Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-08

DIT IN III Iflo OF israel putnam, reVO-
lutionary hero, who died May 10, 1890
and for whom the city of Putnam is
named.
Many men and boys appreciated the
shelter and privileges Of the Otis IL
brary reading room, Sunday after
noon. Miss Harriet G.. Cross was in
charge
Yesterday was the first Sunday aft
er the Epiphany. The Epiphany sea
son includes this year four Sundays,
Septuagesima Sunday coming on Feb
ruary 4.
The monthly business meeting of the
Halle club will be postponed until
February.-adv.
The account OF John A. Best. tr1s-
tee Of the bankrupt estate of Daniel
Avery Of Somers, has been approved
A dividend Of IA per cent. was declared
to creditors.
A meeting Of the executive commit
tee of the Connecticut Sunday school
association Is to be held Wednesday
with Wallace /. Woodin, the new gen.
eral secretary, in Hartford.
The fourth quarterly conference of
the Vernon Methodist church is to be
held Wednesday evening at the par
sonage The district superintendent.
Rev. ]. II. Newland of Norwich, will
he present.
Florists who lost so many choice
roses and other flowers last winter,
~ hon to IL
sufficient steam to heat their green
houses, have no need to worry about
that possibility this winter.
Grand Army man known to every
soldier about the state, Major ThomGs
Boudren, attained his eightieth ami
versary last week, at his home in
Bridgeport a fact which some of his
triends did not omit to celebrate.
Norwich is engaged in the erection
Of a municipal wharf so as to be pre-
pared to accommodate any New Lon
don overflow in the sweet by and by
that may be carried up the Thames
river on the tide.-New London Globe.
Several local motorists are in New
York for the eleventh annual automo-
bile show. Today (Monday) will be
Theatrical day, Tues day and Thursday
Society days. Wednesday Engineers
day, and Friday Army and Navy day.
The chaudeurs' federation is desir-
Gus Of having legislation passed in
this state which will take the power
away from the secretary Of state to
enforce the motor vehicle laws and
"a SIMILAR legislation is desired in Mas
5achusetts.
The contract for the construction Of
1859 feet Of macadam -telford road in
the town Of Stafford has been award
ed 10 Gary Brothers of Stafford
Springs. The macadam is to cost
Sl.69 per linear foot and the telford
macadam $24O.
If all the wealth in Connecticut was
divided equally among the inhabitants
Of the state each would have 81, SOS
The bureau Of statistics announces that
the total wealth of the state estimated
from the figures on hand last Satur-
day is SL7S2,427. 1856.
On the daily weather forecasts sent
out by the government, attention is
called to the fact that any subscriber
Of the Southern New England Tele-
phone company can learn the weather
prediction for the day by calling w
the local exchange.
On Sunday next, Roderick f. Sulli-
van is to be given a trial in the choil
OF the big church of the Immaculate
Conception, Boston, with every pros
pect Of his selection as tenor soloist
Mr. Sullivan LII
family in Norwich.
Mrs. Ann Herman, widow of James
Tiernan and mother of DR.. 2. w. Tier
nan, died Friday at her home in Prov
idence. Burial is to be in Danielsor
today (Monday) following a mass OF
requiem at the Church of the Blessed
Sacrament Academy avenue, Provi.
dence
Calvin L. Rawson, formerly of Nor
wich, Is suffering from a peculiar anC
uncomfortable injury at his home il
West Woodstock. A pet sheep which
he was feeding suddenly butted hin
in the chest, disabling him so that he
spends his time between his bed anC
his chair
The schooner Brainard, loaded fol
Greenrort. L. l., with cordwood from
Brackets lot, was blown by the Sat.
urday mornings gale against a rocl
and Is sunk at Stoddard's wharf. EIel
owner, New London Italian, is t.
have the schooner unloaded today an(
pumped out by SCOTS men from New
London.
The tax collectors once will be opel
Monday Tuesday and Wednesday eve
nings from to S o'clock for the pur
pose of collecting the balance of tn,
personal tax, due April 10, 1911. Ate
Wednesday, the 10th. the list of delin
quents will be made out and turned
over to the prosecuting attorney a
the law directs.-adv.
officials Of the New York road hav,
taken compassion on the thousands O
daily train riders who want to dr1nl
from the tanks in the coaches Of train
as they Iass through this state, Rhod
Island and Massachusetts, and as
result the official order has gone fort
that paper cups, coated with paraffin
and large enough to hold a mans sig
drink OF water, shall be supplied fire.
OF cost TO ell passengers who ask 70
them.
After returning from shopping j
Norwich the Othar day, Miss Deli
Champlin of Massapeag gave her tick
81 to the conductor on the Central Yer
mont train. closing her old-fashione
shopping bag. On reaching home sh
found that she was carrying only tn