Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-16
VARIOUS MATTERS

l Lond and dangerous icicles fringed some of the roofs Sunday. 1 At Colchester last week Harry Le- 1 vine killed pair of oxen that dressed l 2,1o0.
 A dairymens meeting is to be held l at the town hall at Hebron Thursday, 1 Feb. 19.
 1 Whist and dance at Parish hall, Nor I wich Town, tonight.-Adv. The severe cold was expected by those who noticed the sundog in the southwestern sky Friday afternoon. There were 147 visitors at the Otis library reading room Sunday after noon, Miss Dawson being in charge. The state board of examiners of bar bers is to hold an examination at room 30, state capitol. today. the 18th. In several sermons Sunday reference was made to the day as the 18th an niversary of the destruction of the bat l tleship Maine.
 The weather man sent bright sun shine to favor those suburban towns which observed yesterday as go-tO- church-Sunday.
 Next month and again in November.
 the 18th will fall on Friday. In 1918
 there was only one Friday, the 18th,
 in the month of June.
 Steamer Chester w. Chapin of the
 Norwich line did not reach her pier. on
 her trip from New York Saturday
 morning until about o'clock
 In the office of the secretary of state
 7aT fJad Saturday 2 cert ifICa a
 of the dissolution of the Colchester
 Rubber company of New London.
 MT. and Mrs Frank Perkins, who
 have resided in Ledyard, have leased
 the Richard Maine place at North
 Stonington for the ensuing year. At the fourth quarterly conference at the Glasgo Methodist church Satur day evening District Superintendent G. G. Scrivener of Norwich presided. Miss Helen Todd of California will speak on Woman's Suffrage at the Norwich club this afternoon, at 3.30 o'clock. The public is cordially inyit ed.-adv.
 The owner of Amston, formerly Fur nerville. has hired five men to work on his apple trees for several weeks. They are said to be experts in their
 business.
 As state commissioner pr. J. J. Donohue of Norwich has already dis tributed many booklets containing the
 rulings on the Werkingmen's Compen-
 sation act.
 Yesterday, Sexagesina Sunday,
 Rev Thomas A Grumbly preached at St Patrick's church on the days epis-
 tie II, Co, xi-xii his theme the char
 Cga
 Elgart Brothers of Colchester have
 purchased of Thompson Brothers of East Haddaln 1e1 barrels of pickles
 and loaded car for shipment to Bos-
 ton. The weight was 25 tons.
 The free, illustrated lecture on
 Northern Africa, by Frank Edward
 Johnson, in the town hall, Tuesday evening, February 17t7h, will begin at
 O'clock.-adV.
 One local motorist who has faith in the practical value of the automobile is pr. c. E. Stark. who has used his runabout every day for the past II months, not even excepting Saturday.
 State Fire Marshal Thomas F. Egan has submitted his annual report show
 ing total fires in the state to be 1885, with 42 complained of as of incendiary origin. Five persons were prosecuted and convicted
 Of the 15 who took the tests Feb. for state civil service appointments as bookkeepers and clerks, only six re-
 ceived passing mark of 70 per cent
 or more, including Patrick J. Sullivan,
 New London. 1885.
 Two of the plays to be presented this
 week at the Fulton theatre, New York,
 by Dartmouth College Dramatic asso- citation are by former Norwich young man. Witter Bynner, and are The Lit tie King and Tiger
 A felt rubber boot hung up as an advertising sample outside a Main street store was gathered by the po- lice Saturday night It had been over looked and left hanging outside when the store was closed Saturday night The water color paintings by J. AL den Weir at the Montrose gal1aries. N Y, are records of impressions made l upon a sensitive mind by quiet land scape. A scene on the River Thames in Connecticut has been especially ad mired.
 Tomorrow, Feb. r. is the annfver- 1 sary of the heavenly home going" of Miss Frances F. Willard and will be observed in honor of the great leader 1 of the Womans Christian Temperance
 union, not only in America. but all over the world.
 The funeral of George W. Turner of l East Lyme, who death occurred at Preston, was held Saturday morning l at Il o'clock at No Meridian street 1 New London. The services were con- 1 ducted by Rev. J. P. Brown. Burial i was in Jordan cemetery. ] Fred C. Williams, now of New York | but formerly of this city, where he be- | longs to Norwich lodge of Elks, is wis 1 iting here. He is warmly greeted by l his friends. who remember his success l in conducting the E1ks' Red Domino | n1instrels several years ago. 1 Define Leclaire, TO, widow of Ernest 1 Charles Leclaire, died at the home of