Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-12
VARIOUS MATTERS.

VARIOUS MATTERS.
 Rain, wind and frost have left the beautiful Boston vines about town leafless and sere.
 Some red pepper berries, sent from Rialto, Cal, by Mrs. Benjamin E. Sib- ley, are shown at the Otis library
 Charles Dexter. aged 80. died last week at Gilbertville. Mass. of heart failure. He was born in Killingly.
 Important meeting of Division No. ?, A. o. H., tonight.--adv.
 The Episcopal parishes will be rep resented at the state convention of the woman's auxiliary in Meriden on Wednesday,
 The first of the new Christmas seals are appearing. They bear a picture of Santa Claus and the customary hol- iday greetings.
 There are many visitors to Mohegan park these pleasant days. Now that the foliage Is thinned the view from the heights is especially clear.
 Second number of Y. NJ. C. A. en- tertainment course, tonight.-adv.
 The New Haven road is carrying such a big amount of freight that two extra switchers at New London were kept busy for 16 hours Sunday.
 Under the law, the parcels post must be in operation by January next, but the bureau of engraving has not even approved all the stamp designs yet.
 Miss Matte Plumley of Willimantic picked fifteen perfect dandelion blos- soms last Saturday on an orchard lot at Shetucket park, near Willimantic.
 It is correct to call this Indian sum- mer, Martinmas, the summer of All Saints, of which Longfellow writes, which began Monday, St. Martins day
 Alfred c. J. Williams, the Hartford Furrier," will show a line of samples at the Wauregan house, next Wednes- day, when he will be pleased to see his friends and customers.-adv
 More new passenger coaches were delivered to the New Haven road last W SCh, PcLI OI lllC OI utl Ol DU WHICH has been building for several months
 Joseph Darling, tower operator at Midway, has bid in the first trick at the cabin at Saybrook Junction, and Is already learning the requirements of the place.
 The Brotherhood of the First Bap- tist church, New London, is to be ad- dressed Thursday evening by Charles Edward Prior of Hartford, formerly of Jewett City.
 The almanac predictions for rain or snow and heavy frost tomorrow and Thursday will please those merchants who need colder weather to move their winter stocks.
 Fred Hirsch. son of H. J. Hirsch oi Norwich, has received & patent for an adjustable loop. MT. Hirsch has been in business for himself in New York and New Haven for several years.
 Hon. Homer B. Hubert celebrated diplomat and traveller. lectures at the Central Baptist church tonight at D. m. Auspices of the Y. M. c. A Tickets 50 cents, on sale at G. A. Da- wis store.-adv.
 On Sunday next, St. Francis church Torrington, of which Rev. Arthur O'Keefe, formerly of Norwich. is pas tor, will celebrate the twenty fifth anniversary of it's conservation, in No vember, 1887.
 Remembering the historical fact that it was on November g, 1920, that the Pilgrims came in sight of land after a voyage of 63 days, students have been consulting reference books anG historical works in the libraries.
 All the labor laws passed by con- gress and by state legislatures during 1912 are obtainable in an elaborate anC authoritative bulletin just issued from it's headquarters in New York by the American Association for Labor Legis. lation.
 About fourteen supervisors of vari- ous souls in the state and four norma school teachers enjoyed an inforrna banquet at Waterbury Friday night and discussed the training of teachers for the state system adopted by the supervisors.
 Albert Beals Edwards, 30, son of the late Mrs. Ella Kerr, who died at the home of his sister, Mrs Charles Lake of Springfield, Mass, Thursday eve. ming, after an illness of seyera months, was a nephew of Mrs Lotti, Cady of Stafford.
 Friends in Norwich receive most interesting accounts of Supt William D. Tilson's work in his new schoo at Springfield, Mass, where his splen. did qualities as a supervisor and 6 man are recognized by school officials teachers, parents and pupils.
 The office of quartermaster of con struction of the New London distric has been ordered abanodned by tht government, and the work will be don, by the chief clerk at Fort H. G.Wright Capt E. T. Powers has been trans. ferred to Fort Totten, N. Y.
 At the next meeting of the Connec t1cut Business Colleges association, O which Walter E. Canfield of NorWicl is president, to be held in Waterbury feature will be the typewriting ant shorthand contests, to be held in tn, morning, after the regular meeting, owners or woodland believe that tn quarantine on Christmas trees ant greenery is going to prove an advan tage, as in recent years holly, laurel and ground pine, with hundreds of ju niper and fire trees have been ruth lessly stolen and shipped to the cities A Norwich man writing home iron | Vermont says the pest of deer in Con necticut is nothing to what it is in tn Green Mountain state, where, out a 300 apples trees planted at Saxton River not one escaped injury. whil in a Bellows Falls orchard 1,200 hay