Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-10

drowned III the surf near St. Angus tine, Fla, while attempting to rescue his nephew. The latter was saved.
 The Lifeboats or the Steamer Presi- dent Grant were manned and put into the water in four minutes in a light ming boat drill at the Hoboken docks.
 The Finger Print System for the Identification and the protection of depositors is being rapidly adopted by New York banks.
 murder of Stanley Ketchel. the pugi- list, must serve a life sentence in the Missouri penitentiary. l The CurfeW Law Was Proclaimed in 1 RschWay, N. J., and as all of the girls and boys must be indoors by o'clock the moving picture men are up in arTns.
 The Three Months Old Baby of Mrs. Anna Krieter of No. 60 Willett street, | New York, choked to death on a nipple which had been sucked from the top of a bottle.
 Some Practical "Joker" has been ty- ing live rats on doorbells in Bakers vile, Conn, and the women are so frightened that they dare not answer the bell after dark
 Robert E. Tod's Three Masted schooner Karina is waiting for fair weather to start on trip across the Atlantic. The vessel will go to Stock holm for the Olympic games.
 
 Cardinal Farley Demands an Apology from the New York board of estimate in connection with the statement that Catholic charitable institutions misap- piled city money.
 Albert Melberg, Naugatuck Farmer, was instantly killed yesterday after noon when his head was dashed against an iron fencepost when he was 1 thrown from his wagon.
 The Striking Plumbers of New Haven, | representing 62 firms of master plumb CTS, are planning the opening of a central cooperative establishment of their own.
 The Death Rate Among Railway pos | al employees has been decreased great ly by the more general use of steel cars, according to Joseph Stewart, sec ond assistsnt postmaster general.
 Gen. Bennett P. Young of Louisville, Ky, commander of the Army of Ten nessee, was elected commander in erans yesterday.
 The Guatemala Central Railroad, in Guatemala, was recently sold to Minor Keith and his associates of the United Fruit company for several million dol lars.
 Governor Foss Censured the Massa- chusetts senate yesterday for rejecting the bill permitting voters to express their preference for United States sen ators.
 Rev. Francis Southworth, for many years pastor of the Seamens Bethel church at Portland Me, and known to many seafaring men, died at Portland, Me, yesterday at the age of S8 years.
 J. T. CusicI<, Engineer on Fire En- zine No. 46 of New York, became vio- lently insane and was taken to Belle vua He was effected by the Equitable building fire and has acted queerly since.
 Mrs. Winifred Farrell died yesterday at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs P. J. Haggerty, in East Orange, N. J., at the age of 104 years and months. Sh9 is believed to have been the oldest person in New Jersey.
 Notice Was Served on City Collector Parker of Boston and four former city collectors that they would be held re- sponsible for the uncollected taxes on the books of the city during their re- spective terms. The total amount Is about s300,o00.
 The Committee on Resolutions of the United Confederate Veterans has ad- vised the organization to refuse the invitation of the Grand Army of the Republic for the veterans of the south to take part in the celebration of the battle of Gettysburg.
 After the Expiration of the United States Steel corporations leases on the Hill ore properties in 1915, the Hill interests will mine their own ores and enter the market as independent pro- ducers.
 The French champIain Delegation which brought to the United States the bust of La France" by Auguste Rodin to be placed at the base of the memorial lighthouse at Crown Point, Lake Champlain. left for France yes terday.
 The Woman's Body Found in the Connecticut river off Hockanum Wed nesday was yesterday identified as that of Mrs. Charles Davenport of South Hadley Falls, Mass She disappeared from her home in December. It Is supposed the death of her two children affected her mind.
 The Application in the United States district court at Trenton, N. J., for an injunction to restrain the United States Steel corporation and a number of it's subsidiary concerns from the destruc- ton of books and papers which might be used in evidence in the suit of the government for the dissolution of the Steel corporation was dismissed. 
 Coughdrop chokes a Child.
 New York, May 9.-After a cough drop had become lodged in the throat of his two year old nephew, Marco Sibilio took the child in his arms and started in search of a physician. When he reached Sydenham hospital I5 min utss later a surgeon pronounced the child dead.
 etrikers Pioketine at Lowell.
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