Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 12, 1911, Page 15

The Visit of the New York Yacht Club—A Great Beach Day Probable—How New London Should Annex Waterford—The Anniversary of the Battle HOW THE BOYS ESTEEMED GATES of Groton to be Celebrated in September. John W. Gates, the financier and lover of sports, who died in Paris this week, spent the summer with his fam- ily at the Guthrie place in the Pequot colony a few years ago, and became deservedly popular with the people by reason of his democratic ways, and with the boys for his generosity and forethought at the ball games. In this particular he was of-the same type as Dr. William Appleton, who is always trying to make others happy; and fre- quently raced with-the -docter to the baseball games by automobile to- see who wculd get to the gate first and pay .the admission fees for ‘the' big ecrowd of boys in waiting and who could nct raise the price’ themselves. These. boys loved Mr. Gates, regretted hig departure from the city, scanned the newspapers during his-sickness in Paris, and felt grieved when they learned of his death. His wealth never changed his general mannerisms or his thoughtful consideration of the condition of ethers. A striking illus- tration of the appreciation of a kind was made by three of the boys on ‘Wednesday afternoon, who used to “lay for” Mr. Gates at the entrance to the baseball field, and it is best told in the words of one of the boys, the oldest of the trio of typical boys of the street: “Yes, we know that Mr. Gates is dead: for we read it in a paper down on the old Ferguson wharf. - I read. it first, then Ikey read and then Tom read it, We just looked at each other, and, say, we just-eried, for we couldn’t help it. We did more; for I tell you the fellows loved Mr. Gates, so we couldn’t help doing what we did. Tom | and men our pr: 1 guess he didn't know his prayers. After we prayved, Ikey said that we ought to pray again, and we did. + While still on pur knees, lkey asked God to forgive any wrong that Mr. Gates might have. done. We said he never did wrong, but Tkey said he might have been a bad fellow when he was a kid and that it would do no harm to ask God to do the right thing by him. Well, we all knelt down again and after Ikey told God of the good things that Mr. Gates did for us kids, he asked God to pay him back in some of his coin and we all said Amen. Ain’t that going some, and we meant just everything that we did, and to show that we were not fooling, mnot one of us three are going to smoke a cigarette or say @ cuss word until aft- er we read of the funeral of our friends Mr. Gafes.” knelt right down and said s, and Ikey knelt, too, but The court of common council mem- bers of the city of New London, the majority rdpublicans, have laid aside party considerations, and paid honor to a democratic mayor in a way that was never done before in this city. Before his administration is half over they tendered Mayor Mahan a banquet, a stric’'ly nure surprise, and at the banque: th sprang another surprise on the mayor by presenting him a solid silver loving gcup.of handsome design and appropriately insgribed. The whole was an expression of ‘ap- preciation of the successful efforts of furthering the interests” of Néw Lon- don in the State legislature and of rep- resenting the district in the state sen- ate as it was never before represented. The presentation speech by Alderman Downey was a -repetition of all the good things that had: been said of the mayor-senator by his fellaw towns- people, and the loving cup whs to serve as a reminder eof the recognition of the sacuring of an appropriation of $1,000,- 000 for the develepment of New Lon- don harbor. Alderman James F. O’Leary con- ceived the idea of giving a testimonial to Mayor Mahan, and he guietly put the proposition up to his fellow alder- men and received their unanimous and hearty approval, each pledging the other to absolute ssecrecy as to the banquet and the presentation. The re- sult was just what it was planned to be—a surprise to Mayor Mahan, and also a pleasure to him and his asso- ciates of the court of common coun- cil. A plan that was also satisfying to the aldermen without regard -to politics. Mayor -Mahan, when assum- ing office, said that he did not pro- pose to permit ' politics to interfere with the city management, if he could prevent it, and the republican majority assured him that he .would have their hearty support:in all his undertakings Jor the city’'s good, and. that playing the game of politics would be eschew- ed. The banguet and presentation are @ fuifilment of these promises, Phe big fleet of the New York Yacht club has made its annual visit to New London harbor, which was appreciated by the whole ple, although aside from the receptions in‘ fashionable homes and in the hotels there was no demonstration of welcome, except per- haps the many who visited the anchor- age in smali boats and waved a wel- come to the natty yachtsmen and to the sailors, too, There are in the fleet some large and magnificent yachts, steam and sail, and the whole formed the handsomest marine picture imagi- nable, more than any artist could paint. The presence of so many steam vachts reminded of the changes in that line during the past forty years or thereabouts, when steam vyachts were not quite so plentiful as now. — belicately Formed and genfly reared, women will find in all the seasons of their lives, as maid- ens, wives and mothers, that the one simple, wholesome laxative remedy. which acts gently and pleasantly and naturally and which may be taken at any time, when the system needs a laxative, with perfect safety and real- Iy beneficial effocts, is Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. It has that true delicacy of flavor which is so refreshing to the taste, that warming and grateful toning to the stamach whi_ch responds so favor- ably to its action apd the laxative ef- fect which is so beneficial to the sys wem when, occasionally, Its gentle cleansing i3 required. The genuine, always bearing the name of the California Fig Syrup Co., may be purchased from all leading druggists in original packages of ome size only, price fifty cents per bottie e ERE = CE It may be news to a few to know that the steam vacht Surprise, owned for vears by the late William W. Billings of New London, was the first steam yacht to be equipped with a pilot- house. The Surprise was a small but decidedly trim craft, and was square- rigged and supplied with sail, just as if she ‘were an ocean steamer of that time Once the Surprise came to New London, she never made extended trips but was used by the owner for his near-nome pleasure and the entertain- ment of a few friends. After the death of Mr. Billings, the Surprise was ob- tained by the Stedman family and for several seasons the pretty little craft served as a picture ship at anchor dur- ing the summer, in Greens harbor, ful- 1ly equipped, off the .Stedman resi- dence in Peguot avenue. What finally became of the yacht is not known' to the writer. The Surprise was built at Brooklyn, N. Y, in 1871, for a’ member of the Aspinwall family, and soon thereafter was purchased by Mr. Billings, and e was supposed to be complete in every detail, just as of larger proportions, and in addition was in some respects a fac-simile of ocean steamships, with sail auxiliary. ‘The Surprise was for years a picturesque feature of the harbor and when the presence of the big fleet recalled recollection of the Surprise, the little yacht with the pilot house and square rigging was certain- 1y missed, If present plans materialize, one of the features of Ocean Beach day will be an airship flight by Clarence W. Thompson, of New London, who as- pires to be an aviator of envied repu- tation. Mr. Thompson is a first-class machinist and an experienced chauf- feur, being still in the employ of Will- iam Buzzel of Flanders, who is one of the financial backers of Thompson in his ambition. Thompson was also a chaufteur for Horatio Bigelow of Nor- wich before entericg the employ of Mr, Buzzel, and with his family re- sided in Norwich, where he is well- known. Mr. Thompson's first experi- ence as a professional chauffeur was with Isaae Broml of Eastern Point and New Haven, and these gentlemen, who are familiar with the ability of Mr. Thompson. feel confident that he will be a successful aviator. It is ar- ranged to have the flight in the aft- ernoon and Mr. Thompson does not intend to attempt any funny stunts in his initial public flight in his home town. He says he will be content with making a flight of several hundred feet in altitude, and, if all works well. to repeat the flight several times during the afternoon. Weather permitting, one week from next/ Tuesday will be the day of all days at Ocean beach, for the commit- tees have already completed arrange- ments for the big celebration, which is free and to which everybody is wel- come. It is seif-evident that the only way New London can ever annex Water- ford with Waterford’s consent, espe- cially when the country town is con- trolled by a party of perpetual office- holding politicians, is to take it slice by slice, that is, take off a chunk at intervals, along lines similar to those when the two .cemeteries and about a mile in area north and south of the city were taken. There was opposition to that annexation, but even the coun- try or small-town members of the leg- islature saw the justice and the need of partial annexation. But when it comes to the wiping out of a town and taking away its rights to elect to the legislature and have its full quota of jurymen, that is a horse of a different shade. The city advantages, including the educational institutions, would be wel- come to Waterford if they could be ob- tained without relinquishing legisla- tive and political privileges. As that is impossible, the chances of annexa- tion are far removed and will not come until the present generation has passed away The one: hundred and thirtieth anni- versary of the Battle of Groton will be observed September sixth with more ceremony than usual, but of course will be infinitesimal in comparison with the hig celebration of the Centennial anniversary which occupied two days and was perhaps the biggest celebra- tion in the history of New London or Groton, although the observance of the two hundred aund fiftieth anniversary of the founding of New London was scmething in the celebration line. The histor tablets erected by the state comm on will be unveiled and Gov- ernor Baldwin will be on= of the speak- ers. The programme for the event is not vet'fully completed but it will be in keeping with the occasion and the Sons, Daughters and Children of the American Revolution of the state will participate in the ceremonies. For many years the only observance of the anniversary. was the visit of Johp Danforth, of Pcst Hill fame who visited the old Fort Griswold on the sixth of September, sometimes alone, and solemnly read the Declaration of Independence, a custom said to have been inaugurated by Jonathan Brooks a prominent figure in the early his- tory of New London. On one occa- sion there was formal exercises ar- ranged for at the monument in Groton and the late Benjamin Stark, of New Tondon was chairman of the commit- tee having the affair in charge. A couple of warships happened to come into the harbor on the day before the obscrvance and Mr. Stark conceived the idea of a celebration on a more elaborate scale than intended. He ar- ranged with the commanders of the ships to scnd battalions of marines and blue jackets ashore for parade and the result was an unexpected and most magnificent parade, there being about eight hundred sailors and two bands in jine. Still the sixth of September has come and gone many, many times without formal observance, so much so that many ‘of the children do not understand the significance of the 'Sixth of September when Arnold burned the town.” Prior to 1381, the Centennial anni- versary, the top of the Groton monu- ment was flat, tower-like, surrounded by an iron railing and was a high Jookout for the school children and other visitors to the historic place, but prior to that big celebration, the gov- ernment . made an appropriation through the efforts of J. George Harris, pay direcior of the United States navy, a resident of Groton, and chairman of the celebration ¢committee, and an ad- dition of about fifty feet was made in the height of the monument and it was made similar to the Bunker Hill and Washington monuments. Since the general government ceded the res- ervation to the state and a state com- mission has had charge of the property there has heen marked improvement and its ‘«gka7al value enhanced by numerous _ ireatments any el:n from the‘m. I up_to the mercy of m: 3 woyuld m;Z last re ‘without di had fiven myself dreadful mxlad;‘r. but I thought 1 Words cantot Sxbross my g ot ex) one who created ‘Themiul the preservation process and the erec- tion of tablets in explanation of the incidents connected with the historical massacre at Groten Heights. The erection of additional tablets is made the occasion of the celebration next month, With state policemen hunting after motor boats with open mufflers, or opened just a little bit, and gamle pro- tectors seeking for undersized lobsters, here and hereabouts, the’life of the waterman and the fisherman, and the marketman, too, who happen to get a few short onmes in stock, is hardly worth the living. In each of these matters the officers are certainly go- ing the iimit and perhaps, just a trifle over officious. The offending boatmen are haled before the Groton court and the judge is doing the best he can under the circumstances, but frankly acknowledges that the muffler law needs repairing. . The game protector, the fellow’ who seeks for the short lobsters for the good of the state and the money there 18 in it for his private purse certainly earns his coin when he ' finds it necessary to go through several thousand pounds of lobsters to find a couple that are just a trifle undersized, But in this perhaps the marketman is partially to blame, even if the em- ployes are instructed to consign all undersigned lobsters back to their watery homeiand be given a chance to grow. In big black type in the market- man’'s ad he announces for sale lob- sters of all sizes and the game pro- tector naturally takes the tip, for it is said that for every illegally caught lob- ster he captures in the possession of another he receives a substantial re- ward and me nowadays do accept positions of that nature for the glory or honor they carry with them. At the council meeting Monday even- ing the bill of expenses of the corpora- tion counsel to Hartford on matters of local interest before the legislature, amounting to about $400, and a like sum to another aitorney for service in Hartford, were ordered paid and with- out any discussion. Perhaps for the reason that but very few can intelli- gently discuss the fees and the ex- penses of lawvers on matters to which they are assigned. There’'s a case in point, but for the accuracy of which the responsibility is not assumed, al- though the information comes from one who is in position to know where- of he speaks. It has reference to the settlement of the affairs of the Nor- | wich and Westerly Street Railway company, now the Norwich and West- erly Traction company. | A year ago or more the (‘Ompan}'l went into the hands of a receiver, as the matter is related, and during the receivership it is said that the net earnings of the company was in the neighborhood of $13,000, and that it practically required that amount to settle the account of the receivership, whose account, so the story goes, con- tained one charge of $1,000 paid a New London attorney for going to New Haven to secure the signature of the judge of the court to a document con- nected with the receivership. The relator added that he presumed that if the earnings had been greater the expense of settlement would have in- creased correspondingly. But then it is a well-known fact that lawyers’ fees are not commensurate with what the lawyers do but with the knowledge they possess. TOLLAND COUNTY - GILEAD Finger Broken—Children Have Picnio —Personals. Mrs. E. E. Foote spent several days recently with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Hill, at their cottage at the Willimantic camp grounds. Painful Accident. ‘Willie Bartholomew broke one finger and bruised the rest of one hand while at work at his home last week. Deems Buell and Walter Way have gone to visit their grandparents, Mr. a&nd Mrs, George Lyman of Marlbor- ough. Miss Eva Hutchinson, who has been visiting at Maplelawn, has gone to visit her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Batty of Glastonbury. Picnic at Warner’s Pond. The children enjoyed a picnic at Mr, Warner's pond Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Jennie Way and daughter Ilor- ence are visiting friends in town. Frederick Links of Hartford spent Sunday with his mother. Miss Mabel ristianson returned to Brooklyn, N. Y., Thursday after spend- ing several weeks with Mrs. Hender- son. Miss KEdith Ellis has returned home from a_ vfsit with her grandparents, | Mr. and Mrs. Waldo of Burrows hill. | Mi Annie Hutehinson is visiting her sister, Mrs, J. Banks Jones, at her Jones street home. Mrs. D. H. Hodge, Mrs. Hanmer and Mrs. W. S. Ellis have returned from a visit to Perryville, R. L SOUTH WILLINGTON Clarence C. Essex Home on Furlough— Game With South Coventry Today. Clarence C. Essex, musician on board | the U. S. Michigan, now home on a few days’ furlough, called on some of his friends here Tuesday. He talks entertainingly of life in the navy, but feels that when his term of enlistment expires, eleven months hence, he will be willing to spend the rest of his life on land. Today's Game. The Willington ball team is going to South Coventry for a game this after- noon. Miss Ethel Charter of Stafford is spending a few days with her sister, ! Mrs. John R. Neil Colonel W. H. Hall and family are| at their cottage at Ocean Beach. Robert Pobuda has gone to New York, where he is to learn to be a stenographer. Secret Coming Out. The impression seems 10 be growing that it s Secretary Wilson, not Dr. Wiley, who has lasted too long.—Bos- ton Trar A Curious Coincidence. The ice famine that struck Chicago hit Indianapolis and several other cities at exactly the same time.—Chicago Tribune. Hoke Smith’s Job. Hoke Smith is now attempting to discover how to eat his governorship and keep it, too.—~Washington Post. ONE MOTION - POSITIVELY ING and SPREADING a7d Tel. 965. IMPROVED TEDBY CAR Regular Price $7.50 Sale Price $4.98 PREVENTS - SHIFTING ESS. HEAVY WHITE ENAMELED BED Any Size with Nationa! Spring and Combination Matiress Regular Price $14.98 ale Price $8.98 ‘ Come while the picking is good. SCHWARTZ BROS,, The Big Store with the Little Prices. 9--11 WATER STREET. : TELESCOPE COT BED Regular Price $3.00 Sale Price $2.25 Even a layman could detect these bargains. is just a sample of some of our reductions in prices during this sale. WASH BOILERS Heavy Copper Bottom XX Boiler Regular Price $1.75 - Sale Price $1.25 REFRIGERATORS Heavy ZINC sr PORCELAIN Lined. Ali So'id 0ak Regular Price $15.00 Sale Price $9.98 COUCH BEDS $4.50, $5.98 - 1.50 and $9.98 Tifls WASHINGTON COUNTY, R. I. ROCKVILLE Funeral of Deacon William W. Wood- mansee Held on Thursday—S8ix Can- didates Baptized. Deacon William W. Woodmansee died_at his home here August 7, after a few days' illness, aged 86. This makes the third member to be taken from the church here within the past three weeks. Mr. Woodmansce had been for many years a faithful and upright member of the Rockville Seventh-day Baptist church and for a long time its sesior deacon. He at- tended the last communion service July 29, served as deacon and also attended church services the evening after. He will be greatly missed by the church where he so faithfully attended all the rvices so regularly, He is survived by three sons, Orrin of this place, La Clede of Westerly and George of New York, all of whom are married. His wife died o number of vears ago, since which time he has lived alone in his home. The funeral was held Thurs- day at the church with burial in Rock- ville cemetery Six Baptized in Mill Trench. At the close of the preaching serv- ices at the S. D, B. church last Sab- bath, the ordinance of baptism was ad- ministered fo six candidates at the usual place of baptizing in the mill trench. Notes. Rev, E. E. Sutton of Andover, N. Y., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Harold andall. s. Mary E. Barber of North Hop- in was a g of Mr. and Mrs. Charles . Crandall at “Sunny Heights” farm Wednesday. " RICHMOND Congregational Church Holds Clam- bake and Reunion—Notes of Local Interest. The board of a sors of the town of Richmond will begin their work on Saturday, September 1911, at 9 a. m. 0 Church Picnic. The Wood River Junction Congre- gational chuvrch held their annual clam bake and reunion on Thursday. The Carolina cornet band furnished music in the evening and a good time was enjoyed by all @ Personal Notes. Mrs. Susan A. ilcxsie of Wakefield is the guest of Bradford B. Moore and family Edward Nichols of MeSparren hill was_a caller at William J. Dawley's | on_ Sunday. Mrs, Mary H. James and son, Eu- gene, have been spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Bliss at Matunuck. Jdohnson FHoyle, Henry D. Hoxle, Fred J. Eaton, Edwin Hoyle and Carlton G. Tucker attendcd the union August 4. Mrs. Arthur A, Wood and two daughters, Edith and Susie, of Slo- cum, accompanied by Herbert N. Mc- Donald of East Hampden, Mass., were family on Sunda: Mrs. Willlam Earnshaw spent a day at Watch Hill last week. George H. Greene of Providence is spending a week with his mother, Mrs John Hoyle. Mrs., Bradford B Moore and son, Andrew, were visitors at Narragansett Pier. Saunderstown and Jamestown, last Friday, A. H. Brodeur and family are spend- ing their vacation in Canada Mrs. Daniel Hoxsie of Wakefield and Mr Herpert L. Hoxsie of Westerly wich called on her parents, Mr. and | Mrs, John W. Brigss, Tuesday. William J. Dawley and Lawrence Robinson of Kenyon visited at West Kingston one day recently. Mr, and Mrs. W. H. Morse Entertain. Mr, and Mrs, William H. Morse en- tertained a party of friends one eve- ning recently by a musicale. One of the features singing of Mrs, A. L. Kenvon of Prov- iden Henry G. Clark of Shannock also sang and Fred Mitchell of Alton playved the piano. Grand opera selec- tions were enjoyed on the Victrola and refreshments were served. The guests departed at a late hour, after having an enjoyable evening. ‘Wendall Phillips visited at Charles- town beach last we HOPKINTON. Matters Considered in Probate Court— Birthday Party—Vacation Notes. At the meeting of the school commit- tee Monday morning at the home of 1Co., was preseént on business. The town council transacted very lit- itle business at their monthly session {Monday afternoon, aside from paying ;bills to the amount of $672. Probate Matters. jthe will of Charles K. Kenyon of | Woodville was proved, allowed and or- dered recorded. Sarah A. Kenyon was confirmed as executrix. George A. Whipple was appointed administrator on the estate of his late wife, Abby M. Whipple. ‘The assessors of taxes adjourned on Thursday of last weak for the clerk to enter. the list in the book. Milton L. Durkee and Ethel M. Dur- |kkee returned to Warrenville Saturday ! morning. - | A Former Assessor. William W. Woodmansece, who died in Rockville Monday, was for many vears a member of the board of as- sessors of Hopkinton. The bridge at Wellstown was newly planked Tuesday. . + Work will soon be commenced to im- ihe guests of Bradford B, Moore and | called on Mrs. J. R, Clarke Wednes- day. Mrs, Henry Tucker of East Green- | of the evening was the | the clerk in Hope Walley, Framk Pat-l |rick of Norwich, with J, P. Barstow & | At the session of the probate court | [ | i i | picnic held at Yawcoo vond, Friday, |prove the heating system in Hope Vai- {ley schoolhouse. Birthday Celebrated. Miss Deborah Weils entertained & number of her young friends at a birth- day party Tuesday afternoom. Miss Mary Walsh, bookkeeper for William H. Burdick, 2d, is enjoying two weeks’ ition at Quonochontauz. Rev. E. A. Witter, from northern New York, has arrived in town. His family has been here during the summer. "USQUEPAUGH.: The Week’s Happenings—Minor Men- tion. Webster has been spending a West Kingston with her C. C. Woodmansee, Fellows and wife of Ber- are visiting at Dr. Ken- W. i N."H., von's. Grafton Palmer visited over Sunday at Stonington. Miss Josie Sullivan of Providence is g at A. W. Kenvon's. Outing at the Pond. Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Fulfer of Wyoming, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sulli- van of Providence, A, W, Kenyon of Usarepark, Oliver Watson and sister of West Kingston and Dr. Kenyon's family spent Thursday at Yorkes pond. David B. Knight of Usquepaugh spent Thureday at Yorkes pond. Gideon Palmer was a business caller at Narragansett Pler, one day this week. Mrs. I. M. Kenyon and Mrs. A. C. Kenyon and children spent Sunday at Hamilton. B. C. Locke and Miss Grace Covnell spent Wednesday in Providence. ~ ARCADIA Motor Trip to Worcester—Local At- tendants at -Camp Meeting. Thomas H. Barber and family made a flying trip in their automobile to Worcester, Mass., Sunday, and wers guests of Walter Cherry and family. Miss Nellie Perkins of Westerly was the guest of Mrs, G. B. Reynolds over Sunday. veral persons from this pluce af d camp meeting at Greene Sun- tenc day. Bepiamin Albro of Hope, R. I, was the guest of Ira Hudfleld and family Sunday. Peter Lind and family of Edgewood R. I, were guests Sunday of Benjamin Sheldon at the Locust Ridge farm. Or Put It in Cold si;'an-. If Senator Heyburn thinks it nec- essary to fight the Civil war all over again why couldn’t he at least walt until cooler weather?—Boston Globe. Oh, Very Waoll. John Hays Hammond tells us that he will not be the next ambassador to Germany.—Milwaukee Sentinel. Day of Investigation If Alexander were around he would be sighing for more 4 investigate.—St. L\fll Post-.