Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 11, 1909, Page 9

The Business: ud Social Life of Every Town and Settlement Reflected in These Columns. WK w4 NEW LONDON COUNTY, kv ‘ UNCASVILLE 'll.rul of Rogers Infant—Woodmen as osts—Opening .of the Schools— Success of Musical Entertainment. “Rev. A. J. Wilcox conducted funera ces for the seven months' old in- b of Mr, and Mrs. Richard Rogers ngsday afternoon at the home of gdpuenu, The bearers were.Robert ds, John J. Dedds, Jr. Rudolph Schaffer and Frank T, Mitchell. Burial was in Comstock’s cemur‘ Mr, and Mrs. J. A, La Bounty and children spent several days over the week end at Fisher's Island. Visiting Woodmen Entertained. _The members -of Cochegan camp, Modern Woodmen of America, held a well attended meeting at which ten members were present' from White Oak camp, New, London; including M. C. Rasmussen/ venerable consul, and Wil- liam D. Nelson; clerk. After the busi- ness of the meeting refreshments were served. Arrangements wefe made by the camp to take part in the parade which the order will hold in New London Sept. 14. - * 4 Rev. A. J. Wilcox condueted services at the Chesterfleld church Sunday af- terngon. Others present from this place were John Brown, the ‘Misses Olesen, Deacon Edwin Henry and Mrs, Moses Chapman. School in the Palmer building opened Tuesday. There was but one change in teachers, in the Fowurth grade Miss Nellle Chapman be- ing reinstated by the school board. ames E. Murphy, principal of the Palmer Memorial school, who has been mndln& his vacation at his home in Dover, N. H., returned Monday night. Mr. and Mrs. Silas Browning are i&-u ts of relatives in Soutnh Kingston, Memorial Miss Jessie Bradford is the guest of friends in Lowell, Mass. . Raymond N. Parish and daughter, Mrs. Frank Scholfield, and son, Ray- mond, have returned home from Upper Dam, Rangeley, Me. Rev. William ‘Beard of ‘Willimantie, Maurice Beard of St. Louis and Ed- ward Beard of Flushing. L. I, who have been spending part of the summer wlt“thdr uncle, Francis Parker, have returned to their homes. Colchester Teacher ‘Appointed. Jennie Gadboise, who was ap- to teach in.the Montyille Cen 00), has resigned, finding em- ar Hef home. Floyd Tiffany c er, who taight the- spring term, has been engaged to fill the nh;g’. ‘"Miss Nellie Chapman has entertain- ed this week Miss Marian Manchester of New York. 2 Mrs. Jared Bolles . had a pleasant thefing at her home -Labor day, emibers. of her own familye Mr. and i!nh:!oogeu of New Ycer: and others. 8] nner was served.by Edward A = et = Meumbers of ‘Thames ‘lodge, 1. O. O. &. attended the picnic at Fairview on e gy Willlam Vallet spent Monday on a fl-gn' trip off Fisher's Island. . Everett Coggshall of New York mads & brief trip to visit his mother, Mrs. Mary Coggshall, over Labor day. ork has been suspended on the new warehouse which the C. M. Robertson company is having erected owing to the non-afrival of a carload of lumber. Netted $16, s The musical entertainment given by the B. Y. P. U. was well attended Fri- day night, the proceeds amounting to about $16. Those taking part in the programme were Mrs, G. C. Chappell, Miss Gladys Latimer, Mjss Nettie Gur- , Miss Nellie Chapman, Miss Grace Lyon, Prof. E. -Baker of Norwich, Rev. G. C. Chappell; Guy = Loomis, Ray Woodmansee, Fred -J. Hope, Fred Chapel, Harry Hopkins. SALEM New School Law Entails Changes— Grange Entertainment. Rev. L. W. Frink of Norwich occu- pied the pulpit in the Congregational church on Sunday merning. The even- ing service was conducted by Mrs. M. R. Siegfried. Rev. B. D. Remington, pastor of the Salem Raptist church,. was prevented from keeping his appointment on Sun- day afternoon'‘because of illness. He was taken ill while visiting friends in Bridgeport and was unable to return. He is convalescent., Schools in town commenced the fail ¢erm on Tuesday with the following teachers: Miss Bva M. Standish in the Central district, Mr.' Connors in the ai - and Miss Edna’ mder ‘the new school . Selectman B. L. Latimer: has been secured as teacher ther eand commenced his du- ties on Tuesday morning. Carrier on Vacation, Rural Carrier C. F. MacIntosh is en- gy(n his annudl two weeks vacation. mfilllte Carrier F. B, Willoughby is filling his place. Miss Mary M. Eddleman of New ndon was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. couple. of days this week. Mrs. B, W. Jenkins spent & few days recently with relatives In New Lon- don, Mrs, M. R. Slegfried and Mrs, F. R, ?Huhg:pen: Laber day with Colchester en Mrs. O. W. Ray is recovering from a entertainment few days’ illness. Vi 51 ay evening. Balem grang in their hall on NORTH -LYME e Lecal and Hamburg Sunday Schools u ite fo oLy The Sunday ‘schools of this place end Hamburg held a plenic at the Grange hall and grounds last Friday. About 135 were in dance. Sand- wiches, cake, ple, iré cream and wa- elon .n;'xg lem e “were served. Norwich, and Phili i 5 Rogers and_families, Fred Miner, N. 8. Strong, John Evans, W. H. May- nard, Charles Brown and S. N. Jewett nne;ded the fair in Norwich this weel * GOSHEN. Thomas Walkingshaw Falls Twenty- five Feet Into Spillway—Aid Society Meets. Miss Ruth Osborn of Malden, Mass., is the guest of friends here. Bruised on Rocks. Thomas Walkingshaw came near meeting instant death at Williams pond Saturday evening.. This pond, an inland lake, is used for storage of water for the mills down stream, but has not been drawn from this sum- mer, and is at full pond. A\ Bullheads will not bite in the day- time, but there have been some fine catches there in the evening. Fell Twenty-five WFee Mr. Walkingshaw, with a number of others, was getting a, boat to go out after the fish. The boat was moored to the gate house, the gate house beinz connected to the dam by a long, narrow platform dirqctly over the spillway. While on this platform, Mr. Walkingshaw made a misstep and fell 25 feet to the rocks below. He was found terribly bruised, but no ‘bones were broken, and it is hoped he is not internally injured. He will be laid up for some time. Temperance Address. E. L. G. Hohenthal, state chairman prohibition executive committee, agd a member of the third house, gave a stirring temperance address in Acad- emy hall Monday evening. Mrs. Green and children, who have been visiting friends here, returned to their home in Columbia Monday. A large deer.and fawn were seen on Spring Hill farm Monday afternoon. The Ladies’ Aid society met Tues- day afternoon with Mrs. F. G. Stark at Maple Lawn. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Burr and daugh- ter of Brooklyn, N. Y. are spending with friends here. Social Features of Annual Gardens Looted, But Not by D The annual festival of the church closed Friday night, and was a suc- cess. Not only ‘was the church bene- fited but it was the means of bringing together a large family which is not often geen. Mrs, Lydia Fielding was cheered by the presence of five chil- dren, fourteen grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren. Mrs. L. M. Brainard tended the grab bag, Miss Cynthy Fowler was at the fancy table and John Bromley assisted in- build- ing the wigwam. Guests at Cosey Corners during the festival were L. M. Brainard, Osgood and Elmerfll"laldinz, John Bromley of Story of Groton. G. R. Sanders is spending. the week with his niéce, Mrs, L. A.-Brainard, in Norwich, He attended the county. fair. Ou Tuesday last whilé at work away from home the yard of Miss Cynthia Fowler was entered and a tree of nice plums was stripped. The garden of G. R. Sanders was devastated of a quantity.of green corn. They could not placé it upon the deer this' time, as the tracks showed that the feet iere in a good sized shoe such as hu- man beings wear. W. J. Allen lost pole beans a few days since and had the pleasure of seeing the kind of an- imals that were doing the damage. Mrs, Denison Davis of Mystic is the guest’ of her parents the past two ‘weeks. G. R: Sanders had the pleasure on Monday while at the fair of meeting a member of his company during the Civil war whom he had not seen be- fore in forty-six years. CENTER VOLUNTOWN. Cranberries Being Picked—S8chool Be- Elisha Bitgood is sawing the lumber on the farm that William Sweet pur- chased of Walter Pratt. Willlam Bitgood's cider mill is set up and running full blast. Mr. Spencer's man who drove his ox téam had the misfortune to fall from a load of wood and hurt his hip quite bad. Mr. Spencer drives his team now. Sthool has commenced in the Wylie district. Charles Pratt carries the ten: children frops the Eighth school district, Mrs. William Bitgood was taken se- riously ill Saturday night and remain- ed so through Sunday. She is some ‘better now. Farmers have commenced to pick their cranberries. M 8ad Mirs. Goorge Dawley, Mr, and Mrs. Charles Barber of Voluntown, Mr. and Mrs. George Whipple, Mr. and Mrs. Willi Bitgood and Robert James of Hopeville and Clark Barber of Oneco took in Crescent Park and Vanity Fair and Rocky Point Sunday. All report & good time. LisBoN Fourth District School Opens—Notes of the Week. Mrs. Stanley Cornell and three chil- dren of New York returned homg on Tuesday after spending Labor day with . George Kennedy. The sc¢hool/at the Fourth district opened y Tuesday with Miss Eldredge Old Mystic. Martin Seidel has returned after a visit with his brother in New York. Mrs. John Krauss and three sons and Bernard Wunderlids have been visit- ing in Clinton, Mass. }r‘fian Ho:!lsle of Brooklyn has re- turnéd home after making a visit with C. A g“:fl. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Griswold and children of Providence are visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Mell 3 Miss Alice E. Kennedy is doing bet- ter than ever. Mrs, Jane Gallup is doing as well as can be expected LEFFINGWELL Diss ngan City, N. J., returned to he ‘after spending nd er's. E..Lee of Bangor, Me." "LEDYARD Distribution of Reynolds Prizes to Most Regular Attendants at Sunday School || —Personals. Mr. and Mrs. Orrin L. Holdridge of River Point, who have been staying several days with Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Holdridge, have retnr;od home. ° Edwin Reynolds of Providence, who owns the old Reynolds homestead in this town, has taken a deep interest in the Sunday school for regular attend- ance. For the past three years Mr. Reynolds has given $50 to be divided into five prizes for the 'most regular attendance at Sunday school. On Monday evening, under the direction of John M. Gray. superintendent of the Sunday school, ‘was held for the purpose of awarding the fifty cash prizes awarded by Mr. Rey- nolds. The following programme was carried out: Singing, Nearer, My God, to Thee; scripture reading and pray, by Rev. W. F. White; singing, More Love to Thee; address by the pastor, History of the Bible Study in the Sunday School, after which Mr. Rey- nolds addressed the Sunday school and the winners ang the following prizes were distributed: First' prize, $15, Leslie P. Gray, Emmons White, Philip Brown and Amos G. Avery, $3.75 each; second prize, $12, Harold White, Chas. Gray, Fred Gray, BEnos Gray, Irving ; third ‘prize, $10, and Louis Kiz prize,$3. Helen Ray D. Holdridge and Grace W. Brown, $2.50 each. Thd exercises closed by singing My Country 'Tis of Thee and benediction by the pastor, after which all repaired to the vestry of the church, where cake, sandwiches and ice cream were served. In the absence of Miss Lillian Gallup, Miss Ruth Nor- man acted as pianist. Personals. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Gray and daughter of New Lgndon were guests of their parents over Sunday and La- bor day. Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Holdridge of Providence, R. I, are visiting rela- tives in town. Miss Hattie Lamb has returned to her home in Meriden, having spent the past week with Mrs. Enos M. Gray. Miss Fannie Gallup has returned to her home in Hartford. Benjamin Gallup of Providence was ‘fl'l!l!ing relatives in town over Sun- ay. Mr. and Mrs. Roswell Lamb of Meri- den are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Enos M. Gray. LEBANON Agreecable Diversion at C. E. Social— Thirty-six to Attend High School— “K. of P. Open Meeting. "Rev.' E. B.' Smith, pastor of the First Congregational church, is taking a vacation for two or three weeks. A_social under the direction of the Y. P.8. C. E. was held on the lawn of Mrs. Katherine Sweet. last Friday everiing. The lawn was {lluminated wlmulapulese nl;ntems and other vided was a blackboard on which many pepple. were in‘zz“d to draw cer- tain_ dgures of animals and other ob- ‘jects that were indicated by numbers. ‘When' the object was'drawn the peo- ple were to give it a name. To give the right name was sometimes the most difficult part of the entertainment. Cake and jec cream were served. Many friends of Dr, Sweet, former- iy a practicing physician in Lebanon, were_ pained to learn of his death in Sufiifld last week. - He was highly es- teemed in this vicinity. Miss Murphy of South Framingham. Mass., a friend of Pastor Smith, was a guest at the home of Dr. Panielson last Saturday and Sunday. Miss Sarah Danielson has gone to Danielson, in the town of Killingly, to attend the high .school In the native town of her father, Dr. E. L. Deniel- son. High school certificates have been fssued to thirt: x applicants to at- tend school outsikie of the town of Letanon the coming year. K. of P. Supreme Representative. At the regular meeting of the Knights of Pythias in Grange hall last Tuesday evening there were five new applicants for membership in that or- der. Supreme Representative William J. Fuller of New Haven was present and delivered an interesting address. At the open meeting Mrs. Fred Bu gess played a piano solo, the Provi- dence orchestra gave a concert, and Prof. Platt played two violin solos. Following this there was music and dancing. - Then refreshments of ice cream, etc., were served. Mrs. Mary Farrar of _Springfield, Mass., visited her cousin, F. P. Fowler, last week. T'he Lebanon. baseball nine went to Willimantic on Labor day to play the ‘West knd team, the contest resulting 8 to 3 in favor of Lebanon. Summer Visitors Depart With Coming of September—Personal Mention. Miss Henrietta Marra, &ho has been spending part of the summer here, entertalned over Labor day a party of young people, all of whom are mem- bers of her Sunday school class in New York. The family of Dr. Paul Ehrhart has returned to New York, after spend- ing the summer in the Champlin cot- tage. Miss Hattie Kinney of, Norwich ;r;&n; the week end with Mrs. Charles Fred Rodgers and family of Nor- wich spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rogers. John Murphy is spending the week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John P. Murphy. Miss Alice Turner has resumed her teaching in a New London grrammar school, after spending most of her va- cation here. Miss Turner has been promoted one grade. Judge Gay spent friends 'n Norwich. Miss Dolly Thomas, who has been ill, is much improved. ¥ John P. Murphy hag erected a pic- turesque little summer house, made of cedar posts, about his well. GARDNER LAKE George A: Risley and family spent week end and Labor day with O. F. Boynton. Aaron Loober has returned to New York, after spending hree weeks at le Lawn farm. r. and Mrs. Willlam Hannum and daughter were guests of O. F. Boyn- “Mrs. ynton after spending the Thursd@y with returned |- summer at Gales TFerry 7. at the Yale'varsity of last week, n song, . Beatrice Jones; recitation, William Kennedy; song mm Rebecca Morse and nfiw-u characters in the play, which closedthe repi N e Be Bt ron. ciltay: Witeh: % roy; tch, Mirdees Prorass Osre. Richard Brac well; Grandmother, Gladys Thompson King, Ed it “Hur] b Eye . Fearsome, throp Hurl- butt; “Queen Titanla, Mildred Torney; Fairies, Mildred Voorhees, Dorothy Wulf, Ruth Lawson, Hélene Wulf,Mar- jorfe Willlamson; Flower Messengers, Do nedy, Wilmot Ben = 2 Morse, Robert Torney, ‘This entertainment, which was the last of the'series, ed one of the beflq added to the y: '_ " ' "Visit from Professor Adams. Prof. Arlon S. Adams of the Tilton, N. H, #emirary. was the 3 guest for a few days last week of Mr. and Mrs. Harmon L. *Pe’:kl.nl.- . .The Autumn. Exodus. Mrs. Harriet Wood of Webster, Mass.. with her daughters, Mrs, E. H. Bigelow and Miss Nellie Wood, return- ed home Saturday, having spent the past two weeks with Mr, and Mrs. ‘William D. Fairfield. # Mrs, G. H. Collins and sons, Seward and George Herbert, Jr., Teturned last week, and Mr. and Mrs. James H. Torne; with. their daughters, Helen and ldred, and son, Robert. left on Tuesday for their homes in Montclair, N. J., having spent the season in the cottage belonging to Mrs. Delphine Fish in the village. Miss Harriet Bishop Brown left on Monday morning to visit friends in ‘allingford, while on her way to re- sume her school duties in Bristol. Certificates for Attendance. Five members of the Gales Ferry Sunday school, Irving Hurfbutt, Rich- arfl Bracewell, Jennie Perkins, Harold McGuire/ and Mrs. D. C. Perkins, who have a record for regular attendance for ‘the past two years and eight months, . received certificates at the session of the . school Sunday, and three” others made an exchange of awards. Schools Open. Thomas -Latham left Mopday to commence his duties as teacher in Ledy#rd - school = district No. 8. The ‘village schook ned Tuesday, with Miss. re A, Houck of Norwich, who has. t the past two years in-the Lester district, in»charge. * “Midllage' and Bluff Notes, Austin Egster of Nofwich, with a friend from .th_z't.mckl spent the holiday on’ & Ashing "'with. Norman L. Brown. Mrs. Eliz Morse, who has been occupied th playground work at the Orthopaedic hospital at White Plains, N.'Y., this suthmer, arrived in the vil- lage .last. week to spend part of the month with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. Oliver C. Morse, before returning to her <stugies .at ‘Woman's Medical college In Philadelphia. Mr. and Mr: Michael Kelly and children and Mr. and Mrs. John Lee and family, who have spen the sea- son on the Bluff, returned to their homes in Norwich Friday. Charles H. Chapman, Courtland E. Colver and George F. Dean were re- elected for three years trustees of the Methodist Episcopal church at_the an- nual meeting Tuesday evening. Miss_Jennie Geer Perkins left Wed- nesday to_ enter Northfield Seminary, at East Northfield, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. George Frost' and daughters, with Mr. and Mrs. Hughes of Cohoe: ) spent the holiday at the Frost cottage. Miss Grace Chapman has resumed her duties as teacher in the Stoddard district, Miss Madelon Schiff of New York has heen a recent guest of Miss Susan Mathewson. WAUREGAN Wedding—Labor Day Picnic—Opening of School Y Edward Kerock and Rose Beauche- min were married in the Sacred Heart church by Rev. U. O, Bellerose Tues- day., After a short wedding trip to Woonsocket and New Bedford they will make-their home in Wauregan. Rev. E. F. Talmadge is spending his vacation among Ohio relatives and friends. Rev. J. W. Rae of Hartford will occupy his pulpit in his absence. Mrs. J. A. M. Atwood, Miss Lydia Haskell and Miss Edith Clark returned Friday from Cottage City after a pro- longed visit at the shore. hool commenced Tuesday with-the same teachers as last year, Misses James of Danielsoh and Tracy of Wau- regan. Labor day picnic with a shore di ner, games and music on the Catholic grounds largely attended and much enjoyed. Administration of Eggleston Estate— Notes. 5 8. Curtis Eggleston of South Lyme bas been chosen administrator of the estate of the late Stiles S. Eggleston of Ashwillett. John L. York and George F. Coates have been appointed apppraisers of the property. School opened here Tuesday morn- ing uhder the supecvision of Miss Hol- lowell of Preston. The funeral of Mrs, Peter Magree was held Thursday morning at Vol- untown. Rev. J. H. Adam will speak in the chap-l ‘here Sunday afternoon at 3 -o'clock. ‘Whooping cough is prevalent here. “Mrs. Samuel Barnes has been en- tertaining her daughter, Mrs. Herbert Barber of ‘Norristown, Pa. —_— 7 “GAISWOLD " Recent Visitors. n - eek, three weeks with friends in That present raflwi jon B s ot it o rie a plaza for the enjoyment tated in public that it ought to be done. just how this change is to be brought about the reverend itle- man did not state. It is evident that this gentleman of the cloth has heard old resident tell of the harbor, view from State street before the con- struction of the present station. Alsg of the intent of our forefathers who laid out State street and the Parade. so-called, and the object in making the lower end ef the street, including Prison, now Atlantic, street spread out like-a fan. Yes, indeed, it would be a great im- provement fif this could be dome. It was suggested long before railroads were known to New London, and was hampered when the first rallway sta- tion was built in New London, and ab- solutely impossible when the present station was erected directly across the entire foot of State street and beyond on the north. However, it is refreshing to have thé real ggod men of the town renew these matters that have long since become ancient history, for it demonstrates that even the ideas once considered evidence of old fogyism are now, like the chickens, coming home to roost, and proving that sayings and doings of the long ago are being appreciated as time goes on, and that after all there was more truth and poetry in the rying that had much to do with the defeat of General Hancock for the presidency—that tariff was a-local is- sue. ‘When the suggestion of the clergy- man relative to the removal of the rail- way station to make way for a plaza for the physical welfare comes to pass the people will all rise up and call him blessed. It is certainly a good sugges- tion, thoroughly seasoned. That the members of the New Lon- don court of common council not influenced by church gction was dem- onstrated at the monthly meeting when the petition from the ¢hurches asking that the saloons be required to close at 10 o'clock instead of 11 o'clock as now was turned down without cere- mony., The churches were united in favor of the change in the closing hour and expected that their action would be coincided by the court of common eouncil, but in this they were disap- pointed, for they did not include in their figuring that there was a strong liquor influence in the council that made the church influence look like an old copper cent compared with the new Lincoln coin. Aldermtan Dray and others are inter- ested in the liquor business and they did not propose to permit their busi- ness to be curtailed by their own votes and the votes of their associates. Al- derman Dray happened to be chairman of the committee of the local Liquor alers’ association and his motion had the call over the petition from ° the churches, and the old order will prevail for the ensuing year, To the general public the action of the council is perhaps satigfactory even to’ those who are opposéd to the li- censed saloon, who argue that if the majority @re in favor of license, and the dealers pay heavily for the priv- ilege of selling liguor, it is wrong to take from them the busiest hour of their business. The sale of liquor is legalized and it is hardly fair to the dealers after they invest their money in the business and pay the license price to deprive them of rights that they supposed they had previously paid for. This of course ap- plies to the dealers who comply strict- ly to_the laws and keep their places of business closed during the proscribed hours. It is the evident intention of some of the churches to have committees out to see that the liquor laws are strict- ly enforced and in this they should re- ceive the hearty co-operation of the police and, if need be, the court of common council members. For a great many years the annual allowance to the several fire companies to pay for the care of the quarters and apparatus has been $175 a year, a sum which has been inadequate for years, and the deficiency has been paid from the treasuries of the com- panies, which means from the wallets of the men who give their service to the city, and who risk their lives to save the lives and property of others. New London has an efficient volunteer fire department, the equal of many paid departments in the smaller cit- fes, and the citizens are willing that such service be properly recognized. There is no desire on the part of the public to have the firemen pay from their private funds bills that properly belong to the city, such as for the care of the fire houses and the apparatus. The firemen have asked the court of common council to increase the allow- ance to $300 a year. which appears to be a very reasonable request. Some of the companies have at their own expense fitted up sleeping quarters in the fire houses that more efficient service can be given in the night sea- son, and they should not be required to pay for the laundry aad other in- cidentals attending the improvement of the service, which practically puts | the department on a paid department basis. This‘is only one of the many extra expenses that have ilmposed upon themselves for the befterment of the service. but serves to show the justice in making the in- creased alolwance. The matter was referred to the finance committee with the understanding that in making up the annual budget, provision will be made for this increase, which totals only $750. Mayor Benjamin L. after three years’ service as cl rate of the city, with full satis- faction to himself and his unpreju- diced fellow citizens, is nearing -the end of his term of service, as his successor will be elected in the early part of next month. No man who has held the office during the past hali century, at least, has met with such etermined opposition in the effort to serve his fellow citizens and the city as he coneidered to the best advan- tage of all concerned. When Mayor Armstrong makes his farewell he will probably recite some of the things that have been well done, and some of the things f\at have been left undone, but through no fault of the mayor. The present mayor has made some mis- takes, and what public officer has not? But, when the final accounting,is made, the balance will be found on the right side, although many who have been Mayor Armstrong’s most bitter .political enemies, should have been with him instead of aaginst him in his earnest and honest endeavor to a vance the best interests of the city, However, the mayor holds no ill wil those of his administration istently endeavored to the ¢ompanies | {tven them was the equal of any that ould be given to president, king, queen or potentat The mayor as a fitting close to his administration and in expression of his good will towards fellow mem- bers of the court of common council, has again asked them to accept of his hospitality op Wednesday evi next week, and this time he has ex- tended the invitation to the board of school visitors and a few of his per- sonal friends. The mayor is a lavish entertainer and a “king of host: It is_not often that a fire engi house is destroyed by fire, general conflagration, but almost an thing is liable to happen in New Lon- don. The Ockford hose house, an old wooden structure located near the raflroad, and with roof about even with the track, was burned one night this week, the blaze being started by burning sparks from a passing loco. motive. The fire had gained conside: able headway before it was discover ed, as this pafticular house is not oc- cupied by firemen all night, as is the e th some of the other fire com- fes; so ‘there is no more surprise at the Ockford fire house burning than there would be of any other old frame building similarly located. It ‘was about time for the old shack to be va- cated for the pungose for which it had been used since converted from a dwelling h: ¥or the past five years effort has been made by the aldermen from the Fifth ward to get an appropriation for a new fire house, but without success. Now, with the changed conditions, a new house is among the very near probabilities. ‘The fire happened at an opportune time, when the flnance committee is engaged in making up the annual budget of appropriations. A sum sufficient forja new fire house for the Ockford company will certain- Iy be included in the budget. The present location is one of the poorest that could have been selected, and therefore it Is fair to suppose that a new site will be selected, presumabl in the vicinity of Montauk or Ocean, avenues, where there is great need of more adequate fire protection. There is no mourning over the loss of the old Ockford hose house, which was inconvenient and unsanitary for the members and not a credit to a pro- gressive city like New London. In a certain sense that\was a ‘ucky spark that landed on the roof of the Ockford house. There_is internal dissension in the fire police organization, the property is to be sold and the proceeds divided among the members, if published re- ports are correct, and they probably are, as the head of the fire police dil not deny the statement made as to the trouble and proposed sale. It Is per- haps well that this is so, for it is known that for several years, at inter- vals, there has been factionalism that was prejudicial to efficient service. This probably all came from the fact that the majority of members knew very littl& of fire duty and were lack- ing_in police qualifications. Included In the membership were some wno did not even know the prominent working members of the fire department, men who have been active in fire duty for twenty or twen- ty-five years and even more. In con- sequence when one of these over-offi- clotts fire police hrppened to be on duty there was trouble between the fire workers and those who were sup- posted to protect the goods taken from burning buildings and to prevent out- siders from interfering with the, work of the firemen. When the fire police organization was first formed in New London the membership was made up wholly of men who were veterans of the fire de- partment, but who were inclined to retire from active service. To be a member of the fire police was consid- ered a sort of honorary position for a self-retired fireman, and the other members of the department looked up- on them as firemen of honor and dis- tinctlon. Gradually this condition changed and the fire police have been composed of come very good men, but many of them were far removed from firemen, and were therefore not classed as fire- men by the members of the depart- ment generally, and the usual fratern- al spirit that existed between the fire company members was not extended to the fire police. Should the present or- ganjzation go out of bpsiness, it is probable that under reorganization the original conditions will feturn. The new movement on the part of prominent church members for the moral welfare of the city, who have been formulating plans in secret ses- sion, is taken by some to mean that the work done and being done by the commilttee of fifteen is not satisfy! to some of its most earnest support- ers. The committee has certainly done effective work in the cleansing of the vile dens that existed in Bradley street and vicinity, and/ had many of the liquor dealers gudssing whef the li- cense time was at hand. Of Tate fhis committee has not shown much. signs | of life, and perhaps this apparent in- activity has caused this latest move- ment for the alleged betterment of the morals of the city under church in- fluences. It is said that one of the principal features of the new movement is to make determined fight against the Ii- cense saloon at the coming election, and that gum shoe tactics have been in progress for some time in that di- rection. The liquor dealers have not been jdle, and are prepared to put up a stiff fight against being put out of business and lose all that has been invested. It is the abuse of-the busi- ness as well as abuse on the use of | liguor that has caused this crusade that will =oon show its strength. There are men in the business who conduct the same in strict compliance ~with Jav, and even stricter than the law directs, but the unlawful actions of others causes annual trouble to the legitimate liquor dealers. The new one-hundred-thousand- dollar schoolhouse in the Fifth ward has been formally dedicated to educa- tional purposes, and it is said to be the best equipped public schoo) build- ing in the state, and the equal of any in all New Eagland. New London has now a collection of modern school houses, all built of brick, massive in proportion and beautiful in architec- ture, but these edifices of themselves are not all the requirements of edu- cation. The chief essential is a body of competent and well trained teach- ers, familiar with modern methods and a capability to impart proper knowl- edge to the pupils. In the old davs and in the old way New London teach- ers were well in the front rank, but whether all of the present teachers are up to the standard is an open question. Of course, there are some ‘who have been tutors for years and thelr practical work made these invaluable in the local public schools. There was period when it was necessary for applicants for positions as teachers in the New London to be graduates.of normal which wonld seem to requisite, but in’order ter or daughter, cousin nbers of ‘board rs could or mal school education was not consid- ered necessary. The argument is put up that this game was played in the past and the precedent was therefore . established, and what was considered the rights of school board members years ago should be considered the same today. Perhaps this may be correct, for some of the honorable school board by their acts have so declared. “‘Then there is a prejudice that shoutd not exist in any department of th public school system. In connection with a recent appointment for a ce tain position, objection was against an applicant for the place because she did not happen to be a graduate of the grammar school, al though a graduate of the Willlams Memorial institute, and conceded to be better qualified for the place than the young lady selected. Although a native of the city, this Willlams grad- uate was not wanted because she at- tended the parochial school instead of the Nathiyn Hale grammar school. The New London Business Men's association after donating the sum of towards the dredging of Shaw’ cove, has taken up the matter of paving Bank street and will exert its influence with the court of common council te bring about that result. There is certainly room for improve- ment in Bank street and, as a matter of fact there way graater need of re- paving that street than. there was of either State or Main streets. The sur- face of that much-traveled street is all humps and hollows from Howard to State street, and the wonder is that jt has been so long neglected. Tt should be borne in mind, however, by the agitators that what was not good enough for State street is not good enough for Bank street. Of course, the section that is to be recommended for repaving is above the section that is paved with vitrified brick, and to pave ~the street properly vitirified brick should be used and patch-work obviated. - The business men at their session advocated thesrelaying of the present Belgian sblock pavement, or splitting the same the short way and laying the blocks in cement, the same as was done in the sample stretch in front of the city hall and which was sub- sequently “rejected to make way for vitrified brick. As the street railway company will be required to pay its proportion of the repaving, it is suggested that Bank street be given the same con- sideration in the matter of material that was accorded to State street. From Tilley to Howard street there are double tracks and the trolley com- pany would pay for the greatest part and for fully one-third of the cost from Tilley to State street. If Bank street is to be repaved, and it cer- tainly should be, the ancient block pavement should be discarded, just as it is belng done in the larger citia With an increased sale of safety razors, the barbers of New London have made a demand for shorter hours, one feature of which is clost Sat- urday night at 10.30 instead of at 11 o'clock, as at present. “This would inzonvenience many clerks who are not able to reach their favorite bar- ber shop . until after the hour select- ed for closing on Saturday, and may lead up to the use of safety ragors, or the ineonvenienced getting into the shaving habit on th§ir own ac- count. Still, the unfon barbers are entitled to consideration, and there is no reason why they should be over- worked to accommodate late custom- ers. It has always been puzzing why union barbers should be required to work longer hours than union men of other trades. It seems to the unini- tlated that* the fault is with them- welv if conditions are similar to oth- er trades. It used to be one of the cardinal principles of unionism to not work over the established number of hours, for by so doing other men in the same line of business are deprived of employment. Two gangs of men of eight-hour shifts would settle the matter to the full satisfaction of tru union barbers, and under this rule there would probably be no unemployed union barbers, When this plan was once suggested the plea was set up that such an idea was Impracticable in the barber business. The same éw cuse was put up by the railroaders, but when put to the test it worked satisfactorily. The barber business like all others of that class should be managed for the accommodation of patro or el the barbers should not persist in be ing classed as union men, as thoss are who have fought and won an eight ot nine-hour W y. Of course, tho plan suggested would mean more’ bar- bers, and perhaps necessitate a change in the scale of wages, but as good and true enthusiastic union men they should not mind a little “thing like that. Some old fogy once said some- thing about consistency being a jewel, and there are some who belleve the fogy was right. MONTVILLE. Late Vacation Notes—Fine Concert at Union Baptist Church. Misses Ethel Boynton and Lillian Rumrill left Friday evening by boat for a week's outing in New York. Fred Chapel is enjoying a short va- cation in Pittsfield, Mass. Frank Hart is spending a week in Providence and Hartford. H.pe Freeiand has re.urned to Sut- ton, Mass, after a lengthy visit with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hope. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Allen and son Tracy are spending a few days at Black Hall. IMiss Mabel 'Daniels spent a few days in Madison the first of the week. Mrs. Lewis Hulburt spent several days last week in Hartford. Miss Georgia Smith is visiting in Westerly. Concert Most Successful. A large and appreciative audience was in attendance at the concert given at the Union Baptist church last Fri- Jay evening The proceeds were for church expenses. The following is the programme: Piano duet, Mrs. Chap- pell and Miss Latimer; violin #olo, Prof. Baher of Norwich; recitation, Harry: Hopkins; _instrumental trio, “Alpiné Violets,” Miss Latimer, plan- ist; Rev. G. C. Chappell, flutest and Prof, Baker, violinist; quartette, “Lady Bird,” Mieses Chapman and Lyon and Messrs. Loomis and Chappell; reeita- tion, Evangeline Hopkins: violin solo, Prof. Baker; recitation, Miss Gridley duet, “Sunset,” Misses Cl and instru of the Tyrolean h Boe, "Chapel and W % Hope, an ing chorus, “Battle Hymn of the Re- public. Rev. G. C. Chappell delivered an in- ring sermon at the ['nion Baptist sreh Sunday’ afternoon, l’m Sth: lnTlnL *True Ierolsm.” roll call service of the Young People's so- ty was he y conducted by Miss ebell ith Sunday " of the