Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-11-04

freight.
The nineteenth local assembly of the
Daughters Of the King in Connecticut
was held in St. Andrews church, in
Meriden, Thursday.
The schools in Montville were closed
Wednesday to permit the teachers to
visit schools in other towns. A num-
Der came to Norwich.
A former pastor of Salem Congre-
gational church, Rev. s. r. Andrews,
died in Massachusetts October q, bur
ial being in Chatham.
This is the busy season for skunk
hunters, who have additional induce
ment to follow the game as there is
big demand for skins
The last frost blackened the Boston
vines, which have been so full and
handsome all the fall, and their beauty
is ended for the season.
The state pharmacy commission
was in session Wednesday at New Ha-
Ven. examining candidates, both for
licensed and assistant druggists.
At the annual roll call of Perkins
post in New London next Thursday
evening. Department Commander Ed
son s. Bishop will be in attendance
The members of the police force
are to attend the funeral of John A
Bowen, ex-chief of the department in
a body, and will march to the grave.
The New Haven JournaI-Courier
states that the state organization of
stationary engineers will hold it's an
nual meeting in Hartford June "a and
%.
A kitchen dance was held at the
home Of Richard Johnson in Uncas-
Vile Tuesday night. About fifty were
present. including several from Palm
ertown and Trading Cove.
Mrs. Mary Aldrich of Bradford died
Wednesday at the Norwich state hos
pita where she has been since last
spring Her maiden name was Mary
Forbes and she was So years of age.
There was a special convoca ton of
Franklin chapter, r. A. NJ, on Thurs
day afternoon, and d regular convoca-
ton in the evening when there was
work in the r. A degree. Many at
tended.
Ida May Sisson. the little girl who
was badly. burned recently in New
London. when Marcus p. Cole made
an heroic effort TO save her. died on
Thursday morning at 3 o'clock from
the effects of her burns.
Capt. Silas NJ. Msrsters has offered
the use of his Waterfront feet to the
city of Norwich in case the water sup
ply reaches the point where it will be
necessary 10 get water from other
cities.-New London Day
New London was not visited on
committee. The committee will go
there Saturday, when they are also
expected 10 look over the site offered
at Gales Ferry by Charles Fl. Brown
At the Thursday evening prayer
meeting Of the Central Baptist church
James l.. Case made an informal re-
port of the annual meeting of the State
sunday School association which he
attended in Middletown on Wednes-
day.
Charles Noel Flsgg has completed his
portrait of Gov. Frank 3. Weeks and
it has been hung on the west wall of
the state library with the portraits OF
the other governors prior to being
transferred to the new state library
building.
At Methuen. Mass. last Saturday the
lslst anniversary of the First Congre-
sational church and the twenty NTH
anniversary of the pastorate of Rev
Charles H. Oiphant was celebrated
Rev. Mr.. OHphant was formerly of
New London and at one time connected
with The Bulletin.
The five government scouts who
have been searching for gypsy moth
eggs in Woodstock. Stonington and
WaIlingford , are now working in
Hartford. The Stonington moths were
not especially numerous and were fair
ly easy to handle. but al Wallingford
over 1900 nests We're found.
At the big chrysanthemum show in
Hartford Thursday the flowers from
Ghlanbouer greenhouses, in charge of
charles Y. Beasiey, Mrs. William
Camp Lanman's head gardener. made
clean sweep Of twelve first prizes
and received eleven second prizes al
so; a fine triumph in competition with
so many noted flower growers.
Mrs. BrowneIl Gage of China (for-
merry Miss Helen Howe), who is
spending fifteen months leave of
bsence at home. is to be the speaker
before the Foreign Missionary society
at Broadway church this CFriday) aft
ernoon. and will give an account of
her interesting life i'll China. where
Mr.. Gage is one of the instructors in
the New Yale" maintained by Yale
university.
The following query appeared in the
genealogical column of the Norwalk
Hour: Wanted. full informa ton of
jeremiah Page and his wife Polly Cor
Nary Ames Of New London Conn
Also of their descendants. He was
land owner there between 1859 and
1894 and had seven children, born
there according to census Of 1870. He
died about 1914 and his wife died
about 1924
or the persons killed by accident in
Connecticut during October. fourteen
were by train eighf BY trolley five by
falling and drowning four each by au-
tomobile and being crushed two by
sphyxiatiOn, deterioration. burning
and runaway ana one each by stran-
sulatiOn and shooting TWO by drown