Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-04

 cans, arrived at Laredo, Texas, from Monterey yesterday
 Alfred Eaves, philanthropist, died at his home at Denver, Colo, from a com plication of diseases.
 Chicago Women who qualify as judges and clerks of elections, will not have to tell their ages
 Bernard Rogers, oldest practicing lawyer in Machias, Me, died in Somer- vile, Mass, yesterday aged 75
 The Standard Oil Company yester- day announced reduction of half cent in the price of gasolene.
 The MadsonviIIe Kentucky Savings bank was placed in charge of the state banking department yesterday.
 Lillian CowIes, aged 2e, of New York city, was drowned by falling off barge Red Ball at Belle Rock, New Haven, yesterday.
 Joseph Hickman, a negro, the mur- derer of Mrs. Ellen Fox and her 14 year old daughter, was hanged at Bi- son, s. D., yesterday.
 A Moving Picture Theatre was des- troyed and the building of the Mullins Furniture Co.,, at Paterson, damaged by fire. Loss $20,O0o.
 Samuel Ali, a chewing gum manu- facturer of New York, was fined S75 for using sulphurous acid in making strawberry chewing gum.
 The Dead Body of Michael J. Ca voney of Worcester, 25 years old, was found floating yesterday near the Grove Street shore of Salisbury pond.
 The Citizens State Bank at CoIfax, Iowa, was closed yesterday by the State Banking department Bad loans are said to be responsible for the clos ing.
 Statistics Show That More Men are enlisted for the navy from New York Pennsylvania, Delaware and the Dis trict of Columbia than from other sec tiOns.
 Pittsburgh Commission Merchants disposed of 25 carloads of Florida oranges. tOtalling about 1,50O 900 at 50 cents crate or approximately one cent apiece.
 Alfred E. Duncan, president of the Franklin Fire Insurance company and widely known in insurance circles throughout the country, died at Phila- delphia yesterday,
 A city's Greatest school of crime the boy gang can best be abolished through the Boy Scout movement, in the Judgment of E. E. Porterfield ju- venile judge at Kansas City.
 Miss Margaret Wilson, the presi- dents eldest daughter became chair man of the Washington "spugs' yes terday at mass meeting of more than 1,000 women.
 Remarkable Progress in military sanitation and improvement in the health of the army is recorded in the annual report of surgeon general George H. Torney
 Abrogation of the Pass privilege by the Pennsylvania railroad for it's em- ployes has resulted in movement to organize all clerks in railroad offices into labor union
 Sweeping Criticism of the Rhode Ts- land State Board of Public Roads is made by report of the Office of Public Roads, United States Depart ment of Agriculture.
 Mrs. Henry w. Tryon, aged TT. died yesterday at Meriden of illness and shock incident to the death of her hus- band, which occurred very recently after several weeks illness.
 David R. Divine, a telegraph opera tor, who it is alleged, was married to seven women, was sentenced to serve from two and a half to five years at Jackson, Mich, for polygamy
 5urd Marion, one of the Allen r WI hnt 7rya he courthouse, is dead at the Mounds vile Federal prison, where he was serving a term for illicit disttlling.
 Expenditures in the United States for improvement of roads has more than doubled since 1904, according to figures compiled by the office of public roads of the department of agriculture.
 Damage Estimated at $f,2oO re- suited from the burning of a barn with it's contents at Salisbury. yesterday. It was owned by Alexander Suydam and used by Henry HOysradt. Included in the loss was one horse.
 Henry Wood, Aged 32, son of Mir. and Mrs. Thomas Wood of Lowell. died yesterday in Worcester City hospital from injuries received late Monday night in an automobile accident near the Worcester Paxton line.
 Mrs. Deborah VanNess, 94 Years Old lost her suit yesterday to recover. .S26. 400 back alimony from the estate of her husband. Cornelius H. VanNess. .a wealthy railroad man. The couple were divorced 46 years ago.
 Captain j. w. Deford, who in the Civil war received numerous decora- tions for bravery as a signal officer under General Mcclellan and General Grant, died at his home at Ottowa,