Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-09
DANlELSON
Grand List $4,053,718-Miss Gladys Briggs Death-County Com missioners Barber and Hall Slated for Reappointment.

Wesley Wilson, w. P. Kelley and Robert G. Smith, assessors for the town of Killingly, completed on Sat urday, except in minor details, the compilation of the list of taxable property assessed in October last. The grand list amounts to $4053,71S. By parishes the values are distributed as follows: North parish, sS3S,214; East Parish $265,SS2; South Parish, $2S5,- 731; West Parish, $2,663,909. Ten per cent. additions were made on property in the four parishes to a. total amount of SAP, APO.
 The grand recapitulation shows that there are 1.567 buildings of a total value of $1,59S,455: 1,043 lots of a val ue of $352,905; 2,733 IA acres of land of d value of $292,093; 117 mills and stores of a value of $1,121,39 SIP horses, $3S.GS5: 1909 neat cattle, $24,- 430: poultry, S910,49S; carriages and wagons, $40,132; watches and jewelry, S6l0; musical instruments, $19,342; furniture. etc. $2,OOo; stocks, $50; bonds, $13,560. amount Invested in trades. $194.163; amount invested in manufacturing, $9S,108; boats, $43n- money at interest, $60,925; money on hand, $1,3G0; property not otherwise mentioned. s151,6sO.
 About the Borough.
 Mrs. A. c. Greene, Main street, will have the members of the w. C. T. U. at her home for a meeting tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon. Mrs. George Lloyd will be the leader.
 Miss Minnie Seguin was the guest of relatives in Whitinsville over Sun day.
 Representative E. H. Reach will go to Hartford this (Monday)evening for the opening of the legislature on Tuesday.
 Adolph Vincent is recovering from the effects of an injury in which his foot was scalded with boiling water.
 Stereopticon Lecture.
 Rev. E. E. Angell. principal of the Pentecostal Collegiate Institute at North Scituate, gave a stereopticon lecture at the local Pentecostal church Saturday evening.
 J. Henry Stetson of Providence spent Sunday with friends in Danielson.
 Frederick Nash is to remove to East Kfllingly in few days, to engage in the poultry business.
 Mrs. Ethel Billings, daughter of Mrs. W. Hamilton of Mechanic street, has so far recovered from an operation as to be able to leave a Providence hos pital and return to her home in that city.
 Death of Miss Gladys Briggs.
 Friends here received notice on Sat Miss Gladys Briggs, 24, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Thomas Briggs. MT. Briggs, formerly of Sterling. is well known in this section. Miss Briggs died of diphtheria. Burial will be at Southbridge today (Monday).
 Abundance of Water
 Great quantities of water are pond ed along the course If tEe As5aW aga river between Danielson and Elmville. At the stone bridge near Elmville the water has flowed back until the river has taken on much the same appear ance as it has in the spring season.
 Talk of Creation of Commission.
 There has been some consideration by borough officials of a plan under the proposed charter revision whereby 8 commission of three or five be ere ated, the terms of the commissioners to expire relatively, giving at all times a majority of experienced members Terms of Two County Commissioners
 Expire.
 The terms of County Commissioner Charles F. Barber of Plainfield and County Commissioner E. H. Hall of Windham expire during the present year It is understood that both are candidates for reappointment,a and that both have already received pledges of support from the republican members in the legislature, who are in the ma jority from this county. Buying Up Abandoned Farms.
 Notwithstanding the fact that it is January and a month of frigid tenn peratures the sale of farm lands con tinueS in Windham county. Two sales were reported Saturday. Many of the farms Tn this section are being taken by New York and Long Island people, the Long Islanders often finding a de- sirable proposition to sell their near metropolis property as sites for coun- try homes, and take a farm here abouts at a reasonable figure. Unoc- cupied farm lands will soon be a thing of the past in this part of the county, but as yet the demand for such hold ings has not perceptfbly boosted prices except in a, few instances Officers of Quinebau9 Lodge. The following are the newly elected officers of Quinebaug lodge, No. 34, l. O. O. F.: Noble grand, John w. Gal Iup; vice grand, Willis Shippee; sec retary Thomas ConweI; treasurer, ! Henry H.. Starkweather.