Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-19

season.
A I'VE boom Norwich" sign in a
vacant store has uecasioned some
ironic3l comment
For the second morning, Sunday, the
roofs were covered with frost. Three
frosts, then RAIN Is the old saying.
Charles H. Ames, a former Mantle
resident, was in that village Friday to
attend the ordination at the Baptist
church.
Steamer Chelsea tried to get up the
river Saturday morning, but found the
Ice of. Riverside too hard and had to
come back
A number Of Mardi Gras (Shrove
Tuesday, social affairs have been
planned for tomorrow night, the last
before Lent
The water famine at Thamesville
terrace has not vet been broken, the
service pipes of eight or nine families
still being frozen.
Saturday was the Chinese New
Years, and was celebrated by the local
Celestials with feasting and the burn
ing OF joss sticks and prayer slips.
The first Of the Lenten preachers
in Trinity Episcopal church, Norwich,
VIII be Rt, Rev. Henry d. Robinson,
AD., missionary bishop of Nevada
There has been filed with the clerk
Of the superior Uourt a notice of appeal
to the supreme court in the case of w.
=. Brown ct al VS.. the Norwich Belt
Manufacturing company.
AT the Otis library reading room,
sunday afternoon. when the librarian.
Mr. 1rHnbull, was on duty, many men
and boys spent the time proftably
FROM O'Clock until 6.
For royal good time go to the state
armOry tonight. Whist, 40" and
dance. given by societies of st. Ma
rvs parish for the benefit of the
church. Cards, $50 sharp. Tickets soc.
adv.
The New York Sunday Times re-
view of books devoted some space to
authority by Rev Arnold Won c. P.
t1uizinga. the gifted Hollander, at one
time pastor of the Thompson Congre-
church.
The March term of the superior
court will be opened in Hartford Tues
day, March 5, at 10 a. m. One of the
Gases is from Tolland county, Bert c..
Halloo k against Tony Leo. plaintiffs
appeal.
Norwich merchants have learned
the past week that women in this and
surrounding towns have plenty Of
money and are spending it literally.
The special sales have drawn big
crowds.
The Connecticut Church states that
the Advent offering of the Sunday
schools of the Episcopal diocese
amounted to $4504O. 1t will be used
toward the completion of the new
chapel at Terryville.
Passengers coming up on the Grot-
on division train still note at Their
mos the Thames, H. c. William
sons big sign, For Sale for Factory
Sites which the Norwich boomers
have omitted to remove
At the annual reunion of the Cor
1ectlcut alumni neld at Hotel Taft.
New Haven Thursday night, Rev. Luke
/ F1tzsimons Of Westerly was re-elect-
ed president and it was voted to hold
next years dinner in Waterbury.
Although the ice on the river is
cracked In places, Saturday afternoon
a man dragged IA sled holding house
hold supplies across from NontviiIe
ana above Allyns point fishermen were
chopping holes to get at the cells.
Albert Lester, II. of Groton. died
trioay night at his home on Latham
street. For nearly 40 years he had
| been employed on the steamers of the
Norwich line and for many years was
maize of the steamer City of Norwich.
Writing up the seventh annual ex-
hibition Of the Pennsylvania Academy
OF Fine Arts at Philadelphia, the New
York Sunday World made reference
to the work of Bella L. Pratt. a native
OF Norwich. in the exhibit of sculp-
ture.
Local people who have relatives in
| hartford are receiving invitations to
| attend this weeks events, scheduled
as follows: Monday, opening night;
| TUESDAY, Governors day; Wednesday
Society day; Thursday, Washington
birthday; Friday, Military day.
Yesterday was Quinquagesima Sun
day-the Sunday about 90 DAYS before
Easter. Today (Monday) is known In
! old writings as Collop Monday, and
| Tuesday as Shrove Tuesday, referring
| to certain ancient customs connected
with preparation for the Lenten fast
All Friday and Saturday night bic
heaps Of coal glowed above the points
| on Church street opposite the Steiner
ana Doohttle residences where the
service pipe is frozen The watet
| department men working there found
five feet of frost in the grounds. n
1 his hoped that the pipe may be thawed
today.
At Grace church, Holyoke. Mass.
sunday, Rev. E. p, Robinson preached
a special sermon to mark the tenth
anniversary Of his pastorate. being
called there from the Lisbon Congre-
| gational church Friday night his
people presented him a purse of S10C
and gave Mrs. ROBINSON bouauct
! Of roses.
Washington's birthday will be ar
important day for the Knights OF
Arthur, for it win witness the assem-
! bling at M1ddletOWn of members OF
the order from all over the state fol
| the annual conclave of the provin-
cial council of Connecticut. Between
one hundred and fifty and two hun.
| dred boys and merlins are expected.