Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-09
Gt1eBulletin,
Norwich, Tuesday, Jan. g. 1912.
VARIOUS MATTERS

Inc connecticut river is closed to
all regular navigation. Last year the
river closed on December II.
St Mary'J T. A. B. society elects
officers tonight.-adv.
In spite of the changing weather
there is comparatively little illness
and physicians calls are chiefly for
chronic or surgical cases.
Hotel proprietors about the state are
receiving a circular from the CONNER
/ cial Travellers National league, pro-
testing against the tipping habit
On the two power boats building at
Noank for Avery G. Smith Of Norwich,
the work of planking has been finish
ed and the superstructure is being
put up.
Nobody discards Clysmic. "Clysmie
Water on menu means a winning
card. adv.
New Haven paper mention Mrs.
Benjamin W. Brown among the pat
ronesses of the Yale Dramatics. on
Saturday evening next. at the Hyperi-
on theater
Members of Sunshine societies are
continuing their holiday ministrations,
visiting the sick and shut in, and
carrying flowers, reading matter and
other comforts.
Fred Myott, formerly employed in
the box shop of the c. M. Robertson
Co. at Montville, has obtained en-
ployment in Poquetanuck, and has
moved his family there.
California must be getting a tsate
of wintry weather, since Mrs. Ben
jamin e. Sibley writes to Norwich
friends of savage north winds" which
have prevailed at Rialto
Division No. 2, A. o. H., meets to-
night. Business, installation of Off
| GERS. social hour will follow.-ady.
Miss Annie Ducy Of New London,
| who sustained a serious injury in New
| London about two months ago, is only
| now able to walk about her home on
Washington street, New London.
Greek residents who have just ceIe-
| brated their Christmas, according to
| the Julian calendar, are preparing to
celebrate their New Years on Sunday
next, the 14th, when gifts will be ex-
| changed.
Three young men, Robert Dodds,
| Truman Keyes, Jr., and Earl Holmes,
were baptized at the Sunday morning
| service at the Uneasville NJ. E. church.
Besides the baptism holy communion
was observed.
School boards in the state towns are
| granting permission to superintendent
| to attend the annual convention of
| the department of superintendent Of
| the National Education association, to
| be held in st. Louis, February n,
rs, and 2s.
| These officers have been elected by
| the Thames club, New London: Pres
| ident Arthur B. Calkins; first vice
! president, ]. P. Taylor Armstrong;
| second vice president, L. Tracy Shelf
| field; secretary, Lewis Crandall; treas
urer, Milton NJ. Baker.
| Bridgeport Hibernians met Sunday,
/ TO make arrangements for the state
| A. 0. II. convention in that city in
| August next when 10000 members and
| 80 bands will be in the big parade,
which $4,000 friends of the order will
visit the city to witness.
The tax collectors Office will be open
| Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
/ from s to s o'clock for the purpose of
1 collecting the balance of the personal
/ tax, due April 10, 1911. After We'd
/ nesday, the 10th, the list of delinquents
l will be made out and turned over to
/ the prosecuting attorney as the law
! directs.-adv.
Fannie II. Boss of Willimantic
writes to the January White Ribbon
| Bannear, inviting anyone who so de-
/ sires to meet with her at her home
! the last Thursday in each month from
/ October TO May, to pray for great
/ petitions and definite needs
Philip Morris and Miss Clara Gauvin
of Uncasville were married at st.
! John's church at o'clock Monday
morning by Rev. P. j. OReilley. The
| Witnesses were the brides brother,
Thomas Gauvin, and the groom s
brother-i in law, Charles Emo.
The plans for a memorial to Francis
/ Gordon Brown. Yale, 1901. crew man,
football captain and Phi Beta Kappa
| scholar, are outlined in a circular is
sued by the memorial committee of
| Mr.. Browns class. This circular 10
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tive Of class.
All the hens are not idle. At East
/ Hampton, from a flock of seventeen
| Rhode Island red pullets Matched in
| May, Clifford NJ. Watrous received
| from November l to January l, 522
eggs, many being double yolked. One
| pullet began laying at the age of 4
/ months u days.
The trade in winter clothing sup
plies has been better since the cold
wave set in than it was all during
| pecember. People realize that there
will be at least three solid months of
winter weather and that they can
buy to better advantage now, during
the clearance sales.
An appropriation by the legislature
has made it possible for the trustees
Of the Connecticut agricultural college
at Storrs TO conduct limited number
Of extension schools. Three courses
will be offered: l, Soil, Farm Crops,
and Dairying; ?. Fruit Growing and
Poultry Husbandry; 9, Home Econom-
les.
Rev. and Mrs. D. c. Stone, who were
married in Norwich a year ago New
Years, have been granted three
months vacation by Mr.. Stone' s
church, the Congregational church, in
StOnington, and are to visit the Holy
Land where Mrs. Stone was born while
her parents were engaged in mission
airy work in the orient.
| Miss Della ChannIip of NTasSanaag