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Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30
Trousers, Strength in Window pisp

Trousers Strength in Window Display.
 In the window at the F. A. Wells company store, on Main street, was ar ranged an exhibition of trousers strength on Friday evening that could not fail to attract attention to the non- rip and non-cene- off qualities of the Duchess make. Hanging in frame work was a pair of trousers with one leg fastened to the frame, while from the bottom of the other leg hung a keg of nails weighing 196 pounds. Not seam parted Down in front of the window was the money to show the makers guarantee of ten cents for ey- cry button that comes off, a half dollar for every waist band that rips, and q dollay for rip anywhere; else.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30
DIED AT sANAToRIuM.
Ralph Feretti Was Well Known Frui
 Merchant of New York,

Undertaken Gager of Franklin street prepared the body of Ralph Ferettf. who died in the Norwich Tuberculosis sanatorium Thursday and sent it to New York on the 10 o'clock train Fri day evening. where burial will take place this (Saturday) afternoon, Mir. Feretti was 32 years of age, and was a well known fruit merchant of New York. Besides relatives in New York he also leaves relatives in Whitman tic.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30
Minister Praises ThIg Laxative,

Rev. H. Stubenvoil of Allison, Ia in praising Dr. Kings New Life Pills for constipation, writes:-'Dr. Kings New Life Pills are such perfect pills no home should be without them:." No better regulator for the liver and bow. els. Every pill guaranteed. Try them Price 25c at The Lee and Osgood Co
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30
WEST END GARAGE.
Building No. 12z West Main Street to
 be Altered for That Purpose.

The property No. 127 West Main street recently purchased by James O. Mahoney, has been sold for him by T. H. Beel1ley to Albert P. and Ida M. Sterry and is to be occupied by a new garage to be known as the West End garage There will be alterations to be made to fit it for the garage uses and the garage proprietors are to be Harry c. Washburn and Frederick Sterry. The building was formerly occupied by Tracys market.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30
Special ConstabIes for the Fair.

Henry Fenton, Charles Ebbets, Cor nelius Mufphy, Michael J. Carroll John T. Casey, Bernard Keenan and Allen c. Matthews have been appointed by the selectmen as special constabIes for a
 week of service at the New London county fair, Nz
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30
Unclaimed Letters.

The list of unclaimed letters at the Norwich, Conn, post office, for the week ending Aug. 30, 1913, is as fol- lows; Dora Abramowftz, w M. Abbott, August c. Bertolf., Howard R. Brock ett, Helen A. Byrnes, MT. Chaplin, Jack Crane, F. P. Davenport, Mrs Fer guson, Anna Foley. J. Malinewski, George E. Pepper
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30
Admitted to Old Soldiers Home.

William Hallisey and Harvey Wood worth, Whe went te the Spanish Amer ican was as members of the company organized by Mapor Hull, have been admitted to the Old Soldiers home in Noroton, Both the men are of Nor wich and are well known iR the city,
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30
Incidents in Society.

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 Miss Marie Deel of Poughkeepsie Is the guest of Mrs. H. F. Parker.
 Miss Dorothy MacClenathan of Lin. coin avenue is in New York city to re- main few days
 Mrs. Charles F. Chapman of New York city is the guest of relatives in town for few days
 MT. and Mrs. William Birge return ed yesterday from Watch Hill, having been guests there during August.
 Miss Mary McCloud of Brooklyn, N. Y., is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Patrick Cassidy of Washington street.
 MT. and Mrs Charles Vaughn and Miss Ruby Vaughn are at home, hav- ing spent several weeks at Watch Hill,
 Mrs. Charles W. Prentice of Wash ington street entertained a company of fifteen on Wednesday evening with music.
 Miss Ruth Lord of Washington street, who has been the guest of Miss Sarah Loring at Watch Hill, has re- turned
 Rev. J. Eldred Brown and family return on Monday from Newport, where they have been spending a month.
 Miss Dorothy Jones, who has been a member of the Gulick camp for girls for seven weeks. arrived home Friday evening.
 Miss Nellie Young, who.is summer ing at Watch Hill, R, T., has been pass ing several days in town with friends this week.
 Miss Ruth MacClenathan, who has been spending the summer in Norwich, has gone to San Diego, Cal, where she will remain during the coming year
 Mrs. Tnsel E. Beckwith and daugh- ter. Celeste, of Toronto, Can, who have been the guests for a number of weeks of MT. and Mrs. A. A. Beckwith of Lincoln avenue, have gone to Syra- cuse, N. Y.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred G. Bliss and daughter. Miriam, and Dr. and Mrs. C. R. Chamberlain returned Thursday from Brinfield, Mass, where they were the guests of MT and Mrs. George w Sherman at their bungalow on Steer age Mountain.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30
burned Out Gales Ferry Telephone.

During the thunder shower of last Wednesday evening the telephone at the Gales Ferry postoffice was burned out while Miss Evelyn Richards was at the phone.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30
Gone to Lowell as Yard overseer.

John Viera, noverseer of the Fremont and Suffolk yard, in Lowell, has re signed and has been succeeded by Thomas Smith of Norwich, Conn.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30

You have money idle in savings banks at 4 per cent when shore lots are increasing 20 per cent yearly in value. Investigate Groton Long Point the new beach with new opportunities Clubhouse and 31 new cottages. Plots on your own terms. Jas. Jay Smith Co, New London.-adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30

Mir. and Mrs. William Birge return ed yesterday from Watch Hill, having been guests there during August.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30

Bishop Milan will bless the new day afternoon, Oct. II. He will con- duct confirmation on Sunday, Oct. 12, at 10.30. in St. Patrick's church, and view the Holy Name parade at 3 o'clock. He will be at Baltic on Sept 13.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30
% " NOW

WHEN yes want yC put yeNr bus1- ness befere the public, fheFe is no BR- dfuR better than throuEh tha a1yeR@ia-
 tRE ee1umnS af The BulleslRs
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30

Mrs. Charles F. Chapman of New York city is the guest of relatives in town for few days.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30
A DELIGHTFUL E XPE RIENCE

Summer cooking with . new model Clark Jewel Gas Range is a delightful experience wholly free from discom- fort. The oven burner flame reflec- tors and glass oven doors insure a perfection in baking never before re- alized. Porcelain burner handles and enameled drip and broiling pans are attractive sanitary features supplied without additional charge on these SuPerlatively superior stoves New shipment just received, Call and make your selection before tEe assortment is broken. Replace that wern out gas range with a stove that will do the work better than it has ever been done before All the hot water you want and just when you want it, by placing a gas tank heater on your water boiler. Ask your neighber wh0 uses one or consult us about it.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30

Mrs. Tnsel F. Beckwith and daugh- ter. Celeste, of Toronto Can, who have been the guests for a number of weeks of MT. and Mrs. A. A. Beckwith of Lincoln avenue, have gone to Syra- cuse, N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30

Miss Mary McCloud of Brooklyn, N Y, is the guest of her sister Mrs Patrick Cassidy of Washington street
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30

Miss Ella Hill. who has been at the home of her uncle. Chauncey Hill, of Central Village, for several months on account of i'll health. is much better and has. come to her home in Norwich for a few days. accompanied by her cousin, Mrs. Julia Needle. of Provf- dence.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30

Miss Ruth MacClenathan, who has been spending the summer in Norwich, has gone to San Diego. Cal, where she will remain during the coming year
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30

Miss Dorothy MacClenathan of Lin- coin avenue is in New York city to re- main 8 few days
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30

MT. and Mrs. Charles Vaughn and Miss Ruby Vaughn are at home, hav- ing spent several weeks at Watch Hill,
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30

You can go up in an elevator, or up in smoke, or William Thaw will take you up in his flying boat at At lantic Beach Saturday and Sunday af- teFnoons.-Ady.-
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30

The Second company, Governors Foot Guard has completed arrange ments for the entertainment of the crack Canadian regiment. the Forty third, the Duke of CornWalPs Own Rifles, which visits New Haven Satur- day in it's tour of the ITnfted States
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30

The representatives of the state board of education, who organized the summer conference of supervisors for 1913, as well as the supervisors. feel greatly indebted to Trinity college for the privileges of the college grounds and buildings.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30

County Commissioners Moves of this city, Brown of Lebanon and Smith of Groton held a brief session in New London Friday morning and at noon were guests at luncheon of Manager H. D. Saxton at The GrisWoid.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30

Miss Marie Deel of Poughkeepsie Is the guest of Mrs. H. F. Parker.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30

The free lunch law is pretty well observed by the saloons. but there are exceptions in some cities. One scheme is to sell a sandwich and give away a beer, 'tiS said, and another to sell tickets at one cent apiece for sand wiches.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30

State Entomologist w. E. Britton has been in Stonington. the seat of the gypsy moth infection, this week, has looked over the ground and ordered the bands. removed from the trees, closing the seasons campaign
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30

Miss Nellie Young, who.is summer ing at Watch Hill, R, T., has been pass ing several days in town with friends this week.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30

Mrs. Charles w. Prentice of Wash ington street entertained a company of fifteen on Wednesday evening with music.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30

Miss Dorothy Jones, who has been a member of the Guliek camp for girls for seven weeks, arrived home Friday evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30

George Whittlesey of the Savings Bank of New London, who is well known in this city, has returned from a two weeks vacation in Jaffray, N H. He followed his fayorite pastime of walking much of the time.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30

The Connecticut United Spanish War Veterans are going to be well repre- sented at the national encampment in Buffalo N. Y. Sept. 3-5. Hartford plans to send 50 men.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30

The Block Island fishermen are now bringing in quantities of tuna fish. They weigh about 25 pounds and bring from four to six cents a pound in t4le wholesale market.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30

The annual reunion of the Four teenth regiment, c. ", will be held at Madison Sept r. The Eighth Con necticut will hold it's reunion at Mid dletoWn the same day.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-30

MT. and Mrs. Homer A. Waterman celebrated the 31st anniversary of their marriage at their home in New London Thursday by entertaining rel atives and friends.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-27
All Steel Structure Planned
for Old Sonntag Amuse'
ment Garden Site
in Harlem.

The Washington Heights section fur
nished the chief transaction in the real
estate market yesterday. Arnold, Byrne
G. Baumann reso.d, for the Oakland Cor
poration, Dayton Court, six story apart
ment house at The northwest corner OF
Fort Washington avenue and 1oOth street,
on a plot iO2xl2l feet, to Isidor kempner
president of the New Amsterdam Realty
Company.
In part payment Mr.. kempner gave the
two six story new-law apartment houses
at the northeast corner of 18th street and
Tenth avenue. on plot 75Nlo0 feet. Tne
transaction involves about 10000. The
DAYTON apartment house was purchaser
by the CORPORATION about SIX months ago.
The old Sonntag amusement garden al
the northeast corner of Lenox avenue ana
10th street. il to be RACED. and on the
site erected the tallest apartment house
I'm Harlem. The property. which has
frontage OF 100 feet on Lenox avenue and
250 feet in 10th street. IS owned by John
4. Sonntag. who bought IL couple or
wears ago for 2l70o at the auction sale
of the Pinkney estate. conducted by Jo-
seph p. Day. He held the property under
lease prior To the auction sale. He has
now had plans drawn by Neville * Bagge
for a ten story structure. which is esti-
mated 10 cost $1,000 by the architects.
The building will be one story higher than
Lido Hall. at the northwest corner OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-27
- DF A1TY ZONES of GREATER CITY an0 SUBURBS
Heights Apartment
in 100000 Deal

owner Of the eighteen story leasehold
property at No. sos Fifth avenue. have
arranged for new lease of the store and
basement in that structure, now occu-
pied by Hams cafe. The premises, which
adjoin the northeast corner Of f2d street
were leased to Ham I'm 1910 for a term
of twenty-one years at a rental varying
from $1,000 to $1,000 per annum. The an
nual rental under the new lease is said to
be 5000
Aaron Goodman has sold No. llb to III
East 10ith street two FIVE story fat
houses, on plot 65xloo feet, between Park
and Lexington avenues. j. Rosenbaum
was the broker The seller acquired the
houses last October from Adelstein <
Avrutine, in exchange for large plot
a. the junction OF Tiffany Beck and Fox
streets.
Joseph Bergman has sold for the Led.
erer Construction Company TO an in
weston No l3i9 Southern Boulevard. .
five story fiathouse AIS feet front. II 10
one Of ten houses erected by the sellers
at Southern Boulevard and Jennings
street
Platt A. Albert have resod for Eugene
Sohidknecht the Colonial Court apart
Bradhurst avenue and 150th street. a
seven story structure with accommodate
tion for eighty-two families on plot 20 u
x1l2S feet IL was bought by an out-
of-tOwn investor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-27

new 2oo-foot Queens boulevard, in Long
island city.
The property is close 10 the heart Of
the business district OF Manhattan and
Will be- connected FOR q scent fare with
an parts of Manhattan by the new sub
way system.
Mr. kennedy says that IN his many
years 81 selling property at auction he
has not had the pleasure Of offering lots
which TO his mind offered greater promise
of increasing values He believes II a
remarkable opportunity for rcai estate
investors.
Thomson Hill lies at the point IN Long
Island CITY where Thomson avenue
crosses Grecnpoint avenue. where the
Ions Island CITY extension Of the Brook
Ign RAPID Transit and Interborough sub
ways Will turn from Thomson into Green
point avenue. \ station Of the Joint road
will be right at this junction, and no part
OF the property will be more than three
minutes walk from tho station. This
station. by the way. will be the first stop
FOR subway trains In Long Island city
after they leave the Greensboro Bridge
Plaza. 50 that when the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit and the marlborough begin rum
nlng their trains over the bridge and
through the Steinway tunnel. Thomson
I'm will be but eight minutes from
Broadway. according to the figures OF the
Public Service Commission.
All tho streets In the tract have been
laid out according TO the typographical
map prepared in the ONCE Of tho Borough
President and adopted by the city. They
have all been cut through and graded,
curbed with standard cement curb and
paved with asphalt. The subsurfaco Inn
provemonts include water. sewers and
gas, and the whole property Ia supplied
with electric power
The Thomson Hill property 10 just be-
yond the Packard automobile factory In
that part of Long Island City which au-
tomobile companies have built up In the
last few years. Thomson avenue, which
Is the main automobile highway. Is TO be
made over into a 2G-fcet wide boulevard
and will he the first section OF a great
highway 10 be known as the Queens Bou-
levard, which will connect the greensboro
Bridge with Montauk Point.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-27

that the b-division and opening up OF
that property TO builders will have slim
uating influence over the whole Of the in
teryening district between these two new
lines
Another illustration of how the uncer-
tainty as to Morris Parks future has
blocked the expansion of The Bronx IS
afforded by the Morris Park avenue troll
lev line, which comes 10 An abrupt end
AT the westerly boundary Of the Morris
Park property. Now that the rapid de-
velopment Of the old racetrack is assured
in connection with the coming auction
sale. this trolley line is To be extended.
Arrangements are now well advanced FOR
the extension OF the line through Morris
Park avenue 10 WilIiamsbrdgc Road.
This will probably be done within the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-27
SETTING MODELS FOR SHOW
Atlas Required in Studying
Panama Canal Miniature.

G. r. Bayne. formerly in the employ OF
town yesterday looking after preliminary
details relating to the setting up OF mod
els of the Panama Canal in the Grand
Central Palace, in connection with the
third annual real estate show which
opens on May g. Speaking Of these models
Mr.. Bayne said:
The models are large enough to explain
themselves, or 90 be easily understood
with a little explanation. There is, how
ever. just one suggestion that | would
make 10 any one who intends 10 visit tho
exhibit, based upon what | have noticed
among those who have come To see the
models in other cities.
The suggestion is to get hold of a good
atlas. or even a school geography. and
get the lay of the land and the points OF
the compass in the Canal Zone clearly In
mind You will see that the Isthmus
makes curve. something like an IS"
laid down on its side. The general direc-
ton Of the canal itself. from the Atlantic
To the Pacific is from northwest to south
cast, and what Is usually spoken Of as
the eastern terminus-that Is. Colon. on
the Atlantic slde-is. as matter Of fact.
considerably further west than the So
called westerly terminus at Panama.
Thus IL happens that most people, in
looking at the models. suddenly discover
that what they thought was the Atlantic
Ocean is the Pacific. and some have even
started in 10 tell us that we were taking
too great liberties in shifting the oceans
around in such fashion. This confusion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-27

next month. placing the whole OF the
Morris Park property in direct communi-
cation with the subway terminus at west
Farms.
other important transit Improvements
which are 10 be a direct result OF inc
decision 10 sell Morris Park VIII ne the
opening within a few days of the com
pleteG. but never used Morris Park sta
ton on the New Hayen's six-track line
and the Fastening OF work on the con
nection between the Westchester Bos-
ton Railroad and the subway at lNth
street. near Bronx Park. Plans Of the
Public Service Commission make the con
nection between the two latter lines one
of the extensions authorized under the
dual subways system. This connection
will in effect make the station at Nor
ris Park on the Westchester Boston
station on the present subway, wholly in
dependent of the benefit which that sec
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-27

OF riparian rights on the Lower Bay. 400
feet OF beach frontage, over 1000 feet oil
road frontage on Cedar Grove avenue
and Marine way. the concrete hotel built
by Mr. Hett at a cost OF over $4,000 "A
steamboat pier extending 200 feet into
the bay. over an acre Of dancing paNii-
ions. field dining rooms, bowling alleys
and large frame hotel on Cedar Grove
avenue This famous old site was estab-
lshed bv the late Alphonse Peteler about
forty years ago. The new owner VINO
will cater TO Automobiles especially VIII
open the place shortly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-27

Of direction on the part Of those whose
knowledge OF Panama is gained from
maps is not surprising. The confusion I'm
the mind of any one actually on the
ground is even more exasperating. So
accustomed are We in this country to the
idea that the sun rises out of the Atlantic
and sets in the Pacific that II takes the
new resident OF Panama long time to
accustom himself TO having this order re-
versed: Yet that is exactly what happens
on account of the - curve, that part
Of the isthmus crossed by the canal has
the Pacific on the east of IT and the At
lantic on the west.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-27

ton will derive from the new lines on
White Plains avenue and Nestchester
avenue. The opening Of the Morris Park
station on the New Havens siN-track
route will give that section direct con
nection with the whole Of the East Side
elevated system.
These provisions of the transportation
companies 10 anticipate what they feel
will be the increased requirements of That
part Of the city only strengthen the inn
preston OF the casual visitor that Nor
ris Park Is ready To be added 10 the
built over district Of The Bronx. To the
south and west the built up section comes
10 the boundaries OF the property. and
had IL not been FOR tho conditions sur
rounding the ownership NJ this tract for
the last ten years II is safe 20 say that
its broad cXpanscs would have been
dotted with buildings before this.
The lots will he sold slngly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-27
Morris Park RaCetraCk
To Be Sold at Auction

the phrase absolute and without reserve
can ne attached this is il. and when de-
sirable real estate is offered openly under
these conditions it is beyond the power Of
any one 20 estimate the buying power
back Of the New York real estate market.
There have been big sales in the past.
but sales Of this character have always
ended with this buying power uneX-
hausted That. briefly, is why we have
felt confident in taking up the vast un-
dertaking involved in this offering of over
5000 lot"
Real estate interests in The Bronx have
heard with satisfaction the definite an
nouncement that Morris Park is TO he sold.
With transit improvements now in opera
ton and others about to be made. the
subdivision of this immense tract lying
directly in the line of the growth OF The
Bronx, Will have a highly beneficial ef-
feet not only upon this property itself
but upon Creat deal Of surrounding
property and the whole area beyond.
a glance at the map will serve TO en-
phasize the importance of this phase Oh
the situation The two great transit ar
teries which now traverse this territory
are the New York Westchester & Boston
Railroad and the siX-track Harlem River
branch of the New Haven. Between Nor
rs Park stations Of these two lines les
the Morris Park property. in effect bar
rier. in its present shape 20 the develop
ment Of the territory beyond.
On the White Plaius avenue road there
viii be station within two blocks of the
Morris Park property. Furthermore, TAX
ing the area between these two lines i'm
mediately beyond the Van Nest and the
West chester village sections. il viii he
seen that over half OF it is virtually within
the boundaries Of Morris Park district. so
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-27

REAL ESTATE AT AUCTION.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-27

Seventh avenue and 10th street. the pres
ent talest apartment house in Harlem
McLernon Bros. have sold for the
Juiette Construction Company the south
west corner OF Fordham road and Loring
Place. six story apartment house with
stores, known as the Juliette. The struct-
ure occupies 4 frontage Of 81 feet on
Fordham Road and 100 feet on Loring
Place and was held at $4,000. The buyer
Is an investor. 1t was cash transac-
ticn.
Il IS reported that the receivers OF the
Improved Property Holding Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-27
NEW OORP HOTEL SOLD.

j. sterling Drake has sold 10 \. Mum
ger FOR the Tverhead Savings Bank the
old New Dorp Beach Hotel property, con
ssting Of fifteen acres Of upland in groves
baseball and tennis grounds. fifteen acres
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-27

gymnasium, electric baths. massage
lounging room and other convcniences.
ard an additional building Tor sleeping
rooms. kestabit is designed to provide a
health and recreation resort