Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 19, 1909, Page 8

(Special to The Bulletin.) Hartforli, March 18.—Attorney Chas. W. ‘of Norwich was again be- fore the committee this aft- ernoon In behalf of the Lebanon Strest Rallway company, which has a char- ter to run a trolley line north from Nerwich, and the Willimantic and Stafford street railway, which has a charter to run a line between these two Neither of the companies has any construction, and the wish is to have the c‘}x\larmr;‘s e:;tem:;d for & couple of years in order that the Detter Ilnanuu.l’condmon- which ‘ey- erybsdy hopes ere about to come may wake It possible to finance the ‘Beveral gentlemen Interested appear- ed before the committee to back up the statements made by Mr. Comstock, and there ivas ne opposition. But it is understood that these oharters, if extended, will be extended only until the# first of January previous to the of the next legislature, at the latest, unless there has ben a certain amount of the construction work com- leted, so that if the companies don’'t ;dlfl within thet time the lapse of the charters will make it possible for other men who would build a road, if | there were any, to get a charter just | as though none had ever existed. New London and East Lyme Extension. ‘While before the committee for that purpose, Mr. Comstock eagin took up the matter of the New ndon and Hast Lyme trolley extension, the char- | ter amendmdnt for which would permit | of the extension of this lins to the Con- necticut river, and a certain portion of which is objected to .very strongly by the Crescent Beach people. The latter insist not only that the c any shall not be allowed to build ite line south | of the railroad tracks at Crescent which restriction the company 't obfect to, but don't want it gtv- | en the right to bulld to the northerly end of Columbus avenus, which the bill gives the right to do, and which is fearer as an opening wedge to gain the privilege which is objected to, running & line close to the beach. South Coventry and Tolland. The petition of Biward E. Fuiler, whose insurance office in Norwich, but who represents the town of Tol- land in the house, for the incorporation of a street railway line In South Cov- entry and Tolland, was aiso before the committes this afternoon. Mr. Fuller appeared and told the committes that what was desired—and he offered a resolution which embodied it—was the right to bulld & line which on the south end would connect with the Willtman- tic lne to South Toventry and on the north end connect at Snipsic lake with the line betwen Stafford Springs and TRockville. This wonld rot only give trolley con- nection between Willlmantic and Rock- ville, which doesn’t exist today, but wauld afford the people of the village of Tolland some means of getting out of and into town, which they have not now and can have in no other feasible WANT CHELSEA READY BY FIRST OF APRIL. Officials Pleased With Progress of the Work. The owners of the steamer Chelsea, which is undergoing repairs at the Palmer shipyard, Noank, wers in that village Tuesday and inspected the work en the boat. They stated that they were very much pleased with the con- dition of the boat and were hoping to have her running by April 1, mofigh they thought it would be doubtful. Al- though the joiner work will be finish- ed by that time, the machinery will mot be ready, as some delay has been exvperienced on account of the sickness of several of the machinists. MISSIONS IN THIS STATE. What the Congregational Church Doing—A Big Italian Population. In 1899 there were 325 Congrega- tional churches In this state, with 63,268 mem In 1909 there are 332 church: 67.748 members, | This'{s an encouraging gain, especlally 2s during this time there has been the unusual alien arrival, making southern New Engiand the most foreign section | of the United States. The different | funds msy be arranged in the following tables: 1899 1909, "Jn&tflr minls- terd .. 3 069,09 40" Trust funds 0.00 @oueral 1nis fund 0.26 Wverest Congregational 5. | 44,779.05 | .. 132,192.33 319,296.92 | Total funds.... 168,26 386,672.30 “Trust funds” belong to 19 different | parishes, and are administered for the benefit of the same. B; yecial char- ter the societw is permitted to hold such ecclesiastical funds, and more and more the smaller churches are taking advantage of thls most desire | able arrangement. The misslonary budget in 1899 was $11,879.89. It is now $18,788.81, There were then 62 sided churches with 3,- €16 members, new 67 churches with 4,069 members as follows: One Ger- ‘man, one French, two Danish, four Ital- don, 18 Swedish, with two Italian mis- wionaries, two Armenian and one Syri- an. Three Swedish churches have be- come relf-supporting. During this perlod the plan of utll- 1 women as pastors’ helpers has n {naugurated, and five differ- ent ones have been employed. For six years another voung woman has acted as pastor of one of the churches. The Itallan work belongs to thls decade, resulting from the large alien arrival, there belng not less than 80,- 000 Jtallans in Connectieut, with every imoll.Mllt{ of a considerable increase In the Immediate fufure. A recent canvass of the city of Stamford reveals an Itallan population of 2,356 and in Greenwich 1,622. The city of New Ha- ven is about one-quarter Itallan. More and more these people are moving out on to the land and buying smail farms. Deputy Hubbard's Visitation. Charles L. Hubbard of Norwich, il- lustrious deputy for Connecticut, made his official vigit at the assembly of Hartford council, Princes of. Jerusalem, ‘Thursday eveni Dinner was served in the banquet hall at 6 o'clock and the assembly was held at 7.80. The fif- teenth grade and the sixteenth grade were conferred, the former In full form. Now Dayville Company. The ecertificate of incorporation of the Thistle Worsted y ot Day. ville “l.t:.l W/ - ; e l;nutoao sece retary_ P! Wi e $00,000 and business wmm started with 3$23,000. 'I;h; compnyTnvfll mnu!a‘cmre wor- sted_goods. e ipcorporators are F. E. Holden, Willlami B. Dunn and H. Prescott Brigham. Afternoon Tea, Mra, J. C. of Washington etrest gave an afternocon tea Thursday .‘afternoon to a numbsr of friends in honor of Mrs. W. T. Nott of New Ha- ven, who i her guest during this week. Railroad Committee Gives Hearing on Several Petitions— More Time Wanted for Norwich and Lebanon Cllu'tu'f | roint on the Rhode Island coast acr way. It will be many = long ysar be- fore a trolley line would be built from Rockville over the hills to Tolland, though the distance is only about sev- en miles. Th line between Rockville and Staford Springs, on which through cars bhetween %u\‘t!ord and Stafford Springs are run, runs through the town of Tolland for a distance of about three miles. but at the nearest point is some three miles from what Is known as Tollund street and of very little value to f}l‘lfl Tolland people, practically none at . The new litng would be of value not alone to Tolland, but to two or three other villages in that part of the coun- try, and would glve aw opportunity for the development of a number of good water privileges which exist in that vi- cinity, and where mills would be built and little villages would cluster about them, which would be a matter of | profit not only to the trolley company, but’ to the towns thereabouts and the county—and the state. Among others who endorsed what Mr. Fuller had said were Senator W. L. Higgins and Rep- resentative Molaughlin of Stafford Springe. ; FAVOR A CHANGE IN GENERAL LICENSE LAW. Several Appeared Before General Com- mittee on Excise Regarding Striking Out Five Signer Petition. (Special to The Bulletin.) Tlartfor March 18.—Deputy Judge »hn H. Bar: George W, Rouse and ounty Comm © C. D. Noyes of wich were among those who ap- ed before the joint committee on exc this afternoon in favor of the change of the general license law pass- ed on thé Jast day of the last session, known as the “five signer law,” by section of the law ires that every license ap- be sign y five men who slgn no ether application and who ehall be pr Tty © arfd taxpay- crs There are three bills aff point, the principal one of whi inaroduced by Representative Loos of New Haven. R. Kendall, the head of the brew te organization and their chie 1 st before the leglsiature, is back of the measu The claim is that the present law causes the brewers and the saloon men a great deal of needless trouble,that there is considerable graft Je e connected with getting signers who have signed no other application, to say nothing of the difficulty of this, The county commissioners now have the absolute right to pass on licenses according as their judgment dictates, and who the signers are or what they are plays very little part in their con- sideration of the matter. On the other hand, the temperance people are of the belief that In this law they have great step toward the better conditions that they seek to bring about and are loth to part with anything they have gained. = ENGINEER HAS PLANS FOR BRIDGING THE SOUND. Long Island Feople See in It a Chance to Rise in the World. The following visionary - scheme, emanating from Worcester, proposes great changes for Watch Hill, Fisher's Istand and Long Island: A trip by railroad from Worcester to the coast of Rhode Island and thence by means of viaducts and a tunnel to the eastern point of Long Island and into New York overiand is proposed for the future. The trains are not ready yet, but they may be running in five years. The plan is said to be more feasible than that by which a railroad is being extended across the keys of Florida well on towerd Cuba. Twenty miles Is the distance from a handy the water to the tip of Long Islan. Scme of that distance might be cover ed by a geries of concrete bridges con- recting island and tken a tunnel business of all kinds would be facili- tated. This plan has been worked out by one of the famous engineers of this country, and he and others in his line claim that it can b at an j ense that would ma fitable for maintenance. Tt ten dis- ces by many miles, gland wre than 100 étions of New 1 Long Island 200 miles of travel <aved, for a great deal cf tho exchanged between the Even more than would be treigh indu England and the t ritory to the east of New York Then there is an ambitious plan io save a long haul of freight from sec- tions of New England designed for Eu- rope. 1If that were taken from the castern tip of Long Island, it would have to be hailed nearly 200 miles less distance than it now has to go to reach the ships. There might also be sa the heavy expense of New York port- charges, which have been th worst of the details that handicap sk ping from this part of the country Only six miles of the proposed railroad would be under the sound, and (hat is considered an easy featu view of the success .of the tunne are i r ad trains inio New Montville Dwelling Caught from Chim- ney and Was Entirely Consumed. The Parker homestead on Dolbeare Hili, in Montville, one of the oldest farm dwelling in the town, was burned | to the ground shortly after midnight | Wednesday night. The fire was first ncticed soon xfter 12 o'clock, apparent- ly starting in the upper part of the building. It was soon seen that the house wae doomed, and an effort was made to save as much of the furniture and household effects as possible. The | flames made such rapid headway, how- ever, thatl only a very little was gotten out, The house was occupled by Frank Parker, his sister and John McFar- lane, who worked on the place. Prac- tically everything they owned was de- stroyed. The nearest house is that owned by William Chapel, and there the family found shelter for the time. It is belleyed that the fire was caus- ed by a defective ehimney. The prop- erty is insured, but Mr. Parker will be a loger to the extent of at least $1,000, it is estimated. At the time the fire broke out all the occupants were asleap, Mr. Parker belng awakened by the smell of smoke and the crackiing of burning wood. The entire house was {n ashes within less than two hours. Mr. Parker has lived on the place all his life. | Norway, Sweden. Denmark and Tre- iand have given the municipal! fran- chise to women. CLOTHING )N .CREDIT Spring Opening Announcement Advance Showing of the Most Fashionable - SPRING APPAREL For Men, Women, Boys and Girls on Easy Weekly Payments Qur showing this Spring far exceeds anything we have here- tofore shown in regard to both quality and prices. Our buy- ers have been months preparing for this great opening and have gathered together the best that the clothing market affords. The tremendous purchasing power of our 44 stores enables us to buy at absolutely the lowest possible prices. This also enables us to give our customers a lower price than our competitors could attempt to do. Our clothing is made in clean workshops by well paid tailors, stylish and up-to-date in every particular, and guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction to the wearer. All unsatisfactory purchases will be cheerfully ex- Shetucket Street Shetucket changed. We invite you to open an account with us, the payments each wee’l are so small you wiil never miss them. We extend a cordial invitation to call and inspect our goods whether you make a purchase or not, be dug for tie trains to pass u Horse Broke Leg. | Gown, sinapping the leg bone. Casper | | narroy ip of Long Island sot £y . Batley. 3. | B N was summoned and shot the —THE— | At the the Srien: uled 1t Liveryman Willlam F. Balley, Jr. | o SaUek a8 Simmonied and shot | ' Fi % " York ure so long had the bad luck to lose a driving | | “ ’, [ ive o’cloc Hhs mbver: & the horse Thursday morning. The horse | e | : | Dinner for yrogress ants, i s i \ | to. egtenlish m uring there have | Dad to be shot after It had falien and | cASTORIA. | | | atithe been discouraged by the shipping fa- | broken a leg at the top of Broadway | g, q. The Kind You Have Abways Buugtt | By | cilities. By tying their island direct to | hill. team had just come to the | G tRCY | ; | Wauregan, the New Ergland shore by means of a | top of the hill on the way down, when | M I | | Sunday,” | railroad the people of Long Island have | the horse stepped on ¢ “v'nt;, of 2 A 4 1 | Is somcihing new in the { unday, an idea that m‘;]v would be getting into | | March 21. the world on their own account with- = — = 7 == s i g out bowing their way through tke big rubber boot line wilh || Mr. Raymond O’Neil y that overshadows them. They | 2 ! 4 % wlaim that it would benefit New Eng- | | | leather soles. Wiil out Wiil Sing land as well as the island and ifat . ‘“As Long as the World Rolls On Music by the Orchestra. wear iwo pairs of the best rubber boot made. SPRING APPAREL & | is the question of the hour, and in our 22 vears of catering to L) “ Just the boot ior livery- Dinner, 75 cents the requirements of our large patronage, we have never heen 0 3m | men and confractors whe fIT“ as well prepared to meet the great variety of es in the line of | | usebools for hard service. Parker-Dav‘cnport Ce., | =tk Proprietors. Clothing, Hats and Furnishings as we are this season. Shipments of the smartest creations in \ Are you going to paint {this Spring ? THE LEE & 0SGOOD CO. | can interest you in quality, A Moving Sale | of Haruess, Blankets and Car, riages going om until we gel seftled in our new store. men’s wear have been reccéived almost daily, for the past four weeks, and we will be pleased to welcome lookers with as much courtesy as if they come to buy. NO MERCHANDISE finds a place in our store only such standard of quality as will THE GO W S G / insure for us a continuance of your much appreciated patronage. . Stein-Bloch Clothing, Knox Hats and Manhattan Shirts have a world-wide reputation for excellence. L. L. CHAPMAN, er Broadway and Bath Street, SUITS for Men and Young Men full of‘;haraclvr, finely tailored and embracing every new effect for spring are here for your in- spection and all econdmically priced. Young Men whose-tastes run to a Blue Serge Suit, which is always de should see our Spring showing at $10.00 NOBBY STRIPE EFFECTS in aHl the new shades at $10.00, $12.00, $15.00, $18.00 and $20.00. exery desoription. sirable, Varniskes, Stains, Brushes, Window | Glass, and Sapclin Varnish Stains in hana- Bronzes, Enamels, Jap-a-lac | some shades. ’fhe;Lee & Osgood Co. 133 MAIN STREET, ' your orders when we have completed them, and you may rely upon getting your Clothes on time if you send them to be Cleaned or Dyed. Write us s postal or phone us and we will senq durability and price. TR T We are headquarters for | $15.00 {Pure White Lead, Linseed buys & 17 Jewe Hamilton] g, 0il, Turpentine, Masury's movement in a 20-year gold | martidaw Norwich, Conn. Railroad Colors for exteri-| ied case- !No Trouble to Deliver ors, the Lucas Ready Mixed | $10 00 | Paiats for interiors and all:buys R household uses. |in a 20-year gold filled case. Come to us for painting material nf! —_— FERGUSON & CHARBONNEAU, Franklin Square. dec30a R ('Connor’s Millinery Parlors A full- and complete line of smart styles in Spring Millinery is now on THE BEST GOODS AT BOTTOM PRICES IS OUR AIM AT ALL TIMES. John A. Moran, mar display. for your orders.. You will be highly 278 MAIN STREET, MAY BUILDING. | pleased with the way we make your marlbd Clothes look like new again, and the hY low charge we make fof the service 11 Franklin Street. vnlll pleasantiy astonish yeu. JOSEPH BRADFORD, J. ¥. CONANT. . Book Bipder. |*3.00 wa e v o e Clullcr, Il“fil' Il‘ l‘l’llsllel', Blank Books Made and Ruled to Order, | Cigars are the best on ‘the market. hnfl’s nye works . 108 BROADWAY, Try them marl8d ’ Corner Main and Shetucket Sts. || zeesson =2 actsoa | T e afisa 7 Prankiin Sirees THERF 15 no advertising medlum In | ness before c, there is no me- | _ THERRE 13 atum Eastern Connectiout ejunal to The Bule dium better tha ongh the advertis- lern Cann: letin for business resultr. ing columna of The Bulletin, tin for husiness