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Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-07
incidents in Society

Mr.. and Mrs Charles l. Browning of
Brooklyn, n. Y, are visiting friends in
town.
Ronald Byrnes of New York has been
spending several days at his home in
town.
Mas Marie Deal Of Poughkeepsie, N.
Y, has been the guest of Mrs. H. F..
Parker.
Mrs. Calvin H. Frisbie entertained
the "Wednesday Afternoon Bridge club
yesterday.
Miss Mabel Putnam of WATERFOWL,
Conn.,, was a guest at Morgan North
dop wedding on Monday.
Miss Maize Caruthers and Mr.. and
Mrs. C. J. Benjamin of New Haven
are spending some time at Sachem's
Head, Conn.
Miss Amy Dove of Summer street
has returned from a fortnight's stay
at Otis Island, Me, and a week end
visit in Boston.
Albert Huntington of Brooklyn n.
Y, was the guest over the holidays of
his sister. Mrs. S. j. Huntington of
East Town street.
Mrs William Douglas and children,
from Spain, who have been visiting
relatives on Broadway for several
weeks, left town on Monday
Mrs. Olive w. Platt of Washington
street has returned from a delightful
trolley trip to Boston and vicinity, in
company with Mrs. Talcott of New
Haven.
Miss Ada L. Richards has returned
from Nara gansett Pier, where she
made one of a house party entertained
by Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander J. Hobbs of
Providence.
Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Hyde and
Miss Mary B. Hyde of Yantic and
Mr. and Mrs. George Schnabel and
Miss Clara Schnabel of White Bear
Mimi. have returned from summer
at Camp AS You Like-It, South Bluffs,
Block Island.
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famous fun terrier, with three puppies,
one of which was sold on Monday to a
Westerly party and brought a hand
some price. Mrs. William Burdfck also
had on exhibition pair of beautifur
Angora cats which were generally adj
mired.
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SCHOOL HOSE

Children's Single Rib Black Cotton
Hose in medium weight, sizes to 9h
Special &c pair, 8 pairs for 25c.
Boys Single and Corduroy Rib,
Heavy Weight, Black Cotton Hose,
sizes to 10, unequalled for durability
-12Iac pair.
Boys and 1 and Single Rib, Full
fashioned Black Cotton Hose, sizes S
to 101s-at Csc pair.
Misses Extra Fine Tan and Black
weight, smooth wearing hose-SpeciaI
1870 pair
Misses Plain and silk Lisle, Extra
Fine Black Rib Hose, sizes s to 81
at 25c pair.
Misses Plain and Silk Isle Fine
Tan Colored Hose-at 25c pair.
Children's Cadet" Black Cotton Hose
with real Irish linen splicing at knee,
heel and toe. two weights and equally
durable-at 25c pair.
Children's Guaranteed Cotton Hose
the we'll known Buster Brown, in two
weights, boys and girls, pairs in a
box, guaranteed to wear four months
if worn constantly-hosiery insurance
that saves darning-$1.o0 box.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-07
AGRICULTURAL HALL.
Vegetables.

So large and varied is the collection
of vegetables this year that 1t over
flows the allotted space. occupying
three extra shelves in the flower sec
ton. Big entries are made by George
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Olle Rullftill.
VARIOUS MATTERS

VARIOUS MATTERS
September is st. Regina's day.
Tuesday evenings shower caught
many of the unwary.
Dancing at Broadway Dancing ocad-
envy tonight at s.30.-adv.
The moon, which was new on the
LIST, will be full on the 18th.
There was a post-holiday rush at
the banks and libraries yesterday.
Tuesday was the ninth anniversary
of the shooting Of President Mckinley
at Buffalo.
Take advantage OF the opportunity
at the fair to inspect the Stebbins-
Geynet aeroplane.-adv.
There is said to be considerable
early September hunting without the
formality of 1910 license.
Recent violent storms remind older
residents of traditions of the Great
Gale. on September %, 1915.
One of the special features of the
life at Watch Hill this summer has
been the Sunday evening concerts at
the hotels.
Pupils who failed in the July tests
are examining for the coming exami-
nations for entrance to the Free
Academy.
The current issue of the Connecticut
Voter quotes Miss M. F. Norton and
Mrs. Ellen A. j. Potter of Norwich
as favoring the work of prohibition.
st. Patrfcks school opens today
after the pupils have attended a spe-
cial mass at $50, to pray for Gods
blessing upon the work of the coming
year.
Miss Katherine c. Lambert arrived
in town Tuesday and is at Mrs. Ma
brey's as usual. She will be ready
for business on Thursday of this week.
adv.
Harold B. simons of Marlboro,
Mass. has been engaged as musical
instructor for Pomfret school. He
was graduated from tie New England
Conservatory in Music in Boston in
June with highest honors.
Oh, my! Isn't it wonderful never
expected to see anything like it, are
some of the remarks heard at the Steb-
bins -Geynet aeroplane show at the
Fair Grounds.-adv.
Delegates from all parts of the state
to the number of about 100 were in
attendance at the annual convention
of the German Epworth League union
Of Connecticut, which was held in
Bridgeport Monday at the German NJ
Z. church.
Miss Alma Grigoire has resigned her
position as head trimmer for Mrs.
LAWYER to go into the millinery bust
ness at No. 90 Main street. She will
spend the week in New York to do her
buying and also visit the millinery
openings.-adv.
Announcement is made of the en-
gagement Of Miss Aida Davis, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Davis of 10
Atwood street. Providence. to Clarence
Kimball Carpenter of Preston. Mr..
Carpenter recently purchased the Har-
vey L. Muzzy property near Fort
Point.
There are 1890 operators Of motor
vehicles licensed in the state, of whom
about $4,000 are driving automobiles
AS high as ESQ applications for oper-
ators' licenses have been made in one
day. Between now and November TO-
600 or II 900 notices regarding the ex-
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Low Rates to California.

The Sunset Man will be here
soon. Ask him to call and tell you
about California and the low rates
Address J. H. Glynn, n. E. A. 10
Washington street, Bost on.-adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-07

children were the guests over Labor
day ofc Mrs. Risleys mother, Mrs
Helena S. Abramson Of New London.
DIR. n. c. Gray and Miss Jennie
Bennett were members of a dinner
party at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Enos M. Gray in Ledyard Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Learned
and daughter Bessie of Willimantic
are spending September at their cot
tage at Pleasure beach.
Mrs. Robert Rose and children,
Marguerite and Allen, of New York
city, have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
George P. Yomans of Lafayette street.
Miss Elsie Blackburn and Miss Ag-
mes Hansen have returned after
spending Sunday and Labor ,dav I'm
Providence. the guests Of MIR. and Mrs.
George Stelnkamp.
William Murphy and Miss Katharine
Shea stopped here over Labor day. Sis-
iting Timothy Sullivan before return
ing to their home in Springfield after
spending two weeks at Block Island
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Oller and
son, George E. Oller, Jr, returned to
Brooklyn. n. Y. on Tuesday morning
after visiting Mr.. and Mrs Herbert r.
Branche Of Lafayette street. They
were accompanied by Miss Ada Filler of
WashiuEton. D. c.
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Of Interest to the Deaf
The Globe
Ear=Phone

Developed and perfected by the Globe
Optical Co. of Boston. marks the latest
and the highest achievement in Hear
ing Devices for the Deaf"
1t is the least conspicuous most eff
ficient instrument in use for home,
business, church, thestr Moderate
in price.
A representative of the company will
take pleasure in showing the Ear
Phone and give you opportunity to
demonstrate for yourself, on Friday
and Saturday, September 9th and 10th,
from 10 to o'clock, at the JeWelry
Store of John & Geo. H. Bliss.
Call and satisfy yourself.
Hearing is believing.
Sept7d
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children were the guests over Labor
day ofc Mrs. Risley's mother Mrs.
Helena S. Abramson Of New London.
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There are 1890 operators OF motor
vehicles licensed in the state, of whom
about $4,000 are driving automobiles
AS high as ESQ applications for oper-
ators' licenses have been made in one
day. Between now and November TO-
900 or 1000 notices regarding the ex-
piration of registration are to be sent
out
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-07

Edison S. Bishop, commander depart
ment of Connecticut, G. A. r has
accepted an invitation to be present
al the class initiation of Sedgwick
camp, No. 4. S. of ", on the 18th inst
The commander is also a past division
commander of the Sons, which makes
his visit the more important
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-07

As is usual during the summer
months, drowning leads in the list of
deaths in Connecticut, numbering IA,
nine persons were Killed by falling, six
by trains, five were crushed to death,
four by automobiles and two by troll
leys cars, during August. The follow
ing claimed one death apiece during
the month; Being kicked by a bull,
lightning, burning, carbolic acid and
overeating candy.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-07

Mrs. Mary Stoyel Simpson of Cam
bridge. Mass, announces the marriage
of her daughter Jean Boardman. and
Ralph William Smiley of Hartford, on
Wednesday, in the First Congrega-
tional church in Cambridge. Mr. and
Mrs. Smiley will be at home after Oc-
tober l at No. SOL West 174th street,
New York. The groom is the son of
Principal Smiley of the Hartford high
school. and Mrs. Smiley, who has fire.
quentiy addressed the Kings Daugh-
ters of this city
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-07

Announcement is made of the en-
gagement Of Miss Aida Davis. daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Davis of 10
Atwood street, Providence to Clarence
Kimball Carpenter of Preston. Mr..
Carpenter recently purchased the Tfar-
vey L. Muzzy property near Fort
Point
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-07

Miss Ada L. Richards has returned
from Nara gansett Pier where she
made one of house party entertained
by Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander J. Hobbs of
Providence.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-07
MURPHY & McGARRY,
207 Main ST.
We're always glad 10
show you--Wheiher you're
ready TO buy your Fall
Suit now or not.

We like to have callers come in and
get acquainted with whats new"
not a store that annoys.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-07

Miss Alma Grigoire has resigned her
position as head trimmer for Mrs.
LAWYER to go into the millinery bust
ness at No. 90 Main street. She will
spend the week in New York to do her
buying and also visit the millinery
openings.-adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-07
Suits S12. to $50.

This store is the home of Hart Schaff-
uer 4 Marx Clothes.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-07

Miss Alice Grigoire is spending tIse
week i'm New York on business.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-07

AIR. and Mrs. George A. Rslex and
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-07

Delegates from all parts of the state
to the number of about 100 were in
attendance at the annual convention
of the German Epworth League union
Of Connecticut, which was held in
Bridgeport Monday at the German NJ
e. church.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-07

George AmblnT had eight pens of
fine looking rabbits on exhibition. and
the different kinds showed the English.
Hyme An4ora, Maltese and cute
Dutch doe with young. For all of these
entries he received first prizes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-21
POSTAL
RECEIPTS Make
$4,000 LEAP
Hartford, Assisted by Insurance
Company and State Offices
Goes up $4,000

Hartford post office assisted by all
of the postal business OF it's big insur-
ance companies and the business that
it derives from the offices In the State
capitol. is looking forward to having
it's receipts for 1910 beat 1909 by $780,
600.
Bridgeport with only it's manufac-
turing industries and working people
to depend upon. will make a gain of
0,000. at least. which is going some
for workingman's town.
Since January i. this year, and in :
Guiding % days In December, the re-
ceip,s Of the local Office are $274 ,32S. 70.
or S17,101.3S more than the entire re-
ceipts of last year when the aggre-
gate receipts were $254, ,227.41. Calcu-
lations based on the last nine days
business Of last year indicate that il
viii reach about $4,000.
But the advantage of the third city
in size having the State capitol and a
number of big insurance organiza ions
can be best realized by a comparison
of total receipts. The third city ex-
poets to show a total in it's receipts
of $780, 900, while the best that Bridge
port can hope for despite its big gain
is $2S7, ,32S.7S. or little more than half
the business of the Hartford office
The receipts Of the Bridgeport office
for IL months in 1909 and eleven
months in 1910 with an estimate of the
receipts Of the twelfth month. are as
follows:
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-21
RoCkman Guilty, Must
Spend From Eight to
70 Years Behind Bars

DR.. c. c. Godfrey and DR.. John G.
Lynch, the former engaged by States
Attorney Judson, the latter by Attor-
ney F. A. Bartlett, of counsel for the
accused, testified in chambers before
Judge Burpee of their examination Of
the prisoner at the county Jail. The
nature Of their testimony was such
that the court believed it advisable
to go into chambers. Though Rock
mans crime was one of exceptionally
fiendish nature. the testimony of the
physicians is believed to have led
the court to refrain from imposing
the maximum sentence. An insan-
fty plea was first expected in Rock
mans case but. as a result Of the
examination Of Rockman at the Jail
this idea was abandoned.
Rockman is credited with the police
with other crimes besides that against
Florence Hamilton. notably the al
most murderous attack upon Ida
Rowell. a stenographer living at 74S
Maplewood avenue. He won't confess
to others than the Hamilton crime, a
few hours after which he was arrested.
The discovery of his bicycle. also a
brand new axe. upon the scene Of
the crime, made it impossible for him
70 deny his guilt even before the
child victim identified him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-21
Wives And Mothers Of Entombed Men,
Overcome by Grief Try to Enter the
Burning Cau|dron But Restrain
ed by Police.
Reseuers Driven Back by Choksd Shaft, Effect Entrance
Through an Adjoining Mine, But This Work Greatly
Hanpered by Flames to Height of 80 Feet,
An Appalling Catastrophe.

encountered were dead Those stir
awe We're Tor the most part badly
injured. None Of those taken out
cause OF the explosion.
hundreds of people gathered about
the mouth Of the mine and the grief
or families Of the entombed men lei
to many dramatic incidents. Wives
ter the mine and were only restrain
ed by an extra detail Of police
Many OF the corpses recovered were
unrecognizable. The force Of the cx-
psosion was sufficient to denude most
OF the victims. Among the victims
were a number of small bows who
were serving as helpers
Ine fire gained rapidly until ths
mine became roaring furnace. Tn
less the entombed men were able TO
escape by way of another gallery Il
is doubtful if many have survived.
The total number of men rescued.
SO far, is IL. Twenty dead bodies
nave been taken out and there is
little hope of effecting any more res
Assistant Manager Rushton perish
ed while leading one Of the rescue
parties. He failed to provide himself
with safety helmet and succumbed
to the gas. After Rushton's death.
all the rescuers put on helmets.
After herculean work. the rescuers
got the flames under partial control.
A preliminary roll, taken late this
afternoon, places the missing ~ $50.
Ii as. behesed that mssax - those
joounted as missfng nave simply been
lost track of in the excitement,
All attempts to enter the n1if.e
through the shaft have proved futile.
as it is literally choked with debris.
Most OF the inner tunnels are like
wise barricades and it will probably
be days before the full extent of the
horror can be accurately ascertained.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-21

Gahay declares that Peabody used
Language, and conducted himself like
a man not in full possession of his
senses.
The state that Peabody must have
been in is indicated by the fact tina;
he hurriedly removed from his car
the markers by which 1t might be
Identified and concealed them upon
his person where they were after
ward found by the police. Yet to
+, one In possession of ordinary inteiIi-
gence it would have been apparent
that in taking off the markers moth
| ing would be. accomplished in the
way Of concealing his own identity
the party was dead, OF dying. Thomp-
son was in a condition that required
| him to remain tor attendance. Miss
Forster was well known and would
certainly have been identified, as in
fact she was. Hence the removal of
less, or else was the action of a man
unable properly to weigh incidents
and probabilities in their ordinary
sequence.
Here. then We're a party of joy
| riders, returning home in an automo-
bile after an evening spent in drink
| ing and carousal. Upon the 9th er
hand was the motorman, Peterson,
| engaged, on a bitter night, in pur-
suing a lawful and necessary occupa-
| ton. He was not drunk. It is not
| 20 much as limited that he had been
drinking. Perhaps he had been in
| structed by his superiors to drive his
| car as fast as he could, everytime he
could get power. for upon this even
ing there was trouble in the power
house of the company, and the cur
| rent used in driving the cars was
| tranSmittent.
1t is alleged that Peterson saw
Peabody's automobile soon enough SO
klax% I> Dat
other motormen say even if he did
see the automobile in the act of
backing. that he was justified in as
suming, under the circumstances,
that the automobile would be out #
the way before the car, closed the
A local motorman said today:
IF Peterson made a mistake it
must have been In assuming that the
automobile ahead of him was being
would clear the track in the same
time that any other competent driver
would do so. Every motorman is in
fiuenced in running his car by the
reasonable certainty that the person
ahead of him will do the ordinary
thing, in the ordinary way, and exer-
cise ordinary caution. Perhaps Pet
erson did not assume that Peabo iy
would tumble at the wheel, or reach
indecisively for the right lever and
pull the wrong one. About this ! do
not know, but do know that no jury
in the world would give civil dam
ages to a member ~ that party, so
injured. under such circumstances.
.! am unable to understand the
justice that took this motorman who
was engaged upon his lawful busi-
ness, sober, industrious man, and
lodged him in jail, while these stu
dents, at whose registering, death was
the guest, were sent upon their way
without even the taint Of carelessness
or stigma Of misconduct attached
to them.
"The ways Of coroners are as In
scrutable as the ways Of Providence" :"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-21

Gustave Rockman. aged 25. the ma
chanist of 1850 Fairfield avenue. ar
rested for criminally assaulting H.
year-old Florence Hamilton of 172
Dewey street. pleaded guilty in the
criminal Superior court this after
noon.
Judge Lucien F. Burpee sentenced
ROckman to prison for from s to 20
years. The maximum penalty for his
offence was 80 years in prison. Rock
man took his sentence with apparent
resigna ion. He has always main
tanned that he suffered from an i'm
pulse that it was beyond his power to
restrain. and expressed the greatest
abhorrence for his crime.
He has been constantly encouraged
since his arrest by the loyalty Of his
pretty young wife. who declares that
she will wait with Rockman's infant
child for his Homecoming from pris-
on. and they will go far away to be-
gin life where the stigma Of his prison
life will not blight his prospec s
Rockman has been model prisoner at
JAIL and today he said he expected to
continue at prison the exemplary life
he has led at the Jail with the view Of
obtaining every possible reduction of
his sentence for good behavior.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-21

ments for benefits to the same prop
erty, for paving Main street, since it
became city thoroughfare a bar to
the assessment? 1 have examined
with care the authorities cited and
such additional new ones as have
been able TO find, and i have come
to the conclusion that the permanent
pavement does not bar the assessment.
I am informed upon the trial that the
parties desire to take this question to
the Supreme Court of Errors: In view
of this fact it is superfluous for me
to enter upon discussion of the laws
hearing upon the subject.
Third: Are the provisions of the
charter under which the assessment
was made unconstitutional? 1 am of
the opinion that they are not so: at
all events their unconstitutionality is
not so apparent. that this court
should declare it. No claim was
made upon this trial that there are
any in validity in the proceedings
upon which this assessment is based.
except that it was claimed that the
provision of the charter are uncon-
stitutional and that the appellant
could not be assessed benefits be-
cause it had already paid assessments
for previous pavements."
CITY Attorney Thomas M. Cullinan
appeared for the city and Attorney
Eugene B. Peck represented the Cit
iZenS' Association
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-21
Judge Scott Upholds
Assessment Levied by
Board Of Appraisal
Citizens Association Had Appealed From As
sessment Of Benefits For Permanent
Pavement in Main Street

Judge Howard B. Scott. in the Civ
II Common Pleas court has handed
down an important decision relative
To the assessment of benefits and
damages levied by the board of ap-
pceisal for the laying of wooden
licck pavement in Main street dur
:cg the past summer. The Citizens
Association owners of the building at
Main and Cannon streets were assess
ed benefits of $1S0.S5. They appealed
claiming that they had previously
paid out two assessments for benefits,
one for asphalt pavement and the
other for the old stone pavement.
Judge Scott in his decision finds in
favor of the city and judgment is
rendered confirming the assessment
appealed from and taxing costs in
favor of the city.
The full text of the courts finding
follows: Three reasons have been
raised: First: Is the property Of the
applicant actually benefited to the
amount of the assessment by the lay
ing Of the new wooden block pavement
to take the place of the asphalt pave
ment previously laid and subsequent
" worn out when the new pavement
was ordered? This is a question Of
fact which / determine in favor Of
the city.
Second: Is the fact that the appli-
cant has heretofore paid two assess