Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-13
Ol1f R1llftitl. Norwich, Monday. Feb. IS, 1911.
VARIOUS MATTERS

VARIOUS MATTERS
 The armory flag was flying sunday Lincoln day.
 Trade was good on Saturday, the only ready pleasant one since the mid de of December.
 It was recalled yesterday that Lin- coin spoke in Norwich on Friday eve- ming, March g, 1S60-
 Lincoln's birthdaya this year also marked the semi centennial of the opening of the civil war.
 The Salvation Army Sunday school now enrolls about 50 children. taught each Sunday afternoon by four teach CTS.
 At the Otis library reading room Sunday afternoon Miss Weldon was on duty. The library will be closed today.
 On Wednesday evening Mrs. Bard, Miss Peck and Miss Taft will give a recital at the Osgood Memorial Tick cts soc, on sale at Davis'.-adv.
 Charles E. Chandler of this city has been named as one of three to assess the damages in the case of city of Waterbury vs. the town of Morris.
 The state board of agriculture, for the first time in it's history, is pre- pairing to publish monthly bulletins covering work accomplished and plan ned.
 Friday evening the supervisors of schools throughout the state held a meeting in the senate chamber in the capitol to consider matters relating to their work
 The case against Jonas Green which was to have been heard Saturday in Preston was continued until this week owing to the inability of the justice to be in attendance.
 The Thomas Howe company of New London has been incorporated, to be- gin business with 5000 capital; in- corporated by Thomas Howe. James R. May and Anson E. Collins.
 The fifty or sixty dainty programmes the lecturer, Mrs. John E. Tanning, for the coming season, are in calendar form. attractiVely mounted and orna- mented.
 Saturday morning at 1o.40 o'clock
 
 went to No. 13 Ward street for a bad chimney fire which required much chemical, but was extinguished with out damage.
 Many sportsmen will go to Hartford Tuesday to attend a hearing upon inn portant legislation affecting game birds. The season for hunting game birds and the sale of such game are to be considered
 Samuel w. veasey of New London, explosion last Friday, had about 200 particles of steel taken from his eyes. It is thought one will be saved anyway, and possibly both.
 The Meriden Journal of Friday had in its Birthday List a cut and sketch of Charles A. King, former superin- tendent of the Parker gun shop, born in Franklin February 3, 1887, who went to Meriden in 1874.
 Many were in attendance at the first of series of special dinners held at the Wauregan Sunday evening. A tempting menu was served and pleasing programme of music was rem dered by Geer's orchestra.
 Miss Julia c. Corcoran of Norwich. deputy factory inspector, found fac tories in Connecticut last year where hours of labor notices were not posted while . large number of factories gave out work to home workers.
 A special car was run over the Nor wich and Westerly road at 5.15 Sun day afternoon to accommodate Fay's band on their return to Providence, Soloist Burke being due at Quincy, Mass, in the evening to play a solo. Next Thursday afternoon at o'clock has been selected by the legislative committee on cities and boroughs as the time for the hearing to be given on the proposition to allow New Lon don to issue $50.0o0 bonds for new sidewalks.
 Conductors on the New York New Haven & Hartford railroad have re- ceived instructions to act as interpret CTS of orders to firemen and engineers The conductors will be held responsi- ble for any mistakes in interpreting the orders.
 At the home of MT. and Mrs. Fred erick J. ShaIley in New London last week a reception was given to Mrs. Mary V,ergason. There were present her daughter. Mrs. Gilbert Bowers, and her son. Harold Bowers, of Norwich, grandson of Mrs. Vergason
 Miss Mabel Martin of Meriden, one of the summer residents at Gales Fer ry, who is visiting friends in the will lage, took a dip in the Thames at Per kins' wharf on Friday morning Miss Martin is among the most expert swim mers in the summer colony.
 A get-together meeting for the men of the Broadway Congregational church for next week Tuesday evening will be preceded by a supper served by the ladies of the church. There will be sev- eral addresses. the chief speaker being Rev. w. s. Beard of Willimantic.
 Yesterday, Septuagesima Sunday, 70 days before Eastern. Rev. William Ca vanaugh preached at St. Patrick's church on Tempting God, by curiosity inf1delity or presumption. The offer tory duet was an Ave Maria sung by Miss Greeley and Roderick F. Sulli- van.
 Gen. William A. Aiken spoke at the Central Baptist Sunday school on Lin- coin. giving an entertaining descrip- ton of trip to Washington with spe- cial despatches from Governor Buck ingham of Connecticut to President Lincoln at the opening of the Civil war.
 The sale of the ferry approach on the Groton side Saturday did not take place. It was advertised to be sold As<.f~