Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-25
HALPIN THE CHAMPION.
Wins Honor in Amateur One Half
 Mile Running Test.

Thomas J. Halpin of Hyde Park,
 Mass, until two years ago resident of Danielson, is the new amateur half mile running champion of New Eng
 land, having earned that title at Read vile track on Saturday by defeating James M. Burke of the South Boston A. A., at the athletic events arranged
 under the auspices of Division No. 1, A. o. H. Halpin romped in ten yards
 in the lead. having gone the half-mile
 in minute 59 1-5 seconds. His
 many school friends in Danielson heard of the result with gleeful satis-
 faction. Halpin never made any at
 tempt at half-mile running while in
 Danielson, but since going down to
 Boston he has gone in for the sport
 and developed remarkably fast. His
 win of Saturday was over the cham
 pio nof New England, and the race
 was run to determine which of the
 two should lay claim to that honor
 Halpin is a tall, slender youth, and
 one that has very little to say about
 his fleetness on the cinder path; in
 fact, he is quite averse to talking
 he is a flyer and there are those
 among his friends that hope he may
 have a chance to make the American
 Olympic team.
 A Motoring Incident.
 A d
 perience while driving his car between Danielson and Providence. This hap
 pened in Rhode Island. It was early
 in the morning when the driver, whe
 was accompanied by ladies, found the
 narrow road obstructed by the out stretched legs of three trunks, while another sat in an old vehicle to whicI
 the remnant of a horse was attached Aware that he could not drive the car through without running over ol into the men or the team, the driver sounded his horn and awoke the sleep ing jehu After extended barley the latter agreed. sullenly, to give up hal the road" He did so and then de- cided that having given a little more than half he would get back in the
 middle again-and he did. A minute later he went over the embankment
 with his rig on top. of him, for the auto driver, becoming exasperated turned on the power and 'bunted the obstruction out of the way Neither horse nor man was injured, but il cost the owner of the car $5 to get . fender strengthened out. He says tht satisfaction that he got was worth al of that.
 Rates to Veterans Bound for Roches ter.
 Charles A. Potter. patriotic instruc. tor of the department of Connecticut G. A. R., has received from the depart ment commander an announcement a: to the rates that are to be given tc veterans for transportation to, the na. tional encampment of the G. A. R., a Rochester, N. Y., August 21-26. Nor wich is to have a rate of $14.70; New London $14.25; Plainfield 1870: Dan ielson $13.40; Putnam s13.10. A mum. Der of eastern Connecticut veterans are planning to attend.
 
 Noted Here and There. Banns of matrimony were published for the first time at the high mass al St. James church on Sunday between Miss Doria Boulias, daughter of MT and Mrs. Anthony Boulias, and Charles Morn both of Danielson.
 Up to the time that the soaking rair of Monday set in the total rainfall for the month of July in Danielson hat amounted to but IS of an inch. MT. and Mrs. Miner Wilder of Lud- low, Mass, are visiting with friends on the West Side.
 Mrs. Abel l.. Reeves and sons, Gil bert and Theodore. left Monday. aft ernoon to spend month with rela- tives at Sherbrooke, P O.
 Miss Kathleen Burns of Hartfort was a visitor Sunday with her par.