Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-07
VARIOUS MATTERS

church.
On the New Haven road Train No. |
720 which left New London week days
at 40 p. m. for Worcester, now leaves
at p. m.
A resident of Union. Major John B.
Buckley, has been reappointed exc
cueaive secretary by Governor Mar
Gus H. Holcomb.
The knights OF Columbus War Ac-
tivities committee has secured per-
to open a eanteen at Barracks
2S of the Submarine Base.
Henry La Fontaine, pianist, resumes
teaching, beginning Jan. 5th. phone
1928 4-adv.
In st. Patrick's church the Epi-
phany mass at o'clock Monday was
read by Rev. Myles P. Calvin and that
at by Rev. ]. H. Broderick.
The steamer Cuyos, the fourth
wooden ship to be built by the Noank
yard of the Groton Iron Works, is to
be launched Saturday next, at the No
any yard
The Groton Iron Works Saturday
night had the largest number of men
in it's history on its payroll, since the
number of workers in the yard eX-
ceeded 5000.
A former minister at Wellington,
Rev. c. W. Wolfe. is now in charge
of two churches in Peoria Association,
Illinois-Glasford, where he resides
and La Marsh.
For heroism under fire, 124 colored
soldiers of the 371st and 372d Infan-
try regiments. have been honored by
the French authorities. including SOL
diers from Connecticut.
Beginning Monday the engineers
working at the Connec. lieut. River
bridge went on an eight-hour per day
basis The men have been working in
two shifts of twelve hours each.
During the holiday season the 60
members of the household at the Nor
witch alnshouse were provided candy,
oranges and gifts OF handkerchiefs by
committee of the United Workers.
At Trinity Methodist Sunday school
and church. Norwich. the total Christ
mas contributions for the starving
children of Armenia and Syria was
$50, and the money has already been
forwarded.
January meeting of Y. NJ. c. A. Aux
iiiary with Miss Porteous, 81 Fair
mount ST., Tuesday, 8 p. m. Musical
proGram.-adv.
A stetc wide celebration instead Of
a local affair is being planned Tor by
the Hartford committee on reception
10 returning soldiers ard sailors and
it is believed that $4,000 or more Of
the boys can be gotten together.
A former Norwich telephone opera
tor, Ella Hughes. %. wife Of Edward
l.. Keay, died Friday from prcumo-
mia, while visiting her sister Mrs p.
J. Adams Of West Haven where fu-
neral services we're hel3 SuDda-.
4 dropped line in an item Monday
omitted The fact that Mrs. X. +. Rob-
/ ihsou, who save 2 successful course
Of cooking lessons last week under the
auspices of Tie Norwich z. NJ c. 4.
Auxiliary, came her. from Boston.
There is a prospect that Rev. James
L. Bartholomew, former superin-
terdent Of the Norwich A. 2 district,
and now New Eng ami Are5 executive
secretary Of the Centenary Movement,
will preach in eastern Connecticut
this month.
There are between go an6 go chit
/ 6ren at ST. Agnes Home, Hartford. to
/ which all Catholic churches OF he
diocese contribute, the Oldest child he
| ing years OLD, and zach OF those
| children had share II = big Christ
mas tree and presents.
Beginning Sunday morning all the
/ interurban cars for RnclIyji.a leave The
| Manchester car barns in the mctnirG
and are 10 hc i-oEt t'7ar- each eve
ming. 1t 3 III. H. tH"t the crews vii
! have to reside in Manchester, SO as 4
! Ue there TO take out the cars.
Congrecsr1an Augustine Lonergar
! o. Con S-@tcuG has been notified tha
IS soon as possible after the peac,
! treaty is signed arron gaEenJs will b,
| made for returri1c to this countr,
the bodies OF american soldiers an(
sailors who have died overseas.
According to a telegram to the a-.
| ricUltural college at Storrs, the de
pa tment of agriculture at Washing.
ton through the bureau of markets
win offer to sell to farmers in Con
necticut nitrate CT soda at $81 a tor
f. o. h. the loading point or port.
Friday evening Mrs. George May
nard Miner of Waterford, candidate
for president general of the Daughter
OF the American Revolution. is t,
speak in the Congregational parisl
house, Windsor, IN the interest of tn
East Lyme reformatory for women.
| Members of Masonic lodges her
learn that a contract for the erectio
Of new barn and COW shed at I'll
Masonic Home at WalIingford ha
been awarded to a Wallingford firm
the contract price 70 be $3.50, tn
lumber to be furnished by the HON
farm.
An illustrated address on Som
Treasures of the Metropolitan Mu
scum, was given by a former Norwic
resident Miss Edith r. Abbott, do
cent at the Metropolitan Museum G
Art, New York city. at the meeting c
che Woonsocket, r, ]. Fortnightly clu
last week.
The Connecticut Bulletin, which ha
been published bi-weekly under tn
. direction of the Connecticut Stat
Council of Defense, has suspende
, publication. The Bulletin has bee
: devoted to war work in the state an
with the cessation of hostilities ha
: heen discontinued.
The state park commission will as
the general assembly for an appro
/ priation for wayside parks near stat
thorouShfares, particularly for tn
a benefit of automobiiists and land suit
j able for such purpose has been ac
+ quired at Bolton Notch and at Sa
Tree Run in Pomfret
, AS customary at Christmas and Eas
= ter the two assistant pastors of S
t Patrick's church Rev. Peter ]. Gun
and Rev. Myles P. Calvin have visite
i, ali the public institutions in Norwic
4 to give Christmas holy communion
4 the Catholic patients or charges. La
year these two curates made over l
= zoo sick calls.
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