Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-05

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 Norwich, Friday, March 5, 1909.
 VARIOUS MATTERS. Not so lamblilSe, after all
 The old snow shovel had another session.
 Stormy weather did not disconceri the bargain seekers.
 Outdoor work was interfered witt by yesterdays storm.
 The first maple sugar of the 1soE yield is-ccming this way.
 At Sterling. Rev. 0. w Green is tc organize a boys club Saturday.
 Blooms from Dutch bulbs, tulips daffodils, hyanciDths, ct al. are now at their prime.
 Ambitious gardeners who had seeds above ground did not welcome Thurs days snow and sleet.
 The Old iFarmer's Almanac prom ises strenuous winds and perhaps snow" for today and Saturday.
 A months mind requiem high mass for Thomas Hogan was celebrated in St Patrick's church on Thursday.
 The fourth quarterly conference was held at the Methodist vestry in Moo- sup, Thursday evening, the district superintendent. Rev. J. H. Newland o1 Norwich, presiding.
 The month of March is devoted to honoring St. Joseph, foster-father of Christ, model head of the family, pro- tector of the woman and the child and exemplar of the workingman.
 Miss Mary Welles of Eewington state secretary of the Consumers league, is sending out notifications of the Child Labor convention to be held in Hartford on Tuesday, March 1S.
 The Rev. Franklin McElfresh, MA, Ph.D., DID,, teacher training secretary of the International Sunday School association, who has been speaking in Norwich. is addressing church socie- ties in Waterbury this week.
 A correspondent writes The White Ribbon Banner for March: The Nor wich Y's. which organized just previ- ous to our state convention, have held two meetings a month ever since, and are very enthusiastic in all their work.
 Putnam Phalanx members have re- ceived an invitation to participate in the military parade in connection with the tercentenary of the discovery of Lake Champlain, which will be cele- brated the week of July at Burling- ton, Vt.
 The state sculpture commission has voted to recommend to the gov ernor the nomination Of H. Siddons Mowbray of Washington as a member of the commission, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Kirk H. Leav- ems of Norwich.
  cut farms is increasing. being 34,000 this year. The value of these anil maIs is estimated at $150. 1000, Tor S4.40 per head, compared with SAYS apiece year ago, and s4.34, the ten-year average value.
 Fishermen are interested in a bill advocated before the legislature this week to make the close season for shad June 21 to March 3i. Opening the season earlier was advocated by MT. Banning. who favored an open season from April Is to June 10.
 Torrington lodge of Red Men now has the famous traveling blanket which is making the hound of the state. It belongs to Bridgeport tribe and left that city June 30, 1904. It Is covered with souvenirs and may be kept four weeks by each lodge.
 The marriage of Miss Fannie Hold redge of New London and Nelson Holdredge of Ledyard will take place on Thursday, March IS. in New Lon don. Miss Holdredge is the daughter of Mrs. Hiram Holdredge of Wight man street. New London. Mir. Hold redge is a prosperous Ledyard farmer.
 The returns of the New York, New Haven 6 Hartford Railroad Co. to the interstate commerce commission for January give total income from op- eration of s4,055, Ss0. a gain of s376,- 473; operating expenses show a de- crease of $33o,3e1, and the total gain for January in net income is s674,5S4.
 As result of the effort made by the Garbage Reduction company of Bridgeport to secure a place at East Lyme to which the garbage from a number of large cities might be brought, hundreds of cottage owners have been asked to sign post cards addressed to members of the Iegisla- ture in opposition to the project.
 The will of Robert M. Bruce, pro- bated at Greenwich Wednesday, dis- poses of s1,7O0,000 in personality and s150.000 real estate, the bulk going to his only sister, Miss Sarah Bruce of New York. with $40,000 i7 railroad bonds at par value to his niece. Miss Carrie E. Rogers, formerly Of Nor wich. All his household furniture and personal effects go to his sister and Mfas RogerE No r7f1hIin henuaS+e o-a