Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-09
Otle Rmllftin. Norwich, Monday, Jan. 9, 1911.
VARIOUS MATTERS

The annual meeting of the New England Tobacco Growers association will be held in Hartford on Tuesday
 Yesterday. the first Sunday after Epiphany, Rev Thomas A Grumley preached at St. Patrick's church on Charity.
 Business failures in Connecticut for the week numbered 251, against 257 in the same week of 1909. 299 in 19OS 1855 in 1907. and 220 in 1906.
 The planet Venus is slowly getting away from the suns rays, and toward the end of the month may be picked up in the southwest shortly after sun- set.
 Samuel Whipple of Ledyard on Sat urday sold a large tract of land with buildings thereon in New London to Joseph Moro. The property is about 300 feet square.
 The work done during the past year by the probation officers of the state shows that those placed on probation during the year were: Men 1881; wo- men 126; boys sO9; girls 49.
 The body of Russell A., infant son of Edward A. and Florence c. Geath- ers) Dyer. who died in Worcester Fri day afternoon. was sent to Pomfret Saturday morning for burial
 At the quarterly meeting of the Connecticut State Optical society held in New Britain Friday night, the diners included J. c. Tracy of Willi- mans and Frank Fay of Rockville.
 Martin Nelson of New London, about 40 years of age, was killed at Fort H. G. Wright Saturday morning where he was employed at the post as a civilian tailor. He received a fractured skull by fall while washing windows.
 Isaac Norman, who dropped dead in Westerly Saturday. was an uncle of Henry Norman of this city. He served in the Civil war in the same company with the late John A. Bowen of this city.
 New York, New Haven & Hartford engineers and trainmen have received orders to use care in taking on water and not to allow any waste in towns where a shortage in supply has been reported.
 The dispersal of the remarkable col- lection of books belonging to the late Edmund Clarence Stedman, the bank er-poet, begins in New York this week. There are altogether 3,372 lots or the DOCKS.
 The Eldridge Construction company of Mystic has been awarded the con- tract for 1895 feet of graded road in Preston for s13,72s, and 90 cents a foot for rubble drain. and $4 a cubic yard for walling.
 At the annual meeting of the First Church of Christ in New London. George S. Palmer was elected deacon to succeed the late Henry .Lufler. MT. Palmer will make the filth deacon serving the society in over 26O years.
 The usual afternoon tea at the Halle club on Sunday was well attended and an informal musical programme was carried out. The clubs regular busi- ness meeting takes place this week and its monthly social evening a week later.
 Archie E. Beckwith and Joseph P. Harris, both of New London, doing business under the name of Beckwith & Harris, have filed a petition in bankruptcy in the United States cour |. They have unsecured claims of S395.7S and assets of $25.
 At the masses in St. Patrick's church Sunday, the prayers of the con- gregation were requested for the sDir- itual welfare of a former curate. Rev. Francis L. FitzPatrick, of St. Peters church. Hartford, who is critically i'll from a nervous trouble.
 Eight new corporations. having a total authorized capital stock of s497 500 were formed in Connecticut during the past week. This record compares with that of the same period of 1910. when 12 were formed, but with total capital of s159,5OO.
 The spring in the yard of Frank Q. Smith has supplied and continues to furnish the drinking water and that used in cooking, for many families on Laurel Hill. MT. Smith has gener- ously given to each and all the neigh borhood during the scarcity of water.
 MT. and Mrs. Eben Avery of Hart ford celebrated their fortieth wedding anniversary Thursday. There are seven of their eleven children living and eight grandchildren, the youngest being born last New Years day They were married in New London Jan. 5, 1871.
 When the King Charles charter and the 1918 constitution of Connecticut were taken from the capitol to their permanent resting place in the new state library building, last week one of those who witnessed the transfer was Judge John M. Thayer of Nor wich.
 In Norwich. 1909 was the city's big eest building year The figures for 1910 show, however, that there has been an average amount of work in the building trades. A comparison of the two years follows: 1910-Num- Der S3: cost S4SS,030; 1909-number 80, cost $1,525,000
 Eastern Connecticut will be well represented this afternoon at the or dination of Miss Marion Hastings Jones to the pastoTate of the Stafford = vile Congregational church. where she has preached for over a year. This is the first ordination of q woman pas- tor in Connecticut. Miss Jones was graduated from Smith college in 1897.