Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-24

Of the Connecticut society, Sons Of the American Revolution, is to be held
 Hazel Chandler Parks of Boston, dramatic reader. Y. M. c. A. tonight. Adv.
 At Old saybrook MT. and Mrs. George w. Barrian have received a message from their son, Clifford Ber- rian, in the West Indies. saying that his wife was drowned.
 The hundreds who use DoxoIogy lane complain that the bug light has been dark for several weeks, making travel up and down the steps dan gerous and inconvenient.
 Gifts of $1O or more to the British American War Relief fund received last week and announced Sunday, in clude Friends, Baltic, Conn.,, s15.
 A number of clergymen called at tention Sunday to the proclamation of President Wilson, appointing Thurs day, January 27, as a national relief day for the Jewish sufferers.
 Sunday evening St. Patriclz's parish Holy Name society visited the home of Patrick J. Sullivan 3s Cliff street, to pray for the repose of his soul and to express sympathy to his family.
 The mid-winter conference of the New London Christian Endeavor un- ion is to be held at the Groton Con- gregational church on February 2, with sessions afternoon and evening.
 Saturday in St. Patrlck's church, an anniversary requiem high mass for the deceased members of the Holy Name society was sung by Rev. J. H. Brodertck, at the request of the so- ciety.
 The New Haven road is so desirous to secure brakemen and 1remen that 1t is advertising for men for these places, which indicates the problem the road is facing in regard to lack of suitable men.
 The eclipse of the moon early last Wednesday morning was the first Of five eclipses this year. The second will be a total eclipse of the sun Feb. 3, visible as a partial eclipse through out the United States.
 All roads lead to the Y. M. c. A. tonight. Hazel Chandler Parks, dra- matic reader-Adv.
 Automobile visitors to Hartford are finding at the state library an exhibit of the current coinage of the United States hints, comprising those of the mother mint at Philadelphia, with those of San Francisco and Denver.
 Lyman D. Risley, 9s, who died at his home in East Hartford Friday fol- lowing a few days illness of the grip, in July, 1s41, married Mises Betsey Lewis of Hebron: He leaves one son, 1891.
 Plans gre being made for the twen- ty-hfth anniversary of the gradua- yard university, which will be held in June. Congressman Richard P. Free man Of this district graduated in that year.
 Invitations have been issued for the marriage of Miss Dorma Bain and Grafton Wiggins in New York, Sat- urday, Jan. 29. MT. Wiggins is a son of MT. and Mrs. Carleton Wiggins, who have a summer home on the Neck
 The next fellowship meeting will be held at Mystic. The moderator will be William K Holmes and Rev. Giles F: Goodenough of Ledyard will preach. The subject for general discussion will be Foreign Missions in the Light of the Present Crisis.
 Three storms were predicted recent ly by Uncle Horace Johnson, one to
  21; the second, which he says will be a young blizzard" between January 2S and February 4, and the third be- tween February 29 and March 8.
 Secretary of State Charles D. Burnes will hear the cases of seventeen al- legged violators of the automobile laws at the state capitol Tuesday afternoon, the list including Everett Hewitt Leb- anon, transferring markers; George Dayison, Westerly, R. T.. reckless driving.
 At the annual meeting of the wom- ans auxiliary of the Woman's Board Of Missions in the Second Congrega- tional church parlors Wednesday aft ernoon, Mrs. William M. Zumbro, of Madura, India, is to tell about her work there. A social hour will fol- low the address.
 Announcements have been received by Eastern Connecticut friends of the marriage of Anson L. Strong, of New Bedford, Mass, formerly of Colches- ter, and Miss Ethel R. Wyman. of Cambridge. Mass. formerly a student at Bacon academy. The ceremony took place January 1S.
 It is the intention of the state to issue monthly editions of the Automo bile Register for the police authorities throughout the state. The police have been hampered somewhat in detecting v1olators of the automobile law by the fact that numbers seen on cars were not printed in the registers.
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