Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 4, 1910, Page 10

PUTNAM (Continued from page nine.) as is ingicated by the following pointments made at the meeting: City clerk, Fred W. Seward; assist- ant city clerk, William P. Warren; secut=ig attorney, J. Fred Carpen- r; assistant prosecuting attorney, Howard Bradford; city engineer, Walden Wright; ' superintendent of streets, Fred Dumas; chief engineer fire department, M. R. Joy; first as- sistant engineer, Mark H. Wilson; sec- ond assistant, Adolph Bourcier; cap- tain of police, John Murray; sergeant of police, Patrick Hayes; patrolman, TJulius Cordier; fire police, Benjamin ¥. Chaffee, James O'Brien, James Mc- Guire, Charles Tetreault, Herman G. Carver, Theodore Boulley; health of- ficer, Dr. Omer Larue; board of health, Dr. H. R. Lowe, Dr. E. F. Perry, Dr. J. M. Landry, Gldeon Lamaitre, W. S. Johnso! superintendent of fire alarms, Archibald Macdonald. Mayor MecQGarry and Alderman large L. E. Smith, democrats, are the only two to retire from the council this year. Under Mayor McGarry, Put- nam has had a clean, well directed business administration, conservative in its doings, and with the best in- terests of the city always paramount ROUND HOUSE GUTTED BY MYSTERIOUS FIRE Interior and Roof Wrecked—Locomo- tive Also Damaged—Blaze May Have Started in Waste Box. Putnam had another bad fire Mon- day evening when the round house in the rallroad yard, a landmark for two score years, was gutted by a blaze of mysterious origin. The interior of the building. which was of brick, was a roaring furnace within five minutes after the fire was discovered, and there was no chance to remove the one lo- comotive that was housed there. The lack of water pressure which has been a grievous handicap against the fire department at recent Putnam fires, again hampered the efforts of the men, and the- half-dozen streams that were at first directed against the building carried barely 20 feet for the first few minutes of the fight. The first alarm was sounded about 7.10 on the whistle of a locomotive working In the yard, and In a few minutes there were sev- eral hundred people on the scene. The interior of the building was a seething mass of flame before the department could respond, and streams of fire shot out of the round openings under the gables of the building, making a spec- tacular sight, Passenger locomotive No. 1791, belonging in Willimantic, but sent to Putnam recently for spare use, stood pilot outward at the very door of the building with its front truck within a few feet of the turntable, on which it had been run in, but so rapid was the progress of the fire that it was almost immediately wrapped in flame and there was no chance of hauling it to safety. Everything burnable on the machine went up in smoke and it was a sorry looking en- gine after the fire, which was not completely extinguished wuntil about 9.30. The firemen did the best they could under the circumstances and were fortunate in that the snow-cov ered roofs of nearby buildings kil the danger caused by the heavy rain of sparks and burning brands. The interior of the building and the roof is wrecked. The locomotive was the rincipal thing of value in the round ouse, How the fire started is un- certain, but it may have been incen- diary. There was no one on duty there when the fire broke out. Burt Bugbee, an employe, had gone to sup- er, there being no one to relieve him. ndications are that the fire broke out in a box of waste into which someone may have drepped a match and tho old, oil-soaked surroundings then burned like tinder. The loss could not be accurately es- timated Monday night, but it will smount to several thousand dollars. City Notes. Mrs. E. N, Foster is in New York to remain several weeks with her son. Harry Morse has returned from a stay of several days with friends in New York. W. S. Johnsen, who has been spend- ing several months in the west, writes that he is with his family at Venice, Cal. They are enjoying ideal weather and spend much time at the beach. - Charles Gorham, suffering from a mental trouble, was locked up by the police Monday. Mr. Gorham has pre- wiously been confined in an asylum. Dr. E. F. Perry is the visiting phy- mician at the Day-Kimball hospital for January. Miss Larue Enters Sisterhood. Dr. Omer Larue was din Hartford Meonday attending the ceremony of the profession of his daughter, Sister Ag- nes Congonzaga, who enters the order of the Sisters of Mercy. Sister Agnes in the world is known to the residents of this city as Miss Bella Larue, grad- uate of the Academy of Notre Dame in the class of 1901. Mr. and Mrs. George Perry and chil- dren have returned to Putnam after spending the holidays with relatives in New York. ‘The members of the town school committee held their monthly mesting | in the office of Attorney Charles Torrey Monday afternoon. Rou business was transacted. Pipes Froze at High School. The Putnam High school opened for the winter term Monday morning. During the vacation time and extreme cold weather pipes froze in the build- ing, causing considerable trouble, NOT IDENTIFIED. | No One Recognizes Man Killed by| Boat Train, | The man found dead Sunday morn- ing beside the tracks of the Norw branch, near the fair grounds, remair ed unidentified at the undertaking rooms of L. E. Smith during Monday. This was surprising, as it is believed that his home was in this part of the| county. It is strange that he has not been missed and inquiry made about him. Six dollars were found in the| dead man’s clothing. The man has a| —ey Alone in Sawmill at Midnight, unmindful of dampness, drafts, storms | or cold, W. J. Atkins worked as night | watchman at Banner Springs, Tenn, Such exposure gave him a severe cold | that settled on his lungs. At last he! had to give up work. He tried many remedies, but all failed till he used Dr. King’s New Discovery. “After using one bettle,” he writes, ‘T went back to| work as well as ever.” Severe colds, stubborn coughs, inflamed throats and | sore lungs, hemorrhages, croup and| whooping cough get quick relief and prompt cure from this glorious medi- cine. 50c and $1. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by The Lee & Osgood Co. Rich Men’s Gifts Are Poor beside this: “I want to go on record as saying that I regard Electric Bitters as one of the greatest gifts that God has made to weman,’ writes Mrs. O. Rhine- | vault of Vestal Center, N. Y. »r forget what it has done for me nedicine gives a woman jovant spirits, vigor of body and ju- | bilant health. It quickly cures nervo ness, sleeplessness, melancholy, head- backache, fainting and dizzy Soon builds up the weal. ailing| apd sickly. Try them. B50c. at The Lee & Osgood C ache. spells. Simple Hemedy for LaGrippe. T.aGrippe coughs are dangerous, as | schoolhouse to debate all proper ques- CHRISTMAS ANNOUNCEMENT TBI Company has allotted extraordinary BONUSES to its Industrial policy- holders payable in 1910. These are CASH BONUSES which may be used in payment of premiums upon their Industrial policies. They were not promised in the policies, either expressly or by implication, the policies being strictly non-participating. No such bonus has ever been given by any company to its policy-hol , and no such bonus ever will be given by any other company. BONUSES TO LIVING POLICY-HOLDERS To every holder of an Industrial whole life policy of the Company who shall pass the age of 75 during 1910, 2 bonus on its anniversary date thereafter equal to To every holder of an Industrial policy in force issued in 1879 and 1880, a bonus b on its anniversary date equal to premiums for. 3le Ssias niv.s + 30 WOOKS To every holder of an Industrial policy in force issued in 1881-2-3-4-5, a bonus on its anniversaty date equal to premiumsfor...................20 weeks To every holder of an Industrial whole life policy in force issued in 1886-7-8-9-1890, a bonus on its anniversary date equal to premiums for......"...15 weeks To every holder of an Industrial whole life policy in force issued in 1891-2-3-4-5, a bonus on its anniversary date equal to premiums for.. . . .10 weeks To every holder of an Industrial whole life or increasing life and endowment policy issued in any year from 1896 to 1go5 inclusive, a bonus on its anniversary date equal to premiums for. ...5 weeks These bonuses are thus for percentages varying from about TEN to ONE HIUNDRED PER CENT. of the amount of weekly premiums for a year. It will be observed that the bonuses are graduated by the age of the policies. The whole life policies issued between January 1, 1907, and July 1, 1909, have received a reversionary dividend of about ten per cent. of their face during the past year (that is, have been increased in amount about ten per cent). This cost the Company $600,000 in 1909; and will cost many hundreds of thousands of dollars in subsequent years in increased Reserve. The whole life policies, issued since July 1, 1909, have been increased about ten per cent. in amount above the amount of insurance previously provided for the same respective premiums, BONUSES ON DEATH CLAIMS Death Claimants on whole life policies issued between January 1, 1907, and July 1, 1909, whose claims had been settled, have received in the last six months a payment of mortuary bonuses of about ten per cent. in addition to the amount previously received, at a cost to the Company of over $250,000. Payment on Death Claims in 1910 will be increased over and above the face of the Industrial policies by amounts determined by the following scale : When death occurs after policy has been in force over 5 years.. ‘When death occurs after policy has been in force over 10 years. ‘When death occurs after policy has been in force over 15 years. When death occurs after policy has been in force over 20 years. ‘When death occurs after policy has been in force over 25 years. ‘When death occurs after policy has been in force over 30 years. The cost to the Company of these CASH bonuses is estimated at $5,232,448.20 Added to the bonuses heretofore paid for the last sixteen years OVER AND ABOVE THE PROMISES MADE IN THE POLICIES, this will bring the total CASH bonuses up to '~ COAL AND LUMB "COAL WE'VE GOT A LOT OF STRICTLY FRESH EGG COAL—NOT OUT OF THE COLD STORAGE. “F¥om_ this day forward -forever more,” No; not forever more I hope, but surely for three months you wil need Egg Coal In your boller or heater. }ie;e'u some that's good and freshly mined, E. CHAPPELL CO. Central Wharf and 150 Main Strest Telephones. Lumber jandd J. A. MORGAN & SON Coal and Lumber Central Wharf. Telephone 884, dec24d LUMBER The best to be had and at the right too. Remember we always carry & big line of Shingles. Call us up and let us tell you about our stock. H. F. & A, J. DAWLEY, novisd COAL Free Burning Kinds and Lehigh ALWAYS IN STOCK. A. D. LATHROP, Office—cor. Market and Shetucket Sta Telephone 168-13. " - guar— oct29d CALAMITE COAL Well Seasoned Wood C. H. HASKELL 489 'Phonss 402 37 Franklin St 68 Thames St mayéd The Fanning Studios, 31 Willow St. are showing som'e very pretty Chairs and other pieccs of Farniture. Call and see them. Also Wall Papers, Lace Curtains, Shades and Up- Twenty-one Millions of Dellars in CASH in 17 Years! The Additional Cost of Concessions in Reserve Liability has been Four Millions of Dollars The sources of these bonuses are: 1. Decrease in expenses—TEN PER CENT. in nine years to the close of 1908. 2. Saving in the Mortality which was expected when policies were issued. 3. Gains in Interest actually earned over the amount required by statute for accumulation of Reserves. 4. The fact that on a premium income of nearly $50,000,000 a year the Stockholders receive only $140,000, which is more than earned from the income of their own capital and surplus; the balance of -such income going to the increase of the fund from which Bonuses are paid. MEeETrROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE Co. JOHN R. HEGEMAN, President. peculiar en nt t an SOMEWHAT LIKE COOK’S CASE. |statement at because Lieut.| going kinder bud, but we've got the that may a in i i im —_— | Shackleton in rative of h »- | roads “broke” out now so we can get New Judge and Deputy Judge Take | Rear Admiral Wilkes Failed to Have | cent vw:h‘rwm A\|\l|=\)‘w")v' 3 \1; »und afte [ a »I.Mn l}(l looks 1(: 2 | is | states that he iled over places mark- | it's going o be stiddy” winter. Office. | His Proofs Accepted. ed by Wilke =, ¥ | Come down and see us, Sam, any time At moon on M ge F F. | fos e 3 | The Wi expedition was sent out fyou want to, and we'll let you help us Russell r s t 3 officially by es govern- ! pick out a spring. 1 Bring a jug court, ad at ment and the s hardly | of that water. to his succes 1 P | would justify a conc ion that he — ey who he [ ¢ faked deliberately What . probably | Opulence. under Judge R | happe as that he made an error in'| They numbered four. They took f t < caleuls his position, locating the | jutely exnded prosperity. The th 1 ‘ . Ant continent ne distance | which they or e such e s expedition { f north than it really is. There | fjl with envy the breast of the man g 2 H F is now no that the continent | 5t the next table, engaged in consum- v | 1 Sir J exists comj niles farth- | jng the most me disclosed by 8 res er south. The Rc controver- | the bill of far 16 £oUT Were oon- - I s y the sy was very bitter ears, and | yversing&!| it plutocratic conver- | ¢ e land did not & ar on British | gation while turned to the it DEBT REDUCED they much idently How question wanted Wellsville, O., has a coy esting and novel the school board v of document f the n inter- issued by town of Lan- traction companies return the fares to passengers who are on a car which is detained- 10 minutes or more. est Sam to know that we have been having a spell of weather down here— like tarnation and made the extraordinary 1t the British flag.” this From $32,000 to $25,000 on St. Mary's = P RPT e AT ) . Fariak Procii Y% | was Sam Strong’s Spring. | money had they? O of the four L et Sam Strong has efght feet of water | took out his pocketboc and counted Re Va s new spring this dry spell, it be- | up a roll of bills Mar o good spring.—Hanover Gazette. | ~“Oh, I have » hundred and forty,” Foes s ; were congratulate Sam on his good | he sald, carelessly. e the chart of | fortune in having such a spring, or| The second and third members of i 2 left on the mind of Sir|perhaps it would be better to say, on | the party went through their pocke S s ne ; enough, that | his good judgment in picking out | “I have two hundred and fifteen, s ~omn 1 drawn up- | new spring. Some persons are careless | remarked one. : s s ination for his facts. He |in such matters. Eight feet of wate “And 1 have three hundred,” said B nay, he was obliged to state | is a whole lot to have in a dry spell, | the other, W P 7T T \1 Tgport to the government | and we hope Sam will be neighborly | The fourth waved his hand—grandly, INTERESTING OLD DOCUMENT. nder Wil not quite | and s it with his friends. We were | ever mind, you fellows,” he said. - 8 or as some | a litt on the fluid in Springfield | “Tll lend you all you want” In 1828 Railroads Were Referred to t, in fact, | a few eeks ago, and if we had known | Tenderly \\{lil(‘r:( bo the man t “ ; " was in some re- | about Sam’s spring we would have | the next table out into air. N e Devivwof oetes Hence the bitter | sent up to New Hampshire for some | He will recover.—N. Y Alexander Wells, an ol oA valorous Wilkes. | of the Strong water for which that —_ IE Ry W : ois . Slidell off the I, state is justly famous. It may lnler-l Chicago now has a law which makes | . ! particular interest in | snowed caster, O. in 18 The question of - - steam railroads was in its incipient stage and a club of young men had been formed for the purpose of, cussing the points at issue. They de- sired the use of the purposes of debate. schoolhouse for This was looked upon by the members of the school | board as an innovation bordering up- on sacrilege, as indicated, which is the document in the po on of Mr. Wells. It reads as follows: RICHMO “You are wele me to the use of the in, but such things : hs are impossibil nothi roads he thiey frequently develop into pneumo- x Foley's Honey and Tar not only stops the cough,but heals and strength- ens the lungs se that no serijous results need be feared. The genuine Foley's Heney and Tar contains ne harmful drugs and is in a yellew.package. Lee & Osgeod Co, 0 Te ng In e & Sepnis Hads ottt ] STAND FOR THE BEST, ER R S I IN SERVICE AND ECONOMY would have foretold itthough Sa B moral e e ; hell.” : oo J. P. BARSTOW & CO,, 23-25 Water St., Norwich. Such sentiments possibly reflected the feelin:, to some extent, in the C. H. BACON, Danielson. days of vears ago, but they sound strange at the present time, when the “device of Satan” is daily carrying people over the land at the rate of 60 or 70 miles an hour. The world has progressed somewhat since 1828.—Tlli- acis Central Employes’ Magazine. PERRY & BROWN, Putnam holstery Goods. nov2bad Watch for our Adv. NEXT WEEK Schwartz Bros., COMPLETE HOME FURNISHERS, The Big Store with the Little Prices, 9-11 Water Stree! WHAT'S THE USE IN HOLLERING? HOLIDAY GOODS We have a large asortment of Pyre Wines and Liquors for the Hollda With every purchase of $1.00 and over we give away FREE a nice Christmas Present and a Beau« tiful. Calen Geo. Greenberger, 67 Franklin Street, Norwich, Conn« Telephone 812 dec1sd Individuality Is What Counts In Photography. personality, ar. Bringing wout the real the fine jolmts in character, the little trajts that make us what ‘e are. Toned down by the vpatural spirit an artist into perfect accord. Not & thing of paper and pasteboard with a ready-made look. If you want a photo of your real | self, or what your friends see to love and admire, call on LAIGHTON, The Photegrapher, Norwich Savings Soclety, opposite auglsd QUALITY in work should .always bo considersa, especially when it costs no mere than the iuferior kind. Skilled men are employed by us. Our prices tell the whole story, / STETSON may2id & YOUNG. . Pyl