Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-05
VARIOUS MATTERS

NAhtUUS MA iEnS
 There was a brief snow squa1l about o'clock Tuesday morning.
 
 The January sales brought many visitors to town on Tuesday.
 Plumbers, coal men and blacksmiths complain of being overworked.
 The stores have added to their force of clerks for the clearance sales.
 The sudden weather changes have caused colds and throat troubles.
 Waterford icemen have been har- thick.
 Thursday the feast of the Epiph- any. will be observed by the Episcopal churches.
 Rome state that the winter there is beautiful
 Gov. Frank B. Weeks has approved the bill of the Memorial Hospital of New London. S1,25o.
 During Mondays storm the rain
  which are badly in need of sand.
 Nathan F. Avery, native of Greeneville. began his sixth term as mayor of Holyolze. Mass, on Monday.
 Members of New Years parties have dispersed and the last of the college students will leave town today (Wed- nesday).
 Frostbitten ears and noses were the lot of drivers and chauffeurs forced to make long trips in Tuesdays in tense cold.
 Take your laundry to o. K George, AS Franklin street, if you want to get good work. All done by hand; nothing used to ruin c1othes.-adv.
 It was formerly the custom to take down Christmas wreaths and greens on January s, Little Christmas" but in many eases they are kept up now until February ?, Candlemas day.
 A meeting of the executive commit tee of the State Police association is to be held at the office of Chief Raw lings, treasurer of the association, at New Britain, Thursday afternoon.
 A certificate of organization has been filed as follows: J. A. Rowland company of Old Lyme; officers, J. A. Rowland, president;- N. l.. Suffield, Jr., treasurer; Edward Hopper, secretary.
 Washington Sunset route to Cali fornia-Tourist sleeping car four times weekly without change. Per sonaIly conducted. Berth. $S.5O. 170- 22S Washington street, Boston.-adv. The Sound oyster steamers have been catching large quantities of es- ca1lops in their dredges since the re- cent storm. The escallops are of fine flavor and open about three quarts to the bushel.
 Connecticut owners of orange and grapefruit groves in Florida have been given a scare, thetmercury dropping to Is degrees recently, doing much dam age to fruit, except in those groves which were fred escaping the frost.
 Rev. Marcus J. Simpson of Grace church. Yantic, contradicts the state ment made in Connecticut papers that he has accepted a call to St. Peters church. Plymouth, although such call was received by him.
 There will be a special meeting of the Sebequonash council No H. D. of P, in F'oresters' hall at o'clock this Wednesday, afternoon to act up- on the death of Sister Agnes Dean. All members are requested to be pres ent at the meeting.-adv.
 Edwin M. Thorne. proprietor of the Ninigret house at Crescent beach, died at the hotel Monday evening. MT Thorne was 64 years of age and is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter. He was a veteran of the civil war.
 The January White Ribbon Banner referring to the recent marriage of the former editor of the state paper Miss Lillian Herr, and Ray Clarke Til- linghast, says: Miss Herr was greatly beloved by all during her residence in Connecticut and her loyal labors for the W. c. T. U. will be long remem- bered.
 Mrs. Mary F. (Carter). widow of Harrison L. Rawson, aged 64 years, died at her home Sunday in Worcester. Mass. She was born in Norwich, the daughter of Eleazer w. and Hannah (Gallup) Carter, and was taken to Worcester by her parents when a child. She leaves five children, in cluding Miss Eliza c. Rawson, a teach CT in Connecticut.
 J. P. HAYES PRESENT.