Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-08
Wt1e Rl1llstin
Norwich, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 1919.
VARIOUS MATTERS

gee January IL, and at apogee Janu
airy %.
Owing to recent heavy rains, ponds
about town have been swollen to
small lakes.
Higher temperature Tuesday melted
some of the big icicles which have
been decorating the caves.
The pigeons about the city barn on
Bath street forage boldly for them
selves since cold weather began.
During December, the Rockville
Public Library circulated ic51 books.
97S.
Tuesday afternoon the Woman's
auxiliary of the Red Cross met in the
Central Baptist Church Lecture room
to sew.
At present there are 9S patients
at Norwich State tuberculosis Sana-
forum, IS of these being in the new
inflrmary,
The total number of nurses regis
tered in Connecticut prior to January
/. 1919, was . 051 and the number of
pupils in training is 1917.
Notice has been received that if
the December allotments to soldiers
dependents have not been received
they will be received with the January
check.
With the completion today of the
opening weel. of the New Year, the
days length has increased zen min
utes, the sun shining nine hours,
sixteen minutes.
The planet Mercury is a morning
star during January, rising about an
hour before the sun. It is approa 'ling
the sun and is so far south that it
can not be well seen.
Faith Trunbull chapter. Daughters
of the American RevolutioT, of Nor
wich has received New Year mes
sage sent by Mrs. John L. BUel, of
Litchfield, the state regent.
a call has been received in Nor
witch for nurses, in case any might be
available. in helping care for the in
fluenza patients at St Francis Or
phan Asylum, New Haven.
Flags on the Norwich city hall.
Otis library, state armo2y and at
buckingham Memorial ar3 at halt
staff since the announcement of the
death of Former President Roose-
welt.
Miss Daphne Selden Ct Deep River
state organizer of the Connecticut
Woman Suffrage association. who has
spoken frequently in MOI wich is 60
ing overseas to engage in canteer
work.
Governor N. II. Holcout's new ap-
pointments will include state inspec-
tors of steam boilers. The inspector
in this district is Elias II. Chap
man Of Norwich whose term expires
June s. 1920. . -
Norwich trolley lines would have the
will to improve the ventilation of
| their cars, but the moment they star
| to let in little fresh air some chill
! ly passenger grumbles.
I Although this is the week of PRAYER
! instead Of holding special meetings
every night The pastor of Trinit,
/ Methodist church, Rev. r. A. Legc
| has called for % rally OF MI the churcI
societies for Thursday evening.
! The governors inaugural ball thi
| "wednesday evening by the First
COMPANY, Governors Foot Guard. a
| Hartford will be more in the shan,
! of welcome to returning soldiers ant
sailors than 4 formal state affair
There are twenty-five trainin;
schools for nurses in Connecticut. an
| of these, twenty are meeting the min
imum requirements of the state reg
istration board in the theoretical sub
lects taught and practical experienc
! given.
Mrs. Addia c. Hyde past master O
Brooklyn grange, who will install of
fccrs of Norwich grange tonight. i
Grange hall will be assisted by Mis-
Alice Bishop of Bozrah grange. Will
IN town Mrs. Hyde will be entertaine
by Mrs. Fred G. Bliss.
At the Lawrence hospital New Lon
don, Saturday, Ernest f. Latham, 4.
OF Waterford, son of Mr.. and Mr.
William F. Latham, of Warren, die
from pneumonia following an attac
of influenza His wife died 4 few day
earlier from pneumonia.
Railway Mail Service Clerk Lvma
j. Parsons, formerly of Saybrook, VIII
received notice of his appointment a
transfer clerk, January Grd at Unio
station, Hartford, in which city h
now resides, for q years has mad
the trips on the Valley branch.
Offering the Holy Sacrifice of tn
Mass for the consolatio OF the pa
tients at the Norwich State Tubercr
losis Sanatorlum Tuesday morning :
I o'clock, Rev. Peter J. Cuny, of S
Patricks church gave holy commit
Mon to the 80 Catholic patients
There was special Norwich int,
est in the death of Ex-Presidel
Theodore Roosevelt, whose wife. Edit
! X. Carow is granddaughter of &c
Daniel Tyler of Norwich, and nice
of the late Col. Augustus C. Tyle
who married Cornelia Osgcod, of Nol
witch.
At the annual meetins; CT the Ma
tional Association Opposed to Woma
Suffrage to be held in Washington, ]
., at the National tIaAduuarter
Thursday, Connecticut VIII send
representation from the $1,000 wome
enrolled as anti suffragists of Cor
necticut-
Statistics received here show tn;
the number Of mechanics, laborer
and other civilian employees at NAY
Yards and naval stations in the Unite
States increased from about 10000
more than 100000 during the
months of Americas participation
the conflict.
Frederick II. Miner has brought
/ divorce suit against Matte ., Have,
Miner on the ground of desertion I
lives in East Haddam and his wi
in Old Sayhrook. They were ma
ried on October 10, 1906, and desc
ton is alleged to have taken pla
l May IL 1911.
BY the State Park Commission
plan for roadside parks for the ben
lit OF motorists, each park would col
tam about live acres and be five
six miles outside city limits Ant,
lists equipped with camping paraphe
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