Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-11

The Connecticut Typotheate will
field, in Bridgeport, Monday evening
January IS.
January prices for goods, as offered
by The Bulletins advertisers, evidently
look good to purchasers, and the daily
search for bargains continues.
Towards the weekend the steamers
of the Norwich line carried big
freights, and a number of idle freight
handlers were recalled to work.
NO. you won't, you ungentlemanly
| female" says Higgins in THE Man
| From Montana" at Spiritual academy,
| Wednesday and Thursday.-adv.
About 30 men are employed steadily
at the new barracks at the navy yard.
The contractor states that the job will
be completed by the first of March.
The temperature was IS degrees on
| Sunday morning and the drizzling
rain throughout the day and evening
was not heavy enough to do much
good.
Norwich friends will regret to learn
that Christopher Morgan has been
called home to Mystic from the west
by the serious illness of his wife's
mother. Mrs. Lydia C. Noyes.
The Connecticut Society for Mental
Hygiene is planning to urge legisla-
| ton on the present general assembly
toward improving the conditions IN
der which the insane are treated in
this state.
With the new year, the Rockville
Journal comes to the exchange table
in new type, fresh and natty, it's pages
filed with interesting news from all
points in Tolland county in particular
! and the world in general.
The new issue of special delivery
stamps has been received at the Con-
nectlcut postoffces. The ne wvarietJ
is entirely different from the former
indigo rectangles bearing the old time
postboy and are a nile green in color
and are almost square.
The annual state convention of the
United Association Of Plumbers,
Steam and Gas Filters was held in
Danbury Saturday night. The ses-
sions of the convention were held at
Hotel Green and the members had
banquet at the hotel Sunday afternoon
at 2 o'clock.
The new scout cruiser Birmingham,
which has been at anchor just above
the Pequot, has been cruising about
Block island of late to wear down her
machinery. She is 470 feet long, At
feet beam, draws II feet Of water and
has a displacement of 300 tons. The
Birmingham has four stacks and two
masts.
The total number of children re-
naming on the rolls of the county
homes of Connecticut, 900, on Sep
tember 30. 1908, is tire largest IN their
history. II is felt that soma new i'm
petus must be applied to secure a
more active placing out of children
from the county institutions into fam
lily homes.
Senator Buckley has introduced in
the senate a bill to incorporate the
Society of the Descendants of the
Signers Of the Declaration of indie
pendence. Judge Albert McC. Math-
ewson Of New Haven, a Windham
county boy, is the president Of this
society, and the bill was introduced at
his request.
Honors for FIRST term in the Yale
bestowed, include Allan w. York,
North Stonington. The honor grade
for first term in the freshman class
of the Sheffield Scientific school in
clude Samuel w. Case and Harold R.
Preston, Norwich. and Otto F. KRAFT
SEMINAR, Rockville.
At Stamford, the officers Of the hos
pital received information Saturday
that the hospital would receive $3.50
81 from the estate OF Mrs. Alice A.
Hall, wife of John S. Hall of Colches-
ter as its share Of the public bequest
in Stamford made by her. Mrs. Hall
was not known there and the beuuest
came as a surprise to the hospital au-
tnorltles.
The directors OF the Connecticut
Society Of Civil Engineers met in the
New Haven city hall Friday, and made
up the ticket to be voted on at the
annual election TO be held at Hartford
February and 10, including for pres
ident, Frederick J. Easterbrook, New
York, New Haven & Hartford rail-
road; for first vice president, Shepard
B. Palmer, Norwich.
Fire at Squire Gregson's.
Saturday morning at the home Of
Squire Gregson, No. SO Broad street, |
there was "a small fire in the kitchen
caused by a pan Of fat blazing up as
the maid was carrying it from the oven
of the stove to the sink The shelf
above the sink and some Of the wood