Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-26

terday with loss of about s6.000.
 For the First Time in something like 20 years, Savannah experienced a snow fall yesterday. About two inches fell.
 Two Inches of Snow Fell at Colum- bus, Ga, early yesterday. It was the first snow of consequence in Is years.
 E. Fuckers Welch celebrated his 95th birthday at Long Branch. N. J., by reading the Bible without the aid of glasses.
 The Plymouth, N. H. High School was damaged to the extent of S4O,600 by fire yesterday.
 Reports From the Citrus Belt show that the seasons crop will not be shortened or the quality of the oranges impaired by the recent storm.
 James Lawrence, who after his grad uation from Harvard became a scien- tific farmer, died at Groton, Mass, on Tuesday.
 Homer D. Gail of Syracuse yesterday was elected state treasurer at joint session of the New York legislature to succeed the late John J. Kennedy
 w. S. West of valdosta, Ga, yester- day was appointed by Governor Slay- ton to succeed the late A. O. Bacon as United States senator from Georgia 
 Judge James S. Young, of the United States district court for the western district of Pennsylvania, died suddenly at his home at Pittsburgh yesterday
 The Convention of the Utah Progress sives adopted yesterday platform de- claring for maintenance of the party and for the nomination of complete tickets.
 Arthur capper, publisher of the To- peka Daily Capital, made formal an- nouncement yesterday of his candidacy for the republican nomination for gov ernor of Kansas.
 Twelve Hogs owned by A. H. Shep- ard in West Simsbury are suffering with hog cholera and are under treat ment by direction of Commissioner Jeffrey O. Phelps.
 The New Jersey Supreme Court set aside the Public Utilities commission order requiring railroads to furnish drinking water on all trips of over one half hour duration.
 Sheriff MiddIebrooks has appointed James S. Sullivan deputy sheriff al
  MacMahon. who was recently ap- pointed postmaster.
 4 Feature of the Celebration of the sixtieth wedding anniversary of MT ' and Mrs. Michael O'Connor at Preston Mich, yesterday was the presence oi l ninety of their grandchildren.
 The Steamer Sankaty, which brought the mails to Nantucket Tuesday made two attempts yesterday te leave the harbor for the mainland, but was driven back by the heaviest ice pack of the winter.
 Hayward A. Harvey, formerly [ l state assenblyman, committed suicide I in the Lackawana Railroad station al | Orange, N J., yesterday by shooting himself through the heart with a re. volver.
 Headquarters of the Southsrl division of the Boston and Maine rail road will be transferred from Bos ton to Concord, N. H., and that of thu Fitchburg division will be moved t, Greenfield.
 Dudley Field Malone, collector of tn 1 port of New York and intimate frfenl of President Wilson was at the Whit House yesterday for a general discus I oAO1 OA NiO ~NCW Ol Ole1lC pO1llAC<l situation.
 Nearly One Hundred Automobile ! were lost in a fire which destroyed tn Essex garage, a three story bricl building at Lynn yesterday, causinI a loss of s175.000. A negro perishe' in the flames.
 The Supreme Court of Georgia yes terday refused to grant a rehearing O, the unsuccessful appeal for new tria for Leo M. Frank of Brooklyn. N Y under death sentence for the murder O Mary Phagan.
 J. Parker Whitney, millionaire club man, accused in a warrant Issued b the United States district court a San Francisco of violation of the Man white slave law. was arrested yester day on his ranch.
 A Class of 21 Graduated from tn Yale Forest school yesterday, the me leaving university life and enterin field experience at a camp in Boga lusa, L-a- where they will work in vel low pine forests.
 Employees of the American Steel an Wire company at Kittaning. Pa, an in Leechburg, Pa, were yesterday no titied to withdraw at once from fra
 ternal organizations that conduS clubs. where liquor is sold. Demanding Reinstatement of a . employe who was discharged becaus , he circulated a petition for a half-ho
 iday on Washingtons birthday, Z weavers at the Newark Silk Co.'S plar at Paterson, N. J., struck.
 Comparatively Few Illinois Wome Tuesday took advantage of their fir! } opportunity to vote under the prov
 sions of the new state suffrage la1
 More than two thirds of the register ed women remained away from il primary elections
 Collectors of Internal Revenue . Greater New York, who will receiy . the largest income taxes of any city the country, are finding it dif11cuIt take care of the rush of returns file by persons whose incomes place the in the taxable class The coroners Physicians Deo;d. yesterday that the three girls who die , after attending an Italian wedding 7 New York last Sunday were poison< by wood alcohol. The police four , that wines and cordials served at tf ' reception were home made, compound
 ed of alcohol, sugar and coloring ma
 ter.
 A Jury at Waterbury yesterday ga, judgment for the defendant in il , S1O,e00 suit Of the estate of the la Policeman, Daniel J. Lane against u | United States Electric Light & Wat, company. Lane was killed by shos l from an electric wire in trying to f [ an electric lamp on his beat Augu
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