Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-17

in frozen over.
 In apite of Inc cold, automobile par- tles continue to reach town from pa- rious points. and add to the business of hotels and restaurants.
 The Stamford Advocate, the Putnam Patriot and the Windham County Transcript come 10 the exchange ta- ble this week In holiday dress.
 School officers in Andover have re- ported to the state comptroller that the enurnera ton of children of school 1 age within their township fig 6.
 Although the mercury dropped to the zero point early Friday morning. the day lacked the high southwest winds which made Thursday so disa greeable.
 Select your Christmas gifts from the great variety Of dainty articles at the Womeng Exchange.-adv.
 The semi-anhual session of Grand lodge, No. 2f. of the Good Samaritans, was held Wednesday in Odd Fellows hall, Derby. Delegates numbering about fifty were present.
 Invitations were received IocalIy on Friday for the inaugural reception 10 Governor r-elect Baldwin. which will be held In Foot Guard arnory, Hartford, on the evening Of January 1.
 Tho holiday foreign money order business at the postoffce has been big all week. and will continue until the sailing of the last steamer, which in- sures delivery before New Years.
 Mrs. Sylvesta Robinson, s7 years old, was found dead in bed at her home in Lebanon Friday. The medi- cal examiner gave apoplexy as the cause of death. She leaves one son.
 On Thursday, George S. Smith of East Lyme was formally appointed by Gov F. E. Weeks to be inspector of Fitchs home for soldiers at Noroton with rank of major from December l.
 There was q conference Of s. x. K. telephone men here on Thursday, the divisions of New Haven, Hartford, Bridgeport, New London, Wiliimantic Danielson, Mystic and Saybrook being represented.
 Rev. c. IT. Ricketts will preach in the Central Baptist church Sunday morning in exchange with the pastor Tn the evening Rev. P. C. Wright will speak upon Trip Around the World, illustrated with the stereopticon.-adv
 There are now $50 soldiers at the state home in Noroton. The aggre- gate amount in pensions received there each quarter is $20,006. The oldest inmate is William Davidson, who passed the century mark in No- vember.
 The body of Mrs. Amelia Stoddard, a former resident of this city and Gales Ferry. whose death occurred at the home of her grandson, Howard Gray East Lexington, Mass, was brought to Gales Ferry Friday for interment.
 The Connecticut Automobile asso- citation will take up a good deal of the time of legislators in coming session. The members are bent on securing notifications of the present law and more uniformity with the laws of oth- CT states
 Morton F. Plant is installing all the apparatus and appliances for a modern dairy at his farm in Poquon- noe Bridge. It is all to be run by electrical power. the farm house and all the farm buildings are being wired for electric lights
 George G. Engler, who was in com- pany with the late H. E. Smith in the l Broadway pharmacy. has purchased ! his interest and will hereafter conduct | 1t himself under the name Of Broad way pharmacy. inc. His many friends | wish him success.
 | The state treasurer on Friday re- | ceived a check for S241. 1902 in payment l of the inheritance tax from the estate | of the late Sebastian D. Lawrence of l New London. It is one of the largest | payments of the kind ever made into ] the states treasury.
 Coroner F. H. Brown went to New l London on Friday morning and inves- | tigated the death of Dennis O'Nel and 1 decided that he died from heart dis l ease and must have fallen overheard | after the attack. He had complained | of pain about his heart.
 Census Director E. Dana Durand on 1 Friday announced that the population
 of Groton borough, according to the l 1910 census. is 1.s95. Ten years ago the boroush was not formed so t is | not possible to ascertain the growth of
 the borough since organization. The naval station is making d good
 electric light customer for Groton l borough since the marines have been l stationed there. The electric lines l were run tu the station upon applica-
 tion Of the government about two
 years ago at an expense of about $500 | MT and Mrs. Frederick Lewis of | New York and Ridgefeld Friday an-
 nounced their intention to give Pom-
 fret school Christmas present ot $50 900 to be used for the erection of | d gymnasium. Gifts made to the school l within the last few years total S70G
 900.
 ' Occupations are well represented hy | the names of some of the general aS-
 svmblymCu. who take their seats at
 ths incoming session. For instance
 there Is a Carpenter Potter. Ensign 1 Hunter, Carrier. slater. King. Miner | Miller. Turner. Hatmaker. Garde and | Walker
 | II is not unlikely that the next gen.
 eral assembly may be called upon tc | apprupriate money for the further in- | Vestigation by the state board of in
 lAutiIe paralysis The state boari ha:
 as yet failed to hit upon d treatnen
 for the dissasS shat it can officially
 endorse