Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-05-18

barber shop that were movable were
moved, as the building appeared to be
threatened with destruction. until the
firemen arrived Then the flames were
quickly extinguished-
Three Italians engaged in cleaning
the purifier at the plant of the West
erly Light and Power company were
overcome by gas fumes while at work
Wednesday morning and We're resus-
citated with. difficulty. The men were
working vigorously and without any
evidence of i'll effect when they sud-
denly toppled over in a semi uncon-
ssious condition. DR. Al. ii. ScanloL
responded to call and gave the men
attention.
fects of the gases, the men We're en-
abled to stand. but were not able to
walk steadily until nearly an hour had
elapsed. They then walked t. their
homes and were excused from WORK
for the balance of the day.
The Twilight Baseball league held
. meeting for reorganization for the
season of 1911, and elected these Off
GERS: Robert Mitchell, president;
James McGdrvin, vice president; Frank
Friend, secretary; Benjamin Spa-so,
treasurer. The league will be COM
posed of these teams, ana are com
posed in the main Of clerks, the games
being played at twilight, after the
days work is done. The Opies, has
wells, Chicklets. Segars. and West
eriy club and Crackaj jacks. The Com
cts and Sauce Ages of last SEA son have
gone out Of existence.
Robert Bridges drama in verse,
Achilles in Scyros, was presented in
the large study hall of the Rhode Is
land state normal school, Tuesday eve
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en- hundred, the parts being taken by
students. Miss Jessie Marion Stand
ish, Of Westerly, played the role of
Ulysses, and was the only young lady
from here to participate. There was a
chorus of Scyrian maidenS. The nor
NAL school orchestra was assisted by
the Providence high school orchestra.
The girls i'll the play were in classic
garb and the production was well
staged and admirably acted.
There is Likelihood of lively contests
at the republican caucus this after
noon and evening, and it has been de-
termtned by the town committee to
open the caucus at four in the after
noon and to have it remain open until
eight in the evening, and later if the
caucus so orders. The Italian Repub-
lican club has been holding private
sessions, but has made no demands
rnittes, SO it is inferred that whatever
may be UP the sleeves of the members
and tn cir followers will not De made
known until the caucus is in session.
A year ago a strong effort was made
by the Italian voters to get represen-
tation on the town council and three
hours were required before the matter
was adversely decided.
| 1t has been definitely decided thai
| the Rhode Island Connecticut Baseball
| league will be composed of four team.
| and the season open May 27. The
| teams will be: Westerly, Mana ger AL.
| exander Aitken; Pawcatuck, Manage
| George Grogan; Stonington, Manage
| w. Fred Wilcox; Mystic, Manage
| George w. Tingley A schedule wa.
| adopted and it was voted that the frs
roster of players be fled with DR.
John NJ. OConnell. president, by Wed
| nesday, May "A. and that the $40 for
| felt be posted by each club at the sam,
| time.
| Inasmuch as the New York, New
! Haven & Hartford Railroad con1pan,
I has announced to the people of West
| erly, through Director Edwin Miner
| that the sum If 5000. goo is to be ex.
pended in improvements in Westerly
which eliminates Canal street grad,
| crossing, everything concerning the
| railroad is not without local interest
| The following shows the length of line
| and parts of lines which the block sys
| tenn is used:
+! The automatic block signals are use,
1 on 1T.5 single track. 245 double track
| 80 fo.lr track. total of 271.7 miles O
| road and 1921 miles of track. Non-au
| tCmatic block signals are used on 1884,
! single track. 1857 double track an,
| 1873 four track. total of 1855 mile
of road, $3.50 miles or track. Total au
| tomato ana non-autonatic is 707
! miles of road and 1,431 miles of track
/ Total passenger lines operated. 1926.
\ miles of road and 2,9S1.1 miles o
| track. Percentage block signal emile.
| of traclS) 57.7
| The New York, New Haven & Hart
| ford Railroad company uses the ex
| posed disc on 177.1 miles of road an,
| 1882 miles of track; the enclosed dis,
on 64.7 miles of road and 1904 miles
| on track, the sema phorcs with electri,
motor on 2s.9 miles of road and 81
mill of track. The normal clear mile
| of track 502.7 with no normal danger
! T9e total automatic signals are %
| miles of road, 562.7 miles Of track. TIL
! number of block sections is 591. Tel
| esraph is used il the main in connec
! ton with the system, and in addition
| there are track circuit at stations, ans
! two miles of contiguous track circui
and six miles of electric train staff ser
| wee. The company has 1879 tele
| graph miles and 1S4 telephone mile.
( OF road. These figures are official, be
| ing taken from a pamphlet just ISSUED
! By the interstate commerce commits
| sion. in table form. showing the blocl
| signals of the railroads of the United
| States.
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