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Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-20
DUSTY STREETS
May Be Watered on Sunday, Though
Dusty Threats May Not,


Henry Alvord was acquitted of the
charge Of violation of the Sunday law
in having sprinkled the streets by
Judge Russell in the city court Mon
day morning. Mr.. Alvord holds the
contract to sprinkle the city streets.
but has been doing his sprinkling on
six days of the week. There has been
demand, however, that some Of the
streets be sprinkled on Sunday, and
in accordance with orders from the city
fathers Mr.. Alvord went to work Sun
day.
In spite of the fact that Putnam is
now and has been closed up tight for
several months on Sundays, under a
rigorous Interpretation of the Sunday
laws 1t Is apparent that the court con-
siders dusty streets as great an evil on
Sunday as on any other day and that
they may be watered.
Twelve Deaths During June.
The report OF the state board of
health for June credits Putnam with
twelve deaths during that period This
represents an annual death rate of 1874
per thousand of the population. Four
of the deaths were due to diseases of
the nervous system, one to heart dis
ease, one to an accident and six to all
other causes. The deaths under one
year numbered two. The percentage Of
deaths under five years to the total
mortality was 1876 The births for May
are given In the June report as ten and
the marriages as eight.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-20

the time of the robbery he had slip
ped this ring into the fob pocket Of
his trousers SO that Giro and Schmidt
would know nothing about 1t. This
ring has been recovered and is now
in the possession of Mr.. Tayntor. At
the time It was stolen it had not been
off his finger in twenty years, and it
was with difficulty that he removed it.
"Scotty" Kearns, Bowery specula-
tor in diamonds, had the ring. He
said that he purchased 1t from stran-
ger last November.
Evidence has also been obtained that
may lead to the location Of more Of
the stolen jewels. sThey were sold
through Jensen to various dealers in
precious stones or by the burglars di-
rect
Giro and Schmidt are under indict-
ment for murder and will in all prob
ability never again have the oppor-
tunity to commit such daring deeds
as has been revealed by their confess
sions. They were the ones that figured
in the Mark Twain robbery and many
others, in which the total amount of
their stealings amounted to thousands
of dollars.
MinsfreIs at the Park. ~
William Josh Daly's minstrels OPEN
ed at Wildwood park Monday. 1t is
the first minstrel company of the sea-
son at the park and is pade up of
Joe Nelson, William Oswald, Will
Stewart Ed. Brown, AL, Berber, Will
John and Jack Welsh.
Various interests.
The ladies of the Methodist church
are to meet with Mrs. Fred E. Colvin
on Maple street, Wednesday afternoon.
An inch Of rain fell in the storm of
Sunday evening.
Calvin Arnold, Mrs. William Dutton.
Miss Susan Stratton, Miss Hester
tombstone and Miss Lillian Thetreault
recently united with the Methodist
church.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. woodward leave
this week for their annual stay at
Saratoga Springs. They will be away
three weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Gibney of At
tawaugan were the guests of friends in
New London over Sunday.
Rev. e. B. Schmitt of Ansonia Off
ciated at Trinity church, Brooklyn, on
Sunday
George b. Treadway. of New Britain
was a visitor in Danielson Monday.
August "a and rs are the dates over
which the persons to decide on the
field day of Quinebaug Pomona grange
are hesitating. The place Of the meet
ing is also undecided, but it will prob
ably be either at East Woodstock or at
Willimantic camp ground.
Borough Briefs.
Miss Grace Johnson of Hartford and
Miss Linda Nickerson of Newton Up
per Falls, Mass, have recently been
guests of Miss Florence NJ. Johnson.
Miss Clara e. Young is spending a
week in Manchester N. H.
Among Danielson people attending
Douglas camp meeting are Rev. F..
Armstrong, Mr.. Low, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Barber, Mrs. Miner and Miss Martha
Bradford.
Miss Bertha Crumley has returned
from Quonochontaug, r. l., where she
has been spending a week.
Oliver Jacobs of Pawtucket, r. L.,
spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs.
Esther Jacobs.
James McVay of New London is
spending a few days at his home.
DR.. and Mrs. Clarence l.. Adams,
Mrs. Pike and Miss Bassett were In
Douglas, Mass, on Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-20
Local Small Notes.

There were distributed Monday new
quarterly telephone directories dated
July 18th.
DIR. Laura H. Hills and Miss Mary
Adams left Monday for several days
stay down the river.
A lady's black coat was found by
the police Sunday night hanging on the
fence on Jillson's Hill.
DR.. f. H. Marsh of Mansfield Center
left Monday morning for a visit in
New York and Philadelphia.
Warden and Mrs. John s. Henry OF
Stonington were recent guests of Mrs.
Ellen Twomey, Mrs. Henry's mother.
Cars now leave Willimantic for Nor
witch on the quarter after each hour.
The change became effective Monday
Royden H. Sweet of New London
was a recent guest of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. W.. Fl. P. Sweet, of Bridge
street.
s. j. Young left Monday morning for
Newport, r. l., to spend week at
the home Of his daughter Mrs. Lean
der Smith. -a ,-
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-20
CHARLES w. TAYNToR
May See Men Brought to Justice Who
Robbed His Home. "a

Charles E. Tayntor of Brooklyn. N.
Y, who is well known in Danielson,
seems in fair way to having the
satisfaction of seeing brought to JUS
tice the criminals that held him COW
cred with revolver while they robbed
his home last November. The men
who robbed him are under. arrest and
the fence to whom they sold the $4,000
worth of jewelry that was taken from
his home, is known to be Albert JAMS
sen of 81 Bowery. Confessions by
Carlo Giro and John Schmidt the bur-
glars. under indictment for the muir
der of Mrs. Sophia Staber Of Flat
bush, has led to the arrest of JAMS
sen. Giro and Schmidt were the tools
and companions of George Hunter
burg, the leader of the gang of des-
tor home and are held by the police
to be one Of the worst bands of Grim
inals brought to justice in recent
years. They have stopped at nothing,
not excepting murder. Hunterburg.
now in Sing Sing prison has been
identified by Mr.. Tayntor as one of
the men that held revolver within
few inches of his head on. the night
that his house was ransacked. He is
a giant in stature and as brutal and
heartless as any villain need be.
He told Acting Captain Coghlan
that $4,000 worth of jewels stolen from
Mr. Tayntor's house had been sold to
Jansen for $3.50, which money was
equally divided between him, Giro and
Schmidt. In the loot obtained from
the Tayntor house were several rings
which. Jansen had purchased and la
ter cold to a. jeweier' in Hester street.
A solitaire ring, befon ging. to- Mr..
Tayntor valued at $3.50. Hunterburs
said he himself had sold to a dealer
on the Bowery for $3.50.
Hunterburs told the police that At
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-20
FATALITY AT HAMPTON.
Ralph Whitaker, 10, Who Was Visit
ing Grandparents, Shot and Instantly
killed-Mistaken for Woodchuck.

The townspeople or Hampton are
terribly grieved over the result of an
accident that caused the instant death
of one of it's boy summer visitors, the
son of former resident Monday event.
ing, Ralph. aged 16 years, son of Frank
Whitaker, of Cincinnati, o., who was
visiting his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lucius Whitaker, who at one time
! conducted the well known Chelsea inn,
Hampton Hill, and who live there at
he present time, was shot and instant
Y killed at about o'clock Monday
avening..
Ralph, with his brother Russell,
George Huling and Seth Kimball,
Hampton boys, we're out hunting wood
ehucks on the farm Of George Kimball
The two Whitaker boys were down in
an oat field about forty rods from the
highway, the other two in the road.
The two stories Of the fatality are
these: The head Of Ralph, which was
seen to move behind a rock. was mis-
taken for a woodchuck and the Huling
boy fired. penetrating the brain and
causing instant death. The other was
that the Whitaker boys we're seen in
the brush and fired upon
Medical Examiner Charles M. Knight
of Chaplin was called and found 1t to
be a case Of accident but decided to
notify Coroner A. @. Bill OF Danielson,
but was unable TO communicate with
him.
1t is expected that an inquest will
be held today at Hampton.
The Huling boy, who is II years old,
was taken into custody by Deputy
Sheriff John Fits, who took him to
his home in Chaplin pending the cor
oner's findings.
A telegram was sent to Frank Whit
taker in Ohio notifying him of his
boys death. The boys mother died
just year ago today.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-20
Willimantic, DanieIson and Putnam

whereby committee of five is to, be
appointed to divide the city into three
sidewalk districts, three rof the COM
mittee to be appointed BY the council
and two of whom are to be members,
and the other two to be appointed by
the mayor.
The council also adopted resolution
authorizing the issuing of 100000 of
high school bonds as sanctioned BY the
legislature, and adopted a resolution
authorizing the mayor with the finance
committee to prepare such bonds with
coupons afixed subject to the approval
of the common council. The board
voted to reconsider its action on the
sewer ordinance adopted week ago
and a substitute resolution containing
a specific clause to make the dlscvn-
tinuance Of all cesspools drains and
privies compulsory year after such
sewer is completed was adopted.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-20
PUTNAM
Jail Sentence for Probstioner--sundsy
Street Watering Condoned = Mon
days Accidents-St. George Dupre
Wedding.

Miss Psyche Webster and Miss Ma
bel Drabble of the Day-kimball hospi-
tai have returned from a southern trip
A. D. Mcintyre has resumed his du-
ties as travelling salesman for a Chi
cago corset firm and is making a trip
through New York state.
DR.. Omer Larue continues i'll at his
home on Woodstock avenue. The out
of town members of his family are in
this city.
Jere Emory Of Midway, Mass, for
merly of this city, has been the guest
Of Putnam friends.
Clarence Taber fingers in a dying
condition at the Springfield hospital
where he has been III with blood pois-
onlng for the past fortnight.
Attending Hills Grove Races.
M. M. Dwyer is at Hills Grove today
(Tuesday) attending the light harness
races Richard Whalen is also at that
place for the day.
Clinic by Or. Sheppard.
DR.. James f. Sheppard, the New
York throat specialist, who Is spending
the summer in Woodstock. held a nose,
ear and throat clinic at the Day-Kim-
ball hospital Monday at which about a
dozen patients were treated.
injured Two Fingers.
Robert Allard. employed at the nov
city works, met with two accidents
Monday. He punctured one finger with
a punching machine during the morn
ing period of work and repeated the
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-20
SOUTH COVENTRY LINE.
Opening of New Road to Be Enthusias-
tieaIIy Celebrated.

Although IT is not yet known when
the Willimantic-So Coventry troll
ley line will open, plans for the big
celebration to be held in connection
with the event are being made by the
Board of Trade and the Business Mems
association committees. Arrangements
are being perfected whereby Wheeler's
American band is to give concerts at
the park at Coventry lake, afternoon
and evening of the day of the opening
and an estimate OF the cost OF the
fireworks display has been obtained. 1t
is figured that $500 will cover the cost
of the celebration and merchants and
others are to contribute the amount.
The committees in charge plan to
have the celebration assume the form
of an outing that will take the place
OF the organizations annual affair; the
members plan to go to South Coventry
and spend the afternoon and evening.
entertaining the officers of the street
railway company.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-20
WILLIMANTIc
Manager Armstrong States That High
Tension Line Will Be Finished Next
Waek

Manager Armstrong States That High
Tension Line Will Be Finished Next
Week.
w. G. Armstrong Of New London,
nnlnager of the New England Engi-
peering company, which is building the
ligh tension. line from Thamesville to
Bouth Windham. was in town on bust
ness Monday. He stated that the line
would be completed by Monday or
Tuesday of next week
This would indicate that the Will
p1antic- South Coventry line will soon
be ready for the opening, which has
been kept back because of the high
F. tension transmission line. Mr.. Arm
strong said had it not been for the de-
lay occasioned by the non arrival of
material they would have had the line
all ready month ago.
Mr.. Armstrong stated that as soon
as the high tension line for the Con-
necticut company Is finished he win
start to build the pole line for the
Rockville Willimantic Lighting COM
pany that is to run from the plant of
the Uncas Power company at Scotland
TO this city and is TO be used for trans
hitting electricity to the local plant,
and from here distributed to consumers
in this locality.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-20
COLCHESTER
Summer Bosrders Arriving Daily
Views Of Switzerland at Library.

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Kempton Of
New Britain were guests of MIR.
Kempton's sister, Mrs. Wolfe, on Nor
wich' avenue, over Sunday.
George T.. Clark OF Willimantic was
in town Monday.
Frank Tesar returned Saturday eve
ming from a short visit at his home in
wellington.
Charles N. Taintor has been with
his family at his summer residence on
Taintor Hill.
David S. Day Of Bridgeport was at
his home on Norwich avenue over
Sunday.
Twenty summer boarders from New
York arrived at the Grand Hotel on
Saturday. There are nearly one hum
dred at this resort.
William lyman, who has been at
work in Turnerville for a number OF
years as blacksmith, has hired the
shop belonging to 4. c. Snow.
The second baseball team went to
Marlboro Saturday and defeated the
3. The battery for the Colchester
team was Friedman and Rosen, and
for the Marlboros Williams and Nell
kin.
Academy Trustees Meet.
The trustees OF Bacon academy had
a meeting at the home of A. A. Baker
on South Main street on Saturday aft
ernoon.
Miss Lena Studley and friend of
willimantic were the guests of friends
in town Sunday.
New Views at Library.
The set of views of Scotland, which
has been on the frames in the Cragin
library has been sent away and a new
set, entitled Switzerland No. 2, has
taken its place. There are 100 col
ored views of scenery, etc.
Edward M. Day of Hartford was
the guest Of his mother on Norwich
avenue over Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-20
CUT BY KNIVES.
Peter Massey's Legs Gashsd by Now
ing Machine.

Peter Massey of Ballouville was bad
ly injured near that place Monday
morning while cutting a field OF hay
with his machine and horses. The cut
ter became clogged and Massey stepped
down from his seat to adjust the diff
Guilty He did not throw out his cut
ter bar and when the horses started
suddenly the knives cut into his legs
with terrible effect. Assistance was
hurried to Massey and though his legs
are badly cut and he is weakened by
loss of blood it is believed that he will
recover from the effects of the acct
dent and without loss of his legs. He
was attended by two physicians. Mr..
Massey owns a grocery and meat busi-
ness at Ballouville
ST. Johns Society Delegates conser.
Delegates from Putnam, Danielson,
Willimantic, Wauregan, Moosup. Cen
trail Village. Jewett City. Taftville and
Baltic to the number of about thirty
gathered in North Grosvenordale Sum
day afternoon to attend a district
meeting of st. John Baptist union. The
visiting delegates were finely enter
tanned and were served an excellent
banquet in Union hall.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-20

Anthony will supply the pulpit or OBJ
tain supply during his absence.
Francis ID. Tefft OF Lakewood, r.. l.,
has been the guest Of his brother, John
Tefft. These two are the last OF fam
iIy OF seventeen children.
The rain on Sunday was a welcome
relief. as the last rain was the 21st OF
June. Captain Culver reports tho ram
fall on Stone Hill to be IS, little
more than half an inch.
Frederick Curley of Philadelphia Is
a guest at H. N. Wheelocks.
The marriage OF John zalewosk and
Mary Bystra was solemnized at ST.
Mary's church on Monday.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-20
SUDDEN DEATH.
Francis n. 6iIlsborrow of Hartford
Dies at Coventry Lake.

Francis II. Billsborrow, aged As
years, employed by the Aetna Fire In
surance company of Hartford, died
suddenly Monday morning at his sum-
ner home at South Coventry lake. Mr.
Billsborrow had not been feeling well
for number of days, but was NOT ill
enough to need the attendance of a
physician. He had a fainting spell at
$50 o'clock Monday morning and died
before medical aid could be obtained
He had been receiving treatment in
Hartford for heart disease and it WIGS
that trouble that caused his death.
Medical Examiner DR.. w. L. Higgins
of South Coventry, after viewing the
body and investigating the case, gave
heart disease as the cause of DEATH.
Mr.. Billsborrow, with his wife and
children, was occupying Harry Pin
nell's cottage on the west shore of the
lake. near Ayers grove. The family
had been at the cottage near the lake
the last three weeks.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-20
Housekeeping Goods

Half Bleached Linen Huck Towels
20 by 40 inch. lie.
Brown Turkish Towels, Is by &c.
inch, lie
Extra Large Bath Towels, 21c
Full size Bed Spreads, SEC
Fringed Bed Spreads, $139.
S6-inch Brown -Sheeting, a yard 7c
s1-inch Brown Sheeting. a yard zoe
23c.
s1-inch Bleached Sheeting yard
Csc.
Linen Napkins, a dozen s5c. s12s.
Bleached Linen DamaslS, a yard
sec.
Half Bleached Table Linen, a yard
45c.
~ by 9o-ineh Sheet, 32e. .4
Is by 36-inch Pillow Case. lie.
Cotton Toweling, a yard sc. d.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-20
WEDDING.
ST. Georse-Dupre.

( At st. Mary's, church at o'clock
Monday morning Miss Maria Dupre
and Napoleon st. George, both OF this
city, were married by Rev. John Van
den MORT. who, was also celebrart of
the high nuptial mass. The bride was
attended by her sister. Miss Georgiana
Dupre, and the groom by his brother,
Victor st. George, of Worcester. The
brides gown was a beautiful white en-
broidered lingerie. She wore veil and
carried a prayer book. The bridesmaid
gown was also white embroidered lin
gerie. The ceremony was attended by
a large number OF relatives and
friends and by the Children of Mary.
of which the bride was a member The
marriage ceremony was performed
within the sanctuary. Following the
mass Mr.. and Mrs. st. George held a
reception at the home of the brides
father, Alphonse Dupre. on Woodstock
avenue. They left by automobile in the
early afternoon accompanied by Misses
Bernadette Dupre and Bernadette
Jones, for Worcester and from that
city left on their wedding trip. A
dinner was served to about forty
guests, many of them from out OF
town, at the home of Mr. Dupre. On
their return Mr.. and Mrs. st. George
will live on Woodstock avenue.
Dobbs Ferry Residents.
The 250th anniversary of the found
ing Of the town of Norwich and the
150th anniversary of the incorpora-
ton of that city. celebrated on July 5
and s, was attended by number Of
our residents whose former home was
in this old town up in the hills of Con-
neeticut. Those going home for the
celebration were Mr.. and Mrs. John
Davis and daughter. John Jacobson
Theodore Perkins. Daniel Mcdonald
and Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar whiting. This
is the second anniversary Mr.. Whiting
has attended. being on hand at the
200th anniversary.-Dobbs Ferry Reg
lister.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-20
pANlELSoN
Weddinss-Arthur w. Losee APP
pointed Rural carrier-Nado Claim
SettIed--MinstreI Bill at the Park.

Mrs. John Kellogg and children q
Norwich were guests of Mr.. and Mrs
| W. W. Woodward Monday.
Miss Sarah J. Putnam is spending
her vacation at Westbrook.
Mrs. Fred Reach has returned from
visit with relatives in Manchester
New Hampshire.
M. varieur was visitor in Jewett
City Monday.
Harry e. Palmer of Worcester wal
at his home over Sunday
George F. Bemis has moved into one
of the Eaton cottages, on Palmer
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Carpenter Of
Providence were the guests of Mr.. anC
Mrs. Earle Winslow over Sunday.
Misses Katherine Farland, Katherine
were guests of William Curran Sun
day.
Rev. D. ]. Nelly left Monday fol
vacation of one month, to be spent
at Digby and Bridgton, N. s.
At Oakland Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Cyr, Napoleon
Goyette, Eugene Goyette and Misses
Yvonne and Corinne Leclaire were
members of a party that left Daniel
son Monday morning for the Cyr cot
tage at Oakland beach, where they
will remain until September /.
Peter Boulaine, Joseph Hawley, !
J. NORM, Damase Boulias and August
Maynard were at North Grosyenordalt
Sunday, attending district meeting
of delegates from the various councils
of the Union st. John Baptist in east
ern Connecticut.
Baptist Pulpit Supplies.
The following are the supplies fol
the Baptist pulpit during the absence
of Rev. ID. J. Nelly: Sunday, July
Is, Rev.. Henry S. McCreedy of tht
Roger Williams Baptist church, Prov
idence; Sunday, August /. Rev. W. B
Greene, East Killingly; Sunday, Au-
gust s, Rev. R. S. Cushnan, at union
service in the Baptist church; Sun
day, August Is, Rev. w. T. Thayer OF
Norwich, Baptist supply at the union
service in the Congregational church
Sunday, August 20, Rev. Mr.. Nelly
will occupy his own pulpit.
Nado Property Sold.
The Mrs. Sarah Nado property or
Potter street has been sold to Judge
Harry E. Back for Mrs. Nado's daugh-
ter, Mrs. Joseph Morency, for s1,400
The property was sold at auction 'tc
permit settling the estate. Preston
B. Sibley was the auctioneer.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-20

A. M. Towne of Putnam was in town
for a brief stay Monday.
Herbert NJ. Lerou of Norwich called
on friends in this city Monday.
Miss Eva Trudeau went to Hartford
Monday to be the guest of friends.
Miss Anna Bates OF Windham has
gone to Gales Ferry for several weeks.
Miss Anna Rothblatt is entertaining
Miss Dora LaBlanc of Pittsfield, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philo c. Atwood left
Monday for two weeks stay at Man
tic
Mrs. ]. A. Mcdonald and Mrs. James
II. Ross were Hartford visitors Mon
day.
f. B. Latham is spending his vaca-
ton with his family at Pleasure
Beach.
Pierre D. Moreau left Monday for a
weeks visit in New York and Arling-
ton, N. J.
Attorney Charles A. Capen, who is
spending the summer at Storrs, was in
town Monday.
Mrs Cynthia Clark Of Lewiston ave-
nue. is entertaining her granddaughter,
Miss Dorothy Witter, Of Hartford.
]. Stanley Walden and Raymond
Parker have gone to Pleasure Beach,
Waterford. for an outing of several
days. ~
DIR. c. n. Colgrove is visiting in
Boston and vicinity this week He
eontemplates trip through Maine be-
fore returning.
Capt. and Mrs. Charles Fenton are
planning q "trip to Salt Lake City,
where they will attend the national
encampment of the q. A. r.
Rcckvlle.-Thomas w. Sykes, presi-
dent of the Minterburn Manufacturing
company is seriously i'll.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-20
NADo ESTATE SETTLED.
Sheriff sibley Manages Affairs So
Eishty-two Creditors Realize Two
thirds.


Sheriff Preston B. .Sibley, acting as
trustee of the l.. A. Nado estate, has
sent out the final dividend to the cred
itors and the business of settling the
estate is closed The final dividend
was for 1927 per cent A previous div
idend was for SO 1-3 per cent. Sheriff
Sibley has made an excellent record
in effecting the settlement, smoothing
over many rough places and skilfully
avoiding possible legal tangles, that
could have been the means of materi-
ally reducing the final returns to the
creditors. That this fact is appreciated
by the creditors is attested by several
complimentary letters. to him from
some of the principal claimants
against the estate.
The total claims presented amounted
to $1L319.50. Of this amount $1.116.43
was claimed by persons. against whom
the estate held counter claims and this
feature added to the difficulty and
complication: Of seffecting settlement.
The total number of creditors to prove
their claims was ~S2. = All Of these are
now in receipt of the checks that bring
the total amount they received up to
two-thirds y of the amount of their
claims. This is. very much in excess
of the percentage that it was expected
would be realized