Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-05

fell Monday night on washington
square and badly sprained one limb.
Many thoughtful drivers about town
are noticed putting blankets on horses
which must stand out for any length
0f time.
The state police are living up to
their declarations made q while ago
that operators of baseball pools will
be prosecuted.
Local students at Yale have return
ed to the university. all departments OF
which resumed work Tuesday after the
holiday vacation.
The toboggan slide at the Norwich
Golf club is ready for the season. The
chute ig about 100 yards and the slide
Il quarter of mile.
Plans are completed for the ninth
annual meeting Of the Connecticut
State Optical society at Hotel Garde,
New Haven, Tuesday. Jan. IL.
The first meeting of the new camp
of the Sons of Veterans, the proposed
name for which is the Connecticut
State camp, is to be held in Hartford
on Lincoln day. Feb. IL.
Friends and relatives of Mrs John
Callahan attended an anniversary req
QUEEN high mass for the repose of her
soul. sung in st. Patrick's church
Tuesday by Rev. j. H. Broderick.
At the organization of the New York
board of aldermen Monday, Frank P.
Bent, formerly of Norwich, was ap-
pointed member Of the committees on
finance and public thoroughfares.
Ernest Wilson. the R. F. D. carrier
through Voluntown from Moosup,
fractured his. wrist few days ago
while cranking his automobile. Ever
EFT Phillips is substituting on the
route.
The Gilead Sunday school Of Water
ford held its Christmas eve tree exer-
cises Tuesday evening. The entertain
ment for the evening included a play
entitled A Good Time With Santa
Claus.
It was decided at the state W. C. T.
U. convention which met in New Ha-
ven that a special time be observed,
called White Ribbon Banner day, each
union to choose such a date as will be
most convenient
A new law which became effective
tain requirements Of mattress manu-
facturers and dealers. in the interests
Of public health and the prevention of
the spread of disease.
The Connecticut Peace society has
secured Hamilton Holt of Woodstock
to speak Saturday evening in the Gen.
ter church house, Hartford, on The
League to Enforce Peace, an organiza-
ton recently formed in New York city.
In New York Monday, Norman p
Ream of New York and Thompson,
Conn, and others obtained from Su-
preme Court Justice Platzek certif1-
nT iYH0nrr0ro IF ho Thy
American Guard, to train young patri-
OTIS.
Opening the criminal side Of the su-
perior court at New Haven Tuesday,
Judge joel H Reed of Stafford Springs
heard the pleas of Sc prisoners, but
there is not single murder case on
the docket, something unusual in that
court.
Judge Reuben H Tucker Of Ansonia
celebrated his 18th wedding anniver-
cary Sunday. Judge Tucker is a mem
Der Of the board of visitors of the
Masonic home, and venerable master of
the Connecticut Masonic Veteran as
ISOLATION.
The children of the county home
have recovered from colds and grip.
so that the entire 81 began the school
term this week in the house next to
the home. the teachers being Miss
Leach, Miss Holden and Mrs. Clarence
Yeomans.
The funeral of Jabez Hyde Kings
bury. 80, OF Vernon, who died Sunday
morning, was held Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. Kingsbury was for many years q
resident OF Coventry, born in the old
Kngsbury home built during the Rev
olutionary war.
AT Meriden, Rev. A. T. Randall of
St. Andrews Protestant Episcopal
church, native of Poquetanuck, if he
remains until June next, will COM
plets SO years service with that
church, as he became assistant rector
on that date In 1880.
Mrs. George Maynard Minor of Wa
terford was endorsed for reelection as
vice president general of the National
D. A. R. by Lucretia Shaw chapter, D.
A. r., of New London at a meeting
which followed luncheon and recep-
ton at the Mohican Monday.
The records kept by the weather
bureau show that 1915 was, ON the
average. a very warm year. The total
departure from normal temperature
was : us degrees for the year. The
flgures also show that less rain fell
during the year than Is usual
Two work trains started in Tuesday
to work on the new additional tracks
at Saybrook. One will pick up ties on
the Valley branch stdings and the
other run the gravel train between
Saybrook and the river. Both will put
mp at Saybrook Point roundhouse.
FINAL REPORT SHOWED
PROCEEDS OF $3s3.14
From Vaudeville Given Under Aus
Piees Of Y. M. c. "A. Woman's Aux
iliary.
The Woman,s auxiliary Of the z. M.
C. A. met with Mrs. L. O. Smith of
OLD Elns, Washington street, on Tues
day evening for their regular month
ly business meeting. The president,
Mrs. Henry M. Pollock, occupied the
chair and the minutes were kept by
the secretary, Mrs. Allyn L. Brown.
A report ON the vaudeville entertain
men4 held at the new amusement hall
at the State hospital was read, show
ing net profits of $383.14. There was
some discussion as to whether or not
the auxiliary would stage an opera