Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-28

James Baker One of the Oldest choir masters in New England. is dead at his home in New Haven, in his 6Sth year.
 Charles CauIey, born in Ireland 109 years ago, died in Copper, Texas. He was an active farmer until two months ago.
 Chicago chinamen Will Celebrate the Christian New Years day. Christmas day was celebrated in many Chinese homes in Chicago.
 The Hartford Electric Light com. pany increased it's capital stock to s3,- 600,000 and gave every empioye per cent. of his annual wage.
 Floating Islands Have Appeared in Gatun Lake. since it's flooding. The is lands are masses of vegetation fioated from the bottom of the lake.
 A Man Named Hitchcock had dia- mond cut out of the flesh of his arm in San Bernardino. Cal He had snug gled the jewel from South Africa.
 Five Men Are Thought to have lost their lives by the laundering of the British schooner J. W.,which left Mon- tague, P. E. l.. Nov. 15 for Halifax.
 Patrick (Patsy) F. Sheppard, who as lightweight was one of the stars of the prize ring half a century ago, died yesterday at his home in Boston.
 The Now Typhoid Inoculation is suc- cessful in the army. Of 57,000 men 4k 1rv l1, he ported out of F cases in the last ten months.
 Toy Balloons Are Being Employed by the rebels in northern Mexico as system of wireless to give informa- ton regarding the movement of feder- al soldiers.
 Former Sheriff Thomas S. Brown of Middlesex county is at a sanatarium in Hartford, recovering from a serious operation for abdominal trouble. His condition is favorable.
 A Water Supply for the United | States naval station at Guantanamo. | Cuba, is guaranteed by the convention between the United States and Cuba signed in Havana yesterday. The Nutritious Banana, in the opin- | ion of American Consul Julius D. Dre- | her. at Port Antonio. Jamaica. must be reckoned with as real factor in re- uucing the high cost of living.
 That the United States should raise i all of its own sugar is the plea of the l department of agriculture in an appeal l to the American farmer to go in for | the cultivation of the sugar beet.
 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, speak l ing on History of Literature, in Sym phony hall, Boston, last night, ad- l dressed members of six national asso- l citations now holding conventions there.
 Divorce Cases in Pittsburg probably l will be heard by referee, as judges of the common pleas court have ruled that jury trials of scandalous cases are against the interests of common de- cency.
 Members of the Association of American Geographers of the Geo. logical Society of America and of the Chronological society gathered at Yale yesterday for their annual con- ferences.
 San Erancisco's First Municipal rail way, the Geary street line, extending from Kearney street downtown tC Golden Gate park, a distance Of about four miles, was placed in operation yesterday.
 Representative John c. McHenry oi tine Sixteenth Pennsylvania district died at his home in Benton. Pa. yes terday He had been in failing health
 for six months. and did not seek re-
 election last November
 The Residents of the ol soldiers
 home in Dayton. Ohio, cannot marr!
 in the future until their finances hav'
 been investigated. It has been fount
 that most young women marry old sol
 diers to get the pensions. William H. Thompson, United State! | senator elect from Kansas, narrOWl!
 escaped serious injury Christmas nigh
 when his Santa Claus costume caugh fire. His hands were burned anC , most of his hair singed of. Mrs. Charles Parker, well know resident of Ansonia. went into the at i tic of her home yesterday and. placini ,, i a shotgun to her left breast. discharg ed the weapon with the aid of a stow
 poker, causing instant death
 The United Fruit Company's steam
 ship Turrialba, which went ashore ol South Brigantine shoals near Atlanti' i City, in a snowstorm early Tuesda, ; morning, was pulled off into deel water by wrecking tugs yesterday. 3 Miss Gladys Coursen of Poughkeep
 sic. one of the suffragette marchers : denied yesterday that she had becom , engaged to Griffith Bonner. also 0 : that city. Bonner joined the army a f Poughkeepsie as a correspondent for 9 Poughkeepsie paper.
 r Apples, Fresh Eggs and countr : Butter direct from the farm to tn I housewife by parcels post. to reacI ? half a million homes in New York an I it's environs-this is the newest plal ' announced by Mrs. Julian Heath, pres r ident of the National Housewives
 league
 Tn. Taking of Evidence began yes l terday in the trial before Judge Will = liam s. Case in the superior court c = William Hoy and Mrs, Nettie Palme : both of Danbury. who are charged wit n first degree murder in having cause = the death of their infant child on Oc . tober 16 last.
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