Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-06
VARIOUS MATTERS


Light vehicle lamps at SOB o'clock
this evening.
There are fourteen cases Of Spanish
irhuenza reported in the town of He
Iron.
Holland county farmers are finish
ing taking down their tobacco as last
weeks storm gave them a fine oppor-
tuniyt.
The week beginning Jan. has been
designated as a week of prayer by the
Federal Council of Churches OF Christ
in America
Today (Monday) is the Epiphany
CT Manifestation of Christ to the Cen
tiles also called Twelfth Night or Lit
tie Christmas.
The sub-chaser Charles Whietemore,
which has just locked at Newport, R.
l., was built in Mystic for a Boston
shipping firm.
The Methodist churches throughout
the world have designated the week
beginning SUNDAY for observance as
Mobilization Week.
The children were out with their
Christmas sleds almost before day
light Saturday morning to take ad-
vantage of the first snow.
Henry La Fontaine. pianist, resumes
teaching, beginning Jan. 5th. Phone
1I2S-4.--adv.
In a number of nearby towns deal
ers have sold all of last years ice and
so far none has been cut, while last
year at this time they were cutting IS
inch ice.
An East Haddam man, r. B. Swan.
has lost his driving horse "Biddie"
which became caught in the stall and
injured herself which necessitated her
being put out of misery. Her age was
20.
The prayers of the congregation at
st. Patricks church were asked Sun
day for Miss Mary McCloud, of Nor
wich chief nurse at a hospital in
Washington, who is critically i'll with
influenza.
A Pomfret summer resident, Mrs
John Addison Porter, has opened her
home on Grove street, New Haven,
where she will remain for the present
Miss Eftie Porter has returned to
Washington D. c.
An anniversary high mass of re-
QUEEN for Mrs Ellen N. Garvey, sung
in St PatriclIs church at 8 o'clock
Saturday by the rector, Rev. J. II.
Frederick, was attended by relatives
and family friends,
Those justices Of the peace elected
in November Eho have failed to ap
pear before Town Clerk Charles S.
Holbrook to qualify are baing remind
cd that the time when they may quail
lily expires within q few days.
January meeting of !. N. c. A.
Auxiliary with Miss Porteous. "a Fair
mount street, Tuesday. p. m. Must
cal program.--adv.
Major II. P. Leland Of Old Say
brook, 9Th regiment. State Guard Yves
IN Old Lyme Friday, mastering out
that company. Clinton VIII probably
be the next one in that section. Co.
q, Of SaYbrook is listed to stay.
Norwich Masons learn that at the
State Masonic Home in WaEngford
Christmas, each i0mate received u
present of SIS, the money having been
contributed by the various Masonic
carnations throughout Connecticut
The Bishop family reunion was held
st the home of Mr. and Mrs. Waite!
S Bishop Of Fair Haven, New Years
Lay with an Attendance Of 80. This
was the twenty-sixth annual family
reunion. William f. Bishop was elect
cd president.
Postmaster John P. Murphy is hav-
ing a good call for the 1918 war saw
irgs ceftaiicates. The new stamp is
much smaller than the 1913 issue. Ii
| is blue in color and is adorned with
| the features Of Benjamin Franklin
Americas apostle Of saving.
! At WeGuetequock Cllrenoe Davis is
moving to his farm IN the northern
part of the town. This 1arm was
made vacant by the removal of Mr.
and Mrs Irving Main, who have pur-
/ chased and moved to the Particle farm
I in Shunoc.
! A former Promfret resident, Nine
( Nina /. Duryea. arrived in New Yorl
} from France, Wednesday and has dec
orations from the governments c.
France, Russia, Belgium and Monte
negro. She returned on the French
liner, Espagne.
AT New Haven. the funeral Of Viii
liam II. Hill was held Friday morning
! at 1890 o'clock. Rev. George H. HeyI
conducted the services Burial wa
in Lyme, and the Masonic lodge, 0
which Mr. Hill was a member, helt
services at the grave.
Judge John E. Fahey coroner fo
Tolland county has issued his fndin;
that careless driving caused the dealt
CT Mrs. Rosa Young Dec q, whel
struck by an automobile driven b
! Albert Reuter-. who is held under So
bonds, charged with mansiaughter
Relatives Of John Browning HurI
hut of Hartford formerly OF Mont
VILE have received a letter frcm hin
written in Nancy, France. He frs
saw ambulance service with othe
Dartmouth college men in the Frencl
Amy and was later transferred to tn
American army.
A former Norwich speaker, Cornell
Jus j. Leblanc. whom L. S. Distric
Attorney John F. Srosby intended t
put to trial in the United States cour
in Hartford today tMonday) charges
with seditious utterances, died from
pneumonia in Bellevue hospital, Ney
York, Tuesday night.
A special conference in the interes
Of the follow-up campaign of enlist
ment week is to be held in the Cen
trail Baptist church next Monday, jar
10 with special meeting for women a
9 p. m. and a mass meeting at 7.3t
Representatives of all churches in thi
district are expected.
After eight years. service. Mr.. an
Mrs. George r. Kibbe, Superintendent
and matron OF the New Britain tow
farm, have presented their resiena
tons to the board of charity commits
sioners and ask to be released jan
81. They went TO New Britain fror
Somers Holland county.
Two judges of the supreme coul
win be named bv Governor Holcom1
one to succeed Chief Justice Samut
o. Prentice, a native of Preston, VIII
reaches the constitutional age lin
pext year. and another to take tn
place of Justice Alberto T Rorabac}
who reaches the age limit this year.
In the chapel of Mt. ST. Joseph
convent, Hartford, Thursday mornin