Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-22


 Norwich, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 1913.
 VARIOUS MATTERS. i Samuel Mallery; a musician, died
 suddenly shortly after e,eleek Men day night at Mantle.
 St. Mary's T. A 6 B. Festival opens
 Thursday night with minstrel overture. l-adV.
 ] At Tuesday afterneens meeting four new members were admitted to St. l Agnes guild of Christ church. Saturday being the feast Of the con version of St. Paul, there will be the celegratfon Of holy communion in the Episcopal churches,
 Delegates from the local Bartenders' union will attend the big New England convention which will be held at New Haven all this week
 The state barbers' commission meets
 in the capitol next Monday to examine all apprentice barbers who wish to become journeymen-
 A record of ffty-e eight visitors to the Otis library reading room was kept by Miss Weldon, who was in 1 charge Sunday afternoon. Eastern Connecticut is represented at the mid-winter convention of the Advent church taking place at spring field from January 21 to B. Philharmonic Ladies Mandolin club of New London at St. Mary's T. A. B. festival Friday night.-ady. Henry Remington, Central Village Civil war veteran fell in his backyard and broke his hip. He was taken to | EzI OrTfx1 St Francis church New Haven has received the bequest of. S1o,lf1 from the estate of the late pastor, Rev Peter M Kennedy, formerly of St Patrlck,s s Norwich -st -.-.-.-. At the Mckinley day banquet at the Hotel Taft, New Haven. on. the 2sth, all the living ex-governors of Con necticut will be present, including ex- governor Thomas M. Waller. A Norwich visitor in Bridgeport writes home that Fanny Crosby. the blind hymn writer so dear to all mem bers of the Kings Daughters, has recovered from her serious illness At meeting of the press board of
 Smith college Marion S. Walker, 1915, of Hanover, Conn.,, was elected a mem Der to fill the vacancy left by the res ignation of Martha Watts ,1914, of St Louis.
 The ladies of the Congregational church will give a variety supper Thursday Jan. 23 if stormy Friday. There will be stereoptican views. vocal and Instrumental music.-ady. William B. Walden of Uncasville of served the 18th anniversary of his birth Sunday and occupied the pulpit at the morning service at the Uncasvi1le M- E. church, the pastor. J. B. Aldrich, being ill
 By request of the Young Ladies So-
 daIity of the Blessed Virgin, Rev. J. H. Frederick celebrated months mind requiem high mass at St Pat rfck's church Tuesday for Miss Cath erine HAnnafin-
 Rev. P. J. oRei11ey entertained the Sunday school teachers, pew coilec- tors and trustees of St. Johns church. ing. About 20 were present and enjoy ed a turkey dinner.
 Rev. +. s. Povey, A. NJ, paster of Trinity Methodist church, Bridgeport, has been appointed state Sunday school representative of the International con- vention to be held in Zurich, SWitzer- land, in July. He leaves June q.
 nesting of the tuberculosis com mission was held Monday at the cap itoi, all the commissioners and su- perintendents of the various county homes being in attendance. Only routine business was transacted The 25 voters of Groton at the town meeting Monday evening took no ac- ton on the question of remedying conditions existing at the railroad overhead crossing on the Dark Hol-
 low road near the Avery memorial
  ready been issued It is proba ble that 8 like number of automobiles through out the state are waiting until April
 to get their licenses and numbers thus saving three months on their annual fees. Nelson Fisher, 1o2, who died Sunday | at Palmer, Mass, leaves two sons, Jo- seph of Palmer and Paul of Norwich. i Funeral services were held at S3G Tuesday morning at St Thomas | church Palmer, with burial at Thorn 1 dika
 County Director William H. Me Gafness of Norwich installed the of fcers of St &avier's Ladies Tenn
 perance society in New London Mon
 day evening A large delegation from
 the Norwich society witnessed the ceremony
 A reduction of rates for chairs in EulLEldn cars over Llc NSW 4OrR, New Haven & Hartford railroad between
 various points is announced The l new schedule shows a reduction of 5 1 and 10 cents between different points | in the state
 Twice defeated but still undismayed the State Teachers, associations pen sion committee is planning to bring | again to the attention Of the legisla = l ture a direct pension bill for teachers ] who have been in the profession for | over thirty years
 A proposition for 4 seven per cent | increase in pay. affecting 15,0eo me 1 chanics and shopmen on the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad was
 accepted Monday by the Federal coun- | oil of Ehop and mach Sufca1 fradas