Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-19
For the Woman's College on the Thames
River
EMINENT DOMAIN RIGHTN NEEDED
Still Make New London Streets Perilous - Great
Preparations Being Made For Beach Day-A New
Hotel Probable-Mrs Billings P. Learneds Humane
Acts-Major Spittle in Serious Condition

AS Mr. Thompson formerly resided in
Norwich the interest is divided between
the TWO cities in the success of his I'M
dertaking and among the throng will
be many of his intimate friends who
do not doubtshis success.
The report that there is to be hotel
built on the site of the old Pequot
/ house, the finest location on the coast,
will not down. but on the contrary
strengthens as time goes on. 1t IS
self-evident that with the Kirkland
family moving to their new home from
the residence located on the site of the
old Pequot casino, the Pequot house
cOmpanyS property is much enlarged,
for with the recent purchase of the
Gilbert property the hotel company's
land now extends from Ocean to Mon
tauk avenues with Chapel street and
Glenwood avenue on either side. While
the owners of the property will not
state definitely that a hotel is to be
built on the premises they will not
deny with any emphasis that such is
not the fact. Senator Frank Brand
egee is the principal owner and. ac--
cording to the report, Morton F. Plant
is interested with the senator in the
| new hotel project. Mr. Plant is the
| owner of the magnificent Griswold no.
tel on the opposite side of the harbor
and it is planned to have the hotels n
unison and not in any way Antagonist
tic to each other.
1t is understood that the plan is TO
have the new hotel modern in the
minutest detail with the idea in view
of having it so equipped that it will
be hotel strictly for wealthy people
and catering only to people of wealth
and social influence The new hotel
will not be as large as the Griswold
! but will be more exclusive. 1t is argu-
| ed that the social surroundings OF the
; Pequot colony will be more attractive
than at Eastern Point where many of
| the cottages are owned by people of
moderate means and ara given over TO
home comfort rather than to society
| functions. For this reason the Girls
void would not be so attractive as
would be the new Pequot to the So
ciety people of New York, Washing
| ton and other cities of like social
| standing.
| The rates would be even higher than
at the Griswold, which are high enough
| to exclude many who spend the summer
months at some popular sea shore re-
sorts.
| The projectors are confident that
| there is need of such a hotel on the
| site of the once famous Pequot house
and, so goes the story. Plans are now
, being perfected for the new hotel and
| the work of construction will be com
menced in the early fall with the eX-
| pectation that the new hotel will be
ready for occupancy at the opening of
the next season
Mrs. Billings p. Learned is a con-
sistent official of the Connecticut HUI
name society and is a member of the
directorate. This lady is resident of
the Pequot colony and never hesitates
/ by act and deed to aid in the sup
preston of CRUELTY to animals. She is
ever on the alert to see that humane
fv-Cll fran 10 To ,Ir,o.a 1Ss hot
come under her observation and during
| the warm days of the present summer
she has given practical evidence of h er
humane work She has caused buckets
| of water to be placed in front of her
residence on Pequot avenue, with a
p1acard asking drivers to water their
horses as they pass, and the invitation
has been generally accepted. She has
the bucket kept under the shade of the
trees and sees to it that they are
venience of the horse and the dog.
This action on the part of this hu
name lady should serve as hint to
the city authorities that there is need
for a drinking fountain in the PeauoI
section, the nearest being in Howard
street about three miles from Mrs.
Learneds home. While there are
several fountains at convenient points
about the city where the horses can
drink there is not a place where man
can step up to public fountain and get
drink of pure Konomoc. So when
the proper officials are considering the
location of a drinking fountain in the
Pequot section it might be well to in
clude bubbling fountains in the more.
populouS centers where the thirst can
be Stacked without assisting in paying
the expenses of the drug store or the
saloon.
Years ago. before the scare of conta-
| gion by drinking from a public cup,
| the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union placed a barrel with faucet
and tin cup at the corner of Bank
and State streets. had the same filled
! with water at all times. and William
H. Bentley furnished the ice to keep
the water cool. Since that time there
has been no out-of-door place in the
city where a thirsty person could get
a drink of water.
William SpittIe, one of the first New
londoners to respond to President
LincoIn's call to arms, and who was
prominent at the recent celebration
| in commemoration of the first COM
pany to go to the front in the civil
war from New London, on the fftieth
anniversary, suffered stroke of
| paralysis at his home in Forestville
| during the present week and it is not
believed he will recover from the
| stroke. He enlisted as a private and
after serving for three months with the
| first company and being honorably dis
charged he went out to the front in the
| Twenty First Connecticut Infantry as
| captain of the New London company
and was promoted to be major of the
regiment and had the respect of every
| man of the command.
| Mr.. Spittle when in New London liv-
ed in Blackhali street his former home
/ being now owned by Mayor Mahan
| and was among the first of his ex-
tensive real estate holdings. Mr.. Spit
| tie was employed as machiniSt in the
! Wilson works, the site of the present
Palmer Brothers quilt mill in Metho-
dist Washington and Union streets.
Major Spite was also a memper of
the volunteer fire department and at
| that time was among the most popu-
| lar young men of the city. He IS
| well-known to many of the old time
residents Nand they will learn with re-
greet of his serious condition.
| SHORT pARAGRApLS