Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07


 Wolf of West Thames street Saturday on reaching his 18th birthday in good health and vigor.
 Plan to attend the W. c. T. U. food sale Friday, Il a. m. to D. m., at Barrows' shoe store, "and help those women. adv.
 It was uncomfortable on the streets Sunday afternoon, so the Otis Library reading room proved extra attractive to the 163 visitors gathered there. Miss Mildred D. Rogers was in charge.
 Tuesday, the Feast of the Irnmacu- late Conception, the patronal feast of the church in the United States, mass es in St. Patricl1's church will be at ,. and o'clock. the last a high mass.
 Mems week is to be noted in the public schools of Montvi1le, East Lyme and Waterford from today (Ionday), Dec. 7, until Friday, Dec. II, as an Wheeler.
 Christmas arcade at Second Congre- gational church Tuesday and Wednes- day afternoon and evening. Supper each day from 5.30 to p. m. Lunch at noon Wednesday-adv.
 Lawrence J. Campbell. a railroad e@4lSAlSLlIs dA4A GA4ES AAlll l<. gain were welded at the New London City hall Friday afternoon by Town Clerk Turner. They left for a visit to Canadian cities.
 Members of the Holy Name society of St. Patrick's parish met at o'clock Sunday evening, going in a body for prayers at the home of a late member of their society, Daniel Hol- land, of Cfairemont avenue
 Among rare books to be sold in New York this week from the Beelxman li- brary is one of local interest, Roger Walcott's Poetical RIeditations, 16mo. New London. 1725, the first volume of verse printed in Connecticut. The Connecticut section of the CIas- | sical Teachers association of New EnSiand met at the Hartford High l school Saturday. A member of the executive committee is Dr. Frank S. Bunnell of the Norwich Free Academy.
 The New Haven roads gross and net l rece1pts Tor October show a. falling off as compared with the corresponding month of last year. The gross earn ings for the month were ,$5,639, ,52o as compared with s6,161,o22 for October, 1912.
 Anna Warner Bailey chapter, D. A, R., of Groton and Stonington, has in1= proved the Morgan Avery cemetery in P9quonoc, where old stones, some of Which, date from the 17th century have been cleaned, recut and the stones reset.
 Michael J. Gleason, 5e, the organizer and first grand knight of Woonsocket R. l., council. No. 113. k. of C., died at his home in that city Saturday, after an illness of one month. MT. Gleason went to Woonsocket from Wauresan Conn, g years ago.
 | A conference of the leaders in the temperance movement in this state will be held in Hartford Wednesday to talk over the action that the temperance workers of the state shall take regard Ing temperance legislation which they will cause to be introduced.
 The teachers of Montville, Wafer. ford and East Lyme met at the Jordan school Friday afternoon, when a teach. [. CTS meeting was held. l.. k. Chance supervisor of the New Milford schools and Prof. Frederick w Edearton q. ? Bulkeley school being the speakers.
 Inspector Kane of the state highwa,
 department has been in Niantic look. ing over the state roads to see wha. is necessary to do on them for tn,
 winter traffic. Pennsylvania avenu,
 will require filling in with trap rocl
 all the way from the schoolhouse tt s the railroad station
 The sectionmen of the Consolidated
 system were informed through thei
 forelnen that commencing Friday las
 their working hours would be reduced
 from ten to nine hours a day an,
 would remain so during the winte
 months. They receive IS cents De
 hour and this will make it s1.44 a day
 The prize awards announced a |" Washington Saturday at the CorcoraI . Art gallery for the fifth exhibition o
 contemporary American oil painting included first prize, $2,o00, J. Aide : Weir, New York and Windharn, o, F painting entitled Portrait of Miss Del Mir. Weir also receives the Corcora, F gold medal.
 Sixteen members of the state senat , of 1903 dined at the Hartford club Fri
 day evening at the tenth annual re /. union. Major Frank L. Wilcox was tn F host, his guests including. Judge Mel
 son J. Ayling, Norwich: Arthur ,. ]. | Brown, Jewett City; Frederick A. Ja
 cobs, Danielson; Thomas F. Noont
 Rockville: Clerk George E, Hinmar
 Windham.