Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-09

-AC1AtIOIlSo diuO1lS IIOSO dI Gne ger man Friday night during junior week at Trinity college was Bertram B. Bailey of Norwich.
 Rain for the fourth successive Sat urday discouraged the merchants, but a pleasant afternoon and evening gave ample time for trade.
 The reading room of the Otis library proved an attractive place for Al vis- itors Sunday afternoon. Miss Mildred D. Rogers was in charge.
 The fact that tomorrow is the cen tenary of Samuel J. Tilden has created demand at the libraries for magazine articles pertaining to Tilden.
 Fred Holdsworth attended a banquet in Plainfield Saturday night at which the mill workers celebrated the inau- guration of the new 54-hour law
 The president of the Pomological so- clety and several others are expected to be in Hebron the third week in Feb ruary and have meeting in the town hall.
 Clarence and Phebe Bromley. who have been attending the Meeting House Hill school in Ledyard. have gone to school in another part of the town.
 Be careful to state exact sizes when ordering patterns through The Bull letin's pattern department-Adv.
 The Connecticut Agricultural College Glee and Mandolin clubs from Storrs gave concert in the town hall at Cheshire Saturday evening under the auspices of Cheshire grange.
 Yesterday was the fourth anniver- sary of the beginning of the Boy Scout movement in this country and pastors were requested by the national officers to refer to the Scout movement.
 The Waterbury Democrat says: Mrs. J. Olin Howe, who recently fell down. stairs at her home on Frederick street. is rapidly recovering from the in Juries and will soon be out again
 G. A. R. men are taking exception to the suggestion to quarter the battle flag of the confederacy, the Stars and Bars, on the United States flag, placing it among the stars of the blue field.
 Mr and Mrs. John C.. Bliss of 58S Bank street, New London, will reach the 50th anniversary of their marriage on Feb. 15. The date is Sunday and the observance will be on Monday, Feb. 16.
 A notice warning those who have oc- casion to send letters to foreign coun- tries that only the British government has joint rate upon sealed mail mat ter has been issued by the postal au- thorities.
 The civil service manual of exam nations for the spring of 1914 an nounces examinations for assistant observer in the weather bureau. It will be held April 15 at Hartford and New Haven.
 Hartford papers mention that. Mir and Mrs. Nelson c. Taintor, formerly of this city, have been recent guests at Lake Placid, where the cold has been intense, the thermometer reaching 50 below zero during the coldest weather recently.
 The former T. r. Winship property at East Great Plain has been sold by Miss Addie Hill, MT. Winship's niece, to Supervisor John B. Stanton of Mt Pleasant street school. Miss Hill has purchased and will occupy the Storer property.
 The proceedings of the board of ar bitration in the controversies of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and other organizations of railroad employees with 52 of the principal rail- roads of the east have been received at the state library
 The Norwich line steamers have dis continued the transportation of Adams express matter after many years of service. Heretofore two or three cars of express matter was shipped by the steamers nightly. The express matter now goes by rail
 The fourth quarterly conference of the Vernon Methodist church was held in the church vestry last week. Dis trict Superintendent c. G. Scrivener presided. Reports of an encouraging nature were given by the various de- partments of church work
 News has been received of the death in New York city of Sydney White more. He was a. retired merchant and was president of the United Missions. MT Whittemore was the husband of Mrs F. M. Whittemore, the evangelist, who has labored in New London.
 A contract has been awarded for state road work by State Highway Commissioner Charles J. Bennett as follows: Colchester, about 1870 linear feet of gravel road, on the Hartford New London turnpike, to c. w Try on, Meriden, for approximately $s,O00.
 County Director William McGuin- ness of the c. T. A. U. has received in formation from the state organization that the next state parade and field day of the c. T. A. r. is to be held in Middletown June 20 under the auspices of St. Aloysius' Young Mems T. A. and E. society.
 Graduates and former students of Yale university have been invited to be present at the first Alumni Univer- sity day to be held in New Haven Monday, Feb. 23 The gathering is un- der the auspices of the Associated New England Yale clubs and at the invita- ton of the ' ale corporation.
 Issue is taken with a recent survey of immigrant farmers in Connecticut which asserted that the Jewish farmer was of no material benefit to Connecti- cut in that he introduced no new crops or methods. by Leonard G. Robinson, general manager of the Jewish Agri- cultural and Industrial Aid society
 The reduced express rates which went into effect Feb. l are said to be resulting in increased business. The gain is small, but is expected to be larger when business improves. Con- siderable new business will have to be d.