Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-11
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Norwich. Thursday. Jan. ii. 1917.
VARIOUS MATTERS


 This week Is being observed by the
 Adventist church as a week of prayer
 The U. s. Columbia has left the
 Thames naval station for Tompkins-
 vile
 Visiting Patrons of Husbandry
 crowded the hotels and restaurants
 Wednesday.
 practical book recently acquired at
 the Peck library Is Ralph c. Davison's Concrete Pottery for Gardens.
 Connecticut congressmen are send | ing their first installment of govern this section.
 Hardware dealers, with big stocks | of skates on hand, are encouraged | by the prediction of a aIspeef1y cold 1 wave and plenty of ice.
 Several lawyers from eastern Con necticut will be in Hartford this af- | ternoon. to attend the funeral of At torney Charles B. Perkins. Motorists and others find that the l new stretch of Hassam pavement on 1 upper Franklin street is working out well under winter conditions. While there are numerous cases of grip in Norwich, the city is much better off in this regard than are many other towns in the state.
 The auditing committee of Home lodge held a meeting at Fairview hall, Groton. to conclude the annual au- diting of the books Tuesday. evening. A number of busy workers put in active hours at the Red Cross room. Thayer building, Wednesday morning and afternoon. helping prepare surgi- cal dressings. etc.. for the third box being filled.
 Collectors of furs in Connecticut have been notified that the pelts to be sent to New York should be in that city before Jan. 22nd, when the next big fur sale starts.
 The January meeting of the Church Improvement society, Mrs. D. s. Hav- Hand, president, was held Wednesday afternoon in the ladies room of the Second Congregational church. Norwich friends learned Wednesday that Miss Adles has been i'll with grip at her nephew's, Dr. B. F. Adles', in New York, but is expecting to return to Norwich some time next week.
 The second quarterly conference of the Music Teachers Association of Connecticut opened with an informal conference Wednesday morning at II o'clock in lower Unity hall, Hartford.
 Permanent headquarters of. the democratic state central committee from which organization work will be carried on by Sidney Lynch, saIaried organizer, will be opened in New Ha- ven.
 Don't forget the dance in T. A. B. hall Friday evening, Jan. 12th-adv.
 People of Connecticut are interested in a recent innovation at their state college, the establishment of a unit of the reserve officers training. corps at the Connecticut Agricultural. Col lege. Storrs. --ze- .--. --.
 All past exalted rulers of all the lodges of Elks in the state of Con necticut are to meet Tuesday after noon, Jan. Is, at the Elks' club on of the Torrington lodge, No. 372, B. P. O. EIks.
 Tuesday evening District Superinten- dent G. G. Scrivener held the fourth quarterly conference at JeWett City Methodist church. For the remainder of the week, until Saturday, he w;II be busy with writing at his home in Norwich.
 Hamilton Easter Field has placed on exhibition in the Ardsley Studios. ings by Bryson Borronghs, curator of paintings in the Metropolitan Mu- scum of Art, a former Norwich art
 
 From Weston members from Nor field grange attending the annual cut state grange are Past Masters Clarence Shipman. Dwight s. Fanton, Harold Burritt, and Present Master, Frank c. Fitch.
 Authorities are being reminded that each person having an income of $3,- 009 or over is required to make re- inn b0fA March 1. of this year, or submit to penalty of not less than $20, nor more than s1,oo0."
 Mrs. Caira L. Phelps, e, widow of Probate Judge Lester D. Phelps. died at her home in Rockville Tuesday af- ternoon. She had been i'll for about three weeks. grip. causing death She went to Rockville from Holland a number of years ago.
 Mrs. John Buel, state regent of the D. A R., will address Anna Warner Bailey chapter D. A. R., of Groton and Stonington. at its monthly meet ing at the Monument house this af- ternoon, on state work. and the: com ing national D. A R. congress.
 The Connecticut Milk Producers Association. Inc, filed a certificate of incorporation with tn esecretary of the state Tuesday with authorized capital stock of s5o,000 divided into 4V,VOO SnareS, par value So. The aS- sociation will begin its work on s2,- i 009.
 The United States civil service com i mission announces for Feb. ', an ex- animation for assistant chemist, for | men only. to fill two vacancies, aual- flied in the chemistry of steel, in the ordnance department, Navy Yard at 1 Wash hington. D. C., at a salary of $4 l per diem.
 The Standard Garage Co., of New London, has been incorporated 1 with an authorized capital stock of 1 5000, divided into fifty shares, par :. value $100, all paid in. The officers l are: President, c. H. Humphrey; vice president, J. M. Foster; secretary, G. | S. Rowland.
 Figures issued by officials of the | Royal Arcanum yesterday and of local 1 interest, disclosed that only 35,OO0 1