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Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-12

The Barber Memorial building on
High street was Quilted by ire We'd
nesday night and the loss both to
/ building and contents. it is estimated,
will amount TO considerably over $50
900, possibly over 100000 The
blaze started in the Masonic hall
one the top floor in a small me-
ter room where the electric light wires
is thought caused the fire. The
flames spread rapidly. and the roof
Of the building was burned almost en-
tirely off. 1t was covered with tin and
this was an obstacle in the way of the
hremen- They did excellent work,
however. and by one O'Clock this
morning it was thought that they We're
beginning TO get the fire under con-
troll.
About 1890. James Coleman, the
janitor of Masonic hall. was coming
out of the Odd Fellows hall in the
next building. He smelled smoke and
notified Chief of Police BranSfield. who
at about 1875 o'clock turned in an
alarm from box 90 A general alarm
was sounded when the extent of the
fire was discovered and the three
Westerly companies and the Barber
company of Pawcatucl1y responded The
TWO engines were soon pouring streams
into the roaring furnace. The flames
burst through the roof, and leaped
high in the air, and made vivid spec
tacle. that attracted large crowd OF
oniookers.
The fire had secured a good start
when the fire companies arrived. and
for the first hour and a half 1t seemed
az if the whole building were dooTSNe=
Gradually however the fighters seem
ed to gain an advantage and at 1.30
O'Clock the fire was under control
On the top floor Of the building,
which is three stories high in front,
and four stories in the rear, and OF
brick and is valued at about $4,000,
was the Masonic hall, all of which was
destroyed
The Masonic rooms were occupied
by Franklin lodge, No. 20 A. f. and
A NJ. Pawcatuck lodge, No. go, A. F.
and A NJ, Palmer chapter, No. %. R.
A. NJ. Nara gansett commandery, NO.
p. X. T.. Deborah chapter. Easter
Star. One hundred and twenty uni
forms were in lockers in the han and
were all destroyed. as were six gram
tie pedestals presented to the Masonic
bodies by Westerly quaTrles, and otn-
TT things that can never be replaced
The Masons carried Insurance. howev-
err ON their property
o. The damage to the two lower floors
of the building Gas by water only. as
the fire did not extend beneath the
third floor Almost all of the occu-
PANTS carried insurance. on the Sec
0nd floor are the Westerly water
works office Judge Williams law Of
flee the Third district court room, the
Maxon Printing Press Co.'S office, the
Christian Science reading room. Dr. ].
III. Chapman's dental parlors, DIR. Col
bv's office the Mechanics Savings
hank on the first floor are w H
Joslin's grocery store, A. L. Castritius'
ieweIry store George kingSley's
crockeI-y store. William H. Brown1ng's
dry goods store
The Barber building is owned by
Miss Matt1e Babcock of Pawcatuck, is
valtied at about $4,000, and is under
stood to he fully covered by insur-
ance-
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-12
FREIGHT BUSINESS HEAVY.
Much Coal Particularly Being Receiv-
ed in Ansonia

Freight business on the railroad is
very good at present, says the An
being unusually heavy. Large guam
titles of manufactured goods are being
shipped by the local mills, carload lots
leaving town every day. There are
also numerous small orders, which is
deposited daily at the depot. Ninety
per cent. of the freight shipments
from here come from the shops.
Few people in fact have any idea Of
the amount Of freight sent out from
here. The bulk of it is metal goods
which is sent to every quarter of the
globe.
The receipts of freight are "a 80
large, considerable being in coal, which
is being received by the carload. A
number of Ansonians, who use con-
siderable coal. have purchased it in
carload lots and with that received by
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-12
BRIEF STATE NEWS

Georgetown.-That there will be cleo
trio lights in Georgetown soon seems
assured
LitchfieId.-Rear Admiral and Mrs.
George p. Colvocoresses arrived in
Litchfield Tuesday evening.
Sheiton.-Important changes and adj
ditions are in progress at the plant of
the Derby Rubber company.
Norwak.-The urgent need of addi-
tional fire fighting equipment is being
keenly felt by East Norwalk people.
New Haven.-On Sunday, May %,
Santa Maria council, X of c., will OBJ
serve its twenty-sixth anniversary.
Derby.-A large delegation of Mystic
Shriners went from Derby Monday
night to attend the spring meeting of
the shrine in Bridgeport.
EnfieId.@The resignation of Miss
Rena Warmer, Latin teacher in the
Enfield High school, has been received,
to take effect the middle of June.
Bridgeport-Th indication is that
the census for this city taken under
the direction OF the census bureau at
Washington will not show popula-
ton of 100000.
BetheI.-PrincipaI E. NJ. Crofoot of
the high school has decided not to re-
turn for enotiler year. Frank A. Ber-
ry, at present one of the faculty of
the Danbury High school, has been en-
gagged to I'LL the vacancy.
ThompsonviIie-The school board
has received petition signed by a
number of citizens of the town asking
that bu'bbling fountains be placed as
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-12
What Everybody Wants.

Everybody desires good health, which
is impossible unless the kidneys are
sound and healthy. Foley's I<idna'
Remedy should be taken at the first in
dication of any irregularity, and q
serious illness may be averted. Foley 4
Kidne-- Remedy will restore your kid
neys and bladder to their normal state
and activity. The Lee & Osgood Co.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-12

the shops and the schools, many cars
loaded with coal have been dropped
from trains here. The board Of edu-
cation is receiving about a dozen cars,
which hold on am average Of thirty
gross tons
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-12

follows: Two in the Enfield High
school building, one each in the North
and South school buildings, one in
Hazardville and one in Scitico.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-12
THOMAS M'KENZIE.

The prohibition party is the first to
make nomination of town officers to
be balloted for June Z although all the
nominees are not prohibitiOnists, espe-
c1ally the candidates for moderator,
town clerk and town treasurer, the
present incumDents of the Offices who
are true blue republicans The nomi-
nations include a candidate for judge
of probate, an officer heretofore elect
ed by the town council
frederick Written was chairman of
the caucus and John W. Conant clerk
The following nominations We're made
and the certificate of nominations has
been filed with the town clerk as re-
CURED by law. The nominate made
are as follows: Eugene 3. Pendleton
moderator; Everett E. Whipple town
clerk; James NJ. Pendleton, treasurer;
John w Conant, first councilman: Will
liam H. Greene, second councilman:
William 3. Austin, third councilman;
OTIS H Chapman. fourth councilman:
James O. Babcock, fifth councilman;
Edwin Barber, sixth councilman:
Julius L. Waite, seventh councilman;
Annie l.. Waite, school committee;
Isaac G. Barber. assessor of taxes; Ell
lery Barber, overseer of poor: Thomas
Fl. Peabody, judge of probate
The three BARRIERS are brothers, and
Judge Peabody. William H. Greene
Otis H. Chapman and Isaac G. Barber
are members and Edwin Barber an at
tendant of the First Ba ptist church
Frederick Written, chairman of the
caucus, is also a member of the same
church Two Of the nominees are dea-
cons of the church.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-12
Maybe He STAYED Arav.

President Taft has peculiar taste
1t is reported that he enjoyed" an
amateur theatrical performance by
Washington society folk.-Manchester
Union.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-12

Pains of women. head pains, or any
pain stopped in 20 minutes sure, with
DIR. Shops Pink Pain Tablets. See
full formula on Csc box. Sold by Lee
& Osgood.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-12

With such governors as Hughes and
Fort around it isn't half the fun to be
member of the legislature that it
used to be.-Phila delphia Record.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-12
Westerly Building Gutted By Fire

arber Memorial Flock Practically Destroyed-Loss Esti
mated at Over 5o,OOO-Fire District Committees
Report Accepted and Recommendation Adopted
Prohibition Farty dominates icket-Coast Artillery
Drill Apparatus be Installed This Week-Effort to
Get Lulkeiey Team to play Westerly Friday.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-12
Local Laconics.


Soup are very scarce thus far this
season.
Miss Jennie Elizabeth Suber and
William Clark Smith We're married on
Tuesday afternoon by Rev. William r.
Williams.
Mayor Lathrop of Springfield has
appointed Adelbert r. Geer deputy
sealer of weights and measures. He is
husband of Miss Rachel Burdick, for
merfy of Westerly.
Ex-Governor George II. Utter of
Westerly spoke on The Sign of the
Times in the Light of Peace at the
session of the New England arbitra-
tion and peace conference in Hartford
Tuesday evening"
Mrs. Nellie Carey Reynolds, contraI-
to, and Miss Maud Tower Peck, plan
list, both of Hartford, gave a musical
at the residence of Mrs. George \.
Burdick Tuesday evening for the ben
eft of Phebe Greene Ward chapter, d.
A r.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-12

The first meeting of the executive
committee of the Rhode Island Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ami
mails since the annual session was
held Wednesday in Providence. Cen
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-12

eral Agent James N Smith reported
that during the year attention had
been given to 285 animals and that five
cases had been prosecuted in the dis
trfct court and "A persons were adj
monished for various offenses. Dr.
Thomas e. Robinson WAS appointed
veterinary surgeon and John Reardon
prosecuting agent for the town of
Westerly. Charles p. EccleStone was
also appointed a prosecuting agent
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-12
At the annual meeting of the Rhode

Rev. Samuel NJ. Cathcart of Westerly
served on the resolution committee at
the annual conference of Rhode Island
Congregational churches held in Provi-
dence Rev Mr.. Cathcart presented a
resolution that the nominating COM
mittee of the conference be authorized
to name an industrial committee
which was adopted. The idea of the
Industrial committee is for the consid-
Grafton of the great Industrial prob
lens of the day.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-12

The work of the firemen received
much commentator. Their work pre-
vented the Potter and Loveland build
inss. adjacent to the Barber building,
from catching. The police also acted
in an efficient manner, and no acct
dents had been reported up till two
O'Clock. At that time. although the
fire was we'll under control, the two
steamers were still throwing water into
the building.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-12

Georgetown.-That there will be cleo
trio lights in Georgetown soon seems
assured.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-14
SOLVES PROBLEM
OF PRISON Term
Alameda County Probation Off
Ger Argues for Indetermi-
nate Sentence

OAKLAND. April 13.-Christophe
Ruess, probation officer of Alameda
county, has taken the stand that th'
undetermined sentence is the only so
luton of the problem of too lenient
too severe and too varying sentences
now imposed by the superior judges o
the state.
Commenting upon recent remarks
upon the subject by Prison Directo,
Sonntag and Justice Cooper of the ap
pellate court. RueSS said;
The best thinkers on prison problems in
this and other states have for many years
advocated the indeterminate sentence. several
eastern states have adopted it. and IL will
inevitably come wherever men seek a scien-
tihc solution of this problem.
BY the indeterminate sentence plan con-
victed men are simply sentenced 10 prison.
the judge does not say for how long because
no judge convention Of judges will
be able to prophesy just how long it will
take any to reform and be safe al lib
erty. The prison warden and directors de-
eide that from careful observation OF the
mans progress. and must exercise discretion
in parole the end of two. three or more
years else the bad results of unwise paroles
will condemn them and their methods. On
the other hand. if unfairly denied a
chance of parole, the appellate court for the
well be utilized as court of rehabilitation
to decide such questions Then after fur
ther period on parole. satisfactory conduct
and progress can earn complete liberty.
This plan protects society from the incur
able criminal class by keeping them perma-
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-14
MODERN METHODS
EXCEL JIU JITSU
Japanese Merchant Is Shot At,
Then Knocked Out and
Robbed

OAKLAND, April 13.-Jiu jitsu de-
fense proved unequal to the sholdup
mans brutal line of attack when K.
Mori. Japanese shop keeper living at
S351a Webster street, was held up at
l o'clock this morning by two robbers
on the Webster street drawbridge. The
Japanese barely escaped death from a
bullet in his struggle with the thugs
and was finally knocked unconscious
by blow on the head. When he had
recovered the robbers had taken $50
from his pocket and disappeared.
A burglar broke into Overlook &
Helpers store at 700 Franklin street
last night and took two purses, con-
tanning $50 and gold watch.
W. T. Winn, lilo East Tenth street,
was robbed of a diamond set locket by
pickpocket last night
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-14
women GATHER At
ANNUAL BANQUET
Juniors of Class of 1911 Make
Plans for Activities When
They Become Seniors

BERKELEY. April 13.-Junior
women met tonight at banquet in
Hearst hall basket ball court and dis
cussed plans for the coming year. when
as seniors they will control the poll
cies Of the women students of the
university.
The tables We're arranged in the form
of a big "C' and several scores of
women of the class of 1911 attended
the affair. which was presided over by
Miss Jeanette Miller as toastmistress
She called for the following toasts:
Purpose of the Jinks, Miss Mabel
Sadler: Senior Singing" Miss jean
nette Miller; Glass Spirit" Miss Cheryl
Merrill: monologue. Miss Edna Hig-
gins; Relation of Senior Women to
the Underclass Women Miss Rose
Gardner: cap and Gown" Miss Wini-
fred Hunt; Evolution of the Senior"
Miss Ethel Burke; monologue. Miss
Ruth Robinson; Senior Hall" Miss
Leigh Stafford; Toast TO 1911" Miss
Louise Howard.
DR. Samuel H. Wiley, former regent
of the university, will be the South
hall speaker at the annual class pill
grima ge of the graduates this year.
Other speakers on class day will be:
J. A. D. Brookmsn o. L. Kettenbsch
s W Cunningham Marguerite Ogden
H s. Johns John Hood
Miss Martha Chickering J. n. Hsrtigsn
A. J. Eddy Stuart O'Melveny
o. H Robertson
Bernard Shaw's Caesar and Cleo
patra" will be the play which the
English club of the university has Sc
lected for staging in the Greek theater
next year At the meeting of the or
ganization last night, the following g
new members were admitted to the
club:
J. p. Hartigan Irene O'Connor
Leigh Stafford Laura Robson
Rose Gardner IC. y. Hackett
Dudley J. Gates E. q. Clewe
A. G. Pendergsst R. H. Clark
Cheryl Merrill Newton B. Drury
Faculty and students of the univer-
sity attended the concert of the
orchestra, which gave a very credit
able recital last night, assisted by
William E. Chamberlain, tenor.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-14
SOCIETY Girl TO
APPEAR in PLAY
Miss Barbara Naehtrieb, Fresh
man Student, Selected for
Part i'm "NerO"

BERKELEY. April 13.-Miss Barbara
Nachtrieb. San Francisco society girl
who recently took part in the produc-
tion of Professor Napoleon" IN that
city, will be a member of the cast of
the English club play. Nero" which
viii be staged in the Greek theater
April %.
Although only a member of the
freshman class, Miss Nachtrieb has
won a place in dramatics and litera-
ture at the university by her clever
work and will figure in future plays
of the English club and of her class.
Miss Irene O'Connor. who will as
sumo the role of Acto. is also prom
inent in college dramatics and is a
member of the English club
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-14
WOMAN dies FROM
GASOLINE BURNS
Daughter Reaches Scene Too
Late to Prevent Fatal In
juries to Mother

OAKLAND. April 13-Mrs. Ella
Turner, 54 years old, died late last
night at her home, 1865 Sixty first
street, from burns suffered Sunday
afternoon in an explosion of gasoline.
She was unconscious until the time of
death.
Mrs. Turner was the wife of H. Tur-
ner, mana ger of the Rough Dry laun-
dry company She had gone into a
rear room with some clothes to clean,
taking can of gasoline with her. Her
daughter Mabel was in the front of
the house.
The fumes of the liquid are sup
posed to have been ignited by sparks
from trash fire in the yard. Mabel
Turner heard the explosion and ran
into the back yard. She saw her
mother. wrapped in fire and writhing
on the ground. The girl turned a gar
den hose on the suffering woman and
put out the flames. Neighbors called
DR. j. E. Kelsey.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-14
$4,000 RAISED FOR
REMODELING OF HALL

BERKELEY, April 13-After a six
day campaign for funds by the mem
bers OF the Y NJ. c. A. and the Y. w.
c. A of the students of the university
announcement was made today by Sec
retary De Witt that the desired $4,000
had been raised for the remodeling of
Stiles hall. H A. Savage of the senior
class won the first prize for subscrip-
tions having secured $462.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-14
CHAPTER I.
FOR CHILDREN WHOSE PARENTS DO NO,
OWN THEIR OWN HOMES

Your father is probably looking for lot where
some day he can build.
Wouldn't it be fine if he could find a lot right
across the street from school, so you could 90
home to lunch at noon in about minute and see
your mother and get something good and warm
to eat instead of having cold sandwiches and such
things?
Wouldn't it be fine, if rainy days you could
get permission from the teacher to run home at
and change your shoes and get on dry stock
ings so you wouldn't catch cold and maybe pneu-
monia.
Yes" you say, "but the fellows who bring their
lunch have more time to play than the fellows who
go home
1t isn't going to be this way at the Fortieth
Street Tract, opposite the Longfelow School on
Market Street. The boys and girls who live here
get home in less than a minute and back again
by the time those who bring their lunches are
through eating.
All you have to- do is to cross Market Street.
where there are no carlines to worry your mother
and where there is very little travel
Your mother you playing in the school
yard and you call to her.
-Wouldnt that be great place to live?
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-14

PAIN PREVENTS SUICIDE-oakIand April 13.
After quarrel with her husband Mrs. A
Cabral of Fourth and Harrison streets. de
cided TO end her life last night by swallow
ing carbolic acid. The first pains of the
poison on her lis caused her to change her
mind and she taken to the receiving hos
pital where it found that her lips were
badly burned. but that she in no danger.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-14

NEGRO STABBED IN Row-oakland. April I3.
In saloon quarrel AZ 1T0l Pacific street last
night J. Stone, a negro was stabbed slightly
six times by another negro named Davis. who
escaped.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-14
MURDERED woMA

MURDERED WOMAN FoUND-El Paso. Tex.
ApriI I3-Tbe body of Mrs. Eda Allen was
found this morning at her home IN Miami.
Ariz. with her brains beaten out Her hus-
band committed suicide when the body was
found Both were from Texas
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-14

Mrs Edmund Keeffe will entertain
Friday afternoon at luncheon at her
home in San Francisco A number of
friends from this side will cross the
bay to accept her hospitality. Doc
tor Keeffe and Mrs. Keeffe intend TO
take possession of their new resi-
dence early in the summer Mrs.
Keeffe was formerly Miss Alice Brit
tain.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-14

nentIy in prison. 1t also relieves society
from the support in prison Of men who
should be earning their living at liberty
1t gives every prisoner the key to the prison,
the hope which makes and reavakeS the best
in men,
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-14

WEDNESDAY WHIST PARTY-oakrand April
13.--The Third Wednesday whist club will
hold its regular whist tournament Wednesday
evening. April 20. at Foresters hall, Thir-
teenth street at Clay. Miss Birdie Pitcher
will conduct the game and painted china
prizes will be awarded to the winners
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-14

Furniture must be sold at H. Schell-
haas, Eleventh street at Franklin.
o. zkla nd
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-14
CHAPTER II.
FOR CHILDREN WHOSE PARENTS AL
READY OWN THEIR OWN HOMES

Suppose 10 years ago your father had taken $3.50
and invested it for you in real estate. He could, by
paying this much down and SIS month"; have
bought lot for 81 200 that would be worth $4,000
today. We even know of lots that could have been
secured 10 years ago for $500 that worth SIS
600 today.
Now, let us suppose you are IS years old. In 10
fine to have few thousand dollars worth of prop
erty to start with property that you could turn into
cash if you wished!
Your parents could get you lot in the Fortieth
Street Tract by paying $3.50 down and SIS a month
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-14

Folding chairs equal to new, $500
per dozen, at H. Schellhaas, Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald Darce Holmes
celebrated the fifteenth anniversary
Of their marriage this evening and
entertained so friends at their East
Oakland home.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-14

Miss Carmen Sutton entertained the
members OF one of the smaller card
clubs this afternoon. Bridge was fol-
lowed by dainty supper
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-14

Tomorrow evening the wedding of
Clarence Shuey and Miss Sevilla Hay
den viii interest the smart set on this
side OF the bay. Several hundred cards
have been issued for the ceremony,
which will take place in ST. PauTs
Episcopal church.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-14

This advertisement is not for grown folks.
We had one for them yesterday and we are going
to have another for them tomorrow.
Grown folks get advertisements than they
can read anyhow.
But who ever heard of a real estate concern
spending several hundred dollars upon advertise
ment to children?
Boys and girls you've been overlooked!
SO here goes for 'the first real estate advertise
ment that was ever written exclusively for children.
From real estate standpoint there two kinds
of children-those whose parents do not their
homes and those whose parents do their
homes
Consequently divide advertisement into
two chapters.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-14

We are opening the Fortieth Street Tract up this
week. Your father get fine IS foot lot by pay
ing $3.50 down and SIS month. 1t will cost alto
gether 81 ,225.
Then if he wants to build a house we will build
it for 81 900 down and the balance by the month Or
if it is very large house will build it for $500
down. If he takes house he can have it planned
to suit himself and the ST 900 or ST 500 he pays
down will include the $3.50 he has to pay on the
lot.
In other words he can come to us with ST 900
cash. pick out lot near the school and havea pref
ty little cottage built suit his ideas. He
can pay the balance like rent.
We allow shacks this tract Nobody can
build home costing less than $1,000, and every
in the residential district must build IS feet back
OF his property line that there will be pretty
front yards.
Get your father and mother to come in and see
about this It's a. fine idea to own your own
home; then If anything happens you always have
place to live.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-14

In honor of Miss Helen Dornin. the
fsnce Of william Childs. Mrs. Mary s.
Childs has sent out cards for an
elaborate at home" asking a large
number Of guests TO meet her sons
intended bride Thursday afternoon,
April 2I Mrs. Childs will receive at
the residence Of Mrs. J. 5. jerks, in
Oakland avenue. The wedding of the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs George Dor
min probably viii be solemnized late
in the summer.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-14

Announcement is made OF the mar
riage Of Prentiss Bee and Miss Flor
ence McCloskey, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. McCloskey. The cere-
mony took place Wednesday evening
Bee is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Theo-
dore Bee. He is graduate of the
University Of California On return
ing from their wedding journey Mr.
and Mrs. Bee will live in East Oak
land.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-14

Mrs Charles Wingate included 16
friends in her invitation TO meet Mrs.
Irving Wright and Mrs. Pasmore Of
Pasadena this afternoon.