Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-30
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VARIOUS MATTERS


Clerks have been busy this week
getting ready for the yearly stock
taking sale.
Christmas post cards having fallen
off, New Years cards are beginning to
flood the mails
Florists say they never sold SO
many poinsettias during holiday time
as they have this year.
Besides the religious assemblies,
there will be a number OF informal
social gatherings to speed 1911 and
welcome 1912.
At a reception of Sisters to be held
Tuesday at St. Joscph's convent, Hart
ford, Sister Mary Raphael of Norwich
will make her profession.
According to the new Telephone
Bulletin, Norwich had 2.612 stations
November I. and 1857 on December l.
a gain on 81 during the month.
Marcus White. formerly member of
the Academy faculty, has been re-
elected a member of the New Britain
club. 1t will be his second term.
Those who are favored with ]. l..
Iathrop & Sons big figured insurance
calendar will not have to wear spec
tacles to decipher the days or dates
At the Palmer shipyard. Noank, work
on the two steamers building for Avery
=. Smith is going on rapidly and the
framework for the upper deck has been
put up.
Fences. shrubs, small trees, etc,
blown down all about the suburbs, in
dicate the fury of Thursdays gale,
which began during the morning snow
flurries-
The bar examining committee met
in Hartford Friday and a large class
of candidates taking admission to the
lar. while four took the literary exam
fnation.
Mrs. Fowler. wife of DR.. F. c. Fowl
er, is said to be improving steadily
there is a possibility of her complete
recovery.
Sunday evening at the Central Bap-
speak upon Two Doors" Mr.. Ray
mond B. EIdred will be heard in violin
solos.-adv.
Escallops are numerous at the quar-
ry at Masons island, off Noank. They
are obtained by fishing for them, at
low tide, with crabnets. Large catch
es are being made
The Mansfield Center Library asso-
citation has file1 articles of association
With the state secretary. and the
Church Trading company of Norwich
Card players find an interesting book
at the Otis library, Advanced Auction
Bridge, including the official laws as
adopted by the whist club of New
York ana revised to October, 1911.
Sedgwick post. No. ], G. A. r., held
it's regular weekly meeting on Friday
evening at Buckingham Memorial, HAY
ing only routine busiI ess. The officers
ore to be installed at the next meet
ing.
Sauerzoff & Shedlack, incorporated,
of New London, to start with $3.50
capital: incorporated by Paul She'd
lack. Frank Sauerzoff and Joseph
Sauerzoff, has filed papers with the
state secretary
Auto owners have their 1919 mark
ers ready: Private owners, background
green, figures white, manufacturers
and dealers and iiverymen, background
white, figures green: drivers markers,
background black, figures yellow.
Miss Elizabeth H. Strickland has
scld a lot in Michigan avenue, New
London, TO the Connecticut college for
women. The iot is so feet front on the
avenue ard extends distance of ESQ
fe ct to the land that was owned by the
Branch family
Librarian George s. GODDARD Of the |
Connecticut state library left Hartford |
for Springfield Friday to attend the
sessions CT the executive committee of
the American Association of Law Ii |
braries III the new courthouse at |
Cleveland today.
The annual meeting of the board of |
visitors of the state Masonic home was |
held Friday. The four officers elected |
were: Fl. Wales Lines of Meriden, |
president; Mrs. Mary C. A. Perkins Of |
Bristol, vice president; Isaiah Baker of |
srtford, secretary; Mrs Ida Fiske of /
treasurer.
According to despatch from Lon |
ION Morton F. Plant has sold his steam /
Yacht, the Iolanda, 90 Mime. Terest |
5henko, the Russian yachtswoman, who |
chartered the Iolanda on her last voy- |
age. 1t is said IN Yachting circles that |
Mr.. P1anr allowed the yacht TO go at |
4 remarkably low price. The yacht is
re of the finest afioat.