Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-11
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Norwich. Saturday, Jan. ii, 1918.
VARIOUS MATTERS.

Several local fanciers have attended the Boston poultry show this week
 District Superintendent Rev. John H Newland goes to Danfelson to preach at the Methodist church Sunday.
 The event of the season at the ar mory on Jan. 21. 1s1S.-adv
 party of thirty had strawride by autotruck to Fitchville Friday evening, having arranged for a dance at the hall
 Miss Gamble of Packer is at the Backus hospital. where she has under gone an operation for a broken bone In her foot
 State trappers report that otters are more plentiful than mink this season Mink are said to be unusually scarce this year.
 Boxes and tickets for the military ball and reception to the governor on sale at Davis book store.-adv
 O. E. Ryther is to speak at the Moosup Baptist church tomorrow on the work of the Connecticut Temper ance union.
 On exhibition in a window at George A. Davis store is a fine picture of the City Bible class, an enlargement by a lNoTW1Cn pnOlOSIdpAS1
 John D. Rood. s2. who died at Moosup Monday, was married three times.s One of his five children is Mrs Carrie R. Mcdonald of Norwich.
 Word has been received that Royal E. Capron. a brother of the late Thomas w. Capron, of Stonington, for merly of Norwich, died in Ogdensburg, N- Y.. on Dec. 10. aged IT.
 
 Divisions No. 1 and No 2. A. o, H., will hold a joint meeting Sunday night, Jan. 12. Business. installation of off cerS.-adv.
 One weather pronhet fixes Monday next as the beginning of severe winter weather, judging by the way skunks have gone into their borrows to sleep through the freezing temperature.
 The annual convention of the Portu- of America is to be held in New Lon don Monday, Feb. 3. There will be about 150 delegates in attendance.
 The 1912 buckwheat crop in Connec- ticut covered 5000 acres. yielding 20.5 bushels an acre, or a total of 62,000 bushels. The product brought 8S cents a bushel to the farmers, or a total of $55,00
 The fund for St. Agnes home for de- pendent infants has reached SIS, B. A recent contributor of $25 is Rev Felix J. O'Neill. rector of St Edward s church, Stafford Springs. formerly of Norwich.
 The wonderful and widely known lecture and give spirit messages in the Norwich Spiritual Academy tomorrow, morning and evening.-adv
 Among new members admitted to the Clef club at Smith college is Miss Nel- lie Schoonover. 1913. of Old Mystic. Gertrude Colt of New London is a of the substitute senior bas- ketball team.
 David Kinney of Norwich has been at Lords Point looking over his prop erty. His Edgewater cottage is one of the most exposed on the shore. No harm came to 1t, however. during the wind and wave storm.
 Ludovic Paradis of North Grosvenor- dale was ordained a ub-deacon by Bishop J. J. Milan at St. Joseph'S ca thedral, Hartford, Thursday morning He was ordained deacon Friday and to the priesthood today Saturday.
 The new package food law becomes effective today Saturday,. This law was passed July II, 1911. 10 be in ef- feet eighteen months after it's pas sage. The law provides that all pack ages of food must be labeled as to their weight.
 MT. and Mrs. C. D. Whitman of Fishers Island, who went to Jackson -ilIe, Fla, to live, have changed their 0 make their home with their son, Hugh. who bought the Christopher G. Newbury farm in Waterford
 A flock of English starlings has talk m up winter quarters in the cupola of James Appley's barn at Canterbury They are little smaller than the robin with long yellow bills. It is feared hat their presence will still further diminish the number of song birds Elizabeth C.. only daughter of MT. lnd Mrs. Curtis s. Pratt, of Essex, and ohm F. saunders. engineer of the team yacht Viking of New York,whfch s wintering at New London, will be married at the home of the bride Jan and will go for a wedding trip to Florida New York society napers state that drs. Edwin Bradford Cragin gave a eception Thursday afternoon for her laughter, Miss Miriam Cragin, at her lome. 10 West Fiftieth street Mrs. 1ragin is wife of Dr. E. B Cragin. heir summer home being The Way idle, Colchester. When downtown today, take a look t Murphy 6 McGarry's window and ee the handsome prizes to be awarded t the college whist. forty-f five and so ial to be given by St Marv's parish t the state armorv on Monday night l Cadillac orchestra for concert and lancing. Tickets 5Gc-adv.
 
 WEDDING.