Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-12
vARIoUs MATTERS


 Tine January moon is in it's last quarter tonight, the 18th, at 7.09. Mir. and Mrs. John Johnston of Ash away, R. l.. celebrated their 60th we'd ding anniversary Thursday. This weeks meeting of the Vineyard Workers is to be held with Mrs. George Watson. No. ITO Broadway. . Now is the time to procure the Au- toSraphed Gypsy Smith Records on sale exclusively at The Plaut-Cadden Company.-adv.
 The reading room at the Otis library was in charge of Mrs. I. L. Hamilton during Sunday afternoon. There were 62 visitors.
 The snow and sleet of Friday night formed a good roadbed for coasting on some of the hills. as the children dis covered Saturday.
 Sunday at Shiloh Baptist church, New London, there was preaching at f0.45 m. and D. m. by Rev. c. P. Powell of Wi1limantic.
 "Best business ever." was the report of Norwich merchants Sat1ri.ay. In spite of nippy coll an1 risky walking. the streets were crowded. According to the school enumeration figures, Connecticut has a population
  years of about S5 per cent.
 On the recent ho day Mc and Mrs Robert Sherman of Sterling H.I cb- served their golden wedding. Ms. Sherman was Miss Annie Sayles. J. F. Grady of New Haven, state organizer, bas announced plans for a state drive on the part of all the Eagles aeries for new members. Meeting of Sachen chapter, No. 57, Order of Eastern Star, Tuesday, Jan. 18th. Installation of officers and re- freshme
 The Ripley Hill school at South Coventry has been closed and another room opened at the Center school with Miss Cummings of Willimantic as | teacher.
 The snow which has filled the clouds 1 for several days began to fall shortly after noon Sunday and was welcomed | by farmers as a protection to grass roots and shrubs.
 During last week a letter was sent to every woman in the parish explain 1 ing an enclosed constitution and rules | for Q proposed womans guild of the United Congregational church. School at VoIuntown Center ha re- opened with Allen Sterry, formerly ot | Willimantie and Mashanaug principal | filling the vacancy caused by the fes ignation of Miss Adelaide Hallen. Reports received here show that the Connecticut Chi1dren's Aid society during the past year has placed 357 1 dependent children in1 homes and is seeking more good homes for its 1 wards.
 At Backss hospital Sunday Frank J 1v7eP elk l condition, following a serious sursica' | operation, during which the twilight sleep method was adopted, is now con- sidered most hope-sll.
 Hear the Gypsy Smith records | Where He Leads Me" "Oh! Beautiful i City of God,' Christ My All" "Ht Lifted Me" Jesus, The Light of the World" 'fWhere He Leads Me Save By Grace" etc., sung by Gyp- sy Smith himself: at The Plaut Cad den Company.-adv.
 A South Glastonbury corresponden mentions that the Angus Park Manu- featuring company of Hanover has l new sign going the length of theil Glastonbury establishment which i: | striking and attractive.
 Fred J. Kennedy of MoosuD valley while in Nice last February, took number of pictures and left them t, be finished and sent to him in Fran ee He received them recently afatr wait ] ing ten months for them. Il Among committees appointed at tn annual meeting of New London Ioca
 No. 649. Marine Plumbers and Steam filters, were: Sick committee Thoma
 O'Neii for Groton, James Welsh fo
 Mystic, Anthony Moran for Norwich
 Most of the census takers are havin some interesting experiences. The lav provides not only to keep the erumer ators from violating their obligation of secrecy but for those who interfer with or seek to prevent this govern nent regulation.
 The road from the approaches to tn
 Thames river highway bridge, Ney
 London, down to the state pier ha . been graded. When the road is i commission vehicles will no longe
 have to cross the railroad tracks t I reach the state pier.
 News comes to Norwich teacher !, from over the New York border ina
 the New York deputy state cornnis
 sioner of education holds that it is>no
 legal for the board of c1uration to "a
 teachers less than the annual increas under the new educational law.
 The United States civil service com l Il. z
 abination for instrument makers fo vacancies in the naval observators
 Washington, D. C., at $6.40 per dien . and a vacancy in the weather bureat
 Washington, DIG. at $1,260 a year.
 Announcement has been made of tn engagement of Miss Florence J. Leon
 ard, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Osca
 A. Leonard of Holland, to Earl Gerar
 Hanna of Brooklyn, N. Y. MT. Ham
 was in the service. Miss Leonard
 English teacher in the Torringto
 High school.
 All teachers. school committees, s,1 perintendents, teachers organization
 and welfare organizations in the stat
 are urged by Stanley H. Holmes. pres
 ident of the Connecticut State Teach
 ers' association, to convene in Hart
 ford Feb. 13 and IA, to confer on tn . shortage of teachers.
 American delegates who go to Eng
 land to attend the Mayfiower ceknhrs
 ton. accompanied b. the British ceIe
 gates, will sail in a chartered shi
 Aug. 5 for Provincetown. Mass. wi4er . the celebrations will be continued Th
 celebrations will be concluded in Pitl, mond, Va, in September.
 Notice reaches Postmaster John l
 Murphy that mails from Shangha
 dated Dec. 3, which arrived per steam 5 CT Justin. were despatched east froI i. | Seattle Jan. 8. and afe due in Ne , York on the morning of Tuesday, Jal
 IS, consequently in Norwich the
 evening or the following morning. |