Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-02-23
VARIOUS MATTERS.


VARIOUS MATTERS.
The Ratchet was the popular favor.
The grounding may only be playing
possum.
BY wednesday the day win be elev-
en- hours long.
There was a good display Of the
stars and stripes.
Fur dealers see no merit in this ad-
vanced spring weather.
Many cottage owners improved Mon
days sunshine to visit their shore
property.
Eastern Connecticut tourists have
started for New Orleans to attend the
Mardi-Gras.
There were numerous informal so-
ciaI meets. entertainments at cards,
etc, Monday evening.
March may come in like lion, but
February is apparently going out like
the most docile Of lambs.
Some householders improved the
holiday by a little preliminary digging
or gardens and flower beds.
The schooner Laura M. Lunt with
humber for Fort Point, has arrived
after long trip from Savannah.
The offertory in all the Catholic
churches on Sunday next will be the
annual collection for negro and Indian
missions.
In accordance with the annual Gus
tom the navy yard plant was closed
in commemoration Of the birth Of
Washington.
Eliza, widow OF William H. Taylor
and mother of Mrs. Martin F1aherty
died in Providence on Saturday. The
family has relatives In Norwich.
In st. Patricks church on Monday
at 7.30, friends attended a requiem
high mass for Richard J. Finnegan
whose funeral took place on Sunday
afternoon.
Mondays Springfield Republican
printed some verses on The Ice Storm
by the Rev James Coote Of Thompson
vile, formerly pastor Of the local
Methodist church.
Rev. Joseph T. Cobb, pastor Of the
Norwich Uniyersalist church, ex-
changed pulpits with Rev. Howard
Colby Ives Of All Souls church. New
London, Sunday morning.
While visiting in Montville over a
week ago, Horace H. Allen of Church
street cut his foot badly with an ak.
The wound is healing well, but he is
still unable to leave the house.
J. o. Landon of Norwich was wear
ing on his coat Monday a dandelion
blossom which he picked near the
mill Office at Uncasville Monday. At
the same time John Lathrop picked
two dandeli6ns in bloom.
Very low Colonist Rates via Nickel
Plate road-Beginning March 1st to
California, Washington and Oregon.
Elegant tourist sleepers. Write L. P.
Burgess. n. E. P. A., 20s Old South
Bldg, Boston. Mass.-adv.
The funeral services Of Thomas G.
Hinckley, we'll known railroad engl-
neer, and native Of Preston. was held
at the Grand avenue Baptist church,
New Haven at 5 o'clock, on Sunday
afternoon. Burial was In New Haven.
The country's railroads during the
last two or three years used Ito, 900, :
600 to 15OOo0,O00 OF sawed and
hewn ties year. The ideal tie tim
Der is white oak, which combines the
qualities Of durability, hardness,
strength and close grain.
The annual convention Of the Swe-
dish Christian Young Peoples associa-
tion Of Connecticut which opened on
Saturday evening at the Swedish Con-
gregational church IN Hartford, closed
Sunday evening. Rev. T. A. Nelson Of
New Haven was elected president.
The statistics OF building operations
in New England show contracts
awarded to February IL, 1909, $13.036,-
600. Contracts awarded corresponding
period, 1908, s5,261, 600; 1907, s13, :
OO0 1905, s11,620.oOQ: 1905, sT,598,O 900;
1904, $1,000, 900; 1908, s7,504,09 1902,
$10,4410Oo 1904, s7.ss4o00
The New England Navigation Co,
owner Of the steamer Maine, has CIV
en- an extra months pay to the mem
beers of the crew OF the steamer, who
were on board when the Norwich line
wharf at New London was burned on
Monday morning. February s, in ap-
probation Of the work done by the
crew in getting the Maine away from
the wharf before she was seriously