Bases.

From the commencement of the cham
race In the American League for
the pennant the Nationals have taken
part in forty-nlne games, and in these
games they have made sixty-three sacri-
flee hits and have purloined forty-one
bases, while the teams that have opposed
them in these games have made fifty
four sacrifice hits and have pilfered forty
five bases. The players of the Nationals
who have received the credit for perform
ing this work are as follows:
Evening star., 1909-06-21
ir2I&2I-2 It

Sox in the second game. while the Maps
pounded Jim Scott out of the box ana
gave Frank Smith all he wanted to han
dlo The visitors punched enough hits IN
the eighth inning to score four runs.
crowd Of 2o.0Oo saw the double bill
Evening star., 1909-06-21
cItrnNn HfE

Twobase hit-Turner. Three-tase hit-10rd.
Stolen hases-Bsaley. Isbell. Turner. Sacrifice
hits-Scott. DouSherty D"nble play, sullivan &c :"
Bases on balls off Berger ;: of Scott. ?
Hit by pitcher by Scott. l Struck out-By
scott g: 10y Berger. :. Passed halls-Sullisan.
Renlis Wild pitchcs-Scott t21. Time of game
hours and ) minutes. Umoires es-Messrs. Hurst
and Connolly.
Evening star., 1909-06-21

.Batted for Waddcll in seventh.
fBatted for Bailey in ninth.
st. Louis l ] u
Two-basc hits-Bush. Mulin Ferris. Stanage.
Criss Three base ht-Cobb. Double plays-Mul-
lin to Bush to Rossman: OLeary to Schaefer to
Rossrnan. Stolen bases-OLcary. Jones %.
Wild pitch-Mnllin. Bases balls-On Waddel.
.: off Mullin. = Struck out-By Waddell. .: by
Nullin = Left baSe>-St. Louis. ): Detroit.
3 Ini.ires -Mcssrs Evans and Egan Time Of
game hours.
Evening star., 1909-06-21
Long Hits and Total Bases.

Note-ln computing long hits and total bases a
tW0hase hit counts as one extra base. three
base hit as two and home run three, as a
batsman reach first base by a clean bas.
hit before he can be credited with extra ha sc.
Evening star., 1909-06-21

Note In computing the fielding averages of
the cntchers all passed balls counted er-
rors. as base runner Is advanced base
run Is scored thereby. and are therefore placed
in the error column against the catcher in these
tables. Street In the forty nine games in which
he has officiated is charged with three passed
Evening star., 1909-06-21

Two-base hit-Hoffman. Threc-base hit--Ross
man. Sacrifice hits Jones. Mcintyre. Crigrr.
Bush, y. Jones. Double par-Rush to Schaefer
to Rossnan stolen base-McA cAleeSe. Hit ny
pitcher-By Summers. j. Bases lls-On
Suggs |: of Summers. l. Struck out BY
Powell, 4; by Suggs. ,; hy Summers, 2. Lett
on bases-St. Louis. u: Detroit, {. Um.ires-
Mcssrs. Evans and Egan. Time Of game hour
and 1S minutes.
Evening star., 1909-06-21
FIRST GAME

Left on bases-chicago 4: Cleveland. I. Bases
on balls OFF Young. ?: of Walsh. 2 Struck out
BY Walsh. :: by Young. !: Twobase hit
I,ougherty Sacrifice hits-Welday. Hahn FUR
tell Stolen bases-Atz. Isbell Time OF game
l hour and -, minutes Umpires-N"ssrs Con-
molly and Hurst.
Evening star., 1909-06-21

''''N's S"A'- 100 q 90
'BlankenShip has been called upon to ha, In
nine games. Gray in eight. Milan in three, Tn
Sianb In one. Tannehll in two neehanty in
bat Smpn
Evening star., 1909-06-21
MINOR LEAGUES.
American Association,

At Milwaukee Columbus 4 Milwaukee, .
At 81. Paul St Paul, =; Louisville l.
At MinneA polls Minneapolis 4: India ns polls ,
At Kansas tIty-Frrst game: Kansas City |;
Toledo B Second game: Kansas City, .; To-
ledo = tcaled,.
Eastern League.
Al Newark-Newark. s: Toronto >
At Rocky Point X. I.-Buffalo. 3; Prov dence o
At Jersey rity-Jersey City. g. Rochester l.
Southern League.
Al Memphis RHE
Atlanta ...-... q D o. &
Memphis o o O-l I
Game called at end of ninth inning ny stipu-
lation
Rartcres-Fisher and McMurray: Dick and
OITary.
At New Orleans. RHE
birmingham .... o o o % 6
New Orleans. u q o. = .
Ratferes-Manucl. Fleharty and Kane; Hes
ana Matthews.
Evening star., 1909-06-21
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
How the Clubs Stand.
Yesterdays Results

Today's Game.
Philadelphia at Pittshurg. I
Yesterdays Results.
Philadelphia 4: Cincinnati 3
81. Ionis \: Boston. 2.
Chicago. Il; Brooklyn.
Evening star., 1909-06-21
AVERAGES OF THE
NATIONALS To DATE
Browne Leads With Stick and
Others Make Good Ad-
vanCeS.
Going Up!

The figures in the accompanying tables
give complete description of the work
of all the players of the 1909 team of
the Nationals from the commencement
of the race for the pennant emblematic
of the championship of the American
League, said tables being compiled from
the official scores which are published in
the columns of The Evening Star from
day to day, to Sunday. June 20. in
clUding Saturdays two games with New
York. The Nationals have played forty
nine games with the other seven teams
composing the league. both at home and
abroad. and of these games they have
won eighteen, a gain of four during the
past week, and have lost thirty, a gain of
three during the same period, and have
played one tie Of seventeen innings with
the Chicago White Sox. Nine of the
defeats were by the small margin of one
run. The improvement in batting shown
during the previous week. when they
made twenty-seven base hits, still con-
tinues. as during the week just ended
they made thirty-nine. increase of
twelve, which is going some, and in
creased their team batting from .207 to
.221. increase of .014 points. Since
the lst of June they have played four
teen games, winning eight and losing
six. which is quite an improvement over
the same period last year. when they
played sixteen games. and they won but
three games and lost thirteen. both
occasions being with the four western
teams and one eastern team.
Browne Still in Front With 1888.
George Browne is still leading the team
In the batting department. with an aver
age of 1888. increase of .O52 for the
week. In the seven games during the
-colrh ha rx,oc hot -.
and made fifteen hits. including three
doubles. which gives him a batting aver
age of .oo6 for the period mentioned
Tannehil comes next with a percentage
of 800 having jumped from 1857. In the
two games during the week he batted
at the rate of $40. Hughes batted at
the same rate in the two games in which
he took part. tneiaub has evidently his
eye on the ball, in the last seven
games he has been at the bat twenty
three times and made nine base hits in
Guiding four two-baggers and a triple
giving him an average of ..31 and 2:3;4
for the season. an increase of .G,2 and
he will no doubt soon be near the 800
Evening star., 1909-06-21

Continued on Thirteenth Paeel
Evening star., 1909-06-21

Stated for Williams in the ninth.
TBatted for Wallace in the ninth
sBatted for Summers In the eighth.
sGame stopped; interference Of crowd.
St Louis ........ o %
Detroit ......--. y y ID
Evening star., 1909-06-21

Raiteres-For Germantown. Bell and Lytdane:
fn- Garrett Park. Onutt. Kelley and Kelley.
mpires-MessTs Broome and Brown.
Evening star., 1909-06-21
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
How the Clubs Stand.
Today's Games

Washington New York
Cleveland Chicago.
Philadelphia at Boston
Evening star., 1909-06-21
Individual Batting Averages.

Totals. June 90. 10 .551 116 342
Totals June 49,. ~ 1865 % 2S3
Evening star., 1909-06-21

The professional record is 66 made b
Isaac Mackie and Alex Smith last Weel
and the par of the course is I3.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-25
ADVERTISEMENT AND
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
AN

The Wheeling News or yesterday
contained an Interesting editorial con-
cernlng the industrial conditions and
outlook On tine Fafrmont region and
among other things the editorial said
west Virginia has a lower tax rate
than any other State east of the Mis-
sissippf river and that the fact was
undenIable but was disputed for po-
Itfeal purposes only. To all of these
things the morning Democratic paper
ii Fairmont snbscr5bes by r%eprodurs
ing the article In its editorial columns
Without comment, as follows:
what they say will be the largest
glass factory In the world will be 10
Gated at Fairmont while an aluminium
plant or similar rank is promised for
cp4rksburg. Huntington Is to get a
big steel works, 1t appears that none
ofthese companies is a bonus hunter.
hut ttat all are responsible, we'll
ffnanced concerns that are locating in
West virginia because OF the numer-
Gus natural advantages this State af-
fords.
Nothing can stem West V%irginta's
pfogress, and the outlook for the Fair
mont and Glarksburg region is par
ticuEarly bright. There the induce
ments in the way of cheap fuel are
ven night i~rregisttble to that class of
nanutsctur4rs to which fuel is a con-
siderable item: There is an abund-
ance Of both coal and gas and the
TRANSPORTATION facilities and the prox-
nifty to principal markets average
wen with other Industrial communi-
tfess Adding force to the West Vir-
etnia argument is the undeniable fact,
disputed though It be for political pur-
poses only, that taxation is lower here
than Is any other State east of the
a1fssissippf river.
The building OF these great facto-
rie bears out the News o~ft-repeated
contention that the man who forsakes
west Virginia and goes south or west
|or into Northwestern Canada to seek
ms fortune Is foolish. There are
more opportunities for men of energy
fnthis State than in any other spot in
North america. West virginia's po-
s8oin as to prospects corresponds to-
day with that of Pennsylvania a half
century ago, and Pennsylvania's mar
yelous history Is. bound to be repeated
here.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-25
New Jos Foa GIRLS.

* millionaire living in Common
Wealth avenue advertFses in the Bos-
ton papers for a butler to take care OF
pet dos. according to a news item
rom that city: A rich man whose
home In Beacon street has an "ad."
tor a mala TO do nothing but air a toy
spaniel. inquiry at The Animal Res
cue League brought from the presi.
Jdeht Mrs #hntlngton Smith. the in
formation that many wealthy persons
afe q efgSglhg hostiers FOR the sole
pufpase il taking the family dogs out
FOR walks. In many cases, Mrs.
smith saw women arc being hired
maids for the same use. Many OF
Bostch fashionable residential streets
ate crowded. every afternoon with
dos in charge Of buffers and maids.
rSc BAbS carriages have been
sqas ezed Into tho side streets to give
tbs fiitgssen different varieties OF
IboNewows chance TO breathedn some
osh8aif anu stretoa their legs "sey.
at b safa Mrs Smith, two
dtassel Young women came here
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-25
roo MUCH WATER

is as bad as none at all. II your pipes
leak or your plumbing is out OF order
in any way, better let us fix things at
once. For little plumbing breaks have
a habit OF becoming big and serious
just when they will do the most dam
age. A little Of our plumbing now may
save you a lot Of trouble and expense
later on.
SOUTH SIDE PLUMBING SHOP
Both Phones. 217 Walnut Ave.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-25
The Terrible Itching, Burning Dis
~figurement, Humiliation Of
Eczema
RANlsAEp or NO PAY.
BANISHEU On NO F"'
Back, Neck, Face, One Mass of Sores.
Cured by Or. TayIor's Remedy.

Back, Neck, Face One Mass OF sores
Cured by Or. Taylor's Remedy.
Gentlemen:-I have suffered from
burning, itching Eczema for G years,
which tortured me so that l coull not
endure any underc10thing on, MY
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OF eruptions, and 1 was SO unslghtly
that I was ashamed to go out. About
two months ago 1 commenced using
DR.. Taylor's Remedy, and to-day | am
cured 1 nope this testimonial will
come under the notice of other suffer-
ers from this terrible disease, SO that
they also may get reb:ef.
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22s6 Ridge Avenue, Phlla.
Sold by Mt. City Drug co. and Halls
Drug Store.
Send for free Illustrated booklet
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-25

The papers will probably quit talk
ing about the Watts-Long affair at
Huntington pretty soon. If they don't
they auto.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-25

and asked me If I knew where they
could get positions as dog-waikers.
The work is easy and healthful."
AZ ~ tTSEEfr zsAE - zt-s'
Or Frank ]. Sullivan. Veterinarian
OF the league, said many aristocrat.
lie dogs now have separate rooms in
Boston hotels and residences, where
they are cared for by attendants as
systematically as though they were
infants. A dog kindergarten Is talk
ed Of, where the bright doggies can
learn their A. B .C.'s and such things.
After awhile, they may have to wear
Boston was formerly known as the
Hub but it seems that this entities it
to be considered the Limit.