Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-02-01
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Thomas N. Hart, Boston's lively sx-
mayor, became so years old last We'd
nesday, and many friends attended a
reception in his honor.
Principal Dwight Clark OF q Spring
field (Mass.) grammar school celebrat-
ed his 18th birthday recently. He is
the Oldest active teacher in that city.
LowelPs new mayor, former Police
man Brown, has appointed Mrs. Henry
l. Ttbbetts. widow OF a Boston lum-
/ Der merchant, chairman OF the city
board Of charities.
President Benjamin Ide wheeler Of
the university OF California has an
nounced that he cannot accept the In
vitation to become the head OF the un-
iyerslty Of Michigan.
Rev. Asbury Wilkinson, said to have
been perhaps the Oldest Methodist
minister in the entire country, both in
years and in point Of service, died at
Lake Charles. La. recently.
Andrew Carnegie had made Il known
| that he will give $4,000 to Indian
apolis for the erection OF six branch
library buildings II the city will fur
nish the site and cost OF maintenance.
Princess George Of Greece, who was
Princess Marie Bonaparte. has aston
lshed the people Of Greece by going in
for classic gowns. Her Salome cos
tunes are very scant az to dry goods,
but elaborate enough as to Jewels.
DR.. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson,
mayor Of Aldeburgh, England, gave a
! dinner recently to forty councillors and
other guests. She was the only wo-
man present and she wore a black
dress, with a widows cap and dia-
monds.
Great Britain has n royal commission
appointed for the purpose OF ascer-
tanning the feasibility OF developing an
elaborate system OF waterways which
will involve an expenditure larger
| than the total amount expended on
American rivers ana harbors UP to
date.
Several German firms Gin Eibenstock
and Zwickau) have purchased large
forest sections in the vicinity OF
Chlojdni. Roumania, where they pro-
pose to erect sawmills and ship from
there annually about 10000 cubic me-
ters OF lumber to Italy, France and
Germany.
Harlow N. Higginbotham. for years
the president of the board Of trustees
| of the Field Museum of Natural His
tory at Chicago has been retired from
that position. Stanley Field, nephew
OF Marshall Field. founder OF the mus
scum. has been elected In Mr.. Higgin-
botham's place
Ludwig Jorgensen. drum major Of
| the Engineer Corps band. who has
been a conspicuous figure for 30 years,
leading the Grant funeral parade, In
1885, and the Dewey parade In New
York. after the Spanish war. has been
retired at his own request BY the war
department.
II is reported that Associate Justics
Packhanr OF the United States supreme
court will retire shortly after March T.
Judge Peclkham reached the retiring
age, 70 years, some time ago, but post
poned retirement, it Is said, in order
that Judge Taft might appoint his sue
cessor.
Miss Fannie Bixby. one OF the rich
est girls in California, has become .
full hedged policeman. She received
an appointment as deputy OF Long
Beach constable and came TO Los An
geles to take the oath of Office and 70
receive her star. Il viii be the only
jewel that she wears.
Richard A. Ballinger OF Seattle. who
is mentioned for the position of seere.
tary of the interior in President Taft's
cabinet. IL about 80 years Of age and
lawyer by profession. He has served
as county Judge, as mayor Of Seattle
and as a commissioner OF the general
Land ONCE.
Mrs Belle de Rivera Of New YORK
organized the women's club federation
Of that city, but, strange to say. al
though she has been given other Of
| fees, she has never been president OF
the organization. Now her friends
want to elect her. but there is an OPP
rosing party, headed by a young wo-
man Mrs. william Grant Brown, who
is also accused Of being an aristocrat
A woman member of the club OF
| which Mrs. Richard Watson Glider -
president, and Mrs. Grover Cleveland
and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie honorary
vice presidents. called attention the
other day to the fact that Messachu-
sets was the first state 70 have a
| Juvenile court, although the women do
not want to vote, and Colorado. whers
women do vote, did not have the court
until three years afterwards.
Charles Taylor, the oldest trainer
and driver of trotting horses in the
country, died at his home, White River
Junction. VT, on Saturday. He was
born on December %. 1908. and was.
| therefore. 1o2 years old. During his
| lifetime he had seen the trotting rec
ord lowered from 2.bS Ia to i!of IA
Taylor campaigned many fast horses
one Of which was the gray trotter
Factory Boy, that gained a record Of
2.2o IA about twenty years ago.
The Uncle Remus Memorial assoei-
alton has been organized TO erect
suitable memorial to the late Joel
Chandler Harris. The proposed form
Is the purchase OF Snap Bean farm at
Atlanta and the preservation of his
| home, the Sign OF the Wren's Nest. IL
Is further planned TO convert the front
yard into a park and erect on the lawn
memorial fountain with friezS
containing all OF the Uncle Remus"
animals and a statue OF Mr.. Harris.
A despatch from Rome 20 the Paris
Figaro on New Years day says: "On
this day Tommaso Saivini celebrates
his eightieth birthday. The pupil OF
Modenas, Salvini won fame In his own
country as early as 1sis. and then
received the laurels due to greatness
the world over. making the most sue
cessful appearances In England ana
the United States. Even the young
generation, so keen to take up and be-
come enthusiastic over new starA ad-
mire and venerate Salvini. and see In