Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-07
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VARIOUS MATTERS

W Communion in the Episcopal churches.
 The board of county commissions
 granted two licenses Friday, to Will liam F. Murphy of 143 Bank street,and Louis Efenbein. 2S Bank street, New London.
 The fourth quarterly conference of
 the Vernon Methodist church will be held Monday evening. District Supt. J. II. Newland of Norwich will be
 present.
 At the afternoon session. of the State Grange meeting in Hartford, January 10 G. Warren Davis of Nor
 wich will report for the state finance committee.
 Since the improvement 4in the city
 water supply, there is a noticeable improvement in the appearance of
 work sent out by local laundries and laundresses.
 State papers have been publishing
 this week the cut of State Treasurer
 Costello Lippitt of Norwich, with
 pleasant references to his fitness for
 his new office.
 Official programmes for the coming State Grange meeting in Hartford have
 on the cover page a good picture of
 the state master, L. H. Healey of North Woodstock.
 The town of Norwich petitions the
 general assembly for annexation of
 part of Brewsters Neck school dis
 trict, as formerly constituted, to the
 Central school district.
 The Connecticut Automobile asso- citation has sent petition to the gen. eraI assembly for further limitation of ferry rates on waters within the boundaries of the state. Emil M. Fox moved this week from his former residence at No. 27 McKin- ley avenue into the fine new modern dwelling house he has had erected on the lot adjoining the Mershon house on Mckinley avenue.
 A few from here have been invited to the dance to be given this (Satur- day) evening in the new quarters of the commissioned officers and pri- yates of the 132d company at Fort Wright, Fishers island.
 After January 6, Twelfth night, it was formerly the custom to remove Christmas decorations. Of late years, however they are permitted to remain until Candlemas day. in case they keep green and glossy.
 l Lieut.. Timothy G. c. Salter, U. $. ! N., retired, died Wednesday in Brook i lyn, N. Y. Lieut.. Salter and famitv | formerly lived in New London and he | was at one time commandant at the l New London naval station At the Central Baptist church Sum- day morning Rev. P. c. Wright will speak upon The Worth of Godliness. His evening theme will be The Best Thing in the World. Don't miss hear ing. the evening discourse.-adv. One of the lecturers before the FIill- yer institute of the Hartford Y. NJ. c. A.. in it's course on poultry and fruit growing. will be Woodbury O. Rogers of Norwich. who will speak on Tuesday evening, January IT. The Stonington Mirror says: It is rumored that a freight line will be | running from this port to New York | in the near future. the immense amount of freight that is being han | dled by the railroad making this | necessity.
 l At the new grounds of the Norwich Golf club the artesian well has been wriven to the depth of 100 feet and I work has been stopped. The yield is five gallons minute. The club will I erect a 1,000- gallon tank there, which 1 will be sufficient for their needs. | a post, corner of West Main street and North High street, became fright ! ened as an electric car approached ! and plunged headfrst through a win 1 dow, breaking the sash and two panes of glass, but escaped without injury. l The White Ribbon Bauner says: At l the recent Windham county executive | meeting it was planned to place the | Don't Smoke blotters in the public
 schools so far az possible These 1 are procured of Mrs. Emma P. Brown, ] county superintendent of temperance ! literature
 | Katharine, wife of Henry c. Brech- ! lin of Bridgeport, who was committed
 to the Norwich State hospital about
 one week ago, died there Wednesday, l at the age of 3S years. She Is sur | vived, besides her husband, by three l children. The funeral will be in 1 Bridgeport today.
 Dr. John K. Bucklyn of Mystic has | recently added to his already large l stable of driving horses the fast pacing | gelding Little Boy. The new purchase | was secured from Elmer Pierson of 1 Norwich and the animal has a fine 1 breeding pedigree. pr. Bucklyn now
 owns seven driving horses.
 Rev. F. 0. Cunningham, acting pas- | tor of the First Baptist church, who 1 has been confined to the house for the l past ten days with a badly sprained 1 ankle, is out again. He conducted the i prayer meeting Thursday evening. .A | large number were present and "A per
 cent. of those present took part.
 Additional petitions to the general | assembly, filed with the state secre-
 tary, include that of Henry A. Tir- 1 rell, H. R. Norman, Frederic W. Cary, | c. H. Haskell and Herman Alofsin, | commission of the city of Norwich, 1 who want provisions set forth in the | proposed city charter enacted. The Norwich letter carriers have received an invitation from the New | London Letter Carriers association to l attend their meeting this evening 1 when the officers of the New London 1 organization are to be installed and a | social time enjoyed. It is probable
 that a number of the Norwich men | will attend
 l Judge Gardiner Greene. who presid- ed at the December session of the 1 superior court in Rockville, has given l Backus of Andover against Michael
 Sullivan of Coventry. finding for the
 defense. Backus sued to recover a
 commission alleged to be due on the
 sale of a farm
 Local T. A. B. friends have been
 notified by John Kelly that he has 1 resigned as business manager of the l Now Britain Herald bacDn4a hlt i-