Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-02-01

February.
First leaf of the calendarI
II is daybreak now at $40.
February begins with a day exactly
ten hours long.
Sundays snow did not keep the au.
| tomobiles off the streets.
The best moonlight nights thi:
month are from the I'd to the sth.
A pleasant Sunday is a rarity, and
everybody rejoiced in yesterdays
| sunshine.
Charity whist Of st. Mary's parish
at John Donovan's postponed to Wed
nesday evening.-adv.
The convention Of the Connecticut
Schuetzenbund is to be held in Hart
, ford on Sunday. February Fl.
The state board of education con-
! Quoted an examination of teachers, or
Friday and Saturday. at the capitol.
A new man has been added to the
crew at the Fishers island life saw
ing station, Manuel Clay Of Stoning-
ton.
A good number enjoyed the benefits
of the Otis library reading room on
Sunday afternoon. Miss Cash was in
charge.
A conference of prohibitionists OF
Connecticut is called for Monday, Feb
ruary 20, in the Y. NJ. c. A. building
at Hartford.
Although the snow Is dry, it fell to
such a depth upon the foundation OF
ice that sleighing is excellent on the
country roads.
Hedges, vines and the cedars banked
about porches and piazzas were very
CHEEKY, with their sprinkling Of snow
after Saturdays storm.
The total amount of money sent to
the sufferers by the Italian earthquake
was ss41,74O, according to a statement
given out Saturday by the American
National Red Cross society.
c. H. Preston OF Norwich and L. B.
Crosby OF New London. are directors
OF the Connecticut State Hardware as
socitaion, which holds its annual con-
vention in Waterbury February and
3.
Building contracts awarded in New
England since the first of the year
continue to show healthy increase
over last years. The gain over 1908 up
TO January 27 amounts to about $4,50O,-
900.
James Moriarty of Smith street, New
London, is to be committed to the
Norwich insane hospital this week
Moriarty has been acting strangely of
late and an examination revealed his
mental afliction.
Frank B. Avery of Groton, the
brakeman instantly killed in yard at
Putnam Friday night, as told in Sat
urday's Bulletin, was the only son of
John B. Avery of Norwich, whose
home is at Fort Point.
A teachers meeting is to be held in
the Baptist church. North Ashford
(Eastford), on Saturday. February 6,
at 7.3o p. m. A Good School System
will be discussed by Charles D. Hine,
secretary Of the state board OF educa-
ton.
Copies Of a school document giving
q list Of the dates and places of state
teachers examinations, are ready at
the office Of the secretary OF the state
board Of education. The document al
so contains a list Of state teachers
certificates. D.
Tuesday. in the Catholic churches,
the feast of the publication OF the
Blessed Virgin Mary, known as Can
dlemas day, will be observed. On this
day the faithful present the church
candles to be blessed, which are used
during the year on the altar at the
holy sacrifice Of the mass.
It has been the custom in the gov
ernors office in issuing certificates for
notaries public to commission persons,
who, though not actual citizens, say
they have taken out their first papers.
Attorney General Holcomb has given
an opinion that no one not a citizen
can qualify as a notary public.
The Rev. James P. Stoddard, Is years
Of age, secretary and general agent of
the New England Christian association
for nineteen years, died in Boston, on
Friday. He was native of Goshen.
this state, but removed to Illinois with
his parents when he was a boy. He
was graduate of Wheaton CHI col
lege.
The Meriden Journal, noticing the
birthdays of prominent citizens, Friday
and Saturday, pictured Leonard p.
Edgerton, rs, senior member of the
firm OF Edgerton & Immich, born in
Coventry, and Edgar ]. Doolittle, for
mer mayor and state senator, who OBJ
served the Gath anniversary of his
birthday. He was born in Hebron.
At the fifteenth annual convention
OF the Connecticut state association Of
letter carriers In Meriden, Washing
toms birthday, guests invited to the
banquet include, DR.. Granfeld, first as
sistant postmaster general. Governor
Lilley, William E. Kelley, president of
the national association of letter catr-
riers, senators, representatives and
postmasters Of this state
Just as the Block Islanders had
called special meeting to decide what
to do with the steamer New Shore