Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-30
VARIOUS MATTERS
A few delivery sleighs were tried il
the soft snow Of Monday.

the soft snow Of Monday.
On Monday the Catholic churches
observed the feast of st. francis de
Sales.
Goes with that good cigar-C1ysmic
Water. Healthful as Sunshine.1,adv.
The Taft school hockey team of
WATERFOWL defeated the Pomfret
hockey team in Pomfret on Saturday.
Italian societies have been holding
religious services in memory of the
dead and wounded in the war in Tri-
poll.
One booster says: If New London
needs a million for a new harbor,
what does Norwich need rher-mos
Ans.-$75,000.
A convention of the State German
Federation was held in New Britain
Sunday, State President William F..
LANCE of that city presiding.
In some of the towns near the
Sound the river channels are so clog
ged with ice that some Of the deal
| ers are running shy of oysters.
Amateur astronomers are waiting
for a clear night to watch Orion,
which is magnificent now, being found
exactly in the south in the early eve
| ming.
1t is predicted that moderate wealth
er viii prevail till near the end of the
week, when a general storm, followed
| by cold weather, will travel eastward
| from the far west
During the absence in Washington
/ of Mrs. Charles Tyler Bard, soprano
solUist in Broadway Congregational
| church choir, her place was taken by
Miss Elsie D. Brand.
Norwich seems to be fairly awake
| in the Thermos Co. campaign. and
| just about half Of the seventy five
| thousand dollars necessary have been
| raised.-Westerly Sun.
a number from here were in New
London Sunday to hear an address on
! Christian Science given in the Lyceum
! theater by Rev, William P. Mckenzie
| o. Cambridge. Mass.
The growing village of Plainfeld is
! sending many shoppers to Norwich;
and local merchants, approaching this
| fact, are making special advertising
bids for Plainfeld's trade.
Monday night was the time for a
regular meeting of the Master Build =
| ers' association at the BuckinghgH
Memorial, but the weather acted as a
| dampener and none was held.
The civil superior court comes in
here this morning for the trial of
| the case Of Brown ct al VS.. Norwich
Belt Manufacturing Co., to be followed
by Russell VS.. Dayton and Bauby VS..
Bauby.
At s o'clock Monday morning, in
st. Patricks church, Rev. Hugh Urea
nor celebrated a requiem nigh mass
for Mr.. and Mrs. John Craney, the
cate being the anniversary of Mrs.
Craney's death.
Bridgeport papers state that, as a
result of the rivalry between Hart
ford and New Haven, Bridgeport is
likely to be selected as the location of
the democratic state convention next
spring as a compromise.
Canton T. R. Martin, Patriarchs
il Waterbury on February 20, dele
gates Of all the cantons in the state.
Ihe meeting viii be the annual one
for the Connecticut department
The blaclsmiths had another rush
Of business on Monday for horses
which were not sharp and had fright
! full times getting up the grades. In
the evening many people fell when
the drizzle froze to the cleared walks
OF local interest is the announce
ment that William Hallas, brother OF
1 Rev. G. r. Atha, of Groton, died OF
| pneumonia at hospital in Boston on
Friday afternoon. The funeral was
held Monday, with burial in Boston
The United States civil service COM
/ mission announces an examination
| February and to secure eligibles
| from whom to make eertifcations fol
| appointments as customs agent in the
| treasury department at salaries rang
ing at from 81 to IS a day.
David Cushman, the popular driver
Of the mail wagon, slipped on the plat
form at the Central Vermont station
Monday morning and sprained his an.
| kle so badly that he will be laid III
for some time. HIT was not able t.
| work the remainder of the day.
Cards have been issued by Mrs
| Samuel c. Morehouse, Miss French
| and Miss Barnes, announcing thai
| they will entertain the members o.
| the Connecticut branch of the Associ.
| atipn Of the Collegiate Alumnae at 81
| Temple street, New Haven, on tn,
afternoon of Saturday, February g.
The Norwich police notified thu
| New London authorities Saturday eve.
| ming that three hoboes were wanted
at the Rose for the theft of $40. 4
description of the trio was given anC
| the local police made a thorough bu
! unsuccessful search of saloons where
the fraternity hang out.-New Lon
don Telegraph.
The fifth fellowship meeting of tn,
| Congregational churches of southeast
crn Connecticut is to be held Wednes
day at North Stonington. The mod
orator will be Frederick Davis of Paw
| oatuck The preacher will be Rev
| w. +. White Of Ledyard The sub
ject for discussion is Responsible,
OF Laymen in the Church.
| Norwich friends have received It'd
irgs from Mrs. C. H. Potter from TIL,
New Keystone, West Palm Beach, Fla
where, on Friday, birds were singing
flowers in bloom, many persons wer,
in bathing, ladies in thin dresses sit
ting on piazzas or at open windows
lawns green and palm trees beautiful
Mrs Potter is greatly enjoying he
| visit in the sunny south