Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-05
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Norwich. Thursday, Nov. 5, 1914.
VARIOUS MATTERS

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 VARIOUS MATTERS
 Thanlksgtving comes three weeks from today.
 A few freak election bets were paid Wednesday.
 The special sales brought a number of shoppers to town Wednesday.
 Jerusalem cherry trees, favorite plants
 The annual trapping has commenced for fur bearing animals A number of skunks have already been caught.
 for fall gifts and decoration. Business of carting brush is start ing up at the county witch hazel mills. A meeting of the connecticut Deep CT Waterways association is to be held l in the chamber of commerce hall, New Haven.
 Wholesalers are being notified that war is stopping shipments, so the country has but about two months supply of tea stored.
 The unusual number of visitors and WlInSSSGtS at tlC p1OOdIC d140 00PCAASA courts Wednesday made extra business for the hotels and restaurants.
 A G. A. R. man recalled yesterday observed Thapksgiving day for the peace between the north and south.
 The aerial ladder truck of the fire department was out on Wednesday af- ternoon to give some men in the de- partment practice in handling the tiller
 An inspegtion of Williams post, Wo- mans Relief corps, at Mystic, was ing officer was Mrs. Marietta Wright of Norwich.
 The quarterly meeting of the Gradu- ate Nures's association of Connecti- cut was held at New Haven Wednes- day at ? o'clock in the United church chapel, Temple street.
 The wedding of George M. Parker of Denison court, Groton, and Miss Bessie Iezarde of Crystal avenue, New Lon don, will take place November 16 at the home of the bride
 Next week, November to IA. has l been chosen as the week of prayer all over the country by the interna- tional committee of the Young Mems Christian association.
 Norwich was well represented at the 1 Woman's Foreign Missionary Confer ence for Eastern Connecticut held 1 Wednesday at the Huntington Street Baptist church, New London. At Trinity Methodist church this l fall, the pastor, Rev E. E. Coleman, re- ports that the young people are rally 1 ing to the support of the Epworth 1 league in a most gratifying manner.
 The planets Uranus and Neptune are both we'll placed for observation this month Uranus is an evening star near JuptterIin Capricornus, and Nep- | tune Is in Cancer, rising about II p. m.
 The latest census figures of the bee relate to 1910. That year there were 1,798 farms in Connecticut that kept bees and the total number of colonies was 9,445.
 Vermont papers note that searcch is being made there for the nephew of Mrs Frank H. Howard, Horace $. Bickford of Somerville, Mass, who disappeared October 20th and whose
 iance is Miss Maud Allen of Norwich.
 Adult patrons of the Otis library would appreciate curfew law which would keep the boys off that corner evenings. When the patrolman is in sight they are lamb-like. but the rest of the time are a pest. Ten years ago today, November 5th. 1904, The Bulletin company began moving into the fine new building on portant changes ever influencing the improvement of that street and To- cality.
 Ribbon Banner, the membership this year of the State w. c. T. U. is 3,695, including 24 -memers of the Y. P. B. The free will offerings are over $100 less than they were last year, yet gifts for work outside the state have been most generous.
 Franklin chapter, No. 4. R. A. M., works the R. A. degree this (Thursday) evening at 7.30 o'clock. Tomorrow evening at o'clock the R. A. degree will be worked at a special convocation whom the grand king will make his of | fcial visitation, and there will be re- freshments.-adv.
 Next Sunday will be observed by Methodist churches in Connecticut, in common with churches of that de- nomination throughout the country, as Drew day. Drew Theological semi nary is one of the leading Methodist l educational institutions of the coun- l try.
 Written examinations on the new l rules for the guidance of employees of l the New York, New Haven Hartford railroad are to be held December 15. Schools of instruction will be held be- tween now and that time to insure the highest standard possible in the edu- cation of the employees of the road. John Mason, who has a studio at Oyster River, Saybrook, has had two l large paintings accepted and hung at the annual exhibition of the Art h. stitute of Chicago. One picture is called On the Road to Killingworth, 1 and. lna .otla,. OIa (Sida.. NH