Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-14
VARIOUS MATTERS

Norwich, Thursday, Oct. IA, 1909. VARIOUS MATTERS The mercury was well below 40 de- grees, Wednesday morning. The first carload of Florida oranges and grapefruit is expected north this week.
 There was much hurrying to save tender plants from the frost Wednes- day night
 The pastor requests every Trinity Methodist to be at the Armory this evening.-adv.
 Florists are selling many bulbs of hyacinths, crocuses, tulips, iris, Chi nese narcissus and oxalis.
 Merchants welcomed the sudden drop in temperature yesterday, as a help to move their fall stocks.
 The annual convention of the Con- necticut Woman Suffrage association is to be held in Meriden Friday, Oc- tober 22.
 There will be preaching at Central Baptist church this afternoon at 3 o'clock, conducted by pr. Henry w. Stough-adv.
 At a farewell reception rendered Robert s. Ross by the Waterbury r. N I4a presented $40 in gold.
 At the state convention of the Kings Daughters in New Haven this morn ing, the report from New London, Windham and Holland counties will be made by Miss Lucy Geer.
 A Somers correspondent writes: An automobile party, consisting of MT. and Mrs. Allen of Norwich and Mir. and Mrs. Bath of Willimantic. were enter tained at the Naples Sunday.
 The fish and game laws in force October 1 have been printed in pam phlet form. Copies may be obtained from F.. Hart Geer of Hadlyme, secre- tary of the fish and game commission.
 It will interest his Norwich friends to know that Hon. George F. Tinker, the superintendent of the First church Sunday school New London, has serv- ed the school 25 years as superintend- ent.
 A severe attack of influenza is con- 1ning Waterman R. Burnham to his bed this week. MT. Burnham was able to attend church on Sunday morn- ing and was taken i'll during Sunday afternoon.
 Rev. P. c. Wright is anxious that every member of the Central Baptist church so far as possible should be at the church night service in the armory this evening.-adv.
 On Sunday, October 31, Protestants will celebrate the Festival of the Re- formation in memory of the mailing of the ninety five theses on the door of the castle church of Wittenberg, Sax ony, by Martin Luther.
 It Is not yet Indian summer In- dian summer in North America is identical with the St. Martins sum- mer of France and the other Mediter- ranear countries. It is called St. Mar tins summer because it occurs about St. Martins day, November Il.
 A check for S4SS.33 has been re- ceived at the office of the state treas urer, from the town of Colchester through it's treasurer, F. T. Bunyan, in payment of the state tax, due on or before November 10. Colchester is the first town in the state to pay this tax of one-half mill on the town list.
 Many Connecticut druggists have re- gently signed a paper that has been circulated by pharmaceutical authori- ties, which pledges them to abide by the laws in regard to the sale of spir- ituous and intoxicating liquors. The law makes it very serious for a drug gist to sell intoxicating liquor to be drunk on the premises.
 Miss Della Leavens sailed from New York this week for China, where she is to spend five years in missionary work. While in Smith college Miss Leavens became interested in mis- sions and volunteered her services. Now that she is actively entering the mission field her salary and expenses have been guaranteed by the Smith college girls, and she will be support