Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-29
VARIOUS MATTERS

/ VARIOUS MAI IEKS
Grip colds are prevalent about
town.
AS a result of Tuesdays rain and
FOG, most Of the snow had disappeared
by night.
| Norwich for the Baptist conference
left town yesterday afternoon.
In the superior court at Hartford
before Judge Gardiner Greene of Nor
witch is presiding during the December
term.
Three new cases of diphtheria have
developed In New London within "a
hours, making a total Of 16 cases in
| that city.
/ The State Templars will meet in
/ New Britain on New Years day and
will be entertained by Phoenix Temple
/ of Honor
/ Some of the storrs college students
| have returned to resume their studies
/ after spending the Christmas holidays
1 at their homes.
! Some of the choirs will sing hymns
! composed by the late William Il.
Doane. a native Of Preston. at next
| Sundays services.
The women's prayer meeting at
Bushnell chapel Tuesday afternoon
| was led by Mrs. John E. Post In a
very interesting way.
| Saturday next, the Feast of the Cir
cumcision Of Our Lord New Years
day, there will be special masses in
the Catholic churches.
A new schoolhouse is soon to be
built on Fishers Island. Plans for
same have already been drawn by an
architect in New York.
| Mrs. e. w. Harrington, 90, died at
her home in Rockville Sunday after a
J long illness of Bright's disease. Mrs.
Harrington was born in Andover.
Fifty printed calling cards for Is
| cents at The Bulletin office.-adv.
At Christ Episcopal church Saturday
| the Feast of the Circumcision and
New Years day, there will be morning
prayer and celebration of the holy
communion at 10 o'clock.
| Charles E. Calkins, aged II, residing
at Uncasville, charged with abusing HIS
father, was fined 81 and ordered to pay
costs of trial in the New London city
court Tuesday. He went to jail.
| Miss Anna Luchansky and Simon
| Shifreen, both Of New London, were
united in marriage by Rabbi Lazarus
Kahn at o'clock Tuesday evening at
the Dart building on Bank street.
Groton postal clerks are still work
ing overtime on Christmas mails. Dur
ing the past two weeks the mails han
| died in the Groton office have been
| heavier than ever before and on Sat
/ urd0V the rlJSh I1nnraPndanfa6
At Mantle, during the gale and
heavy snow storm Sunday, the end OF
the new Monumental building was
blown in, a part of F. A. Beckwith s
coal sheds demolished and A. R. De-
Wolfe's windmill partially destroyed
At the close of the term there were
60 registered in the Norwich Art
! school, under direction of Mrs Guy
Eastman. In the pottery class seven
| pupils work in the morning division
and eight or nine in the afternoon
class.
Mrs. Nettie Boyd, widow of Charles
| W.Boyd, who was accidentally drowned
when ne fell from the wharf of the
T. A Scott company about three
months ago, gave birth Monday night
to twin daughters, which died soon
! afterwards.
Mrs. John Laid1aw Bue1, state re-
gent of the D. A. r.. stated last week
that the Connecticut branch of the D
4. R. after 25 years ranks third, and
over $390,000 has been raised in this
state for educational, patriotic and
social work.
Mrs. Nellie Brennan Acuff, wife Of
John Acuff, of Waterford. died at hel
home Monday after a short illness
hn do 81 ~ Ia%
Brennan, who was drowned at Ocear
Beach in attempting to save child 6
few years ago.
The special tax commission for the
revision of the tax system of the state
of Connecticut will meet at the capito
in Hartford Jan. Is. The meeting will
be an open one, beginning at Ill:
o'clock Anyone who desires may ex.
press his views.
There was a crash at Ocean Beach
Tuesday morning and as a result the
roof of WordelPs pavilion Is stove in
The chimney which rose % feet wa!
blown over upon the roof of the kitch.
en-, smashing through the timbers anC
causing much damage.
Secretary Charles E Julin of tn,
| New Haven Chamber of Commerce ha
| written the various chambers of com
|
delegates conversant with railroad
freight rate charges to a conference il
| New Haven next month.
The store of Asa Barnes, corner o
Broad street and Connecticut avenue
New London, was placed under at
tachment by Deputy Sheriff Manual ]
Martin Monday morning for Waite
Brooks of Mystic, who claims that h
has bill of $50 against the store 70
candy.
At the Christmas gathering at Mrs
Bruno Tiesler's, 81 West Town street
four generations were represented
Mrs. Tiesler, her daughter, Mrs. Fran
Cotton, of WilliamsviIle, the latter
daughter, Mrs. Louis White, Jr, c
Webster, Mass with her two children
Earl and Harriet, White.
The New Haven roads examinatio
:. car, No. ESQ, arrived in New Londo
from New Haven Tuesday in charge {
Examiner G. F. Higgins, and will re
main for a few days, during which 80
freight trainnen, f1agmen and con
ductors will be examined as to the
= acuteness of vision and color percep
ton.