Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-08
Qll1f Bullrtit1.
Norwich, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 1s1t.
VARIOUS MATTERS


 The sroundhog has lost prestige as a weather prophet.
 Norwich evidently got the fringes of the western blizzard.
 The auto show at Worcester is at- tracting motorists from this section.
 There was snow enough last evening to get the rust off the sleigh runners.
 The estate of w. F. Goodwin has sold to Samuel A. Carr the property at No. 12 Peck street.
 Five choice turkeys were shipped to Palo Alto, Cal, recently from the Lords Hill farm.
 Modern Woodmen are arranging for the state camp which is to be held in Hartford on May sd.
 Do not miss the Passion Play this evening at Slater hall. Mrs Palmer sings four selections.-adv.
 Flower growers state that snowdrops were picked on Jan. 2S of this year. the earliest previous date being Feb. 12.
 Nurserymen believe that an unusual ly large number of apple trees will be set out this year, judging by the early orders
 Connecticut men will leave on Satur- day. Feb. IS. to attend the national school superintendents' convention at Mobile. Ala.
 This is the harvest time for many shoppers who take advantage of the reduced prices of winter stocks in the local stores.
 L~~ morning, but a trifie higher than on Monday, when it some localities it was degrees below zero.
 A member of Waterbury lodge of odd Fellows Charles Rasenack, entered F'airview, the state Odd Fellows home, at Groton, on Monday.
 Lucretia Shaw chapter, D. A. R., of New London, at Mondays meeting en- dorsed Mrs. John M. Buell. for re- election as state regent.
 Connecticut chapters of the Daugf- ters of the American Revolution are electing delegates to the state conven ton which is to be held at Putnam in March.
 Enlisted men from eastern Connecti- cut are sending their friends souvenir postcards from Caamanera, Cuba, where the battieship Connecticut has been in port
 Referee Amos A. Browning has de- clared dividend of 15 per cent. on the estate of Manning M. Thomas, who formerly conducted meat business in New London.
 On Tuesday evening the choir of the Second Congregational church of New London, of which Eben Learned is di- rector, sang at the recital at Niantic, it being the event of the week in the village.
 The home of Howard Hart in Tur- nerville was destroyed by fire a few days ago. Nothing was saved by the family except the clothes they were wearing as they ran from the burning building. The house was not insured.
 J. J. Dodds, for the Connecticut Fish and Game Protective association, has made a report on the feeding and pro- lection of quail in winter, advocating bundles of cornstalks or other shelters under which grain should be scattered.
 Capt. J. S. Murphy died at woon- socket Tuesday of Bright's disease. He was first lieutenant in the Third regiment, Connecticut volunteers, dur ing the Spanish American war and later was made captain of Company L.
 The resignation of Edwin P. Clark of Mystic as corresponding secretary of the state socialist party was accept ed Sunday because of his entering into a business field. and O. Kanne of New Haven was chosen to fill out his unex- pired term.
 At the meeting of the State Bar as- sociation at Bridgeport Monday one change recommended in the judiciary was that the appointment of city, po- lice. town and borough courts be placed in the hands of the governor the same as the common pleas court.
 The New York. New Haven and Hartford Railroad company has had President Charles 8. Mellen's letters on the public utilities question and a draft of the proposed court of com merce printed in book form and mailed to the members of the legislature.
 In most cases the farmers along the proposed route of the Norwich, Col chester and Hartford trolley road have displayed willingness to operate with the new trolley company. but only fn a few cases have exorbitant prices been asked for the necessary right of way. The winter has been so mild