Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-17
TROLLEY GAR MANNERS AT NEW LONDON
New Building ComplehonMr Law
 Beach Resn Organizs-The New Get Together William His Birthday The Committee of

|, fellowship, a thing that would have been considered impossible not SO many years ago. to see enterprising citizens of Norwich and New London getting together for the mutual ad-
 vantage of both cities. There is a demand for improvement of the main highway between the two eastern ! Connecticut cities, and the state high way commissioner has made another promise to give this matter his att tention at the earliest opportunity. It is the intention of the New London
 Business Mems association. with the
 co operation of the Norwich board of
 sioner until this needed improvement
 is accomplished
 It is this get-together spirit that has been lacking in the past, and in consequence the state highway com-
 missioner has devoted himself to oth-
 CT sections. evidently forgetting that | Norwich and New London are among
 the cities of influence in the Nutmeg
 state.
 pr. William Appleton of Boston, who
 for over thirty years has been among
 the more popular of New Londons
 summer visitors and whose democrat
 ic ways has won for him the genuine respect of what is termed the com
 
 recently and in a novel and praise worthy way He is one of those whole | souled gentlemen who is a believer in
 the ~better to give than receive" idea
 and on his birthday he gave positive proof of the sincerity of his belief
 He made many poor households ! happy by generous contributions of cash. made rich several poor and un-
 fortunate patients in the Memorial hospital. gladdened the hearts of ! newsboys by the distribution of cash
 among them, helped the Y. M c. A. girls in their .tag-day work. and spent
 the day making others as well as
 himself happy. In addition to this side
 pleasure pr. Appleton entertained his
 society friends sumptuously at his 1, magnificent home in Pequot avenue. | One of the benehciaries voiced the
 sentiment of many when he said:
 There is a place in heaven for pr. Appleton"
 1t is evident that the Committee Of l Fifteen intends to do the reform work
 of the city, as requested by their fel- | low citizens whom they represent,
 and doi it without fear or favor. and | in cooperation with the regular police force and if not, without their as- ! sistance. This was made plain last | Sunday when, upon information fur
 nisbed by state police, three of the 1 leading hotels were visited and evl-
 dence of sale of liquor obtained in two of them.
 That the regular police force had no information, is shown that when | their services were called for to aid ! in the raids, only five policemen were | available when ordered to report to ! the attorney for the Committee of Fifteen. It was planned to visit four 1, faIa off, 1frfrN aataItf .Ctf i imen were assigned to each of the two 1 large hotels. one policeman to the ! third hotel and there were no police Eat hand to visit the fourth hotel The work of last Sunday shows . i fairness on the part of the commit ltee, no favorites being played with ! the hotels. and the little dealers known grumble and claim that the police hare always after us little fellows but | they never try to bag the big game" I A gentleman prominent In this re- 1 form work said one evening this week there were other matters besides the l illegal sale of liquor, gambling rooms 1 and houses of ill repute, that needed attention Among them are some of i the pool rooms that are kept in oper- | ation all night, or as long as there 10 ! a customer to handle a cue. He said | the committee was studying the law
 in regard to pool rooms and are sat- | isfied that at least one of these places was not conducted as the law directs,
 and that probably the next raid would
 be on at least one of these pool rooms. hThese places he said are as injurious | to youthful morals as the bar room. and unless there be radical change in
 the conduct of these places. the man. agers and patrons may soon be con- vinced that the Committee of Fifteen | is mot dead, or sleepeth."