Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 10, 1914, Page 8

NORWICH BULLETIN, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1914 T STy, B RSR T e $150,000 COST OF STQRRS TROLLEY Estimate Given by Civil Engineer Palmer at Willimantic Meeting—Eastern Connecticut Development Committee Learns Facts and Figurea——Will Name Committee of 15 to Canvass for Free Ties, Free Land and Money. (Special to The Bulletin.) Willimantic, Oct. 9.—The eastern Connecticut _development committee held a meeting in the rooms of the Board of Trade Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock to hear from the people in this neighborhood in regard to the pro- posed trolley line to-Storrs, so that they might have facts and figures to present to the State Business Men's association when the time came to busy themselves in the matter. There were about 35 at the gathering, which wasg presided over by President Joseph T. Cruttenden of New London. Secre- tary C.-W. Pearson of Norwich kept the rinutesy Civil Engineer Palmer. The first speaker was Shepard B. Palmer of .Norwich, a member of the firm of Chandler & Palmer, civil engi- neers, who stated that President R. * ‘W. Perkins of the Shore Line Electric railway had, much to his regret, found it impossible to be present at the meet- ing, and had requested him to present the views of the officials of the line. He stated that he had been over sev- eral of the proposed routes Friday. taking the one out Jackson street, tirough Conantville and _ Mansfield Center in the morning, and on the Coventry road through Perkins’ Corner in the afternoon. Cost $25,000 Per Mile. His estimate of the cost of construc- tion was $25,000 a mile by the Mans- field route, arnd the total cost in the neighborhood of a duarter of a million. By Perkins’ ‘Corner he thought 3150,- 000 would cover the cost. He stated that the directors of the Shore Line Electric company were not in & posi- tion to finance the proposition, but that they would agree to furnish the power and to operate the road at less cost than the service could be se- cured in any other way. In answer to a question by Presi- dent Beach of the Connecticut Agricul- tural college as to whether the road would pay operating expenses, Mr. Palmer sald that if, as stated, the amount of freight from the college was 5,000 tons a year, at $1 a ton, that would amount to only $5,000, and if 30,000 passengers made the trip dur- ing a year, and paid 40 cents for a round trip, that would give $12,000 ad- ditional, and the road would have to pick up a good deal of business outside of the collegs to pay its operating ex- penses. The operating cost of such a road, he said, from ths statistics of the pubiic service commission, is general- 1y in excess of 80 ver cent. of the gross earnings, and the provosed road would need to have gross earuinsg of $5,000 a mile to get by. Later he admitted that this amount would probably be made on the first mile, with local busi- ness, inereasing his total estimate of what could be counted on to $22,000. Estimates $85,000 for Eagleville Route. J. J. McCraw of New London, su- perintendent of the southern division of the Central Vermont railroad, was present, and spoke briefl upon the route by a spur track from the com- pany’'s road at Eagleville, a distance of three and a half miles to the college. He estimated the cost at $85,000 and said if the road was built by outsiders the freight rates would be in the neigh- borhood of 25 cents a mile per ton, but if the railroad built the line the charge ‘would probably be a dollar a mile. Views of a Lifelong ‘Resident. Albert Gurley was the next speaker heard, and he explained his qualifica- tions by the fact that he was a native of Mansfield and had been a lifelong'| resident of this section. He put in a plea for the Mansfield route and sald an easy grade could be found. In his opinion the country would be built up considerably in a short time, with the “trolley, and it would prove a paying venture. He was opposed to the Eagle- . ville route, which left Mansfield out of consideration. He sald considerable freight woyld be picked up at Conant- ville and other places along the route and expressed himself ‘as willing to aid financially in the project, saying that “whatever public opinion might be, he ill had a few thousand dolfars which isn't invested in railroads.” -- Suggested Storage ‘Battery Car. C. J. Isbister, agent of the New Ha- ven road at Norwich, spoke in favor of a storage battery car which would require no -overhead wires and with which ‘the cést of construction could be .reduced one-half. He suggested running it from Willimantic with con- nections with both the New Haven and Central Vermont ‘tracks. A. 'W. Buchanan of Mansfield spoke in favor of a troiley rather than gaso- line or storage power and sfated that, supposing the road could be bonded for one-half its cost, the question was whether the other $125,000. could be raised. He thought the spur track would be too expensive. College Wants the Trolley. Professor Gulley of the Connecticut Agricultura: college closed the dis- cussion by a brief statement in which he said that the college wants the trol- ley, but that the freight end is four times as important to them as is the passenger traffic, which it is possible to get by auto ‘or otherwise. The country wants the trolley as muci, and its trade is_as important as that of the college. We do not want to 50 to the state for money. What we should do, then, is to go back to the petitioners and see how much they will give. Every foot of land within a hile of the troHley line will be increased from 10 to 50 per cent. in -value, and we should see how much of that value the owners will put in to get the trolley line through. Committee, to Canvass. On the motion of Secretary Pearson it was voted that a committee of 15 be selected, five by the Willimantic Busi- ness Men’s association, five by Presi- dent Beach of the Connecticut Agricul- tural college, and the remainder by the ten first named, and to be outsid- ers, that is, not connected with the institution or the Willimantic body, to canvass for free ties, free land and money, and report at the next meeting to be held in four or five weeks. The meeting then adjourned. HEALTH CONDITIONS IN LEBANON IMPROVED Annual Report Made by Dr. Danielson, Town Health Officer. In his annual report for the town of Lehanon, Dr. E. L. Danielson, the health officer, reports that sanitary conditions are much improved from former years. Speaking of cases of sickness which called for his attention, the health officer reports as follows: _ There has been no prevailing epi- demic this year: Two cases of whoop- ing cough; six cases of scarlet fever; geven cases of measles and one case of diptheria were reported to me. They weré all promptly placarded and quar- antined. None of these cases died, al- though thrne of the cases of scarlet fever were very severs. 1 was unable to trace the source of these cases, with the exception of the last three cases of scarlet fever. The first two cases appeared in two separate families two miles or” more apart. In the first family there was one child which promptly had the dis- ease. In the second family the case was removed to an unoccupied house. There were other children in this fam- 11y, but no other cases developed. This case also had measles. This unoc- ktupied house was owned by another man who had children, and after the house had been fumigated, he, with these children opened the house.” They found a box of old papers, cloths, etc., which should have been burned. The children proceeded to build a fire in the stove with the rubbish in-this box, and in about two weeks came down with the disease. It was thought that in some of these pleces of rubbish the germs had not been killed. It may be well to note_that they tool the scar- let fever but not the measles. In the case of diptheria the anti. ~ AUTOMOBILE BUICK NEWS The sixth carload of 1915 Buick cars was unloaded yes- terday, Oct. Oth, by The Imperial Garage. The carload con- sisted of one Model 25, 36 and 37. The Imperial Garage has made it a rule to announce each carload of 1915 Buick cars received, and up-to-date six car- loads have been unloaded and practically all delivered. We want to impress the Automobile Buying Public to give us chance to show you what the Buick line for 1915 con- sist of. We can reach most any one’s pocket-book from $900.00 to $1,650.00. The Buick Co., like all other large companies has made it their business this year to give as much car-value as money can buy and are positive that no legitimate Automobile Con- cern can possibly build an honest car and compete with the 1815 Buick line. You Will note that in all cities, both large and small, The Buick Co. is represented by a live dealer, and in every large tity in the United States, The Buick Co., has a branch. The car is well-known the world over for its standing up gualities and its wonderful power. You will also note that the advertising campaign done by The Buick Co., is eliminated to practically nothng. ‘The modern machinery is installed at Suild real automobiles of, one model only, their factory to and as you know hat The Buick Co., has built an over-head valve motor for he last ten years, and unless the experim will show a good reason, The Buick Co., will not build a dif- imental ent ierent motor as long as A BUICK IS A BUICK. The equipment of the cars are purchased in large quan- ities and naturally a good price is received, Now, Mr. Business Man, if you are one, you will appre- siate that the above items are v ider how The Buick Cars are built, valuable when you con- I wish to impress that he experimenting with different models has put more than wme good concern to the wall. toxin was promptly used in large doses and no other case developed. Howev: one of the protective doses showel some prostration, nausea, etc. but it soon passed off. The first cases of measles were in the same family; tw> children, and passed by without any unusual effect effect. The next family showed the importance of prompt ac- tion, and also the danger of neglecting proper precautions. I found two cas- es fully developed: man and boy, with his wife and another child exposea They also had the diswise. During the time the wife was confined; had her baby safely and none of the cases died. The contagion was easily traced here. The man heard that his father was sick and called to see him. No one had told him it was measles. THe soon developed the disease. The first case, that of his father was not re- ported to me although it was attended by a doctor. One nuisance was reported; dead horse unburied, and in lot near the public highway. I saw the man who had charge of the premises, and he promised to bury the horse, but ne- glected to do so, and I put the case in the County Health Officer’s hands. Two cases of lice in schools were reported, and were abated. School- houses have been inspected and most of them found in good condition, and the rest were fast being repaired and remodeled. I found the outhouses were especially improved. VOLUNTOWN DEBT INCREASED BY $1,310.28 Net Debt is Now $11,470.83—Selectmen Paid Out $3,192.65. An increase of $1,310.28'in the debt of the town of Voluntown in the past vear is shown in the annual report ot John N, Lewis, the town treasurer. The financial status of the town is given as follows on Aug. 31, 1914: Liabil Town bonds $10,000.00, Town Deposit Fund $3,299.13, Thames National Bank $1,800.00, State of Connecticut for State roads $1,340.00, total $16,439.13. Assets, State of Connecticut, for schools, average attendance $1,795.26, State of Connecticut, for high school $195.41, State of Connecticut, for dog licenses $140.46, State of Connecticut , for forest fires $66.95, New London County, for forest fires $33.48, liens $64.11, Town of Griswold, for school $74.00, John E. Kinnie, Collector, levy of 1912 $83.14, John E. Kinnie, Collgctor, levy of 1913 $1,380.48, Chelsea Savings Bani Sinking Fund $400.00, cash in treasury $735.01, balance (Town's net debt) $11.470 83, total $16,439.13. The town deposit fund amounts to $3,349.13, of which $3,299.13 has been loaned to the town of Voluntown and $50 to the John W. Saunders estate. The selectmen gave out orders amounting to $3,192.65 on the follow- ing accounts: Support of poor $1,015.61, registrars $62.90, state tax account $418.15, sheep and turkey account $48.50, deer ac- count §12.50, Snow account $14.67, high- way and bridge account $896.77, mis- cellaneous account $723.55. - LISBON’S SEVEN SCHOOLS COST $4,465.i16 LAST YEAR Average of $163.07 Per 'School. ‘While it has been exceeding difficult to arrive at any financial statement in regard to schools during the past year, owing to the fact that the town ex- penditures and school expenditures have not been been kept separate in any way, the Lisbon school cammittee reports that the schools in the past year cost $4,465.16, which is an aver- age of $163.07 for the seven schools. The committee considers that the tax- payers of Lisbon should congratulate themselves upon the fact that they have had good schools during the past year at such small average cost. The teachers have received an ad- vance of fifty cents a week on their sajary, and now are uniformly receiv- ing $11.00 a week; the janitor work ‘being paid for by the town in addition to_this. During the past year eight scholars from the town attended the Norwich Free Academy. There was paid $36.00 tuition and $186.30 transportation for them. Two-thirds of the fuition and one-half of the transportation was re- funded to us by the state. . The financial statement fs as fol- ows: Expenditures. Teaches’ wages $2,950.50, fuel and in- cidentals $217.78, repairs $148.64, pald other towns $104.75, high school tuition $360.00, "high-.school transportation $186.30, town transporiation $144.00, school libraries $31.71, other expenses $321.48, total $4,465.16. Recejpts. State enumeratién grant $515.25, state high school tuition grant $240.00, state ‘high school conveyance grant $93. state average attandance grant $2,435.25, total state money $3,283.65. Tuition from Canterbury $40.00, from town treasurer $1,141.51, grand total, $4,465.16. LEFFINGWELL PUPILS WON Banner ‘for Best Attendance in Sep- tember in Bozrah Schools Awarded. _The banner for hest attendance at school in Bozrah during September ‘was won.by the pupils of the Lefiing- well district. The record of attend- ance follows: Bozrah Street school, Mra, Rhoda Miner, teacher, percentage of attend- ance 94; Johnson school, Miss Julia Kingberger, 88; Bozrahville, Miss Mildred Abel, 86.68: Rudd, Miss Duerr, 87.8; TFitchville, grammar, Miss Mc- Carthy, 94.481: Fitchville, . primary, Mrs. E. Eastland, 92.1; Leffingwell, Miss Alice Bishop, 94.485. VWanted for Theft and Forgery. _The Norwich police had word from New London Thursday night to look out for a man named James Mona- han who was wanted in New Londoa for theft and forgery. NORWICH TOWN Goldfinch Ameng Late Bird Arrivais— Post Cards Require Eight Days to Get from City to Destination—Open Air Ser Goldfinches which stay with al winter are about, the robins lndu;luel} birds have come back and will remain awhile before going south. The pine linnets from the extreme north which come after the first frost, are here, They will be back on their way north long before the warm spring daya, to stay for & few weeks, Sheltering Arms 8ervice. The sarvice at the Sheltering Arms Sunday afternoon will be in charge of Rev, Arthur Varley and choir of the Taftville Comgregational church. Eight Days to Get Uptown, Six postals mailed Sept. 29, at Nor- wich, for people in different localities here, reached the uptown office Oct, 7. Clarence Rogers of Boston has deen spending some time with relatives on ‘Wauwecus Hill Farmers are gathering apples waek. QlgEing potatoss —and. orieme threshing rye, and buckwheat {5 bei harvested, e Large -quantities ‘of lime are being PRESTON BROS. (Incorporated) HARDWARE AJAX TIRES guaranteed for 5,000 miles against blowouts, blistering and rim-cutting. SIMPLY PUT A PUNCTURE IN | YOUR TIRE TROUBLES 211 Main Street Norwich, Conn. OZ=rr-mn Trmoe OZ-Xpmr 20z INK-TITE FOUNTAIN: PEN -For a Short Time Only WE'LL PAY YOU $1.00 FOR YOUR OLD FOUNTAIN PEN Provided You Buy a Crocker INK-TITE Fountain Pen, Here (Only one Pen taken in exchange for each new pen purchased) Exchange Your Old Pen Now DON'T WAIT Every Crocker Ink-Tite Pen is guaranteed to be a FAR BET- TER PEN than you have ever known. CRANSTON & CO. Books, Stationery and Periodical 158 Main St., Norwich, Conn. MRS. G. P. STANTON 52 Shetucket Street. is showing a full line of New Millinery for Fall and Winter GEORGE G. GRANT Undertaker and Embalmer 32 Providence St., Taftville Promp: attention to day or night calla. Telephone $3%. apriéMWFawl CHAS. D. GEER Director of Bass Clef PRIVATE INSTRUCTION IN SINGING. Room 42, Central Building Available for Class Work. DR. F. W. HOLMS, Dentist Shannon Building Annex, Room A Telepnone 3538 e, arted to farmers in this vicinity this :’eek.d fllme sweeteng the land, mak- ing it produce better crops. B, L. Nichols of Bliss Place leaves today (Saturday) for Portland, Maine, and the first of next week goes from there to Boston to attend the world meries ball games. Open Air Meeting. There will be an out of door ser- vice at 5.80 o'clock Sunday afternoon on Sturtevant street near Glen woolen mill, Rev. M, R. French belng in charge. AMrs. S. Fliza Smith returned Thurs- day to her home on the New London turnpike after several months' ab- sence spent with friends in Lakeport, New Hampshire. _On the way home she visited Mrs, John Blair of Wor- cester, Mass. — Successful Hunters, ifford Lathrop of Town street and m? suest, Clark Burnham, of Willi- mantio, had good success hunting Thursday, bringing home partridges, quail end woodcock, In German Army. A resldent on East Town street has seven nephews in the German army. A letter received here from Brooklyn, N. Y. tells of a lady there who has 32 relatives in active service under the German flag. All Trolleys To WILLIMANTIC THREAD—six- cord thread for machine use— black or white— Sale Price.............. 6 for 27¢ BASTING THREAD on 500 yard spools—white—sizes 40-50-60— Sale Price......... .... 3 for 10c LINEN FINISH THREAD, for button sewing, 100 yard spools— Sale Price............... 2 for Sc BLACK SEWING SILK—Iletter "A;.—wn yard spools—Sc value-- rice ..... MERRICK'S cesecssescess BO DARNING COT- TON—45 yards of black, tan, grey, navy or white cotton— Sale Price....... ... 26, 8 for 5S¢ ENGLISH TWILLED TAPE— the very best quality, 10 yard rolls, from 1-4 to 1 inch. wide, values dp,_to 12%4c— Sale Price .. . 8 BIAS SEAM T ghest 12-yard pieces, worth grade. 12%c and 15c— Sale Price............. seceec.. 90 COMMON PINS of medium size, 400 pins on paper, medium size— Sale Price........ vseses 2 for Bc New Ideas In Dainty Neckwear Every day sees fresh arriv- als in the Neckwear Depart- ment, and each arrival brings to our large stock some new idea, for this is a season of great variety. WE HAVE MUCH TO INTERST YOU. VESTEBES OF ORIENTAL LACE AND ORGANDIE, with or without cuffs— 25c¢ to $2.50 LINEN, PIQUE AND SATIN SETS—a large selection of dainty Collar and Cuff Sets of various styles— 25c to $1.98 THE “TOMMY LIPTON", MEDICI AND MILITANT COLLARS in chiffon, lace or organdie— 25¢ to $1.50 Lace Sets, 50c to $3.50 THE LATEST STIFF LAUND- ERED COLLAR AND CUFF SETS in many styles— 50c, $1.00, $1.25 a set Men’s Furnishings Dep’t. $1.00 Negligee Shirts for 73c Here's a good assortment of Outing and Negligee Shirts with soft or laundered cuffs, coat style, in sizes from 14 to 17— Saturday, Special ......, 73c $1.50 Boys’ Shawl Collar Sweaters Just the one color, maroon, but they are good weight and an unusually well made sweater— Saturday, Special .. 980 Domestic Department $1.10 Crib Blankets for 8% Fine Crib Blankets, size 36 by 50 inches, with either blue or pink border— Special ....... 8% - Saturday, Silk Department Chiffon Taffeta for 97c a Yard This is our regular $1.29 qual- ity and is of wonderfully good quality for that price—35 inches ‘wide, in black only— Saturday, Special 970 $1.59 Crepe de Chine for $1.20 Black only is offered in this splendid 40-Inch Silk, at this price— Saturday, Special $1.29 The Prevailing Modes In Suits and Dresses Fall Sale of Notions and Sewing Needs A Sale of the “Yankee” Notions which mean clever and economical aids for the woman - who is doing her own sewing—or some one else’s sewing. sewing room at real sale prices. A FEW OF THE MANY ADVERTISED BARGAINS SATURDAY SPECIALS BRAHG5B The Business Center of Norwich DAILY EXPOSITION OF NEW STYLES These newer garments emphasize the supremacy of American designers in and suits which outshine those which, priorto the war, came to us from Paris and other old-world style centers. Our garment display is very complete and comprises all the best of the accepted styles produced‘ this season. We specially invite your inspection of the Suits and Dresses at the lower prices, for in style and finish they are most unusual. THEY BRING THE STYLE STORY RIGHT UP TO THE MINUTE. Allthen’eceuarieoforthe CLINTON SAFETY PINS in § SEW-ON HOSE SUPPORTERS, sizes, nickel or black finish, made of best suspender web- values 5c to Te— bing, value 25c— Sdnly g Dggséprée};lms L eall! EFENDER SAFETY PINS, e e Plul 1tos3, d:en o§ card— quality, double covered, Sale Pri 3 for 56 2, 8 and 4, value 17c a ir— INVISIBLE HAIR PINS in cab- P ale Price.......... 108, 3 for 256 inets, 60 pins— : WHITTEMORE'S SHOE POL- seersecesesacso... 40 | ISHES, black, White or tan— ALL BRASS HOOKS AND Value 10c—Sale Price. . EYES, will not rust, all sizes in Value 25c—8ale Price.. black or_silver finish— SKIRT MARKERS for nome Sale Price dressmakers—very simple and N easy to use. Indispensable for ASSORTED LOT OF FASTEN. | fomv o uee, ndusemiable, for iagara Made with 8-inch post and fur- e Tawo e nished with chalk complete. Sale Pri J68 ........n eeertone e Sale Price 3 KIND “S0-NO-MORE® SNAP FAST- B s pocket, sewing and embroidery s ok o IMe —all sizes, value 25c— Sale Price . FRESH WATER PEARL BUT- “MEDICI” C O TONS of high quality, sizes PORTS for the new collars, from 14 to 24, either two or four made of silk covered wire in holes— white or black— 8ale Price ......cccciveeenn... de Sale Price vee 40 sizes Our Winning Millinery Asset FIRST:—A fashion service that keeps us fully informed of every new millinery idea. SECOND:—Connections with connected with style ce: THIRD:—Milliners of long experience and skill in interpreting the correct style lines in the smartest possible wa FOURTH:—A grade of materials and finish that pleases the most fastidious. 3 Thus we build that much wanted STYLE into our hats that make our millinery show room, season in and season out, the mecca of mil- linery inspiration for the style-wi: Today Will Be An Excellent Opportunity To See the Newest Arrivals in Street Hats of the Moderately select New York houses who are closely nters. White Goods Department 8c Heavy Crash for 5o For Saturday one lot of heavy ‘Half-bleached Crash, value Sc— Saturday, Special........ Rug and Drapery Dep't. $2500 Axminster Rugs for $18.95 9 by 12 Rugs in spiendid Oriental designs and colorings, small designs and also medallion effects— Saturday, Special . $1885 Imported Scotch Madras for 1% The regular 25c quality in white and ecru—also a new line of Hemstitched Scrims—sold regularly for 25c— Wash Goods Department Standard Count Apron Ginghams Ginghams of our regular Sc grade, which are fast color— Saturday, Special...... 6le Saturday, Special..... vee 19c 12340 Percale for 9o : 3 in B i RGeS . Kitchenware Department fine count—taken m our reg- 2 z ular stock—short lengths— .\quégsn: DUSTLESS FLOOR Saturday, Special......... Saturday, Special......... 42¢ CEDAR “POLISH” MOPS FOR 950 CAN OF POLISH FREE . The Mop Alone Is Worth $1.50 * Special 950 Muslin Underwear Dep’t. SOME VERY DAINTY NIGHT ROBES are offered Saturday at . a marked reduction. Low neck models, trimmed with fine em- D Goods De it $1.50 Plaid Coatings for $1.19 broldery. Regular price $1.25— Saturday, Special........ 8%¢ Handsome Plaid Coatings In brown, tan, blue and grey effects, 89¢ Long Skirts for 69c B i s A~ all Fall and Winter weights— Saturday, Special...... $1.19 ery or_with scalloped edge— Saturday, Special........ 6%¢ S