Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-26

The town jail at East Triton, N. H., was sold for $37 to be turned into henhouse.
 Coal in paying quantities was dis covered in the highlands about Port Jervis, N. Y.
 eeoreias prospective peach crop was but slightly damaged by the cold wave over the southwest.
 By a majority of 800 voters. Sara toga, N. Y, decided on a commission form of government.
 The act to give Maine the Massa,- chusetts form of ballot was defeated in the house today.
 Houston B. Tehee, a Cherokee In- dian, was sworn in as register of the Treasury at Washington.
 seized by the custom house authori- ties at Tampico, Mexico.
 At 5o concentration camps in France there are now confined 7,500 German and 4,600 Austrian civilians.
 Ralph Taylor of Stamford was ap- pO4IlI0O d CAoIh III ILc dOLO1AOD1lO OS- partment at the capitol by Secretary of State Charles D. Burnes.
 A movement for the cultivation of vacant lots by the unemployed was started by the Mayor of Newark, N. J.
 Three women were nominated as candidates of the Milwaukee School Board at the primary election there Tuesday.
 Up to March 20, 1855 foreign built vessels, representing a total tonnage of 4s5.5S6 tons, were admitted to American registry. Dr.. Karl Theodor von HeigeI, prom inent member of the faculty of the University of Munich (Germany) died in Munich, aged 73. Twelve Japanese artillery officers, headed by General Naskjima, left To- l kio to join the Russian army in the | capacity of observers. Fire caused by a defective motor \ destroyed the mattress factory of Harris Scharmett at Ansonia- The owner places his loss at $3,500. Charles s. Hubbard, director of the l Department of Public Safety, ordered l that Pittsburgh policemen must re- cpgnize badges worn by Boy Scouts. i Attorney General Garnet, of Ken 1 lucky, ruled that national banks do- ing business in that State cannot do a combined banking and trust busi- ness.
 l A resolution calling for an investi- l gation of the finances of New York Iaf%v 1,rr Irrr e,T-&1 was introduced in the New York Sen | ate.
 | Nearly half the copper exported from | the United States during the week l ended March 13 was taken by Italy, 1 most of the remainder going to France and England.
 | A monster pre-war demonstration in Rome, Naples, Genoa and other Italian cities are planned for next | Sunday by leaders Of the interven- tionist party.
 Fremont B. chesbrough, a lumber merchant of Boston, filed a petition in bankruptcy. his schedule showing liabilities of $727,176 and assets of $720,125.
 Six thousand packages of food have | been sent by resident of Chicago tc friends and relatives in Germany by means of the parcel post within the last four days.
 Peter Marsh, aged GA years, commit ted suicide by hanging in his barn al Oxford, Conn. Melancholia due tc continued illness is believed to have induced his act
 Sultan Mehemmed of Turkey con. ferred the medal of the highest Tur- kish military order on Field Marsha von der Goltz for his aid in preparine for the defense of the Dardanelles.
 The Kansas State Supreme cour- decided that the corporation franchise tax is constitutional. The suit was
 brought by the St. Louis & Sar Francisco Railroad to test the law. Commander J. P. Morton was de. tached from the battleship Wisconsin and detailed to command the gunboar EScorpiof1, succeeding Lieut.. Command. CT Bricker, drowned off Constantinople
 Suit for $25,ooo damages was flet by the Elk Coal Co.,, of Roseville, O.
 against 145 miners in their employ for breaking their wage agreement by
 striking and closing the mine Marcl IT.
 A bill appropriating $50,ooo to con.
 tinue the fight against foot and moutl
 disease and the gypsy moth, introduc.
 ed in the New York Senate will bt
 signed by Governor Whitman is pass
 ed.
 Banks of Morgantown, w. Va, pait
 the salaries of the faculty of Yves Virginia University, the 1egislatur,
 for many State and charitable institu
 having failed to appropriate none. | tionS.
 The Chandler Machine shop at Aver l Mass, was burned early yesterday causing a loss of $25,000. Flying brand i started fires on the roofs of severs
 nearby buildings, but all were extin
 guished with slight damage.
 The British war office notified rel ] atives in Spartansburg. S. C., of tn wounding of Lieutenant Nichols, a , the front in France. Nichols is Spartansburg boy who joined tn ! army two months ago. , Mrs. Ellen Tinkham, 50, an invalid threw herself from a three story win dow at BPS Walnut street at Lawrence
 Mass, and died without regaining con sciousness. She was said to be des pondent because a son had gone t