Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-05

Aci IOuhIol1 OAA lAC 1[AlIlS IIdlI. At Lyme many of the young men
 are receiving instruction as motormen l and conductors for the new trolley | line, which will be running before
 many weeks.
 Funeral services for Austin Field were held at the home of his daugh- ter, Mrs. Elijah Munger, at Mantle, Sunday at 2.30. Burial was in Man
 tic cemetery.
 The New England Navigation com pany has closed the storehouse and abandoned the property at Stonington. Steamer City of Worcester has been taken to Newport.
 Members of St. Patrick's Holy Name society met at the scchool hall Sunday evening at o'clock, marching to the home of deceased member, John Riley, on North Cliff street
 A big woodland fire at Ellington Friday and Saturday burned over 100 acres. Robert E. Hyde is the largest loser, others being James P Collins. H. P. Miner and the Ferris estate.
 Several of the New London tele- phone girls are to have a dance in Lyric hall Thursday evening. They have invited the girls in the neighbor- ing exchanges to be their guests
 Representatives from this section will be present at the 30th semi annual convention of the national association of woolen and worsted oVerseers at Rocky Point, Providence, Saturday, May IT.
 U. S. trainging ship Newport left New York Saturday for the summer cruise until October. The first stop is at Glen Cove, then to New London for a week, before leaving for Gardi- ner's bay.
 The delights of an afternoon afield decreased the attendance at the Otis library reading room Sunday. although 30 enjoyed books, papers, magazines and pictures. Miss Mildred R. Rogers was in charge.
 At present there are six companies, "A officers, a detail of the hospital corps and the band of the Eleventh company C.. A. C., at Fort Wright Fishers Island. At roll call there were 546 men present and 3S absent.
 Announcement has been received of the marriage of Harry M. Fowler, son of Dr. F. c. Fowler, of New London, and Miss Helen King McCabe daugh- ter of Truant Officer Michael F. Me Cabe, of Naugatuck. MT. Fowler is a native of Moodus.
 According to the agreement made be- tween the freight clerks of the New Haven system and the officials of the company, half holidays on Saturday are to be given part of the force in each office every week commencing the first Saturday in May.
 William Johnson, brakeman on the New Haven road. whose foot was badly crushed in a recent accident at Midway, has so far recovered that he was able to leave Lawrence hospital last week. For a time he will be obliged to use crutches.
 There were 75 Mystic Shriners in the party that left New York Satur- day on the Southern Pacific company's steamer Antilles for New Orleans, from which city they will go by train to Dallas to attend the 3Sth annual ses- sion of the Imperial council.
 The class in St. Patrick's parish preparing for first communion receiv- ed instructions from Rev. John Ramel Saturday morning. The parochial school children are to be examined Friday afternoon, and the public school children Saturday morning next.
 The insurance people and building managers realty owners and others who have large interests at stake in the event of fire are protesting against painting letter boxes red on the ground that it will cause confusion and delay in sounding fire alarms, especially at night.
 The addition of six New Haven prisoners Saturday fills the state prison to the doors. It is expected that the opening of the state reform atory at Cheshire about July 1 will bring some relief, as 50 of the inmates of the prison will then be transferred to the reformatory.
 The New York, New Haven and Hartford agents and towermen re- ceived official notice Saturday that their pay had been raised 1-2 per cent They will receive the extra pay in their next envelope "Wednesday The new wage scale is first shift $20.70, second shift s2o.20 and last shift $20.20.
 Town Democratic Chairman W. W. Bent of Bridgeport. who retired last week, at his own wish. has held the office of town chairman for two terms. His administration of party affairs has always been clean. honorable and wholesome. He has stood for the highest political ideals. = Bridgeport E-or