Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-07
OIlaf RullRtin.
VARIOUS MATTERS.

VARIOUS MATTERS. l Between Jewett City and Putnam
 the sielgning is excellent.
 Farmers are taking advantage of the 1 sledding to haul their wood.
 Roads are rough enough to make plenty of business for the blacksmiths.
 The stores are displaying many pret- ty and patriotic favors for Lincoln day and Washington's birthday. Some of the granges are discussing topics of farm hygiene, including meth ods of exterminating the house fly and mosquito.
 There is a good foundation for sleighing if another snowfall comes. There were several fiurries Thursday morning.
 Better come tonight! Where? Y. M c. A. minstrels. of course. Admission 25c.-adv.
 new parcel post regulation is that written or printed invoice may be inclosed with a fourth class (parcel posD package.
 Mrs. Peter Wilson of Norwich and Mrs. George Blood of Belmont. Mass. visited Mrs A. NJ Etheridge of Mas Sapeag Wednesday.
 In Connecticut during 1912. 3T91 cat tie were examined for tuberculosjs. 661 were condemned and s7,3S2.50 allowed in payment for the same.
 Thursday was what the farmers call Q snug winter day. It was 26 degrees in the morning and at noon the tenn perature remained the same.
 The former manager of the Broad way theater. $. Z Poli will celebrate the 25th anniversary of his advent into the show business early in March.
 There is no Improvement in the con- dition of T. Y. Winship of East Great Plain. who,4 at 92, increases in feeble ness. requiring constant attention.
 A former rector of Trinity Episcopal church, Norwich, Rev Dr. Storrs o. Seymour of Litchfeld, celebrated his 77th birthday anniversary last Friday.
 At Lincoln day exercises in the Little Pond schoofhouse, East Thompson, a patriotic picture to be unveiled is the gift of Alfred King, now of Arlington, N. J.
 Edward Johnson of Cohanzie aand Miss Aiexina Bonville of Montvilfe were married Monday morning by Rev. P J. OReilley in the rectory of St Johns church, Montville.
 The will of Judge James P. Platt was filed for probate at Meriden We'd nesday- No estimate can be given as to the value of the estate. Judge Platt left all of his property to his widow.
 The committee on nominations at the State Fruit Growers Institute at Hartford, Wednesday, included William ! l. Allyn of Ledyard, G. H. Summer of Woodstock and A T. Stevens of Storrs. |
 Mrs. Ellen Palmer of Stamford, suf- fering from dementia, has been com mitted by Judge Heating to the state hospital at Norwich. The application was brought by the conservator of Mrs. 1 Palmer.
 The Foreign Missionary society of | Broadway church will postpone it's l count of the funeral of Miss Ripley.-I adv.
 In several of the state towns market men have agreed to close their estab- | lishments on the morning of Lincolns S | at 10 o'clock and to keep open | on Washington's birthday, Saturday, | the 22d.
 Harold Cornet and Miss Marion | Beckwith of Uncasville were married | at the Methodist parsonage in Uncas- vile Tuesday evening by Rev. J. B.
  in Uncasville.
 Dr. H. M. Pollock, superintendent of | the Norwich state hospital visited the capitol Tuesday. He is anxious to se- cure substantial appropriation for the | institution, which is growing rapidly. Post.
 Mrs Abner N Sterry. whose funeral 1 took place at New London Wednesday, is survived by a son, James N. Sterry, one of the attendants at the Norwich state hospital, and a grandson, Allen SteTry, in Stamford
 MT. and Mrs Edward Beckwith, for he past 15 years on the Newbury ,arm, Waterford, April 1 will take 1 charge of the Spicer home for the poor n the town of Groton. succeeding MT. md Mrs. T. w. Cottrell.
 Mrs George S. Palmer, now of New london, has been chosen a member of he board of managers of the Day New London. to fill the va .ancy made by the resignation some ime ago of Miss Wetmore.
 In a warning to employees of the New Haven road it was announced Tuesday that ticket collector has re- ent1y been dismissed from the service or making a discourteous reply to a question asked him by a passenger on lis train.
 President Taft has withdrawn from he senate the nomination of Edward 2 Ashley for postmaster at Plainfield. dr. Ashley was nominated some timel -go, but died before the democrats would permit the senate to confirm the domination.
 According to the White Ribbon Ban Ter the state s. T. I. prizes were won asst year by Esther Lathrop of Ware ouse Point and Floyd Parker of Will imantic. The national. prize of thirty oIlars was won by Gladys Ramsey of Ohio.
 The four new expresses on the New Haven road which start Feb. 10th. The freen Mountains Express the Keene Cypress the Vermonter and the State # Maine Express, do not benefit trav- lers from this. section, as all run by way of Springfield.
 Railroad men were grieved to learn W Wednesday of the death from apoplexy if Riley E. Phillips, Jr., in New Haven. Mr- Phillips was not only well known IS railroad employe, but as a bass ;OlOiSt, and throughout the state he