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Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-01
VARIOUS MATTERS

Norwich. Thursday, Jul, I, 1903.
VARIOUS MATTERS
Daybreak at 2.1o. -,
Second month of summer.
More sultry weather is promised
Georgia is now supplying the mar
kets with peaches. watermelons and
canteloupes.
A large first communion class is
receiving daily instruction in St. Pat
rick's parish.
Give CIosson & Kingsbury your or
der for decorating. Headquarters in
Carroll block.-adv.
The season at Pleasure beach be-
gins today with the opening Of the.
Palmer house.
The water lilies in Morgan's pond,
below Thamesville, have blossomed
well this season.
Beetles are crawling intimately in
to rooms and closets, wherever elms.
grow near houses.
Best moonlight nights in July are
from the LIST to the 5th, so viii cover
the celebration date.
Nearly every automobile about town.
son Wednesday was decorated with.
Norwich souvenir flags.
McClunie, the decorator. is receiv-
ing orders daily; Broadway theater;
telephone 467-12.-adv.
There are daily picnic parties to
Mohegan park, as well as many out
ings by boat and trolleys.
Most Of the local teachers in out Of
town schools have returned to Nor,
witch for the summer vacation
z. H. Fitzhrnugh, vice president of
the Central Vermont Railway Co, has
taken the Waller cottage at Ocean
beach for the season.
Connecticut Elks, will leave next
Monday on their, tripato the forty-fifth
session Of the grand lodge at Los
Angeles, July Il to II. The trip will
take twenty-nine days.
The Meriden Record states that the
board Of police commissioners has
voted to send detail of ten patrol
men under command of Sergeant
Thayer to Norwich for July 5.
D. ]. Brown, Of Summer street, Lau-
rel Hill, now In his 74th year, who
guided the first motor boat down the
Thames river IT years ago, has accept
ed an invitation to take part in the
water carnival Tuesday evening next.
John Foster Carr has been selected
by the Connecticut d. A. r. to pre-
pare a manual for the Italian immi-
grants. Mr.. Carr is a descendant Of
a colonial governor of Rhode Island.
He was graduated from Yale in the
class of 1912.
State authorities are giving warn
ingDthatsthe ordinance requiring lights
on rubber tired vehicles after sun
down will be strictly enforced and that
ignorance Of the ordinance will not
be an excuse. There is also an ordi-
nance that bicycles shall have a bell
on them. This. too, must be lived up
too.
One Of the greatest events in the
history Of the Grand Army VI the Re
public will be the unwilling in Wash
ington, D. c., of the statue Of DR.. Ben
jamin Franklin Stephenson, founder
of the organization, on July 8. 1t has
been erected at a cost OF $4,000, the
national government contributing $1O,-
900, and the G. A. r. $4,000.
1t is noted by the Waterbury Amer
lean that the family of Robert S. Ross
left Tuesday to spend a couple of
months at Gales Ferry. their usual
summer outing place. Mr.. Ross will
join them later. Next Sunday Mr..
Ross is to meet the Brooklyn Central
Y. M. c. A. boys in their camp at
Gardner Lake. 1t is exactly twenty
years since Mr.. Ross began his work
as a Y. NJ. c. A. officer by taking
charge of the boys'Swork in the Brook
Ign Y. NJ. c. A.
a RnCE MIfCIRAI
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-01
ALL HORSES DIE

No other form of property insur-
snce Is sure of being loss.
GET YOUR HORSE INSURED be-
fore it dies from a SUNSTROkE.
{. G. RAWSoN, Gen. Aet.
227 Main St., Norwich, Conn.
'Phones-Office $50; house S54-2.
jun23d
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-01
Auto Party.

A party of automobiles, en- route
from New York to Breton Woods,
N. H, with about ten touring cars,
passed through the city Tuesday aft
ernoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-01
Conserving His Income.

Mr.. Roosevelt seems to have sue
ceeded in stopping radical exaggera-
tons of his hunting trip. Mr.. Roose-
welt is as conservative as anybody
when he has a contract for exclusive
publication.-St Louis Globe Demo
crat
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-01

Miss Marguerite Almy of Norwich
and Mrs. Donald B. Chappell or New
London, daughters of DIR. and Mrs,
L. B. Almy. are guests of the Misses
Williamson of London, England.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-01

Observation-Disclosures Olson, a high
school student, was struck in the ear
Gag aqde e41tn deaSSE thatEeaT
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-01

8Hlu BEKOI1lO lively
with Cuticura Oint-
nnent. B a n d q 9 Q
lightly in old cotton
or wear old gloves.
This 3 treatment il
priceless for soften
ing, whitening. and
soothing red, rough,
and chapped hands,
and for dru ifobs,-
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-01

Miss Carolyn Colburn Lyman Of
East Great Plain is spending the week
in Pennington, the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Clement Bushnell
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-01

Herbert M. Lerou has been placed
'on the executive committee Of the
Connecticut Pharmaceutical associa-
tion by President Garvin.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-01

Mr.. and Mrs. w. Grosvenor Ely of
Schenectady, N. Y. while taking an
auto trip through southern New Eng
land. are spending a few days with
their sister, Miss Anna L. Ely, of
WASHINGTON street
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-01

DR.. and Mrs. M. S. Kaufman re-
turned from New Haven wednesday
evening, where they had been attend
ing the Yale commencement.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-01

Miss Martha Carson of Boston is
spending the holidays with Mrs. John
LaValle of 259 Main street.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-01

Mr.. and Mrs. H. e. Haskell and Mr..
and Mrs. John f. Hawkins, who have
been spending a month at their cottage
at Eastern Point. have returned to
their home on Broadway.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-01
PERSONAL

Miss Ina Rathbun Of Noank is the
guest of her sister. Mrs. N. Eugene
Smith.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-01

Raymond Higgins OF Norwich is the
guest Of Leo Lawton at his home on
Broad street, Middletown.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-01

DIR. T. ]. Harper has been able to
resume practice this week after an Ill
ness Of fortnight. He was confined
to the house with acute indigestion.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-01
City of Norwich Water Wor1
Office of
Inl ~ NLrnAa.. Cr.r.. n. q Fl a -

Board of Water Commissioners.
Norwich, Conn. June 30. ..
Water rates for the quarter e1dine
June 80, 1909, are due and payable at
from a. m. to IL. and l to 6 p. m.
Wednesday and Saturday evenings to
until July 20.
additions will be made to all bills
remaining unpaid after July 20.
WILLIAM w. IVES,
1y1d Cashier.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Merton r. Sparks of
Chicago arrived in Norwich on We'd
nesday to. visit Mr.. Sparks parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Sparks Of Colt
street.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-01

Mr.. and Mrs Frank ]. Leavens, Mr.
and Mrs. Zebulon r. Robbins, John II
Powelson, Miss Powelson and Eben
Learned were visitors in New Haven
early in the week.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-01

DR.. Ter Jay Manwaring arrived home
Wednesday night at o'clock from
Boston, where on June 5 she under
went an operation from which she has
successfully recovered. She was &C
companied by her mother, Mrs. John
Manwaring.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-01

Georgia is now supplying the mar
kets with peaches, watermelons and
canteloupes.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-01

A large first communion class IS
receiving daily instruction in St. Pat
rick's parish.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-01
SORE HANDS
Itching, Burning, Bleed
ing, Cured by Cuticura.

Soak the hands, on retiring, in hot,
thick lather Of Cuticura Soap. Dry
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-01

More sultry weather is promised
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-01

Miss Harriet r. Trumbull Of Per-
kins place has returned from a fort
nights visit in Rye, n. Y, and Welles-
ley, Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-01
Daybreak at 2.1o.

Second month Of summer.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-01

Give Closson & Kingsbury your or
der for decorating. Headquarters IN
Carroll block.-adv
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-01
incidents in Society

Miss Angie Stanton OF Colt street
is visiting in Mystic.
Charles c. Elwell, Jr, of Mt. Carmel
is the guest of Travor Briscoe of
Broad street for several days.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-01

The season at Pleasure beach be-
gins today with the opening Of the
Palmer house.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-01-28
Farmers for Road Reform.

A large number of farmers met in in
dependence the other day and ap-
proved the draft of a road bill which
they want introduced in the state leg
islature. 1t provides for a county
bridge and highway commissioner to
be elected by the people and to draw
a salary of S. a day, a civil engineer
to be given preference. He shall ap-
point an assistant in each township
and these shall form an executive
highway board with the county road
commissioner as chairman. The town
ships are to be divided into two and
not more than four districts with a
foreman over each. Road work viii;
be permitted only in the six summer
months. The executive board is to
outline all work and make an estimate
of the money needed for road i'm
provement each year, and to have
charge of the construction of all
bridges and culverts Reinforced con-
crete only is to be used in bridges
and culverts Senator Overfield was
present and promised his support.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-01-28
Latest Kansas Events.
no Rax Kansas s5oo. ooo.

Kansas may expect to have almost
100000 to put into good roads fund
or into tree planting if it should so
desire if congress acts in accordance
with the ruling of the auditor for the
war department. The amount $425,-
065, is the interest and discount on
money borrowed from Kansas to sup
press Indian raids in the COS. The
principal has been returned by the
government, but The interest claim
was not allowed. John G. Nicholson
of Newton, state claim agent, came
TO Washington this winter and, with
Senator Long, Senator Curtis and
Representative Madison, pressed the
case before the auditor The secre-
tary of the treasury must now certify
the amount to congress, which will
then make the necessary appropri-
alton
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-01-28
Kansas Land for s10o.oco.

John Mason, farmer living south
of Great Bend, sold his Stafford coun-
ty land, receiving in cash therefor
100000. He still owns several thou
sand acres in Old Mexico and may
conclude to again engage in farming
Mason received for his lands here
represents only partly what he has
made since locating in this vicinity
some % or % years ago. There are
IA quarter sections of land in the
tract, all lying close together. The
price for the 1,240 acres amounts to
SS0.65 an acre.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-01-28
A Kansas Road Sold.

Announcement has been made by
w. H. Ryan, president of the Coal
Belt railroad, that j. ]. Helm, presi-
dent of the Joplin & Pittsburg Elec-
trio railway, has purchased the road.
The transaction involves all the
stocks and bonds of the Coal Belt
company and represents about $780,
900. 1t is understood according a
connecting link will be built between
the line and the Pittsburg system.
The coal belt line consists of about
20 miles of track, extending east from
Girard. The lines was financed by
Girard capital.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-01-28
Tried to Bride a JUDGE?

Acting Judge Eli Nirdlinger of the
district court of LeavenwOrth fired an
attorney named Schwartz $50 and
committed him to the county jail for
80 days for offering the judge a bride.
Attorney Schwartz, the judge charged,
appeared at his home one night and
offered him $50 if he would give him
a decision in a case. Judge Nirdlin-
ger sent the sheriff after Schwartz and
had him brought into court, where he
was fined and sentenced.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-01-28
stop Contract Prison Work.

The Oklahoma prisoners now in the
Kansas penitentiary will be kept there
until Oklahoma can make arrange
ments to handle them, but the con-
tract for keeping the prisoners will
not be renewed. This was decided by
the governor, warden and directors Of
the penitentiary at the meeting in To-
peka. 1t also was decided that here
after no contracts for the use # con-
Wet labor for private enterprises
would be made The prisoners viii
be used entirely for Kansas work and
only Ea1sas prisoners VIII De kept
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-01-28
Strike New Gas Field.

Considerable interest attends drill
ing now in progress on the William
Louther farm, some ten miles west of
Columbus. Gas has been struck, but
the drillers are not working just now,
pending the arrival of a new drill.
The gas is rushing out of the hole,
blowing the freezing water into the
air in the form of small icicles. Many
thousands of feet of gas are being
wasted daily, and it is confidently ex-
pected that new field has been
found.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-01-28
Oldest Man in Kansas Dead.

Fountain Shorts, aged 10S years, re-
Gently died at Paola Of old age. He
had been at the county poor farm for
some time. He was the oldest man
in this state and came here from
Cass county, Mo-, about 20 years ago.
He was born in Georgia in 1901. His
wife died years ago and his children
are scattered. His body was intend
ed to be sent to the Kansas Univer-
sity Medical department, but a sub
scription was taken up and he was
buried by the side of his wife in the
Paola cemetery.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-01-28
A New Kansas Trolley Line.

A mortgage for $12,000,000 was filed
in the Office of the register of deeds
of Wyandotte county, Kansas, by w.
Laming of TonganoXie, Kan, presi-
dent of the Kansas City & Southwest
ern Railroad company. 1t is to pro-
vide funds for the construction of
electric trolley lines between Kansas
City and Topeka by way Of Tonga
noxie and Lawrence to Independence,
Kan. The mortgage will be filed in
all the counties through which the
proposed line will run
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-01-28
x. U. Amone the Bio Ones.

Chancellor Frank Strong has re-
ceived word that the University Of
Kansas was admitted to the Associa-
ton of American Universities at it's
annual meeting at Ithaca, N. Y. The
action was taken as means of recog-
nizing the standards Of the work done
in the Kansas school. The association
is an organization Of the leading uni
versities and colleges of the country,
ard is dominated largely by the east
ern schools
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-01-28
A New Fellowship for K. u.

Through the efforts of Prof. R. K.
Duncan, head of the department Of
Industrial chemistry Of the Univer-
sity OF Kansas, a new industrial fell
lowship has just been given to the
board of regents. 1t is to be founded
in the university by the Holophane
Glass company, and yields $1,000
year for two years, together with 10
per cent of the profits. The fellow
ship will be posted in all the large
universities in the country and appli-
cantS invited.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-01-28
SaIina Will Not Vote.

Salina will not vote on the propo-
sition for a commission form Of gov
eminent just now, the city council at
its regular meeting, having rejected
the petition praying for special cleo
ton, because it did not contain a suf-
ffcient number Of names.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-01-28
An Emporia Daily suspends.

The Emporia Daily Journal, a morn
ing paper, established last May by F.
S. Mickey, has suspended publication.
Mr. Mickey gives as his reasons for
suspension that the paper did not re-
ceive sufficient support to warrant its
further publication and that he had
lost considerable money in it. Mr..
Mickey will continue to publish g
weekly.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-01-28
River Survey to Cost $1,000.

The government engineer has sent
notices to Abilene that it will cost
$1,000 TO survey the Smoky Hill bot
toms through that section to deter
mine what can be done to prevent
foods. Until that is done the recon-
mendations will not be made, as there
is nothing definite as a basis.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-01-28
Reached the Century Mark.

Mrs. E. Driscoll, who resides with
her son, John Driscon, of the west
par OF Dickinson county, was 100
years old the other day and had
celebration of the event She is as
well and bright as 20 years ago.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-01-28
A Leavenworth Theater Burned.

The Orpheum theater, located in the
heart of the business district of Leav-
enworth, was Quilted by fire the other
night The loss is estimated at $751;
000 about half the total value of the
building.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-01-28
Ptomaine in Canned Corn.

Erwin and Albert Affenstein, aged
II months and 4 years, respectively,
of Wichita, are dangerously i'll from
ptomaine poisoning, the result of eat
ing canned corn. The younger Of the
boys is not expected to live. They
are the children of William Alien
stein. a fireman at the central station.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-01-28
BrickIavers Form State Body.

Bricklayers from over the state met
in Wichita for the purpose Of form
ing a state conference to promote
the cause of union workmen.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-01-28
A Pioneer lead.

Thomas R. Wheelan, who home
staaded the land CT which Cherryvale
was built, died in that city the other
day. He was 80 years old.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-01-28
The New Kansas Tax Rate.

]. NJ. Nation, state auditor, has fin
1shed the tabulation of the tax fig
ures for the state for 1908. The table
shows that the average rate of tax,
alton in Kansas is $0.S56 on each 500
of valuation. In 1907 the rate was
S4.67. The total taxes levied in Kan
sas in 1908 was $21 PIT, 1927, while
in 1907 the total was 500, 497, SOB 33.
Leavenworth county has the highest
tax rate, $1.509 on each 500, while Re-
public county is the lowest with q
rate of $0.56 on each $100 valuation
Wyandotte county collects the highest
amount of taxes, $1,314, 2S9.49, and
Morton county collects the lowest
amount, s12.262.6S. The following
table shows the total taxes levied foy
the different funds in 1903:
OIdIe SZ,GI0, S9S.SO
County. . ............... 1921, 1924
City. 3,S06,S17.24
Township. .. 2,707,170.
School district " 1916, 600 rs
In 1907 property was assessed on a
valuation of about one-third of it's real
money value. In 1908 the property
was assessed at its actual cash value.
AS result the rate of taxation was
divided by five and the valuation was
increased to about five times the
value in 1907.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-08
Biographical
'--CQlendQr---
November 8.
RUFUS WHEELER PECKHAM

Rufus Wheeler Peckham, the associ-
ate justice of the United States Sit
preme court, who died last month at
his home near Albany, was born in
that city seventy-one years ago today
Justice Peckham displayed oratori-
cal powers when a boy, and his taste
was for the law. He was graduated
from the Albany Academy when he
was eighteen years old and entered the
law office of Colt and Peckham as d
student. He was admitted to the bar
in December, 1859.
Soon after his admission to practice
he became a member of Peckham &
Tremain and continued in that cOnnec-
ton until the death of Mr. Trenain
when the firm was changed to Peck
ham & ROsendale
Justice Peckham won reAown by his
defeat of Senator George F. Edmunds
in the bank tax cases. argued before
the United States supreme court. in
1881. For his victory in this celebrat-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-08

H. II. F'razee offers the new musical
comedy success, "A Girl at the Helm"
which sets a new standard In elab-
orateness of costuming and the clev-
erness of it's lines it also sets a new
pace for future productions When one
speaks of the girls, one can only look
unqualified approval and say that Mr.
F'razee's emissaries must have trav-
eled the country in search of the right
ones. Never have more good looking
girls with good voices been brought
together in one big production. They
wear their clothes we'll which is say
ing much, for the clothes are simply
wonderful, and they all sing. There
are no voices that mar the beauty of
the ensemble There are beautiful So
pranOs and cOntraltos that round out
the chorus numbers in an amazingly
beautiful manner.
The principals in "A Girl at the
Helm are in keeping with the rest
of the points of the production. There
are lyrics and duets in the HubbelI
score that make as big an appeal TO
the listness as some of the favOrite
numbers in the light opera of two dec
AIDES past In walks Bill' and brings
down the house with applause THE
man 1 marry must be a man. IS an
other of the pleasing numbers and
of the prettiest little songs of the
piece
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-08
AmuSementS
"klNG DOD."


Musical comedy-as all other things
has evolved King Dodo" was
among the first And at the time of
his first appearance was one of the
most popular, and deservedly so. But
the time of the oriental, slap stick style
Of musical comedy has almost passed.
In fact it has passed The comedy
of modern days has its scenes in mod
ern days Thus it is that King Do
dO'' rejuvenated is not the same King
D0do'' we remember when we saw him
first some years ago. His jokes still
belong to that period, and have not the
bloom of youth they once had.
John COrt has dealt with a generous
hand in his revival of the good old
musical comedy and it goes well, al
though it is somewhat antiquated. Like
the title character in his search for
youth, C0rt has tried to find another
springtime for the play. But he has
not altogether succeeded. "The Sultan
of Sulu' would have gone much bet
ter. 1t had some point "Dodo" has
none. and it's attempt at revival, al
though an earnest careful one, bare
ly succeeds.
AS we have said. John Cort has been
generous Principals and choruses
alike are good. William Friend as
"Dodo'' was good. He tried nothing
new, his methods were decidedly of
the type we saw when we first saw the
play, but he succeeded in getting some
few laughs and several encores on his
songs. The prima donna, Eleanor Kent
as "Piola,' was very good, very, very
good. She sings we'll and makes a
good appearance in her male attire.
Zoe Barnett, the soubrette, as Annette.
owing to illness failed to come up to
expectations. However she should be
given credit for her courage in APP
pearing under the trying circumstances
Despite her indisposition Miss Barnett
sang and danced we'll. The other parts
were we'll taken care Of. The female
choruses were better than the male,
and in the stage march do a nifty
stunt.
The music is jingly. we remember
it we'll 1.-The tale of the humble bee
is the one whistled as the crowd went
out, just as it was whistled in those
olden days. The scenery was good,
the stage settings worthy of the play.
And it went off well. We hope Mr..
Cort will not be discouraged in his re-.
vivals, there are others more worthy
than "Dodo" and perhaps would sue
coed better.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-08
Phone $50

light opera viii be given twenty
evening and twenty matinee per1or-
mances during the winter. Announce
ment concerning this departure will
be made by Andreas DIPPED of the
Metropolitan Opera House, under
whose direction the operas will be
presented by members of the Metro
politan company. The idea that the
New Theater's repertoire is to con-
sist mainly of standard or so-called
classical works, and that the institu-
ton is intended primarily for the
amusement of a small social set. or
that it's plays are to be mainly add
vanced. faddish and literary, is not
founded upon fact. The theater win
make it's appeal and depend for its
success upon the whole body of in
telligent playgoers. In truth, it rs
hoped to make this institution as
distinctly democratic and civic as is
the Coincide Franchise.