Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-09


 Many large smelts are being caught by local fishermen. Davis Reed caught one that was 12 inches long, weighing 15 ounces.
 Congregational Delegates Chosen.
 At a meeting of the Second Con- gregational church Wednesday even ing Rev. Dwight c. Stone and Dr. James H. Weeks were chosen delegates to the state conference of Congrega- tional churches in New Haven, Nov. 12. 13 and IA. An interesting meeting of the teachers of the Second Congre- gational Sunday school was held in the chapel on the same evening. Miss Jean C. Palmer gave an interesting re- port of the convention for New Lon don county, held at Norwich last month. Miss Palmer and Miss M. E. Ingraham were chosen as delegates to represent the school at the state con vention in Hartford Nov. 1920. Mrs. II. H. Doty was elected corresponding sec retary of the Teachers association for the ensuing year.
 Missionary Meeting.
 The quarterly meeting of the East ern Connecticut branch of the Wom- ans Board will be held in the Second Congregational church here Thursday. There will be an interesting pro- gramme. A basket lunch will be en- l joyed. The ladies of the local church will serve tea and coffee. There will | be sessions in the morning and after noon.
 K. of C. Installation.
 The officers of Nina council, K. ot ] C., were installed Thursday evening by District Deputy Grand Knight M. J l C,.1l .zf I LT111 tr7Fr l the business session there was a so- cial hour, when refreshments were served.
 Building Garage.
 Miss Abby Palmer Stefferson is hay ing built on the Mrs. Hulda Bohman property a garage for her own use.
 Band Social. Mechanics band gave a delightful 1 concert and dance at Borough hall on Friday evening.
 Recalls Boston Fire.
 George Bliss, who resides in Ston- ington, well remembers the great fire in Boston, which occurred forty years ago today Saturday,. His father. place of business was totally destroy ed by the fire.
 Friends in town have received in. vitations to the marriage at the Churcl of the Good Shepherd, Norwich, Mon day evening, Nov. 19, at o'clock, O Miss Margaret Stanley Stevens, ,daugh ter of MT. and Mrs. William R. Stev ems of River avenue, and Lewis Nelson Taber.
 Thirty-seven years ago the first 0 November the streets were first lighte in the borough. Their adoption WI brought about by the warden and bur gesses and the clerk of the board. O : lamps were then used. Today the cit izens have electric light. < Bouquet for Assistant Postmaster. t Several weeks ago C. R. Wheele T the assistant postmaster at Stoningtol put his name on a mail pouch whic went out. He first heard of 1t in Ne P Hampshire, then West Virginia, an a Oklahoma Thursday he received = nice bouquet of flowers from the pos' f mistress at Leaf, Miss, where the ba . had landed. The flowers consisted d roses. daisies, buttercups and oth'
 varieties.
 Gates Complsted.
 All the gates at the railroad eros s ings on North Water street and Ma B street were completed Thursday ar h placed in working order. The vol T of changing the fences and walks 'f the new layout of the streets beg; IS Friday. The Railroad company gal n over 20 feet in length of the stati' y platform at Main street, which will Id added as soon as the icnber is recet
 ed.
 AS a further improvement at the st a ton new metal letters enzmeIed whi W have been placed on the signs at ea.
 end of the platform. Foreman CulItg 4. and his men cf this secti1n hava caz