Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-09
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Norwich, Tuesday, March ., 1909.

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| Norwich, Tuesday, March .. 1909.
VARIOUS MATTERS.
Tree men are taking spring orders
Clear air and warm sun on Mon
day encouraged the sick people to get
out Of doors.
When the fireworks statesmen come
to town. it indicates that Fourth Of Ju-
| ly and summer areNon the way.
Rev. Edward H. Smith of Norwich
Town will speak in the Congregational
church at Mantle next Sunday eve
ming of his work in China
Harry Bryant. ventriloquist, Y. M.
C. A., Tuesday, March 9, p. m.-Ben-
eft boys camp fund.-ady.
Calendar makers claim that March
was selected for Inauguration day
because that day occurs less times on
Sunday than any other in the calen-
dar."
The White Ribbon Banner reports
these donations during February to the
Willard Memorial fund: Willimantic
ST. Mantle 50, Thompson 50, Plainville
81. total S.
Mrs. George r. Hughes Of Water
bury has commissioned Groton con-
tractors to make Several alterations
and repairs to her cottage at Eastern
Point for the summer.
Since January the value of new
contracts in New England has reached
the grand total of $f7.o1o,O 900 against
81, O0s, 600, in the same time last year.
This total establishes a new high rec
ord for the past eight years.
Ladies' Aid sale-GreeneviIIe Con-.
church, Wed, March 10, afternoon and
evening. Admission free.-adv.
Miss Jean Hamilton, national sec
rotary, who spoke to the girls Of the
Halle club Sunday afternoon, was pres
ent at the meeting Of the Young Wo-
mems Industrial club at Derby. Mon
day evening. and made an address.
A company of Tierney cadets, the
childrens total abstinence society, was
organized in Hartford Sunday num-
bering 200 boys There are companies
now in Norwich, New Haven. Bridge
port, Rockville, Deep River and other
places.
The Jennie Wren club, a newly
formed juvenile society for the young
people living in Quaker Hill and North
Waterford, met Saturday afternoon at
the home OF Miss Millicent Comstock
at Quaker Hill and amused themselves
with sewing and games.
School committeeman Of Waterford
are trying to discover who is break
ing into the district schools. The work
appears to be that of boys who go
into the schooIhouses through the win
dows and destroy books and stationery
and distribute ink about the rooms.
The Connecticut Civil Service Re
form association, Of which Prof. Hen
ry w. Farnam Of Yale is president,
will hold its annual dinner in. Hart
ford the evening Of March II at the
Hartford club. The principal speak
er will be Hon. Everett Colby of New
Jersey.
On June 10, the C. T. Az. U. will hold
a field day at Danbury and on Septem-
Der 10 the annual meeting will be held
at Putnam. At both of these some Of
the cadet companies from about the
state win appear and show what they
can do
The rush of freight has become so
great on the Central Vermont line
that the steamer Mohegan made an
extra trip Sunday to keep too much
freight from piling up at the New
York. wharf The greater part Of the
Mohegan's cargo was sugar consigned
to western cities.
The Jewish festival Of Purirn, which
falls on the fifteenth day Of Adar of
the Hebrew calendar, began Saturday
at SHUTDOWN and continued until six
o'clock Monday afternoon. The holt
day is celebrated by the orthodox Jews
with feasting and merrymaking and
services are held at the synagogues.
Private Meyerstein OF the Second
company, United States coast artillery,
died Sunday at the military hospital
at Fort H. G. Wright. Last Thursday.
while handling a bag Of -four on the
transport, at Fort Trumbull, Meyer
stein fell and was severely injured
He was taken at once to the hospital,
but treatment was unavailing.
A Derby correspondent writes
What promises to be one Of the great
est events in the history Of st. Mary's
r. q church, Rev. r. F. Fitzgerald,
rector, will be at st. Mary's hall on
Wednesday evening. March IT. when
the $4,000 mortgage held by the Nor
wieh Savings society will be burned
in the presence of the congregation.
An order has been received from
the war department by Lieutenant Ev-
ans, in charge Of the recruiting service
OF Connecticut, ordering him to dis
continue all sub-stations in this state,
except when It would result in the re-
duction Of a on-commissioned officer.
There are now in the state only two
stations outside Of New Haven, those
at Hartford and Bridgeport.
OF local interest is the announce