Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 7, 1909, Page 9

¥ tx 1 o ‘s LETTERS . ‘l'he Business nndvsocinl‘ Settlement Reflected in These Columns. NEW LONBON COUNTY. LEBANON Japane Student at Congregational Church—Misses Hewitt’'s Lawn So- cial Largely Attended. Takajira Haraguchi, a Japanese stu- dent of Hartford Theological seminary, wisited Rev. E. B. Smith over Sun- day and preached, morning and even- ing. A good number from the Baptist congregational were present, as Rev. R. E. Turner takes his vacation this month. Miss Hattle BE. Hewitt gave a pleas- ant lawn party last Friday evening. The invitation was generally extended and all ages were represented, from the voungest member of the Sunday school to the oldest member of the congregation, if not of the town, Miss Lucv Huntington, who was 92 years old last Sunday. She was one of the happy participants in the festivities. She walked t) the church and back to her home last Sunday, a distance of a quarter of a mile. News in General. Mr. and Mrs. €, L. Pitcher 4re tak- ing an outing at Narragansett Pier. Mrs. Mary P. Lawton of Providence has returned to her home, after a few days’ visit with friends in town. The Lebanon baseball team played the Taftville nine last Saturday on the grounds of the latter, and were victors by the close score of 8 to 7. Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Clarke 'of Franklin attended the First Congre- gational church Sunday. Mrs. Julia Verplank of South Man- chester is visiting Mrs. Anna Perry at Redwood. Alfred Mason, who has been a stu- dent in a business college in Hartford the past year, is spending his vacation with his paren Mr. and Mrs. Wil- llam-A. Mason. 2 Hart Talcott of Hartford is visiting her sister, Miss Ellen B. Hunt- ington, and others at the home of Miss M. H. Dutton. Mrs. Lillian Blakeslee and two chil- dren of Waterbury are visiting friends in town. Miss Florence Davoll and Miss Edith Willett of Willimantic will spend next Sunday with their classmate, Miss Vir- ginia Loomis, at the home of Mr. and Mrs, S. N. Loomis. Leroy Robinson, 12 years old, son of Mrs. Hattie S. Robinson, completed his four years of perfect attendance in. school No. 7 last June. Miss Emma Eldred of South Man- chester is a guest at the home of Mrs, Hattie S. Robinson. Leon Sweet of Washington, D. C., is visiting his mother, Mrs. Mary E. Sweet. J. Leon Richardson of Hartford is spending part of his vacation with his aunt, Miss Hattie E. Robinson. MASSAPEAG. Interests of Local Residents and Their Guests—Prizes for Young Athletes. Huckleberries are plenty this season and summer residents are taking ad- vantage of the fact. Miss Clara Adams has returned to 'ew York city after a short stay in assapeag. Henry Church, who has occupied the cottage on the Higgins place for the past few years, has moved. Friday, July 230, was one of the warmest days that the oldest residents in Massapeag can remember. Miss Florence Rodgers returned to her home in Norwich after spending a week with her grandmother, Mrs. Charles Rodgers. Miss Adele Ehrhart spent Sunday and Monday with friends in Norwich. Miss Faith Monroe, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Milton Ethridge, returned to her kome on Friday even- ing. Edmond Bhrhart and Robert Sluschna contested in the races in the Ocean Beach carnival, each boy win- ning silver loving cups as prizes for swimming and canoeing. Congressman Edwin W. Higgins has returned to his summer home in Mass- apeag. Mrs. Dean and family are the guests of Miss Alice Turner. Desmond Murphy was the guest of Thomas Leahy at C:mp Browning on Thursday. LEONARD BRIDGE. Boarder’s Ring, Lost a Yea other Boarder’s Toe. A peculiar incident resulted in.the finding of a dlamond ring by a Jewish ‘boarder., While wading in the pond a year ago the man lost his ring from his finger and gaye it up as lost. This summer another man while wadini rlbed the ring on his toe and broughi here. After washing off the mud on An- t ame of the owner was discovered. ‘He chanced to be boarding at the same place and was greatly pleased at find- ::g the ring which he had given up as ss Mattie Kneeland of Yantic is visiting her brother, John G. Kree- land. P Thursten Royce of Stafford is at Maple Lawn. rs. Jenrie Loomis has returned to Gilbert Williams' after a lengthy visit ata Seott Hill Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Schroedter en- tertained about fifteen friends from Norwich on Sunday. Menday morning Spaulding Brothers saw three deer in the road near their barn. The animals were tame, not bounding away until approached quite near. LISBON Mrs. Stanley Cernell and four chil- dren of New York are boarding at Mrs. G. A. Kennedy's for twe weeks. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. .Kennedy and son Royal were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Bri in ‘Griswold Sunday; Mr. a Mrs. Hide made a briet stay in Norwich and were accompanied home by Miss.Bosworth. " There was a large gathering at the Lisbon Glee club Wednesday night. George H. Richards while working one day last week in George A. Ken- ‘medy’'s cellar killed a black snake five i £ 1 < teet in length and three inches around the Body. - SOUTH LYME. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Miller of New Haven were guests of Mr. and Mrs, Allan Splers in Lyme Wednesday. M F. Howard Stickney is the nts, Mr. and Mrs. J. guest of her pa ‘W. Reath. Mrs. William Kempton of Ilartford is the guest of Mrs. F. C. Payne. Blizabeth “vigited relatives in New London | week. Mre. Eliza c e; Visited griegds UNCASVILLE Little Blue Fishing Good—W. R. Burnham Addresses Methodist Caen- gregation—Recent q.-n Cases. Over one hundred members of the Methodist Sunday school enjoyed the trip to Watch Hill on the steamer Block Island. At Wateh Hill, besides the usual boating and bathing, a base- ball game was played and C. M. Bee- be and Lincoln Rogers were chosen captains of the nines. The score stood 6 to 5 for the Beebe team. Rev. H. S, Wilson of Portchester was through the place this week on his way ova Scotia, where he will spend acation. L Twelve members of the class in Sun- day school taught by Miss Eloise Landphere enjoyed a trip to Ocean Beach Saturday afternoon. Rev. A. J. Wilcox of this place preached at the Chesterfield church Sunday afternoon. The male quartette of the Baptist church, Ray Woodman- see, Fred J. Hope, Guy Loomis and Fred Chapel, assisted in the singing. Mrs. M, H. Furber was organist. Mrs, Mary Beard of Willimantic.is spending a few weeks with her sister, Miss Carrie Parker. Charles Bolles and friends, while fishing for little bluefish ~ on the Thames, caught some weighing nearly two pounds. Mrs. Charles Wilson of Brooklyn, N. Y., arrived Priday to spend the. sum- mer with"friends in town. Address by W. R. Burnham. In the absence of the pastor at the Methodist church, Rev. S. F. Maine, who is on his vacation, William B. ‘Walden occupied the pulpit Sunday morning. W, R. Burnham of Norwich, a visitor in town, was. invited by Mr. ‘Walden to assist in the se es, giv- ing an interesting address which dealt with reminiscences of the founding and building of the church. he beng one of those who helped solicit the funds for the purpose. C. E. Officers. The Christian Endeavor society of the Montville Center church held its semi-annual election of officers Sunday evening and the following are those chosen: President, Frank C. Schol- field; vice president, John C. Fellows; secretary, Miss Jennie Switzer; treas- urer, Mrs. Paul Glassbrenner; prayer meeting committee, Miss Mary John- son, Miss Pearl Johnson, Miss Estelle Home; missionary committ Mrs. J. C. Fellows, Raymond N. Parish, Mrs. Frank C. Scholfield; flower committee, Miss Jessie Scholfield, Miss Hazel Johnson, Miss Evelyn Comstock. The Rev. Mr. Fritz, pastor of the Gardner Lake church, gave an interesting ad- dress to the society. Teachers Appointed. The board of education held its postponed special meeting in the town hali Monday afternoon, at which the appointing of teachers in the Fourth district, or Palmer Memorial schoo’, took place. They are: James E. Mur- phy of Dover, N. H., principal, teaching the Sceventh and Eighth grades; Miss Eloise A, Landphere, Fifth and Sixth 1lie Chapman, Third and ; Miss Iva Bartlett. See- ond grade, and Miss Susie Wood, pri- mary or First grade. Appeal Filed. The attorney for the town of Mont- ville -has filed an appeal at the office of the town clerk against the decision of the commissioners -in awarding 31,000 damage to the property of the Alpha Mills company by changing the grading by the macadam road in front of their land. Three Justice Cases Heard. Justice of the Peace William Smid- dy heard three cases Saturday after- noon. The first case was that of the state against Max Kaplan of Montville Center, in which a fine of $1 and costs was imposed and paid. The second was state against Jacob Dorogoff; in this also a fine of $1 and costs was found, in which Dorogoff appealed from the decision and was allowed to go under $50 bonds. The third case was a civil suit, Dorogoff against Max Kaplan, in recovery for wages amounting to $100. The court reserved decision. FRANKLIN Essex Visitor at House of Great- Great-Grandfather. Mrs. Theodore Crandall ¢ and Bernard are visiting in Boston. Miss Lucretia Grace of Norwich is the guest of Mrs. Johnson at Sunny Top. Traditions of the Old Ladd Homestead. Miss Isabel Robinson of Essex was in town reccently to t the house built by her great-great-grandfather, Mr, Ladd, about 200 years ago. At that time the nearest neighbors were Indians and Mr. Ladd's life was once in danger when he was supposed to have killed a missing Indian. The In- dian, however, came back before the time for exccution. This histeric old house is now occupied by Fred Race. Gustav Lingrin of Brooklyn, N. Y., is spen@ing a moath with his unble, John Engstrom. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hyde were guests at Lakeside Farm on Sunday. Mrs. Bolande has returned from a visit in New Haven, bringing with her her nephew, Halsey Kelly. Mr. Briggs and Mr. Boothby of ‘Leb- anon attended church in town last Sunday and sang a duet during the service. One day this week a cow helonging to Anzel Race fell into a spring hole. Mr, Race had to have his neighbor's help before the cow could be gotten out. 4 Lloyd Robinson is entertaining Rob- ert Mitchell of Brattleboro, Vt. PENDLETON HILL. Mr. and Mrs. James Brooks of Jewett City were guests over Sunday of Mrs. Brooks' mother, Mrs, Elizabeth Thompson. : Master Nelson Wheeler is visiting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C, D. Thompson. Mrs. Henry Carpenter and grandson, ‘Walter Boardman, are guests of rela- tives on the Hill Mrs. Mabel Childs and daughter have returned to Providence. John A. Morgan of Norwich is a guest at Mrs, J. M. Cook’s. son WATERFORD. Migs Gertrude Trebile of Worcester, Mass., is the guest of Mrs. James Mc- Naughiton of Graniteville, Miss Katie Sherry of Millstone was a Graniteville caller Tuesday. Thomas Manwaring lost a valuable horse Wednesday by paralysis. Mre."F. Rathbun, sister of Mrs. Willis Mirer, has reiurned to Noank after a visit in town, | ; - Misses Agne¢, Nellie and Clara Ed- wards are homé from their vacation. N TWO STATES Life of Every Town'and| . NIANTIC Picnic Season Plans—Mrs. May Pep- per-Vanderbilt Speaks at Pine Grove. The annual picnic of the Methodist Sunday school was held on Wednesday in Clark’s grove. . ‘The members of the .New England Order of Protection met at the lodge room in Union hall Thursday evening to make arrangements for their annual picnie. ” Mr. and Mrs. George Clark enter- tained over Sunday Miss Julia Whalen of New York, Arthur Miller of Ludlow, Mass., Hattie, Bessie and Will Smith of Deep River. They spent the day au Giant’s Neck. Pine Grove Notes. State day was observed in the grove Wednesday. Over one hundred per sons connected with the State Spiritual association came to the Pines. There were services at the pavilion at 10.45 a. m, and 2.30 p. m. The speaker of the day was Mrs. M. Pepper-Vander- bilt of Brookly Y., one of the most accurate message bearers on the Spiritualistic platform. Mrs. Vander- bilt has been in the grove a number of times in years past and a great many were anxious to hear her again. Mrs. Vanderbilt has been staying at the Boden - cott ,; nt- - street, since last Saturday and left Wednes- day evening. s - John F. Somerset and party of Hart- ford are occupying the Fiske cottage on Broadway. Dr. George M. Barrett ‘of Center :treet was in New London Wednes- ay. Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Coit of Nor- wish have been occupying the Verner cottage in Laurel street. The liverymen of Niantic were kept busy Wednesday by the crowds coming té the grove. Mr. and Mre, Gross of Norwich have hired the Morse cottage in Main stree; for a month. Mrs. A. T. Boon and Mrs. George A, Boon of Norwich are’ occupying’ the Boon cottage on Broadway. The Swain family of East Hartford are occupying the Pitkin cottage in High street. William Miller has returned to his home in New London. Mr. and Mrs. George Hadlock of Hartford are occupying the Taylor cot- tage. EASTFOGRD Musicale at Pn_rnn-g.—Union Picnic. Rev. J. B. King exchanged pulpits Sunday morning with Rev. C. M. Jones of West Woodstock. The latter preached at the Ashford Congrega- tional church in the afternoon. Over a hundred attended the musi- cale at the parsonage last Friday eve- n(iing. Cake and lemonade were: serv- ed. David Lester Keyes of Heney, S. D., is in town, Vvisiting friends. He was a native of this place. . He had been in the west forty years and prospered. His wife died about-a year ago. She. left, beside her husband, a daughter and three sons. - The daugh- ter is settled in Latah, Washington. | Miss -Alice J. Carpenter has .com- pleted her studies at the Willimantie normal training schoel and obtained a staté certificate. Mr. and’ Mrs. Eugernie Kéen, with two sons, are.at Ocean Grove. Mrs, David Miller and daughter, Ethel of Providence-have been visit- ing at Welcome Davis’. v Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Lyon of Readville, Mass., with their son and daughters have been camping at Crys- tal Lake. They were accompanied by Miss Walters of Quincy, Mass. They iv;'ere guests also of John Jones' fam- y. Mrs. Alice Lee and son Irving of Rehoboth, Mass,, have been guests at Frank Brodie’s. The Congregational, Methodist, and Baptist churches had a union picnic at Crystal lake on the third. Over three hundred attended. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Barnes and mother, Mrs. Barnes of New Boston, made a visit to Mrs. Prince at the Eastford house, August 2. It was the anniversary of Mrs. Prince’s_birth. Her son Earle was present. PRESTON. County Home Children Entertained by A. D. Zabriskie. The Congregational Sunday school held its annual picnic at the church Tuesday. There was a large attend- ance. J. C. Atterbery, who is employed in | the office of the United States Finish- ing compuny, is having two weeks’ va- cation. Rev. Frank A. Fuller preached a fine sermon’ in the Congregational church ! Sunday. Mrs. John Wilson, who has been confined to her home with erysipelas, is improving. A. D. Zabriskie entertained the chil- | dren _of the County home Saturday at the Barnes homestead. The children | were conveyed in two large teams. A | time was enjoyved by all. Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Ellis have re- turned to their home in Norwich after staying a time with their son, George D. Ellis of this place. MOHEGAN. | Garden D-m:gfi by Deer—Town Al- | lows Only $3—Rev. J. F. Cobb to Address Veterans. Owing to the drougth farmers have | gathered a light hay crop. Gardens |are suffering from- the same cause {and with the aid of deer some are meeting with a great loss. One man { made complaint to the selectmen who damages. The generosity did not pay for pre- paring the ground, but of course it was justice. The Rev. J. F. Cobb of Norwich will speak at the church in this place on Sunday, the 15th, at 3 o'clock p. m., to the veterans of the Civil war who have been invited to be present from New London and Norwich. Special music is being arranged. GRISWOLD Arthur Edmond and family of Wa- terbury are spending two weeks with his uncles, T. Fred and W. A. Eds mond. James Lester and family of New York are spending a ;ew weeks in Pachaug. Mary Edmond of Greeneville spent Surday with friends in town. Miss Ida Edmond is visiting her uncle and cousin in Washington, R. 1 The many friends of W. A. Weeks and daughter are sorry to learn they are to move from town in the fall Miss Clara Hollister of Washington, Conn., visited a few days last week with Miss Bertha Geer. The spectroscope has revealed the presence of water on Mars i fine dinner was served and a good | sent appraisers and they gave him $3 | o%e put in, when ngé-',w 4 carrying stone to ti water.. Captain G i 1] contract will keep all their available vessels busy for.four years. This com- pany has dohe much: for the business of Mystic. Four years ago the com- gny started with-one ‘or two vessels. e fieet now placed end to end would reach from Noank -to Mystic. They have built the Gilbert block, the finest ! building of the kind in the county, out- side the cities. . ‘Work on the new. school house is progressing. It is expected that it will ‘be ready for the fali schools. The West Side, too, is ‘to have a new chool house. .. That district has a good building committee and a school house wiil be erected adequate for the needs of the district and. at reason- able cost. It is hoped to keep the cost within $35,000. AMiss Maud Congdon and Miss Ab- bie Barber are visiting Mrs. C. E. Sta- ples of Pine Tree farm, Colchester. Mystic grange held a meeting on Thursday, evening. . The . lecturer's hour was devoted. to practicing for the meeting at Ledyard grange tonight (Saturday), when Mpystic. grange will furnish the programme for the lec- turer's hour. . % .o Honors for Dr. C. A. Williams. Dr. €. A. Willams, now. of Passaic, N. J. ‘who'has been very sick with diphtheria. contracted. from a patient he was treating at-the New York post- graduate hospital, 'is’ at the Palmer house, Noank, to recuperate. Dr. Wil- liams is a Mystic born and raised boy and his friends are all pleased to learn of his appointment on the staff of the New, York postgraduate, collepe and hospital. = Dr. A. B. Nelson }yf New London came to Mystic Monday and examined | Johni T. Haas for ‘pergion. Mr. Haas | is a yeteran, totally. disabled, and all {hope Re wiil secure a favorable rat- jing at the ‘pension department. The Rev. H. L.” Mitchell, formerly rector of the Kpiscopal church, who was drowned Tuesddy near Noank, had many friends here. He was succeed- ed by the present rector, Rev. A. C. Jones. > . The tennis grounds of the Mystic Country club have been put in use, and are used by the members of the club every day. At a meecting of the Mystic Bridge High School Alumni association at the home of Mrs. Fanny Fish, Monday evening, Jesse B. Stinson was elected president and Miss Mary Donahue sec- retary. The annual banquet was dis- cussed, but nothing decided about it. Mystic has a brand new industry, a candy factory. GOSHEN. Literary Club : Elects Officers—City Boirdor-vGuod.'cunom'n for Pro- duce. 3 The Sunday school pienic will be held Tuesday, Aug. 10th. in the chestnut ‘grove on Maple Lawn farm. Officers of Literary Club, The Literary club met Friday even- ing. 'The report of. the secretary and treasurer was read and accepted. Off- cers for the year were elected. Edward W. Jones was chosen president; Archie R. Curry, vice president; Willie Thom- s, secretary and treasurer, A num- ber of names were received for mem- bership. Archie Walkingshaw of Springfield, Mass., with his violin, assisted in the mugic at the Christian Endeavor meet- ing Sunday evening. . Horace Burr and brother. John Burr, with their sister, Miss Edith Burr, who have been spending a few weeks with their grandparents, have returned to Norwalk. Mrs. Fannie Banks of Brooklyn, N. Y., has been a guest at the home of Rev. Marcus Burr. About ferty Hebrew boarders from New York.are at the home of Pajues. Summer hoarders are using large quantities of fresh eggs, for which 36 cents per dozen is paid. Miss Ithel Randall friends in Willimantie. The Y. P. S. C. E. meeting is to be held next Sunday at 4 p. m. instead of in the evening. Topic, Why War Should Be Abolished. The meeting will be led by William G. Thomas. is wvisiting SALEM New Congregational Pastor Arrives— Newsy Notes. Rev. Mr. Srieath of New Haven, who has been secured to supply the i pulpit eof the . Congregational church during the months of August and Sep- tember, arrived in’ town on Saturday and conducted services Sunday morn- ing and evening. - He is staying at the Hurlburt house. Rev. B. D. Remington of Colchester i conducted services at the Salem Bap- tist church on Sunday afternoon. The regular meeting of the Salem grange was held in their hall on Tues- day evening. Charles S. Johnson and C. Amos Johnson of Norwich were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Ray at Crys- tal Spring farm on Saturday. Miss Leah. Gifiord of New London and Miss Phoebe- Bogue' of Norwich are guests at Maple Lawn farm. Mrs. M. R. gfried is spending the week at the home of her daughter, Mrs, F. R. Bailey. Miss Edith Standish and Mrs. Min- nie Standish of @olchester were the guests of their brother, Edgar J. Standish, at Hillside farm this week. Jameé H. Beebe called on friends in Colchester on Friday. Mrs. G. J. Murray was a recent call- er in Colchester. ° . Miss Katie Allen of Colchester is the t guest of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hous- ton. HANOVER. Greeneville - Hanover Game Today— Appointment of Teachers. Mrs, Annie- Covell and h\er children of East Windsor Hill are visiting her mother, Mrs. Tarbox. Miss Edith Peck is spending a va- cation in Niantic. Mjys. Roger Peck and daughter have returned ,to the home of her father, James W, Eadie. The Hanover ball team played a game last Saturday at Brewster's Neck with a score of 1 to 8. FHanover, and QGreeneville will play here this (Saturday) afterncon. .The teachers for the school-to be opemned Sept. 7 are Miss Litchfield ot gfluvtw.am Miss Browning of Plain 1. 3 o 9 Miss Marion Walker will teach in the k. district, Canterbury. 4 “Mr. and Mrs. Standish and Ralph Standich have réturned from thair va- eation & I % % | The Amal Convention of State Firemen's Association . Ex-Mayor Tinker Say‘ New The New London policemen want an increase in pay and are getting at it in a systematic way. They do not demand the increase, nor do meyl threaten to strike if it is not forth- coming, so in any event the c;ty is not threatened to lose police protection. The cops held a business session some- where and selected a delegation to present their request to the police committee of the court of common council. An increase from $70 to 75 a month is asked for the patrolmen which is equivalent to $2.50 a dny.l with an extra day's vice thrown ‘in } where’ there'are 31 days in the menth, with ‘proporticrdté increase in the pay of the lieutenant and captain, which would make that of the latter $1200 a year, or the same as is paid | the chief engineer.. The, poligc delegution has handed the committee data showing that the local force is nct as well paid as other cities in the state and, on the whole the! proposition seems reasonabT®, for the service of a policeman who really does faithful and honest duty, is worth at 50 a day, or night, as the case . A competent police earns ever/ cent of :he salayy he receives. ‘There is chance, nowever, to improve | the service of any police force, even the “finest” in any city, not excepting | even New York. So if the pay of the| New London police is increased the | people have a right to expect a cor- | responding increase in the general effi- ciency of the = service rendered. Tt/ would be an opportune time toi make some radical chgnges, that would | result in better discipline, better ser- | vice, which would be more satisfactory | to the policemen and the people who pay the freight. There certazinly i room for improvement in the gener: conduct of the local police department, which is fully as efficient as many others, but there is chance for im- provement just the same. The annual convention of the State Firemen’s association will be held in New London next Tuesday and Wed- nesday, and the committee represent- ing the seyeral companies of the de- partment are planning to give the vis- iting delegates a true, fraternal fire- men’s reception. The committee is encouraged in their preparatory work by the appropriation of $200 authorized by the court of common counci! Thera will be a general decoration of the buildings, and the store windows will be filled with relics appropriate to the occasion, some of which will be ex- hibited in public for the first time. In addition , to. the general] and official reception, the eight volunteer com- panies will’ have “open house” to the Jisitors from the time the first delegate arrtves and until after his departure. | The ygsitors will leave Néw London with a good impression of the city, and will ever refer with pleasure to the whole-souled, generous hospitality of the volunteer firemen of New London. Although the citizens of New London in c'ty meeting assembled voted that the present city hall building should be remodeled and enlarged at a cost not to exceed $50,000, Mayor Benjamin L. Armstrong has declared that there will be nothing doing in that line dur- ing his term of office, which ends early in October. At th: August meeting of the august body known as the court of common council. ex-Mayor Tinker, chairman of the special committee on proposed 2nlargement of the city hall, made report, which was accompanied | by plans of Architect Sweeney with estimated cost of $45,000. The mayor, having converted his former ordinary residence into a man- sion, and bought, removed and rebuilt more houses than any other resident, not excepting ex-Mayor B. F. Mahan, who is a close second, evidently con- siders that he is some pumpkins in the architect business. He stated frankly that the construction of the city hall was of such character that it culd n>: be enlarged without sari- ficing all rules known to architecture and, furthermore, that the work con- templated could not be accomplished within the estimate of the professional architect, who planned the new and beautiful Harbor schoolhouse, the pa- rochial school, the Thomas Hose house and other semi-public buildings, and the R, C. Morris and gther fine resi- dences. Mayor Armstrong declared that he was opposed to the proposed changes in the present city hall at the outset, and that his position in that respect had nor changed. Therefore nothing would be dene while he was mayor of the city in this matter, Af h2 could prevent,l a8 hc did not want this al- leged improvement credited to his ad- ministration. “he report of the committee com- posed of ex-Mayor Tinker, ex-Gov. T. M. Waller and George S. Paimer was acecepted with thanks by the coun- | eil, and the architect's plans and rec- | ommendations to ths committee will be considered at a special meeling of the court of common e9uncil. 0 Ex-Mayor George F. Tinker is one of New London’s most conservative, | honest and public spirited citizens, and | with many years’ experience in the| court of common council, has ever| since hig early life taken active part in municipal matters, and is therefore considered authority on matters public in city affairs. > ¥or the past three years, or since B. L. L. Armstrong has been mayor of the ecity, the local newspapers, some of them, have been teeming with editorial and local comment and office-written letters, in general condemnation of the present administration and the wretched condition of ihe streets. So much so, that unobserving readers of newspapers are led to believe that the gentlemen composing the court of common council are a lot of grafters and that the money apropriated for streets is graft. Ex-Mayor Tinker, however, and who is no special friend politically to Mayor Armstrong, does not agree with news- paper statements concerning the con- dition of the streets. At the council me>ting last Monday night. in his talk to the aldermen, Mr. Tinker said that the streets of New London were never in as good condition as they aure at present, that the appropriations had been Jjudiciousily expended, and that the present administraticn was entl- tled to the credit for the work that had been done in the general im- provement of the streets. Mr. Tinker, as usual, spoke advisedly and what He said was based upon eareful and per- sonal observation. As usual, Mr. Tin- ker is right. Therefore, the published v | the guest | home after a IMPROVEMENT OF CITY HALL HELD UP London Streets were Never . in Better Condition—! he ' Launching of the Schooner Fiorence Howard—The Winthrop Cave Imgrovement Scheme Causes Differences of Opinion. reports to the contrary must be wrong. If the sidewalks were only as d as the streets, New London woulfi be a model city in that regard. The launching of the handsome schooner Florence Howard at Stoning- ton, Wednesday, was far from being successful. After all that. he'd the vessel was released she would not move, until after an hour's delay and actvity on the part of the bullders she finally slid down the ways and stuck fast in the mud. Still, a local newspaper that is ever on the alert to discredit what appears in other newspapers, in its report of the launching said: “The: launching was a great success. Sliding smoothly and slowly down the ways, but with increasing speed until her graceful bows (?) dipped for the first time into Old Ocean, sae drifted gracefully out into the basin a lMttle way and came to anchor in the upper harbor! The grace and beauty of the vessel's lines, which as she lay on the ways were apparent only to the initiated, were plain enough and pleas- ing enough to anyone who enjoys the sight of a splendid ship, as she fluat- ed out intu the harbor, with the im- petus gathered from the incline of the ways. On board as she made the dip, were geveral hundred 1 ople, some of them old hands at this launching bysi- ness, but most of them perhaps, tHose to whom the motion was a new sen- satjon!" As they used to say in Ireland, There it is for you. Now what do vou think of that. Some newspaper- men (?) consiler such a report as that typical ent>rprise. Alderman Bindloss H. Hflliar, of the First ward, has been given a set- back in his pet scheme to fill in Win- throp cove, above the Crystal avenue bridge, and bring the back yards of that section of Main and Winthrop streets, by building a highway parallel with the streets named, by the report of Alderman Casey, chairman of the committee, which was decidedly against the scheme. In order to give color to Mr, Hilliar's plan Shaw's cove was included in the filling-in propo- sition Aldegman Casey said that the ex- pense of filling in the coves would be at least $25,000, and was therefore too costly to be practical. Mr. Hilliar was, of course, opposed to the report im the council meeting, but decided to fight it out in public print. He de- lared that the Casey report was & fake and that Casey lugged in « 'lot of figures to kill the project, and prom - ises to be heard from in this matter at (he next meeting of the court of common council. Aithough Aldermen Hilliar and Casey have heretofore drilled in the same political squad, they have evl- dently now marched from each other. As Hilliar was first to attack Casey and his report in public print, it was but natural that the alderman from the Fifth ward should make reply to his colleague of the First. Mr. Casey made reply that the fig- ures which were objectionable to Mr. Hilliar were not faked, but were reach- ed after the whole matter had been sifted to a point of accuracy, in which the highway commissioner and city engineer assisted. His report was not faked but based on facts, because the figures were made from data carefully secured. Mr. Casey adds that Mr, Hilliar in his zeal to have his Win- throp cove plan go through is stoop- ing to things a man of principle s}muld | not* Faker and an unprincipled man are the parts of the public debate that show the friendship and brotherly love that exists among the members of the New London court of common council, and perhaps would be considered a bit our of craer in council meetings In this particular discussion, Mr. Hiltiar is the aggressor, but it has been as- certained, that Mr.| Casey is not of the kind that treats newspaper at- tacks against him with silent cem- tempt. OLD MYSTIC Members of Cradle Roll Invited to Aid Society’s Supper—Sermen by Former M. E. Pastor. The Ladies’ Ald society of«the Bap- tist church met Wednesday afternoon ané evening with Mrs. Willlam D. Beckwith. The members of the cradle roll were especially invited to be pres- eni-by Mrs. Beckwith's 13 months’ old granddaughter, Dorothy Beckwith. A fiva-cent supper was served at 5 p. m. for the benefit of the society’s treas- ury. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Dugan and Miss Edith Dugan of Montague, Ma were »sts over Sunday of Mr. Mrs. s Q. Eldredge at Riverwiew. They were on the homeward trip from the wedding of their son and brother, Prof. Raymond Dugan, ef Princejon university. . Mrs. James P. Brown of Noank was Tuesday of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Lamphere. J. Alpheus Schoonover of New York wus an over Sunday guest his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Alpheus H. Schoonover. Miss Mabel A. Haley has returned lengthy visit with her aunt, Mrs. Maria Jones, of New Lon- don. Miss Emma Williams and Miss Iva Johnson have returned from a month's stay at the summer school at Willi- mantic Normal school. A Miss Aldeane Clark has returned to Quiambaug after a visit to her guad- Mrs. A. Zephaniah parents, Mr. and ] n Brown, of Pleasant View farm, Led- yard. Mrs. Charles Q. Eldredge returned to Riverview Saturday from Bosten, where she was summoned to attend the funeral of her uncle, Seth Adams Choate, which was held last Wednes- day. The wdiow, Mrs. Choate, return- ed to Riverview with her niece. Rev. Frank 1. Hayward of Auburn, Me., preached on Sunday morning at the Methodist church, of which he was pastor about twenty vears sinde. He was the guest of his sister, Mrs, Pren tice A. Williams, The Baptist library committes met Wednesday evening with the ehalrman, Mrs, Eldredge, at Riverview, lhm Sorahji is sald to be the ealy w n lawyer in India. She o said to make a comfortablé income by prac- ticing her profession and te. e other women to follow her emample