Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-10
Olle lallfti11.
Norwich. Thursday, Feb. 10, 1910.
VARIOUS MATTERS

The windows are full of valentino
favors and novelties.
Most of the bridge clubs will be-
come thirnble clubs for the next forty
days.
The first of the government free
seeds are reaching Connecticut towns
from Washington.
The street department men raked
and cleaned up the Franklin street
park on Wednesday.
Members of the BARRIERS commission
have been making surprise visits to
shops about the state.
There is good sleighing in north
western Connecticut and there is still
complaint OF drifted roads
The German Lutheran ministers of
Connecticut held their February con-
ference in Waterbury ON Monday.
Lent is the dull season for musicians
and gives them a chance to practice
up on new dance music for Easter
week socials.
There was an unusually heavy frost
Wednesday morning, and streets in
sheltered places looked as though pow
dered with light snow.
Rubber social at Spiritual Academy
tonight, 7.30. Entertainment, refresh
ments, palmistry: 15c admission, or 10c
and pair old rubbers.-adv.
Peach growers declare this capital
weather for their orchards, as the buds
will stay closed, and will be in no
danger of being nipped by later frost.
At the annual meeting of the State
Humane society in Hartford Tuesday,
Rev. DR.. LeweIlyn Pratt of Norwich
was elected an honorary vice presi-
dent.
Steamer Munnatawket of the Fishers
Island line has been hauled out at the
Marine Iron works, to undergo a gem
era1 overhauling and to have new
shaft installed.
For private lessons in dancing call
on Prof. Kennedy, Cadillac ha1l. Phone
$685.. Glass will open Wednesday eve
ming, February 16.-adv.
After many years residence IN
Huntington place, Mrs. N. l.. Bishop
to Willimantic. to occupy new house
with Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Persons. the
latter Mrs. Bishops daughter.
At Somers, the record Of eggs gath
cred from a flock of So hens Of the
Rhode Island Red variety on the farm
of w. c. Pease,- is: For November,
AS; December. 693; January, 1.4s5:
making total of 1898 for three
months.
The Telephone Employees Mutual
Benefit association held the annual
meeting in New Haven Tuesday. Sev-
en- directors who Will elect officers for
the coming year at a meeting to be
held later, were chosen, including J.
I. Woods of Norwich.
Many flags on schoolhouses suffered
in Mondays high winds. According to
the law of the state it is not necessary
to display the flag of the union on
the flagpo1e on windy or stormy days.
but it must be so placed in the school
house that it can be seen.
A large congregation attended the
Ash Wednesday services in ST. Pat
rick's church, mass at o'clock be-
ing celebrated by the rector Rev. Hugh
Treanor, who was assisted in the dis
tribution Of the blessed ashes by the
Rev. F. L. Fitzpatrick and Rev. Jo-
seph E. Mccarthy.
On Wednesday, Mrs. Margaret
Moore, Springf1eld's oldest inhabitapt,
observed her Goth birthday in her home
at lao Spring street. She was born
in North Somers, Conn, February 9,
1914, the daughter of Maj Gen. Anna
ziah Kirke. Her father was an officer
in the old Horse Guards of Connecti-
cut.
The Connecticut Citizen for Feb
ruary says: The detailed report of the
work shows that the two secretaries
have given 2S5 temperance addresses,
As talks to children, attended 103 con-
ferences of workers, Travelled $4,000
miles and written 10000 letters. besides
attending at every session of the gem
eral assembly and at about 100 COM
mittee hearings
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