Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-09

wich district have been at Fall River, attending a war rally meeting called by Bishop Hughes.
 Dealers in automobiles are hoping for open weather during February and March, to make up for dull business in December and January.
 The city department men..sanded the walks and the Broadway and Bath street hills, Tuesday morning, improV- ing travel over the icy stn9tches.
 Delegates frun eastern Connecticut attended the 11th annual convention of the Connecticut State Optical society, held in the Winthrop hotel, Meriden, Tuesday.
 The deatf, of Mrs. Judith M Beebe, S7, wife of the late Samuel I. Beebe, occurred at her honM, at East Gyne, Saturday. The funeral was held Tues- day afternoon.
 Because of weather conditions, the annual meeting of the Benevolent Union of the Central Baptist church, scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, was deferred a week.
 To Inquirer: During the cold winter of 1904, when sleighing parties were on the Thames river Jan. 20th, the mercury stood at degrees above zero for a number of days.
 E.. M. Cox of Groton has returned l to his; old occupation of operator for | the New Haven road at Fort Neck after being employed for some time in 1 the Ship and Engine Co. Send your orders for fish and oys- Eters in early for prompt delivery on Eaeooant of the shortage of delivery | help. Powers Bros. Phones 114 or 7i17.-adv.
 Although Trinity Episcopal church has fair supply of coal, it has been decided to hold all services in the Sunday school room for the present, in the interest of fuel conservation. ? Tie Knights of Columbus collectors of Old Lyme and Old Saybrook turned over to the officials of Sea Side coun- l ell, New London, about two hundred dollars collected in the recent drive. r The date of the fourth quarterly conference at Gales Ferry called by District Supt. Rev. George G. Scriv- ener, for Thursday, Jan 10, has been ladvanced to Wednesday evening. Jan 1e.
 The diary of man a resident of tSsybrool at the time has the item
 under date of Jan. 31, 17S0: Scarcely tafly water to be seen in ye Sound
 People pass from Groton to Fishers
 Island.
 Supt. James B. Chapman of the
 Norwich alfnshouse never cuts any ice
 as there is no place to store such a
 supply. At present the ice on Yantie river in front of the almsl1euse is fully
 a foot thick.
 In many sections during the past
 week much damage was done to frui and vegetables stored in cellars whicf were never known to be affected by frost before and considerable canned food was ruined.
 Because of the severe weather. the Boston man who is erecting a granite
 rnausoleum in Mapfewood cemetery
 for Mrs. Joseph M. Burdicl1, of Nor
 wich, has decided to defer it's eomple
 tion until spring.
 , While making collections in Greene
 vile Monday morning, Charles Ladd
 driver of g. laundry team, had a bae fall and it was believed his leg wa. tbroken, but the accident proved les.
 serious than at first supposed
 l The demands for contributions fo
 free wool by the Norwich branch O the Woman's League for National Ser vice are similar to those being issue.
 through New York papers, where tn
 urgency of the need is emphasized. | The severe weather of the last wee]
 operated rapidly against the New Ha
 ven railroad and greatly increased tn l difhcuities of opera tion. At the pres
 ent time the New Haven is short o ? employees in it's engine terminals, an lin the trains engine and yard service Mrs. Emily F. Norris, who died i !. New York city April A, 1917, left \ total estate of $140,997. She was summer resident of New Londo1 where she had the use of home dur ing her lifetime. This home now be comes the property of her daughter,
 A letter was received Tuesday fror
 Christopher G. Allen, younger son (
 pr. and Mrs. J. H. Allen, who has bee transferred to the U, S. 5. Massachu
 sets frorns the Newport Naval Re
 serve training station. There are min
 crews on the warship and he is in tn
 first crew.
 Nj The Saybrook Point docks, track
 and yards have been given a thoroug
 inspection by the officials of the raj
 road and will be put in readiness n transfer the freght from the boat fro, New York which will be sent by ra up the Valley branch to Middletow
 and Hartford.
 Connecticut travellers bound sout g are finding a great rush on all line !. In spite of the demand for help, col pf weather has started up the tramp y. many or them being insistent in the y. requests for food, although most
 them give indications that at lea '. they are not if1ordinateiy tbirstyt .-t Sunday being the Feast Of the ED = phany, and the first Christian Chris
 mas in Jerusalem in many centuries. -@ special service of thanksgiving W; Eeonducted in the morning at Il
 Church of the Holy Trinity, in Middl
 t6wr, by Bishop E. Champion Ach <. son, Of the Episcopal diocese of Co1 ,n necticut.
 ly It is reported among Russians to ConHectteut that the new governme ,n in Russia, has adopted the Gregori, h calendar as the official calendar
 that country, and it is not unlike .. that this will be the last time tn Id the 13 day difference in Christm as dates will exist between the ehur