Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-04
Olle Bulletin.
Norwich, Saturday. Fob. |. 1911.
VARIOUS MATTERS

VARIOUS MATTERS
 The February number of the White issue.
 The Old Glory sale in New York has attracted several local horsemen this week.
 A consignment of big Kentucky tur- keys arrived at the Lords Hill farm this week.
 The sleet storm which left the roads so icy has made rush business for the blacksmiths
 A bill asking the state to authorize Juvenile courts in the larger cities is meeting with favor.
 A committee to look after the matter of Sunday observance haslbeen formed in various Connecticut towns.
 Today (Saturday) are commemorat- ed in the church calendar St. Andrew and St. Gilbert of Sempringham.
 In number of churches Sunday evening the thirtieth anniversary of the will be celeNated.
 Rev. F. c. Wright will speak in the Central Baptist church Sunday morn- ing and evening. Hear Mir. Naples sing at the evening service.-adv.
 Students from Holy Cross college who have been at home for day or two this week during the examination period have returned to Worcester.
 Teachers visiting day in many towns has been postponed this month because of the prevalence of illness which has reduced the attendance at the schools.
 At Pleasant Valley Thursday Merton Chapm harvested sixty tons of elev- en inch ice, filling his small icehouse which he uses in connection with his creamery.
 G. A. R. posts are taking formal ac- ton favoring the introduction of bill for the exemption from taxation of Civil war veterans up to $3,000 instead of S1,000 as the law now holds.
 Mir. Fred J. Naples of Needham Heights, Mass, we'll known In this city, will sing in the Central Baptist church Sunday evening.-adv..
 A series of meetings will be held in Norwich this month in the interest of Sunday school work. The meetings held in Norwich in December by the missionary institute proved very help full
 The second large fifty-ton Ice mak- ing machine has been installed in the llen-Beeman company plant and is being used alternately with the other machine of the same capacity when needed.
 Emerson N Coleman. Jr., has been appointed steward of the New York Central lines running between New York and Albany, a position which his many friends will be pleased to learn he has obtained.
 M F. Plant has purchased the J. S. Chapman farm of thirty-three acres, located next to his property at Po- quonoc, known as the Fisher farm This land is ali under cultiva tion The price was s7.000.
 For today. Feb. 4, the balance of trimmed hats at very low prices. Mrs. c. F. Stanton.-adv.
 According to the reports issued this week, over 5000, ,000 bushels of oysters have been taken from Connecticut wa- ters during the past five years, for In Rhode Island and Long Island waters.
  Hartford railroad has issued orders to trainmen to allow no news agents or other privilege men to sell other arti- cles on the trains than those mention ed in their concessions.
 The Carpenters and Joiners' union of New London has endorsed George L. Griswold, now of Groton for state fac- tory inspector to succeed George L.. Mclean of Ellington, whose four years term expires July II, 1911.
 The body of Rev. D. Fitch aged 61. who died at South Coventry, was taken to Rockville Wednesday for burial at Grove Hill cemetery. The bearers were Albert Profe, Plinny Roy. George E. Milne and Arthur T. Dickinson.
 Special meeting of Norwich Nest, No. 1896, Order of Owls, Sunday. p. m. Business of importance.-adv.
 A cable from Clogga, Ireland, an- nounees the death of Rev. John T. Walsh, who two years ago retired from the pastorate of East Hampton because of i'll health and returned to his native land. He was born March 30, 1860. q
 In order to secure quiet during his recovery from nervous pros tration due to overwork in Panama, Nathan J. Gibbs. accompanied by his mother, Mrs. Nathan A. Gibbs, and graduate nurse, has been at the Gibbs cottage at Gales Ferry this week.
 The earliest day in which Easter can fall is March 22. Twice in the nine teenth century 1t fell on March g. and this will be the date only once in the present century-in 1913. The latest possible Easter day is April 25. This was the date once in the last century. and will be once in the present-in ] 1943.
 Storrs College Lookout for February says: George D. Stickney of Boston has presented the college a bushel of selected ears of his flint corn Those who attended the New England corn exposition at Worcester will remember the excellent exhibit made by MT. 5tickney, this exhibit not competing for any prizes.