Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-17
VARIOUS MATTERS


There was good skating It Trad
ing Cove Saturday.
Two faces OF the town clock were
dark Saturday night.
the Thames naval station for the New
York yard.
This years concert OF the Girls
Glee club OF Norwich Free Academy
Is TO be held In February.
Florists are having difficulty in sup
plying the great demand for lowers
for funeral forms and other purposes
Rev. J. II. Broderick announced
Sunday that q mission is to be held
in st. Patrick's church during Octo-
Der.
way up the river through some pretty
thick ice on her Saturday morning
trip.
The snow which fell early Sunday
morning, following Saturdays intense
places.
Saturdays naval orders included
Chief Machinist ]. ". Murray. Naval
(CoA %@CkOsB Now 3%O4AoOAs OOlA1.s "
the Ohio.
People remarked Sunday on how
much later the sun was setting. The
days length has now increased twen-
ty-one minutes.
I The skating fad has proved a benefit
to knitting mills in Connecticut, which
are filling big orders for sweaters,
caps, scarfs and mfttens.
Burpee Woman's Relief corps of
Rockville observed its thirtieth ami
versary with a banquet at the Rock
vile houSe Friday evening.
The district superintendent, Rev. G.
G. Scrivener Of Norwich, Is announced
to preach In. Oneco Methodist church
on Sunday evening. January 20.
The wild duck hunters were out in
force in the shore towns Saturday.
their last opportunity for several
months as the closed season began
Sunday.
At the State Pharmaceutical assoc
citation meeting in New Haven. last
week, the association voted to re-
quest representatives at Washington
to vote for the Stevens bill.
The january issue Of the magazine
Today has a clever little story, Fan
ny's First Affair, by Miss Amanda
Hall, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Hall, of Broad street. Norwich.
Work of painter members of the
National Arts club, on exhibition for
the month at No. 119 East Nineteenth
street, New York. includes canvases
by two Lyme artists, Robert Vonnah
and Jules Turcas.
DR.. e. Belcher Hyde, Sc, an expert
map maker, died Friday at his home,
ESQ McDonough street, Brooklyn, N. z.
Death resulted from cold. which con-
gested the bronchial tubes. DIR. Hyde
was born in Westbrook. Conn.
State savings banks whose taxes
are payable at the office of the state
treasurer, January 20, are making re-
SO far. The total receipts from this
source last year was $7lo, 1888.
"A former old Mystic Pastor, Rev.
A IA Withee, pastor of the Moosup
Methodist church. has been compelled
to take vacation Of at least two
weeks on account OF poor health Rev.
and Mrs Withee have gone to Wa
terbury.
After spending the fail. in Syracuse,
N. Y, Wilbur B. Purvis. of Norwich,
has been appointed Latin professor
at Sufield, Conn. Literary institute.
Prof. and Mrs. Purvis {Laura B. Ut
leyl have taken up their residence
In Sufheld.
The state treasurer has sent out to
the judges of probate in the several
districts, table showing the present
cash value of each dollar of an annu-
ity payable in annual installmeEts at
the end of the year computed at Pc
cent. compound interes.
A meeting of the executive commit
tee Of the City Union Of the Kings
Daughters was hell Saturday after
noon, when plans for charitable work
were outlined, the matter being left
IN charge of Mrs. Albert T. Gtley,
leader OF Comfort circle.
The fftieth anniversary celebration
meeting Of the Groten Bank Temper
ance union, which was to have been
held two weeks ago and was post
poned on account of the illness of two
of the speakers, Rev. George r. Atha
and Capt Jason l.. Randall, has been
again postponed.
Milk producers in ana about CO.
lumbfa, who for some time have been
sending milk to 4 Providence con-
q less quantity. This is rather unus-
ual as winter is supposed to be the
season when there is a shortage ratf1-
er than surplus.
Instructions to the state police are
to hold all automobiles which are not
properly equipped with markers for
1915 So stringent are the orders that
other machines must be hired to tow
the Offenders to q garage where they
will be marooned pending the arrival
OF the necessary markers.
Thirteen candidates out of fifty ap-
piieauts were passed at a meeting at
the supreme court building in Hart
ford Saturday afternoon OF the state
bar examining committee and were
recommended for admission to the bar
next Tuesday. including Charles w.
Cassidy, son of DR.. Patrick Cassidy, Of
Norwich.
At the Fl. n. Gallup property, WASH
tngton street, 1t is an interesting fact
that Mr.. Gallup and family, nov iiv-
ing at The Mohiean, occupied tile
mansion 90 years. exactly the length
OF time the house was occupied by
the original builder and owner, the
late James Lloyd Greens.
New Ducispin RECORD for 'Efl<s' Alleys.
The Elks' alley duckpfn record of
4 81 hr@ c%-< %, 40