Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-19
VARIOUS MATTERS

Norwich, Thursday, Jan. 19, 1911.
 VARIOUS MATTERS
 Private dancing lessons At any time, Cadillac hall. Prof. Kennedy. Tele- phone 47S-2. ---adv.
 For the past two days every breeze has filled the air with dust as dry as though it were March.
 The temperature is not too low for ardent naturalists to add to their col lections of winter mosses.
 The Arcanum club has secured Charles H. Brown to give his illus trated talk on his visit to the Pana- ma canal at smoker this evening.
 January 1s in the church calendar Canute, honored especially in early English times.
 Connecticut Adventists are in Bos- ton for the New England convention of .Adventists, which began Tuesday and closes today.
 With the mercury at 10 degrees above zero yesterday morning, the first Florida strawberries of the season reached northern markets.
 The FroehIichkeit Masquerade will take place Friday evening, Jan. 20 Handsome prizes for the best and most comical costumes.-adv.
 Business failures in Connecticut for the past week numbered PSI, against 271 in the same week of 1910, 329 in 1909, 43j in 1908 and 2s3 in 1907.
 
 Hibernian divisions about the state are adopting resolutions on the death of the state chaplain of the A. o. H., Rev. John D. Kennedy of Danbury.
 Several local fanciers will go to Worcester. for the big poultry show, which opens today (Tuesday) and con- tines through Friday and Saturday.
 There is a project to secure the state encampment of Spanish War Veterans for the same date as Beach day at Ocean beach, the coming sum- mer
 Methodist churches are holding their closing quarterly conferences. Dis trict Superintendent Newland finish ing un1 the years work in anticipa- tion of the nearing conference.
 Norwich relatives have been called to Willmantic by the death of Cypri- en Boucher SO, whose funeral takes place today. Two of his sons are George and John Boucher of Norwich
 The court of common pleas will come in at New London today for the hearing of the continued case of Hicks vs. Lewis. The case assigned here for last Monday went over for a later date.
 The Springfield Republican stated that Rt Rev. Thomas D. Beayen sail ed Wednesday on sis annual trip to Europe, accompanied by his chancellor and private secretary, Rev. James r. Ahern.
 A pleasant meeting of Comfort cir cle of The Kings Daughters was held Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. John Sayres in her apartment in The Ma rion. on Main street, fourteen mem- bers attending.
 Tn the civil superior court Wednes- day the case of Cassidy, adm, vs. Me Cune was beard, and the judge resera- ed his decision. Court was adjourned until Friday, when there will be a short calendar session.
 The amount of probationers' wages collected last year by state probation officers and expended for their fami- lies was s26,919.75. The amount of fines and costs collected from them to S10,79144.
 Department Commander. E. $. Bish- op will be back from the south In time to attend the open meeting of Sedg- wick post, No. 1, Friday evening, to- gether with his staff. This will be
 While Berlin is regretting the loss of the Woman's college to the town where the idea originated, it Is ad- nitted that place of only 4,008 in- habitants could have no chance don
 Henry Fieiden, formerly of Glen {. :lyffe farm. Garrison, N. Y, has been appointed superintendent of Branford aouso and farms. the Plant, estate at Head, resigned. MT. Fielden will take charge February l.
 The January supper by tine Ladies society of the Universalist church on w edn esday evening at the Bucking- ham Memorial was largely attended. t was followed by a business meeting 3f the society, at which plans for the future were discussed.
 IllG StCOHu III d ScTIGS BI SuDSCilD- -ion dances by the French class was given on Tuesday evening at the Halle ,lub. with an attendance of about 75. Whist was also enjoyed during the evening and pretty prizes were given. A buffet lunch was served.
 If tomorrow (Friday) night prove clear, the amateur astronomers will De on the watch for the planet Saturn. which will be in quadrature. or 90 de- grees east of the sun. and will be on the meridian at sunset. A small telescope should show the division in the rings.
 The series of prayer meetings which have been held since January 1 in the Mantle First Baptist church were to a close Wednesday ege- ming. Rev. William F. Newton, who has assisted the pastor sRev. Charles M. Reed. will go to P1ainvile for work.
 The Thames Towboat company of New London has elected the following officers: President and treasur z. K. Fl. Chappell; secretary and cashier. l.. 5. Denlson; agent, E. F Clark; direc- tors, r. H. Chappell, Arthur H. Brew CT of Norwich, A H. Chappell, L. $. Denison and Donald Chappell.