Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-19
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VARIOUS MATTERS


 Don't forget your water bill. Addi- tlons after Tuesday, the 20th.-adv.
 Friends from several eastern Con necticut towns will go to Derby today to attend the funeral of Judge William D. O'ConnelI
 A Norwich man who was in Middle town Saturday says that people are crossing the ice to Portland on the Connecticut river.
 Deputy Grand Warden Adella B. Walden is to be the installing officer a the meeting of Slater lodge, No. 509, N. E. o. P. this week.
 There is considerable snow in the suburbs and with another good snow fall there might be sleighing enough to get the rust off the runners
 Word was received from Nova Scotia Sunday that Prof Joseph A. Ambler had reached Wofville and had quite recovered from his recent illness,
 Farmers begin to note evidences of deer, as the weather grows colder the animals nibbling young tree sprouts and getting near haystacks when pos sible
 Don't forget your water bill. Addi- tions after Tuesday, the 2Oth,-adv.
 State Milk Inspector Thomas Thorn ton of Paycatucl has been visiting towns in the southern part of the county, collecting samples of milk for analysis.
 The annual midwinter dinner of the graduates and former students of the Connecticut Agricultural college is to be held at Bonds in Hartford Tuesday evening.
 The steam sawmiIl owned by George IngaIls of Norwich has been moved from Hadlyme to Broadway, where the chestnut timber of L. B. Broadway will be sawed.
 The officers of Betsy Ross Tent, Daughters of Veterans, of Essex, were installed last week by Mrs. Edith Lamb, department president and guide, of Mystic.
 A few box seats left for the K. of c. ball tonight. Inquire of J. P. Corcoran or phone S03-3.-adv.
 The Womans Home Missionary so- ciety of the Second Congregational church is planning to send a box to Miss Emma Perkins for the work at Athens, Ala, in February.
 Passengers on the s. S. Arcadian. which sailed for Bermuda last week, included MT. and Mrs. George F. Hughes and Mrs. John R. Hughes of Waterbury and Eastern Point.
 A former Norwich man who always takes a lively interest in the progress of his native town, Richard McCloud is now probate judge of Durango, Col and county judge of La Plata county.
 The damage caused by a cold snap the past few days is shown to a certain extent by the fact that in one nearby city a single plumbing firm reported 75 calls in one day to houses where water pipes had frozen.
 Taftville basketball team will give it's first social Tuesday evening Jan. 20th in Parish hall. Cadillac orches- tra- Admission 25c.-adv.
 In a letter to Norwich relatives Mrs. Charles J. Setchell writes entertain ingly of the recent big blizzard in Den yer, Col, when drifts ten feet deep were piled up. looking like a picture Of some location in Alaska.
 Because the New London association has asked for a postponement of one week, the business mems class of the Y M C. A. is not going to New Lon
  to have played New London
 The civil service commission at a meeting at the capitol, Hartford. the other day adopted the book of rules which will govern the board in the ex animation of candidates for clerical or other positions in state institutions. During 1913 the total number of tele- phones in actual service in the state of Connecticut has increased from 102, ,639 m actual operation on December 31 1912, to 110,219 in service on December 3l, 1913, an increase of 7,58O during the year.
 The nominations of three members of the state board of medical examin- CTS was approved last week by the state board of health, one being Dr. E. H March of Mansfield Center to repre- sent the Connecticut Eclectic Medical society.
 District Superintendent George G. Scrivener of Norwich was present Sun day evening at the Putnam Methodist church, preaching at o'clock, after ward conducting the fourth quarterly conference. at which time reports for the year were given.
 The state executive committee of the Connecticut Sunday School associa- ton met in Meriden last week with the Sunday school officials. An invitation to hold the 57th annual state conven- tion in Meriden. Nov. 4, and 6, 1914. was accepted by the committee.
 Chicago papers are devoting much space to the coming marriage of Miss Gwendolyn High and Joseph Hilton Bowen at the Fourth Presbyterian church Feb. Fist. Miss High is grandnieee of Mrs Mary T. Johnson of Chicago, formerly of Norwich.
 Nearly 400 members of the Holy Name society of St. Patrieks parish. led by their president Thomas H. BeckIey received holy communion in day from their chaplain, Rev ] II Broderick and his assistant, Rev. T. A. Grumbly.