Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-26

the trips of rural carriers this winter and town bills for removing drifts have | so far been very light.
 ArchGeacon J. Eldred Brown officiat ed at the celebration of holy commun- ion III Trinity Episcopal church, Sat urday, St, Matthias day. The IS months old son of Rev J. F. Aldrieh is ill at the parsonage at UncasNille with scarlet fever The house has been quarantined. In the health talk series at the Y. M. c. A. gymnasium, Dr. A. Peck has postponed his talk this week because of the entertainment in the Y. M. C. A. course tonight.
 Daniel Avery of Somers has ap- piled for discharge from bankruptcy, A final hearing will be held at the office of Referee c. A. Kellogg March f.
 There remains about s2O,OOO unpaid out of the total of s135,O0O subscribed toward the Woman's college at New | London, and all of which was due Jan- uary 1.
 In many of the shore towns Satur- | day, men were busy collecting clans and oysters stirred up during last weeks gale and flashing waves, and 1 washed in among the rocks. At the annual meeting of the dele gates to the Connecticut Pliers and | Drummers' association. held in New Britain, it was voted to hold the next convention in New Britain in August. Richard Lamont, the weather pro- cFastinatOr, predicted a storm on the night of the 24th, probably a snow storm to last to the 27th, more severe l throughout the west than here in the east.
 Although the Ground Hog is sup 1 posed to have gone back for six weeks ! sleep, numerous wOOdChucks are be- ing trapped, which looks as though | they had been anticipating an early | spring.
 A representative of the company | in Hazardville that is to build the | new road at Black Point has been in l Mantle and stated that work would ! be started as soon as the weather | was favorable
 At the Comstock wharf at Montville, l lee tore away the large spiles at the | front of the dock during last weeks ! storm, damaging it so that the steamer ! Chelsea has been unable to make a l landing there.
 Mrs. William Carver, formerly Miss | Frances Ingalls, of New London, who has been seriously ill at Backus hos l pital, Norwich, is considerably inn | proved Her infant daughter died short time after birth.
 The Connecticut Hardware associa- l ton is to hold its ninth annual ses- l slon at Hotel Taft, New Haven, Tues i day and Wednesday. Tuesday after noon the members will be taken for 8 ] tour of the Yale buildings.
 It is stated by the Connecticut Cnurchman that four new branches of | the Girls Friendly society were or l ganized in this diocese during Janu- ary; at Wilton Windsor. Waterville 1 and Forbes Memorial chapel, New Ha- ven.
 The appraisers of the estate of 1 Amedc Chetty Edward Kirby and | Frederick Tyler. have made return to | Judge Ayling in the probate court, and 1t is shown that the estate amounts to S16,S9S.e1, the property being valued at s15,2OO.
 The Wonans Congregational Mis- 1 sionary union of Connecticut has ac- cepted the invitation of the Center and First Congregational church to hol1 it's annual meeting in the First Congregational church in Meriden on March ,,
 Under the head of Tip Bulletin, the l Telephone Bulletin gives the list of tips suggested by and contracts signed from Norwich: W. l.. Martel 0; J. H. Carney 1; J. P. Donnelly 1; D. J. Coughiin 1, W. L. Fischer 1; H. T. Sargent O.
 New congregations organized in clude the Press Publishing company of l Norwich; 80 shares subscribed for on which $100 cash and s1.9O0 property have been paid. President and treas urer. ". H. Eagles. 1 share; secretary,
 ". E. Eagles, l share; c. L. Reed, 78 sf2aras.
 Judge Joel H. Reed went from
 Hartford to his home in Stafford
 Springs to spend Washfngton's birth
 day end contracted q hard cold, and
 on the advice of his physician did not
 preside at the short calendar session
 of tho Hartford court. at the end of
 the week.
 The working force of the water de-
 p2rtment has transferred it's activities from Spring Garden avenue to Thames
 terrace, where efforts are being made
 to thaw out frozen water mains Some
 of the residents of this locality have
 been without running water for over
 two weeks.
 Tie work of tearing cut the inter- for of the building on Thames street, Groton, owned by Mrs. Susan Morgan,
 the two upper stories of which are to
 be remodeled into a small hotel, was begun last week The hotel will prob
 ahly be ready for occupancy by the
 first of April.
 Local people who have cottages at
 Block Island learn that Rev Peter E.
 Blessing, DD. whoHas instrumenta;
 in building the Catholic chapel on the
 island. has been advanced by Bishop
 Harl1ins to the rectorship of St. Peter and Paul cathedral, Providence, sue
 ceeding Rev. Austin Bowling, bishop
 elect of Des hoines, Ia.
 The committee to make arrange
 ments for the series of Congregation
 al fellowship meetings for 19l2-1913
 is: Rev. D. c Stone of Stonington,
 chairman E. r. Williams of the Road
 church. J. H. Weeks of Stonington.
 Charles B. Kendall of North Stoning
 ton, Isaac c. Geer of Ledyard. Fred
 r Davis of Pawcatuck. and W. K
 Holmes of Mystic.
 After two weeks vacation, spent in
 the south, with his uncle. who is
 a clergyman. Rev. William F. Cav
 anaugh of St. Patrick's church has