Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-20
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Norwich, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1914.
VARIOUS MATTERS

An increase is noted in the school attendance, as the weather grows more favorable.
 Don't forget your water bill. Addi- tions after Tuesday. the 20th.-adv Tomorrow "Wednesday evening Rev. William A. Keefe is to lecture for the Middletown K. Of C. on Ideal Manhood.
 Burns favors. in the shape of plaids and heather, are coming across the water to local Scots from lxinsmen in the Land Q Cakes.
 Lieut. and Mrs. R. H. Lee. who have been registered at the Mohican hotel, have gone to Fort Terry, where Lieu tenant Lee is now stationed.
 Don't forget your water bill. Addi- tons after Tuesday. the 2Oth.-adv.
 The United States civil service com mission is to hold an examination February T at New Haven. for she place of railway mail clerk.
 Cold weather increased the attend arlce at the Otis library reading room Sunday afternoon, there being loo vis- itors Miss Dawson was in charge
 The White Ribbon Banner for Jan uary announces that Mrs. E. A. Cut Ter. of West Mystic, has been appointed state superintendent of medal contests.
 Local men who hunted in Maine last fall learn that official reports of the open season on big game show a total of 1,775 deer. 152 moose and 5S bears killed.
 Colonial theatre, Wednesday and Thursday, Last Days of Pompeii, six reels. 5000 people.-adv.
 ern Point is being housed, r. l.. Spicer cutting 11-inch. ice on his p2nd It Po- q1onoc. About 1000 tons will be stored.
 Search was being made Monday for Danielson patient, Burt Spencer. who escaped about 10 o'clock Monday morn ing from the Norwich state hospital for the insane.
 It is noticeable now that in buying postage stamps they are handed out with the gummed side up, in accord ance with orders issued by the post office denartment.
 Colonial theatre. Last Days of Pon1- peii, Wednesday and Thursday, six reels and 5000 people.-adv.
 The car crew on the Boswell avenue Laurel Hill line have to ,ocll sharp now in order to make time and this run is referred to by the other trolleymen as the "Gee-whiz line"
 In June the annual convention os all the state aeries of Eagles will be held in Meriden the date to he decided ia ter There is a possibility of the state field day being held there, also.
 St Mary's T. A. B. nights festival opens Thursday night with Elite Min strels. Saturday night Dixie minstrels. adv.
 The New London Ice company has begun harvesting ice at it's pond near Station 13 on the East Lyme trolley line. Ice 10 1-2 inches in thickness has been taken from !Ie pond It is expected to get a $500 ten crop.
 Monday in St. Patrick's church. Rev. J. H. Brodericll celebrated Thomas B Leahy The mass Was re- quested by the Holy Name society of which MT. Leahy was an honored and worthy member.
 Taftviile basketball team will give it's first social Tuesday evening, Jan. 20th, in Parish hall Cadillac Orches- tra. Admission 25c.-adY.
 Young men who have been solicit ing magazine subscriptions in Wind ham county for the alleged purpose Of securing money for a college ednca- ton. have been working in Waterbury, seven of them, and the Waterbury po- lice think them swindlers. In the plans for the celebration of the hundredth anniversary of peace among English speaking peorIe there is a suggestion that cites and towns bearing the same name uni e in cele- brating the event. Norwich, Cpnnec- ticut, might unite with Norwich, Eng land.
 Many trains on the New York. New Haven and Hartford railroad now rum ming on the Shore Line viii be liscon- tinued, it is said, if the plans of the railroad now in contemplation are car ried out Main line" trains only will be run under the new schedules, it is claimed.
 By the breaking of a portion of the harness Sunday at New London, when William Harvey. son of George II. Harvey was driving one of his fathers horses. the animal ran away, overturn- ing the carriage and badly bruising the driver The Harveys were former Norwich residents
 A two-days discussion of industrial education in Connecticut under the auspices of the chamber of commerce of Waterbury the board of education of Waterbury and the Consumers league of Connecticut will open in Waterbury Thursday evening. Jan. 29, at the Crosby high school.
 At a special meeting of the board of managers, Connecticut society. Sons of the Revolution, in Hartford. the other day, the new decernial register prepared by F. Hart Tenn. Francis H. Parker and Charles B. WFttiesey, was approved and a copy will he sent 10 every member throughout the state.
 It is claimed that Harlem Rugg. 75, of Bridgeport is the oldest mail car rier in the service. He has been in the employ of the post office depart ment twenty years, the last thirteen of which he has been a rural carrier. Herman L. Case of Norwich, in his 67th year, has been carrier nearly 30 years.