Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-01

A Rock Island train was held up near Dodge City, Kan, by grasshoppers, which covered the rails.
 Clifford Holmes, 16 years old, of Bradford, Pa, was drowned near Cuba, N. Y, when his water wings failed him.
 Edward Morris, millionaire packer and head of Morris and Company, is seriously ill at his residence in Chicago
 pr. Walter Reynard, 27 years old, is dead at Stamford, Conn., as result of eating poisoned clans taken from the harbor.
 Ar electrical storm early yesterday did heavy damage in the farming dis tricts of western Wisconsin and south ern Minnesota.
 The steamer City of Bangor, which VT;s recently burned at her pier at Boston, is being lowed to Philadelphia where she will be rebuilt
 The Grand Lodge Medicine Dance of the Chippewa Indians at the Bois Fort Reservation and Nett Lake Agency has been put under the ban.
 An organization of Greek women at Chicago has pledged $1OOOO to a fund for the restoration of Greek homes devastated by Bulgarians.
 Mrs. CIeonia Mcdonald, of Town Creek, near Cumberland, Md, was struck by lightning and killed in her home on her 37th birthday.
 Jack DingwaII, professional golf player of Pittsburgh, succeeded in driving the ball into the cup from distance of 168 yards in one stroke. 
 Nicholas Bafere, a paving contractor of Bridgeport, was shot and killed there yesterday afternoon on the street after dispute with some of his work men.
 Colonel" William Riley, whose book making establishment on gamblers Row" at Chicago, in the '70s was known from coast to coast, died there We'd nesday
 Preparations have been completed for the construction of 63 new rooms | to be annexed to the House office ! buildings in Washington at a cost of 1 $250,000.
 John Caesar, prominent basketball player, was rescued from drowning at l Greenwich, Conn, by John Carmichaels who jumped into the water and seized him by the hair
 Robert Webb, the auto bandit, who was found guilty some time ago by a l jury of the murder of Detective Peter Hart of Chicago, was sentenced to life | imprisonment yesterday.
 Lightning destroyed the home and outbuildings of Harvey Venables, at 1 Laurel, Del, at a loss of $5,000, no in- surance. His wife and four children were badly stunned by the bolt.
 Joseph Diamond, a painter yester- day reported to the Indianapolis police that $2,000 in gold, his savings tied in two handkerchiefs, had been stolen from beneath his pillow during the night.
 WiIiston, the home of the first gov ernor of Vermont, celebrated it's 150th anniversary yesterday. A parade baseball games, a historical pageant and fireworks comprised the days ac- tivities
 A convent at Bar Harbor, Me-, given to the Roman Catholic diocese of Port land by MT. and Mrs. De Morrell ot three Sisters of Mercy who arrived from Portland.
 Homne Thompson, father of School Committeeman Oscar Thompson, o1 Greenwich, Conn, was found hanging in the barn at his home yesterday Medical Examiner Clarke gave a yer diet of suicide.
 John J. Ivers, stamp clerk at the Lowell. Mass, postof1ce, was held foI the federal grand jury yesterday after a hearing before United States Com missioner Hayes, on a charge of lar l cenv of government funds,
 Mrs. M. B. Chester of Middletown N. Y, wife of a boat builder. started from New York yesterday with two o1 her ten children to walk to Minneap- olis. She carried a letter from Mayor Gaynor to the mayor of Minneapolis
 Physical valuation of the railroads of the United States by the Interstate Commerce Commission will take iron five to seven years by a specially or ganized corps of men and will cost tho government from $10,000,000 to $15,000 | 900 or more.
 Secretary of the Navy Josep1us Dan iels has received a number of threat ening letters from members of the In dustrial Workers of the World, as a re suit of his alleged utterances and the riots which occurred during his recen vist to Seattle.
 William Smith, g years old, of vestal N. Y, and Jackson Spaulding, year: old of BinghamtOn. inmates of th' Susquehanna Valley Home, were ar raigned yesterday for setting on firt the institution, in which 160 childreI were sleeping.
 Secretary of State Albert Phillips yesterday issued a statement censurins city and town officials about the stat , for not enforcing the law requiring automobile owners living in Connect cut for a period of over 30 days tC make state registration. Heat yesterday caused the death o Charles Dickson, aged 39, and Mrs Stella Hamburger, 5S at Cleveland, o It caused Mrs. Stella Willard to at tempt to commit suicide by poison Eight babies died from the effects O tn heat within A hours ending at noon J. Pierpont Morgan will be sued fo $5 900 damages by Solomon Kuntsler whose 14-year old son, Jacob, said tha he was knocked down by MT. Morgan! automobile in the street at New Yorl last month The car was driven by MT Morgans sister, Mrs. Herbert l.. Sat terlee
 For misuse of the mails in con nectfon with American Tanning stocl sWindle, Adam Hook, a German chem ist will serve two years in Fedora prison and pay a fine of $3,50O; ant ', l J1ohjnSan aIsoe IT poxy