Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-09

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Norwich, Tuesda", Feb. 9, 1909.
VARIOUS MATTERS.
Monday was a bit Marchy
Have the, flags ready to display on
Friday.
Advance spring styles in gowns and
hats looked timely on Monday
The lengthening of the days means
the shortening of the lighting bills.
Eating ones peck of dirt was mat
ter Of necessity, not choice, yesterday.
Students home for the midwinter re-
cess returned to their studies on Mon
day.
A number from here went to see the
ruins Of the Norwich line freight shed,
at New London.
Unusually attractive Lincoln favors,
cards, pictures, log cabin notices,
photographs of the Lincoln family, etc,
fpdipor raaHu eaIe
In the Springfield Sunday Republi-
can, Henry Robinson Palmer of Ston-
ington had a dainty word picture,
Sunset in Winter Woods
At the fourth quarterly conference
of the Methodist church in New Lon
don Monday evening, District Supt j.
H. Newland of Norwich presided.
Big red candy hearts, heartshaped
red boxes, filed with candy, doves. Gu
pids and similar reminders Of St. VAL
entine's day fill the shop windows.
Rev William F. Newton. who has
been holding meetings at Clark's Falls
for the past two weeks has closed his
meetings and returned to his home.
The river and harbor bill, which
win probably be reported to the house
this week, viii provide for surveys,
with view to inaugurating improve
ments in Connecticut waterways, in
Guiding Mystic river.
The White Ribbon Banner states
that Miss Mary J. Kin7all of Filing
ton, vice president of Toiland county,
is acting president Of the w. c. T. U.
during the absence of Mrs. Holman in
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OF Connecticut is to be held Monday
February %. at the Hartford Y. NJ
c. A. building, when various problems
connected with the work will be dis
cussed.
In, connection with the Baptist bud
get conference which begins in Nor
walk today Tuesday,, the Bridgeport
Telegram Of Monday pictured as one
of the prominent speakers. Rev. G. c.
Sauer, formerly Of Norwich.
hG AlnSIiNdn NdliOldl req Gross
society has notified the various state
organizations that no more contribu-
tons are necessary for the Italian
earthquake sufferers. At the close Of
business Saturday the total amount
contributed had reached s9S5,000.
All United States railroads report
ing weekly have now reported for
three weeks of January and show total
gross earnings Of s16,565.941 a gain
of 90 per cent. over the corresponding
period Of last year, but compared with
January, 1907, when trade was very
active, there is a loss Of IT per cent.
Leroy P. Gracey of New London,
who has been running between Dan
bury and South Norwalk as a postal
clerk. has been transferred to a run
between Brattleboro and New London,
succeeding William Oar, who has been
assigned to duty as transfer clerk at
the Union station, New London.
The funeral services Of Wilfred NJ
Croker were held in the Mantle
Baptist church Sunday afternoon. Rev.
H. A. Goering officiated. Services at
the grave were in charge Of Mantle
lodge Of Odd Fellows and the bearers
were Charles E. Beebe, Samuel Rogers,
Frank Bacon. Herman E. Ravens. Ma
rion c. Russell and George W. Merry
Among the pamphlets accepted by
the commissioners of the Connecticut
geological and natural history survey
to appear at an early date. is No IA
The F1owering Plants and Pterido-
phytes Of Connecticut; by a committee
of the Connecticut Botanical society
This paper gives complete list of the
Towering plants and OF the ferns and
allied forms in Connecticut, with notes
in regard to geographic and topo-
graphic distribution and economic re
latious