Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-11

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Norwich, THURSDAY, March II, 1909.
VARIOUS MATTERS.
Supper at Spiritual academy tonight
IS cents. Test medium Sunday.-adv.
Spring patterns in wall paper ant
floor coverings are conspicuous in the
window displays.
Nearly 500 bales of cotton were
brought up on the Norwich line boat
Tuesday morning to go east.
Courts in different towns are choos-
| Ing delegates to the national conven-
ton of the Foresters Of America, to
be held soon.
The temperature rose rapidly late
Tuesday night, and Wednesdays
warm, foggy conditions made the day
most uncomfortable.
Rev. J. Fl. Newland presided at the
fourth quarterly conference held in
the Stafford Springs Methodist church
wednesday evening.
Springfield expects to welcome over
800 delegates to the annual convention
of the New England Hardware Deal
ers' association today (ThA'sday) and
Friday.
A man pretending to be the fore
man of a telephone gang succeeded in
obtaining small sums Of money from
people in Noank, Mystic and Stoning
ton on Tuesday
The worcester Post notes that James
e. O'Brien OF Norwich Is manager Of
the Holy Cross second team, and has
issued a call for. men to report for
baseball practice.
Norwich politicians learn that Cal
win wilcox OF Plainfeld, the democrat
&c assessor will not hold the Office
another year, as he has decided to re-
move to Florida in the fall
At st. Marks church, Mystic, the
Tuesday evening Lenten service was
conducted by the rector, Rev. A. c..
Jones' and the special preacher was
Rev F. J. Bohanan Of Norwich.
BY invitation Of the Connecticut ag-
ricultural college the Connecticut
Dairymen's association viii hold a
series Of institute meetings with the
college at Storrs on March IL and 1s
Fred Harvey OF Westerly brought
his 17-year-old daughter, Miss Irene
Harvey, to the Backus hospital Mon
day night The young lady underwent
an operation for appendicitis, and on
wednesday her condition was very IA
vorable.
The ladies aid society Of the Second
Baptist church at Quaker Hill served
an old-fashioned New England supper
Wednesday evening from to s o'clock
in the parlors Of the church. The
proceeds will go toward an addition
to the church.
Invitations have been issued for the
wedding Of Miss Edna Augusta,
daughter OF Adjt. and Mrs. z. T. Petit
grew of Thames street, and Frank o.
Moses Of Pleasant street, Groton. The
ceremony viii take place on Thursday,
March 10, at p. m.
HORACE johnson predicts: From the
18th to the 22d Of the present month
there viii be a very general disturb
ance Of the atmosphere, probably to
be felt on the two continents. 1t viii
be OF great force and viii be accom-
panied by tidal wave.
Wednesdays Stonington Mirror
writes up James T. Lord, the success
full stock breeder, born In Ledyard in
August, 1859. grandson Of William
Hill. for years employed by the great
war governor, Buckingham, as a con-
fidential man about his mills at Nor
witch.
AT a hearing in the Griswold town
court this week. Gladys Randall of
Glasgo, four years of age, was COM
mitted to the county home. The case
was brought by DR.. S. H. Holmes, the
humane agent. The mother Of the
child is employed on a farm near
Glasgo.
Lovers of Irish music, Rotations
and songs have a treat In store for
them on Tuesday evening, the 18th, at
Olympic hall, when st. Cecelia's r. A.
society present their entertainment,
the proceeds Of which 60 towards fur
nishing the new st. Mary's parish rec
tory. Dancing free. Tickets rs, 35
and 50c.--adv.
The quantity Of corn In farmers
hands on March 1, is estimated as
1873 per cent, equivalent TO 1877
600 bushels of last years crop, as COM
pared with S7.1 per cent. 1852, AIS, 900
bushels) Of the 1907 crop on hand,
March /, 1908, and 80 per cent. (s0O,-
$4,000 bushels) the average for the
past ten years Of the quantity Of the
crop. on hand March 1.
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