Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-13
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Norwich, Thursday. Feb. 13, 1918.
VARIOUS MATTERS.


 l ing Lincoln postcards they will begin l on valentines.
 J The auction held at the home ot l Thomas Allyn at Al1yn'ss Point. or 1 Monday, was largely attended | to sing at the chapel at Eastern Point l duftaS the coming summer l There were A trunks with the New York Symphony orchestra. which gave | a concert here Wednesday evening. An occasional thoughtful driver of a working horse kept a blanket on the The snow. helps those icemen who haul the cakes from the ponds. as sledding is much more convenient than using wa -ons.
 Alderman and Mrs. T. E. Donahue of New London have rented their Ocean Beach cottage to New York family for next season.
 The I,enten festival of pictures, the Passion Play, a t the Breed today adv.
 Jack Rose has put his experiences into a play, The Code of the Under world, which is to be produced Feb. 20 at Easton, Pa.
 The Alpha Sigma society of the Sec ond Congregational church met on Tuesday afternoon to discuss a play which they are to give.
 Rev. William A. Keefe of PIainfeld was the preacher at the Lenten ser vices in St Francis church, Fair Ha- ven, Wednesday evening.
 In this weeks issue of the Youths Companion John Troland of Norwich leads the page with beautiful poem, Sunset and Evening Star.
 the annual meeting of the United States National Lawn Tennis associa- ton to be held in New York Friday, of worriment to F. E. Spicer of East ern Point, who has at present enough for years supply in his houses at Poquonock.
 Ar optometry bill presented at the session of the state legislature is de- signed to make higher educational standards necessary for those who fit lfe eyes to glasses.
 Hoping to get it before a eonstitu- ltt nal convention OF before the general assembly at this session. the socialists of the state have drafted a eonstitu- tjcn for Connecticut.
 The annual report of the state board of education was sent by Secretary C. D. Hine to the governor Tuesday and shows that in 1911 the number of children in the public schools was 255,6s2
 The report of the state. committee of the prohibition party shows receipts of s9,523-21 and disbursements of S9.624.s9 during the year. There is an indebted ness of $4,S89.S3, which is an aecumu- lation of several years.
 Wednesday afternoon Comfort circle of the Kings Daughters met with Mrs. Leone Branche of Laurel Hill Eight members and one visitor attended, and Mrs. A. T. Utley, the leader, presided at the pleasant meeting.
 Electricity has at last taken the place of the old oil lamps at Groton ferry. The ferryhouse was wired on Tuesday and many of the lights put in place The extreme end of the dock will also have electricity.
 Workmen on a scaffoIdine erected at the new building of the County Mu- tual Fire Insurance company had an airy perch Wednesday,, as they were busy up at the third story preparing to put up an electric sign. Monday ball are now on sale. Tel 1 1T0.-AflV. Announcement was made yesterday Of New London of the marriage of their l daughter, Helen NJ ComStoek and 1 Harold Miller Beam of East Orange, | N. J., in Grace church. New York on | Jan. ?.
 The automobile department of the | office of the secretary of state is work i ing overtime in registering and licens- l .4<-,~x i<.la working late each night and the Sat 1 urday half holiday has been discon l tinued. Arrigoni Brothers on the road between 1 5pithead Corners and the Golden Spur | has left for Derby. where they will | work until the coming of spring. They l will return to complete the work at | East Lyme.
 The governor has signed an order sane prisoner at the institution, over -o the care of the superintendent of he state hospital for the insane at 
 Mrs Grace Aldrich Crowell will be soloist at the Passion Play at the Breed l -oday.Zady.
 Governor Baldwin has signed a acquisition by the Soldiers hospital board, which maintains the Soldiers nome at Noroten. for $s,0oo, and bill um the office of. the commissioner of domestic animals for sTs6o for the l services of veterinarians during the month.
 In the Connecticut Citizen for Feb -uary. Rev. Edward W. Potter of New 1 Haven, formerly of Jewett City. an iounces his new appointment as field | speaker for the Connecticut Temper lnce union and asks his friends who Ire pastors to invite him to speak in heir churches.
 Pope Plus X has just conferred the coveted Pro Eeclesia ct Pontif1ce' l medal on the editors of that great york, The Catholic Encyclopaedia, one # the five so henored being Mgr. Thomas J. Shahan. rector of the Cath lie university, Washington. who for d ime was in Norwich.
 The Central Vermont raod has re- tuned plans for the proposed extsn- ion from Windsor to Erattlshoro, 1 which, if eompleted. woulsa give the c. {. an independent line from Montreal c New London Now ir has fra ekaRa