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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
To Pair with Williams IT
Doubles at Westminster
Country Club Lawn
Tennis Tourney.

Robert y. Wrenn. George /. Au@e
ard others who have the hnal seIe0e Iii
~ me Davis Cup team IN charge 'lI.
no interested spectators al me 'uI
courts If the Country CLUB OF west
chester tomorrow. when the annual m
yitation avn tennis tournament peg rs
there. with ten pairs or more appearing
m the doubles. %, III
One team in particular will be SUP
roitted 20 a searching scrutiny ~ lne
mon Who have the successful det -'.e
Of the great Davis bowl closest 20 'h@'r
hearts r 81
.,.bo ncrformad brilliantly last year al
Wimbledon, when the lnlted states
won the international trophy rom ~
land will be one Of the PAR. ne otne'
viii he Robert Lindley Murray Metro
nolitan and New England champion
Who has cut a wide swath IN ne lA"h
tennis world since coming from ms
home in California. .o
I, will be Murray's first appearance
m grass courts, and just no" ne VIII
acc,iit himself under the ne" cohdl-
,ions remains 20 be seen. MS cannon
nail service. one Of the strongest ieat-
urra Of the boys game. - pouni 10
lose some OF its speed on TURF NJ,
tbou,b u ia believed his opponents VII
evperiencc fully as much diihcui'y IN
handling the ball. ~,
I, was for the express purpose or
seeing how young Murray acts under
FIRE TINT the Davis Cup committee
haired him with Williams. IL he can
-form as brilliantly when opposed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
Duesenberg Car Defeats
WiSflart'S Mercer IN
300-Mile Race.
AVERAGE SPEED Is
rs MILES AN HOUR
Delage Machine. Winner al lndi-
arapOliS. Among Those
TO Meet Defeat.

Sioux City. Iowa. July D.. Against a
field OF twenty-five cars. tina. included
the winner o. tho sensational Memo
ria. DAY race a. Indianapolis. a Dues
eubcrg car. driven b. Eddie Rickcn-
hacker. TODAY won the inaugural race
over the Sioux City two-mlle speed
way.
over the route o. 600 miles the Ger
man sounding combination maintained
wonderful. speed. finishing m 3 hours
IL minutes and 20 seconds. an average
Of = miles ar hour Even thc experts
who had watched 'hc pr2ct.cc had hes
tated 10 predict tina; the winners av-
erage would be withi2 .rc miles an
hour OF ;he actual Performance.
The result is undoubtedly the most
surprising that could possibly have oc-
CURED. As forr, idablc machine i-
racing 'he Ducserbcrg has never been
considered. except ir sD-i0urg con
tests, and while Rickenbacker. Is well
known a. a driver. his fame has rested
more upon his repeated efforts 20 win
a big race rather than on his successes.
TO-DAY was RIckcnbacEer' dav. how
ever. From the start 90 the rrlsl
everything went just right for hin
ard the little car ran Ike watch. ~
cept for tho necessary stops for gaso-
iere. oil md tires. and Of the latter
not many were required. he did not en-
counter the slightest delay. and at the
end his machine appeared 20 be on con
di.ion % keep or and repeat the per
Torrance.
Nearly 10000 persons. not more than
I nor cont % whom had ever before
Witnessed an automobile race, we're on
hand for ,hc start.
Patschke. dri, ny a Narmo1 car. Tod
almost throughout the irst hundred
miles. 20 be passed at that point b;
Spencer Wishart's Mercer. A. 1850
m.los Kn'rper Jumped 20 tho front
With the DeiaCc -hat won at lndlanapo-
l:s. and r. looked az + the same car
was destined for another triumph
Rickenbackor. however. was right after
hin. AMI Gil Andorsou's Slut. tnI-d
seemed likely o have something 20 do
in the disposition Of the prize money
The Duesonberg went 20 the front Al
about 200 miles. followed by " lshar'
ard in that order they finished. tho tor
rrer being seen miles ahead when the
chooSered flag vas waved AT lin by
Fred Wagner Ralph Milford ran into
third place ahead Of Anderson.
Contrary 20 the general expectation
there We're no accidents OF moment
Alley. one Of the drivers. was burned
about tho head and hands when ms
car too fire 10 his PIT.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
Flying Fairy Wins
BrOOkdale Handicap

not shake of Star Gaze and tired under
the weight himself
Joe McCahey again carried of the
Jockey honors. riding two winners and
establishing himself more firmly at the
head OF the list OF winning jockeys for
the meeting. Each victory was by a
head and due largely 20 his clever han
ding.
j. r Marquette. jr.. took a fancy 20
Executor after he had beaten Mr.. Specs
short head IN the opening race, so
that when the Fatherless three-year-
old, entered 20 be sold for $500, was
offered at auction he bio him W $500
before shaking his head as Woods
Garth. acting for Raj Psrr. raised II
the usual protecting So. This ate up
practically all the profits, as the purse
was worth only $3.50.
The colt proved his gameuess and
was helped also by Joe McCahey's
strong finish. Nr. specs headed him
we'll inside the last sixteenth pole and
seemed 20 have the race won, but Exec
utor rallied and got up again IN the last
few jumps.
Tommy Wright. Of Baltimore. won
the second race. for gentlemen riders,
with Armament. owned by Clement y.
Williams. Four hcrses went 70 the post.
ridden b. about the best four amateur
Jockeys i'm the country. as two Of the
Tucker boys and Lieutenant Fred Al
pors were in the saddle with Mr..
Wright.
Armament proved the best. but {. R.
Fleischmann's Coreopsis furnished keen
competition. II looked for few strides
at the last furlong pole as If the latter
would win. but Mr.. Wright reused his
mount with two or three cuts Of tho
whip and then rode him out hard with
his hands. 20 earn the decision by a
scant length.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
GARFIELD LOSES TITLE
Flaugh Wins Golf Champion
ship of Forest Hill Club.

By the narrow margin OF up Fred
erick h Flaugh defeated l. Barton
Garfield. the title holder, IN the final
match for the championship Of the
Forest Hi Field CLUB yesterday. In
the competitions. in which the rank and
lie Of members TOOK part, many in
volved ties occurred because Of the
club rule that scores OF - or less shall
count the same.
The only prizes won outright were
those In Class 4 OF the boyle handicap.
in which the successful man was A. H.
Humphreyvillc. and in Class X. m
which J. J. Corcoran was the winner. In
the sweepstakes II. 3. Salmon won in
Glass A. with 81 -. and in Class B
Corcoran topped the list with 90--20-
20.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
VACRANT VICTOR
BY SECONDS ONLY
Turns Tables on EnChan-
tress in Eastern Yacht
Club Race.

Nattapoisctt, Mass. July 4. A ten
knot Southwestern dragged the Eastern
Yacht Club feet down Vineyard Sound
and sent II rolling UP Buzzard's Bay
to-day on another lively and exciting
run. the second Of the cruise.
Fifteen yachts participated IN the
racing. and in three classes the win
ner's margin was only a matter Of sec
ends. The Nagrant, in a special race.
beat the Enchantrcss by two seconds.
The Enchantress won by q seconds
yesterday
In the first division o. schooners the
Princess beat the Nagrant by 80 sec
onds. and in the first division OF sloops
the Avenger won over the Shimma by
- seconds The contest in the sec
end division Of sloops was also fairly
close. the Becky beating the Edjako II
by ! minutes and 26 seconds The lit.
tie Stamford schooner Alice again
made the best corrected time for the
run.
The summary follows:
FIRST DIVISION - sCHOONERS- START.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
MOTOR BOATS IN CRUISE
Twenty Make Run Up Hudson
TO Croton Point.

The New York Motor Boat Club wen:
on Joint cruise yesterday wiki The
Tappan lee Yacht Club. Twenty motor
boats left the clubhouse az West l4ith
ST. at a. m. and proceeded 20 Grand
View-on- Hudson. near Nyack. where
they ioined the Tappan Zee fleet for
run 20 Croton Point and an overnight
bivouac there. The return trip will be
made this afternoon.
Following are the boats taxing. part
from the New York Motor Boat Club:
The Mascot Vicc-Co~iroto-e ,."''ar 'i'
Ga. kI n Rear Commodore Douglass tae
G.ns'a. Treasurer Alien. '1e I'm.o,...'' =
u,.E.r. the Eastern star. t. l." Roy Fin' 10
3D.. Mildred H Paul Rock enc ,ousur .o'
NJ f.nsc -Ha Mon Flalsir. " and ID l-iil-
mo- tl. Marie D.. b. fH,u. tn, l'Hrt
81 N.iher-er. tho N-l.us.o1 ~. Nipi.I
%. F1roIe " swan. ttr NnT 1rl -.
utr. IN. Question. T.. lt' Frn. m. = iiih
a Madison. me Z.lohin q. y ,1ui-,sS
tudIcy. the Alantris. II. Menke. the Oracle
y e. ". B"yt"n-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
MURRAY DEFEATS
ARMSTRONG EASILY
Wins Way to Challenge Round
in Delaware Champion
ship Tourney.

Wilmington. Del. July l. Robert
Lndley Murray, the California lawn
tennis star. defeated Joseph j. Arm
strong, Of St. Pau. Mimi. holder Of
the Northwestern t.tie to-day, ln the
rual round Of the Delaware lawn ten
ms championship. The scores were
g. r ). o D Murray will next week
meet e.. ". Church. of Princeton Uni
vcrsity. the title holder. for the state
championship.
Armstrong and Wallace +. Johnson,
Of Philadelphia. won ,hc final round
in doubles. defeating Sidney Thsyer
and Kenneth Kennedy. Of Philadelphia,
8 ;. . 3, g. They VIII meet Church
and " T. Tiiden. Jr.. Of Philadelphia.
the title holders, in the challenge
round next week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
GERMAN WINS AUTO RACE
Lautenschlager Defeats Big
Field in French Grand Prix.

Lyons. July 4. The Grand Prize Of
the Automobile Club Of France was
won to-day by Lautenschlager, driving
"a German machine. Louis Wagner was
second; Salzer took third prize and
Jules GJuX was fourth The winner
time for the course OF i67 $40 miles
was Z hours / minute IS Is seconds.
Thirty-seven cars started. Italy,
England. Belgium. France and Ger
many we're represented. There we're no
4 American cntrLns
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
"CONNING TOWER"
IS OUT IN THREE
F. p. A. Not as Mighty
with His Racquet as
with His Pen.

The annual open lawn tennis tourna-
ment OF the University Heights lennlS
Club began Yesterday ON the art
courts. with q neld Of seventy players
Yhose number had been considerably
reduced when evening fell over the
scene. -, ~
Arthur ". Loyibord. the 1th Regi-
ment player: Jack Allen and +. Let
son came through 20 the fourth round
and are the farthest advanced OF an
the PLAYERS. Not single reversal
worthy Of note occurred IN all the
matches played. the favor'tes running
to form in every instance.
The first match in the first round
vcas won BIZ Franklin p. Adams. VINO
defeated II. ?. Rose in straight Se's'
AZ 1. .. o. Mr. Adams. VINO varies
his game Of lawn tennis by personally
conducting The Coming Tower IN
The Tribune over the signature #.
" never gave his opponent an OF
p0rtanity ON this matcn. ana oo'" "a
the ground and overhead ou'p'ayed
Rose. who could only get one game III
the first set -......l
The Coming Tower man continued
his winning streak u the second rouh o.
defeating +. r. Howard az g. ].
largely through his accuracy m pia'.
ing the ball Just where Nr. Howard
wasn't expecting him 90. In ~" sane
round !. II. \. Williams scored over l..
Barlow AZ >. 7. Williams was
hitting the ball hard I'm this matcn
and forced his opponent 20 Keep 10 t'e
rear of his court. where the winner
brought or many clean cut passes on
deep drives.
Iovibord engaged m his first match
in this bracket. defeating j. b. Martin
with the loss o. only q single game. ~
: o. . /. Lovbond smothered the at
tpnptcd passing drives of his opPo-
0ont and plastered the .attcrs court
with clererlv placed shots i'm the cor
The third round witnessed the down
fall of r. p. A." who fell before me
attack Of Allen. az IS /. o. Nier
taking his only game IN the first ~e'
Adams evidently decided that would
be his Cast line" for the day ana al
though he never stopped trying Alien
took the last set without che loss o.
game. catching his opponent out OF po-
sition frequently.
Lovibond took on T. !. Mckee IN tnis
round. and had no trouble IN gaming
the victory. at !. 8 %. working ms
chop strokes through Mckee court
for the points and completely outpldt-
,rc the la-:cr. The tournament VII
continue to-day and through the fol-
lowing week.
The summaries follow:
1r.,.s -H-.e, urs' ~'9n-.-- rar'<. 10
Adams .ofs.I.' H p. ROSE a- 90. Je
An.r -,.r r-.. % o. Raymond t' TO-.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
One Hundred Yachts Com
pete in Annual Regatta
of Organization.
FAST TIMES MADE
IN THE CONTESTS
Sloop Nepsi Is Hard Pressed to
Finish First in the Match
for "Thirties.'

one hundred yachts. representing a
dozen different clubs, AID thirteen sail
ing cutters from Che New York, Brook
Ism and New Rochelle divisions Of the
Naval Militia. took part yesterday IN
one o. the fastest races ever sailed
under the direction ard FOR the prizes
offered by the LarchmOnt Yacht Ciuo.
l. was the annual regatta OF that popu-
lar organization. and about ali the Dig
racing yachts IN comm .ss-eh were d.
the starting line.
In = light soutrwcsteriy breeze three
schooners 90 the Z Class led the Big
feet. They were George SCOTS MiladI,
Hcndon Chubb's Queen Nab and Edgar
Vslmer's Nenona. They crossed the
limo in that order a. l:-j O'Clock. the
rtIe Venona. with a big balloon main
torr-sst staysail. walking right away
f~o-, the other two few minutes after
starting. She won the 10 l2-mlle race
n, I minute Al seconds from the Queen
Nab on time allowance.
Sly Of the CITIES" got away 20 a
cod start a. 1880 o'clock. led by Harry
r,yre Whitney's Barbara. with the
.-svlinr. 7teered by Juulus Morgan,
el,sa under her lee. AZ the soutn end
a the line. The spartan. handled by
VNu;sr Ru.ler Duncan, was next away
81 the SamurI. the Plelone and me
Carolina following hardly lehg'h
7rsrt m that order.
The rrst leg Of the course vas
bcam reach 20 Parsonage folhl' me
.,.o,d 4 beat 20 Motifs Point buoy anu
another broader reach. across lle
sound 20 the home marx on LarCi'"'C ~ ~,
Tho spartan did the best "orN. oe
won from the Samurl by minutes %
seconds . .be
...t,;-,ias', over = l424-m,le course. Nine
% chose reliable lttle sioops GOV ava!
-. an the Gun. The Okee. the
"~;ole and the Lena we're the leaders
~. tpe south end Of the line. Inc
%o,si and the Orlole had II mp ana
III, All around the course. the NePsI
r-airv winning by just 81 seconds j ne
rteo was third. An even closer WIN
IA, that Of the Rohilla from the A.erl
10, +1e handicap class. where the konii,A
on b. seconds In the 4 Class ~.
r,r5 Vallorv's Margaret won from Ihe
J.ye--s bv minutes s seconds
Tbs winners In the other classes "eIe
- scbco-ers Ahmakola and Mora me
..oo1s Heron. Nignon, Amanlta ~
vs6sator. Wild Thyme. AVIS LIZ ~.
! PIPER. Alcyone, Yaqul Virginia Nay
FIVE and Wake. ;.L .rev
Lieutenant L. Z. Ran: WIN 80
from the third division OF the l.. 80 O.
pa...i;on y G. y. Y. was the winner
at No cutter race. They defeated
.-ov rom the Cd Battalion by mn
,.,os a seconds. The latter oeat a TN
T;-isio7 crew BIZ only l3 seconds
George Corry's Little Dlpper won
f-o-, he Twinkle IN the Star class by
% seconds.
The summary follows;
.~L5oC ~r,Rs - Class F--COUKSE 49,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
LORD DEFEATS HEDGES
Captures Golf Championship
of Haworth Country Club.

Devcroux Lord won the champion
ship OF the Haworth Country Club yes
terday. when ne defeated Ira W. Hedges
by M and : 20 play In the thirty-siX-
hole final round for the title. There
also was an eighteen-hole medal play
handicap in two classes. the respective
winners being Charles =. Moore, with
Sc i5-7l. ard r VI. Roosa. with l0i-
$50. G.. ". Proctor won the flag
contest.
Concident with the golf competition
was a flag raising celebration. W. :.
Cowie. president OF the club. presided.
and the chief speakers were senator
Charles O'Connor Henncssy and Judge
Charles F. Moore. The leading scores
in the handicap follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
DYER. AT TOP OF
GAME. WINS TWICE

Nearly 200 golfers turned out 70
take part in The various events of the
Montciair Golf Club yesterday. There
were sweepstakes in three classes, both
morning and afternoon, as well as a
selected score handicap in three diyl-
sions.
r. ". DYER was the principal winner
Of the day scoring in both morn
ing and afternoon with a card Of
a. 4 20 each time. He also won the
selected score competition with
50 , -f-.
Charles Gowiug and B. T. Wilcox
won the four-ball with l76 34-l42.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
Chance for Murray to
Make Davis Cup Team

TO the fastest men in this country as
he has already done since coming las.
Nlurray's future on the international
team = assured.
Wrcnn. Adee and all those who have
seen the Western youth in action on
tho courts have been greatly impressed
with his speed. his style and his hne
fighting spirit These men believe. mat
IL viii require Just such dashlng,
meteoric game as Murray plays 20 cope
with the invading fore .gners; hence the
Pacific Coast players appearance on
tho lawn tennis horizon just at ms
time 3 looked upon as a good omen -or
The success of the defenders.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
ANDERSON SHOWS SKILL
Defeats Baggs in Hard Match
in Long Island Tourney.

Frederick G.. Anderson. the old
champion Of the Kings County Tennis
Club. won the singles championship OF
Long Island yesterday on the clay
courts Of his home club by defeating
Frederick c. Bags ~ a hard dvc-sct
match. al 8. s 4. 8 ,. 8 :. ;.
In the semi-iinal round Of the
doubles Anderson and &. &. Chambers
defeated George 5. Groesbeck and A.
len Behr. at s. ; z. 81. They will
meet the winner OF the match between
Voshell and Bags and Phillips and
Dionne for the cham pionship this after
noon.
For a time in the Anderson Baggs
match IL looked as II the latter would
take the championship iaurels. but An
derson steadied his game and broke up
Baggs's network N the last set just
when II looked as Il he was about 70
be overcome by WEAKNESS.
The summarize follow:
singles Is,uit-tuai T.Urdf-F. a.. Bags de-
reat.4 ur. William Eassl-auHl. %. o. .
r.-ar r-.a+.r. O. Anderson defeated r.
a. Ragss g. f G.4 : . IS 80
Doubles tniri round Phillips and Dionns
defeated = ~ Anderson and g. T~ask 6-l
baum and Langson. e e. GroesoerN
and A. Rehr defeated Ackerland and Gut
" . s~s.i- snal -ound-F O. Anderson and g.
O. chambers defeated Groesceck ami 8eir.
Sc. .. 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
Nassau Country Club.

4 sreclal Independence Day eighteen Hole
medal p'av handicap vas rGn or az fhe
N....n country tlgu YESTERDAY the winner
b..rs Clarke Bedford with car! % So
Il 49,
Tho scores FOLLOW
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
Buckhorn Beaten a Head.

Weight is great leveller' Is
favorite expression at the track, and
tho saving was emphasized IN the sixth
raca vben Buckhorn. under 123 pounds
vas beaten a head by Star Gaze.
The Brooklvn Handicap winner tired
% give the Star Shoot four year-old
twenty-nine pounds actual weight alu
found the task 700 much' me way ne
was ridden.
Buxton forced the pace with the LoP
weight. and was criticised Dy man! !oI
making so much use OF the brooihs.' IGN
horse. Others said the boy dld riGh' .H
making full use OF the class OF ~
mount 70 run his cheaper opponents OF
tbo,r feet. Tie trouble was he could
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05

orr
fre away r So n ck
rr'ep nn4 ground
good Ton e7.a 9i,el r. & Benson ' " | "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05

sr.- r....- 3D. -.I.is Ariel -ls.I
t5-.r-- pad wing Z.-e .5s sally y
.. 5 N.-t i Glare. 20 - Stn'ana.
80 t1..a
uts.rrtp CLASS . THIRD DIVISION
..- e-f- o MTLE.--S--A ART. 100
u.-. rf-rI rrr r,-l Garland "a o. . 30
s--r-.+e .- r. Tourtai-. 4--.ls --.
S..s 49, y fiI2l ...... . =. ~ -.
corrected r.rf. Tie Auo-ifa ~. -lN..
r-a <at.rna. 1r 70. re ROBIN Hood III.
HANDICAP CIshs--FDrFTH DIFfsIoN-
COURSE % MILE---STA RT 200
White r-s Frel E..teiheluer ttt.23 - 3
.e-r-.f-l time. The Mediat1r --oi ne
fe .4r - 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05

purishment was more than justified
TOO. "a he made little apparent effort
10 pull Kilkenny Boy OF The. Mas
ouerader as they raced head and head
with Lampoon al the last furlong pole.
Butwell .ried hard to hold his position,
but finally was forced TO pull up The
Nasouerader sharply 10 avoid fall.
This killed the Ogden colts chance FOR
the prize and surely robbed him OF
part Of the money.
Lampoon also was hampered by the
crowding else he might have made
better fight As II was. he was all out
70 beat Trial by jury head for the
place
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
Full Summary of Racing
at the Aqueduct Track

WEATHER CLEAR TRACK FAST
ard Ha "
God Grr
ark owner Ra Tsr-r Train VIZ a.
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Continued from page I
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05

Whine, entered shook N :aIy Morn ~ MT
esyrs vi second in company
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05

on Or hot1 Dolly
scr ate -7ug fr Tome ~,
stat N VI maze
% om a
RAcE selling. e Tod and ssrl."n - anaef
Pr ir g.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05

lesion NJ last sixteenth pole and lasted Just long
oie.
ear Old and inward 5000 addeI one mile start
Winnie. c.. 4 hv star -hoot-Lyadall owner
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1914-01-03

London So to 10, IN Montville a quota
of 20 and only - recruits, North
Stoningten had filed its quota of 26
men and Franklin it's quota of 10.
Major Peale Home From Virginia.
Dec. 31-Majer Peale of the Eight
zenith regiment arrived on Wednesday
on a leave of absence of two or three
days. The regiment is now at Mar
tinsburgh, Va, 1t numbers about 500
men at present.
lefty Hogs In These Days.
Edmund f. Tracy of Lisbon,
slaughtered a litter of pigs, on De-
cember 81, which weighed in the ag-
gregate 2,770, averaging 277 pounds
each. They were eight and one half
months old.
Watch Night Service will be held
in the Sachem Street church, Thurs
day evening. Services to commence
at o'clock with a sermon by Rev.
mon by Rev. William Huntington,
Norwich Town.
Gives Up Business For War.
James H. Kane, formerly of the
firm Of Ransom & Kane, has closed
up his business, enlisted for the war,
and is enlisting men for the Wind
ham County Cavalry Company which
is nearly full.
Another Within A Week.
Jan. 1. 1864-As New Years day is
to be observed as a holiday by the
Geographic dispatches will be fur
nished. to the newspapers until to-
morrow noon, we shall omit our reg
ular edition tomorrow
Enlargement of Paper.
The pressure of advertisements up
on our columns for a month or two
past has been so great that we have
been unable to furnish our readers
with as much reading matter as we
could wish. 1t has been the intention
of the publishers to enlarge the Bull
3etin the first of January. but it was
found impossible to complete the ar
rangements. We make amends by
publishing today our first double sheet.
OF the sixteen recruits passed at
the provost marshalrs office Thurs
day. one counted on the quota of Nor
witch.
improvements at Postoffice.
The investigation of the postoffice
has resulted in a complete rearrange-
ment of the interior to the Office and
the addition of about 400 new boxes.
which are now ready for the public.
Some New Years Predictions.
We venture the following predic-
tons concerning the New Year. re-
speeding the coming year. despite the
The sun will rise several mornings
during the present year before many
other people will. and will go down on
their Incidence.
The national debt will not be paid
during the coming season. The same
will doubtless be true concerning some
personal debts.
Many persons will drink more
whiskey than will render them con-
sistent temperance lecturers.
Bachelors living in fancied security
may find the citadel of their single
blessedness aSsaIled by fair maidens
who are privileged every leap year to
make advances"
A president will be elected in
Horace Greeley to the con-
trary Notwithstanding. He will doubt
less be a, man, as the theory of
rights is not yet universally
There will be a total eclipse of the
bogus rebel confederacy during the
year.