Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-20
VARIOUS MATTERS


Feb s. local alumni learn.
Regular meeting K. of c.. tonight at
o'clock.-adv.
There were 70 less deaths in New
London during 1921 than in 1920, 40 less
marriages and 81 less births.
The duck hunting season is over. This
past week or two. ice has interfered and
at Lyme few ducks have come inside.
Lincolns birthday, Feb. 18th. comes
on Sunday this year and Washington's
birthday, the 22nd. falls on Wednesday.
Thursday, January 18th, was Nation
al Life Insurance day and local agents
made special efforts to do extra writ
ing.
Dense fog prevailed early Thursday
morning and this and occasional show
ers carried off most of the snow and ice
during the day.
Water office open until o'clock to-
night.-adv.
A Norwich man, Attorney Charles L.
Stewart. has acted as government over
seer of the eastern branch of the Pequot
Indian tribe since 1909.
An atl-day sewing missionary meeting
Of the women of Tolland Federated
church was held Thursday at the home
Of Mrs Frank A. Newman
R. I. Machette had men engaged this
week in cutting the first crop of ice from
his West Mystic pond and a good grade
Of seven-inch ice is being stored.
There is much interest in Rockville as
30 what make of new fire apparatus the
fire committee will select and a decis-
Ion is expected within few days.
| sporL spearing cells through the ice on
the bay at Hamburg cove and have land
ed a large quantity Of the wrigglers.
Additions to all water bills after the
| 20th.-adv.
A library meeting under State aus
| pices is to be held in Norwich, Friday,
at Peck library, Slater nalal, the all
day sessions beginning at 10 o'clock.
Local jewelers. are giving customers
the tip to buy now, since platinum alone
has advanced $40 an ounce since Jan
| and this and other metals bid far tt
| go higher.
The members of Mystic community
chorus met in the community hall fol
practice Thursday evening Prof C. D
Geer of Norwich conducting the renear
SAL
The Junior Guild of the United Con
.gregational church, Miss Mary Rose
president, met in Miss Pullens Office
over. the Otis iJorary, Thursday after
noon.
! 1t Is mentioned by the MiddIetowI
/ Press that Miss Elsie Trahue of Storr!
/ college is in Middleton for few day.
in connection with the work of the farm
bureau.
Teaching congregational singing il
being agttated at Old Saybrook. Prof
w. D. Wright of Bethel spoke in it
interest a. the Congregational church Of
Sunday.
Water office open until o'clock to
night.-adv.
The meeting of the Connecticut On
tometric Society is to be held at Hart
ford Tuesday. with session in tn
morning, a lecture at 1880 p. m. and
dinner at 6 p. m.
Nurses in Norwich have been invite
to the meeting of the Graduate Nurse
Association of Connecticut, which is /
| 5tratfeld January rs.
! Stephen 1. Johnson, &C. of Ellington
one of the oldest residents in that Sc,
ton, died at the home of Mrs. Harry DE-
| Wis on West Road, Rockville, Wedne
day. Death was caused by a gener
breaking down.
The section gangs nthe New Have
> system started Tuesday on a fve-ds
: working schedule. The carpenter
bridge builders and signal men a
looking for their orders which were
l. effect this time year age.
Il A meeting of the teachers of Grott
e school and the parents of the childrl
g viii be held this friday evenin
u Charles NJ. Adams, chairman of t
n school committee presiding, to organi
'e parent-teachers association.
Dou you want to sell your farm
> city property. We have large list of Gu
toners seeking farms and city propert
William F. Hill Agency, Thayer Bldg
N adv.
1t is announced by The White Rib
If Banner that the state w. C. T. U. bu
get plan for 1922 includes raising a t
tai of $3.50. One of the appropriate
from this will be $500 for work at t
n submarine base on the Thames.
lie Miss Leila Burden daughter of NJ
r. Joseph WY. Burden, and Lindley H,
ID Chaplin, were married at $50 o'clo
= Thursday afternoon in Grace ohusc
New York. Mr.. Chaplin was a form
To- summer resident Of Goshen Point "
lie terford.
( The United States civil service COZ
mission announces an examination
Sc New York;, Feb. l, for tabulating m
chine operator (Honerith machine) f
- males over Is years of age, for vaca
cies in the Navy Yard, Brooklyn, at So.
yer diem.
Nino recruits left Hartford wednt
day afternoon by motor truck for n
Haven, where they were sworn in on t
mine planter General Baird, tied UP
the city dock, after which they wt
transferred to Fort H. G. Wright, Els
ers Island, for service in the coast
tillery.
I A woman known ca number of NJ
wich grangers, Mrs. Nellie E. Blakem;
of Stratford, wife of Frank E. Bal
" man, former master of the state gran
has been named as one of the Conn
ticut wome INTO represent the grange
the conference on agricultural affairs
Washington next week.
Notwithstanding bad weather work
the Old Lyme Masonic hall has bt
pushed ahead. The studding is all
/. and the blocking has been taken
from under the upper story which n
rests on the lower story. With f
pleasant days the carpenters will h;
the building covered so they can W,
inside.
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