Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-01-11
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Norwich, Wednesday, Jan. II. 1911.
VARIOUS MATTERS


Norwich, Wednesday, Jan. II, 1911.
VARIOUS MATTERS
In mortgage transactions for the
past three years Norwich filed total
of s46.345 in 1910, $1o9,660 in 1903, and
$21,575 in 1908.
Although the weather seems mild
here in many places throughout the
state ice from 10 to IA inches thick is
being harvested.
The annual meeting of the Past
Exalted Rulers association is to be
held at the Elks' home in Hartford on
Thursday afternoon.
Private dancing lessons at any time
Prof Kennedy, Cadillac hall. Phone
419-2.-adv.
The local Western Union messengers
have received their new uniforms Of
blue with red trimmings, making an
attractive appearance.
The White Ribbon Banner is urging
w. G. T. unions to arrange F. E. Will
lard memorial medal contests as near
February II as possible.
Waterbury papers state that the
q.
Norwich. continues critically i'll at st.
Francis hospital, Hartford.
Fair weather favors the teamsters,
and there is much hauling of poles
and ties to the railroad stations of
towns north from Norwich.
According to official reports Nor
witch had FIVE real estate sales last
weke, as compared with four during
the corresponding week of last year.
State military officers have received
invitations to the Old Guard ball which
Is to be held in Madison Square gar
den, New York, on the night of jan
uary 26.
Progress is being made on the en-
largement and Improvement of Fl. E.
Haskell's cottage at Eastern Point. Mr..
Haskell was at the Point on Monday to
supervise the work.
Small boys continue to deliver
spring water from house to house in
various parts of the town, and some
children have made good sums from
their daily vending.
The funeral of Francis E. Gallup
will be attended by a delegation from
w. W. Perkins post, No. Al. G. A. r.,
Of New London, in which Mr.. Gallup
held membership for many years.
Four boys were before the city court
on Monday morning on the charge of
theft. 1t is claimed they have been
taking candy from a local store. Their
cases were continued until Saturday.
Prominent alumni of this state have
been invited to attend the annual
banquet of the Holy Cross club of
New York, which will be held in Shan
leys Roman court, Tuesday, January
"a
John Porteous of the Porteous &
Mitchell company left Monday for
New York, whence he leaves today
with his daughter. Mrs. b. NJ. Cros-
waithe. for a three weeks trip to Ber-
muda.
Next Sunday, the feast of the Holy
Name of Jesus. members of the local
Catholic churches will be asked to
unite in a pledge to abstain from
profane and obscene language during
the coming year.
Charles r. Trask, 81, known
throughout New England as a con-
tractor and building mover, died Sun
day evening at his home, 1916 Worth
ington street, Springfield, Mass, as the
result of shock.
Connecticut lobstermen hear from
Newport that a movement is on foot
among the men in the lobster indus
try to change the law so as to pro-
long the season, which now closes the
middle of November.
Eight of the past fifty Januaries
have fallen below a mean of 20 de-
grees, Miss Ellen Larned states; six
have exceeded 30 degrees. About one
third have failed to mark zero and
three declined to reach 40 degrees.
As the result of an accident at Rob-
ertson's paper mills in Montville sew
eral days ago. John Stednes under
went an operation for the amputation
of his left hand at The wrist Monday
afternoon at Memorial hospital, New
London.
At the quarterly meeting of The
Kings Daughters, to be held at the
Broadway church next Tuesday eve
ming, the speaker will be Miss Susan
r. Brokenshire of Massachusetts. who
will speak upon Kings Daughters
Work in Other Lands.
The Connecticut company is now
running an additional car from Nor
down the majority of the employees to
the new paper mill in the morning and
waits to take the school children up
to Norwich at 6.45 a. m.
Concerning the sale of Edmund
Clarence Stedmans library this week
New York paper says: The major
ity of the books contain either an
autograph inscription or letter from
the author to Mr.. Stedman. whom
Whittier addressed as Poet and friend
of poets"
Mrs. Richard Latimer of Gales Fer
ry is confined to her home by a frac-
ture of the leg. Mrs. Latimer is about
% years of age. The mishap occurred
Monday morning Mrs atimer slim