Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-26
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Norwich. Thursday. Feb. 2e, 1914.
VARIOUS MATTERS

| l Norwich. Thursday, Feb. 26, 1914. VARIOUS MATTERS 1 Many of the local milIfners are in l New York to attend the openings, The parish mass in St. Patrick,s s church throughout Lent will be at 8 o'clock
 New books at the Peck library in clude Esther Singieton's Great Por- traits, and Modern Paintings. A number of Norwich Methodists at tended the union Sunday school con- Vention in Willimantic Wednesday. There was the celebration of the holy communion in the Episcopal churches yesterday, Ash Wednesday. The annual meeting of the Connccti- cut Pliers and Drummers association was held in Yalesyille Monday night. densed milk find that it is costing a cent or two less, due to the drop in the price of sugar.
 Yesterday was one of the most try ing days of the winter for drivers and motorists. In the morning it was 2 above and by noon it had only reached 24.
 The young people of Rev. John A. Dooleyfs parish in South Coventry celebrated the holiday by giving a successful comedy. A Regiment of Two.
 It is estimated that fully 25e mem bers of the Connecticut society, Sons of the American Revolution, attended the banquet at the Hartford club on the holiday.
 Visitors in New York this week state that the side streets are still blocked with snow, although the in conveniences are fewer than during last week.
 The increasing warmth of the Feb ruary sun is indicated by the thaw which goes on every day in sheltered places .even while the mercury is keeping far below the freezing point.
 The state granges to follow the na- tional grange in declaring for national constitutional prohibition are Mary land, Vermont, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Michigan. Connecticut and Idaho.
 Wednesday at o'clock there was meeting of the auxiliary of the Wom- ans Board of Missions in the parlors Of the Second Congregational church. In the evening there was 8 meeting of Alpha Sigma
 As R. F. D. Carrier L. c. Leach and Howard Tingley were passing the res ldence of the kupferschmidt sisters at Ellington the other day they noticed flock of crows and among them one large white one.
 fee Hampton and Benjamin Irish of Will hmantic were married in Willimantic Monday afternoon at 53O o'clock by Rev. w. F. Rowley. They will re- side in East Hampton.
 At the women's prayer meeting in Bushnell chapel Tuesday afternoon there was a good attendance, consider ing the severe cold. The meeting was made very interesting by the leader, Miss Miriam L. Woodberry secre- tary of the Congregational Home Mis- sionary society, is to address union meeting in the parish house. Park church, Friday at 3.30 p. m. Men as well as women invited.-Adv
 A local visitor writes home from Burlington. Vt. that that city is plan ming what is called a 'sClean-up, Paint up Week." for a better, bigger and healthier city and to boost it's adyan- tages as a desirable place of residence
 The commanding officer at Fort Wright, Fishers Island, has been mo- tified by Capt K. N. Ashbey of Noank of his finding a sunken mine, weight about 1,500 pounds. while trawling in steamer Stariva off Moves Beach, near Watch Hill
 Representatives from 75 different lodges of the Shepherds of Bethlehem met at the local lodge rooms in New Haven Sunday to draw up plans for the supreme convention of the order that is to be held in that city early in September.
 There are about 10000 dairies in Connecticut, and the state commission only has the services of three men to look after them all It is estimated by the commissioner that about 10 per cent. of the dairies inspected are found to be unsanitary
 Postofflces throughout the country nave been warned to take additional precautions against possible delivery of pension check letters into the hands of persons not rightfully entitled to them by eliminating the placing of these let ters in call or lock boxes, without pre- yious notice.
 At Thompson. Annie, the ten-year- old daughter of Mfr. and Mrs Paul Wagar, was burned to death Sunday morning. The mother said she went to church and left Annie and her five year-old sister Ethel at home alone. returning to find Annie dead on the kitchen floor