Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

prospect or d1 Ice crop yet. The 1C6 on Smith pond Is not more than two or three inches thick.
 Mr. and Mrs. Allan Speirs of Black Hall announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Janet Drennen Speirs
 H. T. Millers Saturday class in Dancing meet today. at 2.30 p. m.- adv.
 Tomorrow (Sunday) morning at the close of the service in Moosup Meth odist church a delegate will be chosen tosthe lay electoral conference at Nor wich in Trinity M. E. church Friday, March 31. vs.
 The conference of the Wellesley clubs of New England, which was to. have been held in Boston this (Sat- Surday1 afternoon, has been cancelled indefinitely because of the illness of the speaker.
 An East Hampton correspondent has this item of local interest: Mrs. H. w Golf. who has been seriously i'll at her home for the pastsstwo' weeks with pneumonia, is now able to sit up a few hours each day.
 ist. Mary's T. A. B. minstrel troupe of New London have promised to come to Norwich to appear at an entertainment given by the T., A. B. society of Norwich.
 The New London D. A. R. chapter will present Mrs. G. M. Minors name for reelection as vice president gen. eral at the state meeting in March. The national congress meets in April, when Mrs. Minors two year term ex-. pires .
 Women from this city have been in .vitedr to attend the, annual January. conference: of the Young Women's Christian associations in the National Y. " C. A. building in New York Wednesday. Thursday and Friday of next week. : At the Johnson house Wednesday. evening a party of 30 men enjoyed "a venfson dinner. The gathering was an informal one and was prepared by some. Norwich gentlemen. The guests included six local citizens.--Williman tie Chronicle e.' <s1s '.s'-' =.
 Thames Towboat company's tug Miles Standish has lowed the F. R. R. scow from Thamesvilie to an anchor age in New London harbor, the scow having finished discharging her cargo of coal at the wharf of the American Strawboard company.
 Irving E. Crouch of. Groton has sold a tract of two acres of land bordering on the present railroad tracks south of the Schellens property to the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road. The property is about 2,000 feet long and 50 feet wide.
 Amanda A.. widow of David Haynes, died Wednesday evening at the home Of her son, State Attorney Frank D. Haynes, in Portland, with whom she has resided since the death of her husband in 1912. Mrs Haynes was born in, Colchester Oct. .12. 1929.
 Senator Brandegee closed his home at New London Friday for the winter and the employees there went to Wash ington last night to remain during the session of congress, which prom ises to be a long one, extending far into the spring and perhaps into the summer.
 Since. the law of the last session of the general assembly imposing a tax of one cent per square foot on bill boards went into effect Aug. 1, 1914, the revenueefrom it, which is collected by the secretary of state, has amount ed to only $500, a much smaller sum than was expected.
 | The railroad bridge at the Connecti- cut river was lifted 2,277 times during the year 1915, and 2,142 the year 1914 The state bridge was opened 1,636 times in 1915. and 1,572 in 1914. The railroad bridge structure fis lowed by nine feet at the high water mark than the state bridge
 The superior court for New London county has appointed Albert s. Com stock, temporary receiver of the Nor wich Paper Mills, Incorporated. A certificate has been filed with the, secretary of the state to relieve the corporation of the necessity of filling the usual annual report.
 The office of the secretary of state at Hartford announces that all auto mobile markers for which requisition has been made have been forwarded from that office and should, be in the hands of the applicants. Consequent Iy all cars now in use on the highways of the state should bear 1916 markers.