Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-05-20
They Are Clearly Comprehensive and Ex-
pensive Schemes
YEARS REQUIRED FOR DEVELOPMENT
The Tough is Not Sectional-Mr. James W. Miller
Passes His 10Th BirthdayPeter Kelley Suspected OF
Taking Game Cocks-The Will of Morris W. Bacon
Quarter of Century Educator.

After twenty five years of persist
ent effort that was crowned with sue
cess, Professor Robert A. Brubeck.
who has established the New London
business college as a recognized in
stitution of learning in the city, with
legislative authority to issue degree,
the professor retires, leaving it to
others to carry on the good work he
has brought to a successful issue.
He has worked hard from a very
small beginning and is now to take
rest from continuous night and day
work of quarter Of a century. His
energetic work is appreciated by all the
people and to such an extent that
the public school government consid-
cred Professor Brubeck's school COM
petent to instruct in all that pertain
ed to a business life and therefore
never antagonized his earnest and
efficient efforts. His personality per-
vaded the school and had its influence
with the townspeople. who saw living
given by Professor Brubeck and were
ever ready to give encoura cement to
his praisewofrthy work.
Under the severe and constant
strain of painstaking efforts with stu
dents his health was undermined and
cuperation before engaging in any
other business. After arranging his
affairs in New London, he will spend
a season in New York city under the
direct care of a noted specialist and
then will go south to Virginia or West
Virginia, where he will make his home
in the future, in the section where ne
spent his boyhood days and where he
was actively engaged in newspaper
and business work before coming to
New London, employed in the claims
department of the Central Vermont
in, oft n IL
beck has made q great many friends
in New London and vicinity and his
departure is generally regretted, and
he carries with him the very best
wishes of all who had the pleasure of
his acquaintance.
Just because there happens to be
gang of touqhs in East New londcn,
as there always has been, does not
signify that other sections of the city
are free from it's bands of bad young
men. fellows who would rather do
something that is not in strict com
pliance to law than to live to the let
ter of the law. No. there are gangs OF
these fellows in the north, south, west
and center of the city, and even in
the fashionable northwest section, So
called Thus it is and thus it will
probably always be. If there is any
doubt, ask the police They will tell
you of the time they have in keeping
the tougihs in the localities they patrol
under reasonable restraint. One of
the latest acts of these young fellows
was the sending in of a false alarm of
fire at midnight, calling the volunteer
firemen from their beds, eager to speed
to the call for what they supposed to
be the saving of the property of 9TH
ers, only to find that they were made
the victims of some brainless cuss
who has no more conception of a joke
than a brass monkey.
Already suspicion points to several
young rem Who were seen in th6
neighborhood of the fire box just be-
fore the false alarm was sent in
The police have them under surveil-
lance and are endeaVoring to locate
the individual who broke the glass,
unlocked the door and pulled down
the lever that caused the sounding of
the alarm. 1t is many years since an
arrest was made for sending in a false
alarm of fire. and should the guilty
fellow be found he will undoubtedly
get the fullest penalty of the offense
that is permitted by law. If the mat
ter is thoroughly ferreted it may be
that is permitted By law. If the mat
East New London tough.
There are so many projects in hand
Just at present, large and small, anG
all tended to advance the general in
tercsts of New London, that to enunl-
crate them for the consideration of
the conservative citizen would proba-
bly, result in his collapse, and perhaps
in one of those solemn occasions which
George Francis Train once proclaimed
New London needed at least a bakers
dozen, and that was when the popula-
ton of the city was lowering about
the 10000 mark Let's see: there IS
to be z 100000 railroad bridge erect
ed across the Thames and another
81 .000,0 GOO expended in developing the
natural advantages of the harpor,
which includes the building of state
and municipal wharves. These little
jobs, in addition to the normal work,
together with the operation of the big
and new manufacturing plant on the
| east side of the river. would tend TO
Indicate that there IS sure TO be some
thing doing in the harbor and along
the water front, to which that once
extensive whaling industry will not
be a flea bite in comparison, so 10
speak.
Then something has been said of a
great big college devoted to the edu-
cation of women, to be located to the
north&ard on the elevation overlook
ing the river and harbor: the annex
alton of Waterford; new sidewalks in
nearly every street in tht city, and
many other things of equal magnitude.
There are men of prominence in
New London besides AIayGr-Senator
'
things and some mere. will surely
come to pass and all within this day
and generation. And there are others
who claim they were born in Missouri
There is really so much going on in
| the booming line that the fact that
there is to be d college boat race here
next month IS almost forgotten. al
| though in the past couple of decades
| this annual beat race WAS considered
| the biggest event of the year and was
the talk of the town for months prior
to the actual race. Things have
| changed since Mayor Naban took the
wheel of the good old ship Boomer.
James w. Miller, a former resident
| of New London and Groton. perhaps
the last of the old line of ship car
| penters. once so numerous in this sec
| ton, IS now living with his son DIN
| in Jewett CITY. and is known to al
most every resident of New London
county whose hair is Hinged with gray
| Mr.. Miller reached his seventy ninth
birthday last Tuesday and received the
knowledge of the coming Of the event
for years been a writer upon inter
| here and hereabouts. His writings
and intense interest. and appreciate
by readers. Nearly half centEary
ago, Mr.. Miller was a frequent con
| tri5utor TIC New London newspapers
and always ON timely local topics