Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-20
Che 0rnlletur,
VARIOUS MATTERS.
sleighins parties are being plan

VAhlUUS MAI ERS.
sleighinE parties are being planned.
The coasters are making up for lost
time.
The fur coat is having a great
vogue.
Some of the sleighbens are musical,
and some are not.
An even half hour has been added
to the days length.
Additions will be made to all water
bills unpaid after today, Jan. 20.-adv.
Temperatures varying from de-
gress to degrees below zero were
reported Tuesday morning.
State Boiler Inspector Z. H. Chap
man of Norwich tested the Stonington
fire department engine Monday.
Many snowbirds have been about
since the storm, and humane people
are seeing to it that they are fed.
Special blue Mouse" matinee for
ladies and children at the Broadway,
this Saturday. Prices ESQ to $1.-adv.
Frank Burrows Of New London yes
terday purchased a farm Of 256 acres
in East Lyme from the estate of Will
liam G. Sharpe.
Some Of the milkmen have their
carts placarded announcing the annual
convention Of the Dairymen's associa-
ton. in Hartford, January 20 and 81.
The Connecticut State Optical So
ciety, which was formed about six
months ago, and now has ninety mem
bers, had a dinner at the Winthrop,
in Meriden, Sunday night.
Additions will be made to all water
bills unpaid after today, Jan. 2o.-adv.
The railroad commissioners held
hearings in their office in the capitol
Monday regarding the elimination Of
grade crossings at Pomfret and Ster-
ling. Tie hearings were closed and
the findings will be announced soon.
The steamer Maine Of the Norwich
line, which broke her steam steering
gear on her trip down the Sound Sat
urday night. completed repairs Mon
day and got away on time with full
passenger list and good cargo.
According to the order issued from
the adjutant generals office troops
under arms will be permitted to pass
through the state from February 26
to March 6, for the purpose of attend
ing the Inauguration of President elect
Taft.
Additions will be made to all water
bills unpaid after today, Jan. 2O.-adv.
The stock exchange has announced
that all transactions in New York,
New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co.
certificates of subscription or six per
cent. convertible debentures hereafter
will be third instalment rs per cent.
paid and full paid.
One Of the few original pictures Of
Edgar Allan Poe, who was born 100
years ago today. was on exhil ition in
l. y
It is a daguerreeotype and was once
owned by the late DR.. Henry S. Corn
well.
There are more inmates at the state
home for Odd Fellows in Groton than
have ever been located there. Alex
ander Anderson of the Stamford lodge
was admitted Tuesday. The number Of
inmates is so large that the auditori-
UNI has been made use of to accommo-
date cots.
Icemen claim that the recent rain
took off four inches Of ice from ponds.
1t requires nine-inch Ice to make har-
vesting safe. Ten or twelve-inch ice
is preferable, dealers state, as with
plows or markers on the ponds the
weight Of horses has to be reckoned
with.
Additions win be made to all water
bills unpaid after today, Jar. 2O.-adv.
The certificates Of election Of the
five Connecticut representatives to the
United States congress have been
signed by Gov. George L. LiIley and
State Secretary Matthew H. Rogers, \
as follows: z. Stevens Henry, First
district: Nehemiah D. Sperry Sec
ond; Edwin w. Higgins, Third; Eben-
eyer J. Hill, Fourth; John Q. Tilson,
at large
At the annual meeting OF the New
England Bartenders' association in
Hartford. a resolution was passed to
the effect that all possible effort be
made by the association to further leg
islation preventing women from SELL
ing liquor in licensed places. In franz
ing this resolution the association calls
upon the members Of the Women's
Christian Temperance union for their
aid
According to the report furnished
by State Treasurer r. H. Cole of Hart
ford the principal Red Cross sub
scriptions for the italian earthquake
sufferers up to and including Saturday
included: New Haven s5,579.1O, Hart
ford $5,352.53, Meriden s2,36353, New
Britain $1,60426, South Manchester
s1,317.59, Stamford $1,000. Slmsbury
s9972S Torrington s62422 Rockville
S6405, New London SS1476. Middle
town $267.4O, Norwich s4S750, Wind
ham $262.s2, Seymour $3175O, Dan
bury s616.91 Ansonia $627.94, Bristol