Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 2, 1909, Page 8

Indebtedness. (Special to The Bulletin.) Hartford, June 1.—The New London county meeting met immediately after adjournment of the house this after- noon in room 66 to consider a writ- ten request of the county commission- ers that there be called a meeting to take up the following six propositions, which they had noted in order: 1. Furnjshing the new court room and bar library at Norwich. 2. Renovation of the old court room at Norwich. 3. The care, maintendnce and re- pair of the drawbridge between Bast Lyme and Waterford for the ensuing two years. 4. Adoption of a policy for handling and re@ucing the floating debt of the county. 6. To pass a vote authorizing the county commissioners to make & note for and in the name of the county for its part of the joint note for $50,000, with interest on the same, which is held by the Norwich Savings society for the court house addition at Nor- wh Said addition is mnearly completed, and under fhe law which established the court house board, which made this note, it is to be &pplwd three- fifths to the county and one-fifth each to the town and city of Norwich. 6. For the transaction of a business, financtal or otherwise, which natural- ly comes up for tramsaction at this time. County Commissioners Noyes and Meeting of Representatives to be Held June 16 to Decide Upon Course to Pursue—Courthouse Additiou and ‘Williams wére present, and it was ex- plained by them that the fourth and sixth propositions, both of which re- . to finahces, are the ones which assembles. The reduction of. the float- ing debt of the county to a more def- ition than it at present occu< ; very desirable, and wheth= shall be done by a county tax. y off or a bond issue to provide for its disposal 1s for the county meet- ing to The other four propositions are large- ly matters of form, which will have to be atfended to, anyway. The commis- sioners are ready with statements of what it is costing to fit up the new court room and bar library, and the promable cost of renovating the old court room and also of the financial end of the drawbridge matter. presentative Comstock of Water- made a motion that the meeting attend to these matters be held a week from tomorrow, June 9, and that Sec Cronin of the meeting be instructed to furnish each member of the general assembly from New Lon- don county with a copy of the paper flled with the meeting by the county commissioners in the meantime. After some discussion the amendment of | Representati Chadwick of Salem ma the e June 16 was adopted. On motion of Mr. Larkin of Lebanon t wi voted to hold the meeting im- mediately -after the adjournment of the morning session of the house on that d. TAFTVILLE Mms. Christopher Krauss Given Birth- day Surprise Party—Raymond Cou- ture Graduates from Baltimore Den- tal College—Local Mention. Mrs. Christopher Krauss was very pleasantly surprised at her home on Norwich avenue Saturday evening in honor of her birthday by a paerty of 1rleld., among whom were a number the Ladies’ Shooting olub, of which Mr! Krauss is a member. The party arrived unexpectedly about $.30 and presenteC Mrs. Krauss with a handsome fruit dish. The presentation was made by Mrs. John Heberding ahd Mrs, Krauss responded pleasingly. A social evening was spent with music and recitations and refreshments were served. Among the musical se- lections were two songs by Christopher Meyer and The Rose of Killarney well tung by Murty Shea. -The ladies were also heard in songs. Among those present were Mr, and Mrs. Andrew Krodel, Mr. and Mre. John Krauss, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Meyer, Mr. and Mrs. John Zurowski, Mr. and Mrs. An- drew Ploss, Mr. and Mre, Murty Shea and Mrs. John Heberdlag. A most en- joyable evening was spent and Mrs, Krauss proved a eapital hostess. HOME FROM BALTIMORE. Raymond Couture Co;p‘efeu Course at Dental School and Will Take State Examinations This Month. Raymond Couture arrived at his home in_ Taftville Monday, after com- pleting his three years' course as a student of dentistry at the Baltimore dental school. He was accompanied by his father and brother, Julien and George Couture, who attended the commencement exercises held in con- nection with those of the medical and law departments of the college, May 25, when Mr, Couture received his di- ploma and degree, After the gradua- tion, the three visited the various ypoints of interest in Washington, and n their way home spent a few days with relatives in New York and Jer- sey City. Mr. Couture takes the Connecticut board examination at Hartford the Jatter part of the month and his many friends wish him success in passing this fina] obstacle to becoming a den- tal practitioner in this state. Holiday Guests. There was a pleasant family father- $ng Memorial day at the home of Mr. d@ Mrs. Thomas Corcoran of South street, when they entertained the tter's brother and his wife, Mr. and . Murty Sullivan, of Lawrence, ass., also their daughter, Mrs. Mary fwohig, and nephew, Murty Sullivan, #2 New York. Daniel Higgins of Paw- jueket was also their guest Monday. e party were the gnests of Mr, and r.‘n. Mukty Shea of Norwich avenue luring the day. Among the other Me- orial day guests of Mr. and Mrs. jhea were Dennis Sullivan and his son ohn, Mrs. Kate Deafly and Mr. and Patrick Oats of Jewett City. Started New Trolley Track. The track gang of the Connecticut company finished the work of bringing the new macadam road on Riverside hill Monday morning and in the aft- ernoon started excavating for the new tracks which are to run straight through to Norwich avenue, eliminat- ing the curves at North and South B streets. The workmen began at the {I:Irth end, and 60-pound rail will be Bride Com ing from England. Peter Richmond of Pequot was visit- ing Robert W, Shaw of Norwich ave- nue Memorial day. Mr, Richmond is making arrangements for his ap- 1roaching wedding. The bride-to-be 1s Miss. Alice Austin of Bugsworth, Der. byshire, England, and she salls the coming week for this countr Tt weading will probably take place in Taftville early in July Band of Gypsies. A band of {sxu with six or elght teams,_headed for Jewett City, passed through the lower part of the place Tuesday. They rested for a time un- der the trees near Baldwin's store, and offered to tell the fortunes of pas sersdby, one of whom offered to take their photograph, but they were un- willing. Blzear Godere of South B streef, for the past four years in the em- ploy of the Ponemah company, re- signed Tuesday night and this morn- ing began work as boss carpenter at the Plainfledd mills. His family will reside in town until he finds a tene- ment in his new location. Personals. Mrs. Annie Perkins and family spent Mor‘lday with relatives at Riverpoint, R L ‘Waiter and Miss Annfe Farnshaw hme been spending the holiday in New Mr. and Mre. Abraham Earnshaw of Slater avenue, with their son Herbert, have been spending a few days with relatives in Pawtucket. Mrs. B. F. Pike of Wauregan was the guest of her daughter, Mrs, jAlexander Murdock, and Mr. Murdoek ‘of No. 23 North A street over Memorial day. Phillas Charon of South B street has purchased a building iot om Hunter's avenue. Dieudonne and Odilon Dau- nais, who each own a lot on’the same avenue, are improving their property. The Tatévile National band gives another concert this evening at 8 o'clock on Hunter's avenue. A well e was given last week EAST SIDE ITEMS. Italian Boy Bitten by Dog—Spanish Swindle Letters Received—Personal Notes. and Mrs. Frank A. Fitch of avenue were visitors Mohday in Isaac Cook and a friend returned from the Preston City pond with six nice pickerel after a hing trip Me- morial day. Some friend of thirsty humanity has supplied a tin cup and attached it by a chain at the drinking fountain on Main street. srsemen of this part of the city had gers up on Roan Hal, which race at the fair grounds Memorial da TI were considerably out of pocket result. the center the bridge was placéd Tuesday for an elec- A new pole in of tric light by the city department. It is run down through the floor of the bridge, so that its base rests on the abutment and is bolted fast Eddie Freyer was an East Side boy who ran in the three mile race at the 1 grounds Memorial day. He was leading the second division at the finish when the crowd closed in and prevent- ed him with others from finishing as they had a lap more to go. One of those well known “Spanish fraud” letters was received Monday by John G. Potter, who promptly tore it up. This time it Spanish banker who needed $80,000 to get out of prison and he promised to return the princi- pal with $60,000 more from a sum which he had secrete outside. The envelope bore the Madrid postmark of May 19t A small Ttalian boy, Antonio Bur- years old, bitten by a d ternoos hed a lot of ex- citement neighborhood of the battleground and Main street, where the boy lives. The dogf was a small brown one and was said to be- long to a man living on Mulberry | street. has an appetite for young chickens and had killed two belonging to an Italian family and was chewing on one when the small boy tried to drive it away. The dog jumped up and bit him in the right check. drawing tlood from several places. The dog was driven off by the boy's mother, helped by two hoys who knew it and started it for home BUILDING PERMITS Filed With New Haven Building In- spector Show Increase. There was a substantial increase in the number of building permits issued by Building Inspector Austin of New faven during last week, and the cost | of work for which they call, as com- pared with the like period last year, is | & the constructlon business now appears | to be at its height. Just 30 permits were issued during the week. This number stands against 14 for the cerresponding neriod of last and the permits provide for work according to estimate, call for | penditure of $98,000. The 14| permils of one veir ago were for build- ings worth about $25,000, according to nspector’s office, returns on file in th ESSEX TROLLEY BY JULY 1. Guilford Man Reports Progress Be- | tween New Haven and Connecticut | River. i Bdward L. Griswold. . of Guilford, | who is deeply interested in the devel- | opment of the proposed New Haven- Guilford trolley, says that the compie- tion of the new trolley line from the | Co cticut river to Guilford will be | reached by July 1. Then the road's line f'fl)n Guilford to Stony Creek will be built, .unnutmg with the Con nécticut <mnrdn; s line. fter this, the line from Guilford s!ra:uut'.\ to Comargo bridge in New | ¥aven will be undertaken. Mr, G wold thought there was now no doubt that the road } be ,mdny/ bu ¥ Hotseman Sued for Divorce. Papers have been filed in the Mid- | ond a large attendange Is expecied to- | of Norwich ave- - Annie and his Lawrence Krauss, left Satur- y r New York, where they will @ a week as the guests of Mr. T, Mrs. Lena Werner. | Mr. and Mrs. Howard Kenyon were the guests of Putnam relatives Mo day, with whom Mrs. Kenyon will spend the coming month. Mr. Kenyon spent part of the day fishing at Quadic and had fine success, catching fourteen | pickerel. l E. F. Grenier completed his work | Sunday night with the drug business | which he has conducted in Taftville | for the past four years, and \«\rmlcon, Parent of Woonsocket took charge on Monday. Mr. Parent is at present| making his home with his father, | Parent, of Mdrchants’ avenue, 1‘ Miss Dolinda_ Fortier, davghter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Forter, of Mer- chants' avenue, spent Memetial day as the guest of her brother, Exsias For- tier, at the naval training station at Newport, R I. Miss Fortler wos ac- companied by her sister, Migs Emma, of Plainficld, and by Miss Emma Prince of Baltic VEAL ROAST - BACON & or PIECE Grape Fruit “Rhubarb Fresh Radishes Fresh Letiuce Faney Lemons - Jumbo Bananas CHOPPED STEAK 1 Ib. LIVER ' Ib. BAGON I7c|SALT PORK o |0 | e SPARERIB 3 ™ 25¢ t.l. louvwlnx n’ou n-om uu-)-nylu uml 1‘0 the “H £ 'Cos O e Committee ch, Conn., May 21, 1909. mmon Couneil: on Finance pruonb! g-lr l‘llmle ot the expe! ty, and of each en url the ye: r md?::‘ on the and of the rocalpu fo¥ the ‘sam pcr(od.. as follows: '~|8c I5¢ - g i Pepartment Ordinary stheet ex- ‘Salaries and com- ESTIMATED EXPENSES. of Public Works— . $29,000.00 Garbage ashes = 6,006.00 Scwm uld utch ki 4,000.00 ruldnn rag 2,000.00 treet sprinkling.. 6,500.0 Parks-and trees.., 1000, Steam road roller. 2,600.00 Crescent street 2, 500 60 0.00 2,900.00 2,200.00 $59.100. oo Department of Cemeteries Fire Department. Police Departmen Salarles, payrolls, ete. « $25,006.00 . 2,656.00 ———— $17.880.00 Street Lighting 28.210,00 Health Departms samms - $1, ooo 00 Disintectan . 0.60 1,150.00 Gas and Eleetrical Department— Operating and gen- eral expenses .. $95,000.00 Fixed charges (in- terest on bonds) 20,000.00 —————$115.000.00 Park Commission . 5,000.00 Finance Department— each 5-8¢| Chiver’s Imported w o g o ’““mmm“%ww“ - - 3c|Evaporated Apples pkg. 12¢ g5 i .. 5c|Famcy Pears - - - can 10¢ foFiE T doz. 18c|Mustard Sardines - can T7¢ § | f;?.u!:mon;mfi:;::}“ doz. 20c| Mascot Soap - - 6 bars Hle § Surn o dlesex superior court in the divorce suit of Virginia E. Coe of Middlefield vs. Frank A. Coe of Pierre, S. D. They | were married September 24, 1891, and have two children, Catherine and E. Holloway Coe. She asks for the cus- tody of these children and alimony of 2 In the complaint Mrs. Coe alleges adultery and intolerable cruel- | ty on the part of her husband. Jane Stiles fs named as corespondent. Mr. | Coe formerly conducted a trotting park at Middlefleld and as a well known horseman. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S GAIN SOMETHING by a course in Book- keeping. Shorthand and Touch Typewriting Norwich Commercial School Broadway Theatre Bldg, Free Stamp Day TODAY $1.00 worth of Green Stamps FREE with pur- chases of 10c or over. Double Stamps with pur- chases of $5 or over. Closing Out The Balance 0f Our VWomen’s And Misses’ SUITS — $15.00 Formerly sold at $20., $25., $30. The Suits are excellent styles, made of fine ma- terials, and are phe- nominal values, The Hanhalian 121-125 Main Street. The Leading Store in Easterp Connecticut Devoted Exclusively to Men’s, Women’s and Children’s Wearing Apparel. THERE 1s no advertising mmlm I. Bastern Connezticut equal to Thi letin for business rnut TRAVEL BY To the butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker. Then compare this means with other and see which is the more economical and convenient. Think of the Emergencies that are liable to arise during the day or night and decide whether you can afford to be without telephone connection. Remember that the best service costs less than ten offer other grades at a still lower figure, Order your telephone now and your name will ap- pear in the next issue of the directory, which goes to press on JUNE TELEPHONE grade of residence telephone cents per day, and that we L. L. CHAPMAN, 18-20 Bath Street, Norwich, Conn. SPECIAL A pumber of Buggy Harness togt— $9.50 A good value and worth $12.00 of anybody’s money, mayzsdaw may29d IT’S A SIGN YOU NEED US when your suits or overcoats get out of shape or carry grease or other spots. Send them to us to be made as good as new again. The spots are taken sut In short order and the garments pressed into their original shape, which they will retain for a considerable time. You can save half of your clothing bill by letting us keep your wardrobe in proper condition. Lang’s Dye Works, Telephone. 157 Franklin St NOTICE The road is closed between West Main Street and E‘izabeth Street until further notice. Per order of the Selecimen of the Tewn of Norwich. > junld While f Your Prescriptions There is no Phy: an in Norwich | but who can honestly tell you that you can have your prescriptions safely and accurately filled at The Lee & Osgood Co.s. Many leading physi- cians of the city greatly prefer that you shall do so, because of a definite knowledge concerning the ALWAYS- TO-BE-RELIED-UPON of our drugs and chemicals, combined with an accuracy as UNDEVIATING AS TIME ITSELF. The Lee & Osgood Co. 131-133 MAIN STREET, may29daw NORWICH, CONN. aETILESS T Ly or busimess quality Rents Town o | |T rti Street hnrlnklln! . 6 $21,300.00 Department of Cemeteries— \ Ordinary receipts 000.00 Trust fund interest 1,200.00 —— $6,360.00 Police Department— Clity Court merere: $4,300.00 Licenses, permits, OO eieisenanens 500.00 $4,800.00 Gas and Electrical Depart- ment +ees 155.000.00 Fina - ‘Department— Temporary loans in anticipation of taxes ... $60,000.60 Court house .. 3,000.00 Sewers ... 3,600.90 Bank and in ance taxes ... 4,000.0¢ To be reised by tax s.eiiieeaeen. 12598247 $196,482. To meet the expenditures called for by their estimates, a tax of 10 mills on the last City list will be required, said list~being $12,598,247. In addition to the aboye estimated expensges for ordinary pufposes of the governmcm. the Committee on Finance ave been requested by petition, com- mittee reports etc., to bring before the next annual meeting for its action es- timates of the cost of the following improvements and expendltures prayed for, to wit: 4 Celebration of the 250th” An- Main Department _ Newly Stocked with Attractive Goods. MUSLINS AND MADRAS-—Inexpen- sive Curtains for Chambers and Sitting Rooms from 85¢ to $275 pr. Special, colored border and plaid effects, by .the yard from 15¢ up, for the Sitting Room or Parlor. LACES—TIrish Point, Renaissance, Bobbinet, etc., Cluny in white, cream and ecru. Nets at $4.50 up. Rich Silk Curtains in solid col- ors, or harmonized stripes, Fine Swise NETS—Priced by the yard. PORTIERES, TAPESTRY and VELe OUR CURTAINS UPHOLSTERY GOODS, TAPES- TRIES, SILKS, VELOURS. CRETONNES—Imported and Domes- tie Goods. (We make Slip-overs and would be pleased to submit s linens, cretonnes, ete.) N.S. Gilbert & Sons 137-141 MAIN STREET. amples of glazed chintz. may28a Orders taken for all kinds of Hair Goods. Yourown Combings (nadc up. Hair Ornaments, Toilet Requisites, Chiropody, Manicuring, Shampooing, Face and Scalp Massage. Fannie M. Gibson ROOM 30, CENTRAL BLDG. Tel. 505 may28d No Building in Norwich niversary of the Town. 125th Anniversary of the will ever be too large for us to build. incorporation of the City.. $2,000.00 . an opportunity to bis P inl i g e P 33 25 4All we ask is an opportunity to bid TDSPOCLOT 25y, - 1,800.00 | for the job. Competition is keen and Iyplia aomtost. & compels close figuring, but years of 1,05€.00 : . - experience has taught us the way to C 2,000.00 ] widening West doony street . For Cliff ‘street improvement For new steam fire engine.. 315 The sum of these estimates is 0 about 13 mills on the grand list. ‘he Committee recommend that the warning for the next ual City Meet- ing include the laat named estimates and a call for action thereon. At a City Meeting held March 26, 1909, the Court of Common Council was equal 2 authorized to appropriate from the City | Treasury such an amount not exceeding $20,000 as may be necessary to pay the expenses for erecting a new dam and | Meadow Brook and rights and other for conservation of but the resolutfon appurtenances at of acquiring lands, property necessary the water supply, adopted at said meeting did not pro- vide method of raising the sums v for such expenditure. r Committee recommend that in- asmuch as sald appropriation s made for a permanent improvement and ad- dition to the water supply, the expense thereof should not be included in the ordinary expenses of the current year, and your Committee recommend "that the warning for the next annual Clty Meeting shall include a proposition au- thorizing the borrowing of such funds upon the notés of the City payable in four equal annual installments and that the same be liquidated from the receipts of the water department Under an act of the General Assem- iy approved June 13. 1907, the County ommissioners, nd the.Selectmen of the Town of Nor- ch were constituted a Board for ti% the erection of the addition to the Court House in Norwich and were authorized to borrow such sum as might be neces sary for the erection of such addition nd to execute notes for orrowed the sum so London, the Town of Norwich and the City of Norwich Pursuant to law ecuted its note for <pended in the erection of such such Board has ex- the sum of $50, 000 addi- tion and it is desirable that the jnln! obligation so created should be’ re- | placed by separate obligations for the proportion of the ex Paterest is to bear. The City's Propor: tion thereof has been determines provided in the Act to be the sum of $10,000. Your Committee therefore recom- mend that there shall be included in the warning of the next annu City authori Meeting a proposition to the | execution and delivery of the obligation 000 for its propor- | { of the City for $10 of Court House ad- dition upon the retirement of the joint | obligation now outstanding. Your Committea further recommend that there be included in the warning | of the next agnual City Meeting a | proposition to “authorize the sale of | the fire station property situate on | West Main street and of the fire st tion property situate on Boswell ay nue, the same being no longer rruuired for the purposes of the fire department and that the moneys realized therefrom be npproprlau;; for the fitting up of the Thamesvilte fire station, to provide for the installation of a steam fire en- gine and chemical engine for the pro- tection of that section of the City in accordance Wwith the recommendations of_the Commitiee on Fire Department, Your Committee further recommend thé adoption by the Court of Common Councll of the following resolution: Resolved, That the report and esti- mates of the Committee on Finance be accepted and approved; that the Clerk cause the same to be published as re- quired by the amended charter, and that the Mayorger in his absence the Senior Alderman present, be directed on behalf of the Court of Common Council to submit the estimates em- braced in this report to the next City Meeting to be held on the first Monday of June next and fo recommend that a tax of 10 mmln be laid on, the last per- fected grand list of the COSTELLO LIP; ) F‘RANK A. ROBIN: 0 LIE HO! rmmittes:on. Finance T hereby certify that the nbon and the Mayor of the City | which notes shall be binding | valu ind obligatory upon the County of New | figure close and do first-class | C. M. WILLIAMS, General Contractor and Builder, 218 MAIN STREET. 'Phone 370, GEO. A. DAVIS Hammoceks Have you bought that Hammock yet ? Now is the time, and this is the | place to get the best Hammock for the st mowey. We have a bio as- sortment and you are sure to find just | the one you want. Come in and let us show you the goods and give you pri Come and see our new line of COM# BINATION FLOWER POTS and JAR- DINIERES. For any one having a cottage at the seashore we can offer you some special in COLONIAL GLASS PITCH- ERS and TUMBLERS and remainders of ODD CHINA, may2id which each | GEO. A. DAVIS, 25-29 Broadway JOSEPH BRADFORD, Book Binder. | Blank Books Made and Ruled te Order, 108 BROADWAY. Telephone 262 oct108 Watch Repairing done at Friswell's speaks for ({tself. WM. FRISWELL, 25-27 Franklin Jan22daw | 1 | | | | 0 mistake will be made in selecting THIS school as the one to mend. ’IHE ogue for the ukln.. MME. TAFT -Palmist and o ant. Anyone troubled or puasi their own or others' affaics, e advises with a ecertainty human powers. % Unfon St don, Ct, ring and walk upstaire,