Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-29
Gt1e Bulletin.
Norwich, Monday. Jan. 20, 1912.
VARIOUS MATTERS
Carnation day !!

Carnation day!
Several photographers have taken
snap shots of the compressed air works
III its icy setting. :;
Many of the schools will have brief
exercises today in commemoration of
President McKinley's birthday.
A book recently acquired by the
Peck library is A. c. Addison's Roman
tic Story of the Mayflower Pilgrims.
Heavy ice above the drawbridge
prevented any movement of vessels in
the Thames river Saturday and Sun
day.
Capt. /. L. futile of Canton Oneco,
No. 8. is to be in New London tonight
to inspect Canton Unity, No. 10. /.
o. o. F.
A boys club with a membership of
twelve has been organized in Mantle,
meeting in quarters provided by
George Vino.
The reading room at the Otis library
proved a grateful retreat for a good
number of men and boys. Sunday aft
erDoon. Miss Cash was in charge.
Local club members are receiving
notification that the annual conven-
ton Of the National league of Women
Workers is to be held in Canada next
August.
Walter q. Casey. county director.
was in New London Sunday evening
attending the meeting of St. Mary's
star Of the Sea 7. A. B. society. where
he installed the officers.
There was a large number on the
ice on the Thames river Sunday, the
largest being near Cold Spring, where
the skating was the best 1t is said
the ice on the river is a foot thick.
Corporation papers as follows have
been filed with the state secretary at
Hartford: The Putnam Box corpora
ton Of Putnam; certificate showing in
crease of capital from $4,000 to $4,000
L. T. Hines, a well known cigar
l drummer. was visitor here last week,
distributing to his friends a book of
sporting records, which contained a
picture Of Mr.. Hines on one Of the
| covers.
District Supt J. H. Newland Of Nor
witch presided at the fourth quarterly
| conference Of the Burnside Methodist
| church Friday night, when Rev. James
Coote was invited to return for an
other year.
Saturdays intense cold revived the
demand for winter supplies, dealers
! selling furs, blankets, heavy clothing,
| ETC., which at this season are bought
at prices which mean big saving to
/ purchasers.
The railroad painters of the New
| Haven road. whose brush work has
| been seen on all the stations in this
| vicinity, have reached Westfield il
their rounds and from there will &c
to East Berlin.
At a. special meeting Of the board O
managers of the Society Of the Son.
OF the Revolution Friday, held at Hart
ford. four applications were acted up
on favorably. including Rev. Franklin
s. Moore Of Black Hall.
The Veterans association, i. 0. O. F.
Of Connecticut is TO hold its annua
| meeting on February % at New Ha
ven, The association is open to al
1 ~
IN good standing for twenty five years
The oyster steamer jeremiah Wrigh
Of Stamford broke her propeller shat
off Race Rock light early Sunday an,
was toWed into Fort Wright by a gov
ernm@ht transport Later the steame
was brought to New LONDON harbG
| for repairs.
| Nicholas Fogs. aged SO, who wa
found dead in his home at South
inSton Friday night, was an officer o
the Connecticut Spiritualist associa
zion and well known among those VIII
| IN recent years have attended the cam
. meetings at Mantle.
The state fish and game commits
sioners were III Groton Saturday an
met at the home of Dr. +. w. Hewe
= en- Thames street The commissioner
are Dr.. f. w Hewes of Groton, pres
!dcnt; E. Hart Geer of Hadlyme, sec
rotary; and Frank o. Davis of Put
; nam.
Members of the Danbury grange ar
| interested in a movement to have
weeks session of the Storrs agricul
tural extension course in this cit
during the present season and if suf
ficient interest to warrant it IS mani
tested It is probable such a course wi
be held here.-Danbury News.
Today is the 15Sth anniversary c
, I the birth of Moses Cleaveland, found
or of Cleveland, Ohio, to whom tn
| Cleveland chamber of commerce IN
yelled a boulder memorial in his ma
live town Of Canterbury on Novembe
: lG, 1906, the one hundredth annive1
sary of his death. He was born Jan
uary 20, 1854.
At the banquet of the South Man
chester business mems association
one of the speakers was a forme
| Norwich man, J. Arthur Allen of Ne
| London, president of the state bushes
1 mems association, who declared bus
mess mems association a RecessaI
and vital adjunct to the welfare
the community.
WEDDING.