Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-09
VARIOUS MATTERS

The Boston poultry show will at. tract number of chicken fanciers 1 from this section.
 At present the total population d the submarine base on the Thames ii between 250 and 275 men.
 Since 1917 came in, Town C1erl Charles S. Holbrook has already is-
 sued two or three hunting licenses.
 A number of alumni from Connecti- cut are planning to attend the Wes- l leyan banquet in New York on Friday | night.
 town for the state meeting this week I will be entertained by personal | friends.
 1 day of Rear Admiral Caspar F. Good l rich, U. S. N, retired, of Ponnfret, who \ was born in Philadelphia. Agents from Fulton Market are of- fering Noank fishermen the highest price ever known for cells. They are ! bringing IS cents pound. To Inquirer: It is now the custom to leave Christmas decorations in place until Candlemas Day, February End, which this year falls on Friday.
 A correspondent mentions that a former Norwich resident, Charles E. Gasker, is confined to his home on Denison avenue, Mystic, by illness.
 A Moosup patient, Beatrice Couture, daughter of Mrs. Napoleon Couture, was brought recently to the Backus hospital, Norwich. for an operation for appendicitis.
 Regular meeting of Division No. 2, A. o. H., on Tuesday evening, Jan. g, at 8 o'clock. Officers will be elected for the ensuing year. Every member should attend.-adv.
 At North Woodstock, when the Social Danes were entertained by Mrs. Frank Perrin, the program included a paper on My Trip to Mexico by Mrs. Calvin L. Rawson, formerly of Norwich delegates convention are being com pleted by the committee in charge. The meeting of the delegates will be held in Rockville Thursday. Feb. P.
 Rev. George R. Atha, pastor of the Groton Heights Baptist church, is to preach at Moosup at the Union church every night this and next week at evangelistic services, being held at that church.
 At present there are s6 children at the County Home on Smith avenue. A
 
 been placed in homes since New Years and all the children arc in excellent health.
 in Block Island waters includes: Watch Hill light station-Light to be changed about April 27, 1917, from fixed white to fixed white alternating group fash tng red every Is seconds.
 A field agent of the American Red Cross society is expected to come to New London this week to organize a chapter of the National Red Cross, similar to that which has been active in Norwich for a number of years.
 The Serbian hospitals fund, New York, of which Otto T. Barnard is treasurer, has collected since March, 1916, the total of $57,773.23. The recent contributions include, from St. James Episcopal church, New London, STA.
 Frank A. Comstock of Williams street, New London, has announced to the Woman's college executive office his intention of presenting a gift of $1O to be awarded as a prize for ex- cellence in botany, the first award to be made in June, 1917.
 The Catholic Transcript mentions among the Sisters who made annual vows at the Convent of Mary Immac- ulate, Hartford, last week, Sister M Rosaie Cough, while Sister M. Victor Kingsley Of Norwich was among those making perpetual VOWS.
 Mondays Bridgeport Telegram stat ed that although a former Norwich and Mystic priest. Rev. John F. Mur- phy, has been critically ill for some time, he was able to receive a delega- ton who came with greetings from his parishioners on his 74th birthday.
 Thomas CrouIev wac taken fo R,olr US hospital last week, the Moosup | Journal notes MT. Crowley fell while l on duty as watchman in the A. w. | Co.'s mill Christmas night and sus- tained injuries which leave him in a l very helpless and painful condition.
 Mondays New London Telegraph | said: Archdeacon J. Eldred Brown, | ,ector of Trinity Episcopal church. Norwich, conducted Sunday vespers at l l. .45, addressing the students and a | arge gathering of friends from town | 'n the subject. The Forward Look.
 A large number of New London | stores which have been in the habit | 'f doing business on Sundays remain ! d closed Jan. T, and will continue to | 10 so. Failure on the part of femchants | 70 keep their establishments under | ock and key on Sunday will result in i heir arrest. wife of Rev. Paul Humphrey Barbour, # Hartford, a brass aims basin has | 'een presented Grace Episcopal 'hurch, Old Saybrook, by the mem 'ers of the Altar guild of the church. Mrs. Barbour was the daughter of | Rev. and Mrs. Melville K. Bailey of 5aybrook.
 At Hartford the heirs of the late Judge Nathaniel Shipman. descendant # a prominent citizen of early Nor vich, for many years judge of the United States court, have decided to Joseph Sturm of Simsbury the Ship nan homestead at No. 39 Charter 0ak place. built by the judge before he Civil war.
 Annual Convention of Zionists.
 The first annual convention of the Zionist societies of the state of Con-
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