Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-12
VARIOUS MATTERS

VARIOUS MATTERS session of the season. Don't fail to attend.
 A brief shower early Wednesday evening lasted long enough to lay the dust.
 There was an agreeable weather change Wednesday, reminiscent of the fine mellow days during October.
 The state board of control has voted to add $500 to the state secretarys appropriation for automobile hearings.
 When the Danie1son Baptist Broth erhood holds a social November IS, Dr. Slocum of Norwich will give an address.
 Turkey raisers about the country expect to have plenty of good birds with which to supply the Thanksgiv- ing market.
 At Holland, Tuesday, in the special election for representative, Peter Por- genson, republican, was elected over John J. Felber. democrat, 116 to 70.
 Some of thet historical classes noted Wednesday as the anniversary of the signing of the Plymouth Pilgrims of the instruments of government in 1920.
 Norwich is faovred once more by the most popular musical organization in the east. McEnellyis famous singing orchestra will be at the Arnory We'd nesday evening, November IS. Tickets only B cents.-Adv.
 The semf-annuaI meeting of the Con necticut Society of Colonial Danes IS to be held at the New Haven Lawn club Tuesday, November IT. Mrs. Franklin B. Dexter is to be hostess for the luncheon at l o'clock.
 Wilbur F. Gordy of Hartford, presf- dent of the Connecticut Peace society and an occasional speaker at teachers institutes here, is sending out a pam phIet entitled Why Neutral Nations Should Have & Voice in Settling the Terms of Peace.
 Fourteen members of Comfort circle of the Kings Daughters met Wednes- day with Mrs. H. F. Dawley, whose automobile met the members at the Laurel Hill car. Mrs. A. T. Utley pre- sided. Various plans for Thanksgiving benevolence were made.
 The New Haven road will treSsport | without charge to Mrs. l.. c. 2Buckland, care of the Red Cross society in New Haven, all eonsignments intended for relief in the European war. The pack ] ages are taxed no charge providing 1 the address is as above.
 ] Governor Baldwin has appointed 1 Labor Commissioner P. H. Connolley l of Danbury delegate to the annual l industrial welfare and efficiency con- 1 ference. at Harrisburg, Pa, Nov. IT. 1 19. Mir Connel1ey will address the 1 conference on free employment agen- i cies.
 | A sale will be conducted by the Cath ] ollie Woman's club in Buckingham Me morial Thursday afternoon and even 1 ing. In connection a whist will he 1 held between 3 and 5 o'clock. Dona- ! tors for the sale must hand in articles | in the morning or shortly after the noon hour.-adV.
 Monday at Hartford there was held the fiftieth annual meeting of the Larrabee Fund association. a fund of S7,000 founded by Major Charles Lar l rabee. born in Windham, Aug. A. 17S2 ] and given to the city of Hartford to l care for maimed, deformed and crip- | pied females.
 ! Supt. John Rush of the silk mill has l bought the attractive cottage on the 1 Mohegan road built in spring by Jo- 1 seph Skelly, who retains Il acres of the land for possible future building. Mir | Skelly and family have moved 70 ar apartment in Dr. Brewers block or 1 Washington street.
 The mall carriers routes from the 1 Groton post office are to be extended 1 in the north and south districts. IT the north the route will include Fair view avenue as far as the wagon | bridge over the railroad tracks, and or the south will go to Ledyard, Denisor and Hamilton avenues.
 Mrs. Melville F. Ingalls, of Ho Springs, Va, announces the engage ment of her daughter, Gladys, to Fred l erick T. Murphy, son of MT. and Mrs Patrick Francis Murphy of 120 Eas 1 65th street, New York. MT. Murphy ii prominent in the Mark Cross an<
 Thermos Bottle companies.
 A hearing was held in RartforC 1 Tuesday before the public utiIitie commission on the petition of tn
 laundrymen in this state for a reduc
 ton of rates charged by the Adam
 Express company. The local mem
 bers of the Laundrymen's association
 are interested in this petition.
 The pine tree moth has been dis.
 covered by government experts al about a dozen localities in Connecti.
 cut, Rhode Island and western Mass.
 achusetts. New York and several other
 eastern states. The moth, small anG
 orange red in color, develops into 2
 small but destructive caterpillar. 1 A creditors petition was hlet
 in the United States court a,
 Hartford Tuesday, asking that tho
 Grand Rapids Furniture company o!
 Nos. Sss to 290 Fairfield avenue
 Bridgeport in which a few EasterI
 Connecticut people have & persona
 interest, be adjudicated bankrupt, l GETTING TOGETHER