Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-03
VARIOUS MATTERS


churches this evening will be of spe-
cial interest.
The days length has decreased an
even five hours, and is now but 10
hours II minutes.
The exterior woodwork at the Cen
trail fire station has been reprinted a
durable dark green.
Several Norwich growers will at
tend the New London floral and vege-
table show this afternoon.
The employment bureau, 9 Wash
inston street, will begin the season
today, Nov. 3. Hours ? to 3 p. M
adv.
The pupils of the parochial schools,
who had a holiday Tuesday, All Saints
day, resumed their studies on We'd
nesday.
District Supt. ]. II. New1and viii
preach at Ellington Sunday, the 18th,
after which the quarterly conference
will be held.
Violent deaths in Connecticut during
October numbered 81. OF these 80
were accidental ten suicidal and one
a homicide.
October is said to have established
a record for high wind velocity the
prevailing direction being northwest
and for low precipitation.
Bird students have noticed during
the week flocks of robins and blue
birds, the thrush, woodcock. white
breasted nuthatch and juncoes.
A donation party was given Rev
II. A. Goering and family by the mem
bers of the Mantle Baptist church at
the parsonage Wednesday evening.
A new thirty-foot flagpole to bear
the state flag. has been erected above
the tower on the main building at the
Connecticut agricultural college at
Storrs.
number from here will attend the
275th anniversary exercises of the
founding of Old Saybrook. at the First
congregational church in that town
on Friday.
In several store windows sample bal
lots are pasted conspicuously, with
the important cross placed where the
merchant would like to see it on cleo
ton day.
officers of the yacht Narada have
presented a water mattress to Memo
rial hospital. New London. 1t is
modern hospital device and of the
greatest aid in special cases.
chapter No. f. r. A. NJ, at Masonic
temple at D. m. this afternoon. Reg
ular convocation at 100 d. m. All for
work in the r A. degree.-adv.
Grange parties are being formed to
attend the big corn show in Worces-
ter the middle OF next week on Gov
ernors' day. when governors of the six
New England states will be present
At the November meeting of the
Principals club w. D. TiIson read 4
paper on Physiology and Hygiene,
which was discussed by other mem
bers, and next month r. J. Working
viii have Il paper on Manual Training.
The Boston Herald has passed into
new hands after a four months receiv-
ership and the new owners of the
property, of which Morton @. Plant of
Groton is the largest. have relinq .ish-
ed the control to a board of trustees.
Among those attending the Foreign
Missionary Conference held Wednes-
day at the Waterford church were
Mrs William Gilchrist Mrs Mary Dol
beare, Mrs Hattie Sargent and Mrs.
Alfred Davis of the First Baptist
church.
The roadway on the West Main
street bridge over the Central Vermont
railroad tracks has been replanked this
week. \ small section of belgia n
blocks just west of it was also relaid.
to correct rough and hollow spot that
has been at that point
A fine picture of the Old Town Mill
in New London as it was before any
repairs or changes were made has
been hung in the remodeled county
courthouse at the head of State street
New London. 1t is the work of Prof.
II. Loweth of Norwich
Open House club received a present
from Congressman Higgins on We'd
nesday in the shape of % volumes of
The House Documents of the 49th Con
gress. They cover a great variety of
subjects and VIII make a valued addi-
ton to the club library.
a copy Of the will of the late Dr.
Adelard ID. David formerly of Will
mantle, who died in Canada recently
was received at the Waterbury pro-
bate court Monday. The widow, En-
ma David, formerly Miss Woisard of
Norwich, is left the entire estate.
Invitations have been issued for the
by George Albert Thompson, B. F. A.
at the Converse Art gallery today
from ? to in the afternoon. The
exhibition viii close November u. Mr..
Thompson is the director OF the Art
school.
Two new faring arc lights have been
placed in the center of the city. One
is on pole in Shetucket street in
front of the store of John A. Moran.
and the other on the pole near the Del
Hon hotel 1t adds materially to the
lighting Of the streets. They We're
used Wednesday evening for the first
time
According TO the records OF the GOV
eminent weather station at New Ha-
ven the temperature of carly Monday
morning establishes 4 new October
record for Connecticut The mercury
registered twenty two degrees at
O'Clock in the morning The lowest
previous October record was twenty
four degrees
The quartermaster sergeants in
militia companies win be granted an
increase in pay from S75 10 s1OQ a
year. according to recent military ad-
vices There is q movement on foot
favoriuG regular pay for the guards
men. The latter proposition had been
talked of three or four Years ago and
petitions were circulated throughout
the different companies.
BakedBean Supper.
A baked-bean supper by the ladies'