Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-09
VARIOUS MATTERS

 The sales of f1agn of all sizes have increased during the week. Lincoln postcards and valentines are already adding to the mails.
 A Holland man Frederick Metcalf has taken a place in Mantle in the Dinmock lumber yard.
 Fifth Co. dance and social tonight at Armory.-aav.
 Because Monday is legal holiday, there will be a rush of business at the banks today and Saturday. Motor drivers have been troubled by the freezing of the water in radiators during the past cold Snap. Norwich people who are in Wash ington state that this is the coldest February there in fifteen years. In a number of the denominations pastors are making arrangements for Lenten engagements and supplies.
 This week Judge Gardiner Greene of Norwich is presiding in the Litch- field County superior court at Winsted. Many of the rural carriers have spent a strenuous week, in the effort to keep to schedule over icy and drifted roads.
 A graceful and neIodic poem, One Voice. by Kiss Winifred WeIles, of Norwicl.. appears in the February is- sue of the Century.
 wintry as it is, school pupils in some of the outlying districts continue their laudable work in collecting tent caterpillar egg masses.
 The Backus hospital ambulance went to Piainf1eld Thursday for a surgical patient, making the round trip in an easy two hours.
 Travellers coming up from New York Thursday noticed that the Con necttcut river was frozen over as far above the bridge as one could see.
 The total deposits in conventry Scvhool Savings bank at the last an count was started three years ago.
 William R. Martin has been added ed the force on the railroad bridge, at Saybrook, to prevent the approach of any person who has no business thereon.
 Competing from Lyme F. W. Harding took the highest award for his but ter and cream for private dairieS at the state Daidrymen's meeting win ming also S11 in cash prizes
 Owing to the advanced prices of seeds, there is a big demand this spring for the free seeds given by the government to the constituents of congressman from the various dis tricts.
 At the annual banquet of the Tor rington Chamber of Commerce Thurs day night at Conley's Inn, Rev. J. H. King, was toastmaster. He is curate at St Francis church, 8 native of East Norwich
 The United States senate Tuesday afternoon passed the bill introduced by Senator Frank P. Brandegee to ap- propriate $5,000 to purchase addition al land for the Stamford postoffice. The bill now goes to the house.
 So far the petition from windham County asking for a tuberculosis saui- torium there has not received much attention at Hartford, but it is hoped that favorable action upon it may be secured at some time during the present session.
 The schooner Beret J. of Noank which went ashore recently on Block Island has been pulled off and has gone out of commission. It has oeen hauled out in Rogers basin. Captain Henriclson having decided to wait for better weather.
 Norwich cottagers on Fishers Is-
 
 den death Tuesday of Mrs. Mary Gal win mother of Rev. John J. Calvin, rector of the Catholic church there The funeral will be held in New York today (Friday.)
 During the past few days of cold weather the coves between Mystic and Mason's Island have frozen over so that the island residents are going back and forth on the ice. There is also ceiling through the ice for the first time this winter.
 It is only about eight weeks to the annual conference of the Southern New England Methodist church and churches in the Norwich district are making up their benevolent coliec- tions and otherwise completing the work of the conference year.
 Hebron Congregational church may celebrate the founding of the first In the house commonly called the Asa Bishop lace 100 years ago. The people will decide the question after the service next Sunday.
 Referring to the exhibit which con- tfnues till the 14th, of Matilda Browne's Lyme pictures-many of and sneep .a New e1 York erltio RicAe says: eUw: Miss Browne paints cattle as can 5e done only by an artist who is very fond of them"
 The National Agricultural Society Wednesday urged that steps be taken looking to the mobilization of the country's agricultural resources. The society was formed a year ago It's president is James Wilson of Iowa, former secretary of Agriculture. of MnotyfT1e ancestry. Announcement of a gift of $1o,oe0 from Mrs. Cornelia K. Palmer, widow of hi aha l.. Palmer, to the Memorial hospital was made at a meeting In New London on Wednesday. Mrs. Palmer in memory of her husband, will make the gift to the building and i'm provednent fund of the hospital.
 
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