Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-08

Sanborn of the United States district
court at Milwaukee.
An Advance of 10 Per Cent. in wages
has been given to the 500 operatives Of
the Paul Within Manufacturing COM
pany's cotton mills at Rockdale Me.
About 1000 Employees Of the J. & P.
Coats Co Oimited) of Glasgow, which
owns five thread mills at Pawtucket,
r. l.. have made a demand for an ad-
vance in wages.
Milton Steivcs Of Glens Falls, N. v,
was nearly killed in a fight with bald
eagle near North Creek lumber camp.
He was rescued, badly wounded, by
fellow lumberman.
Temperatures viii Be Near the sea
sonal average throughout the country
this week, with rains generally light
and local, according to the weekly bull
letin issued last night
In Accordance With Vote taken by
the board of directors, a voluntary pc
titiOn in bankruptcy was filed by the
Union Manufacturing and Drop Forge
! company of East Providence.
Fire Which Started Early Saturday
in the knitting mill of J. z. Sheppard
at Salem, n. j., destroyed about $780,
900 worth. Of property and for time
/ threatened to wipe the town out Of
/ existence.
John c. Robe, Former Treasurer Of
/ the Gillette Safety Razor company's
Office in Boston, pleaded not guilty on
Saturday to an indictment charging
I him with larceny OF papers OF the COM
/ pany valued at $1,000.
President Taft Will Have a pledged
I delegation of six from the state of
Nevada at the republican national con-
/ vention. Returns from every part OF
/ the state show that the administration
/ ticket has been successful.
Mrs. Elsie Hobbs Raymond was ar
| rested on the charge Of murder for the
killing OF Miss Matte Hackett at
Readtield, Me, seven years ago, by the
grand jury Of the supreme court at
Augusta, Me, Saturday.
The President and Mrs. Taft attend
ed the christening yesterday Of the
presidents youngest cousin, Elsie Alex
| ander Caroline Grosvenor, the infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert H
( Grosvenor. at Washington.
The Jury in the Case Of Miss Esther
Mercy in her slander suit against MISS
Marion Talbot, dean of women at the
University Of Chicago, for 100000
damages, returned a verdict giving the
plaintiff judgment for $500.
The Whittenton Manufacturing Co
A~rv. .a1r-~ FinT
the 1,20O operatives in its cotton mills
of an advance Of 5 per cent to take
effect Immediately. The increase is the
second of that amount granted within
two weeks.
Nearly 100000 Persons from Phila-
delphia. New York, Pittsburg. Wash
ington. Baltimore and other points
/ crowded the Atlantic City boardwalb
yesterday, displayed their new spring
outfits and were photographed. 1t was
the largest Easter parade in the his
tory Of that resort.
A Feature of the Easter Service a.
the Fifth avenue Baptist church. New
York, Yesterday was the reading Of &
telegram from Dr. Cornelius WOelfHn
professor of hOmiletics at the ROches-
ter Theological seminary, accepting th'
call to the pastorship Of the churcf
recently rendered him.
A Thirty Acre Farm at Long lslant
/ CITY \. Y. which for ten years ha'
been devoted exclusively to raising
Chinese vegetables for the restaurants
in New York's Chinatown, Is to be Gu
I'd into building lots. The proprieto
! Of the farm. Louie Sun. has cleared
nearly $4,000 a year on his garden
which Is the only one of It's kind in tn
east.
Can't. Charles r. HowIsnd, 21st U. S
Infantry has been awarded a gol,
medal by the treasury department II
recognition Of heroic daring exhibited
in swimming to the rescue of the crey
of the ouartermaster's launch Sal
Francisco who were in danger Q
: drowning during a typhoon at Sa'
! Fabian, in the Philippine Islands, NOV
8, 1899"