Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02

1sth, and Washington's birthday. Fri day, the 22d.
 Connecticut trappers are making money catching a number of musk rats. The skins this year are bringing higher prices than usual.
 Today. the Feast of the Purifcation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, there will be the celebration of holy communion Tn the Episcopal churches.
 The mercury was down to 10 Fri day morning, and the day continued cold and raw, in spite of few hours of sunshine during the afternoon.
 Men. hear ". H. Davis. of Water bury, Sunday; at Y. M. c. A.. S.SO p. m.-adv. s
 The Hanover Congregational church has taken up the matter of aiding the Norwich Y. M. c. A. in providing cots for soldiers and sailors visiting in town.
 At East Hampton, Lee Gardner has resigned as wire chief at the Southern New England company to work in Willimantic. Mir. and Mrs. Gardner left for Willimantic Thursday.
 An assortment of silk and wool mix lures at The Yarn Shop, II Cliff street. adv.
 A former Norwich man now 'resid- ing in Washington tells of the ex- tremely cold weather, snow, ice, coal and wood shortage, declaring that in- stead of Dixie it is Greenland.
 Agent A. W. Buchanan of Mansfield, who was in Norwich Thursday, states that there is not tho demand for child help in the mills that there was some time ago owing to the closing of shops on Mondays.
 Nearly 5000 Yale men in the war already accounted for-nearly 5000 of these in the army and navy and over 1000 already reported overseas-is the announcement received this week by local alumni.
 Men, hear Harry Brown Allen, boy cornetist, at r. M. c. A., Sunday, at S.30 D. m.-adv.
 The public utilities commission has approved the alterations and changes in. the highway of the town of Bolton as proposed in a joint petition of the state highway commissioner and the New Haven road. A
 Notice has been sent out to the New Haven railroad employees that govern ment officials will call on them and they are to give all the necessary information desired relative to the railroad business.
 Noting the marriage of Miss Julia Mckay and John Sweeney. both ot Norwich, at St. Patrick's church this ] week, the Westerly Sun says: Miss Mckay is well known summer wis. itor at Pleasant View.
 l Edwin G. Hellyar, the income ta, inspector, who is spending two weekt in Rockville, addressed Vernon grangt | at Grange hall Friday evening, ex blaming who has to pay the incom, tax and the exemptions.
 It is noted by the Middletown Pres that Frank A. Stanton, who died sud denly at his home, No. IS Center street 1 Hartford. leaves many relatives ant | friends in Middletown, where he livet 1 before moving to Hartford.
 The Thomas A. Scott company's mel I are having difficulty in floating tn dredge which went ashore on Rock. Point beach. As they were abou ready to pull her off high sea car ried her further up the beach.
 Tn the drive for s1o,0oo war fund 0 the Danbury K. of C., a campaign il which Rev. William A. Keefe of Plain field assisted, while the exact figure have not been given out, it is .certai that the desired sum has been raised
 All persons making application fo 1913 operators licenses must hay their applications sworn to before the are sent to the commissioner of moto vehicles, it was said yesterday at tn offices of the motor vehicle depart ment.
 United States Senator G. P. McLea has sent a letter of approval to sth Connecticut Association of Letter Car riers of their patriotic spirit in nc holding a banquet after the annus convention to be held in Bridgepol Feb. 22d.
 | The color company, at Packer ha started up the 30 new kettles in tn new brick building and is turning oI an enormous quantity of color materi: pronounced by experts equal if nc superior to the best dye formerly mad in Germany. 1 To further explain the value of rais
 ing ten hens in a backyard henhous
 and the practicability of doing it dul
 ing the coming season especially, Ro
 E. Jones of the Connecticut Agricu
 tural c6ilege spoke at a meeting
 Danbury Friday evening.
 Since last April Connecticut has ful
 n1shed for the regular earmy abol
 5'7Oo volunteers, giving the state, at
 cordfng to Major W. A. Mercer. con
 manding the Connecticut recruitir district, 17th place among the 6S r,
 cruiting districts in the country. . Some of the wea1thiest families
 Norwich are burning wood these vii try days, and a few are depending upt soft coal to heat their houses. Othe ' are borrowing small supplies of. hal
 coal from more fortunate neighbor
 The fuel famine hits rich and po
 alike.
 The Onlooker lA the Ston1nGtOn Mi
 TOT writes: Rev. John Otis, Barrow
 whose death occurred the other day | Norwich Town, as pastor of the Ro, church for b years, made many If
 long friends in this vicinity and le
 behind him record of efficient. faitl
 full ministry.
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