Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-28
VARIOUS MATTERS

At North stonington today there is
to be an all-day meeting OF the ladies
az Grange han to DO Red Cross reilef
held In winsted February II, under
the auspices OF the State Agricultural
collage.
At Waterford, William Burgess has
purchased the Robert McCauley prop
erty in Graniteville, and will occupy 1t
with his family.
Barge Astoria. coal laden, is at
Montville where her cargo will be dis
charged at the wharf of the Thames
Specialties Co.
Mrs. Avis Matilda Latham, IS. widow
ank, Wednesday morning, after an
Illness OF few weeks. was born in
Griswold.
With the approach Of Lincoln day,
the State Grand Army believes that
Lincoln's Gettysburg address. should
be placed in every school and public
building.
Thrift day." February 8. is being
advocated by the banks. The move-
mentf which is of national character
purposes to instill the saving habit
into the people.
Thursday was the sixty-fourth mar
riage anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs
Stephen Allan Lewis, of Central VII
lage. No formal celebration of the an
niversary was held.
A book recently acquired by the
Peck library, which is helpful to the
students Of the Art school. is r. Won
Esttingen's Turkish Rugs. illustrated
with so colored plates.
Thir Co. social at Armory, Tuesday
Feb. 1. Concert and dancing. Tuhbs
full military hand.-adv.-
Notification has been sent to pupils
that the State Agricultural college at
Storrs will reopen Wednesday next,
after being closed because Of several
mild cases of scarlet fever.
Tug Miles standish. Capt. George
Halyburton. has towed the schooner
Pensacola from Norwich to New Lon
don, the schooner having finished dis
charging her cargo of coal.
Cities in Connecticut have showed a
marked decrease in the recruiting line
during the past year. Last year show
any year for many years past.
Tho Connecticut Agricultural college
recently purchased a black yearling
by e. B. White, Leesburg. Va. presi-
dent Of the Percheron Society OF Amer
lea.
The WindhaIn County Observer, in
its news of Putnam twenay-fiv years
ago, has the item: Smith Brothers sold
out their groeehy business to Wood
& WonderIy and moved to Norwich
With conference about two, months
away, special effort is being made by
the pastor and Nhciaa board of Trinity
Methodist church to have the benevo-
lent collections reach a substantial to-
tai.
Dealers in this state have been ask
ed to unite with the other milk pro-
ducers of New England in fighting
against a proposed increase in rates for
milk shipments. The increase would
amount to 81 quart annually.
In settling the estate of Richard
Cafeld, New York. a collection Of
forty nine Whistler Autographs was
set at $4,000 and a portrait Of Garfield
by Whistler, $4,000, of interest, since
Whistler once lived in Stonington.
The seventh annual report of the
Connecticut Society for Mental
Hygiene has been issued and presents
aApicture of active efforts for the bet
ter care Of the insane and feeble
minded both individually and in
groups.
At an authors matinee for the ben
eft of the Mary Fisher home held on
Thursday afternoon i nthe Astor gal
lery of the Waldorf Astoria, New York
one of the authors who read from theii
works was Miss Julie Lippman, form
erly of Norwich.
Brig. Gen. Crozfer, Chief of the Blu
reau Of Ordnance Of the War depart
ernments Preparedness policy, married
Miss Williams of New London, WIN
has coopcrated with Norwich workers
for the Red Cross.
Army orders issued Thursday includ,
| ed: Lit. Col. A. Hero, Jr., C. A. C.
from duty as fort commander, For
Terry, and proceed from San Francis.
co about June 5, to Honolulu and as
sumo duty as fort commander at For
Kamehamera, Hawaii.
The limited States Civil Service com
| mission ha sannounced an examination
| for Holland county to be held at Rock
| vile and Stafford Springs February 2B
! for rural carrier at Stafford Spring,
and vacancies that may later Occur
on vincinity rural routes.
At Crystal lake, Ellington, the fourth
quarterly conference will be held to
day (Friday) at 2 .. M. at the church
by District Superintendent G.. q
| Scrivener, OF Norwich, who will holt
conference in the Lee Methods
church, Tolland, this evening.
| Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Ma
ria Smith were conducted Wednesda.
afternoon at the home of her daught
er, Mrs. r. d. Johnson, in Groton. b.
Rev. James w. Bixder, of New London
and Rev. Henry w. Hubert Of Gro
| ton. Burial was at Flanders.
Six inspectors from an investiga
| ton bureau at Newbury, VT, are con
Quoting a thorough investigation
| throughout Groton borough and towl
for infestations Of the gypsy moth
They have been there a week but hav,
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