Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-12
VARIOUS MATTERS

Although it is only midwinter, agents are already selling shore lots. The mercury stuck close to the 30 degree mark even at noon Sunday.
 Don't forget the Fifth Co.'S social at the armory Tuesday evening. adv. Friends of Col. and Mrs. c. w. Gale have received postals from them in Rangoen. India, this week.
 Delegates are being chosen to the New England field day of the Eagles. which is to be held in Boston on Jan. 18th.
 F. J. Trinder. the newly appointed assistant of Secretary Charles D. Hine of the state board of education. is an expert in trade education. TaftviIle basketball team will give it's first social Tuesday evening, Jan uary 20th in Parish hall. Cadillac or chestra, Admission 25c.-Adv. A Groton correspondent states that Warden c. T. Landphere, formerly of Montville, has been confined to his home with an attack of grip At a conference of the state Y. NJ. c. A. physical instructors in Waterbury Friday new, forms of games for physi- cal department recreation were ex- plained.
 Friends of Mir and Mrs P. L. Sche1- lens of Groton, who are in Europe, have received cards from southern Italy, where they expect to remain for the rest of the winter.
 Eastern Connecticut Odd Fellows are planning to attend the Odd Fellows banquet in Hartford Feb. 2S. The banquet will be under the auspices of t--e Veteran association.
 Rev E. D. Pierce of South Wood stock occupied the pulpit of the Rock vile First Baptist church Sunday morning and evening. He is a candi- date for pastor of the church Former President William Howard Taft will be among the speakers at the annual banquet of the State Bar association which will be held Feb. $ at the Mohican hotel, New London
 Rev. c. Harley Smith, pastor of the Federal street Methodist church, New London, preached Friday evening at the Baptist church in Palmertown- Ills subject was Watermarks of the Bible Up at Wilsonville. on the line of the Norwich and Worcester division, Els worth Bixby is the first in that section to fill his icehouse. On Wednesday it was filled with 10 inch ice of fine quality.
 There is a project among church workers to make up a party to go 10 New London by special car Friday evening to hear Dan Crawford describe his missionary experiences in the Afri- can field.
 Relatives from Norwich are men tioned among those attending the fu neral in Old Saybrook of Mrs. Hannah Osborne when a mass of requiem was offered at St Johns church by Rev. John Heller.
 Of former Danielson residents a New Haven paper says; Rev and Mrs. gagement of their daughter. Miss Win fired Alcott, to Charles Hansen of this city, Yale 1912 Shelf.
 The bees in the 80 hives kept by AL len Latham at his home at Norwich Town appear to be wintering we'll. In summer the census of MT. Latham's S bee colony would show fully S,000,000 of the industrious buzzers-
 cry association is to be held at the office of the state board of agriculture at the capitol Wednesday. Officers of the several town fair associations will meet with the state board of agricul- ture Feb. 3.
 A New York paper states that Mrs Lindley Hoffman Chapin and Misses Katharine G. and Cornelia Van Auck- en Chapin, formerly of New London, February for California to be absent several months.
 A meeting of the state officers and delegates of the newly organized so- ciety of the Catholic Ladies of Colum- bus was held in Danbury Sunday for the purpose eff perfecting the state organization. Miss Holloway of New London presided
 Next Sunday, the feast of the Holy Name of Jesus, there will be special sermon to the Holy Name society and others in attendance at evening yes pers in St. Patrick's church by Rev. James Broderick of Waterbury, brother of St. Patrick's rector
 Announcement of the marriage of Carl Brocksieper of New London and Miss Lillian Manter of Nantucket Mass, is made The ceremony was performed in New London Nov. 9 by Rev. Philip M. Kerridge, rector of St James Episcopal church lnnis G. Osborn has planned a min strel show unusual for the edification of the hundreds of telephone employees who will gather in New Haven tonaor- row (TuesdaY) for the annual meeting of the Southern New England Tele- phone company's TIE. M. B. society
 The local branches of the Adams and American Express companies have received the new books of rates which become effective Feb. l. Under a ruling from the interstate commerce commis- sion all express companies on that date must reduce their rates r per cent
 The annual government report of the office of experiment stations, agrieuI- tural department concludes: The Storrs station adheres to the wise pol icy of concentrating it's efforts upon few well chosen lines. which it en- deavors to develop to the fullest ex- tent''
 In an opinion filed with the state highway commissioner, Attorney Gen eral Light in reply to questions by that official says that the state would not, in his opinion, be liable for any injury sustained by an employe of a, con- tractor on state road work under the compensation law.
 The marriage has just been an nounced of Carl Brocksieper. son of City Sheriff and Mrs. c. M. Brock sieper of New London. and Miss Lil- lian Manter. daughter of Captain Man