Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-18

yARI0os MATTERS
 February IS is the feast day Of St Simeon.
 The county Baptist ministers con. ference Is to be held in North Ston. ipgton March 6.
 Just two years ago the big ice storm did so much dama&e throughout east. | A year ago Friday the election o1 Rt. Rev. ]. J. Milan as bishop of Hart. ford diocese was announced.
 New models in ready to wear hats on exhibition Mrs. c. F. stanton. .--
 Mills in the lower part of the county are busy producing bii.ch extract which brings in the market s5 cents an ounce.
 Litchfield grange has invited the state board of agriculture to hold its all-day institute at the Grange hall on February 22.
 Physicians declare that a good fall of snow and a little steady cold eather would do much to free the air from grip germs.
 of the coldest days of the winter, tenn : peratures ranging as low as IS degrees and 20 degrees below zero.
 Balcony reserved seat tickets for the Charity ball may be had at the Wau- second row 50 cents.-adv.
 
 The Mayors association of Connec- ticut will hold it's autumn meeting in Danbury next October. The June meeting will be held in New London.
 Connecticut school document. No. 9 contains q list of town school com mittees, boards of school visitors, boards of education and library direc- tors.
 c. A. R. veterans recalled the fact that Friday was the anniversary of the day. in 1865, when General Sherman's army entered Columbia, s. G. and burned the city.
 Connecticut former students and day evening to attend the annual din- ner of the Oberlin association at the Hotel Manhattan.
 One of the leaders in the crusade for the banishment of the common drinking cup from the public schools of the state is Supt F. H. Beede of New Haven, formerly of Willimantic.
 The annual choir service and award ing of medals at Christ church will be held next Sunday afternoon at four o'clock. The choir will sing Mendels- sohn's 42d Psalm. and the sofoist is MT. Eben Learned. All are invited adv.
 Friday was another dark day for the florists. who have complained of the many sunless days this winter re- tarding the blooming of flowers. at a season when the demand is large and profitable.
 Five bills amending acts concerning dogs were heard by the committee on agriculture in Hartford this week. in ciudfng one making the license fee for 2 kennel containing more than ten dogs $25 instead of $5.
 Clerks and carriers of state post offices are to hold state banquet at Middletown Y. M. c. A. rooms next This years meeting will be the first union" session ever held by the two organizations.
 At the Central Baptist church Sum. day morning Rev: P. c. Wright will evening he will give a talk upon The Life of Washington, illustrating with stereopticon pictures.-adv.
 At the Paul farm. near Mashapaug lake, recently purchased by Julius Dresser, the division walls have been removed and it is claimed that a 160O- foot straightaway furrow can now be plowed without turning the blow team around.
 Haberdashers' windows have had as much interest for the men this week as milliners' windows have for wo- men at Easter opening time, since Thursday, February IS, was the open ing day for the spring display of hats for men.
 This afternoon the members of the Boy Scouts of the Second Congrega- tional church will have an afternoons run, going to the fair grounds, and they will also visit the pumping sta- tion, and while out will cook and serve frankfurters.
 George S. Palmer and Dr. George S. Morgan of New London have received invitations to dine with President Taft at the White House on March 4. On that date the president wiEl be host at the annual dinner of his class at Yale. the, class of '7S.
 The county commissioners at New London Friday granted a transfer from Mrs. Annie McNamara to Joseph Me- Garry, and licenses were granted to Alex Morrissey, James Smiddy and The Parker Davenport company for the Crocker house.
 
 The high tension power line for the New London and East Lyme street railway will be completed and ready for service in about two days. said Snpt. Lafayette c. Rudd of the com- pany Friday. There are only few connecting links to be completed.
 The fish and game commission has been petitioned for a closed season on all shad fishing in all tributaries and in the Connecticut river itself for . period of two or three years, to see If such closed season would tend to repopulate the streams with shad.
 The next annual meeting of the State Grange will be held in Bridge port the week of January g, the com mittee of the grange which had charge of the finding of a suitable place for the meeting hay Hng completed ar engagements for the use of Eagles hall there.
 At the annual meeting of the Ossa- wan Mills company Thursday directors elected were: F. E. Fowler. Middle town, Emerson P. Turner and R. w. Perkins. The directors subsequently, elected these officers: President and treasurer, Emerson P. Turner; secre- tary, Augustus T. Sullivan.
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