Norwich bulletin., 1909-05-01


tere. when not strictly ON duty he was
decidedly companionable 10 the citizen
soldiery OF Connecticut fifteen years
ago.
Since the county commissioners re-
fused TO grant license for the Pequot
Inn, IS the proprietor was considered
AN unsuitable person. and the COM
missiunrrs' action approved 10y the SUI
pefior court. new tactics have been
adopted evidently 10 prove the respco-
liability Of the place. The local papers
publish "list or names recently rogfs-
tered az the Pequot Inn" while the
Names may be- those of 'eminently re-
spectacle people. they certainly are not
as prominent as John -. Rockefeller
Henry III. Rogers names chat appeared
on the register put In evidence al the
hearing before the county commits
siouers.
Earl Warner. who resided I'm New
London nearly an his life. died Thurs
daN. He was the brother Of Judge Ed-
gar a. Warner OF Putnam and leaves
"a widow. sou and daughter. Mr. War
ner I'm early life was engaged en- the
dry goods business I'm Main street. and
then in State street When the oil
craze was on in Pennsylvania and
when some investors were striking
OIL and getting rich. Mr. Warner
Charles y. Middleton Frederick w.
Miner and other New Londoners enc
gagged in the oil business in Titusvillc
soon thereafter Mr. Warner suffered
from paralysis but for years ne WIS
able 20 get around with the assistance
Of a pair Of canes. lie engaged In the
fire Insurance business. engaged in
matters political and was for a time
business manager Of the Day. fThe
was for years a useful member Of the
republican town committee and served
several terms as town clerk and a.
judge of probate and clerk OF the po-
lice court and some other minor poiit-
ical positions. He was az times elect
ed TO office when the local democracy
was in the ascendenc.. many voting
Tor him IN sympathy as well ne IN rec
ignition OF his acknowledged ability
The time came when other political
workers wanted Office and Mr. War
ner was placed In retirement lie was
a man Of excellent character marked
ability and but for his physical in-
hrnatieS would probably have been
leader among men. He was about 90
years of age. and was at one time
one Of the very hest known residents.
For the past few years he has been In
retirement
Ever. since TIE oldest New Londoner
Williams streets was known as Hew-
it's corner from the fact that the cor
ner grocery store was kept by n mem
Der OF ghe Hewitt family and known
as sort OF democratic headquartera
in Die heart OF the hotbed OF Local Gee
publican politics. Not so very many
years ago there came 10 town a man
named Bullard. who purchased the
store an Hewitt's corner and thcn sold
out 10 Charley Rice ana moved away
some fellow connected with the troll
ley road who perhaps had shorter resi-
dcnce In the city than did Mr.. Fuller
gave instructions 20 conductors TO
hereafter call that stopping place Bull
l7rd's corner and not the time honored
Hewitts corner. And so the place Il
now generally known. When old New
Londoners hear Billiards. corner called
out on the trolley cars they arc sur
priscd 80 the uncalled for change. and
there are none '.No can satisfactorily
explain the reason why. The chang
ink back 20 the old name could be
accomplished II the authorized trolley
official would issue orders 70 have the
call changed from Billiards. to ITew-
ITS corner. as il should. The change
would be appreciated by the old tim-
ers and not be Objectionable 10 the
rising generation.
ne new F1arNor ScnOolnou6e. the
largest and most modern In the city.
viii soon be ready for occupancy. n
viii he many years az the present rate
OF Increase IN the Fifth ward before
the handsome big building viii be full
ly used. a building hair the size would
have mot an requirements. But the
Fifth ward politicians we're a power
WheE appropriations were made for
this schoollousc. and they wanted 10
convince their ward constituents that
nothing was too good for the Fifth
ward. At the time 70 would have been
Just as easy 10 ger an appropriation
Of 100000 as n was 10 get the S115.-
000 But the building Is there, "a beau
~ TO the landscape. a monument n
the political workers Of the Fifth and
an educational place for the children.
with all the latest approved improve
ments. and everv facility 20 get me
very best there Is I'm the way N edu.
cation.