Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-12
VARIOUS MATTERS

| VARIOUS MATTERS l Light vehicle lamps at 5.os o'clock this evening.
 l The planet Mars will be evening etal
 This has been a. particularly profit able season for the Show Shove Brigade.
 Tn this state all automobiles were supposed to have their new number plates on Wednesday, Jan. 10.
 At North Stonington, Malcolm, l Thompson has purchased a large tract The law on hunting rabbits went into l effect Jan. 1. Foxes are now about the only thing on the list left to hunt While the walks in Norwich are covered with snow, handsome ripe strawberries from Plant City. Florida. are in market.
 The state meeting of the grand chapter of Connecticut, O. B. S., is to be held in Masonic temple, Water bury, Tuesday, Jan. 30. The Ladies' Aid society of the Lef- dngwe1l Baptist church gave an oyster 
 of Deacon and Mrs. c. B. Ellis.
 When the state grange met in Nor wich this week Miss Jessie Durand at tended from Cheshire, as did also Paul Hotchlzfss, the retiring master.
 An organization belonging in the list of St. J~-.eS Episcopal parish, Poque- tarlJ,ii is the Wide Awake Cadets, of which Harold Mansfield is captain.
 
 perintendent George c. Scrivener of Norwich goes to StaffordviNe to hold conference at the Methodist church,
 A Deep River correspondent men, tions that Miss Mary Bromley of Ston- ington is caring for her sister. Mrs. William Jennings, who is i'll with grip.
 Phoenixville residents, MT. and Mrs. F'raus Memfenun, with their three children, have started for Michigan, where the father will be employed in copper mine.
 The tower operators and employees along the New Haven division are be- ing called into the examination car at New Haven this week for the hearing and seeing test.
 Janitor George Kraft, of the Central Baptist church. has utilized the Christmas greens as an effective pro-
 
 church grounds.
 People in Ashford and vicinity have been practically kept indoors by the ice. Those who have been obliged to venture out took the precaution to put on creepers.
 In the movements of naval vesse' Thursday it was recorded that the Saturn on which Isaac B. Smith of Norwicl is captain, had left San Diego, Gal, for La Paz. At Groton, Earl Fowler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Birt O. Fowler, of Cottage street, was quarantined for diphtheria by Health Officer Dr. Frank Hewes 1 Wednesday. The case is a mild one. A feature of the state grange con- vention in Norwich this week was the | work of the New Britain grange team. | the pianist of which is Miss Louise G. | who has a number of Nor wich, relatives. club of the Central Baptist | church. held Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. F. A. Foster and Mrs. Lawrence Hoffman were hostesses. Sixteen mem bers attended.
 An extra working meeting was held Thursday at the Red Cross room to prepare TO comfort pillows which were
  ladies' who have greatly aided in the Red Cross work.
 In New York this afternoon a con- ference will be held at the Colony club 1t which Miss Winifred Holt, a Wood stock summer resident, will tell of the work carried on in France for the men blinded in battle.
 When the light sno wstopped falling Thursday and the sun shone, the in- .reasing length of the day became ap- parent. The sun shines now over g tours and 20 minutes, the days length laving increased 15 minutes up to yes- erday. At Hebron, at Mrs Kate AckIey's, ;unday, Miss Agnes Hanna became the ride of Forrest Ackley, a grandson of 1rs. Ackley and the youngest son of fr. and Mrs. Edward Ackley. The eremony was performed by Rev. MT. )eeter. Mrs. George Maynard Minor of Wa srford, vice president-genera1 of the ; }. A. R. from Connecticut, was a uest of honor at a dinner given by he members of Mary SilIiman chap sr, D. A. R., at the StratfieId hotel, | . Bridgeport, Monday evening. Nearly 100 members of the Connec- cut State Pharmaceutical society met Wednesday, afternoon at the Hotel arde, Hartford, and discussed a plan l ' atffied at an executive session to work l harmony with the State Medical so- Iety for the conservation of public edith.
 Runors are afIoat that the divisions ' the New Haven system are to he VI