Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-14
DIED ON BIRTHDAY.
Rev. James Dingwell of Leicester,
 Mass, Was 74


 The following relative to 8 former | Danielson pastor is from a Boston pa per's Leicester news:
 Rev. James DingWen, a retired Con gregational minister, died Tuesday at his home on Pleasant street. aged "A years. Death occurred on his birth day.
 He was born in Providence and en- listed in the 11th Rhode Island regi- ment from that city in the Civil war and was in service nine months He was a student aL Amherst college at the time of his enlistment, and at the close of his term he entered the Ban-- gor Theological school and completed his studies for the ministry. He re- turned later to Amherst and resumed his studies in philosophy, receiving his diploma in 1872. He accepted pastor ates at Ashheld, Mass, Danielson, Conn, and Rockville, Conn He came to Leicester 16 years ago and had not done active work since owing to a de- cline in health.
 He was commander of George H Thomas post, G. A. F., for three years, and at the time Of his death was chap 1 lain. He organized the Mems club in 1 Leicester, and was member of the i Spencer lodge of Masons Besides a l wife he is survived by three sisters. 1 Mrs. W. R. D. Vaughan. Mrs Mary A. Byrne and Mrs. Robert Allen of Provi- 1 dence. The funeral took place Thurs l day afternoon. with services under di- rection of Rev. J Brainerd Thran of 1 Leicester Burial was in Pine Grove ! cemetery, under the direction of the i veterans.
 Halpin for Stockholm After All. Boston papers of Thursday an- nounced that Thomas Halpin, the B A. A. middle distance runner, would be 1 with the American Olympic team al | Stockholm after all. Halpin failed to qualify at the tryouts in the Harvard stadium at Cambridge last Saturday afternoon, but the Boston sporting ex- perts claim that he did not show his true form at that time, and arrange ments have been made for him to gC to Sweden with what is undoubtedly the greatest team of athletes that has l ever been sent out from any country I for such an event. Halpin's loca friends were much disappointed ovei the first announcement to the effec that he would not be allowed to mak, the trip.
 Payment for Town Teams.
 The proposition to leave with tht selectmen of Killingly the fixing of tn, ] amount that shall be paid for use 0 teams in doing town road work hai . brought out some interesting commen as to how little there is in the worl for team owners at the present rate o 1 recompense, $4, fixed by the town som years ago. It Is contended by som men that know about the work that pair of good horses and a capable mal cannot be put on such work at any thing like reasonable profit for les than $5 a day.
 On the other hand, 1t is stated tha , many of the teams that get town roa work are not worth more than S4 fo
 what they can do and if the $4 limi is taken off that any old kind of
 team will be expected to bring a . much for it's services as the very bes ] 1t was said Thursday that the matte
 Will probably be taken up at the an l nual town meeting in October. | Bad Object Lesson for School Chidre big husky drunk that Officer A. N . Logee was taking to the police static
 at noon Thursday made a fuss abor
 going along while the policeman va
 taking him through Center street an Q a mixup ensued in which the prisone y got the worst of the workout beggin . finally to be let up and announcin 0 that he would go along peaceably. Cit
 izens passing through the street can T to the assistance of the officer, and th
 affair was witnessed by a half a hur 8 dred pupils just out from school.
 News from All Points. Mir. and Mrs. Lafayette Blanchar , of Reynolds street have gone to Butt " Mont, for several weeks.
 Capt. A, P. Woodward, a Rooseve
 man, has made arrangements to g
 telegraphic returns from the republ Ii can national convention st Chicas q next week.
 $ Mrs 4. W, togee. who has been