Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-31

According to government reports,
there are no citizens of Connecticut
ia the isthmian commission or the
civil service commission.
The Men and Religion Forward
movement was started in New London
Tuesday evening with Judge Alfred
Colt as the general chairman.
The Hartford Post states that
Charles f. Lillibridge Of Norwich has
fled a petition in bankruptcy with
liabilities of $2,7O9.7O, and assets Of
$4,367.
The snow this week has put an end
to the spell of good skating, and except
where some enthusiast swept off the
ice previous to the drizzle there is now
no skating,
Many owners forget that there is a
new automobile ordinance in the state
which stipulates that a machine can
not be left standing in a public street
more than twenty minutes.
The B. L. company of Norwich and
the Goldman company of New Haven
were adJudicated bankrupt, Monday.
in the United States court at Hartford
on the petitions of creditors.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Hughes,
who left Waterbury some ten days
ago for trip around the world, are
booked to sail from San Francisco
on February 6, on the S. S. Cleveland.
The Brook Hill Manufacturing com
pany Of Killingly has filed a certificate
Of incorporation with the state secre-
tary to engage in the manufacture of
cotton goods. The capital stock is $15,-
600.
II is getting so that the majority of
the people are wearing the Boomer
badges, and it is not confined to the
men alone, for many of the women are
turning in their long green for the
decorations.
Sunday at Rev Elliott F. BARRIERS
church at Danbury, there was a spe-
cial celebration Of the Universalist
Young Peoples. day and the News
notes that a pleasing vocal solo was
sung during the service by Rev. Mr..
Barber.
Christmas decorations are removed
either at Septuagesima or the feast OF
the Publication, whichever falls first
This year Septuagesima does not oc-
cur until February 4. so the decora-
tons must go on Friday the I'd, Can
dlemas day.
The children of Rev. Latham Fitch
who served the Second Baptist church
in New London as pastor for many
years, have betrayed the cost of intor-
Tor alterations at Montauk Avenue
Baptist church, which is the old Sec
ond church remodeled.
Sixty delegates, representing this
German societies of dozen Connect
cut cities. voted Sunday for New Brit
tain as state headquarters for another
year and voted to hold the next state
German day celebration in the Hard
ware city in August, 1913.
Wednesday February 7, the Votes
for Women campaign which is being
pushed by the suffrag ette association
of the state, viii be officially opened ir
Middletown, when a rousing rally will
be held at which all of the state Of
ticers will give addresses.
W dileI L. Wdheuelu OF faFllOGO mas
been appointed chairman of COM
mittee, the other members to be Sc
lccted by him, to make arrangements
for banquet of the State Sons of the
American Revolution, to be held mo-
later than May ! In Hartford.
The funeral of Thomas Mccarthy
AZ, who died Sunday at Memorial
hospital. Pawtucket. r. l., was held
from his home.3S Broadway Provi-
dence, Tuesday morning at $50. with
requiem mass following at ST. Joseph''
church. Mr.. Mccarthy had friends IL
this section and in Westerly.
The funeral of Miss Anna Main, wht
died Saturday in Ledyard. was sol
emniZed Tuesday afternoon from hel
late home. The services were conduct.
ed by Rev G. T. Hatch, pastor of th'
Mystic Methodist church, and wer,
largely attended. lnterment was mad,
in Elm Grove cemetery, Mystic.
A Meriden paper states that DR.. Hell.
en- West. Mrs. William B. Treadway
and Mrs. Charles IT. Dodd left Mon
day noon for New York, en- route fol
a three months Mediterranean trip
They sailed Tuesday on the steame,
Cincinnati of the Hamburg American
line. The first stop will be at Lis
bon.
Willimantic fancied that B W. Taft
H. who died there Sunday and hat
been barber for As years, held tn
record for the state, Fred l.. Klein
70, of Norwich. is still busy at tn
trade, which he learned in German,
| when boy of 10, and which he hs
| followed for 81 years, So Of them RICH
here in Norwich.
It is stated by the Bridgeport Tel
egram that Rev. r. S. Povey. for
merly of Gales Ferry, is having trou
BILE with his people in Trinity Metho
dist church The claim is made tina
| Mr.. Poyey. by his preaching, ha
I aroused the younger members agains
him. They are insisting that a ney
| pastor be appointed.
By the new rules for rural carrier:
upon reaching an INSTRUCTED point,
I stream which is unfordable or a bridg
/ which cannot be crossed. the carrie
! should make such deviation from tn
: official line Of travel as to avoid tn
obstruction. If this is not possibl
Z he should return Immediately to tn
postoffice and start out in the oppo
! site direction.
| Members of the Rockville Baptis
| church unanimously voted Sunday t
extend a call to Rev. ]. Howard AID
ans of North Stonington to hecom
| pastor of the church. January 1 ReV
George D. Gould resigned to accept
call to st. Adams. VT, Baptist churcl
| Rev. Mr. Adams is the only candidat
the church has had. 1t is understoo
! he will accept the call.
Miss Lillian B, Comstock, daughte