Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-16
Inmates of Amshouse Given Pie Thanksgiving
 Dinner by Dr.. Appleton
SPOILS THE OUTCOME OF GAME OF POLITICS
Congressman B. F. Mahan Who was Succeeded in osr masters Job by Present Incumbent Has the Say Dr. Lee Remembers Faithful Workman-Roundsman Beebe Made Sergeant of Police Force.

| Dr. William Appleton who has re- | sided in the Pequot colony for long CT period than any other family, eX- cept the Kirklands, has not only been general favorite with the smart set but also with the townspeople, for the rich and the poor all look alike to him, and Is always cordially greeted the greeting being mutual, Away back in days when Alderman Waite of New York, was the manager of the Pequot house, and before, Dr. Appleton was the life of the whole colony and the lead CT in all sports and pastimes. It was he who arranged the boat races, the | field sports on the lawn with the ne- gro walters as the contestants for prizes, and 1t was he who formed and drilled the volunteer fire brigade. Later 1t was this same Dr. Appleton who raced from the Pequot section by automobile with the late John W. Gates just to see who would have the pleasure of paying the way of the boys into the baseball field. The doctor is not praeticing physician, though full ly qualified. He does not have to for he is not in need of the money. So he devotes his time in making life worth the living in making pleasanter the living of others. No matter where he goes, among the high or the lowly, | he is the acme Of popularity.
 Dr. Appleton remembers the poor that we always have with us and al- | Ieviates their condition at every op portunity and occasionally does kind ness or two on the side. which he en- deavors to keep from the public. But good deeds, as well as bad ones, will out Here is one of his latest He wanted to do honor to his daughter on | her recent birthday and he did 1t in his own peculiar way. After doing all the possible home honors he went out In the highways and byways, so to speak, and decided to give a feast to | the inmates of the almshouse with the understanding that he should not be known in the matter. The matter was left entirely with Superintendent Mossbroker and the result was an order for a large quantity of the best prime beef in the Harrigan Brothers market, and all that went with it, in- | cluding ice cream as dessert. The re- suit was a first-class roast beef dinner at the almshouse last Sunday, and all of the very best material obtainable and complete in minutest detail, was as one of the old men remarked: 'This dinner is fit for the president of the United States, Mayor Mahan or any
 
 gave it to us: 1t makes us feel that although poor we are not entirely for gotton."
 Though the election echoes are still audible there are lots of democrats be- ina groomed toN feed at the public crib. They have been kept back so long that they have voracious ap- petite and could tackle almost any thing that savors of political office with salary attached thereto. Just where all these fellows are to find pegs enough for their political caps Is something of a problem. Here in New London there will be no political office worth while within the grasp of : any democrat except the postmaster ehip. All the rest have been made perpetual since the days of civil service and classification. In fact the only re- movable position in the local post office is postmaster. True, there Is an office of honor and very little pay in the custom collectorship, with pay lower than received by the janitor but the other positions are in the ciassifsd list and the officials cannot be discharged without cause other than political So after all the only battling of the vietors for the spells will be the postmastership.
 Whatever there Is to dispense from the public crib will be handed out b, Bryan F, Mahan te the lucky ones ir the Second Congressional district, as s courtesy leRg established in pfesideh- tial and other appointments, The mef are few in New London who would not be delighted te serve Uncle Samue as postmaster and Mir. Mahan shou1C have no difficulty in selecting one wht has merited the position by fealty tt party and with all the requisites re- auired for that important position and a man whe would be acceptable te the people
 Already, toe. there comes wal frea certain source, that inasmucf , as the present republican officials art competent and capable as well as ac.