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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-15
CENTRAL BAPTIST sIBLE school,
officers Elected for the Ensuing Year,
and Committees Named.

At the Central Baptist Bible school
session on Sunday the following off,
GERS for the year were elected: s. 3.
Palmer superintendent; G. Fred
Moves. Charles S. Storms, assistant
superint enaents; Frank L. Arnold, sec
retary: Horace Coyl, assistant secre-
tary; George a. Ashley, treasurer;
James L. Case chorister; Charles ).
Storms. assistant chorister; Andrew
B. Davies, J. d. d. Cranston, H. II.
Pettis, Librarians.
The following were the committees
nominated and elected:
Library committee-kBed l.. Newton,
Mrs. Lucius Brown, Mrs. S. s. Thresh-
err. Miss Jennie L. Spencer. Miss c. f.
Hopkins, Mrs Emily Davies, Mrs. F. A.
Roath, Mrs. /. w Mech, MRS G. Fred
Noyes, Mrs. +. IT. Cranston.
Finance committee-A P. Carroll,
W H. Rogers, @. Fred Noyes.
Missionary conrnittee-Miss G.. y.
He pkins. Mrs G. w Hamilton, Mrs y.
A. Roath.
The new names I'M the list were
Horace Coyl as assistant secretary, j.
d. p. Cranston and H II. Pettis, libra
rians, the remainder beng reflections.
Because OF the cold, she pastor $
class could not meet in the Gudltorium
but came into Bushnell chapei WIN
the rest of the school, charfHe that
brought about a variation from the
regular Bible school session, as 2
Victrola programme had been arrangen
for the pastors class, and this was
siven for the benefit of the whole
school. the instrument being loaned
through the courtesy OF the Plaut-
gladden. company
Lois Kinney. a scholar of the inter
mediate department recited the golden
texts for the Sundays of the whole
~ear, and received the prize given by
the school, together with BENJAMIN Fl
Palmer, .Jr., and Gale Moves. who per-
formed the same feat week ago.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-15
PERSONAL

George Loring has been attending
the automobile show in New York city.
John Coggeshall, who is ill at his
heme in Trading Cove. is slightly bet
ter.
Miss May Fallon of Westerly was a
guest Of Miss May Desmond of Cliff
street over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Swan, Miss Hazel
and Leroy Swan have returned from
the New York automobile show.
Clarence Parker, Edward Bishop
and Miss Alice Bishop Of Bozrah were
in Bridgeport last week, attending the
state grange.
Dir. ana Mrs A. F. Howard have re-
turned to their home on Paramount
street after attending the automobile
show in New York.
Miss Geraldine Joseph of Stonington
spent the week end visiting her uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry G.
Aurelio, Of Peck street.
Norwich relatives hear that Manuel
Joseph Of (ireton is seriously i'll at his
ilOlIlc VII SlfOCl. liz ~ SUI
fering from heart disease.
1t is. stated by New London papers
that Mrs. A. c. Tyler of The Elm is
to remain there during the winter.
Her daughter, Mrs. Edward Marshall
Of Newport, Pa, Is visiting her.
George Norton has resigned as boss
dyer with the Uncasville Manufactur-
ing company and leaves at once with
his family for Canada, where he has
secured employment with a large mill
in Quebec.
Mrs, Leroy Washburn and daughter
have returned from Clermont, n. Y,
where thev nave been spending sew
eral weeks with relatives, since Mr.,
Washburn's body was taken there for
burial, on December 10.
DR.. and Mrs. John Leahy of Bound
Brook, N. j., who have been spend
ing few days with DR.. Leahy's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Leahy of
Nathan Hale street, returned to New
Jersey Friday afternoon,-New Lon
don Telegraph.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-15
RECORD BREAKING COLD SNAP
Thermometer Goes rs Below Zero For the First Time in
Yeap-Chanse of Over so Degrees Within "a Hours
General Complaint Of Burst Pipes

Saturday night broke all records for
cold for number Of years, the Their
mometer getting down to "a, IS and
&c below zero, and within "a hours it
made 8 59-degree change, as Sunday
evening and night 1t was varying bA<
tween "a and 80 degrees above.
Il was very tedious night for those
who we're cut Saturday night, and not
a few found trouble In keeping warm,
inside, because Of the cold. Hurry
calls sent to the plumbers in the early
morning Sunday showed to what ex-
tent the cold had penetrated, and
burst and frozen pipes showed the ex-
tent of the damage. H0t-water pipes
In net a few cases we're found frozen,
while one family found on returning
home from attending the auto show in
New York city that their hot-water
tank had burst, as well az the water
pipes, and their rooms were soaked
with water and ice and plastering
loosened 50 that it will take about 500
TO repair the damages Pipes which
the cold has never been known to
affect were found frozen.
Saturday morning was by no means
as the thermometer in the center of
the city about five o'clock registered
from 4 TO below, but at East Great
Plain the mercury dropped to % be-
low at the home of Mr.. Frink
Saturday evening the thermometer
began to show the cold early, and at
eight o'cliack it was below zero.
This continued until it went as low
as rs below at the Hallville power
house Of the Norwich & Westerly road.
At the home of DR.. Higgins on Fair
mount street it registered 25 below
and at Washington square it was "a.
1t was very good slsighlng, but there
were only a few who tried it be-
cause Of the cold.
The weather moderated during the
forenoon and this continued in the
afternoon ana during the evening it
misted and showed fine Later it be-
gan to snow very fine and the acous-
tic conditions were just right so that
the fog horn at New London could be
plainly heard
The Thames river is frozen up SOL
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-15
PRINTERS HOLD THEIR
ANNUAL MEETING
Norwich Typographical Union Was
Organizes As Years Ase-Seventh
Term for President Curran.

Norwich Typographical union. No.
100, held its 45th annual meeting Sat
urday night in Carpenters hall. Re-
ports Of the secretary and treasurer
were read and accepted and the fol-
lowing officers for 1912 were elected:
President, William ]. Curran; vice
president, John TTankla; secretary,
George B. JNefbert; treasurer. George
r. Risley; standing committee. Will
lam J. Curran, John Trankla and T.
r. Burdick; sergeant at arms, Robert
Cloves; delegate to Central Labor
union, T. f. Burdick. This is the
seventh consecutive term for President
Curran
Norwich union was organized in
March, 1887. receiving its charter from
the old National NOW the Information
Az union. This charter is signed by
Alexander Troup, of New Haven, as
secretary treasurer The charter was
badly scorcsed during the fire in the
Lucas building, but not enough to
damage IL materially OF the charter
members, the only one surviving and
stu a member Of No. 100, is William
N. Andrew, for many years superin-
tenoent OF The Bulletin job room.
During the meeting report was made
AAASANoSO IA tue OAO axe pension
fund from 81 to s. per week. This
pension is for printers who are over
sixty years old and have been mem
bers Of the Typographical union for
twenty consecutive years. At present
four members of No. 100 receive the
pension, which by it's recent increase
is figured to be the equivalent of 5000
invested at 5 per cent.
Notice was also given of the new
mortuary benefit which goes into eff
feet April 1 This benefit consists OF
S400 and calls for an increase of due.
which went into effect January /.
Word was received from a member
Of No. 100. who is in poor health and
Is being assisted by the local unior
in q course of treatment in a sana
forum near Meriden. He wrote thai
he was improving rapidly and the doc.
tor gave him much announcement
The international Typographical unio1
supports a printers home at CoIora dt
Springs for sick members. but tn.
local man had not been a member o.
No. 100 a sufficient time to be entitled
to its dement's, so the Norwich print.
ers cheerfully made an extra contribu.
ton to relieve a fellow workman il
distress.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-15
MISS BENJAMIN RESIGNS
AS HALE CLUB DIREcTREss.
New Treasurer Must Be Elected to
Fill Vacancy, Mrs. Lanman HAVING
Become Nun.

At q well attended meeting Of the
Halle club on Sunday afternoon Miss
jean Hamilton, national secretary, ana
Miss K Maud Smith of Naugatuck,
president of the state association Of
women's clubs, with which the Haile
club is affiliated, we're visitors. ad-
dressing the club members upon con-
ditions and lines of work, both in the
state and the larger field embraced
through Miss Hamilton's knowledge OF
club work as national secretary
This was a business meeting Of the
club as well and Miss Grace 8. Ben
jamin, who has been the capable di-
rectress for over two years, presented
her resignation because of ill-health.
This was accepted, although with much
regret, and for the present at least, it
was stated, the club will be conducted
without a paid directress. Mrs. VIII
liam H. Lanman, organizer of the club
and treasurer since it's organization,
having now made her profession as a
nun, is no longer the club treasurer, it
was also stated after the meeting and
in order to take up the matter of Of
f1cers and other questions affecting the
work Of the club, it was decided to
hold a meeting Of the entire member
ship on the evening Of Thursday, the
25th, at whic hthis business will be
considered, and at which it is expected
to have the entire membership present.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-15

i'd, and not until slight thaw comes
will navigation be able to be resumed.
The Chelsea went down Friday night,
being dey late, and has not returned
here. 1t is stated that on Saturday
the ice in the flyer was from five TO
six inches thick. Il extends to below
the navy yard, though there is a chan
mel through from the bridge to the
shipyard. The Chelsea was day late
in leaving Friday night, and has not
yet returned and because of the ice
it is probable no attempt will be made
right away
The icemen were engaged in har-
vesting Saturday and Sunday, making
the most of the conditions Sunday at
J. H. Ford's plant on the upper pond
1t was impossible TO harvest until
about noon, as the pipes to the boiler
were frozen up.
The zero weather of Sunday morn
ing froze the congregation out of the
auditorium at the Central Baptist
church, and the morning service had
to be held in the prayer meeting
room. With the boilers at the church
doing their best 1t was found impos-
sible to heat the auditorium to a
proper point
When John Plepa. who has saloon
in the Auditorium building on Water
street, arrives at his place of business
this morning he will find plenty of
trouble from frozen and bursted water
pipes which were located there Sunday
night by a passerby who heard the
noise OF the escaping water.
A policeman was notified. who in
turn told Foreman Michael H. O'Nefl
Of the water department, who went TO
the place and by building a fire over
the shutoff at the sidewalk succeeded
with much difficulty in thawing that
out SO that he could shut the water off
until the arrival of the owner this
morning.
Among the other low degrees mem
toned were Bashan Hill, Bozrah, 20,
Greeneville earbarn 2e. East Great
Plain 20, East Side, Norwich, %, and
Central Village 33.
The standard thermometer at n. D.
SEWN & Sons drug store was only s
below at its lowest Sunday morning.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-15
EIGHT CANDIDATES IN
OWLS CLASS INITIATION.
Delegation of is from New London
Nest Witnessed the Work

Zero weather cut down the number
OF candidates somewhat but not the
enthusiasm of the members of Nor
wich nest, No. 1895, Order of Owls, at
their class initiation on Sunday after
noon in Owls hall, and the presence
of a delegation Of IL from New Lon
don nest was q particularly enjoyable
feature. The New London Owls,
through their president, Max Boyer,
presented an invitation for the Nor
wich nest to come down there next
Sunday afternoon to attend smoker
the invitation being accepted with
thanks by the Norwich Owls.
President George H. Stanton presid
ed at the meeting of the nest and
there were eight candidates for initia-
ton who were led through the mystic
captained by Lewis Oat. The nine
members Of the team were in uniform
and performed their part in the cere-
monies in noticeable fire form. show
ing their careful practice and train
ing, which contributed to the impress
sive effect Of the work upon the can
didates.
When the work bad been concluded
there was social hour during which
songs we're rendered by Eugene Cal
hins of the local nest and by Past
President Hickey and President Boyer
Of the New London nest. There were
also a number of speeches of an in
formal nature and light refreshments
were served, consisting OF sandwiches,
coffee and "sinkers." Cigars were
passed and q smoker concluded the
pleasant afternoon.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-15
OBITUARY.


Word was received here Saturday Of
the death in Geneva, Switzerland, Of
Mrs. Frederick J. Huntington Of this
city, on Saturday. She had not been in
good health for several years and
death was due to a complication Of
diseases. Her husband sister, Mrs.
Harriet 3. Camp, were with her at the
time of her death.
The deceased was born in England
80 years ago and was the daughter OF
the late Lorenzo and Emily (Norton)
Blackstone, the latter native of Brad
ford and daughter of the late Captain
Norton Mrs Huntington's maiden
maiden name was Frances Ella Black
stone. Mr. Blackstone was born in
Branford and came to this city in 1857
where nc erected the Blackstone resi-
dence on Washington street. He was
well known cotton MANUFACTURER,
erecting the Attawaugan mills at Day
Wills and the Pequot mills at Mont
Vile. He also purchased the Totokett
mills at Occum. OF Mr.. Blackstone's
six children, James De Trafford, Har-
riet B., Frances Fila, William Norton,
Mary Elizabeth and Louis Lorenzo,
there is but one living Mrs. Harriet B.
Camp, Of Broadway.
The deceased was married to Fred
erick ]. Huntington in this city Feb.
I, 1882, by Rev Leander T. Chamber
lain, D. D.. then pastor Of the Broad
way Con gregational church. Since their
marriage Tar. and Mrs. Huntington
have spent the greater part of the time
in traveIine abroad. In her travels
Mrs. Huntington was able to indulge
her intellectual inclinations and tastes
in the art centers and places of interest
abroad.
She leaves a husband, a sister, Mrs.
Camp, and five nieces and nephews:
Mrs. Edmund w. Perkins and Miss
Phyllis Blackstone Of this city, Mrs.
Robert w Cheppell of New London.
Walter Camp of Portland. Me-, and
Talcott Camp Of Grand Rapids. Mich.
The ody will be brought to this
country and burial will be in the
Blackstone family plot in Yantic Gem
etery.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-15
QUARTERLY MEETING OF
CITY UNION. KINGS DAUGHTERS
Prominent Speakers to Be Heard Here
on Wednesday EVENING,

Prominent Speakers to Be Heard Here
on Wednesday Evening.
The quarterly meeting OF tine City
union of the Kings Daughters will be
held at Trinity NJ E. church Wednes-
day evening, at which 1t is expected
that there will be a large tendance
AS IL is a public meeting. There will
he two prominent speakers FOR the
evening.
Those VINO heard Miss Clara More
house at the state convention held In
the Central Baptist church ntre in 1907
on The Order as an z, lucational
Force' will make the Ynos5 Of the com
ing opportunity to hear her again. Sh 3,
was then living in Chicago and made
Illinois one Of the leading states IN
the Kings Daughters work. She is
now the efficient corresponding seers-
.ary ~ the order in the centra council
in New York. Her subject Wednesoay
uIcht will he Some Things the Order
Has Accomplished OF Its Future
Possibilities.
The second speaker will be Mr..
sheath president Of the order in this
state. whose topic viii he The Year
1912.
social hour will follow the meeting
Several 81 the Kings daughters o.
New London have slsnified their inten-
ton Of attending.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-15
Patrick Fsnton.
IN MATcHDoWN.
Fortunately No Faith Was Required,
for She Had None.

u had no faith whatever, but on the
advice Of a hale, hearty old gentleman
who spoke from experience, ! began to
use Grape Nuts about two years age"
writes an Ohio woman, who says she
is 80 is known to be fair, and admits
that she is growing plump on the new
diet
Il shall not try to tell you how
suffered for years from a deranged
stomach that rejected almost all sorts
Of food. and digested what little was
forced upon it only at the cost of great
distress and pain.
II was treated by many different
doctors and they gave me many diff
fereH medicines. and | even spent sew
eral years in exile from my home,
thinking change Of scene might do me
good You may Judge Of the gravity
OF my condition when ! tell you ! was
sometimes compelled TO use morphine
for weeks at a time.
For two years l have eaten Grape
Nuts food at least twice q day. and ]
can now say that l have perfect
health. l have taken no medicine in
that time-Grape Nuts has done it all.
/ can eat absolutely anything | wish,
without stomach distress.
Il am business woman and can walk
my two or three miles day and feel
better for doing so. ] have to use
brains IN my work, and it is remark
able how quick, alert and tireless my
mental pewers have become" Name
given by Postum Coz Battle Creek,
Mich.
There's q reason" and it is explain
ed in the little book. THE Road to
Wellville,'' in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are asnuiae, tnus, and full ef human
iRtanssA
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-15
BIRTH ABRAHAM OFFICERS.
Indspenaent Norwich Lodge Has In
staIlation.

At its meeting on Sunday afternoon
in Foresters' hall the officers Of hide
pendent Norwich lodge, No. sos, l. o.
B. A., for the current term of six
months, were installed by District
Deputy David Goler, assisted by Abra-
ham Cramer, David Shereshevsky, L.
Sachner and A. Wechsler.
The following we're the officers seat
ed President, l. Cramer; vice presi-
dent, W. Yslen; seer starry, D. Goler;
treasurer, Myer Blumenthal outside
guard, 8. Berman; trustees, Joe Tafel,
j .GrableWsky and L Henkin.
Three new members were initiated.
and the quarterly reports were pre-
sented, showing a good gain both in
numbers and financial standing, for the
lodge.
Norwich City Lodge.
Norwich City lodge. No. 81, 0. &. A..
had It's officers installed on Sunday
morning AT its meeting in Pythian hail.
District equity Grand Master Herman
Alofsin being the installing officer
The following were placed in Office
for the current term. which is six
months President, A 1ner Schwartz
vice president Jacob Wechsler finsn
els and recording secretary. HERNIA
Alofsin. I'd; treasurer, Herman Alof-
sin; trustees, Charles Rubin, Isaac
Kenig and S Mikolasi outside guard,
K. Sw&rtzburg; inside guard, l.,
S%srtZbtrg; conductor, I. Kenlg.
The committees were appointed as
follows:
Finanee-J Weehslsr. H NJ. Land,
N. Sussman, l. Levine.
Peace-H. Alofsin, Rev. NJ Stamm,
Max Polsky, d. FRESHMAN. Max
SGhWartI
Relief & Ableman, b. Pressman, l.
ksHis
Cemef cry Board Of trustees, FL
Alofsia and q Freshman
LAWs---f1. Alefsin, T. Alofsin. "a. J.
Wsehslsf, N Snkatn&n.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-15

the attention OF the Sunday school
scholars Of different points he had
noticed about the Chinese in his com
paratlvely brief residence among them.
He referred to the Japanese influence
as being one of the big impediments
to the spread Of Christianity among
the Chinese. while some of our own
goddess people whom we were sending
over as business men or in govern
nnent positions were likewise him
drance 10 The acceptance of Chris
tianity. But he said he believed after
all that religion would profit by Its
contact with the Chinese.
The offering at the service was for
general missions
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-15
MISSIONARY SUNDAY
FOR EPISCOPAL CHURCHES
Children from Four Sunday Schools
Addresses by Rev. j. H. George, Jr.

Addresses by Rev. j. H. George, Jr.
Missionary Sunday for the schools
Of the Episcopal churches was observ-
ed with a union service Sunday in the
afternoon at $50 o'clock at Christ
church. the congregation present fH-
ing most Of the seats on both sides
Of the center aisle and comprising the
schools of Christ church, Trinity
church, St Andrews church, Greene
vile, and Grace church, Yantic.
Each school was seated in a section
by itself. T+fnity school arriving in a
body after msrchinl from Trinity
church, and St Andrews also arriv-
ing in a body, 80 strong. having come
down from Greeneviile as far as
Washington square in a special troll
ley car.
A special missionary service prapsr-
ed for the day in leaflet form, Was
conducted, the singing being led by
the vested 5eyg choir Of the church
and the three rsetoFs present elfleiat-
ing FOR the service, Rev. J. n. eserss.
Jr., Of st. ADAMS, Danlslsofl; Rev. IS,
J. Bohanah Of st. Andrews, and Ret
Robert F. Cochrane OF Grace church.
Arebdeacon J. Eidrsd Brown intro
duced the speaker, who was Rev. Mr..
George of Danielson. VINO went out 10
Shanghai, Cgsina. in 1897. to teach his
terry ia st. JohH;s sohecJ
He taM II a ak2<.hy wa thai hatd
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-15

FOR the membership campaign which
10 to raise the present enrolment from
the TOO mark to tbs 1000 mark by the
first Of next November.
Eight new senior members we're re
ported already this month, making the
present membership 727 A chart was
prepared to hans in the association
rooms and to show in graphic form
Just what point the membership ought
to reach each month in order to arrive
at the goal on time.
1t was decided that the first plan to
be taken up should be TO send letters
to a list OF members asking each TO
bring in one new member. Other plans
were also discussed and will be car
ried out later. Allyn L: Brown.
chairman Of the committee, presided
at the meeting.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-15
WILL GREATLY INCREASE
CENTRAL VERMONT SERVICE
Statement of President Fitzhush Cen.
corning Road Through This City.

President f. H. Ftzhugh of the Cen
trail Vermont road in speaking OF the
plans in Massachusetts said:
This contemplated move in Massa-
chusetts is merely 4 part of our gen
eral plan of extension OF our New
England system. II will not in any
wav affect our Providence line, which
will De constructed as rapidly as pos
sible.
"You will recall that when this line
was projected New London seemed to
regard it as a disadvantage to that
point but we have been improving
our New London line. and during the
coming summer we shall greatly in
crease our train service on that road.
Similarly, the extension Of our line
to Boston win work no hardship TO
Providence
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-15
Hair Quickly Stops
Falling
Itching Scalp Vanishes Over
Night and Dandruf is
Abolished.

There is one hair tonic that you can
put wour faith in and that is PARI-
SIAN SAGE.
It stops falling hair, or money back.
Drives out dandruff, or money back.
Stops itching scalp, or money back.
And The Lee & Osgood Co. the
druggists you know so well, is the Arm
who sells it.
PARTISAN SAGE is a splendid hair
dressing; it is so daintily perfumed ana
refreshing that it makes the scalp feel
fine the minute you apply 1t. 1t Is
used daily by thousands Of clever
women who realize that PARTISAN
SAGE keeps their hair lustrous and
fascinating. IL you have hair troubles
get PARISIkH SAGE today at The Lee
e Osgood Co. and druggists every
where. Large bottle SO cents