Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 18, 1911, Page 5

4 Dozen 30c Eggs, - 5 Cans Milk, 15 Sweet Oranges - Little Pig Shoulders SOMERS BROS. faniid Resolution To have the correct time start the New Year right, and have the right time by carrying a HAMILTON WATCH. ‘We have all grades con~ stantly on hand, fresh from the factory, ferguson & Charbonneau, FRANKLIN SQUARE. dec26d NEW DESIGNS IN TALLY CARDS PLACE CARDS AT CRANSTON & CO. Janisd A Genuine Sacrifice on Reliable Furs In Coats, Scarfs and Muffs —AT— MacPhersons’ THE FURRIER 101 Main Street jansd Latest Novalties | Chignon Pufis Cluster Curls «._for the New Coillures bibson sfifilel (o, Broadway ’Phone 505 The Goodwin Corse! and Lingarie VOPELS FOR EVERY FIGURE. CORSETS ALTERED AND REPAIRS). Marbles, Tops, Retarn Balls, Jump Repes, Hoops, Bows and Arrows, Air Rifles, Hamerless Guns, Water Pistols and Games mrmu H_l, ?mkhn Squan “Be pleasant until ten o'clock In the morning and the rest of the day will take care of itself.” —Hubbard. It's easy (o greet the new day with & smile when you can bave the morn- Ing bath room as luxurlantly warm as e air of the tropies. Why take ances of having the temperature of your bath, dreesing or dining rooms below the safety point, knowing as you do so well the varlableness of our New England winter weather. A VULCAN ODORLESS GAS HEATER insures you ali the hzat you want and just when you want it. The gas pipe carries the fuel, no can to fill, no oil to =pill. Get one today an' make this the most comfortable winter of your Experi + has shown you that heaters ar: rarely working at satisfactory efficiency in the early hours of the day. We have these odorless creators of comfort at $2.75 #nd $3.00 each, highest 'iulll!y tubing 7 cents per foot, fuel piping done at ecost of labor and material. City of Norwich Gas & Electrical Dep't. | Markham, formerly representative to | triarch of ! winter, and who have violated con- | though the profits from the fair totaled Yesterda, : P 'y Was mm.‘-’ to the Coal plles diminish during o umhmeum;‘:;:m ko Beveral from Norwich are in Ha ford for the dairymen’s meeting. Supper and entertainment ir- ftual Academy tomorrow, 15‘:&:'3.:- adv. Burns parties are being hel al- though the paevs. birtaday does mot come till January 25. The mud on the country roads was trozen by the sudden cold, making wheeling rough and hard on horses. ‘Wells about the country continue to gain, a fact appreciated by those who :I:ve felt the stress of the water fam- e. The cold wave has helped the spe- cial sales, and merchants have cleaned up their winter stocks in a satisfac- tory way. ' * Four petitions in bankruptey were filed in Connecticut the past week, with total assets of $1,495 and Nabili- ties if $5,469. Already the movement is being start- ed about the state to insure a safe and sane Fourth of July. The project starts in East Hartford. One week of the cold weather pre- vailing Monday and Tuesday will bring the ice on the ponds to the de- sired ‘thickness for cutting. An Tasday morning the auto chem- ical was called to No. 74 North street for a chimney fire, which was quickly extinguished with chemical. Railroad men have been invited to a mass meeting in Worcester Sun- day, under the auspices of the Railway Employes and Investors’ association. Invitations have been issued for the gilver wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Frank T, Neweomb, to be held at their home lzl_ll Tolland, Friday evening, January A tall, thin Peeping Tom is annoy- ing residents on Broad street and Bliss place. Oné household has a charge of birdshot waiting, for his next visit. Some of the schools noted the fact that January 17 was the birthday of Benjamin Franklin, who was born in Boston in 1706. He died in Philadel- phia April 17, 1780. D. A. R. chapters are being notified that Mrs. lie M., Rich, regent of Syracuse chapter, 1s an independent candidate for the office of vice pres dent general at the coming congress. Mrs. Rodenburgh gave two perfor- mances of The Garden Party in Mil- ford Saturday, for the benefit of the Improvement society, and the audi- ence were delighted with the music and acting, Deacon George R, Sanders. who is collecting for the repairs and im- provements to the Mohegan church, has already received subscriptions of 376. The new organ for the church has been purchased. Building permits jssued in the larg- er cities of Connecticut Jast week num- bered 65, the total cost of buildings be- ing $178,615. In the corresponding week of 1910 the number was 33, at a total cost of $66,384. Among visitors to the Haile club on Tuesday was Miss Susan E. Brock- enshire, who addressed The King's Daughters in the evening. and who expressed cordial admiration of the club’s pleasant quarters, Among railway mail clerks who have had their schedule changed from six days on and six days off to twelve days on and six days off is L. H. the legislature from the town of East Hampton. There has been incorporated the Cli- max Specialty Co., gf this city, with a capital stock of § 00, of 500 shares, ! to commence business with $27.200. The incorporators are Tyler Crutten- | den, James C. McPherson apd Arthur | G. Crowell Armenians have been holding memo- rial servires commemorating the life and deeds of his holiness, Matheos II., Izmirlian Catholicos and supreme p: the ~Armenian apostolic church; who died December 24, in Coffstantinople. Highway Commissioner James H. MacDonald sent out from his office at the capitol Monday over sixty letters to contractors who have state road ewards in different sections of the tate on which they are working this tracts. The 73d annual meeting of the Un- fon Agricultural society was held in the town of Ellington, Monday, and was attended by 19 members. The fair held last fall was one of the most uccessful of the past few vears, al- but $3. The Connecticut Society of Colonial Dames, which has a number of local members, will meet at the home of Mrs. Willlam Lyon Phelps, 110 Whit- ney avenue, New Haven, Wednesday afternoon, January 25. Prof Hen A. Beers will read a paper on Connec- ticut Wits. Mystery Still Unsolved. At New London the mystery of Liz- zie Conway is only partially, golved. It was learned on Tuesday that she died in Worcester, December 11, body was sent to Phoenix How_ her belongings came London is not known. in It is said that on Saturday afternoon a woman was New seen near the ier of Bradley and John' streets and ap- | peared somev did not | act acquainte resident the the leather b carried. B. Y. P. U. Meeting and Social. The Baptist Peopl: union held its_bim ing and_so- cial on Tuesday ng at the Cen- tral Baptist church. Because of the absence of a quorum, the business was deferred till another meeting, but a pleasant social evening was held, con- ducted by the entertainment commit- tee. Chocolate and wafers were sery- ed. Young Shot a Dog. On ‘Tuesday afternoon Dog Warden George Stanton was called to the Bast Side, where he shot a doz belonzing to Thomas Murphy. This is the fourth dog in three months that hé has shot which was suffering with blind rabies. The dog was fagged out from weak- ness but was snappy and its eyes as green as grass. For ‘Good Results Use Williams® Vanilla and other flavoring extracts. They are the sirongest and most relia- ble you can use. Don’t try unknown | with it in some form er othe extracts—Willlams’ have been the standard for over sixty years.—adv. lirnklhs-an. Nerwlcd, Ci, of Norwich has Policeman Ebberts been the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Robert Dewhurst and of New Haven. Miss Mary B. teacher in South Afrjca, and Leroy Perkins and wife, Mrs. Perkins being a sister of Miss Palmer, have left for Frost Proof, Fla.,, to make their home. For many years they resided in Tol- land and later near Willimantic. They are well known here, 2 GAS8 AND ELECTRIC COMMISSION AWARDS CONTRACT General Electric Company Will Furnish New Turbine Generator and Con- densor—Cost $19,300. “The board of gas and electrical com- ‘missioners have received the bids from three electrical equipment plants for the furnishing of a 700 k. w generator and condensor for the local electric light station. The most favorable bid was received from the General Electric company and the contract to furnish the machine and condensor and set it up was awarded that concern for $19,- 300. It will be three months before it will be ready, but it is aimed to have all the improvements there completed by the first of June. The old machines will be kept and part of those will be run when needed, but it is belleved that the new machine, which can be speeded up to 1,000 k w. safely, will put the plant in a position where it will be in no danger should anything happen to the other machines. ‘There are other Improvements to be made at the plant in order to modern- ize it, work on the switchboard and other equipment, all of which will be secured for less than $30.000, it is be- lieved. This will be $5.000 less than was voted by the council to allow the commiseion to take out of the depre- ciation fund. It is claimed for the turbine gen- erator that it will be a big coal saver, so much so that it will save $2.000 a year. which would equal the interest account on the improvements. For several weeks past the Uncas ompany has been furnishi practically all the electrieity needed at the station, this being possible because of the rain, which has given the power company sufficient water to operate the power plant all the time. OFFICERS INSTALLED. Ceremonv Performed by Rev. William Cavanaugh for 8t. Mary’s T. A. and, B. Society. Rev. William Cavanaugh, chaplain of the organization, installed the of- ficers of St. Mary's T. A. and B. so- ciety on Tuesday evening at their reg- ular meeting in their building on Broadway, and gave them a rousing address upon the noble work of ad- vancing the temperance cause. Satisfying progress was reported in the arrangements for the celebration of the society's §0th anniversary on next Wednesday evening, and the banner event of its history is prom- ised then. The following is the list of officers installed: President, William H. Me- Guinness; vice president, John Woz- niak: recording sceretary and editor, Andrew F., Caples; financial secretary, Thomas Buckley; treasurer, John P. Bdwards; librarian, Josoph Sample; sergeant at arms, Bartholomew Smith; chairman of hoard of directors, Walter | G. Casey; directors, William Norton, | John Wozniak, Jéhn Donohue. Pat- rick J. White, Willlam P. Murphy,John W. Shea, John W. Blacker, Jr., James | P. Brown: trustees for 18 months, Charles McGibney and James J. Cas- ey. Y. M. C. A. Pool Tourney. A pool tournament with six teams entered and others to follow has been started at the Y. M. C. A, the sched- ule calling for games on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings. The first“€ames were played Monday eve- ning, when Sullivan and Bruce took two out of three games from Mabrey and Coyl Incidents in Society |! Miss Porteous has sent out cards for an afternoon of whist on Friday, Jan. 27th. Miss FElizabeth Upham of Meriden is the guest of Mrs. W. Tyler Browne of Broadway. Mrs, John E. Hawkins entertained the Luncheon club on Tuesday at the Wauregan house. Mrs. Frank A. Mitchell gives an in- formal afternoon tea today in honor of Mrs, Herbert W. Foster of Montclair and Miss Glendenning. The Monday PBridge club meét this week with Mrs, les R. Butts. Prizes were won by Mrs. William A. Norton and Miss Meech. Mrs. Benjamin De Groot of New York, who has heen the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Charles L. Richards, for several weeks, hae left town. Q The Next Thing We Know. An Past side minister says he ra'\‘ prove that Jesus was a Society man| by his attending the weddinz feast where water was turned into wi The next thing we know the Bible will | be mused to back up the Newport| monkey dinners and pink pajama teas. | ~—Milwaukee Journal fiyspepsia No complaint causes quite so much distress, quite so much bad heaith, as Dyspep: Seven out of ten people are troubled but the people who take Smith’s Digestive Tablets are finding life a great deal easier than it was before they used them. These well known tablets are a sci- entific preparation which produces the best results without any harmful after effects. Two or three of these tablets taken after meals will relieve the dis. tress caused by any kind of a meal. If you are troubled with indigestion or dyspepsia in any form, just try a bottle of Smith’s Digestive Tablets. SMITHS B STOBE the total 318, the largest in the board’s ‘history. There Many were present and much inter- est was manifested in the adjourned annual meeting of the board of trade, which was held at the Duckingham Memorlal on Tuesday evening. A thorough report was given by the com- mittee on statistics, C. H. Haskell, chairman; there was the report of Becretary Tibbits for “the yea the annual report of Treasurer C. L. Hop- kins, showing an increased balance, and the year's review and statement by President Tracy, who retired from the office. Following these -there was ::l.n election of officers, J. D. Hayiland ensuing year. He declared himself in favor of the government of the city by the people and not by the political parties. At the close refreshments were served under the direction of the entertainment. committee, A, 8. Spald- ing, chairman, the Wauregan house catering. | Soon after eight o'clock President| Tracy called the meeting to order and | the report of the last annual meeting was read and approved. Report by Statistics Committee. As chairman of ‘the statistics com- miitee, C. H. Haskell read tieir re- port, which was a most thorough re- view in all lines, giving details and figures which were of much interest, and displaying much effort. In the report it was shown that the | census showed the city had increased from 17.251 to 20,367, and the town from 24,034 to 28,219, with approxi- mately 2,000 of the city’s increase coming from the addition of part of Preston. He showed that the 1909 grand list showed an increase over 1908 of $318, 000, The vital statistics show fivi more births, eight less marriages and | 39 more deaths during the past year than during 1909. There were 32 permits for new build- ings issued during 1910. Inclucing those at Taftville and at the State hospital there were 83 building prop- ositions, amounting in ali to $488,020, as follows: Mereantile and manufac- church and hdkpital $48,000; dwellings, $95,000: State hos. pital $254,830; miscellaneous and re- pairs, $11,000. Transportation. Several million pounds more were hauled in 1910 than the average of th: previous three years by the New Ha- | ven road. There was an average of 6,000 shipments a menth outward, and 8,000 inward. The Central Vermont showed an in- crease of 15,000 tons of freizht car- ried and an increase of 2,800 passen gers. A daily express fseight added to the road, leaving Norwich s at 6.45 p. m., and reaching New York at | . 7a m The Connecticut company renewed rails and reconstructed 25 miles of | track. There are 103 1-4 miles of road | operated in this division, There were 12,433,781 passengers carried, and the cars were run 2,136,124 miles. There | was an average of J0 cars run on lines, and five new closed cars were added. Banks. The national banks crease in gurplus and p 199, and in deposits of § The savings banks ine in deposits and $131,312 and profiis. The business at the postofiice shows an increaze of $6,980 over the previ- ous year, while the money order bus- iness has Increased $88,000. i It. was shown that there are 129 teachers in the public schools, with| 4,469 pupils, which, with those in the| jal schools, makes a totl of pils ang 162 teachers. The in- debtedness of the several schecl dis- show an in surplus tricts is §$57,580, and the vaiue of buildings $392,200, the tctal expe: being about $10¢,600 each ye: which the town the past year appro- | priated $61,530. The Academy is o pleted and occupied, as are buildings at Occum and There has been paid on the indepted- mess $16,195 since 1908. ° At the Olis library the report ed about 7,000 less book having the record of th: A report of the work wich State hospital, i the requirements, was heard v terest. ¥ A review of the steps taken in r gard to the water situation was given,; covering it thoroughly to date. For the gas and elec derartment | to the close of iis yeal 1910, | an earned surplus of $5 six years and one montr shown. There was a decided econor in operations over 1909 and the ope 4 for the ating expenses showed A gain of reporied by S company in the vear, and the add of 500 lines to the local board was reported. The report of the fire department| ghowed 152 calls apd all losses were covered by Insurance. There are now 29 churches in this| town, six Roman Catholic, one Greek| Catholic, and Protestant, and two | synagogues. i Reference was made to the exten- sion of work and development in Mo- hegan park, while the i panies of the city showed a business for the year, with no luss for the Mutual Assurance company. The action regarding securing a new charter was spoken of in ‘detail to date, and the report was accorded much applause, and accepted. Secretary’s Report. The report of Secretary Henry W. Tibbits was brief, reviewing, as it did in a compréhensive way, the doings of the year and the progress of the board, The acdiiion of about names | to the list makes it the la board of trade in the ingers, he said, are well impr h the new banks and the fa here. Merchants reported i s during the and there were thousands brought ‘here by the troil were eight deaths during th Tibbits wished the members of the voard a Happy New Year. His re- port was accepted. Treasurer’s Report. Treasurer C. L. Hovkins reported that the receipts for the year amount- ed to $3,247.69; while the disburse- ments were $1 ,886.93, leaving a bal. ance of $§1,360.76, PRESIDENT TRACY’'S REPORT. Reviews the Work-of the Past Year en—Statement on Financial Con- tion of City—Benefit of Gas and Electric Plant. In his annual report to the board, President Tracy stated at the opening that while it was his first it would be hig valedietory, as he found he could not give to the office the time required. The yesr, he said, bas been a suc- cessful one and subjects of vital in- terest have been coneidered. The ex- penses have been Kkept within the in- come and there is a balance of $1,360.76, which exceeds last year. Forty-eight new members have been added, making ‘have been eight deaths, . Year—Other Officers Are Chosen Unani- - mously—Reports of Retiring President Tracy, Statis- | . Palmer. formerly »| . tics Committee and Secretary Tibbits—Statement| on City Affairs—False Statements Refuted. selected as president for thel { anti C. J. Winters, D. M. Lester, . R. Was- ley, C. L. Harwood. A. R. Aborn. B. P. Learned, 1. W. Jackson and N. 8. Gil- bert, the last named at the advanced age of 97, the oldest merchant in active service in Norwich, having regularly visited his oflice up to within a short time of his death. Norwich has very few merchants with the long and honorable career of Mr. Gilbert. New quarters have been secured in the Shannon bullding, the use of which is extended to the members. Magnificent Start. In a review of the year's work he took un the most vita] subjects which have been considered in the regular meetings, saying: & . We had a grand start at the banquet in ¥ebruary, when Hon. George B. Chandler gave us an outline of a kind of politics that has not been practiced in Connecticut to any great extent dur- ing 1910, and Prof. Monahan delivered that magnetic address so full of the highest patriotism and Inculcating a love of country and devotion .to the best ideals in government that it ought to have made an impression on every one present and to have raised the level of civic life in Norwich to a much higher level than ever before. Under the head of Trolley Systems 1 will include the business prospects of our cit Increase of population affects busi- ness results. The last census ehows a population of 28,219 against 24,637 ten years ago, a gain of 8,582. Let us look at the increase in the volume of manufacturing and jobbing Dbusiness during 1910 as compared with 1907. I wish we had the figures of our retail trade, as/I believe the in- rease would show in like proportion. Volume of mfg., during 1910.$21,931,000 Volume of mfg. during 1907. 15,860,561 Increase over 1907 6,070,439 Volume of joh'g during 1910.$10,580,000 Volume of job'g during 1907. 9,780,000 Increase over 1907 ........ $810,000 Bullding operations during 1909 and 1910 were on a scale exceeding any- thing during the last twenty years is has ziven steady employment to a reat many workmen in all lines of d to Norwich the finest bank- es of any city of its size in thie Norwich is the greatest trolley center in eastern Connecticut and the devel- opment of trolley lines has increased our retail trade immensely and has nged its conditlon from one of con- isfaction. mantie. Weeterl: connecting many ite thriving cities, towns and ¢ ine from Norwich to Hart- ford is under construction and Nor- wich should give great credit to the men who are devel T vhich when compieted will be an additlonal channe! through which in- creased business and growth will come to us. The compan® 1s the of the troliey lines run- srwich and it can do a for us in connection with on of the !lnes within our limits. Improvements This Year. I have hal several interviews d . J. Leary, general pas- zent of the Connecticut com- rge of all the pro- ring tens of their lines, 1 him 2 man of progressive great believer in the future ness wiil surely be nkiin ua this e will be ed to not oniy an ap nise to extend the line down treet to the wharf, for the ition of the express busi- sut for franchises to extend to ie and to Maplewood cemetery. hese franchises are granted, ensible effort will to extend the Health and Sanitation, We all remember the very interesting evening the doctors gave us In April the fact that the doctors were ve and well prepared for any rzency is the reason of the won- erfully healthy condition of our city. It has been stated that the last three I been the healthiest on anding the pply. of Norwich and the Jeneing same was a ch claimed the close atten- oard; it seems as though 1 n with the aid of the d Workers could accomplish the worlc without any additional organiza- tion. The United Workers have done won- derfully well with the means at their command, and _their representative, Rev. Charles A. Northrop, has develop- ed the orzanization to a hizh state of efficiency for this work and the eym- pathetic working together of these two bod could accomplish the highest ions of our cltizens, relieving all real distress at an economical ex- pense. en condition Our Water Supply. "It is with fear and trembling that T mention “Water.” Nonwich seems to have lost its head abselutely over this serious question and instead of trying to evélve the best plan for permmanent re! it has in the face of grave dan- zer made the matter a personal one. ‘When the sober second thought comes to us I trust the matter of a perm anent and inexhaustible supply en up fn a calm. conrteous Jle manner, and ike advan- lisadvantages of all, Jordan brook, Gardner lake and tages al To Keep‘the Hair | Light and Fluffy (From Chicago Inter Ocean.) The proper care of the hair does not require a woman to scour her scalp with soap and drench her hair with water until a shampoo, including dry- ing the hair, takes the better part of the day. In fact, authorities say that the less soap and water used on the hair the belter, as the alkali and moisture tend to make the hair coarse, dull ana brittle, ; If you.want to keep the scalp clean and the hair light and fiuffy. try dry shampoping.’ Put in & guart jar, or any other handy .container, four ounces of powdered orris root and four ounces of therox. Stir and shake until thoroughly mixed. A beautiful cleansing powder with a delicate per-~ fume will be the result. Sprinkle a tablespoontul of this mix- ture on the head and then brush it well ihrough the hair. This brings out the natural color of the hair, makes it soft and glossy, and if continued reg- ularly, tends to make the hair long and abundant, for it is a natural hair wer } Charte rolley lines running | Perhaps the most before us the past year-was ' ‘harter. A Under this head I will refer to our | city affairs. It seems to have me a habit with many of our citizens to ridicule -Norwich and its efforts tow- ard improvement and betterment. It seems to be hecessary to go away from |- Norwich to find admirers of its enter- . and falth in its successful future. / debt of the city of Norwich M;z ¢ Turkish Rugs | bonds and notes: 3235, 2 This lot of Oriental Ruge comprises | For water plant . 300. | For gas and electric plant 302,000, For city 153.000. some of the bast-knewn weaves frem the Caucasian rug district, such as hall ... For central fire station 26,000.00 364,060.00 Shirvans, Daghastans, Cabistans, Be- loochistans, Kazake and Moueuls. For floating debt ..... $1,080,300.00 52,092.94 Oriental rugs bought at our regular prices are unsurpassed values, be- cause they are sold on the same lew Come and get one. — Less cash on hand and reserve funds 2 $1,028.206.08 The valuation of eity property by the assessors under oath is as follows: Parks .... $120.000.00 City hal .. 175,000.00 City barn and contents 17,500.00 Stone crusher plant. 5.000.00 Fire stations 134,400.00 Gas and ®lectrical plant.. 1,000,000.00 ‘Water plant ..... 1.500,000.00 $2,951,900.00 Lesg 1st mort- gage on gas and electric plant not as- sumed by the city .... ... $400.000.00 Clt% debt ..... 1,028,206.06 basis of profit that our domestic rugs Entire town debt ..., ... 28517485 are’ sold ‘at. When we offer you 1,663,380.71 | choice, selected, Turkish Rugs at a reduction from our regular prices, then don’t miss the oppertunity—BUY NOw. There are about thirty-five Rugs in this lot, which we would like to clese out before inventory. Therefore the extraordinary values quoted below— Daghastan Mat, value §12—8ALE PRICE, $8.00. Beloochistan Rugs, value $18—SALE PRICE $12.00. Shirvans and Cabistans, value $30— SALE PRICE, $18.00. Shirvan and Cabistans, valus $38— SALE PRICE, $21.00, Sarouks and Cabistans, value $38— SALE PRICE, $29.00. value §$35—6ALE PRICE Excess assets over Na- . bilitles ...’ . $1,288,510.20 Monyment of Mismanagement. Note that the largest single item in the indebtedness is $364,000 for float- ing debt. This item represents in great part deficits made by exceeding appropriations and is a menument to | the miemaragement and waste of city money. 3 You will notice that the valuation of the assets of the city is double the amount of its debts. It has been impossible. to convince the people of Norwich that the sas and electric department has madg any profit, and that department is so im- portant to the financial interests of our city that I am tempted to devote some spaca to it The city pald for the equity in the plant above the first mortgage of §400.- 000, $227,000; for additions to the plant since, $112,000, Total, $339,000. OFf thiz §112,000 there has been paid out of the reserve profits, §37,000, leav- ine the present amount of the debt $302,000, Smaks, $27.00. Large Kazaks, value $55—SALE PRICE, $42.00. B Profits of Department. Some very bright men in Norwich say the department never has made any profits, hut as the city of Norwich never has paid one cent of the tax- payers’ money into the plant it seems clear that it has made eomething, or that the commissioners have kindly paid out of their own pockets the $37,- 000 for payment of those notes. But this is not all. There s on de- posit with the Thames Loan and Trust company a reserve fund of $1,- and a depreclation fund of 8, makinz a total of $44,634.19 Now you canndt have a depreciation fund unless you make some profits, or someone contributes the money to the oit. 1 leave it to you to determine from which of these two sources the fund of $42.852.58 came from. In addition to these amounts there has heen paid into the city treasury representing profits for the year end- inf July 31, 1809, $21,013.20, and profits | for the year ending July 31, 1910, 328,- 204.08, making a total of $49.81 which under the stupid statut trolling the gas and electrical depart- { ment must be paid by the | reserve and depreciation funds of the department. Reduction in Price. But there is a further credit due the department, and that is the saving to city and the public in connection the reduction of price of elec- tricity and ga Take the item of city lighting: When the plant was taken over by the city the charge for the arc lights was $90 each; last year it was $66.50 each. This is a yearly saving on the 237 arc lights of_$5,569.50. When the plant was taken by the city the charge for bug lights was $15 each, and they burned till midnight Now the charge s $0.72 each, and they | burn all night; & yearly saving on the 300 lights of $1,584, making a total sav- ing of $7,143.50. The old company paid $200,250, which at last would amount te $6,607.70 thus show- ing a net saving of $535.90 over the amount of taxes paid by the old com- pany. . ‘When the ci took the plant the price of electricity for illuminating was 15 3-4 cents net per X. W. H. Now it is 10 cents per K. W. H. for the first 450: 5 cents per K, W, H. for all above that. When the city took the plant the price of eleetricity for power was 9 cents per K. W. H. maximum; 3§ §-10 cents net per K. W, H. minimum. Now it is 5 eents per K. W. H. for first 500 | K. W. H.; 2 cents per K. W. H. for all above that. i The department furnished for illumi- nating purposes during the vear endinz July 21st, 1910, 568383 kilowatts and received therefor $50,535.82. The eiti- zens of Norwich sre saving more than $25.000 & vear on illuminating elec- tricity alone. The department received for elec- tricity for power $19.186.30. It is im- possible to tell exactly what the sav- ing to tha manufacturers is, but as (Continued on page seven.) WeAre Surprisedi to learn that there are those in | this community who do nnli B DR. THOMAS know that we issue Certificates of Deposit for almost any rea- ’ Stafovlife at Rallion’s Special Reductions On Fur Coats Neckpieces and Muffs French Coney Coat, value $30-—re- duced to $22.50. Black Pony, value $36—reduced to $25.00. Fine Russian Pony, valus $65—re- duced to $49.50. Marmot, value $48.50. Near Seal, $62.50. Black Pillow Muffs—reduced to $6.00 Japanese Mink—reduced to $8.98. Eastern Mink—$10,00 to $42.00. The Reid & Hughes Co. We Recover Furniture and Do Carpet Laying, $60—reduced to value $75—reduced o taxes on year's rate v janisd’ Eye-glass Reason The strongest weason that can be presented in favor of using Shur-on - Eye~ glasses is offered by the glasses themselves. The Plaut-Cadden Co., Jewelers and Silversmithe. PLAUT - CADDEN BUILDING Established 1872. sonable amount, bearing interest from the day issued to the date of withdrawal, the interest rate being 4 per cent. if the money remains 6 months, 3 per cent. if for 4 months, and 2 per cent. for 2 months. A most satisfactory disposi- tion of funds walting dietribu- tion or investment, The fhamss_lfiI Trust Lo 34 Shetucket Street Open Saturday Evenings 7.30 to 8 o'clack. Jani4d Janisd Annual Mesting Broadway Church. The Annual Meeting of The Broad- way Congregational Church (imgor- porated), for the election of officers for the current year and such other busi- ness as may properly come before it. will be held in the Sunday rooms on Thursday evening, Jan. 19, 1911, at 7 o'clock. Refreshments will be served by the ladies. All members of the church and congregation are cordially invited. City of Norwich Water Works, Office 0! Board of Water Commissioners. Norwich, Cann., Dee. 21, 1810 Water rates for the quarter endin Dec. 31. 1910, are due and Dayable ai the office Jan. 3, 1911. Gffice open from 8.30 a m. to' b p, m. and on the 20 from 7 vxn\ng of ¥ to 9. dditions will be made to_all bills remaining unpaid after Jan. 2 GILBERT S. RAY jangs G