Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-01


 The postmen have lighter loads be- cause of the introduction of voting ! machines, missing the hundreds of | pre-election envelopes containing pas ! ters. Native smelts and choice salmon to- day at Powers Bros,, 10 Rose place l adv. The United States civil service com ! mission announces an examination on November 20 and 21 for an assistant !. chemist to fill a vacancy in the Water :, town arsenal It was on October 30 and 31 that Horace Johnson predicted the first snow of the season. but Wednesday and Thursday were warm as early September days. Capt. James Pettigrew, who has been in command of the City of Lowell, will relieve Captain Griffin in charge of the steamer Maine when he returns from his vacation.
 By new state law, the owner of 1 every tenement house shall provide for such building suitable receptables for or cOnveniences for the disposal of garbage, ashes and rubbish.
 Wednesday evening, District supt 1 J. H. Newland preached at revival | services in the New London NJ. E. | church. Thursday evening he con | ducted conference in Willimantic. Entertainment by Philathea class of 1 First Baptist church, Friday evening, | Nov. l. Miss Brooks, soloist. Adm. 15c. adv.
 There is a rumor that the former | Peace meeting grounds north of Mystic may be bought for $3,500 under direc- | ton of the Village Improvement sO- 1 ciety and turned into a public park.
 The funeral of Mrs. Minnie Blan- | chard, native of Voluntown, was held at Worcester at 1.30 o'clock Wednes- day Rev. L. B. Jennings Officiated Burial was in Hope cemetery. Wor- ] cester.
 A picture in the Mansfield collection praised by New Haven papers is Driving the Cows Home" by J. AL den Weir, half brother of Prof. John l F. Weir, whose summer home is in l Windham.
 The Catholic university at Washing ton has completed the erection of a moot court in Caldwell hall. It was formally opened Thursday afternoon by Rt. Rev. Mgr. Shahan. formerly of Norwich.
 Rally in Greeneville Friday evening, November l, 1912, at p. m.. corner North Main and Sixth streets. See adv. adv.
 Although the young lady pupils of . Notre Dame academy, Putnam. are being transferred to Hartford. Sister M Paula, formerly of Norwich, will remain in charge of the parochial school children.
 At a meeting this week Rutherford c. Plaut was unanimously elected. to the board of directors of the Uncas National bank. He takes the place 1 of pr. Leonard B. Almy, who had ten dered his resignation.
 Local EpiscOpalians recall that Rt. Rev. Chauncey E. Brewster was con- secrated bishop of the diocese of Con- necticut on the 2Sth of October. 1S97 : He kept the fifteenth anniversary of this event in Litchfeld.
 l Some of the dry wells are beginning to show @ slight improvement since last weeks rains, but a real wet season is needed before springs will be sufficiently filled to get the rural districts over the winter.
 The Baptist state secretary, Rev. A E.. Coates, formerly of this county, has been telling Hartford audiences of 2 Baptist minister in a small Connecti- cut town who had a salary of but $36l and the use of the parsonage.
 Letters received from D. NJ. Botassi Greek consul general at New York urge the dire need of contributions for the Greed Red Gross society, t, aid in caring for the sick and wounded in the war against the Turks.
 Three famous speakers at the dem ocratic rally, Saturday night. Gov ernor Mann of Virginia, Congressman Henry of Texas and MT. Axson of Nev ! YOrk.-adv.
 Instead of crowding institutes int February and March, as has been tn ' custom. the state board of agricultur plans this year to begin the meeting in November and have them continu n through the winter and early sprin
 months.
 n The diocesan council of the Girli IA Friendly society is to hold it's 19t
 annual meeting at Stamford on tn
 9th and 7th of November, when tn l. branches of Connecticut will be tn
 guests of St. Johns and St. Luke
 branches of that city.
 Among the birds that should | 1 protected fot the good they do } keeping down the insect plaques, ac A- cOrding to tho government conserva
 tion committee are all songbirds. swa
 lows, woodpeckers, blackbirds, quat
 doves and night hawks.
 Mrs Catherine Watson Terry (
 lyme widow of Rev. James p. Ter
 died Tuesday at her home. Her hu! .- band had been fer years pastor of u
 Congregational church at South We, mouth, Mass. After his death in 1S' ]. she lived at her old homestead, Ma
 son, Hill. Lyme.
 = Progressive Rallies,
 Rev, W, A. C, Hughes of Sou
 street Memorial church, Baitimor
 Md. has been secured by the progre