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Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
FUN ERAL.
Mrs. Will am Parkinson.

The funeral of Mrs. William R. Park inson was held from her late home, No. 31- Burlington avenue. Norwich Town, at o'clock Wednesday afternoon, the services being conducted by Rev. s. J. Weaver of Mantle, who spoke of the exemplary life of the deceased. There were many m attendance and the floral ferns were handsome. Home of the Soul, and Saved by Grace were sung by Mrs. R. fl. Bushnell and Miss Florence E. Bushnell. The bearers were Charles and Edward StaubIey, William H. Yeomans and Charles Rog- CTS of East Lyme. Burial was in Van tic cemetery. where a committal serv- ice was read. Funeral Director Gager was in charge
 Mrs. Parkinson is survived by her husband and two daughters, Mrs. Ian lis J. Dolbeare of Newport, Ore, and Mrs. Charles Tracy of Hartford. Two grandchildren, Mrs David Akers of ',aInia. Wash. and Miss Grace Dol 5eare of Newport. Ore; three sisters Mrs. Mary E, Gray of New London Mrs. Frank Pitcher of Norwich and Mrs. F. Fl. Turner Of East Lyme. and g. brother. Capt. Leander Sawyer of New London.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
CHANGE IN PRICE OF
 STAMPED ENVELOPES
Difference Now Whether the Request Is Printed Thereon or Not.

Through order No. 5945 just received bs Postmaster William Caruthers from the postoffice department at Washing ton, D. C., a complete change in the stamped envelopes and newspaper wrappers is to go into effect on and after Jan. 1st, 1912, the chief feature of which is that the new pricelist makes two rates for the envelopes, ac- cording as they are plain or have the return request printed in the upper left-hand corner. Formerly the en- velepes have been the same price at the thousand rate. whether they were plain or of the Request" variety.
 The new rate sheet gives quotations for every size, but as an example of tie changes, the prices on No. 3, No. , and No. 12 stamped envelopes, which are the sizes most used. are quoted I ere. For No. 3 the old price per thou sand was s21.24; new price $21.20 re- quest, S20-e6 plain. No. 5. old prfee $21.24; new price $21.24 request. s21 plain. No. 13, old price S21.44; new price $21.36 request, s21.0s plain. AS before. colors make no difference, and the envelopes will be made in the usual varieties
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
xENS HAVE BIG
 PATRONAGE AT SALE.
Store at 1o1 Main Street Crowded Throughout the Day to Secure At tractive Gifts.


 The Xens society of the First Bap- tist church conducted a Christmas sale at 101 Main street on "Wednesday which had a big patronage, the buyers finding a side variety of articles throughout the day and evening There were attractive decorations for the tables. There was a demonstration of tea throughout the day in the store Mrs H. J. Dollymore was the demon strator.
 The sale was in charge of a general committee consisting of Mrs. J. E. C.. Leach, Miss Martha c Ward and Miss Elizabeth Park
 At the different tables were the fol- lowing:
 Food table. Mrs. John B. Dat, Mrs. Charles G. Cobb, Mrs. l.. H. Potter, Mrs. Jay Rogers, Mrs. Floyd May, Mrs Charles Whitaker, Mrs. Robert w. Otis, Mrs Avery Park, Mrs. Joseph M Burdick; domestic table, Mrs. c. H. Bushnell, Mrs. C. H. Christman, Mrs. Frank Futile, Mrs. w. $. Allen and Mrs Minnie Auburn: preserves and fruit table, Mrs. W. G. Gilchrist, Mrs. Charles Perkins; dolls, Mrs. Herbert Wiley, Miss Wilson, Mrs. W. H. Ea- gles Miss Nettie Standish; fancy work, Mrs. Thomas B. Linton, Mrs. Lena. Perkins, Mrs. Hattie Sargent Mrs Walter E. Canf1eld, Miss Dolbeare. Mrs w J. Koonz, Mrs. Elmer R. Pier son; mystery table, Mrs. Arthur F. Howard, Mrs. A. c. Swan; candy table, Mrs. Herbert Nj. Lerou, Mrs. Joseph C. Worth.
 The decorations were in charge of Mrs. Charles G. Cobb.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
s1EREoPTicoN LECTURE
 3 YsuMNEn viNToN
Nest interesting View of the Life in
 India.

"kiplinE's India" illustrated by ster, copllcon vicws was the subject or lecture of unusual merit gwen on "Wednesday evening Dy Rev sumner NinIon of Burma, Iffuli, under the au- spices of the Vineyard workers at ths Central Baptist church h9v AIT. fln- ten, who was born in India and spent the first IF years of his life there, spoke with d peculiar appreciation and uthoE1uy upon the subject. when made the lecture of absorbing interest and ifIstructiveness, illustrating 1t with about l20 views. all beautifully colored ly himself and his wife, and most or he slides being from pictures when he had taken himself.
 He was intro 1uc 71 by Mrs. trank A. Rcath. president of the Vineyard Workers, who mentioned the mission ary ancestry Of the speaker, since ms grandfather went out to this fnissioh field in the '30s, and about 20 members of the vinton family are now in mls- sJon3fy work
 In his lecture the speaker introduced his audience to an India distinct from the In iia 5f the globe trotter or popu- lar fancy, Kipling's India. introducing especially the roadside types such as the beggars, holy men and the starving millions that can be seen in that iann of strange contradictions. On the one hand, 'as an instance. he spoke of the regard held for life by the people or India, extending even to insects, ana yet it was the land where murder had
 
 srttee, or burning of widows on their husbands funeral pile, had originated 1 The India of Kipling's Kim was in tirnately shown, going into the details O. ordinary life. and I-assing from that ! to the India of the English. Here he
 had a good word to speak for the Eng l fish in India and suggested that the Americans would cfiticise with better | grace when they could show what they would do after 50 years in the Philip | pines.
 He took up the white man in the i east designating him as a nexile af would be true of any of the tropics and said that the work that the ad- Vanced nations of the world are 70 dc | in the east is truly the whitc mans ] burden. He closed with kiplings Song !, of tho Dead, a poem which the lecturer used as a conception of missionary work making the appeal that those | who are living are to carry forward l the work that has been done, thal
 those who have died may not have died in vain.
 There was appreciative applause foi the lecturer as he concluded his ad
 mirabI travelogue. The young ladies
 of the society served as ushers for th' l evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
PERSONAL

Henry Lamb has been tfe guest of friends in Noank.
 Miss Rose Gaffney of New London has been the guest of friends in Nor wich.
 Mrs. Fred H. Turner of East Lyme Is in Norwich, caring for her sister, who is seriously ;ll.
 Mrs Harriet Allen of Palmertown has been visiting her sister, Mrs James R. Armstrong of Norwich. Rev. P. c. Wright of Norwich was the guest at the home of Mrs. Abbie Joslin of New London Tuesday.
 Mrs. Jane Patton has returned to MontvilIe from a visit to her daugh ter, Mrs. Frank Smith of Norwich.
 Trvon E. Robertson and his sister, Mrs. Elizabeth R. Burchard, left Mont vile Tuesday for Miami Fla. for the winter.
 Rufus TiIden and family of Norwich were recent guests or their sisters, Misses Augusta and Mary Tilden of Mansfield.
 Dr. Vincent Eldred has returned from New York. after spending a week with his brother, Fred A. Eldred While there he attended grand opera witnessing La Bohen,e. MT. and Mrs. George s. Eeltaire. who were married in New London last Wednesday, have returned from their wedding trip and are registered at the Hotel Green.=Danbury News. Miss Gertrude L. Woodmansee has returned to her duties in Bridgeport after spending Thanksgiving with hel parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Wood mansee of West Town street. Guests for the week end at the home of MT. and Mrs Orrin M. Price, Nor wich Town, are Mrs. Jane Lester Patchaug: Mrs. John Bennett and Mrs Charles Wilcox, Westerly, and Mrs Charles H. Price. Quiambaug.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
WATER BOARD VISITS STONY BROOK
Looks Over the Palmer Property and Decides Removal of Contamination-Fiv Million Gallons Going Through Brook Daily-Pumps Still Working

On Wednesday afternoon the mem hers of the board of water commits sioners made an official visit to the Stcny brook reservoir, it being the first this month There were Walter w. with of the board Supt. J. J. Corkery and Engineer $. B. Palmer.
 The members of the board looked over the J. Raymond Palmer property, a portion of which will be flowed when the pond is full, for the purpose of determining what will have to be done to remove al possibi. contlrlina- ton when the time comes to take the water. It was found that a closet will have to be moved some distance north and properly enclosed and the barn yard will have to be given up and quite a little will be removed fir phi the surface at that point This, it is believed, will take off all contanina- ton which might affect the water, and that work Wal be done in time so that when the water is turned into the main there will be no trouble therefrom- MT. Palmer has given permission for expected it will require much time. Five Million Gallons.
 It was found by the weir which En- gineer Palm IT had placed on the brook that there were 5,o00,000 gallons of Wa ter going down the brook every twen
  is all carried off from the basin by the waste pipe which takes it down the natural course of the brook below the dam The hasin is not flooded, though there is some water in front Of the big dam
 Contractor Petrossi has about 110 men at work on the job, many of whom are placing the last of the paving ~ the dam with others at work on the smaller dam ard filling the bottom oi the basin. The muck has been nearly all removed from the basin and the filling has extended to point beyonc | the center for some distance This l l art of the work will be continued as | long as the weather will permit Building New Broadway.
 l On the spillway dam the corewAl | is but a trlfle above the level of the ground. though there was quite ar excava ton there getting to a solit foundation. As that is but 300 fee long and 16 feet high. it will take bu a short time to put it in, with favora bIe weather, but frost is a big handi leap, as the concrete has to be protect ed against it. Forms are up for an
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
Perfect Satisfaction
Incidents in Society

Mrs. William Tyler Oicott enter tained the Wednesday, Bridge club this week.
 Mrs Henry M. Pollock has sent out cards for an afternoon of bridge for Friday, December 10.
 Mrs. Frank A. Mitchell and Mrs. Frank A. Rcath have returned from a trip to New York.
 Miss Rosalie Bennett, after spend p tnP Thanksgiving vacntiop in town, has returned to Peacednia. R. l., where she is engaged in settlement work,
 Miss Anna T.. Ely of Washington street is the guest of her brother and sister, Jaw, MT. and Mrs. William Ely of Schenectady, ". IT,. where sne will remain until after the Christmas holidaym
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
Eduardo Missiano, Discoverer
 Caruso.

New York, Dec. 5.-EluardO Missi- sno, one of the oaritones in the Metro nolitan Opera company, died suddenly today from rheurlatisfn of the heart Missiano is credited with the discoy- cry of F,nrico caruso. the tenor. His distinction was given the endorsement of the eminent tenor himself tonight, when. at the house where his fellow singer lay dead, Caruso said tfat II was Misssiano who first urged him to try the grand opera stage when the two met in Naples in 1892 before Ca russo had ever sung in grand opera Caruso's vocal training and his sue cessful ope-atic debut followed. When Missiano's fortunes began to fsii fouI years ago, l place for him IT, the Met ropolitan company was found through Caruso's influence.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
CHAPMAN PROPERTY
 SOLD FOR $6,eoo Disposed of at Auetin with but Few Bidders-L ocated East of Chelsea Bank.

At 2.30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon there was a gathering of 9 hundred or
 more in front of the William F. Chap man property 4n Main street, next east of the Chelsea Savings bank, to att tend the auction sale of the property. It was under the direction of Joseph T. Cruttenden, administrator of the es-
 tate, and the aucttoneer was George w. Rouse.
 At the opening the auctioneer an nounced that bid of s4,000 had been received and thereupon R. W. Tobin offered $5,000. This was raised by
 John E. Tanning to $6,000 and R. $.
 Bartlett made it s6.500. MT. Tanning increased that s10e. and the property was sold to him for $6, 500.
 This property has a frontage on Main street of 25 feet and on Cliff street of '49. The depth next to the bank is s5 feet and on the east side | of the property is 113 feet. It was l required of the purchaser that S2, ,O0O be deposited at the time of the sale. MT. Tanning has no plans yet concern ing the property.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
FIRE ON eEER AVENUE.
Chemical Company No. 2 Called for Blaze Caused by Stepping on Match

At sos Wednesday morning, by a called to the house No. 25 Geer avenue, Chemical No. from the West Side station responding, for fire in room lE the tenement occupied by Michael Gardner. One three gallon tank of chemical put out the fire, which had burned through the floor. It was sup posed to have started from a match head flying into a 9ile of rags and clothing when man who was dressing stepped on the match without noticing where the head flew.
 The department had 12 alarms last month, but none of them bell alarms, and the whole damage from fire was probably less than $50.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
ROBINSON AHEAD AGAIN.
Closely Followed by A. Jordan. Who
 is After Championship Again.

At the tenth meeting of the West Side Pinochle club on Wednsday even : ing Robinson went into first place from second and A Jordan went into sec ond being but a short way behind the present leader. He is on his way for the championship of the club again, It is claimed, having been lowering near the top throughout the series of games. The scores follow: Robinson 67,T00, A. Jordan 67,34o, Baker 66,70o, Larsen 66. . 335, J. Jordan 65.995, Tetreault 65.525. Lewis 64,030, Ledger 63,495, Peckham 6s, Pettis 62.140. Opitz 61,220, Bal ley 6O675.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
MUST PUT SEALS ON BACKS OF LETTERS
All Those With Red Cross Stamps on Face Must Go to the Dead Letter Office-Some from Here.

According to thh experience at the Norwich postoffice, people who put the Red Cross Christmas seals on their letters or packages still need to be told that the postof1ice rules forbid the use of the stamps on the front of the letter or package where the address is. Letters with the Red Cross seals are still coming to the local postoffice with the seals on the front. and under the rules Of the department such have t be sent to the dead letter office. The stamps are only allowed on the back of the letter or package
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
Piles Quickly
 Cured At Home
Instant Relief. Permanent Cure - Trial Package Mailed Free to All
 in Plain Wrapper.

Many cases of Piles have been cured by a trial package of Pyramid Pile Remedy without further treatment. When it proves fits value to you, get more from your druggist at b0e box, and be sure you get the kind you ask for. Simply fill out free coupon be- low and mail today. Save yourself from the surgeons knife and its tor ture, the doctor and his bills.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
Alderman Made III by Oysters.

New York. Dec. 6.-John P. Mitchell, president of the board of aldermen, was removed from his residence to a hospital today. The nature of his all rnent is not known. Ru1mors were cur rent that MT. Mitchell was suffering from typhoid fever, due to eating con taminated oysters. Mrs. Mitchell said however. that cultures taken to de- termine whether her husband was suf- fering from typhoid fever had been negative.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
THE DIVORCE PROCTOR
 IS BARRED BY JUDGE
New Official at Kansas City Receives
 an Unexpected Jolt.

Kansas City. Mo, Dec. 6.-Reform- CTS who seek to check the indiscrimi- nate granting of divorces in this city, received a shock today, when w. w. Wright the divorce proctor. recently appointed to investisa ate the merits of uncOntested divorce cases, was barred from participation in a suit at the cir cult court.
 The plaintiffs attorney raised the objection that the proctor was in no way connected with the case and that he had no right to interfere. Judge Guthrie sust6 .ncd the point.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
Ladies of St. Patrick,s Parish.

At meeting of members of the Catholic Wonaen's club. held on Mon day evening in conference with the rector, Rev Hugh Treanor, it was decided to reorganize for parish work under the name of the Ladies of St. PS tricks Parish. For that purpose and the election of officers a meeting was appointed for next Thursday afternoon at the Halle club, to which all the wo- men of tie parish are to be invited.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
Aviator Fowler Still in Texas.

Houston, Tex, Dec 6.-Rohert G. Fowler travelled eighteen miles in his transcentinental aeroplane flight to- day, ran into a rainstorm and came down in a field near Sheldon, Texas. Weather conditions permitting, he will resume his flight tomorrow. Fowler had planned to fly from Houston to Beaumont today.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
coNGREssMEN UNABLE
 TO COLLECT MILEAGE.
Appropriation of st4o,ooo Consumed at
 Special Session.

Washington, Dec. 6.-ScOres of con- gressnen who applied to the sergeant at arms of the house today for their mileage were turned away empty handed and when they appealed to the appropriations committee TOT informa- tion they were informed they could not "eat their cake and save it, too
 All the appropriation for mileage av- erages about $140, 900 for a session, and that was exhausted at the summer special session of congress. deh- clency bill now will have to be passed before any mileage is obtainable.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
THIRD DEGREE WORKED.
Special and Stated Communications ot
 Somerset Lodge When Three Can didates Went Through.

On Wednesday afternoon there was a special communication of Somerset lodge, No. 34, F. and A. M, as the Masonic temple, when two candidates were worked in the third degree In the evening another candidate received the same degree at the steted commit nicalion. There were many in at . tendance, tho work under Worshipful Master Woodwork and officers being finely done. A lunch was served after the meeting. This completes the work of the lodge for the year, which has been very successful one.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
Suits for Divorce.

Papers were filed with the clerk of he superior court on Wednesday in a divorce suit brought by Csester Miner of North Stonir gton against Fannie I. Miner of the same town on the grounds of adultery. Frank Quayle is named as the correspondent. The act was committed in September, It is aiIeg ed. Trey were married April Q, 1897, the m naaiden name of the wife being Fannie L. Fenner He waots the custody of three children
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
Received Box of Candy.

The confectionery store of Grover & Herrick, in the Breed building, was crowded to the doors Wednesday night at 7.3o o'clock, the time announced when a five pound box of candy was to be awarded. since the holder of the lucky tilket had not claimed the box This time it went to John Cotter, who held ticket No. 1924
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
PRoeREssTVEs STILL
 LOOK TO ROOSEVELT
But Say That Their Only Hope is q
 Break in the Convention.

St. Paul, Minn.. Dec. 6.-George L. Record of Newark. N. J., addressing A. meeting of republican progressiy es here this afternoon, said progressives were not sure Theodore Roosevelt would not be a candidate for the presi- dentiaI nomination.
 'Our only hope" said Mir. Record. ifs a break in the convention. IT that happens. the first cry will be for Roosevelt. but he may throw his sup porf to LaFollette."
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
Mayor Refuses Inerease of Salary.

Toledo. O., Dec. 6.-Mayor Brand Whitlock refused today to accept an increase of $500 in his salary. He so informed the chairman of the finance committee which was to have mad ) the recommendation this evening. His present salary Is $4,000.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
cabIeerams Five Cents a Word.

New York. Dec. 6.-George NJ. Ward, general manager of the Commercial Cable company, announced today that the Commercial company would adopt rate of five cents a word for deferred transatlantic newspaper despatches The cut of 30 per cent. is similar to that announced by the Western Union Telegraph company.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
Should Be of Heroic Size.

The bronze statue that friends of Andrew Carnegie are about to erect to him should certainly be of heroic size, for Andrew is short and chunky Birmingham Age Herald.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
Oh, We Go Occasionally.

The Ohio State Journal man com plains of end-seat hogs in church. The office boy must have told him Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
Her Way of Puttina If.

If suffragette accused a suffra- gette of stuffing ballot box she'd say the horrid thing padded.-LcuisviI1e l. ourier- ournal.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07

High speed has been developed by a monoplsne. the German inventor of which shaped its wings like those of . pigeon
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
EXTRA SPECIALS

SWEET, JUICY ORANGES dog. 25o CONCORD GRAPES, ID. f5c FANCY GRAPE FRUIT, 3 for 25e MALAGA GRAPES, ID. 10c FANCY SPINACH, pk- Al 2sc
 HUBBARD SQUASH, sIb. Sc YELLOW TuRNIPs, pix. 2oc RED CABBAGE. ID. Sc CAULIFLOWER, each 1oc WHITE SQUASH, each 15c
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07
MOTION TO HAVE s3.ooo
 VERDICT SET ASIDE
Filed Soon After the Jury Brought It in the Case of Allen vs. the Con nectcut Company.

Monday morning when the case or
 Wellington Allen vs. the Connecticut CO was resumed in the superior court
 here, the argument of Attorney Fer kias was soon concluded, after which Judge Wheeler delivered his charge and the jury retired at 1O-55 o'clock They considered the matter until l2-4s Y. hen they returned with a verdict for s3OOG as given by Foreman E. P. Barnes. At SIS a motion to have the ' erdfct set aside and new triai granted was filed by counsel for the defense It is claimed the verdict was Iagainst the evidence
 Allen vs. Bishop Company.
 The next case taken up was that of
 E. H. Allen. administrator, Ns. the J.. w. Bishop Co. In the previous two cases the plaintiffs have been named Allen, being brother and sister, but this case, in which the plaintiff IS Al len, is not a member or that 1anlIy- A jury was selected to hear this case and several witnesses were heard It lis a suit for 5000 for the death of Joseph Beaudry, who was killed at Taftville when the defendant was Ponemah company It was in April, 1910. when the men were at work re- moving a column of cement twelve feet high and a foot sIuare, that 1t fell Iunon the decea sed, who was fatally l injured, dying at the hospital two
 weeks later. He was a stationary en- gineer, but having no work at that particular calling, was put to work removing the column. He had insufh- cient help, it is claimed.
 l Mrs. Sadie Toplif was called, she be- | ing a sister of the deceased. She tes- tlfied that he was 33 years old. ir good health and earning $2 day U. H. Lemlin and Ralph Doran, fel- | low employees of the deceased, testi- fled to the accident, and that they had had no experience in that kind Of
 work.
 1 The case will be continued this morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07

The body of A. M Young arrived in Waterbury from New York on the LOOT o'clock train Wednesday morning Ser vices were conducted at Hall Memorial chapel at T o'clock Burial was in
 Riverside cemetery, Waterbury.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07

Regular ccnvocation Franklin chap ter, No. 4. R. A. M.. at Masonic tenn
 rle this evening. Work in the M M. degree-adV
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07

Health Officer Dr. N. B. Lewis has notified the doctors of the city that free anti-toXin iray be sect red from the durg stores of Lee & Osgood Co.,, Ut lev & Jones and H. M. Lerou. He has also given notice that there must be no more common towels and dr.nk- ing cups in public places
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-07

The Dap5ury News states that Ma than $. Penn has arrived from Nor : wich to succeed William E. Lake, who recently resigned as manager of the local prarch Of the Singer Sewing Ma chine company. When promoted, MT. Penn was acting manager of the Nor
 Wich office.