Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-02
VARIOUS MATTERS

VARIOUS MATTERS
 Plans are being made to observe next week as the Week of Prayer.
 The Otis library was closed Friday today.
 Montvile grange P, of Fl. No. IFS, met at the home of Charles Bart lett of Uncasvilla Wednesday even ing.
 Tomorrow. communion Sunday and the first Sunday of the new year, will have special significance in the churches.
 About o'clock Friday afternoon few flakes of snow foated in the air, but they were so few as to be hard ly noticed
 New arrival of scalIops today at Powers Bros.'-adv.
 At Lords Hill. James E. Lord has recently received three crates of Nam moth Bronze turkeys of the famous Dan Amos strain from Kentucky.
 Workmen who have made excava- tions during the past few days find that the depth of the frost varies from one and one half to two and a half feet.
 The engagement has been an nounced of Selina Elizabeth, daught- CT of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Burchnall of Hampton, to James Pitt Sharpe of Pomfret.
 Very choice salmon, blue and Span ish mackerel at Powers Bros.'-adv.
 Mrs. Thomas Church of Montville, ao fo%x o1 the Union Baptist church at her home Wednesday afternoon. Miss Gallup of Hanover gave an interesting talk.
 Writing from Elgin, H., Earle L. Sparks, son of Mrs. 4. A. Sparks, states that last Saturday it was 14 degrees below zero and that snow has tied up traffic. Fourteen inch ice is being cut
 As is his custom New Years day. George A. Keppler, of s. P. Keppler &, Son. kept the latchstring out on the holiday, with characteristic cordiality and hospitality entertaining many callers.
 Appearances indicates that fiat fish will again come into the market in good quantities. Captain B. c. Cresebro and Raymond Bailey have shipped 8 few barrels of this fish from Stonington this week.
 Among the contributions received by J. P. Morgan & Co.. in New York Jn Thursday for the American Ambu. lance hospital in Paris was one of S1- 0o0 from the Pomfret school for an automobile ambulance.
 The Danbury Travellers club had a party in costume this week and the News says that the programme of the afternoon opened with an interesting reading by Miss Maria White Aver Ill of The Lord of Christmas Week. Blue Points. today at Powers Bros. = adv.
 Erect and vigorous at e2, William McCIoud of Summit street walked off 5FiskIy to mass at St. Patrick's churcsh on New Years day. During the sum- nler MT. McCfoud cultivates his gar den and Is as active as many a man a& 60. ~
 A wild cat which killed many young turkeys belonging to Albert Wilson at Harborside was found dead at Lords Hill early this week. For months attempts have been made to catch the stealthy creature without results.
 In accordance with its annual cus- tom, the County Historical society A0Pt Opou muse FFlQay at the Shaw mansion, New London. The buiiding was open to the public from 2 until ( oclocks when the officers were pres ent to receive
 Mrs. Margaret J. DeffIey, 4s. died on Thursday at her home, 2 Starr street New London She is survived by a son and a daughter, 8 brother. James ii. Lacey. steward on one of the Cen Crad vermont boats and her rnothar Mrs. Mary A Lacey.
 Ihree prisoners were received ak %ha state prison Thursday. Joseph Du- prey, for theft from person, T, Gileau. Tor assault to rape and Henry Ron deau for statutory burglary. Sheriff sidney A, Brown of New London took the prisoners to the prison.
 The residents Of the Odd Fellows Fairv1ew I.i home celebrated New Years Fr1day afternoon They were enter tained by a minstrel show given bv members of New London lodges Tbs home lodge of Rebekahs received fund which was used for gifts for each resident 0eAoAi
 In Ellington at the home of Mir and Mrs. C. B. Sikes, Jr., Thursday even- Ing, their eldest daughter. Miss F7rnroa Mildred Sikes and John Rayuond Tease, son Of MT. and Mrs. J. Is. Pease or Melrose, were married by Rev Da. vad E. Jones. pastor of the IaIrose Congregational church.
 Anniversary of Cock Fight Raid.
 The morning of Friday WAS tha 29oa