Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-14
Olt1e Bulletirl.
Norwich, Saturday, Feb. IA, 1914.
VARIOUS MATTERS

VARIOUS MATTERS
 Valentine mail added to the post mems burdens Friday.
 Tomorrow is Sexagesima Sunday, about 50 days before Easter.
 February furniture sale now taking place at Schwartz Bros.-Ady.
 It is an odd fact that full sea this morning, the 14th. is computed at 600. In the lower grades of the schools Friday valentine boxes provided much diversion.
 The sportsmens show in New York will as usual attract a number of visitors from here.
 The conference of the New England Methodist society is to meet in Nal den, Mass, April 15.
 Bigger and better values every day in the February furniture sale at Schwartz Bros.-Adv.
 In old houses attics are being rum maged for costumes for Colonial par ties on Washington's birthday.
 Many of the granges have made the workingmen's compensation act the topic for discussion at their February meetings.
 The final fellowship meeting in the series of southeastern Connecticut Congregational churches is to be held in Stonington Feb. 25.
 The advertisement which has ap- peared in the Bulletin over the name of Joseph Fields, does not refer to Joseph J. Fields of 5S Broadway.
 The work of building the basement of St. Paurs Episcopal church in PIainfield, in which local people are interested, will be started in few weeks.
 The state executive board of The Kings Daughters, of which Mrs Will liam G. DaWley of Norwich is presi- dent, was in session Wednesday in Hartford.
 One hundred and thirty eight births, 45 marriages and B deaths occurred in the town of Thompson during 1913. In 1912 the birth record was 130, mar riages 45, deaths 5S.
 A Canterbury patient, Clifford Will Hams, who has been at the Backus hospital, went to the home of his wifes parents. MT. and Mrs. Henry Kenyon, last Friday.
 The playgrounds movement in Dan bury is to start Sunday evening with lecture in the Universalist church, of which Rev. Elliott E. Barber, for merly of Norwich, is pastor.
 The Thames river at low tide Thurs day reached the lowest mark regis tered in the past ten years. The diff ference was several inches lower than registered at extremely low tides dur ing past years.
 At the winter convention of the Nor wich District Ministerial association at South Coventry this week there was a large attendance of ministers and Iaymen, and many practical and inter esting papers and discussions.
 By a typographical error Friday it was stated that the late Charles G. Gates, millionaire clubman and sportsman. had given Rev. Stephen Mckinley $32 for his church in Cody, Wyo. The sum given was s32,000.
 The convention of the Business Ed ucators' association is to be held today at Meriden. Walter T. Garfield of Nor WiCh being a member of the executive committee. Mir. and Mrs. Garfield leave for Meriden early this morning.
 The Bulletins Ledyard correspondent writes: The statement in Saturdays Bulletin that Clarence Sholes had lost two cows by tuberculosis was incor- rect. MT. Sholes states that his whole herd of cows are free from any dis ease.
 Horace Johnson predicts: The dis turbance from the 18th to the 24th of February will be a cOrker. There will be a tidal wave and the earth will be moving in the quake belt of it's orbit. Can't say where the trouble will be.
 The Sterling NJ E. church is to hold one week of revival services beginning Sunday, Feb 15, under the direction of the pastor. Rev. G. G. Scrivener. the district superintendent from Norwich, is expected to speak Tuesday evening, Feb. 1T.
 An industrial paper mentions that Robert Blair of Apponaug, R. l., who has assumed charge of the print de partment of the Aspinook bleachery, Jewett City, succeeds Henri Schaefer, who has taken up his residence in Providence.
 James R. Griswold of Poquonoc has
 
 of New London a tract of land of about 20 acres on Brandegee avenue, New London almost opposite the property already owned by MT. Gris- wold The sum paid was $1.000.
 A new postoffice rule states that all parcel post matter intended for the canal zone must be declared. The fact that Panama canal zone is under the control of the United States govern ment does not permit parcel material 10 be sent there without the necessary foreign points formality
 The list of tourists saiing today from New York for Panama and the West Indies includes Senator Fred erick A. Johnson, Mrs. Johnson and their daughter and son. and the chil- dren's governess, of Uncasville ano Mrs. Johnson's mother, Mrs. Lee o1 Pennington.