Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 20, 1912, Page 11

| this weel NORWICH BULLETIN, SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1912 DANIELSON AND DANIELSON New Methodiet Pastor to Address Men's Club—Boys Yearn for Play- ground—High Voltage Line to Run . Over Privete Right of Way. Ezra Clark, who @ied in Colchester was a brother of Mrs. John ' Foote of street. Rev. Willlam H, Reymolds of the Coagregational church at Dayville will commence his pastorate Ekonlk about May 1. John Sullivan has returned to Dan- felson to make nis home with his davghter, Mgs. Henry Bergin, after spending the wintec in New London. George C. Rigler of Manchester, N. . was a visitor with friends in Dan- ielson Friday. Rev. W. D. Swaffieid v;lu ha Cl-‘ro-x m N. H, Friday for the ordination u:\fnfoa of his bmtger. Frank N, Swaf- fleld. George Foote of Southbridge has been a recent visitor in Danielson, his former homibe. Rev. J. ¥. Quinn will return to Ansonia today after spending a part of the week at his home in town. Mrs. H. H. Geer, Miss Hattie Geer and Walter U, Geer have returned from Blddeford, Me,, where they have been to attend the funeral of Mrs. Geer's caughier, Mrs. Sanford (Helen) Bugbee, formerly of Danlelson, Grange Visitation. The heavy rains of the present week have again raised the rivers to an abnormal level. Indications are that there will be no shortage of water for the operation of textile -plants this summer, as was the case last year. Will Address Men's Club. Rev. Orfon L. Griswold, new pastor of the Methodist church, will give his first address in Danielson outside his own pulpit next Wednesday evening, when ne is to speak upon Literature and Character before the Men’s club of the Congregational church. Invited to Perry-Libby Wedding. Dayville people have received invi- tations to the wedding of Miss Edith Lawrence Perry and Clifford Henry Libdy, on Thursday evening of next Jeek at the Congregational parson- age at Hudson, N. H. Miss Perry 18 the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Lewls E. Perrv, Rev. Mr. Perry was for- mexly pastor at Dayville. Collection for Famine Sufferers. At the Sunday evening service in the Congregational church a collec- tion Is to be mude for the 800,000 peo- ple of China who are facing death in a famine. The necessity of immediate action for the relief of these sufferers is indicated in a letter from Mrs, Mary MacKinnon, formerly of Daniel- son, now in China Rev. C. H. Bar- ber has already forwarded $30 col- lected {n response to Mrs. MacKimnon's appeal. It is stated that the coniribu- tion of $1.26 will keep one person altve until the time of the harvest, No Place for Boys to Play, Again the troubles of Danielson's basebal. loving youth have commenced. They cannot be allowed on Duvis park because of tha Injury they wouid do o the grass: the base hits that they drive through windows of houses sur- rounding little open places where they play about the center of the borough, malkes them unweicome there; the streets are being used for playing the national pesiime, with protests from at Atizens and danger to the boys, so the | only real solution seems in providing a pablic pleyground. The youngsters are making delly inquiries relative to what is going to he done for them, but no satiffactory answer can be given yet. ‘While & more svstematio watch than aver will be kept on woodlands in this mection this year, the heavy and re- peated spring rains have come as a safeguard against damage by faorest fires this spring, Last year, however, was such o disastrous one from this ceuse thut the big losses are still dis- Hnetly remembered in towns in this seotion of the countrv. The organize- tfon to wateh for, report and combat foremc fires is belleved to be more ef- fiolent than ever. Slow with Personal Tax. Collsctor W. N. Arnold is ready to recélvs from the nearly 1,000 persons who ire liable te pay it the annmal personal tax assessment of $2 per man, but ne stampede of citizens, with mon- ay in thelr hands, has been noticed headed in his direction. The majority »f those Mable to pay will do so, of courss, quite promptly; but there are others who will hawve t0 be gotten after with a big stick. It cost one man aboaut §40 to pav his personal tax last vear because the machinery of the law had to ba brought luto service. A rmstic veranda is to be completsd early In the coming month at Whip- ooreill coitage, leassd at Bast Kill- ngly by the Killingly Hnunting and Fishing club, which {8 to use the place a4 4 sTmmer CATHP, fomes Adamage to small private wharves iu Alsxanders’ lako has been reporied, this dsmage being dne to 1l heevy ice thet covemed the lake 21 wintar and 1o ssvers §pring storms, The confwct for mplmw in- wallation of a sewer in anios sresl is now well advanced, the groater part of the work mamain & ovey frem lwgr fgll bhaving been dps. Coniangear DEVIE' men ars now working menr Hufeline streel, To Run Ouar Priuats Way, The high veltage vy eloairicily fram the nlant of the Nighawerg pswsr plent st Plainfiald o Daniehwon s 1o be Pun over a pri- e right of way s the easi of the neougd, elimimating the danger that mght follow the extension af such a Jim through pepulaied parts of the 1om. PATENTS Préect vour idea. Handsome $0-pags Guide Book Free. HMRY E. BACK, Attorney-at-Law. Phenix Block, Danielsen, Conn, ot1’PuThS SPRING Enteed the srena in Winter Raiment clad, There is surely considerable eold weather still to come. March Wimé are mighty winds, and April daysire not the rare and perfect days of “finkist” rose garlanded June, Th price of coal is saillng to dixzy heirte Get “TVULCAN" or “REZNOR odor- Jess .S RADIATOR. They turn cold to cotfort, are reasonable in price, eco- | momid in gas conswmption. Yeu will + preclm it the wirest investment Jou ever nde. Craxfs latest Gas Teaster, “Sta- tite” (s Tubing, Rotary Tank Heat- ' ars, thfemous “Rand” Instantaneous Water feater and the latest models of 1912 Gi Ranges are among the good things o will gladly show you. Gias§ Electrical Dep't. m*mmwm: Hne that s Lo PUTNAM NEWS PUTNAM Ray Hurlburt, Who Fed Calf Which Had Rabies, Goes to New York to Take Pasteur Treatment—Accidents —Death of Edward Fitzgerald. Miss Alice D, West, for the past five vears with the Willlamsville Manufac- turing company and- Williamsville Buft ‘Wheel company as stenographer, has resigned, to go to the Hammond- Knowlton company of this city. Miss Edna Chapdelaine of Sargent’s college, Cambridge, Mass., is spending a few days with her parents at their home on Church street. Dr. Perry President. Dr, Edward F. Perry of this city was elected president of the Windham County Medical association at the an- nual meeting held in Willimantic. This is the first time that the presidency has come to Putnam for a number of years. Miss Albena G. at Arlington, N. Putnam. Attorneys of this city will be in Willimantic today to attend the special sessiun of the superior court, To Supply Pulpit. Rev, R. B. Goodsell of Eastford s to supply the pulpit of the Congregation- al church at South Killingly for a time and may become permanent pastor there, A sporting company ganized in Putnam to furnis ly each evening the scor of big league dall games to those who may want them in surrounding towns. Rev. S, T. Barber, pastor at River Point, R. I, is to preach at the Advent church here Sunday. Rain on Friday again interfered with the baseball schedules of school teams in this section of the co Miss Susan C. Hyde of Norwich, for- merly a missionary to speak before a ladies’ n clety in Woodstock th (Saturday) afternoon on School Work in Abajar. Joseph Bmith, one of the employes at the City hotel, at his home in Attawaugan, recovering from an ill- ness that has kept him off duty for a few (days. Forefinger Amputated. Frederick Oates of Da son is re- covering from an injury that neces- sitated the amputation at the local hospital of his right forefinger. Mr. Oa is still a visiting patient at the hospital, Dix, who has been J., has returned to has been or- rompt- Boy Injur Willlam Mycue, aged 11, of D. son, was brought here Fride noon and taken to the hospita surgical attention might be The boy, while attempting to split wood in'a shed on the West Side in Danielson, chopped the first and sec- ond fingers of his right hand at the first joint. A Thompson cOrrespo: Iy a woman, write: A paper is in circulation to ascertaln the minds of our ‘women as voting, and we are glad to ses the large number of names agalnst it.” Train Delayed. The passenger train due here from Norwich at about 10.30 Fridey morn- ing did not reach here until after 11 o'clock on account of an accident to the locomotive that required the sub- stitution of another machine from a work train at Plainfleld. Amateur Theatricals. John Gahan, Bernard McGarry, H 1y N. Benoit, Albert Gagne, Ira Thetreault; Alferie Thetreault, Miss Maria Flynn, Miss Rose Lassard, Miss Bernice Gahan and Miss Eunice Bois- soneau malke up the cast for a dra- metic production under rehearsal by members and friends of the T. A. and B. society, dent, evident- OBITUARY, Edward Fitzgerald. Edward Fitzgerald, 30, son of Mr, and Mrs, Edward Fitzgerald of Broolk- lyn, dted at the Day Kimball hospital here at noon Friday. The young man came to the institution Wednesday, suffering with pneumonia. He had been working for Willlam Killian in Danfelson up to a week ago. He was a native of the town of Brookiyn, where his parents have a farm on Bush Hill. He leaves his father and mother, three brothers—Willlam, James and Thomas—and four sisters—Mre. M. E. Katherine Kiley and Miss Margaret. Katherine Kiley and Miss Maragret. The body was talen from the hospital to Danielgon Friday afternoon by Un- dertaker L. E. Kennedy. | PASTEUR TREATMENT | To Be Taken by Ray Hurlburt, Who | Fed Caif Which Had Rabies. Following a repert from state thorities that the calf killed here | week was suffering from rabies, | Hurlburt of Woodstock ayenue has gone to New York to receive the Pas- tour treatment to prevent the possibla development of the malady from which | the calf suffered after beinz bitten by |2 mad dog nearly a month ago. | _The report to Dog Warden Peter | Gardner from the physician at Middle town who made the cxamination 1 |the oaif's head contalned the advi | that if any persen having abra ‘hin hande had been feeding the calf, it | would be wise to take the precaution that Mr. Hyriburt has taken, that pos sible infect might be overcome, Mr, | Huplburt, whe had been feeding the | ealf from his hands, on which the siin |18 broken, on receipt of this advice left for New York as soon as possible, | Current Interests. | There is expectation that town and | city officials will soon meet in confer- jence as to ways and means by those | cftizens of Putnam who are esrnestly | advocating & “clean up” week. The seems to be & sentiment here this spring for making Putnam a spotle | town, and the movement will be g | eresl if adopted. Putnam 18 now the onl | Macturing nter in th t {state in which operatives have mot | been notifted of an increase of wages |in connection with the recent general advance throughout New Bngland. There are four cotton mills within the |city, giving employment to several | hundreds of hends. | The number of books drawn from |the Putnam public library during the | month of March was 2,157, this being | the largest number of books that has |been taken out in the history of the | Ubrary. (Unsigned communications sent The Bulletin are never used. It is absolute~ {1y necessary that persons sending |news items sign such comumuunications, 1it they wish to see them in this or any | other column,—Correspondence Bd.) | au- this Ray | otton Strength of Human Bones. That human bones are stronger than the strongest oak and have marvelous powers of resistance are facis that have been scientifically establisbed. A writer in Harper's Weekly asserts that & small bone, a square millimeter in dinmerer, will sustain 32 pounds in suspension without breaking, while a stick of the best oak of equal diameter Wil not sustain more than 24 pounds. Nature has economized weight In bone building, making them hollow and at the same time stronger than if they were solid. Vast Wilderness for Cabot. When evervthing and evervhody is 20 at sea, Senator Lodge cannot avoid iv.mua by ap ocean trin.—Miwgukee I NEW lons on | PRIGE prices $5.50 to $20.00. Dur $2.00 B oy's Department. | “Suits from 3 to 17 years. Hundreds of them | in Blues, Grays, Browns and Scotch Mixtures. OUR PRICE $2.50 $3.00 $3.50, 34.00 and $5.00 1,000 PAIRS MEN'S PANTS, THE STORE THAT SATISFIES. | g with matter re- | lating to the loss of the big steamship | Titanic and attendant fataliti { the world's worst marine disaster, ref- erence is made in some of the news papers of th of the steamer At- lantic as being of second in import- ance to that of the Titanic. loss of the Atlan was perhaps among the most serious marine hor- rors of that time it is nothing in com- parison with the Titanic or with some of more recent periods. was wrecked on the coast of JFishers Island sixty-six years ago and the late George W. Rogors, who dled at the age of ninety-four was for years the only surviving pessenger resident in New | London. At the present time the only | restdent who was witness of | the disaster is Dani. Thomas, He was at work on the is at the time | and assisted in the recovery of | the rescue of passengers, and ing of the cargo, One of the largest {and moest imporiant fumerals held in New Londen up to that time was that of the Wi | wera recovered from the wrecked At- { lantic. The Waltons wers an grant family who had eojourned | sort t Imein West Newbury, M | were on 1 | Atlantic The fat perished { recently |and a boy of | survived of the f | sons. They had this countr; remains. the dead, don and Engl h eml- for a that per- ome in this s to claim their , the Itving and t to New Lon- offered aid and eaved and Burial w 2 ng ground, on The Atlantio| ogeq 13 and James, aged 6, natives of NEW LONDON IN DAYS LONG PAST DBaniel M. Thomas The Only Living Resident Who Wit- nessed The Wreck of The Atlantic. HISTORY OF THE GROTON FERRY I Government Has Arranged For Use of the Wharf Formerly Owned by J. M. Huntington Co. of Norwich—Present | City Hall Built Nearly Sixty Years Ago—Collector Poor- | est Paid Officer in the Custom House. papers of the pres- | ‘While the | Hale Grammar school, in that section now utilized as te baseball field. A granite column twenty feet in height was erected by popular subscriptions | and placed in the Walton burial plot. | The monument bears this inscription: “EHrected by citizens of New London as 4 memorial to the loss of the steam- er Atlantic wrecked on Fishers Island, Nov, 27, A. D, 1846, Near this spot aro burled John Walton, aged 51, Jane A., his' wifo, aged 45, and their chil- dren, Mary Ann, age 18, (wife of Rob- ert Vine,) John, aged 13, Eleanor Jane, England, whe, with more than thirty others perished in the wreck,” When the old burying ground was taken over for school purposes the bodies and the menuments were trans- ferred to Cedar Grove cemetery, and, | house, on the opposite corner of Union | ton and others. of course among them the bodies of the Walton family and the memerial | to the Atlantic.. The present city hal | buiding, hall of records was commenced in 1 and completed and occupled in_ 1856, | and was designed by Architset W, T, | Hallett and buiflt by Edward Prest, | brother of George Prest and uncle to | George B. Prest, vice president of the National Bank of Commerce, Soon or | after its completion it was described | as “a neat quudrangular edifice, 53 by 54 feet and three stories in height! constructed of pelished free stons, and though planned with reference to mun- ieipal service rather than for erna- | ment, It stands on the site of an | ancient dwelling house, owned and ec- cupled for eighty years by the Law | family: first by Hom, Richard Law, rwards by his son, Lyman 7. ars after the building was the first floor was leased ter Stanley G, Trott as the nd the office was removed aflding from the store now | | measured on the ice | one hundred and forty rods, | ed running, GREATEST OPPORTUNITIES ARE THESE SPRING CLOTHES Every Correct Style and Pattern. Blues, Grays, Browns and Royal Purple Stripes. Glance in Our Large Show Windows and You Will See the Greatest Assortment of Suits in Norwich. Our 1.2 to $4.22 styles in Men’s and Boys’ Shoes are here. You'll always buy your Shoes here if you do once. FIND OUT ABOUT IT. 8 $ 3 $ OOKLYN OUTFITTERS 266-268-270 MAIN STREET, NORWI " FOR BOYS FOR MEN .25 $1.50 $2.00 2,50 and-$3.00 .00 31,25 $1.50 2,00 and $2.50° TRAVELERS' DIRECTORY. New London (NORWICH), Line 5 Py i NEW YORK ‘ STEAMERS Maine and New Hampshire Choose thls route next time you go to N You'! 'n;fin W Yorls. have & d voyage on Lovg- Island Bound an pord view of the wonderful sky line and water front of Manhattan Island. Steamer leaves New Lonaon &t il p. m. week days only, due New Yorl, Fler 10, East River, at 5.45, and Pler 40, North River. 7 o'clock next moraing. —T Qe telephane W. J. Phillips, NEW YORK Agent, New London, Conn, for state- Write or rooms and information. arsia New York CHELSEA LINE Fare $1 Freight and passenger serwice direct to New York. vm Norwich Tuesdays, Thure- «y5, Sundays, at 5.15 p. m. New York, Pler 33, Bt Rt Roosevelt Street, Monday ednesdays, Fridays, at § p. m Vreight recelved until § p. m. F. V. KNOUSE, Agent, AL MAUSAS Svans - o dSHIP 14,000 Toms 535 Feot Lomg the hoider of a spaed recard that no Huer afloat bas ever equalied, first cabin through- out with gOrgeous rooms and private baths, the finest promenade deok in the world, the best cuisine on the Atiantic and carrylag no cattle or frelght, is far the greatest liner to Bermuda the land that you should see lo' while the world-famed Barmuda flowers are in blossom. In this Fairyland you can enjoy driving, cyeling, goif, tennis, boating, ccean bathing, Ssbing and’ every outdoor recreation Sailing every Thurgday, from New York. Most Attres ek Ever Offered. Get beauti 25 wic,, from Bermuda-Atlantic ¥ » ¥ Y o Fronk W. Alle, Al Bullding: Jehn A Deany 50 Main Strest. . occupide by the Reagan Brothers. The second floor was devoted to the town clerk and judge of probate as &t pres- ent and the south half of that floor now used by the sewer and water de- partment was used as the police court and for a time as police headquarters as well, with the lock-up in a corner room back of the post office. The upper floor was used as the chamber of the court of common council as at present and the room in the rear now occupied by the highway commission- er was devoted to the Young Men's | Library association. The original cost of the city hall lot was $10,000 and the cost of comstruc- tion of the building was $38,000. In former time next to the Law | and State streets, stood the Penniman house, buiit by James Peniman in 1770 and occupled in later days by Asa Dut- This old buflding was removed in 1850 to permit of the en- largement of the grounds of the First Congregational church, then just com- pleted. This may serve as & pointer for the age of the town clock, remov- ed within a month and replaced by a new time-keeper, through the persist- ent efforts ‘of Alderman James F. O'Leary. Te proposed extensive improvement | in connection with the ferry approach | at New London suggests it early is- | tory. The historian says: “The ferry | to Groton as one of standing embar- | rasments to the town. The disposition of it from the earliest times has been | by leases, varying in terms from one | After that came numerous changes in leessees, the ferry being run at one period by a committee of the court of common council,” Though the deal fell through for the government to lease from the railroad company wharf privileges for the gov- ernment transports running to the is- land forts from the old Frink and Prentls wharf, it is understood that the projected spring cleaning of the wharf properties along the harbor front will go forward just the same and be extended all along the line of the road within the city limits. The government has made arrangements for the use of the whart of the New England Carpet Lining company, and which is in part the property kmown years ago as the West Indles wharf the Huntington and Raymond and the J. M. Huntington company wharve { Frederic W. Mercer, of the carpet lin- ing company has added to and greatly improved the property since it came ito his possession and it is now ample for the service of the government as well a8 the business of Mr. Mercer. Here was once located the private warehouses of the J. M, Huntington company of Norwich and where the firm conducted, in connection with the warehouses at Thamesville and the office in Norwich, the most extensive importing business in Connecticut, and in the speclal line of molasses and sugar the equal of any firm in New England. In addition to the large fleet of vessels chartered by the company to bring cargoes from Porto Rico and year to fifty years, and in rent from two or tree pounds to two hundred dol- | lars a year. The ancient ferry whart | was at the head of Water street, near | Hallam, a position of manifest ad- | vantage when a sall boat was used, as | the high ground of Winthrop's neck | served as & protection from the wind | and swell of the waves. It was com- | paratively easy, evo in rugged weather to round the point and run into the | smaoth water of the cova, The width | | of the river from this old whart to the | ferry wharf in Groton, as measured on | the iee with a chain, in February, 1741, | was one hundred and forty rods, “In 1794, the sum of $500 was raised | by subscription, and a wharf built at | the end of the Parade, which was ac- | cepted by the town as the only ferry | wharf, The width of the river from | this point to the opposite shore, as anuary, 1821, was In 1821, a horse or team ferry boat commene- Tis was an improvement | on sculling, rewing and sails; but the horse boat was often out of repair, and in sems respects ineonvenient and of- fensive, “In 1845, an arrangement was made by te town with Maro M. Comstock, by which he was to have a lease of the ferry for ten years, on condition that he furnish a ferry boat propelled by | steam, Under this lease a steamboat waus provided seventy feet long, thirty- five feet wide, and of twenty-five horse power, which furnished the public with requisite accommodation. Mr, Comstock renswed the lease. other ports in the West Indies, the firm owned the brig George which for many years was the flagship of the fleet. Even as late as the first admin- istration of President Cleveland it was nothing unusual for this firm to re- celve two and sometimes three car- goes a week during the season, mainly of molasses and sugar but with large quantities of bay rum. This enteiprising firm of importers materially increased the revenue of the custom house at New London in duties collected and incidentaliy Increased the fees of the collector that gave him sustantial recompense as the holder of the office in addition to the political honor, and therefore the posi- tion was considered the choicest polit- feal plum of the government that grew | on a local tree. | When the Jaws regarding that spec- | ial line of importation made the busi- ness so unprofitable that it was aband- oned there has been no political con- tests for the appointment of collector of the port of New London. The hon- or of the position remains but the rec- ompense is lacking as there are no more fees from duty on imports in the trade with the West Indies. As a re- sult the collector is the poorest paid officer engaged in the New London custom house. 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