Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-09
VARIOUS MATTERS

Several local people are in New
York to attend the automobile show.
The state board meeting Of Baptists
was held at New Haven Tuesday aft
erneen.
Judge Gardiner Greene of Norwich
IS presiding in the superior court at
Hartford this week.
There were several snow hurries
Thursday. which proved most aggra-
waiting to owners of sleighs and sleds.
A big icehouse is being built near
vile. by Mr.. An1es. owner of the vii
lage.
Delegates are being chosen by each
local grange at the session of the Con-
necticut State Grange at Hartford,
Jan. 10. IA and 15.
Degree team of Court Sachem, "a, F.
of A, hold a dance this evening at
Cadillac hall, at $50 o'clock. Admis-
sion 25c. Cadillac orchestra.-adv.
Norwich pastors are requested to
telephone The Bulletin on Sunday
evening the attendance at their
church on Everybody vat Church Sun
day.
The seventh annual convention of
the Master House Painters and Deco
rators off Connecticut is to be held at
the Allyn house. Hartford, today (F'ri-
day..
A former Norwich resident, Rev. W.
+. Newton, the singing evangelist and
colporter for the American Baptist
Publication society, has been on his
rounds in and about Canterbury.
Alejana Drake Rudy. who died in
California recently, spent her early life
in Holland. She has sister living
there, Mrs. Martha Webster, and a
brother, Levi Drake, in Hartford
Lieut. Roy R. Lyons of the Coast
Artillery corps has been detached from
duty at Black Hall and ordered to
GuilfOrd, to continue work on what is
known as the progressive military
map.
There is a project before congress
to build a railroad in Alaska, and for
mer Governor Walter E. Clark, now
at his mothers home in Chaplin, has
cited conditions in favor of such a
road.
At the Thursday evening meeting in
the Central Baptist church the topic
was The Christian and Prayer. The
leader was Pastor Rev. DR.. J. B. Slo-
cum, assisted by Rev. George c. Chap
pell of Montville.
Delegates who attended the inter
national convention of the Student
Volunteer movement last week at Kan
sas City got back at their respective
colleges. Miss Marion Randall of Nor
witch Town was one of those in attend
ance.
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 35 cents, children 25 cents. Light
refreshments included. Tickets for sale
at Davis book store-adv.
Governor Simeon E. Baldwin has
appointed as delegates to represent
the state at the Star Spangled Banner
centennial in Baltimore, Sept. to 10,
Morris B. Bearsley of Bridgeport, Gen
eral E. S. Greeley of New Haven and
DR.. Walter r. Steiner of Hartford.
Plans for the annual banquet of the
Connecticut Business Mems associa-
ton were made at q meeting of the
banquet committee in the rooms of the
Hartford association Tuesday after
noon. The banquet will be held at the
Hartford club on the evening of March
10.
Local Methodists will be interested
in the fact that Mr.. and Mrs. f. L.
Kneeland of Brooklyn, N. Y, announce
the enga cement of their daughter, Hell
en-, to Lucien Carpenter Stanley of
Berkeley, Cal. Mr. Stanley is a son
of Edward c. Stanley of Highland
Park.
Gruino Mazzini. q 4 year old Say
brook boy. who was run over by a
Shore Line trolley car while playing
on the tracks in front of his home
last October, as a result of which he
lost both hands at the wrist has
brought suit for $4,000 against the
Shore Line electric railroad.
The state board of deucation at
meeting q the capitol, Hartford, this
week discussed the application of the
workmen's compensation act to teach
ers and librarians employed in the
state. 1t was finally decided to ask
the opinion of Attorney General John
H. Light on the doubtful points.
At the. home of Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam c. Bradley, Woonsocket, r. l.,
Sunday. the 48th wedding anniversary
Of Mr. and Mrs. Whitney Graves of
KillingIy, Conn, aunt and uncle of
Mrs Bradley, who are spending the
winter with them, was observed by a
dinner attended by relatives and
friends.