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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-04-02
Rose Bushes at l2Rc

Not ALL varieties of Rose Bushes
now, but still a good assortment such
as Yellow. White, Pink RambIers.
American Beauty and other good sorts,
strong, 1rdy plants, two years old
CON sale in Basement)
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-04-02
Kitchenware Department

Cedarine Furniture Polish, an ex-
ceIent cleaner and polisher. to be used
on any wood, 25c size bottles-today
f7c each.
Alliance Borax Soap, a full size sc
bar-today 7 for 25c.
Tumblers for every day use, usually
S5c dozen-today 23c a dozen.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-04-02
(Main Floor
Rough Pongee Silk

Rough Pongee Silk, fine assortment
OF colors, natural. pink. light blue,
reseda, brown rose, catawba, wisteria
oyster white, etc, 26inch wide, every
thread pure silk-56c a yard
Suitings, desirable mixture. gray.
brown, tan, green and blue, double
width value 39c-today pc yard.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-04-02
Wash Goods Department
SPECIAL

Special
American Habutai Silks-Last day
for these we'll known fabrics at special
price OF 24c a yard. Full line of COL
ors 30 select from-our regular selling
price is sec = today, last day, 24c a
yard.
Galatee Cloth, light or dark colors.
best quality, usually Tic a yard-today
1870 a yard.
Do not forget the sale of Fountain
Pens, values $500 to $500. at CSC. Only
a few days left to take advantage of
this offer.
eCenter counter near main entrance)
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-04-02
PYTHIAN SISTERS.

Clover temple. No. 9, held an unusu-
ally well attended meeting on Monday
evening in Pythian hall and the inter-
est shown speaks well for the future
progress of the temple. A special fea-
ture evening was decided upon for
Monday, April 4th, which will be a
public whist in the temple hall. The
committee in charge includes Mrs.
Laura Colt, Mrs. Anna Guile and Mrs
Anna Chappell. who promise an enjoy
al auanino
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-04-02
Hosiery

Wo-nenis Black "Burson Cotton
knit to fit without a seam, medium
weight-speoiaI for today 17e a pair.
BoyS and Girls Medium Weight
sizes 611 to "a. one and one-rib.
rnea4ese OF the Csc qualfty-15c a pair.
z Pairv for 25e.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-04-02
Mems Furnishings

Mems Spring weight Cashmere Sox,
With merino heel and toe, seconds of
Csc quality, sizes 91k to 11-today 17c
q pair.
in stripes and figures. plain blues and
tans, full sized body, new Iine-at Soc.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-04-02
Lodge Notes and FraternaI Interests
<eoshas Gave " hlss-~rand Army Memorial Day Com
mittee-EIks Install Next Week--vew Fraternal BEN
eft ounc has Candidates Comins-~libernians Re-
ceive Members.

hearsaI for the initiatory degree last
Tuesday evening at it's meeting in
Odd Fellows hall, as the lodge has a
busy month ahead of it in April with
candidates to work, beginning the
initiatory work next Tuesday The
members are intending to put the work
on in extra good form so that the
meeting will be full of attraction for
all the lodge men.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-04-02
Infants Wear and
Muslin Underwear
Second FIoor)

TSeCOnd TOUTJ
Chfldrens Muslin Bonnets and
Straw Hats in all the newest designs,
from Csc to $4.25.
Children's Guimps, from to IA
years, in tucked lace and embroidery
trimmed, in the newest patterns, a
complete Line now ready-5oo, csc to
$3.50.
Children's Rompers. pink, and blue
checks. also plain coIors, to years
today Soc.
Women's Corset Covers. lace and in
sertion trimmed, French style-today
special sec.
Womens Embroidery Trimmed
Drawers, extra quality-special sec.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-04-02
(Basement)
Domestic Department

36inch Bleached Cotton, good 121Sc
quality 10c a yard.
36-inch Unbleached Cotton, value &c
today $50 a yard.
A large size Huck Towel. hemmed,
ready for use, value 17c-today 1215c
each.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-04-02

Donald Robertson, a. talented Scotch
actor has been engaged for the title
role of Beethoven which opens al
The New Theater,. New York. April
18th.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-04-02
Lace Department

One lot of Corset Covers Embroid-
cries, IS inches wide, good assert :
ment to choose from, regular Csc quail
ity-today, special 15c yard.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-04-02

NOTICE.-AIl creditors of said de-
ceased are hereby notified to present
their claims against said estate to the
undersigned at No 24S Walnut Street,
Willimantic, Conn, within the time
limited in the above and foregoing or
der.
AGNES E. THOMPSON,
apr2d Administrative
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-04-02
Flower Seeds

Flower Seeds in all varieties. Ross
Brothers Tested Seeds, on sale in
basement-5o and 1oc packages.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-04-02
WOmen's NeckWear

Special lot of Women's Jabots, made
of Venise and Irish Lace, value Soc
today 25c each.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-04-02
Ribbon Special

Number Is or 21s-inch Black and
C0iored Velvet Ribbon. all silk, regular
sec queAty-Speeial today sec.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-04-02
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

AT A COURT OF PROBATE HELD
of Norwich, on the LIST day of April,
A. d. 1916.
Present-NELSON ]. AYLING. Judge.
Estate of Agnes Cameron, late of
Sprague, in said District. deceased
Ordered, That the Administrative cite
ahe creditors of said deceased to bring in
their claims against said estate within
six months from this date. by posting
y notice to that effect. together
with copy of this order on the sign
deceased last dwelt and in the same
town, and bv publishing the same once
In a newspaper having a circulation in
Court
NELSON J. AYLING. Judge.
The above and foregoing is a true
copy of record
Attest: FANNIE C. CHURCH.
Clerk.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-04-02
LEGAL NOTICES.


desire to state, freely. and of my
own accord. that certain statements
said to have been made by me, deroga-
tory to the character and reputation of
the Rev, William II; Mclean, Pastor of
Grace Memorial Church, and to the
character and reputation OF Mrs. Mary
Greenleaf of Newark. N. j., are false
in every particular and that I know of
facts that tend to bring in question
the good name of either OF the parties
above mentioned.
Dated at Norwich. Conn.,, this LIST
day of April, A. ID. 1910.
In Presence of:
S. H. THRESHER,
II. NJ. DOUGLASS.
Sworn and subscribed before me this
LIST day of April, A. ID. 1910.
RODERICk M DOUGLASS,
apr2d Justice of the Peace.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-04-02

ODD FELLOWS.
Shetucket lodge, No. 81, held a re-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-17
Shall Uncle Sam be Partner With Gambler?

n Knox smith the commissioner Of corporations at Wash
nrou advises the taxation stock exchange gambling trasae
tons
is the last of compromise aud eowardee II
the government tund and weak 20 root out an evil
ax ,tad in with H. he party to IT, exact rakea off Don't
"hurt business but grab part OF the gamblers swag
Description the efforts made 10 get credit with The Lord
by becoming partners with the devil would ll book
bigger than old Noah Wcbscr most popular production
We have the business prosperity of SO0o0 people almost
absolutely at the mercy gamblers big and little aud the
best that our specially hired Smith offer plan to
demand rake-oif il every devised wasn't finally
squeezed out the very people whom 1t was pretended to
benefit
Tax Wall street and the only result will be complete
marking of the cards careful eloggng OF the wheel
heavier loading further duon of wa'ered stocks
a closer shearing OF the lambs
It's great scheme.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-17

ia The bright sunshine wifh the be.
nign shepherd. Depew. In the midst
~ them u that picture e a sue.
coaa there Niii be 81 agTeoie round
the head 81 the senator from New
York. for The sun Waa reflected
from The shiny saFfacs % the one
aud one hair gallon pla9 hst ~ifb
an effect like = mirror
Then the parting Senator he
pew with knighsiy gestures and
iVnfy beaded cans, showed them
Washington Take e All IN. ladies'
and gentlemen. this is on m~
n.pes addresses them Al. yes
4 humorous story iastEu
nuf that stgry got a~MF fFum me
under cover 81 Prolonged Laughter
When the last Of the bunch Lad
Eone. Mr. nepep vas bolstsd lnto
hia nifty automobile. ard took aNay
silSs BIN mnel ~ the sunshine
George WeahlnNton Caihuuu Lee.
aFe IL. % black that the black dirt
GA Ms face souked whit~. bFpesea
ia FiKhi after fhe urns~ pAFgY wa#
waited nNaY George @ashin Kinn
Calhoun i.ee. tuat one ~ hundred
Of RAGGED negro ufchlna that
swarm in the hYwaya n Washing
ton. mnat have heard somebody say
u NRA in the newspapers that the
lreatdenf brmnanad the fnru4Ailgr
that kept folks FROM isws dropping
iu AZ ihe White House George
Washington Calhoun l.se nut enc
entire step eithin the White House
Gnor
who you looking for. boy p
asked the man utth hEsNs hufgonn.
his hand held where the hnY could
nos pass a.
"i'4e called fob ~ see Maana
Preaydsnt Display uf many teeth.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-17

WASHINGTON. rob sr AFTER
tripping che q q toh. weil. the
light fantastic toe. II sou must
have lsi you wouldn't expect 600
pound president % this uultrd
States 20 be 40 az 40 or "a o'clock
aexl mornlng % shake hands with
q bunch 81 indelallNahie alEhtaecrn.
would YOU Well. be- MAS uu the
JOB. showing that " can BE- done.
Senator Dgpww had bis bunch OF
New York editors ia tow. aud for
once the senators and reproacusn
iiyes were compelled 60 sit ia ~ 81
special waiting room and salt Sen
stor nepew ran his bunch past the
secret service men and passed
them rapidly before tho Urbane
Presence The Urhane Presence
stood firmly planted On widespread
rct and disposed 81 the whole
bunch without moving out Of bic
faeaN
Need Il be said that Senator 10
pew Was yivaciors beyond bis
years and introduced everybody
aud sv~rybodys wife and daughter
20 William ~ No. u need not Do
said. and the president beamed
upon the selected editorial fellows
rom New York and their sisters
snd their cousins. and their aanta
Z Il u cuadreuniai stunt wiih
uopew 20 treat the faithful "a a
yiNit 90 Washington and sb0~ them
he president
The flock doubtless aiil r9eiect
Mr. nspew 20 Washington. IL only
a. an ornament
Right hrsr Il should b. confessed
that thia piece writ FOR the paper
as going 20 BE- shout bow preal.
dNni Tahiti teaKfsrn pronunciation
receives. bat SENATOR Durrw in .
one and ouehhlf gallon siix hat.
ivory headed cane and wondroua
coat wifn rich trimmings 81 az.
rahkan had fh~ right ~ way AZ
me editors filtered out Mr Dupew
Joined them
Then a Young man Who had come
with figs camera got q back
from the White House policrmen.
tho lmpound al cameras. lunch
boxes and funny.iooking parcels a.
fast M they are ingged In
And be took the camera and a.,
recisd u against the flock outside
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-17
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

A truth telling woman has but
few feminine friends
No. Cordelia. all sharp men are
not IN the sharper class.
All things that no one else wants
come 10 those who wait.
There are two sides 20 every
question your side and the wrong
side
A girl likes an honest young man
If ne isn't too honest 20 steal
kiss.
How many people do you kuoW
who can repeat the Ten Command
ments1
The woman who tells everything
ahs hears generally adds a little BIZ
more.
A man never realizes how many
faults he has until he has been
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-17

married two o. three years
Our idea II a stinEY woman g.
one uho declines 70 waste thread
sewing buttons On her hushands
clothes
once IN a very great whlie Ne
meet a girl who knows hoU % han
die a man as wei IS q Young Nidos
duea
There are aimust a. many ways
Tor woman - use up stale bread
a. there are ways for a love affair
10 get aidstfarksd.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-17

doctor prescribed rest and
change for q small boy Who had dis
organized his system hy overhaul
gence IN pudding After he had EBue
the little hos said
knew J was upset. mamma. b.
cause my foots asleep and fhinrs
must he pretty bad mhan you e. AZ
sleep az the wrong end
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-17

But I saw two last night" In.
dignantly asserted the defendant
Exactly" the policeman reioin.
ed trlumphantly That's Jest the
charge against youl"
Uncle Ephraim had two hnga
which he kept In a pen They we're
Of tho 'rasOrback variety, and a..
though they were fed bountifully. Il
seemed impossible TO put any FAT on
them One morning they had dts
appeared
What's the matter, Uncle Eph p"
inquired q nolghbor.
NY hawgs Is done gone. sab
How do you think they got
nway2"
We'll sab. said Uncle Ephralm,
my 'pinion Us dat dem hnwRa kind
.o' raised deirselvea up on aldge an
cropo through a crack"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-17

THAT" said Senator Tillman Of
an opponents argument "is an
amusing eXaggorniion.
"ln fact, ho continued. "it ig as
bad an oxaggeration as the story
about Ben Johnson's height They
said of Ben, YOU know. the cnndi.
date for sheriff. that when he made
a stump speech instead Of getting
q stump ready Tor him 20 mount
they would because ho was $50 tail,
dis hole FOR him 70 stand ln"
The defendant leaned over the
rail- with "a nasty sncor.
The constable has Just given
evidence" he anorted, but how N
It he doesn't call his fellow officers
70 corrobornto what no says2'
Because" replied tho man OF
blue, there happens 10 DO only one
constable"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-17

bat trembling
Did you base an appointment
mflh himg~
i.AwdY. no sab 1ca se~n ivy.
bo8y eomin' IN
Wei. yua cant are him now
The FeeepsiDn IL over That waa
a fact The Congressman had al.
ready gotten 10 the president
George Washington Calhoun i.ee
turned and put on bis raa % hat
and mtampeaed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-17

Alice Longworlh needn't worry
over the misbehayior ~ her pet
m0akey. a. the fannal resources g
the family are Increasing daily. and
81 the worst sho has Nicholas
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-17

Isn't q hs, carrying the cooper
alton Idea 60 extremes when an
seroplane u used 10 help out the
rood roads movement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-17

Mrs p n Thomas. the day her
horse Nemesis won a. Gmvdsend.
waa congratulated on the brilliant
success ~ her racing stable
When one wins Mrs Thomas
answered modrsfly. "ouea losses are
forgotten Bat in racing ones LOSSES
are many and the keeping ~ r. sta FL
BILE has ite troubles
The general idea ~ racing sth
bile. the idea that ~ ia nnlN long tri-
umph and Joy IL very wrong u IL
a. exaggerated AZ the Foreigners de-
Herlption uf our mammoth hotels.
This man said nf our hotels
la America everything is ON n
grand scale They have gigantic
buildings ~ incredible spiendor /
lived IN New York IN q hotel of such
colossal proportions that when I
rang the bell Thursday evening. tho
walter would come Go my room Mon
day morning
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-17

what~vsr else may develop from
the swope investigation. II " now
fairly certain that the colonel had
more money than medical sense.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-17

Getting the worst e g = az surr
a. taxes In Alaaka unee meve con
grrss has sidetrackea the govern
mant bill
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-17

Good citineaship can new BE- -.
tlmated on an inverse ratio 20 thu
quantity II snow on the sidewalk
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-17

At least Mf Erickson i entitled
90 some fame a. tho dise0vefrr Of
the eawle.a dairy prlnelpIs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-17

timent" at the republican city Gem
tral committee last night How Alb
aathlngiy Important
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-17

proud father of = bouncing boy but
viii not take him on his knee hav.
ing already an absoeAs on the same
The Gooaevale Military band viii
render a concert at the school
house Instrumental and musical
pieces Will be- played.
Mrs x Fooziewlug went 10 Bee
leyapOrt for soiourn Lib Onion
seed also went 10 Beeleysport. bui
he went for a tooth to be pulled
All of Ote Babblebeck's children
are recovering with the measles
Otherwise all the sick are we'll
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-17

Friend tat stick bed what innkra
sou believe tho doctor considers your
case hupeirsaf
Invalid Because he has iust with
aFn wn his objection % ms wife CON
sultinR a mental healer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-17

Indications point toward a thaW
10 the weather as a result OF which
there may be a rainfall which would
necessltate high water and a flood
prevailing Ia the creek followed
probably BY inundatlon that
would entail such damage as al.
ways evokes distress unless proyi.
dentially a freeze should set 10 and
check threatened condition which
IL much 20 be hoped for even bv
the most optimistic.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-17

The cut o. Horace grecleya birth
place az Amherst. y. 81. IN the Ros
ton Herald. brought ont thla story
The room IN which be- was born is
now occupied aa "a sitting room A
visitor some years ago asked q lady
liNing near hy II she remembered
ever seeing Horace Greeley, and aho
replied We'll yes, have "a very
early remembrance of him 1 put
the first shirt on him"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-17

NJ natl, cut Of cftg yesr, sHl
q moaths, $780, anoaths ere
entered ~ scatter WASH. post
afffee, ss .eeosd-ctass matter
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-17

.rarty isally We. lhs rulIas r..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-17

Ilr Acheaon. the discovorcr Of car
b9rundum. stood talking TO two
tfienda some nights ago.
That's ACheaOn." said u reporter.
pointing him out Il wonder who
the other two Rrof"
oh Topeka and Santa Fe. most
likely said the man from Chicago.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-17

A W. G. r. y will be- Organized
here u has lta work cut out FOR ID
reforming Job Hardnut
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-17

Tom Henbrooder Is now u
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-26
BELIEVED RIVER BED
FILLED WITH GOLD
r. r. Christie, as Defendant In Suit,
Tells Why He Invested in
Prices Mining
Scheme

r. r. Christie, formerly close friend
of DR.. w. r. Price, the Long Beach
psychologist and mining stock seller
told Judge Hervey yesterday he had
been victimized through Prices mis-
representations regarding the value of
the property of the National Gold
Dredging company and was induced to
give a note of $4,000 for the purchase of
stock in January, 1908. Two months
later he paid $4,000 on the note, and in
the following July learned for the first
time he had been investing in some
thing from which no returns could be
expected.
Christie was defendant in Judge Her
Yey's court in an action brought by P.
B. Sepulveda, Prices assignee, for the
recovery of the $4,000 balance claimed
to be due on the note.
'T purchased that stock on Prices
representations that the eleven miles
of American river bed he said was
owned by the dredging company was
filed with gold," said Christie. "When
l learned the falsity of this and other
statements I told Price I was done with
the proposition and would never pay
another cent on the note, and have
not"
The case is still on trial A case in
which Price is charged with obtaining
money by false representation is pend
ing in the criminal court, and SIM
liar case is on file in a justice court.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-26
SUES BANK FOR $4,000
BECAUSE OF PROSECUTION

Trial of the suit of DR.. J. B. Sloane
against the American National BANK
for damages of $4,000 for alleged ma
Iicious prosecution was begun before
Judge Moss of the superior court yes
terday. The suit grows out Of Sloane's
arrest in 1908 on charge of embezziing
500 belonging to the bank, it being
claimed at that time he took advantage
of an error in his account and overdreW
his deposits to the extent OF that
amount.
After preliminary examination
Sloane was discharged by the late
Justice E. e. Selph, who held that
Sloane could not be held responsible
for the banks errors. Sloane acknowl-
edged that he received the money, but
contended that it was drawn from the
bank in the regular course of a num-
Der of large financial transactions.
Publicity given to the matter, he testl-
fled yesterday, damaged his credit and
business, and he has frequently been
denied courtesies in business dealings
that would otherwise have been shown
to him. The trial will be resumed
Tuesday.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-26
Municipal Affairs
ASK EXTENSION
FOR CREGlER co.
WORK ON FIRE ALARM SYSTEM
DELAYED
Inventor Presents Claim to Council
for $500, but Offers to Conn
promise for Half That
Amount

Fifteen weeks extension Of the con-
tract between the city and the Cregier
Signal Alarm company for the inaugu-
ration of 100 fire alarm boxes in the
University district is the recommends
ton the supply committee intended to
make to the council yesterday morn
ing. But somehow the report of the
committee was mislaid, either by acci-
dent or design on the part OF some
one not friendly to the Cregier com
pany, and was not presented to the
council yesterday.
Although it Is urgently necessary
that action be taken at once to install
this system, in the opinion Of the fire
commission, 1t will be Tuesday be-
fore the city council can take action
on the matter.
Unnecessary delay on the part of the
city, chiefly due to procrastination by
the former council, has caused the
fifteen weeks for the installation of
the system originally provided in the
contract to lapse, and except that the
800 poles needed to carry the wires
have been purchased, little has been
done towards performing that part of
the work the city is bound to do. N.
Banks Cregier, inventor Of the system,
has been in Los Angeles the entire
time, and, because the city failed to
keep its part of the contract, he pre-
sented a claim Of $500 for damages.
Mr. Cregier offered to cut the claim in
two, but demands that he be paid 5000,
and if this Is not Forthcoming he prob
ably will bring suit against the city.
The supply committee has referred this
claim to the city attorney to determine
If it is a valid one.
When a communication from the fire
commission was read to the council
yesterday asking that every assistance
be given Cregier for a speedy installa-
ton of his system, Martin Betkouski
stated that he wished to place the
blame where 1t belonged, and said the
chief of the fire department and the
superintendent of the signal system
We're chiefly responsible for the delay.