Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1914-01-08
VARIOUS MATTERS
Wednesday was ST. Lucian,s day

Wednesday was st. Lucian's day.
The Russian orthodox residents have
been observing their holidays this
week. their Christmas falling on Tues
| day.
The open season has enabled farm
ers to continue cutting witch hazel
brush, and large loads are still being
carried to the mills.
Good weather has favored suburban
members of the churches, who have
been coming into town for the services
OF the week of prayer.
The planet Mercury enters the even
ing sky on Jan. %. but throughout the
month is far too close to the suns rays
to be satisfactorily observed.
Local people who have visited their
shore cottages since Sundays gale
find the beaches swept clean of every
bit of seaWeed and driftweod.
The annual rollcan at Rev. w. T.
Thayer's church the Wallingferd
Baptist-showed a total membership
OF 367. gain of is during 1918.
Conductor Arthur Heff1on of Say
brook Point returned to his duties on
the Shore Line electric road Monday
evening after five weeks absence due
to an injury to his ankle.
A distinguished native of Eastern
Connecticut. DR.. James B. Angel, pres
ident emeritus of the University of
Michigan. was So years old Wednes-
day. He has relatives in Norwich.
A Norwich visitor in Vermont writes
home that not in years has there been
so much winter sport. as there is plen-
" of snow and ice. consequently good
coasting, skating, skiing and snowshoe-
ing.
1t is noted by New Haven papers
that Rev. James ]. Smith. now of st.
Francis church, has sent his check
for SO to the committee of the new
Carnegie library in which he is inter
ested.
During January the members of the
Catholic apostleship of prayer here as
elsewhere are working for the extern
sion of the League of the Sacred Heart
OF Jesus in all educational establish
ments.
In the city court Wednesday morn
ing John Louney of White Rock was
sentenced to Is days in Jail for hit
ting Thomas Melville of New York
in the tramps' quarters at police head
quarters.
Milton Mitchell of Montville and An
ME Ring of New London were married
Tuesday by Rev Joseph P Brown at
his home, 1873 Huntington street, New
London. Mr.. Mitchell is a horseman
known hereabouts.
Plans are going on for the annual
banquet of the Connecticut Mckinley
association to be held in the Stratfeld
hotel, Bridgeport, on the evening of
Jan. 20. The date is the birthday of
the martyr president.
Deacon Charles Clinton Treat, who
has been down from his home in Nor
witch to see his summer place at Pleas
ant View, said in Westerly that his
cottage would be christened about
Good Friday with a house party from
Norwich.
died Sunday in his 18th year was held
from his residence, 81 Pond street, New
Haven, at 2.30 o'clock Wednesday af-
ternoon with burial in Evergreen GEM
etery. He was father of Frank Cox
eter of Norwich.
illustrated lecture, Labrador Through
a Woman's Eyes, by Miss Ellen Paine
Huling, at Osgood Memorial Friday
evening, Jan. 9Th. at o'clock Tickets,
adults S52cents, children rs cents. Light
refreshments included. Tickets for sale
at Davis book store.-adv.
Wednesday was the forty fifth birth
day of Ex-Governor Walter E. Clark,
of Alaska. who since his resignation at
the time of the incoming democratic
administration has spent much or his
time in Chaplin at the hume of his
mother. Mrs. Emily Ross.
The meeting of the Progressive Mis-
sionary club of the Central Baptist
church, held Wednesday with Mrs.
George Graft of Broad street, was at
tended by 80, Mrs. Franklin H. Brown,
vice president, presiding. Light re-
freshments were served after an in
teresting session.
A letter received by Nathan Lilli-
bridge of Voluntown from his son,
eQ4 no ueme9s g '9SpGIqHIFI eSIoaD
hattleship Florida, stated that the
cruiser was due to leave New York
Tuesday, the 9Th. for Cuba. Young
Lillibridge has just rejoined his ship
after ten days shore leave.
The condition of William Darling,
brother of Mrs. Frederic W. Cary of
this city, is reported as improved. He
is recovering from an operation for
appendicitis performed last sunday
morning at his home. Summit, n. ].
Mr.. and Mrs Cary, with their daugh-
ter Mildred, went there last week, Mr..
Cary returning Tuesday.