Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-13
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Norwich. Monday, Jan. IS, 1918.
VARIOUS MATTERS.

VARIOUS MATTERS. attract a number of visitors from Nor wich this week.
 A man who planted trees last week says the ground is as free from frost as in midsummer.
 Yesterday. the first Sunday after Epiphany, was specially observed in
 the Episcopal churches.
 <ne ear ago Sunday John H. Ford
 began cutting 12-inch ice at East
 Great Plain for his 1912 crop.
 Neosha whist tonight in Foresters' hall.-adv.
 Don't forget Fifth Co.'S social and dance at the arInory Tuesday evening, Jan. 14. Cadillac orchestra. Tickets 25c.-adv.
 At Central Village, owing to the scarcity of coal, services had to be held in the parlors of the Congrega- tional church Sunday.
 There is local interest in the fact Edward Mahl has bought out the en- tire business of the George Mah1 & Son company of Hartford.
 Invitations were sent out Friday for the biennial meeting of the Governors Staff association of Connecticut, to be held N nday, Feb 3. in Hartford
 St. Patrick's day comes on Monday this year. so that the religious ob- servance of the feast will be generally held on Sunday evening the 18th.
 It is expected that the machinery at the new model plant of the Mckay Copper company near Sunnyside will be completely set up within six weeks
 There was a special business meet ing of the Sodality Sunday afternoon which will be followed by the annual meeting for the election of officers next week
 Senator Mclean introduced in the senate Friday a bill to increase the sal aries of the United States attorneys for Connecticut and Rhode Island to S5,000 per annum-
 Farmers who store ice for dairy and household use claim that the ponds year and are wondering if they are to get crop
 Charles H. Brown of Center Groton, who died at the Norwich state hospital Thursday, leaves a wife and son there. The body will be taken to Center Groton for burial
 last season 2.461. 900 bushels on 23.00o acres. at the rate of 107 bushels an acre, which sold for 7S cents a bushel. or $1,s20. 900 altogether.
 4 rainy Sunday afternoon always means an increased number of visitors to the Otis library reading room. Yes terday the total was SS. Miss Sadie J. Dawson was in charge.
 State Highway Commissioner Mac donald has awarded a contract for state highway work in Holland to A. Vito Construction company, 3,653 feet of grading. for the lump sum of $S,500.
 Don't forget to take in the college whist. "45" and social at the arnory followed by dancing until midnight. Cadillac orchestra Tickets 50 cents- ldv.
 Edear s. Durkee. ss. who died Friday light at his home in Waterford, is sur rived by two sons and one daughter Curtis R. Durkee. one of the sons, is a 1 for the Connecticut com 2any-
 Norwich friends hear that MT. and Mrs L R. B1umenthal of Hartford will arrive in New York Tuesday on he Kaiser Wilhelm H. They have been making a tour of Europe, cover ng several months.
 Washington papers state that from Iohn Hays Hammond's Mrs. Grover Cleveland goes to Mrs. Henry F. Dim ock's for a brief visit. Mrs. Dimocl's Laughter, Mrs Hutchinson. is with her for the social season
 Writing from Pasadena. Cal, Miss Carrie E. Rogers. who left here before Christmas, makes no mention of dam aging frost. but tells of wonderfully enjoyable weather. and of having strawberries, etc. daily.
 Several Universalists of this city will go to Stamford Thursday to attend the midyear conference there of the churches of Connecticut and the met ropohtan district, which includes New ' ork, Brooklyn and New Jersey
 The Baptist state evangelist, Rev. w H. Newton, formerly of Greeneville has been compelled to cancel all en- agreements for time as he is suffering from what may prove appendicitis and 1 may require surgical operation
 The savings banks of the state are