Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-19

Icicles fully four feet long hung from the caves at the office of the Bard Union company on Chestnut street Wednesday.
 State Policeman Rudd took two men to New York Tuesday night for de portation, one of them from the Nor wich state hospital
 A local resident suggests that, when clearing their walks householders should be careful not to shovel snow about the fire hydrants
 Wednesday in St. Patricks church an anniversary requiem high mass for Mrs. Johanna Pratt was celebrated by Rev. John H. Broderick
 Your most distant friend is within almost instant reach if you have a telephone.-Adv
 Students and teachers from out of town schools and colleges will begin to arrive home tomorrow for the dou- ble holiday until Tuesday
 The Carpenter Manufacturing com pany of Norwich has filed its certifi- cate of organization with an author 1zed capital stock of $20,000.
 MT. and Mrs W. W. Smith of New London were given a surprise Tues day evening by Is of their friends on their 2Tth wedding anniversary.
 When the Connecticut Laundermen's association held its annual meeting in Hartford Monday. E. H. Lieseld of Bridgeport was elected president.
 During the recent storms, the tide at Block Island was the highest re- corded In many years, and this served to add to the damage done along the Wharves.
 State civil service examinations will be held for office boys and mail car riers March ' in Hartford, also for inspectors and foremen of the high way department.
 The tax collector will be at the store of George M. Rathbone, West Side, to- day from Il a. III. to 1 p. m. to receive taXes.-Adv.
 In some of the suburban towns rural carriers were unable to break through the drifts for three days The first mail received since last Friday was delivered Tuesday.
 March 2s the Connecticut councils of the Catholic Women's Benevolent legion will meet in Merfden for 8 Joint initiation of candidates. It will be known as Legion Day.
 Rev. R. R. Graham is to be the Lenten preacher on March 18th at St. James Episcopal church in New Lon- don, and Rev. P. V. Norwood of Staff ford Springs on April 1st.
 In a number of Connecticut cities merchants are discussing the suggeS- tion of closing the stores Washing tons birthday. celebrated on February 3. and remaining open Good Friday.
 If you want something and want it quickly, one of the quickest means of getting it is by telephone. Have you one in your home Adv. A grandson of the Rev. Dr. Alvin Bond of Norwich. Henry R. Bond. Jr of New London, has sent a check of $100 to assist the barge men and the women and children rescued at Orient Point.
 Reference was made in some of the history classes yesterday to Feb. IS as the ninety ninth anniversary of the announcement in 1915 of peace between the United States and Great Britain.
 At Bridgeport, Tuesday, three hun dred women. representing the many organizations of the Connecticut State 1 Federation of Women's Clubs, gathered at the Hotel Strat1eId for their annual | luncheon.
 Ice cream from Worcester, which was one of the headHners at a party given last week by the juniors of the i Williams Memorial 7Institute, New 1 London, is blamed for the illness of | some of the girls.
 1 Ladies don't forget to call up Mrs. 1 Victoria PIaut. l06S-3 and have her for -rNr-i1N in, dc +a | ure corset in suede, tricot, rubber or standards. Fitted in your own home. | Adv. l Mrs. Grace Duff1eld Goodwin, pres 1 ident of the District Association Op- l posed to Woman Suffrage in Washing l ton, D. C., who spoke in Norwich early 1 in the week addressed an audience in 1 Waterbury Wednesday evening. Counterfeit s5 bills are in circulation l and it is said there are several in this l state To warn bankers and the po- | lice of the prevalence of these bills 1 secret service men have been sent to some of the cities in Connecticut. l Local roque and other friends will like to know that Rev. William H l Kidd was invited to return for his seventh year at the quarterly confer | enee of the official board of the First
 Methodist Episcopal church in Mer- i iden.
 Rural carriers find a few persons inconsiderate enough during these Arctic days to put coins for stamps loose in the mail boxes. By post office
 rule these should be wrapped in 8
 convenient paper or put into an en- 1 velope
 The board of examiners of barbers met at the capitol this week and ex-
 amined candidates for licenses. Or l account of the storm there was g dearth of men who were willing tc climb Capitol hill as subjects for the demonstration of the ability of the
 candidates and the session closed
 abruptly,
 Miss Janet S. Mckay, who spoke
 recently at the Central Baptist church Fand who has been conducting ser
 vices at the Y: W. C. A. in Meriden fel
 the last week left Tuesday fer Phil
 adelphia to take up her duties agair