Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-01

| mans foot caught in the rail and the other was attempting to extricate him, when the train bore down upon them. Silverware of a Value placed at many thousands of dollars has been stolen from the summer residence of F. w. Broggerhof, in the Noroton dis trict.
 l The International Harvester company of Russia, a Maine corporation, filed notice at Augusta that 1t would in crease it's capital stock from $S.OO0,OOO to s40,Oo0,o0o.
 President elect Wilson is being urg- ed to appoint W. c. Osborne, former legal advisor to Governor Dix, to sRlc- ceed the late Whitelaw Reid as ambas~ sador to London.
 James G. Dearden, lord of the manor of Rochdale, England. left a notice in his will asking that his body be cre- mated and his ashes buried near his dog Pompey1s grave.
 Gov Baldwin Yesterday approved the acquisition of the adjutant gen. eral on the comptroller for s6,O0e for the state armory at Danbury and $s.o0O for that at Willimantic
 The Congregation of All Souls Uni- tartan church, of Washington, of which President Taft is a member, has de-
 
 a new building to cost $300,0O0.
 The Navy Departments great new wireless tower near Arlington, Va, has succeeded in catching the time signal from the Eiff1eI tower in Paris, a. dis tance of approximately 39o0 miles.
 The British Secretary of State for home affairs has ruled that a con- demned murderer cannot marry the woman of whose unborn child he is the father in order to Iegitimatize the child.
 Naval Officers at Washington are satisfied with the Tustworthiness of the American sailor; Admiral Knight reported that 800 men who were given shore leave at Gibraltar returned to their ships on time.
 Convinced That the Supply of coal is inadequate and that oil will be the fuel of the future the Russian gov ernment is making elaborate proposals to make ready that country for the changing conditions.
 Supreme Court Justice Blur of New York yesterday signed an interlOc- utory decree of absolute divorce in fla vor of Mrs. Nellie H. Chase from Hal Chase, first baseman of the New York American league baseball club.
 Natives of Netcone, N. J., sat up when Andrew A. King drove an auto sleigh through the town. The sleigh had the runners in front while the back wheels supplied the power. Kings average speed was 20 miles an hour.
 A Wisconsin Soldiers Widow in a letter to Commissioner of Pensions Davenport expresses the wish that his bureau had combined with it a matri- naonial agency through which she might recruit another soldier husband.
 It Is Believed That 8 precedent is established in municipal affairs of the country by the appointment of wo- man as city comptroller at Atlantic City. Miss Bessie Townsend, 24 years old, received the appointment at salary of $1,500.
 Wallace WiImot, Alias Davis, ar rested at Birmingham, Ala, on a charge of forgery, was married only to the story of his young wife, who declares she knew nothing of her hus- bands alleged misconduct.
 rested at Bridgeport yesterday by Dep uty Sheriff John M. Donnelly on a bench warrant charging him with big amy. It is alleged that he had a wife living when he married Susan Hine in Stratford on Feb. '. 1910.
 1t Developed Yesterday that three lives were lost in a fire which des- troyed a dozen Newport buildings Sun day morning. The body of the third victim, William Russo a barber, who was a 1odger in one of the burned houses, was found in the ruins.
 Governor elect SuEzer Last Night an- nounced the appointment of Valentine Taylor of New York city, a deputy in the office of Attorney General Carrno- q Taylor was born in Cam bridge, Mass, Nov. 2. 1874
 The Marked Prosperity of the coun- try is reflected in the receipts of the United States patent office from fees for applications. Total receipts of the office for the fiscal year ending June 30 were $2,094,059, compared with $1,9S7- ITS for the previous fiscal year.
 The Secretary of State has decided