Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-01


the 'metin out programme.
The Interstate Commerce Commis- /
sion reaftirmed its order reducing the (
rates on lemons from California to all
other points in the United States.
Mining Activities in Alaska, with the
exception Of coal, showed a large ad-
vance during the present year, accord
ing to estimates by the United States
geological survey.
Albert 3. Kerr has been appointed
receiver for the National Post COM
pany, publishers of the Magazine Sue
cess and The National Post. The as
sets are estimated at $4,000.
Mrs. Nannette Allison, who as Nan
nette Martten was widely known as
Missouri educator, died at Columbus,
Kan, Saturday from burns received
when lighting gas stove.
-Four Thousand of the Christian
I Catholic Apostolic church in Zion, who
I live outside of Zion. IL. have been
/ commanded to dispose OF their proper
ty and return TO Zion City.
The Plant of the National India
Rubber company at Bristol, r. L, en-
4 ploying about 1900 operatives, closed
Saturday for the purpose of taking
stock. The plant will be closed for
] about a week.
An offoia! of the Mexican depart
Imeut of justice says General Reyes,
who is to be tried by military tri-
bunal on a charge of melting to rev
olution, will likely get a sentence of
three years in jail.
Thirty People Were Made Homeless
and two were injured, and property
/ loss reaching 100000, resulted by the
fierce fire in a thickly populated sec
ton Of Halifax, n. S., Friday night
and early Saturday.
The Work of DR.. Harvey w. Wiley
was endorsed as "of great benefit to
the public health and welfare" in the
resolutions presented at the general
/ session Of the Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Science.
The Waverly Inn, widely known
country hostelry at Cheshire, Conn,
which for years was kept by Walter A.
Scott, was burned Saturday with a
loss Of about $4,000, on which the in
surance is about half that amount
Meritorous Service During the past
year was recognized Saturday by the
Boston Elevated Railraod company,
which distributed $4,000 among $500
Of its car service men who have made
creditable records during the year of
1911.
A Fire In the Business Sesction Of
Bar Harbor, Me, Saturday destroyed
g one s.ory business building owned by
the Rodick Realty company and dam
aged two adjoining buildings owned
by Mrs, George Loring and S. E. Sher-
man.
twenty-five Lodeers were obliged to
fee out into the cold, clad only in
their night clotking early Saturday,
when the lodging house at Lynn,
Mass, conducted by Mrs. Mary Gift
ford was damaged to the extent Of S5,-
600 by fire.
The Body of Jonathan Morrison, the
50 year old farmer who lived alone in
his house near Moultonboro, n. H,
was recovered Saturday from the
ruins of the fire which caused his
death and destroyed all the buildings
on the place.
Travelling Museums of Natural his
tory for Chicago public schools, like
the travelling libraries now in use, are
provided for in the gift by N. w. Har-
ris Of New York, Boston and Chicago,
of a S25G,0Q0 endowment fund to the
Field Museum of History.
Chester County Was Thrown into
excitement Saturday when word was
received that Mrs. Smith Guthrie, wife
of a constable, was attacked in her
home on a farm near Par1esburg, Pa,
six miles from Coatesyille, Pa, by a
negro. Her assailaut escaped.
Major General Arthur Murray ar
rived from San Francisco to interest
the war department in the develop
ment and Improvement Of the military
seservations at the Preside and at
Fort Mason, in anticiuaUon of the
international Panama exposition.
BY De3ree Entered IN the superior
court, Saturday, the plant Of the Con-
sumers' Rubber company, at Bristol
r. L. employing about $50 operatives
I was ordered closed pending hearing on
petition for the appointment OF 8
permanent receiver next Wednesday.
Olaf A. Tsvitmoe, secretary -t-easu-
{ urer OF the state building trades coun-
ell: J. E Munsey leader Of the Sal
Lake union OF Structural Iron Work.
ers, and anon Johannsen, 0rganizel
Of the state building trades council
were Indicted Saturday at Los Ange-
/ les. Cal. by the grand jury in connec-
ton with the alleged nation wide dY
namitihs conspiracy. Their arrest fol
] lowed