Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-14
VARIOUS MATTERS.


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 There have been several informal little outings at Mohegan park the past two days.
 Samuel J. Monette has left Rock vile for Mystic to become boss weaver in the mill in which Eli Gledhill is manager.
 The funeral of Samuel Banning was held Thursday afternoon at his home at the Navy Yard. Burial was in Starr cemetery, Groton.
 By an error Friday ten years were added to the age of Monsignor Thon- as J .Shahan, who was 55 years old "wednesday, not 65 as stated.
 The usual Sc children's matinee at the Auditorium today -adv.
 There Is a project to have the c. A. R. and w. R. c. contribute to the Clara Barton Memorial, each of the 5000 branches to contribute $5.
 Edward E. Fuller of Holland, who attended the Huntington reunion at Norwich, is a descendant of the Hunt ington line about the ninth generation.
 A number of Jewish children in the various, districts have had to be .ex- cused from school sessions Thursday and Friday on account of attending re- 1gious services.
 Mrs. Margaret Porter, who died. sud- denly at Quaker Hill Thursday, had been suffering from tuberculosis sever al years. She was about 50 years old and has one son..
 The Catholic Transcript announces that the Forty Hours devotion will begin Sunday morning in St. Andrews church, Colchester. and St. Thomas church, VoNntown.
 Some of the Christian Endeavor so- cieties will make reference tomorrow to Thursday, September 12, as the s1st birthday of Rev. Francis E. Clark, founder of the c. E.
 The office and warehouse of the Max Gordon & Son Corp. will be closed until Monday on account of holidays.-adv.
 The engagement of Miss Hazel Bur dick of Westerly was announced at a party given by her at her home on Tuesday. She is to marry Alfred Li- gouri of New London in October.
 William s. Simmons of Central vil- lage. whose daughter is Mrs. John B. Vaughn of Norwich, when he resigned recently as agent of the state board of education, had completed a term of IS years service.
 Those who have searched the rec ords find that Wednesday was the hot test September day in eleven years since 1895, when the temperature was over 90 degrees on September 23. Ii was 87 degrees Wednesday. At the Central Baptist church Sun day Dr. J. H. Franklin and W. F. Arm strong will be heard. The city Bible class for men will hold its first sessior this fall at 12 o'clock Men are espe- cially invited.-ady. Members of the Goodell family iron Norwich were among the friends wht ! sent beautiful flowers from the funera of Philip A, Dodge. TO, of Company c Thirty seventh Mase. regiment, wht died in, Dwight Mass. Tuesday. 1 B. F. Stinson of the Falls fire com pany, who owns the blacksmith shoI next to the station, is tearing the silol down, to make way for an improve ment The shop has stood there man. years and once had large patronage
 Under the new pension rules benefi ciaries will not be required to furhisl I vouchers as 10 the regiment or com mand to which. the soldier or sailo was attached, unless the vouchers ar :. enclosed with the checks, as may hap pen in some specific cases.
 Low Pacific Coast Coionist Rates vi Nickel Plate Road to points in Cali fornia, Washington. Oregon and othe states in far west, daily Sept. A t Oct. 3. For particulars write l.. I Burgess. N.E.P.A.. 312 Old South Bldg Boston. Mass adv Nl
 Washington, the new law in regard t ! refer to stamp windows. The law per
 mits special delivery stamps to |
 sold, which, of course. means that th
 stamp window must be open.
 Bryan. H. Atwater of Berlin, treas
 urer of the Connecticut agricultur;
 society. states that over 150 life mem
 berships in the organization have bee received as a result of the letters ser Tout to people, all over the state, add
 ing over $500 to the treasury. II A civil service examination is to |
 held September 25, for radio inspecto
 expert in wireless telegraphy and ele,
 trical installations, in the bureau
 navigation, department of commert and labor, at an entrance salary
 $I400: age limit 25 years or over.
 George H. Stud1ey of willimant has just buried his pet cat Muggin at the age of 21. Very few eats a
 tain such an age and fewer still witl
 out being decrepit; but aside fro
 being quite deaf, Muggins was as pla.
 full and nearly as spry as in his youn,