A petition for signers lias been circu
lated around the city, which will be
placed before the common council at
the next regular meeting. The petition
requests the council to regulate the
hours of the newsdealers here Sundays
and to put a stop to other places doing
business on that day. This does not in
clude the drug stores, hotels or res
taurants.
The recent reduction in passenger
fares by the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad, to the basis of two
cents a mile covering the entire road,
affords further evidence of a desire to
tarnish transportation at the lowest pos
sible rate, with accommodations and
service satisfactory toils patrons, and
bring within reach of all the opportuni
ty to obtain at the minimum of expense
full advantage of such service through
out the territory served by the lines of
this company.
The talk given by Secretary H. W.
(iibson, of the Massachusetts State Y.
M. C. A., in the Congregational chapel
on Tuesday evening was, one of the best.
The service was under the auspices of \
the Phi Alpha Pi society, but all the
boys and young men were invited. Mr.
(Iibson had his subject given out as
"Hodge Podge,” but at the beginning of
his talk laughingly told tile boys he had
so chosen his theme in order that he
might talk upon anything. He finally
addressed the meeting upon the words
which stood for the three sides of the
Y. M. C. A. triangle, and also of a boys’
life—body, mind and spirit. Each part
of the triangle was taken separately and
some great truths were opened to the
boys. The address left a great deal of
material for the boys to think about.
