Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-15
VARIOUS MATTERS

The (T4rlSt CTlee cluD or the tree Academy is to- have its concert this year on Lincolns day.
 Easter Sunday comes early this year. Ash Wednesday is February IT and Easter is April 4.
 The Belgian Relief fund now totals SS53, 543.74. Contributions to the fund include Christ church. Pomfret, $7S,
 One of the Lenten breaches at St Philips church. Putnam, will be Rev J. E. Brown of Trinity Episcopal church, Norwich.
 The Lyme library report for Decetn- Der was as follows: Fiction circulated 475, non-hction 195, total 660; readlns room attendance 132.
 Hardware dealers have sold in- numerous panes of glass this week, to repair the damage done by the gale early Wednesday morning.
 A remarkable medium, Mrs. Van- derbiir at Spiritual Academy Sunday adv.
 George IT. Thompson of New Lon dor, a conductor on the Shore Line trolley, will soon move into one of the railroad company's houses near Say brook Junction.
 The Chamber Of Commerce of New London is endeavoring to secure from the New Haven road better. early morning train service between New London and New York
 A Waterbury paper states that Charles F. HazelEurst left Wednes day for New York, where he will en- ter Mount St. Francis's hospital to undergo critical operation.
 The Lyme Electric Power O., is in- stalling electric lights from Flanders Corner to Golden Spur now. The use of electricity has increased rapidly in that section during the past year.
 Regular meeting of White Cross council, K. of C.. tonight in Pythian hall.-adv.
 Carpenter Brothers, grocers in Will limantic. have filed petition in bank ruptcy ill the United States court at Hartford. They have liabilities oi $S,351.09 and assets listed at $4,5O0.
 Mrs. Clarence Winthrop Bowen and her daughter, Miss ,Roxana W. Bowen of New York and Woodstock gave all informal at home Thursday afternoon at No. , East Sixty-Third street, New York.
 .- There has teen no appointment of a postmaster at Saybrook Point as yet Howard T. Chapman resigned the office about three months ago to take effect upon the appointment of his successor.
 It is expected that Rev. Joel $. Ives. of Meriden, a frequent visitor and speaker here, will be discharged from the hospital this week. He re- gently fell from the platform of a Hartford train.
 At branch missionary conference of the Baptist churches of Connecticut London Thursday Miss Isabelle Craw- ford who spoke in Norwich Wednes- day and Mrs. c. F. GenuS of Brook lyn, Conn were addresses.
 This week E. J. Stevens, of Rocky Hill, was in Norwich on business rel atiye to the condition of John Scoo- men, a. patient at the Norwich State hospital His condition is slightly inn proved. He was able to recognize MT. Stevens as well as his relatives.
 The report of the New Haven road for November shows a slight increase ia the net receipts over the cores bonding month of a year ago. There was 8 deficit for the month in the 2IQudIGQ in the system, but the deficit was not so large as a year ago.
 All teachers of the state not mem hers of the Connecticut Teachers league, have received invitations to Jects or the league is to secure re- tirement pensions for school teachers after they have spent a certain mum Der of years ill the profession.
 There Was an attendance of 3s at Thursday afternoons meeting of the Progressive Missionary club of the Central Baptist church, held with Mrs John c. Perkins, 142 Mckinley avenue Mrs. John F. Post presiding. Follow ing work and very interesting read ings, light refreshments were served.
 Walter F. Denison of Groton and Golden Spur sails for South America January 21, from New York MT. Dem ison will make his headquarters aboard ship as the vessel is to sail down the coast. through the Panama canal to the eastern coast of South America, around the Horn and back.
 The annual reunion of the alumni of Berkeley Divinity school, Middle town, resident in New York and the vicinity was held Thursday at the the 162nd anniversary of Bishop Ser keley's death. Present was Bishop Richard II. Nelson, '83, of Albany, formerly of Norwich.
 At the Hollis sale in New York on Wednesday, J F. Drake paid $2I0 for the etched work of Whistler. the Stonington artist, one volume of text and three of portfolios, containing more than 1000 plates. This is one of the most exhaustive publications that has ever appeared on the etched work of Whistler.
 To New London Parish.
 Concerning a former curate at Jew cit City the Tl1ompsonvilIe corres-