Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-05-14
John Nolen, of Cambridge to Lecture on Beau
tifying a City.
MUSICIANS UNION BREEDS DISCoRD
The Eukeey School Mines Qualification Over Their De-
feat of NJ F. A-ihe Larbers Keep Close Tab on
me Another-Wilbur Smith will Race luckey
sachem Park-Other Matters of Interest.

There are BARRIERS union and non-union
| in New London, and the "open shops"
| have been kept open until after mid
night Saturdays and just as long as
! there was any chance of catching q
belated customer. This displeased the
other BARRIERS. who closed their doors
| TO business at midnight, and the mat
ter was placed before Prosecuting At
torney Cronin with the request that the
offending BARRIERS. Orders have been
given to the police to see to 1t that
all barber union shops are closed at
midnight Saturday, and If necessary
make arrests to enforce the law.
It. SO happens that the offending bar
, bers happen to be Italians, who seeen
to be of the opinion that they are a
privileged class and tnerruo1eaetdT
privileged class and are not required
to observe laws an closely as other
people. The opinion is not confined to
the BARRIERS, for there are others who
| keep kitchen barrooms in different sec
tions Of the city and sell booze to their
fellow countrymen and TO all others
who call. There are meat dealers and
| grocers and fruit sellers and the like
| who keep their places OF business open
all day Sunday, and without interfer-
/ ence from the authorities, but should
English speaking people attempt to do
likewise there would be something do
| ing by the police without waiting for
orders from the prosecuting officer.
BY common consent of years stand
| ing fruit stores and confectionery and
ice. cream stores have been permitted
to do business after sunset on Sum
days. and gradually this privilege has
become more extended than was at
first intended; but there is no apparent
objection to this class of stores doing
a quiet business and for the accommo-
dalton of the public.
Serving reminders of those good
old days" when water system was
unknown in New Londors when soft
water for washing purposes was stored
| which it flowed from the house roof
during the rainy season, and became
| filed with pollywogs during the dry
| season, and when the hard water for
came from the pumps and wells, there
still remains here and there about tina
city sidewalks of brick that have be-
come badly worn by long usage The
time was when brick and flag walks
w'ere the standard; in fact. no other
material was used in the construction
and now IL Ia the concrete and grano-
lithfc WALKS OF modern and substantial
construction. ts ~
While there are too many of these
ancient brick walks in the city. IL IN a
pleasing sign OF progress to hear OF
| the occasional removal OF these rocky
road TO Dublin Sidewalks to make way
for those that are more down to date
| and over which 1t is pleasure to
trod- stretch OF this alborntnabbs
ancient walk was taken UP during the
present week in Huntington street, tha
! owner having a new walk substituted
| at his own expense and not calling
upon the city committee TO provide
half the cost Il is 70 be hoped that
| be contiguous and spread down Tru-
| man street day, where those AFFLICTED
with eorns prefer to walk in the street
rather than suffer the torture or walk
| ing on ths worn and unepen brick
There are WALKS Of tagging. too. that
should DO removed, for In some IN
walks are even worse than those con-
| structed of brick. Tt is very evident
| that for yearu to come there will be
work enough for the sidewalk commit
| tee Of the court of common council
| even after ample cash is available for
| the general construction of new side
wsiks throughout the city 1t win be
| well when these reminders OF the
good old dsys" will remind no mora
Wiiber Smith, the New London long
distance runner, who is just entering
his fortieth year, has bean matched TO
| race Tuclrey, the fast Montdlle iad,
for fifteen miles at SaShem park, I'm
| no new one in tho game, and despite
| his age seems to be still IN the rum
ming, and the hackers OF Tuckey WIN
from New Lcndonsrs who st1n have
| faith in Smith runner. Some
| years ago Darrow wAe the champion
runner of the county. but when Smith
| came on the line honors were even In
! the twenty -four hoaxrS indoor contests
that prevailed at that time, although
barrow was considered a wonder a
| out in the open air long distance run
ming.
The time was when running was tina
| favored sport In New London, the ac-
cepted racing course being from Per-
kdns green in Bank street. down Pc
quot avenue and up Ocean avenue To
the starting point, a distance OF seven
mMes. These races were OF frequent
occurrence and open to all. On ons
! Thanksgiving day there wac foot
race on the card and Champion Darrow
was among the entries.
=. Juet before the starting time WI.
crossing tender at the union station,
| ne who saved so many lives AZ thar
| dangerous place and who Is az present
| employed in the construction or thA
| big mill at Montville. expressed a de-
| sire to be permitted to compete in the
race, remarlSing that ha was consfd-
| tive land. Corcoran's name was en-
| tered in the list and in he went without
any previous preparation and against
runners who had been In special train
| Ing for the event He handed his coat
| to a friend and toed tine line with tins
young runners who were there in rsc-
| ing costume. There was an even start
and before Howard street was reached
| to the finish and won the race.
Corcoran made record over that
| course that has never been equailed.
| but he never made a business OF rum
ming doing that particular turn just
| TO see il he was as fast as the feet
footed young fellows who had won
much cash and glory in the running
game.
1t does not seem so ma~y years ago
when the Parade was . sert Of mar
ketpIsce foe fa~sssrs. for IL was there
where they disposed Of mech of theE
| produce, and IL Was the reg ulsr sale
place for the farmer With his load ~
wood drawn from tbs Gods ~ o1eN
1t MAS here where the Turkeys ana
chickens dressed for ovoa prepnsA-
ton were sold at Thanksgiving and
Christmas time. and even the clarcoa3
peddIere after diapoesnE of the pDa1
about the city. retuyned rbeyss ~ fpsD
their cattle and themeskves be1s6s
starting or their homewepd 49,
= Then fheKe Ia 49, r. -