Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-19
sJIi1e Bl1LlRfin,
Norwich, Thursday, Nov. 1e, 1914.
VARIOUS MATTERS

Heavy frosts are predicted for ths end of this week.
 There was slight snow furry We'd ! nesday night after il o'clock. Many of the local cIergynnen will read the governors Thanksgiving pro- l c1amation at the Sunday morning service.
 The school at Gales Ferry was vis- tied Wednesday by Miss Mary Pot ter, of Woodstock, assistant to Super visor F. w. Barber.
 Eugene Brown of Eastern Point has been engaged as herdsTnan st dairy farm in Paxton. Mnes., and will leave the borough Friday.
 Although it was g degrees above zero early Wednesday morning, there was no disagreeable wind to interfere with outdoor work and building went on as usual
 So tnterested are the members of the current events class In war relief work that many of the members take their knitting along when they attend the meetings.
 At the meeting of the Progressive Missionary club of the Central Bap- tist church held Wednesday afternoon in the lecture room, Mrs. Henrietta H. Tefft was hostess.
 At Seymour this (Thursday) evening Rev. William A, Ke&e of Plainf1eld is to lecture at St. Augustine's church for the Knights of Columbus under the auspices of Aurora council.
 Henry Ciews announced at New York Tuesday that the receipts of the Dol lar Christmas Fund for Homeless Bel gians now exceed S1o,ooo. Charles H, Osgood of Norwich sent $1o0.
 The women of Trinity Methodist chudch are engaged in a campaign to secure 100 pounds each of old news papers and magazines, which are to be turned into funds for church uses un- der direction of Mrs. John c. Morgan.
 Lyme grange held a special meeting Wednesday evening at Hamburg toI transact business concerning the road which the members are building up the Church hill. At their last regular meeting the grange votedsto macadam- ize the hill.
 The progressive party received con- tributions amounting to $7,619.77 for it's expenses during the last campaign, according to the statement of Arthur J. Bfrdseye, treasurer of the state cen- tral committed, which was filed Tues day with the secre etary of state.
 The bad weather of the past few weeks has kept the blackfsh season way below the average for this time Of year and unless the men get g, chance to go out during the next week the season will be a complete failure. as the season closes before Thanksgiving.
 The state board of canvassers, con- sistinE of the secretary of state, treas urer and comptroller, will meet at the capitol, November 25. to canvass the United States senator, congressmen, judges of probate, sheriffs and state esnators.
 Commissioner of Domestic Animals Jeffry O, Phelps at his office in the state capitol, Tuesday denied the story circulated throughout the state newspapers that the hoof and mouth cattle diesase had so spread about Connecticut that 35 herds had to be quarantined.
 Mrs Sylvia. Gallup Reed, 98, former ly widely known for her school for girls in New York and the widow of Rev. Sy1vanus Reed, who died Tues day a. her home. 37 East 50th0 street. New York, was a descendant of Will liam Latham. killed at the battle of Groton Heights
 The body of George L Hyde was borne from his home in New London to the grave in Jordan cemetery We'd nesday by four of his old pupils, Capt Henry Crocker Capt. Samuel L. Crock er Joseph Smith 2d, and William E. smith of Mantle, who attended school session under MT. Hyde 50 years ago.