Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-09
UIzk Hatllklin
VARIOUS MATTERS
Light vehicle lamps at 5.4s o'clo' this evening.

Tomorrow is QuinquaSesima Sunday, about 50 days before Easter.
 The sun does not set until 5.1a which means a saving in lighting cost.
 yesterdav's bright sun and fairly high temperature coaxed oHt many of the winter shut-ins.
 Psychic readings by Mrs. Francis. SD ritual Academy, Sunday 50 and 7.30.-adw
 At Mystic, M. J. Holland, by actual n,e s,,rement in Greenmanville, found l frost A inches in the ground. Connecticut towns are naming dele- gates and alternates to the prohibitioA state convention in Hartford Feb. IL Phvsicians have had to care for a number of cases of frostbitten fingers and ears since Tuesdays intense cold. The Otis library reading room win he closed tomorrow afternoon and on Sunday afternoons till further notice. Two vessels which appear to be pa troI boats are fast in the ice very near to the shore at Craig-y-Mor, Lords Point.
 Men, Hear Physical Director Crosby before he goes to France. Y. M. c. A. 1 Sunday at 3.30.-adv.
 There is disappointment at Norsl. Sterling because fox hunters tfers' have not showed a. brush so far this season.
 Upper Quiambaug cove, Mystic, is frozen dry, or to thT bottom, and 1t is feared the oysters bedded there are a total loss.
 Tonight, dance, Bijou, Jewett City, Pickett's Willimantic. orchestra. sev-. en pieces.--arv.
 | There were eS births, 2S marriages and 55 deaths in the town of WaterS ford in 1917. Of the births. 42 were boys and 26 girls.
 | A number of local people have wis., i ice in the sound, which extends as far as the eye can see.
 | R. T. Crosby, soon to go to France, | will speak at Y. M. c. A. Sunday at 3.30. Men, hear him.-adv. The Philathea class of the First | Baptist church, Mrs. Frank D. Davis president, worked at the Red Cross room Friday afternoon.
 At Hamburg, the birch mill of E. E, Dickinson commenced running this week, but the season win be short, as the quantity of brush is limited.
 During January the pupils and teachers of the Vernon schools pru- chased nearly $1 900 worth of thrift stamps and war savings certificates.
 The spring meeting and luncheon of the Connecticut society, Daughters of 1872, is to be held at the Hotel Garde, New Haven, early in March.
 Army and navy wool, white or nat ural sock yarn, at Woman's Exchange. Hot lunch served daily.--adv.
 There are 146, 1884 telephone stations in Connecticut, or telephone for every s.S of the population. an in crease of S,7s5 stations for the past year.
 Papers of dissolution have been filed with the state secretary for the Jew
 cit City Grain company of Griswold the Edward Keefe company of New II London. N
 Reports have it that if coal canno
 be secured faster than at present thu
 Shore Line electric cars in and abou
 Saybrook will be compelled to adopt |;
 four-hour schedule
 James Marran of New London, :; J merchant, has filed a petition il ) bankruptcy in the United State
 liabilities of $3,724.10.
 . The State Pig club prizes, consist , ing of $50, were awarded Thursday b, 3 J. A. Simms of the Connecticut Agri
 cultural college, who is the leader 0
 the state pig club work. n Warren E. Aver. superintendent o J the town almshouse, at West Staffor for over two yearss has resigned o
 account of the healthtof Mrs Aver, tn resignation to take effect April 1. Norwich grocers are keeping to tn I letter of the law, and when they se
 "A 1-2 pound bag of wheat four. se on equal quantity of some sumstitut
 rye, corn flour, btckwheat, or tn o like. In the city court at Bristol One
 Norton of Wolcott was charged wit - drunkenness and sentenced to Nor Il wicil state farm for six months, bu
 Judgment was suspended on the pay tment of the costs.
 A story to the effect that Rev. an
 Mrs. w. s. Rees, who a short tim ,s taso conducted an evangelistic cam :. paign in Westerly, had been arreste v in Los Angeles, Cal, as alleged Gel n man agents, is now denied.
 Word has been received in RockviI
 Of the death of Mrs Della Keene
 Maine, wife of a former pastor of tf
 Vernon Methodist church. She leave
 her husband. Rev. Paul S. Maine. TT
 funeral was held Tuesday afternoo
 Rev. Oren D. Fisher and son Rosct
 of North Stonington, who were gues 4 of Rev. James T. Carter at the B
 hngton Congregational parsonag
 were obliged to extend their visit u1 = til Thursday on account of the troilt i tieup due to drtfted highways. ,l Friday afternoon Dr. T. A. CrowIe ? treasurer of White Cross council of c., turned over to Mrs. John , Hall chairman of the Woman's leagu
 the handsome sum of $50. the procee
 of the K. of c. whist this week f
 the benefit of the free wool fund.
 In some towns it is claimed tn there is a falling off in the numb
 of dogs as well as cats, owners Ii caring to feed the animals, as me; etc, is so high. Last year Town Gle -4 Charles s. Holbrook registered abo 1900 dogs in Norwich, and is expec ing to give out ahont the Snrnn ,n1,r