Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-01

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Lion or lamb?
First day Of spring.
Welsh residents celebrate st. David's
day today.
The FIRST of the government seeds
are reaching town.
st. Patrick's day favors are being
featured in the stores.
| Local men will attend the sports
| mems show in New York this week
The Chelsea Savings bank Is now To-
Gated at the Geer building, 81 Broad
| way.-adv.
February went out with a day Of
early rain, snow hurries, clouds. sun
shine and final starlight.
Kiesel Spector, a farmer, living In
| Atwoodville, was fined total of $50
| on two counts for selling hard cider
/ Passengers on the Norwich Westerly
| trolley line are interested in tiny twin
i lambs, lately added to the Main flock,
| at Indian HILL
over two dozen different bills are
before the fish and game committee Of
| the legislature, changing in one way
or another the laws on game birds
Yesterday, the first Sunday in Lent
a collection was taken up in all the
/ Catholic churches OF the United States
| In behalf of the missions among ne
groes and Indians.
II was Miss Caroline Fl. Thompson
Of Norwich, who was organist at the
Episcopal service in Jewett City. Fri
day evening, not Miss Elizabeth
Thompson. as stated.
Flags on the Central Vermont and
/ Norwich line steamers were at half
mast Saturday, in memory of Pilot
Harrington of the Fall River line,
whose death occurred Thursday.
The Chelsea Savings bank is now
located at the Geer building, 81 Broad
way.-adv.
All interested in Sunday school work
| are invited to the Y. NJ. G. A. hall Mon
| day March l, p. m. and LAS p. m. DR..
| McElfresh. teacher training sec'y for
| North America, win speak at both ses-
sions.-adv.
The Waterbury American states that
a doctor from Hartford and a local
| doctor have been in attendance on the
| Rev. John Neale, who has been seri-
ously III at the Immaculate Concep-
ton rectory, Terryville, for the past
few days.
| Among legislative measures relat
| ing to the work Of the Woman's Re-
/ lief corps, is one which provides for
an appropriation Of $4,000 for repair
ing. adding to and maintaining the
/ home at Cromwell for the next two
years.
| Experienced singers are now being
| admitted to the Peoples Singing class.
Preparations are being made for a
concert at close Of season. Applica-
| ton should be made to Mr.. Geer,
| Central Bldg.-adv.
An automobile registered under the
name OF z. D. Prouaman of Storrs,
! caught fire under the hood, while
coursing through Asylum street, Hart
\ ford on Saturday. Extlnguishers from
nearby stores were used to put out
/ the blaze.
| II was announced at st. Patricks
church Sunday by the Rev. Hugh
/ Treanor that the young ladies who
| have been managing a series Of whists
| for charitable work in the parish had
| given him 800 as a result Of their
laudable efforts.
1 The subcommittee on invitations
! for the 250th anniversary celebration,
Frank J. Leayens, chairman, Gilbert
/ s. Raymond, secretary. met In the
superintendent office at the Broad
/ way school, Saturday evening, and &C
complished considerable preliminary
work
After March l the rate of postage
/ for letters to Newfoundland will be
\ two cents instead of foreign as here
4 tofore. The foreign postage has been
/ five cents for the first ounce and three
cents for each additional ounce. The
| price for postal cards remains at two
cents.
! The Chelsea Savings bank is now
located at the Geer building, 81 Broad
way.-adv.
Complaints have been received by
! the Railway Postal Clerks association
that g man giving the name OF ]. w.
McNulty has been collecting money
for the Railway Postal Clerks Mu-
tuaI Aid association II is a violation
of the federal law for a postal clerk
/ to collect funds for such a purpose.
The general comm ittee of the Order
Of Railway Photographers Of the New
! Haven road was in session Saturday
| behind closed doors at the Crocker
| house, New )I1ondon, for the promo
ton OF the interests Of the organiza-
ton. About dozen Of the commit
tee were present.
In France, the first Sunday in Lent
is called Dimanche des Brandons, or
the Sunday of the Torches, from an
ancient practice of young people who
had given themselves over too much
to the license Of the carnival present
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