Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-19


 crossed by about thirty tracks and which for the reason is but little used. If this were done, the Grand Trunk company agreed to build a large grain elevator at the Long wharf, so-called, and fntimated that the elevator would naturally bring with it a line of steamers to transport the grain abroad and return with miscellaneous cargoes to be transported over the Grand Trunk system. New London made mistake that would be readily rectified if opportunity were given
 There are two Big Tim" SuIIivans on the New London police force, and chuck, not the terderloin, section of the city. He is responsible 1or the good order in the night season of upper Bradley street, John ard Douglass all descriptions. male and female, black and white, congregate and do almost everything but respect the civil and moral law. It is in fact the '.hell hole of filth and nastiness" which the first citizen of the city mistakenly located in lower Bank street in recent public speech.
 It is not so very long ago, a year or more, when the bark bearing the com mittee of fifteen kicked up quite a sea of reform in that chuck locality over which Policeman Sullivan perambu- lates, and the officer has ever since kept the reform sea agitated- When the sea first reached his shores there were several very low black and tan joints in full swing, where blacks and whites met disgraced themselves and These were wiped out of existence by the persistency of Little Big Tim" and his fellow officers, but it was up to Timmy to be the monitor and keep tab on what was going on in that particu- lar baliwick, and he did the work nobly, keeping the section reasonably and morally clean in comparison with the conditions that formerly existed.
 The present week he became satis- lied that there was a black and tan joint in operation in Douglass street and he reported the fact to his superior officer Lieutenant Jeffers, the efficient The result was the issuance of a war rant and raid on the suspected premises, owned by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad black females were arrested and ar raigned in the police court. Some were fined almost to the limit and in the cases of others sentence was suspend within twenty-four hours and never return So that dive is out of exist ence, and now "Iittle-Big Tim" and his argus eyes are on the lookout for any others that dare attempt to dash through the breakers of the reform sea while he is on the beach, for he is certainly the biggest pebble in that rocky section.
 As a successor to the late Bishop near future will be conseerated to his holy duties, interest is revived among New London Catholics as to who will succeed the late Rev. Thomas P, Joynt as pastor of St. Mary's Star of the Sea church, conceded to be one of the most desirable parishes in the diocese of Hartford. The Catholics and people of New London generally were to a certain measure satisfied to let the affairs of the diocese be conducted by the vicar general, and perhaps from motives tinged with selhshness, for then it was reasonably sure that Rev. acting pastor, as it was not within the province of the vicar general to fill the vacant pastorate by permanent ap- pointment-
 Father O'Donnen since his ordina- tion about thirteen years ago has been an assistant pastor in New London, and for several years and during the long sickness of Father Joynt he prac- ticaHy administered the affairs of the parish, and was probably not promot- ed to a pastorate elsewhere by reason of his valuable assistance to Father Joynf. who was iflcapa citated by req son of sickness from perfornlir1x the full duties of pastor. While Father O'Donnen may not be brilliant pulpit orator he is & conscientious and de- voted priest and has the genuine re- spect of every member of the parish and all would be glad to welcome him as pastor of the church. He was with Father Joynt for about half of his long pastorate and is therefore thoroug hIy conversant with the needs of the parish.
 In the very near future extensive improvements are to be made to the church edifice, made possible by be- quests in the wills or Sebastian D. Lawrence and Father Joynt, and Fa- ther ODonnell is especially equipped to carry tout these proposed improve ments by reason of his thorough knowledge of the. needs of the parish and the general wishes of the parish toner's. and along the lines satisfying to the wisbes of the donors Of money necessary to make the improvements, and in harmony with the trustees in charge of the funds for the work
 Father O'ponnell was born in New Haven and is said to have been the first young man to graduate from Yale college to become a Catholic priest By reason of long and faithful service Father O'Donneu is entitled to pro- motion, and to the lay mind he is pe- culiarly fitted to become pastor of St. Mary's Star of the Sea church in New London.