Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-16

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 The new parcels post weight limit of 20 pounds went into effect today.
 Burglars entered the Fairhsven, N. J., postOf1ice and escaped with much valuable mail.
 Plans have been filed for the con- struction of high school in the Bronx to cost $3SO,00O.
 M. H. De Young has resigned as chairman of the Panama Pacific Elk position Committee.
 Rear Admiral siIas Casey, retired U. $. Mia Civil War veteran, is dead at Warm Springs, Va.
 The Knights TempIar, in session at Denver voted to hold their next con vention at Los Angeles. pioneer and multi millionaire, died of heart failure at Denver, Col.
 Edward Herbert of Baldwin, L. l., was injured when he fired a gun, which was loaded with guncotton.
 The state commissioner of agricul- ture estimates the loss by the drought in Kentucky at $30,000,000.
 The Commercial Cable Co.,, an- nounces that telegraphic communica- tion with Canton is restored.
 Alexander Gibson, lumber king of New Brunswick province, died at Fredericton, N. B., aged 94 years.
 Mrs. Catherine A. Phelps, widow of Henry D. Phelps, of New Rochelle, N. Y, left an estate valued at $250,OOO.
 William H. Locke, president of the National League Baseball Club, died at Ventnorg N. J., aftera long illness.
 Professor Wellesley Perry Codington, connected with the Syracuse, N. Y, University, is dead at Hamburg, Ger many.
 Samuel Levine, feather manufac- turer, of New York city, died of acute indigestion, while riding in an auto mobile.
 The tugboat J. H. Williams sank in the Harlem River, N. Y, after crashing into drawbridge. The crew were saved.
 Max Leurando was killed when his motorcycle crashed into q brewery wagon on the Greensboro Bridge, New ] York.
 Mary Haynes, 15 years old, had her scalp torn off when her hair caught in the shafting of machinery in a factory at Brooklyn.
 Sanders Franklin and Henry Ral ton two negroes, were lynched at Ardmore Okla. They were accused of killing a man and a boy.
 Sir Arthur McArthur, of Troy N. Y. was elected grand master of the Grand Encampment of the Knights Templar of the United States Charles Heite, aged 30, had his walle, containing $70 stolen from his pocket by a negro, whose fare he had paid or a Pennsylvania Railroad train at Earn hurst, Del.
 George kerney, four years old, solo | $500 in cash and $3,000 in jewe1ry tC i two girls for 25 cents at Atlantic City N. J. The gems and money belonged l to his mother.
 The Rev. Peter c. Bommer, of Buffa 1 To, his wife and another woman were killed when their automobile became unmanageable on a steep hill neal l Westfeld, N. Y.
 l Garry Norman, an engineer was slightly injured when wheel snapped on a Susquehanna & Western Railroad passenger train near Hackensack, N J., causing it to stop suddenly. 1 The 40 acres of land in Minnesota owned by John Lind, President Will sons special representative in Mexico have been leased to an iron company on royalty of 25 cents ton. l The proposed strike Of the machin l ists of the Great Northern and North ern Pacific railroads has been called off the company agreeing to wage in crease of one-haf cent an hour. l H. L. Pratt, vice. president of tn 1 Standard Oil Co., offered to aid tn family of Bertram Johnson the fireman who was killed in the recent fire in tha company's plant at Long Island City. l Miss Anna Proviniak of Brooklyn has brought suit for $30,000 damage against Dr. Paul Parker. a New Yorl dentist, alleging that since being treat ed by him she is unable to close he mouth.
 State Auditor Gordon of Missour Announced that on Oct. 1, he will be gin the payment of pensions to Con federate Veterans. The pensions vii be paid under an act passed by tn legislature last winter
 Bank Exar,iners CIoxed Inc Rose
 vile Trust company, 8 state institution in Newark's suburbs. Raymond F Smith, secretary treasurer of the in stitution, is missing He left a short age estimated at s200,000.
 Shirley c. HuIse, son-in-law o Lieutenant Governor Reynolds o Pennsylvania, who with his wife an,
 child were believed by Senator Pen rose to be in imminent danger iron
 reyolutionists, are now safe in the cit. of Chihuahua.
 The Federal Court at Portland, Ore ordered 20.000 acres of timber Ian forfeited to the proverrr,1Arf in setfIa