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Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-04
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ADvERrlsEnsnT
Norwich, Conn, September 9th, 1915 To the Citizens of the Town of Norwich:


 The selecten present herewith their annual report o the business of the Town for the fiscal year just ended The accounts show the different expenditures and likewise the receipts derived from the various sources of revenue
 closer examination should be made of this report than has been given to similar financial statements of the Selecmen because the Towns business has been much greater than in the past and such consequence to the com munity that the taxpayers in justice to themselves should give it the most rigid scrutiny
 All the chief highways leading into the Town have been put in scass condition, thus gaining the approval of the State Highway Commissioner of them being longer expense any way to the Town they accepted part of the States trunk highway lines while the State eves the Town of hreequarers of the expense of main tainng other roadways which have been placed the celent condition required to gain for them this very sub stantial State aid inspection of all these highways will
 make clear the States reason for setting upon them the seal of it's approval
 Matters at the Anshouse have been attended to with fidelity it being intended that inmates shall be comfortable and shall be subject only to such rules proper for the health and general welfare of such considerable community The soil has been made to yield abundant crop this year and the inmates of the house have given cheefu1y much assistance to the management in different kinds of work
 There has been no waste in the expenditure for those who are attended to in the departments of Outside Poor Insane and Neglected and Dependent Children and all have been given the which their condition seemed to make neces- sary
 Under the administration of your present officials whose service has covered period of six years the debt of the Town has been reduced S1ioo6o44 the reduction in 1915 being Sf8o3883 In 1913 the debts of all the school dis
 cs added to the Town debt but by careful manage ment that very year there net reduction in the Town debt of St6 867.f7. --t--
 We ask this year for amount equal to tax of A mills to the obligations arising from the Towns ord nary business included in which will be State tax of pac cay s24ooo the sinking fund about s Soo and the legal payment to the City of Nofwch for highway account s1Sooo these three items being equivalent practically to hree-niil tax. -lss
 The estimates submitted by the Town School Committee indicate that for school purposes there will be needed amount equal to tax of 6A mills. This requirement. with the AZ mills above mentioned for the ordinary debts would mean total tax of ii mills, which issrecommended Should the annual Town meeting fit to vote in favor of additional demands which may be made known through pc tons it will necessarily have to vote lagerax than that Easked for herein. v. : | All of which is respectfully submitted. @ ALBERT w. LIELBRiDGE,s | WILLIAM B. WILCOX l CHARLES P. BUSHNELL | Selecmen! of the Town of Norwich, | d.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-04
GOLD BADGE FOR CARRIER.
Post Office Associates Give Harvest Dinner on John N. smith's Annivsr- sary.

Willimantic, Oct. 3-
 The carriers and clerks connected with the local post ofice met at the cottage of Prank J. Kirkland at Lake Wangumbaug Sunday for a Harvest dinner, given by them in honor of the 24th anniversary of the beginning of the service of John N. Smith at the local off1ce. just 24 years ago last Fri- day. Postmaster John O,Rourke and Assistant George H. Spencer were guests of the association. gold badge of the International Letter Car riers' association was presented NIT. Smith in honor of his long service. and he was also given a handsome brier pipe. Orlando P. Smith made the presentation. A most enjoyable time was spent One of Kirtland's excel lent dinners was the feature of the days outing.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-04

s. Frank Dickinson, who was born In Somerset, Mass, 7s years ago, died Friday night at his home in East Main street after a, long illness. He had been confined to his bed since Decem- Der, 1912. practically helpless. as the result of a paralytic shock. When a young man he removed to Westerly, where he remained for a number of years. MT. Leonard, the then pro- prietor of the Leonard house, a popular hotel of the time, being an uncle of Mir. Dickinson, Here he worked at ship carpentering. After moving to Mystic he, entered the employ of the New York. Providence and Boston Rail road company as a bridge builder. fol- lowing that occupation for over 30 years. continuing with the New York. New Haven and Hartford Railroad company, and being an expert in that line. He retired by reason of failing health about four years ago.
 MT. Dickinson was Of the highest character. devoted to his home, and did not mingie in public affairs aside from his duty as a citizen. He leaves widow. Mary E. Dickinson, and a daughter. Miss M. Josephine Diclxin- son. brother. William E. Dickinson. of Providence. and a sister. Mrs. Mary T. Kelley, of Portchester. N. T.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-04
Insurance Radueed.

Since the collapse of the old popu- progressive movement, Kansas com panfes have reduced rates on tornado insurance 20 per Ncent.-Kansas City Journal.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-04
NEW BANKING HOUSE FOR WESTERLY
Industrial Trust Company Awards Contract for Handsome Structure Death of S Frank Dickinson Heavy Tax payers in Nearby Towns Parade With Prov idence K. of C.

The new banking house for the Westerly branch of the Industrial
 Trust company is to be absolutely fire proof, up to the very second in modern
 detail, and win be one of the hand soonest huildingsS in the state. thereby adding materially to the already beau tiful civic center of Westerly. The. architects are a firm from Providence,
 and the contract for the construction
 of the building has been awarded to a. firm from the same city. There were. eight bidders, among them the R. A..
 Sherman Sons Company of Westerly
 who was among the group of highest
 bidders However. it Is probable that
 much of the work will be done by local
 concerns. especially the granite work
 The contract specifics that the front Aof the beautiful structure be red
 Westerly granite of the finest finish.
 therefore it is likely that this work
 will be done in Westerly, where the stock must be produced. All the
 granite work is to be ten cut, that is,
 ten- bladed hammers to the inch will
 be used in the finish. while the finest
 work on the town hall is classed as six cut. Or about half as fine ais that which Is to constitute the front of the new Industrial Trust company bank building, and on which there will be considerable carved work. The interior
 and floors will be of marble and cement and the furnishings of op-infamma- Die maternal.
 The front of the building will be of three e-story effect.w a dome, and win reach above the adjoining Stillman building. and with the exception of the front win be of brick, with granite trimming. The interior will be one
 story with a dome, and will contain a
 gallery. with office rooms. The gem
 eral furnishings will be in keeping with the building and adapted to meet the requirements Of the increasing buei-
 ness that. made modern banking house necessary. The basement in
 which will be placed the vault now in
 use in the main banking room of the
 present banking building. said to be the equal of any in use in Westerly. and is to be devoted to the storage of val
 uables Ground will be broken within | ten days for the new building, which will cover all the space owned by the company. which will afford about twice
 as much floor space as at present | Within two weeks the moving from present quarters Into a store in the Dixon house black will be com
 menced. and when this is accomplish | ed the present banking building will be razed and the material disposed of ! by the contractor. The new building
 Is to be completed and ready for oc-
 eupancy by Oct. 1. 1916.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-04
Max saIuta tha Eina.

Since Orozco died with his. boots on we haven't heard any more com- plaints from sVfc Hnerta about be- ing kept at Fort Bnss.-Boston Ad-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-04
Body Forwarded from caIiforni..

Willimantic, Oct. 3-
 The body of Joseph Lemmelin. dr.. who died in Oakland, California, last Thursday. and is expected to arrive here about Tuesday for burial Mir. Lemmelin at one time resided in Will limartic. and is survived by his father. Joseph Lemmelin, of Park street.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-04
Wisdom Comes With Age.

Maybe Roosevelt has gone into the, Canadian woods SO as to keep from saying foolish s<hings.--F7ori1a Times Union.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-04

The assessors of the town of Hop- linton have completed their work for the year, which is summarized as fol- lows: Value of land. s3s2,ooo; buildings personal property, $2Ss,5o0; intangible personal, $75.550; total valuation, $1,- 6OS,650. Amount of tax assessed, $21,- S20.70; rebate to soldiers and sailors, $s61.75: total amount of taxes collect iblet $21,725.95. The valuation of schoolhouses. public libraries. ceme- teries. church edihces and town hall. exempt from taxation and not included in the valuation. is o,350. The col lectible tax is s1.200.14 more than last year. The present rate Is $i.50 on each
 $100. instead of s1-35 last year.
 Those assessed upon $5,0O0 and up-
 wards are: Marcia A. Aldr1ch. $6,100;
 William S. Aldrich estate, $7.200; Ash- away Clay company, $10,00e: Ashaway Line and Twine Manufacturing compa-
 ny, $10.000; Ashaway Woolen com Street Railway company, s25.000; sam
 ueL R. Avery & company. $7.600; Au- gustus M. Bailey, $7,400; Helen w. Bailey, $20,o00: Henry D. Bailey. s2S,- 800; John M. Barber, $12, ,i00:. John M.
 Barber & company. 5000; Thomas A. and Sarah J. Barber $5,00o: Alexander R. Briggs. $1O.0oo: Leverett A. Briggs, $S.000: Leverett A. and Ruth s. Briggs, $500; Hartford F. Brown. 5000; Gen.
 tral Mills, s10.00o; Hattie M- Clark.
 s7.2o0: John s. Cole and sisters, s7. 900:
 Oliver D. Cole estate. $6.500; Corey Lumber company. $s.700: John A. Corey. S6,000; Henry H. Crandall and wife. $s,6oo: Lafayette Edwards, Ss,- TOO: Lafayette and Hattie Edwards,
 $7.6o0; Flint Farm. $7,Do0; George F. Hoxie, $12, 200.
 Harold D. Kenyon, $5.5oo: William and Mary Kenyon. 5000. Airline P. LanEworthy, S6.400: George B. Lang
 worthy. $15, ,4e0; Herbert D. Lewis, 35,-
 900; Everett F. Mathewson, $s, 200; Mecf1anies' lodge, I. O. O.. F., S5,500; New York. New Haven and Hartford Nichols, SIS. .ooo; A1nert Ts and Phe6e
 A. Niles estate. $5.1o0; Peter P. Palm CT. sl0.0o0; PawcatucK Wooien mills, 5000: Charles Perry. Nichol & Lang worthy Machine companys property. sSi0co;- sAas R. Richmond -ssl5ee:
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-04

The navel orange has been known in Valencia. Spain, flor 35 or 40 years
 but there are only 15o acres planted with this variety. as the yield is light
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-04

After an adjournment from West Kingston, the superior court for Wash- inaton county will convene in Wester- ly Monday morning at 10 o'clock i'm stead of the customary hour of e.3o. Judge George T.. Brown, who will go to Newport to preside at the session in that city.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-04

According to statistics compiled by George H. Webb, director of the 1915 census of the state of Rhode Island, and made public Saturday, there are 1S9.s72 men in the state who are 21 years of age or over. Of this number, 161.033. or 54.1 per cent, are native born. and S5,935, or 45.9 per cent. are foreign born. The aggregate number of foreign born males of voting age who have naturalized is 3S,21e. or. 44.47 per cent: 6.214. or 7.2s per cent. have taken out papers; 34,631. or 4o.30 per cent. are aliens. and 6.S7s, or 3 per cent. are unknown.
 In the six cities of the state the foreign born males who have attained -their majority form 75.16 per cent of the total foreign born men of voting age in the entire state. All the towns in the state have more than 100 foreign born males q years of age or over, except West Greenwich, Foster, Glou- cester, Charlestown and Exeter West erly stands 18th in rank, with 1.460, in number of foreign born males of vot- ing age. South Kingstown has POS, North Kingstown has T72. Hopkinton has 120, Narragansett 113. Richmond 104, and Charlestown es. There are 2.272 males of voting age in Washing ton county.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-04

Thomas B. segar. o.2eo; John J. Taylor & company, $17,00o; William F. and Elias F. Tefft, SIG. 700: Edward M. Tilinghast. s7,2oo; Washington Trust Railroad company. s25.0oo: Wyoming Yarn-company. $6.5oo; Tawgo Line and Twine Manufacturing company. sz4.-
 The largest taxpayer in the town Of North kinastown Is the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad includes s10S.s00 for the Sea View branch The next is. the Rodman Man ufacturing company. at S2z4, 800, and the largest individual taxpayer Is Jo- seph B. Fletcher. assessed for s212, 100. The summary of valuation is as fol- lows: Land valuation, s96210: build tngs and improvements, S3,712, ,310: to- tai reai estate. 3s.764.62o; tangible per- sonal., $57o.225; intangible personal, $66s,S5o: total personal. S1.24o,0T5s. to- tai of valuations, S4,014.695; amount qf town tax. $45.127.s5; less legal ex- emptions, soldiers and sailors, s20s.s0; net collectible tax, S44,S24.05. The to- tal valuation is the highest for three years.
 Captain Billiard, superintendent of the coast guard academy at New Lon-
 
 mand of the coast guard steamer Itasca over to First Lieutenant T. c. Crap ster as soon as practicable and to di- rect that officer to proceed with the Itasca to South Baltimore and report to the commanding officer there for Instructions. All officers now on the Itasca win be relieved, except Second Lieutenant Edward D. Jones. and will be directed to return to the academy at New London The school term will begin next Friday. the students on leave returning the previous day There will be IS cadets under instruc- ton. divided into three classes. Chief Scout Arthur L. Lake has ae- cepted the invitation for the Rhod, Island Boy Scouts to parade with ths i Knights of Columbus in the Columbus day parade in Providence. They vii comprise a division of the processior and will probably march 800 strong including the Westerly troop, whfcf is 'classed as among the most efneieAi in the state After an adjournment from Wes' Kingston, the superior court for Wash. | inaton county will convene in Wester. | ly Monday morning at 10 o'clock, in. stead of the customary hour of e.3o T
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-21

Mayor Newl5a naNapP a Empira, ragiewiug the ailpAlion in ap editorial says
 Worth Fiahsas 5or
 Seattle would not bc coneqnaa oY- or tho possible los oi .he 4se 9osi' ness lf there was not au oxceilen5 reosoH
 Bat Prince Rupert rlska .he loss ol ae lrado. notwithstanding her in- mense advmtosoa. uoteaa She oslis lh'6 industry down 20 hard and ao aas. that ii will be impossible for dozen seattles to take away from her
 Geograpmcal positlon proximity Of ,he lshne banks direct rail conueo' ton and good markets must be sup plemented by united action on Che part of aN citizens and the removal of trade obstacles
 Tn other words Prince Itupert must get out and fight Asa matter Of fact Prince Rupert must light No matter if au the commercial lish in the seven seag were at Prince Rupert's door and the way to market and means of tfans' poroton mado Seattie.e ease look practically hopeless that city never theiass would never give up 30 long as their remained Che remotest ilght- ins chance.
 That Kind of spirit helped make Se- attle the splendid city she is today Let Prince Rupert cultivate the same system.
 Prlnco Rupert has an ocean full of : the finest fish that ever Tipped iin, within easy sail of her docks. she l has transportation and markets and offers an overwhelming adymtase m the saving of them.
 Yet il Seattle by the restoration of a cent 9 pound duty and the re- curing of ali American boata to land at American ports. or by any other means give Prince Rupert an indus trial solar pleXus she will surely do so.
 Fish is the commodity on which ] Prince Rupert during those carly days at least, must base her londest hopes. Control of the business is here, by right anyway. But # Seattle can can blocl, her, she certainly will Busi. ness Is business. It's up to Prince Ru. pert
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-21
BANKER WHO VISITED
 SEWARD IS INTERESTED

According to the Seward Gateway, among the probable iincorporators of the proposed new bank at the Renal city win be J. F. Sears, of Now York who last summer examined the Alas ka Northern railroad for a group Of Eastern capitalists who had intended purchasing the road.
 The bank is reported to have alreody asked for charter It would be known ms tho Hartman National Bank oc Seward
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-21
REDUCED CABLE RATES.

Paul P. Floyd. operator in charge of the United States cable office has an nounced a reduction of 25 per cent. in the rates Tor messages sent at night.
 It is expected that the new order will relieve much of the congestion Of the wires during the day.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-21
srAMPEpE PRE0IcTED

w. D. coppCrnou. formerly of Ju. neau, is quoted by the Seward Gate way as follows:
 I have received a letter from Reno, In which it was declared that hun dred people are preparing to leave that place for the Alaskan coast The let ter also states that everyone believes Seward will be the terminal
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-21
JUNgAUlTEs AT FAIR

s. Howard Ewing. who returned yes terday from his vacation trip to San Franclsco, saw P D. Jackson, A. E. L Bell Claude Wales and other Al- askans in inc Golden Gate metropilis. Jackson and Bell went to San Diego for Che opening of tho Panama.CaliL. ornia fair. and Nh. Jackson told Mir Owing bat he was to eeturn to Juneau some lime LhLs year.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-21
aolpEsr ALAsKAN9 ILL

John Fnlayson 1o2 years of age' who is regarded ae the oldest resi- dent in Alaska, Is reported to be ser iously fl at Wrangell, his home Fin iayson has enjoyed good health for many years. until his present Illness.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-21
GRAND raEATRE.
A Man b .he WorId oI Men.

Excellent 2-reel feature by the Pow. CTS Universal Co., with Edwin August in the lead one blg sensation, a pow oriul dramatic production.
 Red Heart-A modern Crystal dra' ma. with Miss Pearl White.
 Young West Washing Out Gold-A Western Nestor drama, tason rom Weekly No. 7ll.
 The nhegitance-A screaming com ody, closes the show,
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-21
MRS sHURlcK DIES.

Mrs. Carrie shurick, mother of Dr. s. c. Shurick, Of Wrangell, died last week at the family home in Wrangeli and the funeral was held on the ioi. lowing day the Rev Mir Clark oilie. iating Mrs. Shuricl1 was born ln Cin' cnnou In 1887. She came to Wrangell from Sherman, Texas, in 1912
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-21
.KYRAeE EXPECTS TO
 RETURN TO JUNEAU

George Kyroge. former Juneau ho. telman. expects to return here some time this summor from Boios. Greece where he went two years ago to set Gle tho estate ofa brother
 Kyraec has written letter to Judge Robert W. Jennings asking that the latter certify by letter that Kyrnge' g name before it was changed here was Perlldea Kyrazis in order to expedite the winding up of legal affairs in Greece.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-21
MAY PUT "cHARLoTTE
 ON THE ALASKA RUN

It is expected that the crack grey hound Princess Charlotte of the Can adian Pacific company's Puget Sound Victoriarun, will be placed on the AL aska run this summer, to make five cruises with tourists.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-21
BLies RETURNS.

Fred 4. Bliss has returned from Ya- sataea Beach. where he has been working the beach placers. He eX- poets to mine in the Lituya section next Fall, when he will return Vest ward again.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-21
TEACHING MINERS
 TO SAVE LIVEs


 Lessons in rendering first aid to the injured. instruction in now to stop Che flow Of blood and how to relieve a man suffering from asphyxiation Yiii be part Of the campaign which Federal Mining Inspector S. s. Smith has ar- ranged Go inaugurate in the Alaska Gosineau. Alaska Treadwell and Ai- aska Juneau mines, with the miners at scholars. at once
 Superintendent Philip Bradley of inc Treadwei Superintendent John Richards of the Alaska Juneau and General Manager Bart rhane of the Gastineau have heartily endorsed n- spector smiths plan to teach ihe min CTS the safety first plan. For the next three months classes iu the var. ious first aid treatments will be held and 1t is expected that the campaign wil result in insuring greater .protec- ton to the men who work in the un- dergound mines of ztbis section.
 Inspector Smith will pattern his les sons after the style Of the United States Bureau Of Mines, which last summer at Pittsburgh gave seientii. ie demonstrations of tho number of lives that can be soyed In Inc mines Ia time Of incident through the In. strlmentality Of firstaid treatment
 Already the work of instruction in he use of the lungmotor is being di' rected
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-21
elRLs, aAsKgr eALL oAME

On Friday night, January 22nd, the girls or the Juneau High School will play basket ball game at the Rink. 1-19-4t.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-21
wAY HAVE A coLD9

J.D. C. COLD TABLETS VIII do the work. 25 ccnts box. Only at the JUNEAU DRUG CO., Opposite Aae- kan Hotel. Phone 2.s-o. 1-ts,a.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-21
6H
 FOR FISH TRADE
rconanued From Page onel

being the nearest port Of tFanapo1la, d0n lo be East m locl it can Qa safely predicted that # thc necesear concessions were granted by parla- ment not pound o tho halibut caught ln adiacent watef8 would be snippl 70 cast of Denver rom any other fa- cifie port The transcont.nentai fail' ways Of tho United states moi oni9 realize tho Importance Of this fish business but also tho powerful rival Prince Rupert would become in the transportation business sooner chan lose lhis trade the American railways arc ,o extend tho iermiuoi rates rom Seattle to ketchilyon which means that the boat haul from Keichikan Co Seatae will cost the fishermen noth- Ing.
 'It is well known that the halibn' tanks adacent to this port are Che iaisGst and finest 3n this coast proh ably n ,be world Now lot us con siaer where markets can be louod .oi ihls immense fish product
 Cana ia has D reputation Of a2"' seven million reorle some oi then fish eaters and some not and ihe} consume on an average nearly zoo. coo pounds Of Pacific Coast sa'iAp per .honlh l Canada were our only margct VIC wouid haso to reduce on fishing capacity tosuii the damano O that market
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-21
MISS BERNBoFER TO
 MsIr coAsT CITIES

Miss Mary Bernholer. whose song recital Tuesday night was one of the delightful musical events of the sea son, expects to leave in two or three weeks for seattle, and. it is possible win visit other Coast cities this sum mer in pursuit of her studies. @lss Bernhofer has no intention ot going East, she said this morning. and her plans for the completion or her mu' sical education are indefinite.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-21

BE SURE to read N. s. Beana adv. on page 9. 1t win save you money 2l-2t
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-21

Everybody reads the Empire Ad- gerfise in it
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-21

Erie oslund returned to Haines last evening