Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-01-06
VARIOUS MATTERS

Farmers in and about Chesterfield
have been storing 1o-inoh ice.
The holiday decorations were removed
from the wards and rooms of Backus
hospital Wednesday
During Thursday, heavy rain and tenn
perature I'D to IS degrees carried on
most OF the snow and ice.
The moon made its appearance in the
evening, sky Thursday, in what the wea-
therwlse called snoWbank.
OLD Lyme men who had eel spears put
them to good use on Lieutenant river.
all week. making good catches
Regular meeting. K. of c.. tonight. at
s o'clock.-adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hal Gillett, Of Waterford
have announced the engagement of their
daughter. Rose, to Arthur Henson, OF
NV London.
THURSDAY evening st. Margaret's Guild
Miss Edith Campbell president, held
meeting in the church school room OF
Trinity Episcopal church.
Grange members in this county are in
tereste din the outcome of the national
agricultural conference called at Wash
ington, D. c., January q.
The state committee on ministerial
standing met in the Centra1 Baptist
church, Thursday at IL a. m with the
pastor, Rev DR.. David A. Pitt.
OF recent visitors in Ponfret Centre
a Newport society item reads: Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Fitz Simons have gone to New
York. They are sailing for Europe Jan.
90.
This is the third anniversary OF the
death o. Theodore Roosevelt and many
Of his admirers will observe the day.
Saturday pilgrimage will be made to
his grave.
John Scoda, formerly employed 10y
Norman Warner, has rented the Girls
Burnham farm in Gilead, formerly own
ed by Mr. Stanek, and has moved his
family there.
The Mystic Community Chorus, Chas.
D. Geer, of Norwich, director, held its
weekly rehearsal Thursday evening at
the Community House and studied the
new music for its first concert
Dance, Phtnfeld Community house,
Saturday, Jan. l. Music by Ideal Dance
! Orch, Of Willimantic.-adv.
| The promptness with which Superin-
| tendent of Streets George f. Fellows had
| the icy walks in the center of the city
| sprrt,led with sand, Wednesday eve
ming warded off many accidents.
One of the student nurses at Bacl1us
+ hospital, Miss Blanche Remer. Of Clarl's
| Corners, who underwent an operation for
appendicitis at the hospital Monday, is
making a most satisfactory recovery
Prices for the fall 1922 season are
row in codrse of preparation by the
wooden mills in eastern Connecticut a!
| elsewhere. 1t is belived that the mid
! Il a. ~ will
openings
There has been skating on two of thu
| ponds in the vicinity of Groton, Dexte
and Finch's ponds in Poquonnoc Bot
of these ponds are small. The ice i
now unsafe, as the result of rising TEN
perature.
The Norwich post Office win begin sool
to receive the first parcel post consign
ments of incubator chicks. Clerk Mau
rice F. Kelly and assistants handles
these chicks from February to Septem
Der last year.
Local stamp collectors are hoping I
get samples of the new Chinese postag
stamps, novelty, with three portraits
those of the president of the Chimes
republic, Hsu Shi-chang, and two mem
bers of the cabinet.
Today. Jan. 6th the Feast of the Epi
phany. the epistle read in all the Cath
Ole churches will be Isaiah TX. 1-6 an
the gospel Matt II. 1-12, the latter mar
rating the visit Of the wise men t
Bethlehem of Juda.
Word has been received in Noank {
, the death of Fred Williams of Meri
: den. Mr. Williams was born in that vi
t lage, the son of the late Mr. and Mr.
| Fred Williams. Ho died Friday an
' was buried Sunday
Prof. n. NJ. Terry of Old Lyme, is II
e stalling a wireless telephone in his hous
He has erected 15-foot pole on top
his house and one on his barn. He
waiting for special wire. His is the la
est device made by the Westinghous
$ Co.
After six weeks serious illness wit
the fever which has caused such an.
: iety in so many Norwich homes, Mr.
Joseph w. Gilbert of Williams stree
was showing a slight Improvement c
Thursday and her friends are great
encouraged.
Connecticut manufacturers were not
fed Thursday that the dinner Of Il
Y Silk Association of America to be he
n nthe evening CT Feb. at the Hot
Astor. New York, will celebrate the fl
: tieth anniversary Of the formation
the organization.
= Norwich Free Academy alumni
= supt. F. A Verplanck, gave an int
:. esting talk on the present school sy
s tenn, in connection with an education
G program being presented to Manchest
d people by the Manchester Women
V League Of Voters.
d The United States Civil Service con
r mission announces an examination {
Jan, % for engrossing clerk, male
y female, age IS to Is for vacancy
n the State Department, Washington,
# C., at $1,000 q year, plus increase gran
IS ed by congress of $40 month.
H. Notification has been received by sta
'r canning plants that the fifteenth annu
/ convention Of the National Gamers A
g ISOLATION, the Canning Machinery Al
u Supplies Association and the Nation
e, Food Brokers Association, is to be he
In Louisville, KY. Jan. 16 to Jan. 20.
= A big deer got stuck in the mud a
ice Wednesday morning in atternpti1
to cross Brightman's pond and was re
in cued by Deputy Game Corr-aissfon
Frank G. Booth and John Gonena. T
animal turned on Booth and put up ou
of a fight 1t finally turned and bounded
ic into the brush.
SIS A new provision Of the personal
G. come tax act provides that a MARI
person living with husband or W
u whose net income for 1921 was $50
!" or less shall be allowed a personal .
H. emption of $4,000. If the net income
Such person was over $4,000 the .
= emption Is $4,000.