Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 31, 1915, Page 8

NORWICH CHRONOLOGY FOR THE YEAR 1915 2 Record of Events of Importance in Civic, Social and Political Circles Under Date of Appear- ance in The Bulletin—Financial and Industrial Happenings—12 Months’ Fire_ Record. (The events of this chronology are siven under the date upon which they were published in The Bulletin.) Mr. Horace A, Fitch celebrates ninety. first birthday. Meeting of Parish House association of Park church. 16—Second annual banquet of Am- ateur Press club. Kenney-Skelly wed- ding. Death of Mrs. James M. Ray. 16—Annual Charity ball of Catholic ‘Woman's club. Death of Miss Eliz- abeth McAvoy. 17—St. Paul's church at Plainficld JANUARY. ! 1—Annual meeting of Comfort Circle of King's Daughters. Summary of| Norwich business houses. Charles H.| Talcott observes 74th birthday. 2— Maine - Stark'weather wedding. 'dedicated. Tuneral of Mrs. F. W. By- Joint Installation of officers of Sedg- g wick Post, G. A. R. and Sedswick| _ Mary Monroe observes Corps, W. R. C. Deaths of Rev. | eighty-secund birthday. Mr and Mrs. Emory J. Haynes, D. D. and Mrs. |O. Peltier celebrate twenty-fifth wed- George T. Fowler. Ninth annual bnn-!gl);xfi npn‘nrigersann Death of Mrs. quet of Xens soclety. Annual New o Hard. - Year reception at Y. M. C. A. Thirty- 18—New London Counuh Pgmfina fourth annual organ recital by Herbert | grange install officers. Death o rs. Yerrington. Ira V. Rude. i—Avery-Burrham wedding. Fu- nerals of Mrs. David Torrance and| Mrs. George E. Fowler. Mr. and Mr: Arthur L. Rogers celebrate twenty- fifth wedding _anniversary. Annua meeting of First Congregational church. ; 5—Annual meeting of First Baptist | church. Mr. and Mrs. Charles H.| Wheeler observe fiftieth wedding an- | 20—Grace circle, King's Daughters, celebratc twentieth anniversary. Death of Mrs. Emily R. Root. Wash- ington's birthday observed in schools. | Annual Washington banquet of Greeneville “Hooks.” 22—Deaths of Joseph Byrne and Joseph Ashwell. Confirmation services in Episcopal churches. Death of Mrs. E. Olivia Tyler Olcott. niversarsy Norwich Eagles install; 23—Tunerals of Mrs. Emily R. Roo officers. Meeting of common council. |and Mrs. William Fields. Meeting of Funeral of Arthur B. Wilcox. Thirty- commen council. ; fifth anniversary of St. Joseph's Sodal- 24—Farewell banquet and gifts to ity soclety. Nichols. o Funeral of Mrs. William M. Ol- —Norwich N of Owls install| 2 omce;\s?ms‘fxgzuck?: lodge, I. o. 0. F., | cott. );[Peti\l;: ot Cer;n'gzl Baptist 2 s. ath of Mrs. Henry | Progressive Missionary club. }?s?&rg.mc" = 6 Tadies' night of Franklin chap- 7—Annual meeting of Catholic ' ¢ ecting of Preston City grange. Women’s club. Annual meeting of Death of Rev. Asher H. Wilcox. First Baptist Church Aid society. An-.Oprening number of Y. M. C. A. Mem- ai ¢ Charitable Circle of bers' courre. Death of Edgar N. Rors e | Brown. Inspection of Norwich grange, S—Meeting of Norwich lodge of | Elks. Funeral of Mrs. Henry Clay; MARCH. Albro. Annual meeting of Mt.Calvary| 3 piigia0d - Tevine and Levine- Paptist church. Death of Mrs. W. S.|cjark weddings. Annual meeting of & R Eempstead Norwich Rural association. . 9—Annual conclave of Columbian | ‘s 2—Fu rals of Mrs. James Troland commandery, Knights Templar. Fish- S 1 E 'and Rev. Asher Henry Wilcox. Past er-Dugsan wedding. Reld-Thomas| migy Priests’ night of Franklin chap- b iter. Meeting of New London Arch- 11—Death of Willlam R. Cowan !qeaconry. Meeting of Norwich Cham- Funeral of Mrs. William S. Hemp- per of Commerce. Meeting of common stead. Sudden death of D. Oshorn council. Meeting of W. C. T. U. 3—Thirteenth annual meeting of | Connecticut Cord Iron corporation. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gordon cele- brate fiftieth wedding anniversary. Meeting of B, Natural club. 4—DMeeting of New London as- ion of Congregational Ministers, Annual election of officers of ich lodge of Elks. Death of Charles H. Ames. Officers elected by Ponemah Wheel club. 6—Social meeting of Foresters. Death of Mrs. Youngs A. Bailey. An- nual roll-call of Mt. Calvary Baptist church. S—Election and installation of offi- cers of United Commercial Travelers’ union. Death of Mrs. Thomas J. Wat- tles. Funeral of Charles H. Ames. Meeting of Knights of Columbus. 8—Meeting of Home cha Alumni_ reunion. of Ministers' association. “uneral of Mrs. Thomas J. Wat- tles. Death of General Edward Har- land. Meeting of Round Table. Open meeting of Faith Trumbull chapter, D. R Gillette. Annual meeting of Holy Name_society. Death of Mrs. Char- lotte B. Kinne. —Norwich lodge, N. E. O. P., and Uncas lodge, I. O. O. F., install off- cers. First Congregational Christian Endeavor society install officers. An- nual meeting of W. C. T. U. Annual meeting of Home Chapter of King's | xorey Daughters. 13—Meeting of Round Table. nual meeting of Merchants National bank. Annual meeting of Uncas and Thames National banks. Annual re- port of postoffice. Funeral of Mrs. Charlotte Kirney. 14—Funeral of William R. Cowan. Annval meeting of Ecclesiastical so- ciety of Second Congregational church. 15—Annual meeting of Second Con- gregational church. Report of State board of Charities. Special meeting of M'Call auxillary. Henry H. Pettis appointed deputy judge. N. L. County Mutual Fire Insurance company cel- chrate seventy-fifth anniversary. 16—Adjourned annual meeting of Norwich Business Men's association. Death of Mrs. Hugh McComb. Meet- ing of White Cross council, Knights An- Meeting 10— Manhattan store burglarized. of Columiyis. Report of -Industrial| it Mesting of Royal Arcanum coun. commission work. Meeting of Methodist Woman's -, J8—Social meeting of Branch No.|poreign Missionary society. Death of 544 U. N. A. P. O. Annual elec-| \irs Susan P. Lamb. Meeting of Nor- tion of officers of Central Baptist Sun- wich Equal Franchise league. Jay school. A. O. H. installation.!| ™33 Funera] of General Edward Har- Death of Mrs. Levi Mitchell. land. Tentative organization of Build- 19—Funeral of Mrs. Levi Mitchell. ing Loan association. Meeting of A 1 election of officers of Methodist | Seagwick post. W B, C. inday school. Annual meeting of [~ 15" Spanish war veterans install offi- cester & Wasley Co. Annual meet-|cers Postmaster John P. Murphy ing of Masonic’ Temple corporation. |;esumes Mrs. Sarah Kenerson Death of Arthur J. Dawley. Meetingyohserves ninetieth birthday. of Norwich Medical society. 16—Cigar store burglarized. al of Mrs. Susan P. Lamb. Mrs. George W. fiftieth wedding anniversa 20—Annual banquet of insurance agen Death of Frank Griswold. Annual meeting of New London County Mutual Fire Insurance company. An-| 17— Meeting of B iral _club. nual meeting of United Workers. Death of Joseph Travelli Tracy. 2l—Assessors complete work. Fu-|Knights Templar elect officers. neral of Arthur J. Dawley. Annual| 15" Dr. James J. Donohue re-ap- mel;titr}s of Thames Past Grands' as-|pointed compensation commissioner. sociation. Norwich grand list. 22—Annual meeting of Central Bap- tist church. Tifty-fourth anniversary of St. Mary’s T. A. B, soclety. Sixth Twenty-seventh annual ball of Second division, A. O. of H. Sudden death of John H.' Richmond. islative committees inspect annual Robert Burns banquet. institutions, Rev. F. P. Werth in- 23—Meeting of Chelsea Boat club.!stalled pastor of German church. An. Elisha Lathrop observes seventy-third |nual meeting of Odd Fellows' Home birthday. Annual meeting of First corporation. Congregational church corporation. 20—Sedgwick post, G. A. R, camp- Annual meeting of Taftville Congre- |fire. Porteous & Alitchell company gational church. celebrate forty-second anniversary. 5—Death in French army of Julian| 22—Smith-Feinberg wedding. = Fu- Crozier. Death of Mrs. William Hall |neral of Mrs. William Dunn, 26—Death of Mrs. John Dawber. Re-| 23—John verill elected president port of tuberculosls commission. Mr.|of Chelsea Savings bank. pecial city and Mrs. Henry D. Capen observe|meeting. Norwich lodge, N. E. O. P,, 50th wedding anniversary. celebrate twentieth anniversary. 27—Adjourned annual meeting of | Fourth annual meeting of Norwich Im- Norwich Board of Trade. Second an- | provement corporation. nual Fathers’ and Sons’ banquet at 24—Thames Dyeing company plant Y. M. C. A, Meeting of City union|burned. Death of Mrs. Lucius F of King's Daughters. Bailey. Mrs. Cornelia Safford Cranston 28—¥Funeral of Mrs. John Dawber. | celebrates ty-first birthday. An- Norwich grange install officers. nual meeting of Norwich M'All auxil- 29—Annual reports of Park and|iary. Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Een- Proadway Congregational churches. | jamin e thirty-second wedding Annual mecting of Greeneville Con- |anniversary. H gregational chureh. 5—Meeting of Norwich grange. 30—Meeting of Norwich Chamber of | Meeting of Norwich Chamber of Com- Commerce. Sudden death of Edward | merce, G. Andrews. Bass-Clef concert. An- 26—Death of Miss Ella F. Hill nual report of Shetucket company. FEBRUARY. i 1—New London Countv post.office- men’s soclal. Death of Leslle W. Pratt. Special mesting of Norwich Indien assoclation, 2—Death of Miss Grace Morgan Gallup. Funeral of Edward B. An- drews. Meeting of W. C. T. U. Meet ing of N. L. Paptist Ministers’ soctation. 3—MPitary Dall of Fifth xaopevy, C. A C. Funersi of Ledfc W. Pratt | ¢ Meeting of B. Natuisl Fub Lafavetts | eouncil Jordan-Fenton wedding. Seventh an- nual recital of E. P. Rose's pupils. 27—Annual election of officers by Norwich lodge of Moose. Death of Charles W. Briggs. Funerals’ of Mrs Lucius F. Bailey and Miss Ella F. Hill. Luther K. Zabriskie appointed U. S. vice-consul at Moscow, Russia. 23—Deatk of Miss Jennie M. Kim- ball. Death of Mrs. Adelia H. Pettis. iT. B. Lillibridge observes seventy- ninth birthday. 30—Funeral of Charles W. Briggs. Meeting of the Xens society. Meeting of Commerce directors. 31—Rill for scparating town .pre- sented 2t Wartford. Annual meeting of Aroammn ebab Meeting of B Nat- jural aies. oS, aral of Mizs Grace Morgan | Galtup F. J. Brow=n and C. H. Swmita | re-elected county commissioners. An- nual meeting of Narwich Anti-Suffrage APRIL. e Mrr. Csfvin Beebs celebrates ;gasu: birthday. —Montville Athletic olub organize 1—Funeral of Mrs. Adelia H. Pettis. Arcanum club committees 2ppointed. and_elect officers. Death of Ephraim| *—Meeting of Board of Trade. An- L. Brown. 'th annual dance of nual roil-eall of Church of Good Pailroad Clerks. $—White Cross counetl, K. of C. open new quarters, Death of Mrs. Julla C. Dims®. Ssdgwick post, G. A, R, camp-f4re. Annual meeting of Norwich Cemetery assoctation. #—Fansral of ®phratm L. Brown. Ladles’ auxiliary, A. O. H. observe Shepherd. Norwich lodge of Elks in- stall officers. Quarterly report of sud- den death: 3—Mgeeting of witer commissioners. Anntal comTecason of Franklin chap- ter, R, A. M, $—Easter In the churches. Thirtieth annual baaquet of Rho Afpha Mna. first anniversary and install offcers. | Deaths of John E. Drohan, Mrs. Norwich union celcbrats Christian | Joseph D. Philbrick and William Free- Endeavor Day. man. 3—Annual Ddanquet’ of Board of| S—Meeting of common council. Sud- Trade. Meeting of College club. | den death of John Hill. Annual meet- Lewis Brand observes eightiath birth- |lng of t. Andrew's parish. day. . -~Annual “enquet of Bigma Beta i0—Death of William Coit Osgood.|Phl sorority. Death of Join Seott. Annual bancuet of Round 'able. | Annual repert of city heaith officer. Second Congregational Men's I eiect offlcers. eociation. Annual meeting of Church of Good Shephard. 8—Report of town school board. Funeral of William Freeman. Meet- Ing of First Congrsgational Missionary circle, S—Annual election of Franifin coun- cll, R. A. M. Armstrong-Gebrath wed- ding. 10—Sedgwick post, G. A. R, eel brates fiftleth anniversary of Lee's surrender. Meeting of Parish House association of Park church. league Meeting of Ministers’ 11—Meeting of Norwich grange. Elevenih anneal sowveation of Cen- necticut Carpenters’ Miate council. 33—C. C. Elwell appointed member of Pudlic Utilitles commission. Ban- quet of Norwich Chauffeurs’ club. urth quarterly conference of Math- odist church. Lincoln day observed in tional Mseting of First Congrega- Home Missionary society. Deaatk of Albert H. Miner. 12—Death of Mrs. Philip Ensling. 13—Mr. and Mrs. James O. Landon |Opening of Academy baseball season. ‘elebrate fiftieth wedding anniversary. Tenth annual banquet of Delta Ubp- r, King's | silon Phi sorority. Eighteenth annual banquet of Epsilon Upllon fraternity. Ninth annual banquet of Xens society. 13—Fourth annual ball of White Cross councll, K. of C. Meeting of park commissioners. Meeting of Home Chapter, King’s Daughters. Yantic Steam Fire Engine company elect officers. 14—Adjourned annual mecting Playground association. Faith Trumbull Chap D. A. Meeting of Art Students’ association. 15—Meeting of Norwich grange. Meeting of Men's club of Taftville Congregational church. Eccleston - Botham wedding. Death of Austin A. Chapman. Foote-Main wedding. 16—Annual report of Norwich Dis- trict Superintendent, Rev. G. G. Scriv- cner. Meeting of Lathrop Memorial | Foreizn Missionary society. 17—Death of Mrs. J. Hunt Smith. Meeting of Court City of Norwich, F. of A. 19—Death of Gardner Hall, Jr. Lane-Brooks wedding. Annual meet- ing of Connecticut Bee-keepers' asso- ciation. 20—Mr. and Mrs. Albert Church cel- cbrate fiftieth wedding anniversary Meeting of Norwich Medical assoéia- tion. Haves-Kirby wedding. Special meeting of Art Students’ association. | of Meeting of Meeting of Men's club of St. Andrew's |d church. 21—Meeting of Board of Trade. Death of George F. Hughes. Annual meeting of City Union, King's Daugh- ters. Norwich Building and Loan as- sociation incorporated. 22—Albert E. Woodworth commits suicide. _Annual meeting of Central Baptist B. Y. P. U. Sudden death of Arthur E. Chandler. 23—Funeral of George F. Hughes. Annual banquet of Norwich society in New York. 2. —Supreme Knight, J. H. Flaherty, isits White Cross council, K. of C. Annual meeting of Park Congrega- tional church. 26—Death of Miss Gertrude L. Allen. Opening of Merchants' Week. Death of Mrs. Delano N. Carpenter. 2 nety-six annual observances of Grand Masters’ day, I. O. O. F. Open meeting of Boy Scouts. Death of Mrs. 9—] town commit- tee. Death of Orrin Gardner. Meet- ing of B club. Semi-annual Connecticut Branch of of Foreign missions. 10—Annual meeting of Backus Hos- pital Nurses' Alumnae association. William 8. Walker, president of Ther- mos company, Mjured in auto accident. 11—Meeting of common council. Meeting of Preston City grange. 12—Death of Horace A. Briggs. Tenth annual concert of Academy or- chestra. Death of Charles J. McKay. 14—Death of liss Lillian R. Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Prank T, Sylvia observe twenty-fifth wedding ahniversary. An- nual cradle-roil_of Second Consrega- onal church. Children's day observed in_churche: 15—-Opening of Moose carnfval. nual meeting of Ministe: Meeting of Art Students’ Luce-Park wedding, Adjourned Steinway-ldwards wed- nceting of New London ‘oman’s Board archdeaconr: 17—Mush-Baker wedding. Annual memorial service of Sedgwick Woman's Relief ¢ 7 15—Me common council. Meeting London County Pomona, P. 19—Th meeting of Nor- wich Equal ¢ league. Death ton. Windham old bration. Ferest- ' annual memorial Math wson wed- tion. 23—Tou ott Academy graduation 24—Moran-Newman wedding. FaW. U Meet- Meeting of Nor- m-Atwood wedding. Graduation ir schéols. Meeting of Preston City grange. 2 nnual meeting of Eliza Hunt- ington Memoria! home. Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Storms celebrate twenty- fifth wedding anniversary. Thirty- first annual reunion of Robinson fami- ly. Gardner lodge, K. of P., elect of- ficer: 28 — Graduation at St. Patrick’s =chool. Outing of Spanish War vet- erans. Purvis-Utley wedding. Leavens-Browning_wedding. 29—Meeting of Playground associa- Chauncey C. Geer. Sudden death of Charles F. Thaver. Funeral of Arthur E. Chandler. 2S—Annual banquet of Yale Alumni association. Franklin council. R. and S. M., install officers. Funeral of Mrs. Delano N. Carpenter. 29—Annual meeting of Norwich dis- . Woman's Foreign Missionary so- ciety. Meeting of Norwich grange. Officia! visit to Sachem chapter, O. E. S. Meeting of B. Natural club. 30—George L. Yeomans _celebrates eighty-second birthday. Funeral of Charles F. Thaver. MAY. 1—Meeting of New London Bar as- sociation. Meeting of Norwich cham- ber of commerce. A. A. Browning ap- pointed receiver of Thames Loan and Trust company. Annual meeting of Colonial club. Thirty-ninth annual meeting of Eastern Connecticut Teach- ers’ association. 3—Annual report of water commis- sioners. Mr. and Mrs. Orrin M. Price observe forty-seventh wedding annl- versary. 4—Mrs. Albert S. Ames commits sui- cide. Meeting of common council. Meeting of W. C. T. U. Annual report of park commissioners. 5—Scout council organized and offi- cers elected. Annual meeting of Y. M. Woman’s Auxiliary. Meeting of City Beautiful asso- ciation. Death of Mrs. George C. Pollock. Meeting of Hope Rebekahs, L O O.F. —Special meeting of Central Bap- tist church. Funeral of Mrs. Charles J. Rogers. S—Meeting of White Cross_council. Funeral of George M. Hyde. Death of William McDonald. 7 10—Norwich lodge of Moose observes first anniversary. Mrs. Thomas Bud- nick attempts suicide. 11--Death of E. P. Shaw, Jr. Hart- ford day at Masonic temple. Seventh annual meeting of Loyalty class of First Baptist church. 12—Twenty-third annual meeting of State council, K. of C. Meeting of Faith Trumbull chapter. D. A. R Meeting of Round Table. Annual meeting of New London County Con- gregational churches. Annual reunion of Kamp Kill Kare boys. Broadway Congregational church Brotherhood elect officers. 3—Opening of annual meeting of Connecticut Universalist convention, Ninety-seventh annual assembly of Grand council, R. and S. M. 14—Close of Connecticut Universalist convention. Merry-Chester wedding. Annual meeting of Dime Savings bank trustes 15—Annual meeting of Parish Ho: association. ding. M. se Burleson-Thresher wed- Thirtieth annual meeting of Y. C. A. observes Champlin 17—Y. M anniversary. ding. i8—Republican caucus. Norwich Art Students' association observes twen- tleth anniversary. Meeting of Men's club of St. Andrew's church. Annual banquet of Norwich Medical associa- tion. 19—NMeeting of board of trade. Meet- ing of Norwich M'All auxiliary. Sud- den death of Mrs. Joseph Belaire. 20—Tivelfth annual conference of King's Daughters. Meeting of Central Baptist B. Y. P. T thirtieth abrey wed- 21— Meeting of Mayflower club. Third annual banquet of Alpha club of Universalist clurch. Death of Mrs, Willard M. Bushnell. —AMeeting of Knights of Columbaus. Bass-clef concert. 24—Sudden death by drowning of Oscar F. Erikson. Annual recsption of Young Ladles’ Sodality of St. Mary's parish, 25—Norwich Musical association or- ganized. Masonic annual elections. Adjourned meeting of common council, 26—Milton Carolan killed by auto- mobfle. Annual meeting of Norwich Round Table. 27 —Annual cradle-roll of Park church, A. and P. tea store burg- larized. Annual prize reading at g of Church Academy. Annual me: improvement societr of Second Con- gregational chureh. 28—Miss Helen E. Gilbert wins Will- iams -prize speaking prize. Norwich Grange beneflt. 29—Annual mesting of Davelopment committee. Pullen-Gregson wedding. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Head celebrate fiftieth wedding anniversary. 31—Meeting of Knights of Columbus. Kimbell-Eldred weddinz. $100,000 fire at Taftville. ] JUNE. 1—Memorial day exercises. Special service and presentation of medals at Christ church. 2—Death of Walter H. Woodworth. Annual parish meeting of Trinity church. Ambler-Holloway 2 y 3—C. J. McK7 seriousiy Miss Fanale John Dawber retires from United aute. Death of States Finishing comp::,g. 4—Twenty-fifth ann meeting of Methodist Woman's Home Missionary society. 5—Moeating of Norwich chamber of comnerce. Mesting of Philathea class of_Broadway church. T—Meeting of New London County tion. Death of Edward C. Roath. Mr. and Mrs, J. C. Keegan celebrate tenth wedding anniversary. 30—Insurance Men's outing. Annual outing of Round Table. Annual outing of Trinity and Second Congregational Sunday schools. Champlin-Peck wed- ding. JULY. 1—Bond-Howland wedding. Annual outing of Methodist Sunday school. Death of Miss Ida E. Mosher. 2—Quartarly report of sudden deaths. Death of Joseph H. Tracy. 3—Annual outing of Park church Sunday school. Annual cradle-roll of First Congregational church, s—Braqford-Tait wedding. Death of Mrs. Jonathan J. Palmer. t—Death of Raymond P. Williams. Burdick-Vashie wedding. T—Annual report of fire department. Death of Daniel W. Tracy. Rock Nook home observes Founder's day. Meet- ing of common council. S—Fuller-Holmes wedding. Sudden death by drowning of William Elal Death of Mrs. Willlam Johnson. Open- ing of Norwich playgrounds. Burdick- Vasher wedding. 9—Death of C. Arthur Lathrop. Sudden death by drowning of Charles O. Ruckholdt. 10--Annual meeting of Home Eman- uel Missionary society of Mt. Calvary church. 12—New London County morial session. Bar me- Funeral of Mrs. Henry Tubbs. Frank B. Newton commits sui- cide. Postponed program of Connecti- cut_Amusement association. 13—Annual picnic of First Baptist Sunday school. Mrs. Mary Beardow observes seventy-ninth birthday. 14—Superintendent Dr. H. M. Pol- lock resigns from State hospital. Meet- ing of town school board. Annual picnic of Broadway Congregational Sunday schocl. Twentieth anniver- sary of Ever Ready circle, King's Daughters. 0Odd Fellows install of- ficers. 15—Annual picnic of Thames Past Grands' aseociution. Death of Mrs. Erastus P. Lawton. 16—Outing of Development commit- tee. Peter J. Vanderwaart presented gold watch, chain and ring by Gas and Electrical plant. 17—Meeting of Norwich board of trade. Death of Edward S. Rice. Re- union of Avery family. 15—Rev. George C. Chappeli's fare- well sermon at Montville Baptist church. Meeting of town schoo! board Death of W. R. Lamphere. 20—Annual outing of St. James' Sun- day school of Poquetanock. 21—George Smith killed in automo- bile aceident. 22—Death of Mrs, C Meeting of Compens —Knights of Columbus library contest. Opening of St wn fete. 24—Funeral of George Smith. Beck- wwn festival of s R. Beebe. n commission in wins M red in auto ac- William P. Butler. of Veteran association, Annual outin; 1.'0. O. F: rin B. Gorton seri e explosion. usly injured Death of Jesse of Richard T Death of Edwin F. Yerr Lucretin H. Graca obser birthday. eath of Mrs. Womr Bushnell. s cele- brate t 30—Outing « 2—Outing of sodality. Death of Miss zpatrick. Third a ] St. Paul's church. Fune George W. Frink. Anaual of Ladles’ auxiliary, A. O. H . drowning of T. Dwizght Davis. 3—Meeting of common_council. neral of Miss Sellna A. R. Fitapatrick. Sudden death by Fu- 4—Steel-McLean weddins. of T. Dwight Davis. §—Sudden death of Lewis Stevens. Fire depertment purchase Seagrave truck. Funeral 6—Mortgage burned at Mt. Calvary church. Funerals of Mrs. Nicholas Sullivan and Lewls N. Stevens. 7—Captaln and Mrs. E. Wilbur re- sign from Salvation army. Funeral of Lewls N. Stevens. 9—Sudden death by drowning of Albert Lach. Death of Dr. Willlam S. C. Perkins. 1leeting of New London County Improvement league. Meeting of Court Sachem. Annual clambake of Ponemah Wheel club. Death of Albert M. Brown. 10—Sachem Baseball association or- ganize and elect officers. Death of Prentice Avery. 11—Mecting of Y. M. C. A. directors. Funerals of Dr. W. S. C. Perkins, Cap- tain Prentice Avery and Rev. Samuel E. Robinson. Pomona fleld day. 13—Meeting of county commission- ers. Annual a meeting of Con- Bar versary. 14—Sixth “dnnbal fleld meeting of | 15—Annual meeting of Epworth ‘onnecticut Beekeeper's associal league of Methodist church. Death of 'cl‘—!l::nd annual o‘n'.lnu of United | Ernest P. Rose. Seventy-fifth anni- Commercial Travelers. ing of camp meeting at Willimantic. Annuai play of Gales Ferry Country club. 17—Opening of thirty-fourth annual of Central Baptist Bible school. 20—, National Roque tournament. Death of 21—Special meeting of town school Mrs. Clarence D. Ussher. committee. Annual meeting of Con- 18—Death of Waterman Rufus Burn- | necticut Ma: association. Sudden | of ham. Miss May O'Connor injured by automobile. window. 19--Reugion of Bighteenth regiment, 22—Annual meeting of United States Connecticut volunteers. Mrs. C. J.|Finishing company. Pierce’'s home and post officeat Allyn's | wedding. Housing company elect of- Point burglarized. Annual meeting of National Roque association. 20—Annual outing of Tuckerbung as- ficers. 23 — Sixty-ninth _annual meeting Connecticut State Teachers’' associa- sociation. Annyal outing of Thames (tion. Death of John Dowdell. Past Noble Gl'lrdl' Rebekah associa- 25—Meeting of Knights of Columbus. tion, Rally Sunday at Methodist church. 21—Funeral of Waterman R. Burn- 26—Death of George N. Do Hall- Anderson the churches. : 28— Baptist conference at Central for annual banquet of Tri Kappa fra- orwich Housing company |Mrs. ual meet- yors’ Sigma Beta death of James Sullivan by fall from | banquet for E. C. Jewett. Muzzey-Ray|Alpha Mu Sigma fraternity. of Connecticut Dairymen’ B. FIRES DURING THE YEAR. tas.| The list of the fires, with kind of ug! use, oc- ham. Stinson-Houldcroft and Over- | Arthur D. Lathrop elected president of | ll, Row cccupied, location, cause, oc s et i s s —(T) representing telephone and (S) 23 — Sixth nual clambake of| 27—Annual meeting of Chelsea | Z(T) representing teleph Greeneville “Hooks.” Annual outing of [Boat club. Fifth company observes alarm = Norwich grange. Close of annual |forty - eighth anniversary. Annual JANUARY. Roque tournament. Annual meeting of | meeting of Mayflower society. = T National Roque association. Annual| 25—Meeting of Norwich grange.| 1—(Box 23) Tenements, tl ng 'Seexg‘g of Avery Cemetery association. | Meeting of board of selectmen. z':llé‘f plsr;es M. Leighton and others, eaths of Miss Ethel Worth and Mrs.| 29—Meeting of Preston City grange. m_St. Henry Dearing. Postponed meeting of Christ church| 2—(T) Tenements, chimney fife, C. 24—Special city meeting. Funeral of Miss Ethel Worth. Meeting of tuber- culosis commission. 25—John Eccles will parish. 30—Death of George T. Lord. An- nual meeting of Woman's association In probate|of Park church. Sachem chapter, O. ourt. Funeral of Mrs. Henry Dearing. | E. S., observes twelfth anniversary. Fourth annual Ladies’ day at Chelsea odze. 26 —Outing of Columbian com- NOvEMoER. . mandery. Dollar day in Norwich.| 1—Men’s mass meeting at Y. M.C. A. Death of Miss Anna Rockwell. Storrs-Steele wedding. —Wilcox-Rogers wedding. Death 2—Board of assessors complete work. dwin L. Burgess. Death of Mrs. William 1. Fletcher. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hagberg 3—$8,500 fire in Preston. observe fiftieth wedding anniversary,| 4—Sudden death of Joseph Repps. Seventh annual reunion of Plainfieid | Annual meet of Backus hospital. academy. Annual meeting of Westerly 30—Funeral of Edwin Rankin-Cole wedding. « L. Burgess. Frederick Neal injured in auto accident. 31—Death of Mrs. George McClellan. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Merritt cele- Foreign Missionary conference. 5—Ann meeting of Indian association. George S. Whiting. wich lodge of Elks. Death Meeting of Nor- brate twenty-fifth wedding anniver-| 6—Opening number of Y. M. C. A. sary. Rogers-Fish wedding. 8—Meeting of White Cross council. |ing Co.. SEPTEMBER. Pa,rru:o»};;ungan wedding. 25—(T) 1—Lewis Crandall appolnted clerk of | 9—Hurlbutt-Bartlett wedding. An- common Dleas, Deaton of tinis|nual meeting of Christisn Endeavor Counihan and Mrs. James Nolan. union of First Congregational chureh. 2—Deaths of Mrs. Dan D. Home and 10—Xeeting of Faith Trumbull chap- Mrs. Alonzo B. Davis. McMahon- |t D- A. R. Adjourned town meeting. Walsh wedding. Mrs. Lucy E. Robin- | AnDnual meeting of First Baptist son observes eighty-third birthday. | Philathea class. Meeting of Round Opening of North Stonington's sixth annual fair. 3—Annual meeting of New London County Historical society. Mrs. Ann ;‘\. Hopkins observes eighty-first birth- ay. K Table. Meeting of Norwich Music as- sociation. eting of Norwich Havens-Strabam_ wedding. death of Joseph Hushes. Norwich archdeaconry welcomes Revs. C. B. Brewster and son. Keefe-Foran wedding. inth an- niversary of founding Johnson home. Meeting of Mayflower club. 13—Charles M. Lester killed by train. Annual inspection of Sedgwick corps, W. R. C. Death of Stewart Murray. Annual meeting of chamber of com- merce. Meeting of Parish House as- sociation. grange. Sudden Meeting of town school board. Annual election of officers of White Cross council. Annual outing of Lef- fingwell Mission circle. 6—>Meeting of Norwich chamber of commerce. ning. Death of Lemuel A. Man- of common council. rst annual New London County Agricultural fair. S—Prize awards at county fair.| 15—Sudden death of Dr. Rush W. .\lahonoy-Burk:weddlan( by ¥ 2 Kimball. John J. Kelly killed by auto. 5—Close of county fair. Annua!|Annual meeting of Norwich Christian meeting of Cousins’ club. Nelson- | Endeaver society. Karkutt wedding, 16—Death _of Benjamin F. Mallory. 10—Ninety-eighth _anniversary of [ Meeting of Norwich Medical snciety. New London Baptist association. | 17—Thames loége, N. E. P., cele- Burnham-Campbell wedding. of town school committee. 11—Republican town caucus. Meet- ing of Xens society. 13—Republican town council. ing of Norwich Christlan Endeavor union. Deane-Cook wedding. 14—Democratic town caucus. Clark- Gormley and Standish-Martin wed- dings. 5—Opening of Woodstock's annual fais Death of James Morzan. 16 — Margison-Phillips wedding. Death of Miss Abbie G. O'Brien. 17—Carroll-Fittz wedding. Funeral of James Morgan. Meeting of Lathrop brates seventeenth anniversary. n e T e e (S cidental _shooting. Death of Judge Waldo Tiliinghast. Meeting of Not- wich Art Students’ association. 19—Annual meeting of board of ladies' visitors of Backus hospital. Death of James M. Dowling. 20-—Meeting of chamber of com- merce. Meeting of White Croas coun. cil. Out- —Maples-Rozers wedding. ing of Xens society. 23—Dr. C. C. Gildersleeve appointed medical examiner. Sudden death of Rowland Greene. Deaths of Mrs. Fred- Meet- Memorial Missionary society of Firstlerick F. Parker and Mrs. Mason Congregational church. Kinney. ' Graves-Binns wedding. 18—Annual rally social at First Bap- 24—Meeting of Natural club. tist church. Sudden death by drown- Meeting of B. Y. P. U. ing of Max Mintz. of the Central Baptist church. Death of Mrs. Robert 20—Deaths of Alfred C. Hatch and | McWhirr. Benedict P. Sullivan. 25—-Meeting of Sachem chapter, 21—Brown-James wedding. Death of | Order of Eastern Star. Meeting of Lewis Andrew Hyde. Town's annual | Norwich Death of Miss report. Annual Rally day First Baptist church. Girls' sodalitas of Broadway church elects officers. -Funerals of A. Charles Hatch. Benedict P. Sullivan and Rev. James . Dodge. Augenblick-Greenberger wedding. 23—Bull-Randall wedding. of Deacon Lewis A. Hyde. Pinochle club opens season. 24—Deaths of Frederick Symington at wedding. ving observed in institutions. ourth annual ball of Norwich Police association. George Maynard commits suicide. Meeting of Preston City granse. 29—Knights of Columbus meeting and banquet. _Annual banquet Branch Yo. 20, N. A. L Funeral West Side rwich Golf 8. Fiske and others, corner Oak St and Hobart Ave. 4—(T) Dwelling, ol stove, Charle: S. Brewn, New London Turnpike. 4—(T) Tenements, chimney _fire, Mrs. Davis and others, 46 Union St. 6—(Box 261) Test * Main St. and Goswell Ave. 7—(T) Dwelling, chimney fire, Thomas Plunkett, 64 Hickory St T—(Box 226) Tenements, wood neéar stove, George Asar and others, 198 North Main St 9—Garage and other buildings, gaso- line explosion, Willlam Frisbie, - Willi- Baptist | mantic. 16—(T) Stores and offices, asbestos Connecticut fon steam pipe, Church & Allen and of Mrs. |others, 7 to 16 Main St. iT—(T) Dwelling. chimney fire, Mrs. Daniel Sample, 132 High St. 29—(Box 23) Shed. burning rubbish, Connecticut Engineering & Céntract- Franklin Square. Dwelling, chimney fire, J. B. Shannon, 292 Washington St. FEBRUARY. 2—(T) Dwelling, smoke in rooms, Mrs. W. N. Blackstone, 206 Washing- ton St. 2—(Box 25) Garage and shop, gas- oline explosion, Kinney & Wyman, 26 Pond St 2—(T) Shop, smoke from stove, Kinney & Wyman, 26 Pond St. 3~ (T) Dwelling, children with rnAlcshel. George Sultzer, 18 Washing- ton St. 3—(T) Tenements, chimney fire, Frank L. Maynard and others, 110 Mc- Kinley Ave. 6—(T) Tenements, back draft from chimney, T. N. Chapman and others, 22 Cliff St 9—(T) Dwelling, chimney five, Joseph Sarles, Laurel Hill Ave. 10—(T) Store and tenements, ofl stove, Benjamin Sirkin and others, 3 Forest St. 2—(T) Store and tenements, elec- {rc flatiron, A. J. Pano, 6 Franklin t. 14— (T) Dwelling, clothing near . Louis Sadinsky, 60 Maple St. (T) Freight car, smoke from Y. N. H. & H. R. R. Rallroad 1i—(Box_ 27) Store and tenements, unknown. M. Rabinovitch and others, 453 North Main St. T) Open lot, grass fire, Nor- wich Land Improvement Co., Spring St. extension. 20—(T) Open lot, grass fire, Nor- wich Land Improvement Co. rear Summit St. 1-—(S) Stores and _tenements, chimney fire, Joseph O’Connor and others, Thames St. 22-—(T) Oren lot, grass fire, Nor- wich Land Improvement Co. rear Dwelling. unknown, Frank H. Tracy, Yantic, Conn. 23—(S) Open yard, grass fire, E. Willey, rear 87 Maple St. 24—(S) Tenements, defective chim- ney, Tony Colletti and others, 312 !-\'lnk"# St. 27—(T) Dwelling, chimney fire, Ed-. ward Ritchie, 157 Broad St. 27—(T) Drug store. sparks from chimney, C. C. Treat, 118 Franklin St. MARCH. 1—(T) Store and tenements, chim- of |ney fire, Otto Ferry and others, 33§ Franklin St. 32) Dwelling, hot coal, and Walter J. Rellogg. club, S T i e SO T 55 Musting of Morwioh chamber of Parker celebrate fiftieth wedding anni- fl:k—g:_m? '-'l'";(,‘,","',‘:';,“'s" fire, Pat- commerce. Meeting of Sedswick |versary. 3(T) Dwelling, chimney fire, Leo Woman's Relief corps. id Zaremba, 16 Rose 8t o 00 Funerals of Frederick Syming- DECEMBER. =0T " Oban 106 Tt e W. W, ton, Mrs. Charles L. Bigelow. Wood-| 1-—Norwich Nest of Owls celebrate Toar Thumes Ki wedding. fifth anniversary. Meeting of Board | Lecknith and others, e of Trade. Meeting of Norwich Girls'| s (7 Open lot, brush fire, Nor- reary. ST wich Land Improvement Co. rear Agricultural society. Sudden 3 Meet- of John Aorrison. Annual .. P. Christmas sale of Christ church parish. Robert McIntyre —Sharp - White wedding. , celebrates | Carriers’ assoclation elects officers. _Dedication of EIks' | Death of Mrs. A McDongall. room. Death of Mrs. John| "4 _Meeting of Academy football - team. Meeting of Chamber of Com- merce. Annual inspection of Colum- bian commandery. Annual meeting of Sedzwick post, G. A. R. Gustave Lam- bert celebrates sixtieth birthday. Funeral Christ ties elect of- Tison. .ondon | Spring St. 11—(T) Dwelling. chimney fire, An- thonie Turcotte, 3 Fourth St. 12—(T) Open yard, burning papers, Letter | Willlam Sterns, rear $6 McKinley Ave, 13—(T) Open lot, burning rubbish, Norwich Land Improvement Co., rear West Thames St. 13—(T) Open lot, grass fire, Plain- field Land Co.. Asxlum St. 14— (T) Dweiling, sparks from stove, Mrs. Edgar Maynard, rear 5 Stanton Ave. 6—Second annual meeting of New| 14—(S) Orpen lot, sparks from loco- London County Improvement league. |motive, Falls company, rear Lafayette Annual rally social of Broadway | Elks’ annual memorial service. | St. day school. Joint meeting of | Knouse-Birracree wedding. 14—(S) Dwelling. chimney fire, S. rd of trade and Norwich chamber| 7—Oper of new hall at State|Kazrumerski, 75 Fourth St. mmerce. hospital. Capt. and Mrs. A. D. Smith| 16—(T) Open yard. grass fire. Will- udden death of Dr. Dwight |celebrate fiftieth wedding anniversary.|iam Clabby. Fear: s Voot Thames St. 2 Rally Sunday at Central Bap- | Meetine of common courtil. Meeting | 16—(Box '14) Shed, children with tist church. "Death of Carl W. F. Jahn. |of Ww. €. T. U, hes. Rev. Max Stamm, rear 21 Y. M. C. A memorial service for first | 5 Peck - Kies wedding. Annual St. % . W. R. Burnham. meeting Woman's Home and Foreign| 15—(Box 35) Dwellinz. lamp near Norwich Indian asso- | Missionary society of First Baptist | wood work, T. E. McMahon, 10 John i 'mi-annual meeting of | church. | st Thames Loan and Trust company.| 9 innual election of Norwich| 18—(T) Open yard, burning rub- Joint meeting of board of trade and|crange Annuai election of officers of | hish. Charles W. Gale, rear 154 Wash- chamber of commerce. Meeting of W. chambe: > Sachem chapter, O E Annual elec- | ington St. C. T. U. Annual town election. tion of officers of Division 1, A. O. H.| 13—(T) Open lot, grass fire, Nor- é—Annual meeting of New London | 10—Thirteenth annual meeting of | wich Land Improvement Co. rear archdeaconry. Death of Mrs. James | Savings Banks' association. .\Yee:ing‘Thormfl! Bottling company.’ L ‘f*,;“’l:‘fn of Y. M. C. A.lof Franklin council, R. and S. M. | g 20—iT) Obven yard, brush fire, Al- by &8 ary. |— ol of S, o] e Fou 3 o 7—Annual meeting of Ladtes’ Ald so- 11—Annual meeting f edgwi kl rnier. rear 34 Union St Woman's Relief corps. Sclon A. Moxley. Dy f M ciety of Universalist church. g s Opentng of mnight school. Parish societies of Opening number of | « — (T) Dwelling. not 4 ren with matches, Cruttenden es- Academy course. Meeting of Parish | tate, 117 CIHr St. . Trinity church elect officers. Annual|foues association. Military come| 20—(T) Vacant lot. sTass fire, Will- report of United States Finishing com- | L 0%e, (5 iams school, New London, rear 63 pany. = 13—Second Congregational Sunday | Williams St. $—Semi-annual meeting of New 00l observes one hundredth anni-| 21— (T) Dwelling, chimney Lordon County Medical society versary. Meeting of Norwich lodge; Charles F. Combies. 220 Franklin St. Jnmes_Moran wedding. Aunusl elec- ) ;P TTLOE OF e Albert B B—(T) Temementn b draft to tion of officers of New London County | 3f 11 chimney. David Patton and others, 283 Dental assoctation. 14— Death of Senator F. M. Cockrell. | Franklin St SaDeaths of FreSerick Shirley | ygeering of Home chapter. Kings| 33—(T) Open yard, sparks from lo- Rirchard and Charles Wolcatt Perkins. | nlueiier,” eeting of Art Students | comotive, Mra. F. 8. Wanter riro Nel- Annual meeting of Woman's associa- | DAEREre. son_place. tion of Broadway church. i 1l—Tierney cadets install officers.| 15—>Meeting of Chamber of Com- b merce. Meeting of Round Table. Mei P reston ety CDaeryof Eiber- | Meetinz of Faith Trumbull chapter, observes 100th anniversary. Peale- |- A F. 16—Annual communication and elec- tion of officers of Somerset lodge. 17—New engine pumper received. Mecting of New London County Pomona, P. of H. Annual meeting of Comfort circle, King’s Daughters. 1#—A\leeting of White Cross council. Officers elected by Hugh Osgood lodge, L O. O. F. Preston City grange elect officers. 20--Sudden death of Peter Oloff. Visitation of grand and state og«? 21—Meeting of Norwich Medical soclety. Annual meeting of Otis Li- brary trustees. 22-—Meeting of Hopkine and Allen Arms company directors. Annual com- munication of St. James' lodge. 23—Meeting of town school commit- tee. Meating of Mayflower society. 24—Schools close for Christmas va- cation. Christmas exercises in schools. New chemical pumper tested. i 25—Annual Christmas festival of Sherman wedding. 12—St. Mary's T. A. B. society cele- brate Father Mathew anniversary. Thirty-third annual Teport of Otls library. Meeting of ome chapter, King's Daughters. 13—Meeting of B Natural club. Meeting of Faith Trumbull chapter, D. A, R Annugl town meeting. Jordan-Pierson wedding. Sixth annu- al meeting of County Sunday School association. Opening of Sacred Heart church fair. 14—Meeting of Equal Franchise league. Town school committee or- ganize and elect officers. 15—Annual meeting of Academy cor- poration. Meeting of Woman's Mis- sionary soclety of Universalist church. 16—8t. James' church societies elect ofticers. Conference of Congregational N Seath of 3 T. Smith. Meet. 1 of Joseph F. eot- ing of Norwich Round Table. Mrs. Caroline O. Gardner observes seven- ty-seventh birthday. Central Baptisi St . 250 Cu: 23—(Box 47) Test alarm. Dwelling. hot on Zrease stove, Mrs. Rosa Seigal, 96 Mechanic t. 26—(T) 25—(8) Dumping ground, burning rubbish, A. L. Potter & Co., rear Falis Av 26—(Box 47) Open lot, sparks from locomotive. Mrs. Anna Spicer, rear: Laurel Hill 4ve. i 26—(J) Dumping ground, rubbish burning, CRy of Norwich, (rear) Falls Ave. —{(5) Dweliing. shop or Thall, burning papers, Hebrew Dramatie club, 12 High St. 26—(T) Dwelling, chimney fire, C. ‘W. Brigss, 175 Brne‘-dv-.r 0 31—(T) Stores and tenements, oil others, stove, Joseph Loveracas Main St. i APRIL. 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