Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 1, 1915, Page 20

Sorwich Bnlletin and Gouficd 119 YEARS OLD Subscription price 12¢c o weeks 50¢ 8 month; $6.00 a year. Entered at the Postoffice at Norwica, Conn.. 83 second-class matter. this year the total mileage is approx- imately~96,000. Just what this means can be understood when it {s kuown that thers were but 153,000 miles of such roads in the country in 1904, the worth of good roads is shown by the constantly increasing amount built each succeeding year. TFor the past ten years the average number of miles completed was 9,600 but for 1914 there were 18,000 miles of such road constructed. For 22 years state aid has been extended to the movement and during the past two years about a third of such work was carried on Telepmone Calist Bulletin Business Office 480. Bulletin Editorial Rooms 35-3. Bulletin Job Office 35-2. Room 32, Murray Willimantic Office, Buflding. Telephone 210. by means of state funds. There is no longer any doubt about the advisabil- ity of good roads and the only ques- Norwlich, Friday, Jan. 1, 1915 ssscecsscecescesessnsensecetososeannaoecesees: | The Circulation of The Builetin Yh-s Bulletin has the large: circulation of any paper ix: East- ern Connecticu® ana from three to four times largér than that of any in Norwich. It is deliversd to over 3UU0 of the 4.u33 hovses in orwich, a . read by ninety- three per oont. of *10 peopl n Windhem it @ delivered to over . nouses, in Putnam and Danielson ts over 1,100 end in al of thess places it 18 coneid- ciea the local daily. Esstern Connecticat has forty- cne hundred and 99059990500908 1300320044455 084B028000 aine towns, sixty-five postoffize districts, and esixty rural free delivery -outss. #3995992933599%0 500000, The Bulistin ix sold in every town and on all «f the R. F. D. @outes in Easiern Connestisut. CIRCULATION AVErage..cocscrossse 1201 sas2 1905, averagessescesenens 5,920 Norwich an do not lac in: n o pport development, but that pushing ahead with v th advantages, the three years made CLUBS. om ually ac as healtl likev motion to scient: do continued and it is of the present day. s . AT 8 vever, are mnot{ Ap added honor for the down and onfln t e to “boys, for is the distinction of eating s M at the municipal lodging house re demons modern ideas « othing sends an idea home a v an an actual demonstr 1 it can be shown to the e it the boys thro the | 1 of up-to-date methods can adjoining gricultural lot, GOOD ROADS. ood roads have for a @ cognized as o city and countr; a time when a luxur re considered indispensable. solated and neglected annot boast at least ad, and thos growing fewer. ing increa: outpouri to t improved ro tantly nt 1e shortcomings | talcen by Congressmen Vollmer and @ s of the past. | Bartholdt when they urge that this Good = @ Sxture, but they| country aid Germany and end the re steadily underzolng improvement HMth greater Insistence befng placed pon the permaneney of such pub- & worlk. In the past two years there Bve Geen over 34,000 miles of su “ced roads dullt in th's country, w b the ten year pericd ending with 2 d ratifying to learn that Great| né the mnote con- Kk ith the com- they ability The Bulletin covering the two counties for ing of the proof of its be- how that it was i while business and s perhap: in-| It was for such an outcome that 8 aggrayal e- | the adminisireifon drafted the com- positive advance- | munication of protest as It did. Tts £ progress control. appreciate | 2 thing their spare time to fire the coun- crop on their plot g raised|a educatior home. It js{ A Cleveland man has provided a s wanted. The | burying ground for illustrious men, 5 bushels of ut it is another one of the cases 1 been pre-| Where one mu die to win. h for the SR n that lo-| Getting from 1914 to 1915 was ac- which far | complished with far less trouble than eat many t im- are con- And as such for tion involved is the production of roads of a permanent character. COASTING ACCIDENTS. | Already many coasting accldents | and not a few fatalities have occurred throughout New England and the number fs ound to increase as win- ter advances There is perhaps no more delightful or exhilarating sport at thi season, but it does rot re- quire many such accidents before. se- wus consideration is glven to the taking of steps which will put an end to such possibilities. “ractured skulls nd broken bones usually bring a! quick decision and in not a few places the forbidding of coastinz on all city streets has followed. When enow is on the ground the hills of a ci are the playgrounds of the chi Unfortunately the most | desirable hills for coasting are very apt to be much used thoroughfares, ct streets where there is mucl and vehicular traffic. In those places in particular is there constant s0es 199999929309 0090550008: danger, so much so that it is often | surpriein there are not more serious the coasters amount ef worry notormen. irely drings ildren even might hated | move so; ing hills Te the; y safe the children, subject to the least would mean Such trafiic during coas riods and it should materiall a great to { ! v of the ac i 1at mizht be expected to ocour | i of events. A GOOD START, the spiri nd intended. 1~ 1 is bound and quick- | question in- a| volved. ? been said of some other things, the safe and sane| method of solution for these leaders among the English speaking people to give fair and honorable raception and consideration to the facts in the case. | pose was to aveid a dispute which | could not be amicably settled, but it| was equally anxious that its position 11 be cleariy and positively set 1at it succeeded is best evi- the interpretation twhich et the note in Great Britain. fact that Great Britain has ¢ the attitude of th { country is highly pleasing. It ind ates that the perils surrounding the ration and presentation of the ¢ st have dmirably avoided and therefore 1 for the in friendliness 7, it should =o' unched mean that ion from the h this country h j in treatment nmerce and its rights as a ral country cannet be sacrifice rom the good start there should spredv clearing up of the ndings that exist. EDITORIAL NOTES. The Bulletin wishes a2 happy and prosperous New Year to ail its read- | ers. i ce | neu but be a ander: mis- | Some people look upon Wew Year's olely as tpe time for changing the alendar. Perhaps as good a stunt as any to rt off 18915 with is a determination to be an optimist. Time and again has it been deter- mined that it is not a warship’s name - | that mak Even plates ought disrezard f new auto ° in utter ules and regulations. Spealker Clark predicts no extra ses- sion of congress. Probably be busy enough getting ready for the wed- the Colonel. | Those who are making the greatest ions for flopping over of 1v to have the hard- | ping it ther conscientiously made »uld be given a good start for it's hard and slippery pull up the ght and narrow path. rounding some of the icy and unsand- ed corners during the past week. The man on the corner says: T ink T1l be doing pretty well during vear if T succeed in getting by out biting off more than I can chew, | Having caused all the trouble that it did 1914 ought to be glad to get away s it did, but therc are some things started it might better have fin- hed. It s a lar view of neutrality {had, and likewise | bling conflict, I am sure that I have more of the artist’s temperament than any one else in our family. Indeed, sometimes I wonder how a person of my deli- cate perceptions and keen sensibili- ties ever happened to be born into such a matter of fact, prosaically un- imaginative clan as ours. I thought of this last week when Aunt Racne: sent Cousin Fannie a handsome sil- ver mounted seal traveling bag for what the heroine of “Alice in Won- nd” called an “‘unbirthday pres- “Dear me,” gricved my ever practi- cal. mother, “it's too pad that Aunt Rachel didn't nd you a nice winter coat, which you really need, instead of this luxurious bag. “It was lovely of her to remember me so generously,” said Cousin Fan- nie, “but I do scarcely require all this elegance for my infrequent trips.” ’ “Doesn’t it suggest all sorts of good times, though?” ¥ asked. “Why, Cousin Fannie, it makes me somewhere right away. 1 my stepping off a Pu that bs in my hand in Washington, New Y. or even Milwauke “Your fancy runs ahead o laughed Cousin Faniie. mine,” “I'm afraid ,; FAMOUS TRIALS TRIAL OF DOCKYARD INCEND- 1ARY. Very few Americans are famillar with an incident during the Revolu- tionary War that created a great amount of excitement in 1gland, and which led that nation to believe that Benjamin Franklin ang Silas Deane, our Minister to the rench court, had been in league with an incendiary to set fire to the famous dockyvards at Portsmouth, Eng. A fire was discovered in the do vards on e night of Dec. 7, 17 but as it little damage no atten- d tion was p“d to i Omn Jan. 15, 1 there was ®ound evidences of were v empioyed and levastatior oughout the kingdom. February, John the painter prehended at Portsmouth f tion. Nothur him at ! o £y tile nam stated tl here 1 Deane, the American am that the latter had given him some money and encouraged him to set fire to the dockyards at Portsmouth, Plymouth, ch, etc, as the best means of ng Great Britain. Thereupon John the was committed and March 6, 777, true bill was fo agalinst the Grand Jury. Many eminent men appeared as counsel for the Crown, but the prisoner appears to have peen compelied to act for himself. The three charges against John were, first, setting fire to a_quantity of hemp and ropes in the dockyards with the idea of destroying the p! second, for setting fire to a ce building in the dockyards, and thir for firlng His Majesty', aval stors The testimon against the prisoner was overwhelming. Baldwin testified that John had told him he had taken a view of most of the Lnglish dock- and fortifications, the number that ch up on A fortifications, the weight of their metal and the number of men, and that he had carried this information at two different ne in Paris, for which h aid. The only piece , be- vond the ements, | by whi row out any in ampered with by a . French p produced: but a it date England was not at ance, a docu been sec m After the accused had made defense, impugning Baldwin's wa veracity, the judge summed up and the jury almost iately found the prisoner guilty, and he tenced to death. O after his condemnation he a aesire to make 2 he did on March he was taken from Winch to Winchester, where he was exec dockyard, th f the mizzenmast He hung for and at the - gate of glbbet being made of the Arethusa frizate. one hour and was taken dow suspended on Blockhouse Port, : mouth of Portsmouth Harbor, w his_body remained gibbeted for sev- eral years. In his confession the pr gave his name Jame: stated that he had v ted landing in Virginiz, later going to Philadelphia, Amboy, New York and Boston, after which he returned England at the outbreak of the Rev olution. TUpon reaching home he s cured all the information possible re- garding the dockvards and English navy, which he carried to Parls and laid before Mr. Deane, s Dr. Franklin. He stated that he gentlemen that he had a plantation in America and that he was an utter enemy of Great Britain and that h had contrived a scheme _which, properly carried into_execution, would effectually destroy the power of the Ministry ‘and throw the kingdom into the greatest confusion, if not into the hands of America. He further stated that Mr. Deane had given him a letter to a friend in London to supply him with money, whereupon he left to carry out his project, with the result as already noted. After the war that Dr. Franklin or Silas Deane or the French court had aught to do with the crime was not in the least credited by the British nation. merica, demonstrated in Cincinnati. was the invention of Moses Latta and was constructed in a machine shop in that city. From the days of the “seven cohorts” of ancient Rome with their red vessels and hand pumps, men had fought fire only by hand. George Braithwalite built the first power fire engine, but it was a faijure. Latta’s successful inven-, tion with the organization of a paid city fire department which it made possible, was due to Miles Green- wood, Chief of the Cincinnat! Fire Department. When the ensine was taken to itg first fire the volunteer The prevention of the wreck of an express at Stamford iz only what ought to be expected. but even so it is impossible to belittle the fact that the flagman was onto his job, fire comnanies did their best to destroy it; but the citizens of Cin- cinnati rallied in a body to its rescue. BoSton was the next city to have a fire engine. FROM LUCILE’'S DIARY . Perhape the grestset Tecomnition of [} e} an at- temnt to burn the yards and much alarm was created. Several persons were under suspicion, but especlally a painter who had been about the ards and had mysteriou disap- peared the night the fire was dis- covered. In the meantime other fires broke | out which otherwise could not be than b posing had told these | i i | IT'HEN and NOwW i | y-two years ago today the Today the fire insurance com- §! first practical power fire engine w panies in many city districts in the it will be a long time before I shall find myself landing in any of those places you name.” “Well then, you'll have to let me christen your bag for you, because the very sight of it has given me the wanderiust, and I'm certainly going a-traveling, and Tll be delighted if yowll lend me vour bag. I have s standing invitation to visit Janet Baughman and I think T'll run_up to Milwaukee for the week end. Surely, you will be glad to lend the bag.” Janet was quite astonished when I blew in at her house Friday after- noon. “I thought it would be jolly to sur- prise you,” I said as I kissed her and the litle girls. ; “But,” said Dolly, the younger child, somewhat anxiously, “we're all going away tomorrow. Papa’s going to take us in the automobile down to see ndma in Indiana.” Yes, we have been planning a little We wish to go before the very cold weather,” admlited Janet when T looked at her for confirmation of Doily’s statement. “You mustn’t let my fere at all” I sald. “I'll just sta to-night. Even such a short visit is better than not seeing you at all this autumn, “Why, Janet,” I continued as a new thought struck me, “how would it be} for me to go with vou to-morrow far as Chicago? You know, the nothing I iove more than motoring.’ “Perhaps you could go with us,’ answered Janet, with a little pucker in her brow. “If it Isn’t perfectly convenient, Janet, just say so, for, although it w be a disappointment to forego such glorius long ride, of course, I don't wish to intru “The only thing I was thinking of was that Mr, Baoughman has begged me lkeep our baggage down and not have the car crowded uncomfortab: It’s the matter of room that troub oming inter- me a little,” “I tell you at I can do. I can send my b by parcel po Then there only me ext How will that “All right, may Janet answered her unenthuslasti And so the next morning the little ris and I wedged ourselves into the ck seat of the car and we scarcely d room for our feet when tn all itcases, extra wraps and lunch box s had been packed I did not enjoy ride nearly so I had expected, as I w and crowded with a gling_child on each side of me, and ghman was so glum all the that It was depressing. I fear is not so genial and plea: t as ! used to think. did not arriv was out wher | and when I The traveling bag 1e until Monday. I tman bro she How could you mail wit It's a pe bruised and ba annie’s wrapping the way i tered.” “Weil I don’t why you st blame me, mother, because the rc service isn't more careful.” “Anyway, It’s nicer to have some the shiny newness taken off a tra ing bag. so that it will look as owner — went somewkere once while.” | “You appeared quite anxious to take newest crossly. “Moreover, you sent | it locked, and we had to pay lette posiage on it! There was $3 due!" “Why, is it possible?” “Yes, 1t’s possible, and a pretty way to_spend money, I must say I soon saw that there w | trying to convince mother that it | because of the stupidity of the in the little station i rather than because c ness that we had to pa $3, which certainly isn't such mendous sum that the whole h. hold need be distressed about am sorry say that when poc mother becomes excited about little thing she is quite deaf to .—Chicago News. 1 g I OTHER VIEW POINTS | : 3 i Florida strawberries are in the mar- ket. As the gift season is over with, he common people of the land will | wait for the native berries and escape costumary attack of rheum: this season the year.—Middle- Penny Press. knew it. He declared r ring the tariff debate {that t proposed schedules would industry and other in- ies in Connecticut. What did he do then? Why he voted as the hoss at the white use wanted him to vote.—New B: Record. ne of the first things to do thece | is to make sure that the s - | walk in front of your home nded. | It you have no sand in the cellar ashes | or sawdust will do, but your home will be kept clean easier if sand is used instead of ashes. But whatever ¥ use, bear in mind that anything is better than a slipnery walk.—Water- | bury Republican | | Judeine from the vast appropriation imates made public by State Treas- urer Roberts, and in view of the con- | dition of Connecticut’s finances, t lieve that th ing general assemb chance to display some finanein Here's hoping make good at the task before Ansonia Sentinel The state never a more fooli: thing in t matter of the expendi- ture of public money than when located a Normal school in Danbury There was no need for such ar stitutlon and the fact was very oughly explained at the it was plai tated that | of education would be ‘best served by | having the school in Waterbury where | United States have reduced this insurance from 29 to 50 per cent., in the face of the fact that a fire is breaking out every three minutes somewhere in America and costing a thousand dollars a minute or a million and a half every twenty- four hours. The secret of this re- duction In insurance 1s the fact that in 1912 there was expended for mo- tor fire apparatus more than $3,000,000 with 594 machines in ser- vice. At the close of 1014 it is es- timated that the investment in these machines had guadrupled with an outlay of 3$15,000,000. Many towns and suburban communities now have a single motor hose and chem- ical engine to- cover effectively an area as large as 22 square miles. The Business Center of Norwich Trolleys Lead To T2 Lostonghiore January Economy Sales Commence Saturday, January 2nd January is the month ot economies and your opportunity begins with the first business day of the month; your oppor- tunity to buy merchandise of the high- est character at the lowest possible prices. THE BOSTON STORE STANDS FOR LOW _PRICES---HIGH QUALITIES SERVICE---CONVENIENCE Don’t Miss These Sales The Doctor’s Friend. 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