Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

for as wIh be seeu by their card. the professors of the tonsorial art are to keep closed doors on that day after this date.
 Thursday, Jan. f 1sse.--At the an nual nesting Of the Norwich Fire In- aurance Company at their offices the following board of directors were chosen: Ebenezer Learned. Augustus 9rswsters Leonard Ballou, Frank ossood' Lacius W. " Carroll. Jonathan A. Fape, William W Billings, Timothy P. Norton, Ashbei woodward. Lewis Hyde, Alfred A. Young, Henry B. Tracy. Charles Johnson. David Smith, ter. John P. Slater, Henry P. Haven. John .. Denison. At a subsequent meeting Of the directors these officers were elected: EbeneEer Learned, prds- ident; John L. Denison, Hecreary; Henry P. Bowers, assistant secretary.
 Burglary on Board Schooner.
 Saturday night the cabin of the schooner Dr. Franklin, which vessel was laying near the rolling mill. was broken open and fifty dollars stolen therefrom. The money was the pro- perty Of the steward who intended to deposit 1t in q bank on the next bust- ness day. The thief escaped with his plunder.
 The community, as well as many warm personal friends, will be glad to learn that Rev. MT. Banks. rector of Christ church, has recovered from his late illness sufnciently to be able to walk out.
 Magnitude of NH Business Friday, Jan. 5. 1866.-Reports re- ceived by Commissioner Newton of the Agricultural bureau, show that there are in operation in the counties oe Windham and New London ST cot ffY1 mills having a NaraqffR f1f A26 7Q1 spindles and Ss05 looms. During the year the mills manufactured into goods, 20, ,4SS, $40 pounds of raw cotton. There are now in the course of con- struction six new mills that are to have capacity of 112, ,46s spindles and 2S72 looms.
 Norwich Vitai Statistics.
 From David Young, registrar of the Town of Norwich we have received his report for 1865, from which we ab- stract the following: Marriages, total number. ITO; both parties residents of this state. 151; husbands residing out of the state. 27; both non-residents, 2. 11O; both parties foreign 47; foreign male and American female. 6; nativity unknown, '.
 The whole number of births was 599; males. POS, females, 1S7.
 Dr. Charles Jewett. of this city. the
 
 speaking in various parts of the state. is reported to have said in a late Iec- ture, that the medical profession have 1t in their power to greatly advance the temperance cause by using more discrimination in prescriptions of liquors for their patients.
 Saturday, Jan. 6, 1Se6.-Next week being generally observed throughout Protestant Christendoms the week of prayer, 1t Is proposed to hold union services in the different churches in the city.
 It's a queer climate we have here abouts. Only two or three weeks ago we had day so hot that we had to take our coats off here in the office, and though we have had snow and rain storms enough since there has been no real wintry weather until Friday, when it came on "awfur cold. For the first time this winter the Thames river is frozen over and nav igation may be considered closed.
 The coming summer the steamer Ulysses will make trip every other day to Watch Hill and return, on the alternate days running to and from Sag Harbor, L. I. She will be com manded by Capt Ed. Smith, Jr.