Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-13
VARIOUS MATTERS

This is St. veronica's day in the church calendar.
 Splendid supper at Spiritual Acad- emy tonight; only IS cents.-adv. While none of midwinter condition. are lacking, local markets are wei supplied with spring vegetables. Masquerade ball at Froehlichkeii hall Talman street. Friday evening Jan. IA. Costumes to let at the hall adv.
 Many societies, especially the Bro therhood of St. Andrew. are already making preparation for the observ- ance of Lent, which begins February g.
 Foresters are making an effort to save the chestnut trees of the state this year by an endeavor to kill off the pest which during last season at lacked the bark, killing many of the finest trees.
 A number of bets on the Boston election were paid on Wednesday. There was lively local interest in the contest, and The Bulletin had hun dreds of calls regarding the result. NTuesday evening.
 Connecticut fruit raisers, of whom several are from Norwich and vicin- ity, write home that the damage done by the orange crop by frosts is not so serious as at first feared, the loss be- ing less than five per cent
 Bridgeport will have the second an nual state celebration of Columbus day on October 12. The event will at tract between 12,000 and 15,O00 mem bers of the order of Knights of Co., lumbus to that city next fall.
 Gov. Frank B. Weeks has approved the following bills: Mystic Oral school for the deaf $S1S542; Norwich hospital for the insane $4,035.95; Con necticut hospital for the insane, s17, 316.61; Connecticut ChiIdren's Aid so- ciety, $2.393.40.
 Rev. J. H. Newland, district super intendent of the Norwich district of the Methodist Episcopal church, ad- dressed the mems meeting at the Y M. c. A. at New London Sunday aft ernoon. He spoke on The Hardening Influence of Sin.
 The lighter Captain Jack went out to the wreck of the steamer City of Lawrence, opposite Eastern Point. on Tuesday. Alfred PahIberg placed dy- namite under the hull of the steamer and several large pieces of iron were brought in on the lighter.
 Of local interest is the statement of the Springfield News that the c. J. Roadstrand company, at its annual me q ixid of per cent At the election MT. Roadstrand was reelected director, and manager and treasurer of the company.
 A lively campaign for the presidency of the State Federation of Labor in the convention next week. is said to be on foot, indicating opposition to the re- election of Charles J. Donahue, of New Haven. James Nance of Hartford, who was a candidate last year, is said to be anxious for the office.
 Annual assembly of Franklin coun- cil, No. 3. R. and S. M, at Masonic temple this evening Election and in stallation of officers for the ensuing year. Visitation of grand officers. Work in the R. M- and s. M. degrees. Re treatments at close of work; a full alIenudHC6 IS OeS1feO.-dQN.
 At Turnerville, the silk ribbon mill formerly occupied by P. w. Turner & Co., is in full operation, working full time, and new looms are being added by the owners. They are now laying plans for an addition of 100 feet to the building. The new part will be of concrete and double the looms of the plant.
 The Springfield Republican notes that Frederic A. Bill gave a pleas ant party at his home on Maple street Monday evening and offered about 65 of his friends opportunity to learn a good bit about Alaska through the me dium of a fine illustrated talk by Rev. pr. Joseph H. Selden of Greenwich, Conn, brother-in-laW of the host, and brother of the late Rev. Dr. E. G. Selden. pastor of the South church