Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-27
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Norwich, Monday, Jan. q, 1919
VARIOUS MATTERS


The mercury stood at .4s degrees on
Franklin square, at o'clock Sunday
afternoon. - =. .-t.
The boys state conference of the Y.
NJ. c. A. is 10 be held in Winsted, Feb.
u, % and 20.
The faces of the clock on Park
church tower are being repainted ard
the hands are to be regilded.
Universalist Young Peoples Week
will be observed this week by the So
ciety all over the United States.
Skating has been good Gil the pond
at Michigan park, at Bates pond and
On smaller bodies of water about
Norwich
AS February 9th has been desig-
mated as Roosevelt day, special SER
vices will be held in a number of the
churches on that day.
Dealers are finding that there is
new interest in map-buying, since
the war has made it necessary to
learn geography all over again.
ceiling through the ice in the river
at Golden Spur has furnished much
sport to many. Owing to the mild
weather the ice is not now considered
safe. e
ciscontinuance Jan. 6 of George Hud-
son wreck buoy, southwest of Watch
llil lighthouse, in Fishers Island
sound, T.
Tuesday, Jan 2Sth, is the first an
niversary of the death of DR.. Patrick
J.. Cassidy and relatives have request
&C, memorial mass at st. Patrick's
church,
Whist and dance, Tuesday evening,
at K. of G, at p. m.-adv.
No word has yet been received in
Mantle from Battery F. Several boys
from that locality were in that divis-
ion. Their friends are very anxious
about them.
Fiatfish have betn plentiful off No
ank, and the prices have been excep-
tionally high. Blacllfish are also sell
ing for good sums, one barrel recently
bringing $40,
AT Haddam Neck grange hail Tues
day evening, the topic will be Home
Economics illustrated by stereopticon
slides. Miss e. A. Hayes of Storrs
will be in charge.
The twenty-first anniversary of the
organization of the Ladies' Aid so
ciety of the Swedish church on Lin
den street, New LONDON was cele-
brated Saturday evening.
The state game farm at Madison
was purchased and is being maintain
ed by license fees paid by hunters and
is now well equipped and cared for so
that the game is well protected.
At Old Saybrook the iron fence in
front of Cypress cemetery has been
ainted recently and other improve
ments made. This is one of the old
est cemeteries in the state, and was
laid out by Lyon Gardiner, in 1885.
A letter dated Dee. 2Stn received
by Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Bailey Case,
Of Norwich, from their son. Raymond
=. Case, with the artillery south CT
Nerdun, noted the stacking CT arms.
in evident preparation for coming
home.
Red Cross chapters arc constantly
receiving information emphasizing the
urgency of the need i'm refugee gar
knents. Ii they are. TO be of Sany use
| iris winter in devastated sections of
Europe, they must be completed with
out delay.
John c. Obey So died Friday at
/ New London, after short illness. He
vas born in Germany and was a far
ner but had been employed for some
time at the Mitchell estate in the Pc
quot section. Mr.. Obey is survived by
his wife.
Word has been received here that
| the treasury department plans to is
| sue long term securities into which
war savings stamps and certificates
may be converted, also to continue
the war savings system in 1920 and
| succeeding years.
The canvass of the town of Ctroton
begun in the fall by the Equal Fran
| chise league and halted by the ad-
vance of influenza, has received fresh
impetus and the work has started
again. Miss Ellen Nordfelt has
charge of the town.
With the numerous places open in
! the L. S. navy there is very little eX-
cuse for the unemployed. Positions
are open in practically every trade
and unskilled help have an oppoEtu-
nifty to learn trade. The pay is
higher than ever before.
Local democrats learn from Wash
| ington that Homer S. Cummings, OF
Stamford, states attorney for Fair
| field county, is assured Of being the
| chairman of the democratic natiOna
| committee when the full committed
meets next month TO organize.
The quarantine in force at the Con
necticut Industrial School for Girls al
| Mlddletown since October was lifted
| Friday. The school was quarantinet
when the influenza epidemic frs
broke out and again when the second
wave of the epidemic began.
1t has been the custom OF the sen.
Tor class of the Rockville High schoo
to make a trip to Washington eaCl
year. On account of conditions il
the nations capital, the trip was
tcmitted last year but is 20 be mad
this year some time in April.
Memorial cards recall tht death
Jan. ~, 1918. of Sister Mary Therese
of I.aurelton Hall convent, Milford
a gifted young num- in the world Mis-
Hannah Caroline tentz, Of Norwich
honor student and prize winner a
Norwich Free Academy, class of '91
The New. Haven railroad pension
ers are compelled to sign up docI
ment every month to show that the
are still alive. Once a year was a
that was necessary previously. Ther
| is a suspicion that some one ha
drawn salary for certain of them at
ter they died.
Sunday at the Danbury Universal
ist church, the pastor, Rev. z. B. Bar
her, native ef Norwich preached O
Life Assets for Young People. Mem
Y hers Of tie state board Of the Y. l
y G. u. in session at Danbury. Satur
a day, remained over Sunday to atten
n the services of the day.
= Thursday evening following til
d fourth quarterly conference at ii
e Manchester Methodist church, an ii
7. formal reception will be rendered Ii
e district superintendent, Rev. Geore
>, G Scrivener, Of Norwich, who wi
:, complete his successful term of ofEc
II at the coming conference.