Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-02
VARIOUS MATTERS
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this evening.
 Bad going has made business good for dealers in rubber footwear:
 The best moonlight nights during February will be from the 2nd to the 5th.
 Norwich visitors to Gardner Lake Saturday found the ice two and one half feet thick.
 The Moosup Girls club recently contributed $50 to the Day Klnpah Hospital fund, Putnam.
 Whist and 45 by St. Annes Tuesday evening 6s Broadway.Eadv.
 In spite of the intense cold Sat urday a surprisingly large number or shopnsfs and others ventured out.
 Today (Monday) is the Feast of the purifcation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, commonly known as Candle mas Day.
 The new state president of the W. C. T. U., Mrs. Mary P, Wilson, is to speak in Bushnell chapel, Friday, at 2.30 p. m.
 There were many visitors to the | Otis Library reading room Sunday af- ternoon, when Miss Sadie J. Dawson vas in charge.
 The few poultry raisers who have early chicks are putting in some ! anxious days and nights keeping the I fluffy mites alive.
 | At the Geduldig greenhouses. where | it means all-night watching just now | to forestall serious damage. tulips ana l daffodilIs are coming into bloom.
 A months mind mass for John Ca ples has been requested at St. Pat | rick's church Friday by the Knights | of Columbus White Cross Council
 The pigeons which feed about the city barn on Bath street venture to i doorways far away from that locality in search of chance piekings, these cold days.
 Sunday evening. at Trinity Metho- i dist church. at the Epworth League meeting, when the topic was the par able of The Two Foundations. ths | leader was Miss Stella Purvis. The home nursing groups of Sterl- | ing are to meet today (Monday) at l Mrs. William N. Sweets at Oneco, | Miss Elizabeth N. Wooding in charge. i Subject, Making the Patient Com fortable.
 The annual meeting of the state highway department was held in New Milford at the home of Superintend- ent A. c. Innis Thursday afternoon, twenty eight forenen and their wives II being present,
 The T. A. Scott Co. has succeeded | in gettiiAy off the barge Katherine Howard which has been on Gull ,l Island for two months and it was beached at Scott's Wharf, near the Pequet Thursday.
 A net gain of S,S95 telephones dur ing the year just closed, makes 159, ,S2S the total number of telephones in use in Connecticut Dec. .S1, 1919. in the Southern New England Telephone cempanys service.
 Sunday morning, in Park Congrega- tienal church Quartette, Mrs. James Justin Moore sang soprano, during the absence of Mrs. Arthur B. story who is recovering from severe at tack of bronchitis.
 The funeral of Judge Gilbert Col lins, a native and summer resident of Steningten, was held Sunday at 3 p. m., at St. Marks Episcopal church. Jersey City. Burial is to be in Ston- ington today (MondaD.
 Messages received by Mir. and Mrs. l Reilin c. Jones from Air. and Mrs. | Russell B. Olds Dorothy A. Jones) | now at Hohe Sound ne1r Palm Beach, tell of delightful weather. daily sea bathing, beach parties, etc.
 The United States civil service commission announces for March an examina tion for X-ray technician : foE a vacancy in the public health service, Chicago, H., at sS40 year, with quarters and subsistence.
 The Moosup Journal notes marked improvement in the condition of FlSyd Crahska, brother Of Frank Cranska, | of Norwich, ill with pneumonia at Miami. Florida, where he and his daughter. Evelyn are spending the winter.
 A statewide campaign is being car ried on by the Connecticut League for Women Workers in order to eb- tain funds for carrying on it's work of organizing wage earning women in evening recreation clubs during the coming year.
 The Kingsley store at Plainfeld re- gently bought by the lawton Mills ager. MT. Driscoll is a Jewett City hoy, and comes to Plainfeld from Hartford where he has had charge of 1 a Mohican store.
 Al Gleasner. formerly chief engineer of the Saybrook power station, was injured by a fall while, repairing ma ehinery in the power house at Mont vile. Two of his ribs were broken and it is not yet known whether he l HAS FSC6tNSa iAbeEI1dl lHJQfieS.
 Men hereaheuts who are interested have received notice from the Amer ican Woolen Company that the open ing of Fall, 1920, lines will be held in New York Wednesday, All depart ments will he included in the opening beth mems wear and dress goods.
 The travelling public at Central Vil- lage feels grateful to Sunt Charles Bragg, of the Central Worsted Co. fol two useful new electric lights. One il on a pole on Bridge street, between Thempson's Corner and the mill, tft other on River street, just across tht bridge.
 Tomorrow (Tuesday) is the Feas of St. Blase. On this day the core many of the blessing of throats is te take place in St. Patrieks church al and o'clock. St. Blase was a phy- sician of the ancient church who Ila6 | wondrous skill in curing throat af- factions.
 D At 5.so Sunday morning. two cars ot oil arrived for the Ironsides Board Corporation at Thamesyille, it's oi = barge being held up at Providence, st that the big mill was still Sunday fol the first time in many months. To- day (Monday) the plant starts on 2 three shift schedule.
 The United church calendar has tn. following tribute: We rejoice today : in the election of Deacon Francis ] 1 l I.eavens to the office of deacon emer. . itus. The church considers it ar