Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-14

Mrs. Catherine Dresbach died yester- day at the home of her son, George Roland, at Greenwich, Conn.,, in her 9Sth year.
 More Than $1,5oo,o0o is spent an nually by Harvard students for neces- sities and luxuries over and above board, room rent and tuition.
 Enrio AnnibaIe Butti, the famous Italian problem play writer died in Milan, leaving a note requesting that no notice be taken of his death.
 The Wooden Frigate Nipsic, for sev- eral years past prison ship at the Bremerton, Wash, navy yard, is to be offered for sale within a few weeks.
 The New Nickel, with an artistic Indian head on the face, will be in circulation, according to the expecta tions of the treasury department, by Feb. l.
 Susan Lincoln Mills, founder of Mills college, the first college for women on the Pacific coast, died at Oakland, Cal. Less than a month ago she celebrated her S7th birthday.
 Imports of Luxuries into the United States during October were probably the highest on record. Luxuries are coming into this country at the rate of $1,000.000 a day.
 The Body of the Man Killed by a Boston and Worcester trolley car at Brookline, Mass, Thursday night was identified as Chief of Police William Wagner of Westboro.
 Capt Gwynn R. Hancock of the United States coast artillery and a grandson of Gen. Winfield Scott Han cock, died suddenly of heart disease yesterday at Fort Strong.
 Jung Hing, the First Chinaman con- victed of capital crime in New Yopk in thirty years, was sentenced yester- day to die in the electric chair during the week of Jan. next.
 The Shocks Which Aroused many residents of New Haven and surround ing sections early yesterday resulted from the explosion of about 300 pounds of dynamite in Woodmont.
 Miss GenevieVe Clark, daughter of the speaker of the house, will sing Lead, Kindly Light at a mission meeting for the down and outs" in Washington on Christmas eve.
 Smith, Northam & Co.,, of Hartford among the largest dealers in grain and feed in thes tate, estimated the damage to their stock and building by fire ear- ly yesterday morning at $S0,O0O.
 r4 ! of the United States Express com fpany yesterday, filling a vacancy that has existed ever since the death of United States Senator Thomas C. Platt.
 The Candy Trust" of Philadelphia was attacked by Attorney General Wickersham in a civil antitrust suit filed there yesterday against the Phila- delphia Jobbing Confectioners' asso- citation.
 Rear Admiral w. H. H. Southerland who next March will be succeeded by Rear Admiral w. C. Cowles as com mander in chief of the Pacific fleet will come to Washington for duty witt the general board of the navy. Three Wild Boars with extremely ugly dispositions are at large in the woods in the vicinity of Great Bar rington, Mass. The animals escaped during fire at the farm of F. s Pearson, New York capitalist
 Hiqh Hats Probably will be higher The treasury department has ruled that. the conventional silk hat mus ; pay the duty of goods in part o wool" because the under brim ant band contain woolen material.
 A Resolve in Favor of an amend ment to the federal constitution pro hibiting polygamv was passed yester day by the senate and house of Yer mont. It was instigated by the growtl of a Mormon settlement at Sharohs A Bottle Containing the last mes sage from the schooner Rouss Sim mons, which with her crew of seven teen foundered in Lake Michigan { fortnight ago, was picked up yester day on the beach near Sheboygan Wis.
 M. C. Feye, True L. Norris and Johi E. Dimick, police commissioners 0 Portsmouth, N. H., have been ordered to appear before Governor Bass oI Dec. IT in connection with an irvesti gation of police affairs instituted b! the governor.
 George w. Perkins Has Certified tt the secretary of state of New Yorl that he made no disbursements in aiC of his candidacy as a national pro gressive presidential elector, but con tributed s11.S00 to the progressive party as citizen.
 i A Band of Masked Men took Johl Watkins from his home at Dalton, Ga. , to the center of the town, where h, was severelx- whipped, yesterday. be ; cause of his refusal to get rid of sev eral alleged disorderly white womel , living in one of his houses. Marriage Licenses will be sold at GU rates at Spencer, Mass, during tn, last week in the year if the presen plans of Town Clerk E. E. Dicknrmal are carried out. Last year MT. Dick r erman offered licenses during the sam period at 9S cents with good results
 The Enforcement of the new wireles , law by the government which was t become effective yesterday has bee postponed Inue1nltely. InlS VIII say , the steamship lines from prosecution for non compliance, and will give then : time to provide the necessary equip : ment.
 : "Lady Show You" hen that wo1 the national egg laying contest at tn n state poultry station. Mountain Grove Mo, this year, was sold at Springfield q Mo, yesterday for $500 by J. A. Bick erdite of Millersville, IL The hen ila n a record of laying 2S1 full weight egg this year,