Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-08
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Norwich, Saturday, Feb. 8, 1919.
VARIOUS MATTERS

Light vehlNe lamps ut E.41 o'clock /
this evening.
Ice nine inches thick has been cut
near Sandy Shore on Lake Wangurn-
baug, South Coventry.
II is bright now when workers are
going home from shops ard stores, as
the sun does not set until nearly 5.l5.
A Westminster patient, Mrs. Nellie
Douglas, who is at the Backus hos
pital in Norwich. is much improved IN
health.
c. f. workers here learn that the
big international Christian Endeavor
conference VIII be held at Buffalo, n
Y, August to 10.
A progressive farmer Of Elliott,
Jerome Woodward has Il husking ma
chine which with two men, will husk
IS bushels Of corn an hour.
A months mind requiem; high mass
for Mrs. Christopher Dixon was sung
at st. Patrick's church Friday at s
o'clock by Rev. Myles p. Calvin.
A welcome awaits you. young peo-
pie. Come to the Central Baptist
church tomorrow, $50 p. m.-adv.
The 37th anniversary of the found
ing of the Knights of Columbus will
be observed in number Of cities by
IS.
At Noroton, Thursday, Fernard Rig
ney. formerly Of Waterbury, celebrat-
| ed his Tooth birthday anniversary at
| the State Soldiers Home Nl4ere he IS
| the Oldest inmate.
| Yale's annual celebration Of Alumni
| University Day has been set for Sat
urday February %, when it is expect
| ed that several hundred graduates will
return to New Haven for the day.
| In line with recent price reductions
| in certain food products, Genes the
welcome runior of the prospect of
lower prices Of certain lines of dry
| goods, notably white cotton material.
A Mystic young man, TohE F. Lucy,
! has received his honorable discharge
| from the navy and has returned to his
| home. He was formerly employed by
the Nichols and Harris Co, of New
London.
The Otis Library is still receiving
| donations of books for soldiers and
sailors. end has a start on Contribu
tons for the seventh box. The books
are distributed through the New Lor-
don Public Library.
Ferular meeting Rev. n1riei Mullen
assembly, fourth degree, K. Of c., Sun
building-adv.
| The purpose of all the new legis-
lative bills affecting game IS to con-
serve it. some bills con--dtred would
cut down thu hunting secson to one
week and others would eliminate the
/ hunting season entirely.
A No=foli.. -yonn., correspondent
writes: Miss Lydia A. Fa"tig. of KILL
ingworth formerly of South Killinsly.
one of the two Connecticut ordained
women rasto-s, was the guest of her
sister, Mrs. John c. Kendall early this
week.
Thursday afternoon AT the K. Of G.
rooms, Mrs. Abner 3. Hill the pres
ident presided at a largely attended
meeting Of the Catholic Woman's
club, to plan for the coming social
and sale. Nineteen new members have
joined the club this year.
Frank Jackson. -. VITO has been
at the Tolland County Temporary
Home for Children. Mt Vernon. has
been sent to the Connecticut School
for Eovs at Merfden. Ccmnlaint was
made by Superintendent Edwin Hick
that the boy is incorrig:blr.
A communication from Rev. G. G.
! Schrivener of Norwich district su-
perintendent informs Elystic Metho-
dists that the fourth quarterly con-
ference Of the Mystic church will be
held FRIDAY evening, February %
Jointly with the Noank church.
Street railway managers continue
emphasizing the assertion that the
success of iitneys in competition with
the cars viii make it necessary to
suspend operation of the cars, as
there is not sufficient business to sup
port both jijneys and street railway
lines.
Connecticut farmers AMI everyone
interested in the future of the corr
industry are heing urged ~ the state
hoard of agriculture to wire or write
Connecticut senators and representa-
tives in Washington to plead for f.
narcing the campaign against the corr
borer.
There was good attend lNce Friday
afternoon at the Oeoood Memorial,
Park church. when Miss Clara, New.
combe addressed the Foreign Mission
: airy societN-on her work in barcelona
Spain. Mrs. Henry T. Arnold, pres
ident of the society presided at tn,
meeting.
About so 0Gh operators licenses wer
ISSUED by the Connecticut motor We
hicle department last yea but from
January 20 when the 1919 license
: were to be had to the present time
less than 5000 operator ll.ve tallel
advantage of the opportunity to Oh
, tain renewals.
The name Of Dr. F'reirrio}, Pau
+ Keppell, former dean If Coumbi
4 college end now assistant secretar'
of war, is being seriously Giscusset
by Trinity alumni and trustees as
] possible successor to President Flavc
S. Luther. the latter u native Q
I Brooklyn, Conn.
) Rev Harold s. Winshfp, who Ief
- Coventry in September. 1911. 70
. Camp Devens as a draftee, and wh
Z was later promoted to sergeant ma
4 jor and then sailed for France, return
q ed in January, will preach in the See
: ond Congregational church, Coventry
Sunday morning.
q There was an attendance of 10
3 members an dguests at the third an
4 nual banquet of the Mems Guild c
8 st. Johns Episcopal church, Rock
+ vile. Thursday evening, when Rev
3 DR.. John N. Lewis. of s.. John
j church. Waterbury, told his expo
4 riences as chaplain in France.
State Charity Board Meets