Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-29
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CT prices than now being asked Unti l the ice in the houses was used up the
 prices asked wore only little more than one-haIf the present rate"
 Hopes that the senate would fail tc override the veto of President Wilson as was done by the house during Mon
 days session. were dashed when word was received in this city that the sen-
 ate had refused to sustain his veto and
 had voted 65 to 20 for the enforcement
 of the bi1i, which now automatically
 becomes a law. All houses selling wet goods in the city are at present undecided whether they will close up
 their business for good. or whether
 they will keep open and sell permis-
 sibfe goods.
 The town school committee held a
 special meeting Monday night to hear
 the report of the teachers committee
 appointed at the October meeting to
 investigate as to the salary of a phy-
 sical instructor for the high and the
 grammar schools. and to estimate the
 cost of any equipment that might be
 needed. The name of John Francis
 Donohue was proposed as a candidate
 for the position of physical instructor
 and he was selected and the salary
 was fixed at s110 a month. MT Don
 o1ue met Superintendent of SchoeS F. 4. Case Tuesday morning and talk
 ed the matter over but Mir. Donohue wanted time to consider the appoint
 ment. MT. DonOhue for the past two years has been engaged by the American Thread Company as play ground instructor at Recreation Park, and during the summer months was given charge of the swimming pool at the Natehaug river. near the Mans field town line. MT. Donohue, previ- ous to being employed by the Thread company was baseball and football coach at the Connecticut Agricultural College The schools in Windham are large enough to be included with those that have physical training and desire to make as good a showing in this new department as they have in oth CTS.
 Newsboys of this city will not be allowed to enter trains coming into the local station, to dispose of their apers from this time forward and ef- forts will be made to keep them off was made by Trainmaster Ira Wick l ham of the Hartford division of tho | New Haven road Tuesday morning, 1 after he had visited this city, following | the habit of staying in the cars until the train started to move and then | would jump off. The newsboys. most | of them small lads. have been in the habit of playing around the station and around the section where auto mobiles park, while waiting for the ar rival of trains. The reason for this new law laid down by Trainmaster ,Viekham is that the officials fear ac- .idents might happen if this condition vas allowed to continue.
 Nixanor Prestovait, of 147 BradIeyI street, New London. was before the police court Tuesday morning to an ,wer to charges of speeding and fail ng to stop when commanded to do so " an officer of the law. Prestovait old the court that he was not the lriver of the car in question. although le was the owner. He gave the court he name of George W. Hoyle as the aw- breaker and he was then allowed O go on his own recognizance to ap-i ,ear at court Saturday when an effort Till be made to bring Hoyie to justice. night. about 10 o'clock. an Overland touring car bearing the Con lecticut registry 7316o had been racing ,n Pleasant street. with the cut-out vide open. When Officer Lariviere, yho was on duty at the armory dance, lailed the driver, he failed to stop butt ,ept on his way. The number taken " the officer was looked up on the