Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-03
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Norwich, Friday, Jan. 8, 1919.
= VARIOUS MATTERS

Light vehicle lamps at 4.59 o'clock
/ this evening.
! The Otis Library has received as 4,
gift Sister Sarah by Sarah Williams
| Huntington.
added to the dullness of the opening
week of the new year.
| Poultry fanciers from this section
will attend the big show of the Poui-
| try and Pigeon Association in New
York this month.
| Home baking raised cake today,
French coffee rings Saturday, sponge
cake on order, Tel 46S-3-ativ.
Norwich tourists write from Flor
| ida Of weather that is fine, of flowers
| in bloom and that when the sun
| shines it is very warm.
! BY special dispensation Of Commits
sioner Stocked automobiles were per-
mltted to run under the old numbers
until midnight Thursday.
| The annual meeting of the Civil
Service Reform Association of Con-
| necticut will be held at the Hotel
Taft, New Haven, today (triday).
At 9 o'clock Thursday morning. in
st. Patrick's church, an anniversary
! requiem high mass for Mrs Eva La
hrie was sung by Rev. ]. II. Broder-
! ick.
AT Lyme. George Mitchell with Ed
! ward Latham as helper, 1lnloaded a
| barge of coal, 265 tons, for a local
/ company in seventeen hours the other
/ day,
| The demand for oysters in the shore
towns continues very good, some IS
! the shops having all they can do. The
quality of the oysters is the best for
| Several winters.
Statistics show that, since the in
| auguration of the QUESTIONABLE sys-
tenn, Dec. Is, 1917, 3O,533 Connecticut
raen were actually indicted and sent
| to training camps.
With the supply OF ice harvested
last winter practically exhausted, and
no immediate prospects for cutting a
new crop. many state ice dealers are
facing problem,
Dealers find that early as it is. city
people are coming into the country
aud prospectiSg for the purchase OF
farms, with the idea OF starting gar
dens In due season,
Stoningtop fishermen have been
supplying n:ackerel, cod and cells for
this weeks trade. Most of the fiat
fish taken are sent to the New York
IHaIheC Uy the meet.
Mrs. Mary Wilcox Of Oneco has
done her bit for the soldier boys the
past year since she has knitted 46
pairs OF socks, a sweater. two helmets
and pair OF wristers.
/ Owners of boats were using them on
the river Thursday, in contrast to
conditions a year ago, when below
zero temperature prevailed and all the
coves were frozen over.
There is local interest In the an
| nouncement that Charles E. Foote.
clerk of the court OF common pleas in
New Haven, died Wednesday from a
shock sustained Saturday
An Essex correspondent mentions
that former Hanover residents, Rev.
and Mrs. Charles Peck held a recep-
ton at the Congregational parsonage,
Wednesday, from to 10 p. m.
| Clifford Herring, of Rockville, who
has just arrived home from overseas.
was gassed in the battle at BeIIeau
Woods and was blind for three weeks.
lie has, however, completely recovered
his sight.
Members of Silvan Lodge. No. go,
a f. and A. NJ, Of Old Saybrook. at
tended the funeral of Conductor Court
P. Davis at Guilford Tuesday. He had
been member of that lodge fo1 near
~ 80 years.
By the will of Miss Elouisa H.
Stannard of Westbrook, who died last
month, in her 97th year, the West
brook Congregational church, of which
she was a member, is to receive a be-
quest of $1,000
Rockville had & death rate for the
past year which is equal 10 mere than
two and one-half times the normal
death rate. This is due to the Span
: ish influenza epidemic. There was 9
total of 223 deaths.
, +. E. Ernest F. Sweeney. n. C. H. p
Of the NJ. Z. Grand Chapter of Roya
Arch Masons of Connecticut, will make
his official visit to Franklin Chapter
NO, T. f. A. NJ, at Masonic Temple
tonight ut 1880. The WORK win be il
the Royal Arch Degree. Refresh.
ments at the close of the work.-adv
The total number of fatal automo.
, lille accidents in Connecticut d.lrin.
1918 was IFS. or thirty-six less thar
the number the previous wear. Nearl,
2.GO0 accidents of all kinds were re.
ported during the year.
District No. of the Graduat
Nurses Association of ConnectfClS
held its annual meeting at 239 y. III
ItellO.
ley Home Nurses from Norwich ant
New London were in attendance.
! Fine new olive drab, wooden uni.
forms. of distinctive character, ani
4 new leggings and caps, uniforms 70
all the state guard companies are nov
1 in Hartford and the distribution is t,
4 commence ABOUT the middle of tn,
! month.
st Groton a small blaze in the hui
1 Of the Tollard, the first ship launche,
\ a; the Groton Iron Works, occurred
4 Tuesday afternoon. tho company's vol
i unteer fire department quickly cxtin
4 gushing the blaze, which caused lit
u tie damage.
This (Friday) afternoon r. P
Stocked of Hartford, automobile com
4 missioner, viii hear nine aut0robil
cases at the New London court hous
including those of Richard Na"cia
Moosup, accident; Philip LePorte
Grosvenordale, accident.
!. When st. Mary's Tierney Temner
aace Cadets Of New London held thei
annual Christmas tree entertainment
and dance in Temperance hall Ns1
Years afternoon Santa Claus was i'm
personated by EX-County Direct9
William II. McGuinness of Norwich.
The years report Of the evangelis
tic committee Of the State w. c. I
> L. shows % church services; 6S evan
selistic; Al sermons by pastors; 3
meetings addressed by women; 6
e visits made by union; 1,475 garments
= 12S gospel temperance meetings: 10.
i Gf7 pages literature distributed
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