Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1914-01-07
(lllae Rlalleti1r,
Norwich, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1914.
VARIOUS MATTERS

The Red Cross car. which has been
at Midway, has gone to Hartford.
Friday at Waterbury the monthly
meeting Of the state Y. NJ. c. A. physi-
cal directors will be held.
Entered apprentice degree tonight,
Somerset lodge.-adv.
There was the celebration of the
molly communion in the Episcopal
churches Tuesday, the feast Of the
Epiphany.
A considerable number of Connect
fcut farmers are insuring against ac-
cfdents to help under the workmens
compensation act.
The engagement is announced of
Arthur H. Buffum and Miss Jennie
Manning, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
George Manning of New London.
The formation of Jewish Farmers
union in Lisbon makes five now in
this state, the others being Fairfield,
Ellington, Lebanon and Colchester.
There was an attendance of % at
the women's prayer meeting at the
Central Baptist church Tuesday after
noon, the leader being Mrs. Shepard B.
Palmer.
Historians recalled the fact Tues
day that on Jan. 6. 1881 our notorious
fellow townsman, Benedict Arnold, in
vaded Virginia at the head of 1900
British troops.
Several who were planning to attend
the fellowship meeting at North Ston-
ington today learn that it is put over
to Thursday because Of Mrs. James
Browns death.
Mayor B, F. Mahan Is determined
to start a municipal plant in New
London. providing the citizens want to
have it, and get a lower price for ice.
the coming summer.
Supper at Spiritual Academy to-
night. Mrs. Vanderbilt next Sunday
adv.
Grover Lassen of East Weymouth,
Mass, and Miss Clara Woodwork,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan
Woodwork Of Quaker Hill are to be
married this month,
Letters from Henry Welt. director
of Fairgrounds in Norwich during the
summer, tell of his interest in his
work at the Springfield, Mass, Y. NJ.
c. A. Training school, where he is
continuing his studies,
Lefterias Halikas, keeper of the store
at the waiting room of the Groton and
Stonington railway, Groton, left New
York Tuesday for visit to his old
home in Athens, Greece. He has been
i'll GrotOn about IS years
The last issue of the Wesleyan col
lege bulletin in an article headed the
Ancients of the College, makes men
ton of the fact that this fall Prof.
c. T. Winchester, a, frequent Norwich
lecturer. completed forty years with
the faculty.
Members of ST. Mary's Tierney Tenn
perance Cadets celebrated their second
anniversary Monday night in the base
ment of ST. Mary's Star of the Sea
church, New London. William II. Nc
Guinness Of Norwich, county director,
addressed the assemblage.
Secretary Wilson of the department
of labor. has sent an official COM
munication to clerks of the superior
court disavowing all responsibility for
a recent publication entitled Syllabus
Digest of Decisions Under the Law
of Naturalization of the United States
The Civil Service commission sent
Monday to every government employee
circular reminding him of the statute
which prohibits political activity by
federal workers. The circular states
that any cases of infringement of the
law will result in dismissal Of the
employe.
while the number of engineers.
fremen and trainmen fuctuateS, par
ticularly with the amount of freight
business handled an official state
ment from the New York New Haven
& Hartford railroad says, mo sweep
ing reductions in working forces are
contemplated"
Editors and other representatives of
student periodicals of eleven prepar-
atory schools in the east met Monday
night at the Hotel WOlcOtt, New York
for a conference and dinner, discussing
means of cooperation for the improve
ment of school journalism. Pomfret
school was represented.
Connecticuts national guard has
cOnformed generally to the require
ments of the war department in its
organization the adjutant general hav-
ing issued orders on Sept. Is last, and
which went into effect on Oct. 10, max
ing such changes as were necessary
to remove any inconsistencies.
Norwich alumni of Holy Cross col
lege, Worcester, have been invited to
the reception and banquet to be ten
dered Governor elect David J. Walsh,
'93, at the Hotel Bancroft, Worcester.
Monday evening, Jan. 18th. Dr. Thorn
as F Kane. 'S4, Hartford, president
of the Connecticut Alumni association
is on the reception committee.