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The Business and Social Settlement Reflected in These Columns. NEW LONDON COUNTY. SALEM Thirty-five Men “Engaged on State Road — School Improvement Club Holds First Vacation.Meeting. The regular services were held in the Congregational church on Sunday morning. The young people’s meeting in the evening was led by Mrs. F. R. Bailey. Oharles Chenei spent Sunday at his home in New London. s Harry A. Rathbun was a recent vis- ftor in Colchester, Messrs. Cheney & Barnes, who ars building the state road here, have fin— ished blasting the ledge near Charles Ray's place and this week commenced Wwork at the Celchester end of the road where the steep hill, known as the Joe Smith Hill, is to be cut down and, !he road straightened. They have about 2 men at work there The Social club held their regular monthly business meeting on Monday evening, which was followed by a brief social period. The School their first vacation home of the president, du Wednesday evening. programme was nicely carried out: Song, America: reading, The Two Workers, by M Ida Schumacker; recitation, When I'm a Man, by Nellie Improvement club held meeting at_the Miss Kittie Ray, The following s Day: Slegp Pictures.- by Miss Susan Miner: ‘Xoung Lochinvar,” by Miss Pearl L. wn: accordeon solo, Home, Sweet Hofie, by Clyde Ray; recitation, Roy's Mistake, by LeRoy S. Bailey; song, Lightly Row; A Boy's Essay on Girls, Lawrence M. Beebe; reading, | The Village Sewing Society, by Miss Kittie Ray: song, ag of the Free.” At the close of the literary exercises music and games were enjoved by the | voung peopie. The hostess scr\'ed! cake and lemonade. Lawrence W. Beebe has . returned from a visit with relatives in Nor- wich T. Hunt Ste of New London spent | a few days this week with his family at the Red Cottage. Artist J. W. Hiill and family of » arrived in town on Monday to spend the vacation season at their lovely summer home here. Harold Boss of New London was a recent caller at Hillside farm. M and Mrs. Ernest E. Rogers and returned this week to their home London after a few days’ va- at their country home, £on in New cation spent Hillside farm. Mrs. F. R. Bailey and Mrs. Sherwood Miner were recent guests of Mrs. M. R. Siegfried in Colchester. Miss Susan Miner was a recent guest at Crustal Spring farm. LeRoy Bai vigited pis cousin, Ciyde Ray, this week. Mr. and Mrs. A. Nye and son Yantic have returned to their home after a pleasant visit at the home of Mr. andg Mrs. Sherwood Miner. Miss Leah Gifford has returned to her duties at the Sheffield laboratory: New London after spending a week with relatives at Maple Lawn farm. Herbert Houston 'is working in Chesterfield, where he has taken the contract to build a large barn. Miss Kittie is visiting her aunt, Mrs. F. i HAMBURG Mrs. James Lord Gives Launch Party | —Lyme Grange to Observe Ceres Night. John Tiffany has bought of New London parties the fancy pair of work- ing oxen formerly owned by Martin Browning of North Lyme. Mr. and Mrs. S Jewett spent a sw days in Norw w‘\ the first of the me grange will observe “Ceres” ght, July 21. Miss Alma Halowes 1 presnt the programme. Lee 1. Harding has been a recent| visitor in Springfield. Mrs. William °® Anderson and Miss | Carrie Bill went to Hartford L’Lsts Wednesd Miss Hele Sunday at Stanley Magss., is Bill Hill. Mrs. James Lord gave a launch par- last Saturday afternoon. Miss Dora Reynolds is the guest of ‘her grandmother,Mrs| Harriet Warner, &t Brockway. Mrs. M. C. Bill and children have returned to their home in Deep River. C. F. and W. H. Beebe are putting the schoolhouse in repair. They are “Lester and a friend spent 3. L. Lord's. Davis of spending his Northampton, vacation on ty at work on Pleasant Valley schooi- house this week. 2 Scznering’'s C(asino onened with & dance July 4, with a small attendance’ NORTH STONINGTON Sunshine Society Met With Mrs. Elisha Lewis—Haying Being Rushed by Local Farmers. on h‘s been rushed | before a wet The having sea to get the hay spell of weather hegins. The Clark’s Falls ‘Fetling company are running their engine on account of the breaking of some of the bear- ings to the water wheel. Elmer Maine is at work at Watch | Hill on the golf grounds. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Main and daughter—in-law. Mrs. Wilson D. Main, and_Ollie Stoddard were in Westerly on_Wednesday. ‘The Sunshine society met at the beautiful home of Mrs. Elisha Lewis, July 8, to the number of fifty and had a very enjoyablye time. Miss | Katherine ' Green -and Miss Léna Schwarts of New York, who are stay- ing at the Annex, were present and added much to the pleasure of the oc— casion. The next meeting it is ex- pected will be 1g with Mrs. E. H. Biackler ai Westerl Alfred M. Clark is supplying the people here and Ashaway with ice. E. D. Chapman was at his cottage &t Watchaug pond recently. LAUREL GLEN Personal News of the Week. Henderson g James' f Hopkinton has ‘Maine with his - and Mrs. J. M. Maine and grand- children, Lawrence and Dorothy, vis- fted relatives in Woodville last Sun- dey. - Mr. and Mrs. Einathan Burdick and two sons, Harry and, Lloyd, ecame there the same day in their new tuto. Mr. and Mrs. Myron Holdredge and sons Harold and Russell of Spring- field, Mass. hav n recent visitors with relatives in this place. Mrs. Emma 1. Northrup and two chil- 9 of Narragansett Pier are vigiting . : LETTERS FROM | Miller visited the accused Pole, and i.‘lfe of ‘E'very Town and Deacon and Mrs. with her parents, 1. P. Holdredge. _FITCHVILLE p R 4 Married Men _Baseball Champions— Justice Miller Settles Troubles of a Pol Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Miller were re- cent guests of Mr. Miller’'s mother, Mrs. Catherine Miller of Lyme. Mrs. Miller is in her 92d year and is hale and hearty. The Rev. Mr. Remington of Col- chester occupied the pulpit of the Fitchville Baptist church last Sunday and will occupy it Sunday. John Lynch and daughter, Miss Margaret Lynch, were visitors in Col- chester Thursday. Mrs. M. V. Murphy was a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Mc- Manus Thursda; Master Joseph Marra is spending the remainder of his vacation with his grandmother, Mrs. Charles Glassbren- ner of Montville. Married Men 11, Single Men 10. The married and single men’s base- ball teams met on the Cannon Hill ball ‘ground Sunday to®decide which is the superior nine. The score at the end af the game was 11 to 10 in favor of the married men, Wanted to Get Back His Money. A Polander, who has been in this country about three months and re- siding in the Falls, made a complaint recently to Justice Miller that he had paid .a Pole, who is employed in the Fitchville mills, $8 besides giving him three pints of whiskey, to get him work in the mill here: and having failed to secure employment he re- fused, to return the money. Justice who admitted taking the money and returned it to escape arrest. Fire in Paint Shop. A fire was discovered in the paint shep below the mill Wednesday night at 6.30, but was quickly extinguished with no loss. Visited Local Men. - Everett J. Lake, candidate for gov- ernor, with Charles D. Noyes and Lewis R. .Church of Norwich, were in town Wednesday and called upon J. Miner, chairman of the repub- lican toewn committee, and also upon Supt, E. L. Rathbun and A. M. Miller and discussed the political situation of Bozrah. NORTH_STONINGTON . Death of Miss Martha W. Williams— Rev. Mr., Drury Will Preach at Nor- h. Mr. ‘and Mrs. George: D. Thompson, who went to Lake .Weir, Fla., last fall. have returned north. % The onary committee of the Stonington-Unfon association met at the home of Rev. Lucian Drury Mon- day afternoon. ‘George Vredenburg has entered the employ of C. W, Campbell & Co., at Westerly. Mrs. J. H. Adams has gone for an extended visit with her parents in Lubee. Me. Herbert E. Maine of Providence was in town Thursday. Miss Talulah Maine, principal of the Brantwood Hall school, Bronxville, N. Y, is spending-a few days at her home here. Mrs. George Newton of Hartford is visiting Mrs. Chester S, Maine. Rev. Lucian Drury will preach .iu the Thir@ Baptist church in Norwich tomorrow (Sunday): Miss Martha W. Tuesday, after a long illness. survived by the two sisters whom she had lived, the Misses riet and Cynthia Y. Williams, and hw two sisters, who sejide west. Ske was a woman of fine characfer. es- teemed ty all who knew her.- 'The £ i services were held Friliy aft- Williams died on She is b2 FRANKLIN Visitors In and Out of Town — Local Events. C. H. Robinson was a Norwich vis- itor on Saturday. Mrs. H. A. Gager entertained on Thursday Mrs. Henry Lovett and Mr. Manning of Norwich. Mrs. Cady Hutchins of Hartford was the guest of Miss Faith Gager on Mon- day. < Mrs. Johns of Fishers Island has been the guest of Mr. Brassil a few days before leaving for Panama. Miss Ella Smith and her sisster, Ms. B. A. Armstrong, were in_ South Cowventry on Tuesday, making the trip by auto. Mrs. Electra Howard has been vis- iting her son for a few davs. Mrs. M. A. Boldnde is spending a few davs in New Haven. The mauy friends of William Birge are glad to hear he is recovering from his recent iliness. Miss Marion Lamb of Hartford is home for the summer. Frank Hyde of New Haven is spend- ing a few weeks with his bother, S. N. Hyde. Miss Faith Gager was a Norwich visitor on_Wednesday:. Harold Bolande is in, Wallace Kelle iting his cous— at South Beach. i CAMPBELL’S MILLS Miss Tanner Will Teach Another Year —State Forest Commission Inspect Timber Land. . William Simmons was here Wednes- di{l on business pertaining to his office. iss Margaret Tanner has been en- zaged to teac the school here the coming yvear. This will be the third year that Miss Tanner has taught here. James Dixon, Mrs. James Dixon, Vine Barber and Mrs. Vine Barber vis ited Jesse Bentley at Mystic last Sat urday. Mr. Bentley, a former resident here, is very feeble. George Cleveland and Manfred Mal- burn are morking for S. L. Barber haying.. The state forest commission has been here the past two weeks looking over the timber land. NORTH_FRANKLIN. Mrs, A. T. Browning at Larkin Reun- v »on—No Items. Allison l.yon from Staffordville spent a couple of days with A, R. Race. J. Sample, the station agent at Leb- anon, is back after a few days ill- ness. Mrs. ‘A. T. Browning was a guest at the Larkin union held at Narra- ganseit Pler Thursday. Miss’ Mary Gallagher and sister of TOWNS IN TWO STATES Willimantic were guests at A, T. Browning’s Thursday. Mrs Mary Sweet of Lebanon was a visitor with friends in Franklin on Tuesday. J. M. Duburiel was a Norwich vis- itor Thursday. GALES FE FERRY Second of Entertainment Series Ple: ingly Given—Officers of Auxiliary of Home Missionary Society—Local In- terests. The children of the Gales Ferry Sunday school, assisted by several of the summer visitors, gave the second of the series of entertainmenis Fri- day’ evening, July 8. The following programme was enjoyed by a large au- dience of the parents and friends of the children: Welcome, l.ouise Benn; piano solo, Miss Marjorie Bucklee: recitation, Arithmetic, Wilmot Ben: song, Ruth Lawson; recitation, Har- lan Newbury : recitation, Minnie Lamb; piano solo, Miss Gladys Thomp- son: exercise, The Doll Show, by seven girls; song in costume, Rebekah Morse; reading. An Overworked Elo- cutionist, Harlan Newbury; ‘song, Lullaby, Doris Ma;g: piano solo, Miss Marjorie Bucklee: Mr. and Mrs. William Scranton, who have bzen spending 2 week wi'h M @& Scranton’s sisters, Miss Amelia and Miss Susan Mathewson, returned to their home in Durham. Saturday. Miss Sarah Latimer left on Tuesday to_visit friends in Pine Orchard. Mrs. . H. Tracy with her niece, Miss Gladys Beckwith and a friend, Miss Mabel Johns of New London, who have been guests of Mrs. Tracy’s uncle, Noyes B. Allyn, for several days,, re- turned to their homes the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Pierce return— ed to their home in the village last week from a ten-days’ stay at the La- tham cottage on the Willimantic camp ground. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Perkins ot Nerwich were recent arrivals at theit summer cottage on The Bluff. ss Ethelyn Latham of Niantic was the guest for several davs last wee' of her grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Latham. Mrs. Grage Aldrich Crowell returned to her home in Norwich Town from visit with her aunt, Mrs. Franklin H. Brown, on Wednesday. Rev. Mr. Murphy Will Preach Again. Rev. George H. Murphy of Sulli- van, Ind.. who occupied the pulpit at the Methodist church on Sunday morning, will conduct the services again next Sunday. Returns from Northfield Conference. Miss Jennie G. Perkins réturned on Thursday afternoon from KEast North- field, Mass.,' where she has been at- tending the yvoung woman’s conference as a delegate from the Northfield sem— inary. The Misses Mildred and Helen Scran- ton, who have been the guests of their aunts, the Misses Mathewson, for the past month, left for their ho: in Dur- ham on Wednesday. - = Ladies’ Auxiliary Eleot Officers. A meeting for the election of officers of the local auxiliary of the Woman's Home MiSsionary society was held at the Ichabod, Mrs. Thomas l.atham's cottage, on Tuesday afternoon. The former officers were re-elected, as fol- lows: President, Mrs. Thomas Latham; first vice president, Mrs. Sarah Per- kins; second vice prestdent, Mrs. Rich- ard Latimer; treasurer, Miss Kate B. Cotver; recordmg secretary, Mrs. Lucy Hurlbutt; corresponding secretary, Miss Laura Perkins. Mrs. Millie Street of who visited relatives in the vilage last week, left on Saturday to visit Mrs. Lorenzo Perkins at Long Cove. LEBANON Guests in Local Homes—No Sunday Evening Services During Summer. Palmertown, Capt. Daniel G Prancls of Rockville visited his comrade, L. E. Livermore, a few days, returning to his home last Monday. Rev. R. C. Miller spent a day or two with friends in town.this week. Mrs. Frankish and her daughter, Nannie of Nebraska, are guests this week of Dr. Danielson and family. Mrs, Frankish was formerly a fesident of Lebanon. Miss Berta Perry has come to her home at Redgood for the summer. The Ladies’ Aid - society met for work swith Mrs. Fanny Lamb last { Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Harold S. Main of ‘Windham were at church here last Sunday. Never were farmers more favored with beautiful weather for- securing their hay crop than they have been this season. At a meeting of the First Congre- gational church last Wednesday eve- ning it was decided to dispense with the regular Sunday evening service during the remaining part of the sum- mer. But if the weather will permit there will be an open air meeting tp- morrow evening. Otto L. Pultz, superintendtent of the Lebanon creamery, with his family, started last Wednesday for central New York for a vacation. Prof. Monroe Wetmore of Williams coliege and his wife are spending part of nis vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Wetmore. Rev. E. B. Smith has gone to Bridge port to-supply gregational church tomorrow. John King is reported to be serious- 1y ill at his home bevond the Baptist church. SOUTH LYME Rushing the Hay mishing—Happenings of the Week. Miss Mildred Champion called "on friends in this place recently. Mrs. John W. Roath has returned to Ivoryton after a brief sojourn at her home here. Christopher Barry was in town to- day with J. P. Kiely’s tea wagon. Mrs. Charles Waterhouse and chil- dren and her brother. J. Hart, are making an extended visit at her old home, Northport, L. I Miss Elizabeth P, Slate was in Lyme the past week, the guest of her sis- ter, Mrs. Albert ller. Miss Wilhelmina. Douglass was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Slate re- C. Slate and son William g the day in Lyme, guests of the former's daughter, Mrs. A, H. Miller, Mrs. A. H. Miler was a visitor ln the place Wednesday. \ Miss Frances Chadwick is Treported as guite ill with throat trouble at her home here. The King's Daughters regular meeting on Tuesday. People in this vicinity are rushing the having. The good weather must be improved in this case. Some of our boys in_blue are out skirmishing around thé country. It had their the pulpit in the Con- | i z is pleasant to see the blue and, the red in our vicinity again. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer E. Carter are housekeeping in their new home. Their many friends wish thém alli happiness and - prosperity. It is rumored that J. W. Roath’s house was burglarized this week. James B. Slate spent Sunday with relatives in Waterford. NIANTIC Alderman S O’Leary s Ordinance in Force Counts for Honest Weight and Measure, ONE REGIMENT AT NIANTIC. Governor Weeks Arrived Wednesday | + h> State Police Conflned . hemselves to Liguor Law Viclations—Talk of a NMunicipal Art Society—Lake w Eecause cf the Crouth— —Encampmcnt Livens Up Ordinary Routine—Various Matters. Frank B. Weeks of Hartford d in Niantic Wednesday on 1.09 train. He was met at the station by members of the staff and Troop A, and escorted to the camp ground. The following were registered at the Knickerbocker hotel the first of the week: E. T. Bates of New Haven, Mrs. K. Markowitz of New York, George McCarty of New York, E. W. Quimby, Yalesville, George G. Merry of New York, F. W. Lewis, U. S. A., H. L. Jackson, 1. 8. A.. of Wuslllng- ton, D. C. also Mrs. H. L. Jackson. Prof. ¥. C. Wight of New London furnished music at the hotel Monday evening. W. J. Manwaring of New Haven conductqr on the New Haven road. running between New Haven and Bos- ton, made a short visit to Niantic on _Wednesday. William Miller of Carbondale, Pa., was registered at the XNianfic house Luce has.as his from Hartford. At Pine Grove. C. Von Feilitz of Stamford is the guest of Mrs. Von Feilitz in the Grove They are conducting a res- taurant again this season. Miss Nanette Wight of New London is stopping .at the Sunbeam cottage in_Pleasant street. The Breckenridge family from Jer- sey City, N. J., are occupying® the Lloyd cottage in Wells street. Mr. and Mrs. Thatcher Sheppard of New [London are at the Rudd cottage guest Gor- don Merry near . Ereezy Point. Frank M. Fuller came down from Hartford Wednesday in his touring car and is stopping at ais cottage in Laurel street. Mrs.. Norma Beckford and daughter, Miss Helen, of New York, are occupy ing their bungdlow near the ri bank. Milton Maxwell of Brooklyn is vis iting in the Grove. The Belmont orchestra from Ne London is furnishing 1nusie Casino. There is a large attendanc at the dances just now, as the Con- necticut national gvard is in camp and | the bovs are over to the Grove each evening to attend the dance The bathing: heach and dock have been patronized larg these hot day The atiendance at the beach has been larger this week than at any other time. George Kemle and John Bogue have been driving a well at th Brown cot- tage in Pine street this week. Spiritualistic meetings are being held in the Grove every Sunday morn- ing and evening, with both services wel! attended. A number of ‘es's 'v,ll be piven following the addresses. Mrs. R. B.'S. Washburn of Norw is stopping at her cottage on street. A number’ from this place aifend- ed the entertainments at the Y. M. h er C. A. tent on.the eamp ground tnis week. Goyv. Frank B. Weeks of Hartfor was at the state camp ground on W, nesday. Mrs. Alice Loomis of Riverside was a visitor, in the Grove W sday Capt. F. R. Patrick is trips to New London with his launch Crescent. Austin Thompseon and daughter, Miss Eva Thompson, have opened their cottage on High street. Mrs. R. H. Llovd has returned from a visit out of .town . Richard O. Libby of New York has been spending a few days in the Grove the guest of Mrs. Libby at Riv- erbank. Mrs. K. Markowitz of New York was in the Grove Tuesday looking for a cottage to hire for the season. Mrs. Markowitz spent some time last sea- son in the Grove, occupving the Phy- all cottage on Cherry street. E. T. Bates of New visitor in the Grove Wednesday Bates is located in the state C. A. tent on the camp for two weeks. He has two assistants with . him to help him in his work. Entertainments are being held ev- ery evening at the Y. M. C. A. tent during the two weeks' encampment of soldiers. Haven was a Mr. HADLYME Summer Gumn—Vvuton and Vi Arthur Beebe is spending a few weeks with his aunt in Saybrook. A. B. Goodspeed of New Jersey was in town for a few days this week. Mrs. James O'Brien and daughter Isolina were in Hartford Thursday, Mrs. John Hall was a Hartford vis itor Tuasday. Merrill Tierney is sick with the measles. Mrs. A. Randall and children of Westerly, R. I, are at Joseph Hunger- ford’s for the summer. Miss Mabel Marfin of Hamburg is visiting her sister Mrs. F. R. Beebe. Mrs. Parker and children of Hart- ford are at Mrs. H. M. Luther's, Alger Atkins was in Middletown on Wednesday. Miss Anna Pollen of Brooklyn. N. Y. iting her aunt, Mrs, E. Tierne: 2 . Marshall Luther of Hartford at her summ'-r home here. PR ESTON Rev. F. A, Holden Holding Open-Air is Services. Miss Winifred Burdick of Woonsock- et has been visiting her aunt, Miss Addie Burdick of Preston City. Mrs. F. A. Holden and daughter, Dorothy. of Preston . City, are visiting in Massachusetts. Miss Clara M. Palmer is spending a time in the west. Rev. F. A. Holden held an open-air service near the Haskell schoolhouse last Sunday. He will aiso hold an- other at the schoolhouse next Sunday at 3.30. Sunday school will be at 3 o'clock. NORTH LYME Mrs. Kate Jewett and Miss Helen Jewett have' Been visiting friends in New London this week. Atigs Emily .Stark is entertaining Miss Jotla. Wood=uff of Sonth’ Windsor this Aveck. Mr. and MpseA. P umu were. L town new ammm\% Mrso B ¥ I and sons have re- rned to the home in New Rochelle, ., after a few ¢ visit at J. T Raymond’s. Mrs. Lizzie settled in their new he Raymond place. THe number of books produced in g country. in 1308 was 9,254, which not ' thie. !krmer mark. ates and Clyde Sunday fn their Syme and children are me at the L. S. the ! | circle. Konomecc is Cetting Lo Fclice Traffic Luty—Tke Looks Once More Like Although Alderman Jas. ¥. O'Lear: efforts to secure ordinance regulati the use of weights and measures were crowned with success, and it proverly enforced justice given buyers and sel— lers, there is del: in the working of the ordinance by ason of the dilatory of the man and measures for th s decades. The official was desirons of havirg his duties definitely defined and this! was done. Then Alderman O'Leary as chairman { the public property committee pu ased the required im- plements, furnished an office and every- thing was made ready for the officer to do his du and the whole people | were anxious to have the measures and weights tested in order that they would get the quantity purchased. The official | has ‘ihames Naval Station a Government Possession. reasonable length of time for the state police to show their hand if they had been in the game of cards, Pros- cuting Attorney Cronin swore out warrants against the proprietors of three alleged gambling rooms, upon evidence furnished by Police Lieutenant Jeffers who did a little detective work in that line on the side. He was “looking for a man” on the eve of Independence Day and visited three places whe it is alleged the game of poier and other games,that are in the gambling category ' are played regularly. He gained entrance the places without diffieulty and al- though he hzd no warrant he. picked up evidence that is considered sufi- cient to convict the proprietors of the place In fact two of the three ar- rested conceded that point when they enterred demurr to the complaint the fine | | | been nearly fou..g;m_u paid imposed, while the months getting ready to commence | ‘ird took appeal to the court of com- operations and when prodded by the | ind furnished bond of $260 alderman, politely informed him that | arance. This little episode he could mot see his way clear to per- | show at the police are form the duties of the office as it of enfor ail laws with- might interfere with his business as |out the aid of the state police, and the ctiy sheriff and court officer. He told | Suggestion is made that if laws are the alderman th v that he | not enforced to the satisfaction of the could mot go for ith the work, | citizens of New ndon that the ag- and very conside said he would ['grieved parties first demand do the next best thing, resiz i | more efficient s rom the locals suggested the name of To say the alderr tle bil surprised would decidedly mild, The seal and measures was pro v ed that h> wis appoint=d by t} of common council nd that he should send his resignation to that body, tdding that perhaps the council codld a Successor vithont the as- F of the retiring official. So it is quite probable thut at the next, council meeting action will be taken on the resigna n of the sealer of weights and measures and that b successor will be appointed. There- fore the delay in the enforcement of the ordinance is not the fault of the alderman, although he i almost dail; ed short el nd_measures, are said to be in common use by the peddlers about the city. There is general desire that politics will be given no consideration in the appointment of the new official, as he should be free to act for the good of the whole people and to do his duty without fear or faver, and this could not be done if he was bound hand and foot by strong y cal lines. The of- ficials should be competent and courtecus d his coming welcomed | nd measures, 1ld be guaran- v all who use weoghts as his officia mp we ty of square d—.um,. Although there i= but one regiment in an before cal'in t should be the state police, a8 ction of last resort, when the loc declined to en- force the after violations were called to their attention, There has besn considerable talk since the organization of the Muni- cipal Art socioty in regard to making th> city beautiful by improving neglected s jons that will result in king the eve-sores of the present eyes in the future, and will come a time when asing to the no doubt there the good work of the sociely will materialize and be appreciated, In the meantime t would be the harm if the authorities, or someone else, | adia ething towards maintaining the beautiful things we now have In beautification. Several the late George Max- of the Nameaug En- ie planted the Ivy that now covers the large brick hose and added materially to the the v tower beauty of the City Hall park, so-called, and during his Jife-time he gave the ivy his constant cove, training the sprouts in the way they should climb. For the past four vears there has been need of a cart load of loam to give the ivy roots proper nourishment, but the nourizhhment has not been given and ivy 1s not therefore pos- that tends to In- 578 hoped that wilk be given to . this fvy in all its fresh- will compietely envelope the whole tower and hu(n{\n one of the city's d growth, attention ter 8o that the of the Connecticut National ard in | camp ic the weelk, I more on the streets of New London, of the fresh ana noi . than in the days when the entire brigade was mped on the state grounds. T a lack ne that is ~ditable to iment, that years ago being the model com- mand of the brigade. It was announced that it would be a week of work, that dress uniforms would not be used and that the ceremony of governor's day with its attenddnt adjunct would be noticeable by its absence, Just the same section of the state represented by the soldicry in camp were largely represented and the governor and his gold-headed staff were on the inmer When General George Haven was commander of the brigade, Connecti- cut National Guard he instituted the plan to do away with the dress uni- form for the soldiers believing it un- necessary hardship for the men to ay pear on dress parade and stand for hours in the hot sun in padded coats just for the purpose of making a pretty picture on the ficld and add to the glory of Governor's Day. ‘It was that genuine soldier who is responsible for thaf feature that has now grown be the. eustom He, -being a trained soldier, with civil war experience, and having worked his way by true merit from private to brigade commande and adjutant general of the state, placed the men of. the brigade upon honor and the camp rules were vio- lated » in isclated cases, There was no rushing into New TLondon by sol- diers in bunches of ten. twenty and more, is has been the case when one regiment has been in camp this week but the soldiers appreciated the con fidence reposed in them by the brigade commander and yielded to his com- mand with good cheer. Another feature of the camp life that characterized the command of General Haven was the fact that at no e while he commanded the bri as it necessary f the provost guard be on duty from ed, uble soldiers in the Village of Niantic, none at the Spiritu- alist camp. and none in the city of | New London, for there was not a man in the command but knew that proper behavior was fully Trecognized at brigade headquarters. In fact, but for e necessity of instruction in guard uty no sentries would have been nec— essary in the Haven regime. fhere was no “fuss and feathers” at headquarters, it was W according to routine every day. with rest at the specified times, and this same rule per- vaded the entire samp, every soldier in camp emulating the example of the superior officers, and all seemed in- terested in the school of instruction at camp and at no time or inclination, to steal away to New London and make even the regular soldiers blush with shame at the actions of the state soldiers whose whole: temperaments scemed to chunge when a from np_drexsed o the uniforms of the It is evident that the state police on their recent visit to New London con- # strietly to feryeting of the liguor laws! pre acting under special nstruc- whose interext they came to nd usurped the duties of the the way, the locals duty to the satisfaction of (he police committee and the people generally, as no com- plaints game fo them of violations of the liquor laws. waiting a the politicians from the | to | most attractive beauty objects. is also noticed that grass in City Hall park, ! more is dying from neglec! | that a few years ago the roofed with copper - It secgs city hall was and during a rain orm the coppered water from the roof flows on to the grass and cuts | the roots. If this is permitted to eon- | tinue it will ba only a matter of time | when all the s for several feet near the city destroyed. supplying wounld « to the street, ng will be entirely sis could al properly placed the water from the Tt is probably the n care of such thinge as here mentioned | that will eive the attention of the Municipal Art society when Mt gets into working order, but until that time comes it would be well to give some care to the ivy and grass in City Hall park. This neglect is not of recent origin but has prevailed for several years long before the members of the present council ever imagined that they would be in charge of the affairs of the city of New London. . With Lake Konomoc showing the ef-— i fects of the long-continued drought | there should be saving of water from needless waste especially so far as it relates directly to the clty, for if the { city sets the example of saving there is likely to 'be general emuiation, Thousands of gallons of water is be- 'ing® actually wasted in that alleged | rustic -fountain in the little varklat on | the Parade. It may be well to have i the fountain in operation, but in order [to save water and to have what is | used properly displayed it would be ve the v of water proper- well to h :ad _of having a m of an inch or twosquirt- | ed from the end of the piped iron pipe for a few inches and then flow back into the receiver and thence to the the proper caper would he to spreader on the end of the pipe then one-tenth of the water now {and used would be saved and the fountaln | would be something besides a name, Konomoc is being lowered day, and unlesg rains come in 1t volume there is likelihoad of the Br consumers being asked to use the life- sustaining liquid economically. But b | fore this is done, or should the rains coma and th | be filled to over- flowigg, the waste of water at the rustic fountain should not be permjtted { to continue, It is no easy matter to make pro- v--mn for the future in the matter of ublic improvements as Js illustrated B what is designated as the Pequot avenue cut, where Pequot avenue joins Howard street at the overhead bridge of the New York, New Haven & Hart- ford ratlroad. When this cut was first bridged it was of the same width as the one that leads the way to Fort Trumbull and to the freight depot. | Just about twenty-five years ago there was necessity for widening the Pequot avenue cut to aecomodate public traffic and it was decided that as the change be made to make the cut wide 1gh for all futnre uses, and the {rallroad company and a committee of the court of common council had sup- posed that this had been done, ! But the traffic has so much ncressed since that time that the cut is now in- adequate alid is consldered one of the { danger spots of (the city and almost | equal to the crossing to the Grotor | ferry near the railroad stati - of the later daz neWSpEper writars, noy aware that the cut had been eml since its original = constructipn. are writing of the incompétency of the sa™ (Coatinued on page ffteen.)