Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15


 Bankruptcy proceedings against Cramp, Mitchell x Co, of Philadel- phia, were dismissed.
 The Lawrence Gas Cc, of Boston will increase it's capital stock from s1,- 900,G00 to $2,5o0,000.
 Great Britain's strictures on copper have not disturbed production or smelling in British Columbia.
 It is understood that the Guaranty Trust Co, of New York, is arranging to import French gold coin from Lon- don.
 The Italian tank steamer Lampo sailed from Philadelphia with the first certified cargo to leave an American port.
 Arguments were made in court in Chicago for the dissolutioQ Of the fail ed La Sale Street Trust $. Savings Bank.
 The retail price of fIour in Boston has been advanced to S9.25 barrel, for the best brands, the highest price for a decade.
 Th1 City of Regina, Saskatchewan, has accepted an offer from the a. nk of Montreal to negotiate s1,750.00O treasury bonds.
 The Philadelpinia 8. Reading Rail- way has placed an order for 10000 tons of steel rails to be used to renew the main tracks. The Eastern Steel Co.'S plant at PottsVille, Pa, resumed operations in several departments in which work was recently suspended.
 
 The Inland Steel O., of Chicago is operating at about 75 per cent capaci- ty, compared with 50 per cent. in the early part of December.
 The steamer Austrian Prince sailed from New York for St. Nazaire, France, carrying nearly 1000 horses, valued at about $175 each.
 Leo Rarta, an Austrian, was arrest ed when trying to lasso 9 hippopota- mus i1 Central Park to send to En- peror Joseph ito make him smile"
 Eleven thousand German soIdiers de- serted from the garrison of Bruges between November 15 and December 31 according to q dispatch from Paris Matin.
 Germans are leaving Italy in large numbers. Many applications which have been made for Italian nationality within the last few days have been refused.
 The Schooner R. Bowers, which rode out yesterdays gale off Nahant, was owed into Boston by the revenue cut ter Gresham. She was slightly dam aged by the storm.
 Samuel Carver, an Attorney at Bos- ton, was arrested on an indictment warrant charging larceny of $35 GOO from client by alleged fraudulent mortgages.
 Mrs. Mary E. Diegan was awarded s2,540 for the death of her husband while performing his duties as con ductor on a Central Railroad of New Jersey train.
 Armour & Go have sent a represent atiVe to confer with British officials on delays and seizures of meat ship ments that have already cost pack CTS $5,o00,o0o.
 Fire Yesterday Destroyed Grace wooden structure. at St. Johnsbury, Vt. The loss is estimated at $40,Od0 The fire started near the furnace.
 Matthew H. Nickerson, of Hyannis, Mass, was taken into custody in Hart ford today by Deputy United States Marshal Timothy E. Hawley on the charge of forgery.
 A number of New York banks have formed g syndicate for the purpose of buying acceptances drawn by the Rus sian Government in payment of com modities purchased in this country.
 Samuel H. Ordway, president of the Civil Service Reform Association has accepted Governor Whitman's offer to become chairman of the recognized New York state civil service commis- sion.
 To replace the revenue lost through the European war the Panama Gov ernment has introduced in the Nation al Assembly a bill providing for a stamp tax on liquors, tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, checks and documents of all kinds
 An Order Calling for an Investigation by the public service commission of the New England Telephone and Tele- graph company and it's relations with the American Telephone company was introduced iii the Massachusetts house.
 The Seventh Months Old Child of E. D. Hively of Madison Me. was fatally shot through the top of the head last night by Edgar BeauIier. aued sf2, while the latter was rlaying with rife found in the lively home The child had been left in the care of two older childEsu.