Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-15
Qt1eBa1llRttal..
Norwich, Monday, Jan. is, 1917.
VARIOUS MATTERS


It is daybreak today at 5.26.
Light vehicle lamps at SIG o'clocl
this evening.
The GIL has arrived at the Thame:
Naval station.
Yesterday was the second Sunday
after Epiphany It was also ST. Hi
ary's day.
Furniture dealers from this section
are in New York to attend the furni-
ture exposition at the Grand Central
| Palace.
Friday evening Deputy Irving E
Crouch of Groton went to North Ston-
ington for the purpose of installing the
officers Of the grange.
New York critics Sunday devoted
some space to Helen. the new book by
Arthur Sheburne Hardy, whose sum-
mer home is at Woodstock.
Be sure to hear Miss Bessie G. Whit
ing, of Boston. read Daddy Long Legs
at Trinity M. E. church, Tuesday ev-
ening. Jan. 16. at p. m.-adv.
A Nnantic correspondent mentions
that William G. Ives. a summer sesi-
dent at Crescent Beach for several
years, died last week Of pneumonia
An unpleasant afternoon Sunday
sent 1875 visitors, to enjoy the comforts
of the OTIS Library reading room.
Miss virginia E. Hall was in charge.
| In SOME Connecticut towns, potatoes
have taken another rise and are selling
at So" ~cr bushel. the highest they
| h"--o ever been at this time of the
year.
A local Red Cross chapter
was organized at New London Friday
| with Rev. Edward M. Chapman. char
man. The secretary is Miss Edna
Tyler.
The store at 25s Broad street, con-
Quoted for about forty years by John
F. SEWN, has been sold to two Nor
witch young men. who will conduct the
business.
The New Haven police have sent out
warning that two men have been work
ing the handkerchief game in the Elm
city and succeeded in fleeing one man
out of $500.
Members Of the letter carriers asso-
Citations are electing delegates to at
tend the annual meeting of the state
association in New Brotain, Washing
toms Birthday.
At a union Mission meeting to be
held in the Second Congregational
church par1ors, Tuesday, January %,
Miss Mary Riggs, of Har(poot, Tur-
key, is to speak.
The British American War Relief
committee, East Fifty-Nnith stheet,
New York, has received many new
gifts, including, from the generous
Piainffeld branch, $35.
The appointments of District Super
intendent G. G. Scrivener, of Norwich,
takes h. m to the Hazardville Metho-
dist church today CMonday), for the
fOfYrfh nnarfar1V conference
The New Haven road has ordered
40 Santa Fe engines from the Amer
lean Locomotive company. The new en-
gines, known technically as "210-2"
engines, will have ten driving wheels. |
Frank Alexander has sold to Her
bert z. Kipp instructor at the
Connecticut College for Women
a building lot on Mohegan avenue, on
the New London-Waterford boundary
line.
Donald Shores of Norfolk, who was
sentenced to Fort Wright abotu a year
ago for desertion from the United |
States navy. has been released and has |
returned to his ship, u. S. S. Vestal, |
to serve out his enlistment.
It is stated that Mrs. William D. |
Fitch is to give the sophomore tea, |
in connection with the junior week |
festivities at Yale university, Monday |
afternoon, February 5. 1t will be held |
at the New Haven, Lawn club.
In the Montclair, N. J.. Art Museum |
an exhibition of childhood as presented |
in painting and sculpture viii be held |
through the present month. Among |
the contributing painters is J. Alden |
Weir, Of New York and Windham.
At Christ church, Sunday, the rec
tor. Rev. Richard r, Graham, ANNOUNCE I
ed that next Sunday, ST. Agnes day,
there is to be special st. Agnes ser
vice in the evening and reception of
new members of st. Agnes guild.
The flock of starlings which have in
Tested steeples hereabouts for some
time are now a pest in Waterbury,
homes in the First Baptist church tow
er and the cupola of the city hall.
Automobile registration for 1917 in
the office of the secretary of state
shows a total to date of 35e537 as
compared with PTS, 1922 last year. The
number of registrations applied for by
mail is 1887 and individually 5,216.
Groton grange heard reports of the
National and State oranges and en-
lay evening. Mrs. Albert Thompson
and Charles M. Adams gave reports
IF the state grange held in Norwich.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Bates of
Plainville have announced the en-
sageInent of their daughter. Mary
Phoebe. to Luke Scarborough Morse
IF New Britain, grandson of Deacon
md Mrs. F. N. Harris Of West Wood
stock.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman vogel of Tux
edo, announce d Sunday. the engage |
nenC OF their s--..Strr-I, Miss Mary |
frances Vogel, to Havemeyer Butt,
'on of Mrs. McCosky Butt, formerly of
he Pequot section. Mr.. Butt was grad
lated from Harvard.