Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-16
VARIOUS MATTERS

- $o AS46A & \ AAkAA1 Swedish residents noted Thursday as Laura day.
 Ice fishermen are preparing for some good sport.
 The good citizen does not neglect to sand his walk.
 Coal dealers have had scores of rush orders to fill this week.
 New arrival of little necks and live lobsters today at Powers Bros.-Adv.
 The snow was just slippery enough smiths.
 At the lake on the Woodbridge farm, thick is being cut
 There was a good attendance at the prayer meetings, in spite of unfavor- able weather conditions.
 The sun rises today at 52S and the lew extra minutes are appreciated by all who must be up early.
 Policemen who have been on night duty this week have had a good chance to sample the intense cold
 The poultry shows in Boston and Danbury have been attracting visitors from this vicinity this week.
 The genuine blue points and long clans for steaming at Powers Bros Adv.
 Insurance agents continue their work In the suburban districts in the effort to make the compensation act profit able.
 Commissioner of Domestic Animals Jeffery o. Phelps has awarded the contract for making dog tags, for 1914, to a Hartford firm
 Students mention that the junior prom, at Trinity will take place Mon day evening, February g, a programme of S6 dances being given.
 The Knights of Columbus have a few boxes left for their ball Mon- day evening. Anyone can obtain same from John C. Corcoran.-Adv.
 A months mind mass of requiem for the repose of the soul of John Bowling was celebrated in St. Patrick's church Thursday by Rev. J. H. Broderick.
 Mrs. A. P. Graham of Saybrook Point received about 70 guests at her home Monday. who came to extend congratulations on her 92nd birthday.
 Some of the w. c. T. U societies will hold their recognition of National Constitution Prohibition Amendment day on Sunday next, instead of yester- day, Jan. 15th
 Connecticut members. in common with the Knights of Pythias through out the United States will hold cele- bratfons February 19 in honor of the fiftieth anniversary.
 The engagement is announced of William Booth son of William Booth president of the Booth Brothers and Hurrican Isle Granite company and Miss Mabel Brooks of Waterford.
 People about, East Hampton. espe- cially those on the rural routes, are rapidly becoming used to the parcel post. The other day man in Leevil1e sent an ax up to town to be ground.
 Wednesday was social meeting day for the Connecticut members of the Colonial Danes, who were entertained at New Haven by Mrs Harry c. Day and at Hartford by Mrs. Charles w. Page.
 At the meeting of St Aloysius T. A. B. society at Middletown Tuesday evening it was voted to grant the re- quest of the state convention of the c. T. A. U. of A. that the state parade and field day be held in Middletown Saturday, June 20.
 A rumor interesting to local rail- road men is that John B. German, su- perintendent of transportation of the Worcester Consolidated Street Railway Go. may be appointed manager of the lines in Springfield to succeed the late George F. Reed.
 Provisions will be made at Meriden Jan. 29th to entertain over a hundred members of the Past Exalted Rulers association of Connecticut Elks at the annual banquet of this organization which will follow the annual meeting Thursday afternoon.
 The rough weather of the past few days has interrupted the schedule of the government transports plying be- tween New London and Forts Wright, Michie and Terry. The moderation in the weather Wednesday made it possible to resume the schedule.
 The famous missionary from Gen. tral Africa, Dan Crawford, who is to be in this country but a few weeks longer, and then will go to Africa for the rest of his natural life, will stop at Saybrook for a few hours today (F'riday) and will speak at 2.15 in the Congregational church.
 At largely attended meeting in the Hartford city hall Tuesday eve ming, addresses were made by men interested in the work being done by the juvenile commission the board of school visitors and the board of park commissioners. Rev John F. Ryan, native of Norwich. member of the ju- venile commission, presided.