Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-23


Judge Aging named Mrs. Patrick
cummings and Michael J. Cummings
administrators of the estate of Patrick
Cummings, with D. H. Driscoll and
Chafles P. Lynch as appraisers
Evelyn L. Thompson. 6S, a summer
resident at Pine Grove, Mantle. for
many years died at his home in New
Britain Thursday from a raralytic
stroke He is survived by his wife,
who is also seriously i'll, and three
! children.
A counterfeit 81 silver certificate has
| been detected in Connecticut It is
enc OF an issue described in a recent
number of the National Bank Note
Reporter and experts pronounce it as
a dangerous one,
Church festivals observed this week
are: Tuesday, EspOusals Of the Bles-
sed Virgin Mary; Wednesday, st. Tim
othy; Thursday Conversion of st.
Paul, Friday st. Polycarp; Saturday
ST. John Chrysostom.
The advisory board on farmers in
stItutes is arranging the dates and
the speakers for the institute meetings
TO be held in all parts of the state
Leonard H. Healy Of Woodstock is at
the head of the committee.
A Denver despatch states that the
nomination of Mrs Sarah Platt Deck
er for senator from Colorado is gain
ing favor. Mrs. Decker is sister oe
Mrs r. M. Kngsland formerly Of
Norwich, and has visited in this city
I'm their little home in Palmer, Mass
surrounded by children, grandchildren
and great grandchildren, Mr. and Mrs
Michael Laford celebrated Saturday
the 60th anniversary of their mar
riage At one time they lived in Stat
ford
New York papers comment on the
remarkable exhibit Of paintings iusl
opened at the American art galleries.
and refer to the quiet dignity of the
pictures by Charles II. Davis, who
makes his home now on the Mysu.
river.
There is disappointment among
swedish people who had planned Wis
its to their native land at the time
of the Olympic games, because steam
ship agents announce that there is to
be no reduction in rates, as was ex-
pected.
State police have been authorized
this week TO make arrests throughout
the state for negligence in complying
with the automobile law. At least
5000 owners of automobiles have nos
complied with the law the total num-
Der Of owners in the state is $4,000.
By a new postal regulation, when
ever, after leaving the postoffce. a
rural carrier finds he cannot reaco
his route, he must travel some other
roads, although they may have been
covered by another carrier, and make
every attempt to serve his patrons.
Relatives of Mrs. CHRISTOPHER c.
Newbury win go to Waterford TODAY
to attend the funeral services from
her home. Public services are to be
held in Jordan Baptist church. where
she was superintendent of the Sun
Gay school and a member of the choir
Word has been received by Secretary
Hopkins Of Somerset lodge giving no
tice of the death Of James H. Whitney,
who was raised in the lodge Nov. %,
1870. He died at PeterborO N. H..
Jan. 49, aged 81. He was a member of
Altemont lodge there, having been de-
mitted from Somerset lodge in 1895.
A canvasser for a Springfield, Mass.
paper has victimized several Connec-
ticut people by collecting money in
advance. A set Of dishes was to be
given with the paper for a certain
time and no money was to be collect
ed. The agent, however, managed to
collect at least 81 from each subscrib-
1 er.
United States civil service commits
sion examinations have been an
nounced as follows: Assistant horti-
culturist, February "a; anatomist.
February 20; horticuluurist, February
"A; manual training teacher for the
Pierre school in South Dakota, Feb
ruary. 21-22; baker (female) in the
/ Indian service. February IT.
AT a meeting Of the executive board
Of the Connecticut Womans Council
| Of Education in Hartford Saturday,
arrangements were made for the an
nual meeting to be held in Hartford in
April 1t was voted to recommend
/ that the council enGow a scholarship
| in the Woman's college of Connecticut
and pledge itself to support a state
pension bureau for teachers.
| Rev Charles Fl. McKenna, OPP. the
/ apostle Of the Holy Name, was in Nor
4 wich for a brief stay Sunday after
noon, calling on Rev. Hugh TreanOT
at St PatrickB rectory. The famous
] missionary came up from New Lon
( don, where Sunday night he addressed
an assembly of $50 members Of the
Holy Name society at st. Mary
/ church, when 35 men joined the So
/ ciety, of which William 7. May is
| president.
Seals to be pasted like the RED
/ Cross stamps on the back of letters
and packages will he put on sale on
/ January 20. the anniversary of the
I birth Of William Mckinley by the
/ William Mckinley Memorial Hospital
( league. They will sell at a cent apiece
and the league expects by this means
I TO raise eventually 100000 for g
/ Mckinley memorial hospital in New
York and for national campaigr
against tuberculosis.
Horace Johnson declares that dur
ing this month the earth viii be NOV
ing in the quake belt Of its orbit
( About the third Of February there
/ viii be d strong southeaster, after
/ which severe cold and tidal wave thai
may be wide off on the ocean, and MOI
be felt on the coast. The ice ven
I doris need not feel uneasy. The mos
| of the winter is yet to come. Rail