Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-09


was the fcrtieth anniversary of the
Chicago fire.
Personal Tax collectors have receiv-
ed an opinion that factory firemen are
| not exempt from the payment of the
personal tax
Eliza Wiley Martin of South Cow
property at No 119 North Beacon
| stpeet, Hartford.
Hundreds of persons visited the diff
ferent cemeteries Sunday afternoon,
/ using the last of the fall flowers to
place upon the graves.
At the general convention of the
universalist church all ministers were
requested to preach yesterday on So
ciaI Service League work.
The Springfield Union states that
Horace Iowne has sold his farm in
Stafford Springs to Bessie L. F-oun-
| tain of Longmeadow, Mass.
Official denial of the report that the
headquarters of the New Haven road
| will be moved from New Haven to
Boston was given out Saturday.
Mrs. c. d. Lester of Groton Long
Point is the only cottager left on the
Point. She will not return to her
month.
The choir of the Second Congrega-
tlonal church. New London, had the as
| sistance Sunday of A. r. Biackledge,
who has been singing at the Pequot
chapel during the summer.
1t is stated that plans are being
made for the entertainment of 1,5oo or
more OGd Fellows at the Connecticut
grand encampment to be held in Wa
| terbury October 16 and II.
The Xens had a special meeting
| Sunday and voted to change their
! meeting from this week to next week
because of a meeting at the Central
BAPTIST church Friday evening.
At Moodus, a former Norwich pas
| tor, Rev. r. r. Parker, has resigned
the rectorship of st. Stephens church
after a number of years service. Ill
health is the cause of his retirement
! This will be election day in East
| Lyme to decide the tie for third select
man. The candidates for selectman to
| be voted for are J. V. Beckwita, demo-
crat. and John ]. Comstock, republi-
can.
James E. DeWolf has purchased the
John H. Cranston residence, No 191
West Thames street, which place he
will occupy in the spring. 1t is one
of tho attractive places of West
Thames street.
Pleasant weather lessened the at
| tendance al the Otis library reading
| room, Sunday afternoon. the chance
improved by many of the usual visit
ors. Miss Cash was in charge
The performance Of Over Night at
,I,rl,s
was attended by a number of Norwich
| people Sam Hardy, who played one
| OF the leading roles, has many friends
| il Norwich, where he has often visited.
The state factory inspectors are
| watch for violations of the state law
| which limits the number of hours of
! employment for women and girls to
! IS in one week, this applying to both
| manufacturing and mercantile estab-
| lishments.
| When the newly laid vitrified brick
pavement at the Norwich Savongs So
| ciety corner was opened UP for public
! use on Saturday, the first driver over
| If was Dan Coughlin with a coal team
| and u load of coal from the yards of
| C. H. Haskell.
Workmen are in Lebanon unpacl1ing
| the household goods of DIR. T. G. Fowl
! er, which ere shipped there from New
| London some time ago. DR.. Fowler will
| henceforth make his summer home
| there. He has closed his summer place
| at RanSeley lake.
| Yesterday. the eighteenth Sunday
| after Pcntccost. Rev. Thomas A. Grum
| bly, preached in st. Patriclls church
| fro Inthe gospel of the day, Matt:
! kills, the healing of the man sick of
| the palsy. The offertory solo was sung
| by Roderick +. Sullivan.
| A petition in bankruptcy has been
| dom assets S1,S46; liabilities 81, $50.
| Largest creditors, Mathewson Lead
| Co. of Long Island City $50: Booth &
Law Co of New Haven $3.50: Day
Publishing Co of New London 1885,
Lewis E. Barker, former resident
| of New london, employed in the Office
| of the Central Vermont and New Lon
| don Northern railroads, died Monday
| at his home in GAINESVILLE, Fla. The
| body is on the way to Charlestown n.
H., for burial. Mr.. Barker's widow ac
| complaining the remains.
Thames Rebekah Past Noble Grands'
| afternoon with Home Rebekah lodge,
| No. so, of Groton. After the meetin"
| of the association there will be sup
per served by the Groton Rebekahs.
/ The past noble grand will attend the
evening session of the lodge.
Tolland county Pomona grange
meeting will be Wednesday, October
| II. ut Columbia. The subject is Har-
| vestingv. Mrs William Ellis of He
! bron has charge of the programme
and is carrying It out as nearly as
possible as planned by Andrew Kings
bury, who was killed last spring by a
! bull.
On the last day of the Danbury fair
! races, in the 225 pace, Stranger, own
| ed by Elmer r. Pierson of Norwich,
| had little difficulty in winning the
| first two heats, The Earl, a bay geld
| ing from Port Chester, n. Y, surpris-
| ing the spectators by working up from
| fourth to first position in the last half
| of the third heat.
| 1t is noted by Providence papers
| that Rev. NJ. S. Kaufman, Ph.D., pas
| tor of St. Paufs NJ. e. church, is to
| give three lectures for the benefit of
the fund of his church. The lectures
will be given in the Mathew son Street
I NJ E. church, Of which in former years
| he was pastor. He viii speak of Tour
| ing in Three Countries
The patients at William W. Backus
! hospital We're entertained Sunday aft
| ernoon by Class circle of The King s
| Daugat ars, music being furnished by
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