Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-31
VARIOUS MATTERS


 January goes out with a day s hours and 56 minutes in length
 Hear Mrs. Miller, test medium, at Spiritual Academy Sunday.-adv.
 Tomorrow is Septuagesima Sunday, about seventy days before Easter.
 The Norwich day police have been reminding property owners to care TOT and sand icy sidewalks.
 St Martina was honored in the church calendar Friday. Today, the s1st, is the feast day of St. Peter No lasco.
 Someone has computed that Feb ruary has five Sundays this year, something which will not occur again in 20 years,
 The coming Monday is Candlemass Day, when the groundhog is expected to wake up and prosnosticate the temperature for the next few months.
 Choice lot of Little Neck, Cape Cod and Blue Point oysters. Extra choice salmon at Powers Bros.-adv.
 John Futile, of Groton, reported to the New London police that thief in Providence during Wednesday had stolen his diamond ring. valued at S5O'
 The annual. luncheon of the Con- necttcut State Federation of Women s clubs Is to be held in the Taft hotel, New Haven, Saturday, February 21.
 It is claimed by some that less orchard spraying than customary will be required the coming season, the frost having frozen out the parasites and pests.
 The 4th quarterly conference. of the Crystal Lake NJ. E. church was held Wednesday at 2.30 D. Tn. District Su- perintendent Rev. ". H.. Bath, of Norwich, presided.
 Minstrel. and dance, state armory Willimantio Saturday night. Show starts at s. Dancing at 9.-adv.
 Norwich bankmen have been in formed that the forty-sixth annual convention of the Associated Bank ers' Association is to be held at Wash ington the week of October IS next.
 Teachers in the Connecticut State Normal and Training schools have just received notification that they will receive an increase of $500 a year in salary, retroactive from Jan. l.
 The merchants waiting for ship ments find that besides severe weather in the northern parts of the coun- try, the influenza is now being blam-
 
 roads.
 Mrs. Mary Wilson Of Hartford. the new state president of the W. c. T. U. is to address the members of the New London Union at the Y. M.. c. A. rooms. Thursday afternoon, Febru- ary 5th.
 Oysters, Jones' finnan haddie, had. dock roe. large Canadian smelts at tbt Broadway Fish Market, 40 Broadway adv.
 A former pastor at Leonard Bridge Rev. E1well o. Mead, of Cornwall, ha; beer called by the Congregational church at Georgetown, Conn. He has accepted the call and will arrive there about the first of April. Paul Weber, spinner at the Rocf Manufacturing Company's plant, al Rockville, for twenty-five years, i1at rendered his resignation. He expects to leave soon for Germantown. Pa. to take a place i'll a large woolen mill.
 A Waterford man, Edward L. Glow CT has began work with the Thames River Speciality company of Montvi1le Mir. Glover recently returned from his old home ia Southhold. N. Y. where he went six months ago to recover his health
 Owing to the notice of the health officer. there will be no more dances al the Scotland Road hall until further rotice.-adv.
 Only tho names Of saints will be given children baptized in St. Fran cis' Roman Catholic church in Tor ment comes, from the pastor of the church, Rev. Arthur O'Keefe, form erly of Taftville.
 It Is noted by Ballouvil1e cores. pondent that when the weather vii permit, work is still going on on the power plant building at the Morton plant, at Daniels village This wa. ter privilege belongs to William 4 Norton, of Norwich.
 One cause Of certain high prices is explained by the fact that wearing ap. parei for both men and women cheaI | jeweiry. piece goods, hoisery, under wear and toilet goods. especially soap are the articles found most in de. mand for export just now. At recent meeting of the Unio1 l Agricultural society plans were mad for the eighty rS@7d cattle show ant l fair which will be held in Somers mex fall. The treasurer reported balancl OA S4sVfO-oo WlIu the SLdt6 apprOpE1 | ation of $100 to be received.
 ProfeSsionaI entertainers assited D, Costellds Jazz band of Hartfori ar l taking part in the minstrels and dane given at the state armory Willimantic Saturday night, Jan. s1.-adv. Just now Superintendent and Mrs J. B. Chapman are caring for A a the Norwich Almshouse, Is being wo men. The oldest charge is ST. Tn | farm has six fine COWS, sixteen pigs beside seight that were killed, an, an abundance of prime vegetables. /! A praise service at Park churcl Sunday afternoon, during which ther was to be an unaccompanied quar l tette. and Chorister Eben Learned wa to sing, Oh. Love Divine. by Schuber l (arranged by Geo. A. Kies), has bee postponed because the soprano, Mrf Arthur E. Story, has bronchitis. An automobile with runners attach ed to the front wheels and driven b William McGregor. formerly of tn Phoenix mill, Stafford Springs, ha been attracting attention. Because tn runners stay on top of the snow tn machine is tilted so that most of tn weight comes on the back wheels.
 The United States Civil Servic commission announces for Februar 24 an examination for stenograph and typewriting instructor for vacan |