Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-05

ing nearly three cents a bushel.
Eioht Buildings, including the town
hall were destroyed by fire Saturday
at Superior, Wyoming, a mining camp.
Almost 100000 more money was
coined in the United States mint In
Philadelphia during 1913 than during
1919.
Oscar kreuse, seven feet, one inch
tall married Mrs. Martha Duncan,
four feet, IL inches at Forth Worth,
Kan.
The Total Foreign Missionary con-
tributions of American Protestant
churches for the last year was S16,-
39S, 900.
PatroIman John Gordon died Satur-
day as the result of injuries received
early Saturday morning when he was
shot by bandits at Chicago.
More Than 100000 Copies of
Farmers Bulletins and other publica-
tions were printed by the department
Of agriculture during 1913.
Presidential and other Leading can
didates Of the socialist party in 1915
will be nominated by referendum vote
and not by convention.
Toronto Ratified the law giving mar
ried women the right to vote. This
privilege was already enjoyed by
spinsters ad widows
George w. kittredge, 65 years old,
one OF the pioneers in the use of sheet
metal architectural ornamentations
died at his home at Passaic, n. ].
Congress Will be Urged to investi-
gate the conditions growing out of the
strike of copper miners at Calumet,
Mich, shortly after it reassembles.
The Gross Receipts of the New York
post office for the year just end
| ed exceeded by more than S4000,0 900
| the figures for the twelve months pre-
| ceding.
Students From the Rural Districts
| are better in mathematics than stu
dents from the cities, according to
Prof. David Rothrock of Indiana uni
versity.
Oscar r. Wish, who recently became
| postmaster of Portland, Me. retired as
a director of the Daily Eastern Argus
at the annual meeting of the stock
| holders Saturday.
Slas Trafton, prosperous farmer at
| GEORGETOWN Center Maine, aged 81,
| idence in which he lived alone was
destroyed by fire.
In Philadelphia There Were 1928
marriage licenses issued in 1913,
| against 1886 in 1912. Suits for di-
vorce numbered 1910 an increase of
| 100 over the previous year.
| Rev. cranston Brenton, professor of
English language and literature since
1906, in Trinity college has been elect
| ed executive secretary of the social
service commission diocese of New
| York
| The Post Office at East Corinth. Vt.
| the store Of Horace Blood, and a two
Lestine Jenne and George Jackson
were burned Saturday with a loss of
| $4,000.
The Will of the late John G. Wat
mough, of Philadelphia leaving $780,
| 900 to a maid, and 100000 to a man
| and wife who were friends, ignoring all
heirs at law. was admitted to probate
| Saturday.
! J. p. Morgan and Howard Elliott,
chairman OF the New York, New Ha-
! ven and Hartford railroad, held a con-
/ ference at Boston Saturday on the re-
lations between the banking firm and
| the railroad
| Faithful Unto Death was the dog
! which Thomas Hickey, of New Britain
owned. Saturday Hickey was burn
'ed to death while in his bed. Firemen
could not get near the body until an
| officer had killed the dog.
e. Graham Wilson, a wealthy young
! farmer convicted at Charlestown. W.
! Va. recently of assa ultinE Miss Kate
! Turner while she was the guest Of his
wife at their country home was Sat
urdsy sentenced to II years in The
| penitentisry.
A Waste Annually in the United
| States of s22, 600. 900 worth of ammonia
| is due TO the practice of making coke
| in the beehive type of oven which does
not admit the recovery of the distilla-
| tion products, department of agricul-
! ture experts figure.
/ William Coates, for 81 years a mem
! Der of the Pittsburgh Fire department
! and for number of years its chief
retired Saturday. Thomas A. Me
/ Quaid, superintendent of police. re
tired after "a years service. Each
( viii have a pension. Of s., 600 year.
TiIton Seminary at Tilton, N. H., and
/ 50 charitable institutions in Boston
are beneficiaries, and the Massachu-
setts Institute of Technology and the
I Boston Museum of Fine Arts art.
/ residuary legatees under the will of
Horace W. Wadleigh of Cehassett.
/ Mass.
Notice Posted in the ear sheps of
! the New York. New Haven and Hart
ford railroad at New Haven make ef-
! fective a reduction of ten per cent. in
| the wages of several hundred en-
| ployes. machinists, boiler makers.
steam filters and car workers being
| included.
After 211 1-2 Hours of unconscious
| ness, Miss Anna Wheeler daughter of
| DR.. Charles u. Wheeler, Of Worcester
died Saturday. The physicians are OF
the opinion that the girl was fright
| ened TO death when an automobile IN
! which She was riding Christmas day
was struck by trolley car
| Because He Thinks he is not entftied
| to the money, George c. Cranston.
| representative from North Kingsto~n,
| has returned to the state treasurer.
| his s12ao salary for the last session of
| the Rhode Island legislature Mr..
|