Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-16

Norwich, Tuesday, March 16, 1909. VARIOUS MATTERS.
 The elrns about town are budding
 Good weather for the millinery oDen- ings.
 The last of the ice has left most ot the small ponds.
 There was a heavy white frost early Monday morning.
 A green St. Patrick's day won't be taken as a bad omen.
 Automobilists found Mondays air keen and disagreeable.
 Window boxes are being planted with spring flower seeds.
 Half of March gone and not much of the severity of winter
 St. James lodge, No. 2s. works the F. c. degree this evening.-adv.
 
 As a Lenten occupation many of the girls have adopted the latest fad of hatpin making.
 Green carnations and tiny pots of thrifty shamrock are on hand for St. Patrick's day favors.
 A number of crow blackbirds have been noticed for several days by peo- pie driving in the suburbs.
 Hungarians all over the world are today celebrating the anniversary of their native lands independence.
 So far the American Red Cross has expended for relief work in Italy Ss16.O0O. Of this amount Connecticut contributed ssI155.52
 Novenas, or nine days devotion in honor of St. Joseph, whose feast day is March 19. are in progress in some Of the Catholic churches.
 The second mass at St. Patrick's church on Wednesday, the patronal feast of the parish. will be a solemn high mass, at o'clock.
 Mrs. K. Stanley Lawler invites you to a preliminary opening of special pattern hats at the Wauregan house, room z, Tuesday, Wednesday and March IS, 17 and 1s.-adv
 Reporting for the Westminster w. ~ gv yHTLF&a ner, J. E. Smith writes: A memorial service was planned for the 1Tth with Mrs. Kicker of Norwich for a speak CT.
 Mrs. Fred witskowski of Center Groton, who has been undergoing treatment at the Norwich state hos pital for about eight months, was dis charged Saturday, and has entirely 
 John Orr has been assigned to the Union station, New London, as mail transfer clerk. to take the place of John Crawford. who has been assign sd to the force of railway transfer clerks.
 Go to the Armory Wednesday eve hing and enjoy a good time. Miller's orchestra Tickets 75c, admitting gen. leman with lady; each additional la- iy 25c. Ladies unaocornpanied by es- ,ort soc. Cars will leave the Armory or Taftville and for Norwich Town at 1 g o'clock.-adv.
 Tolland county farmers who are for unate enough to own sugar naples i Ire already eating new maple syrup. | nick as molasses, on their griddle l .akes. The sap started in running ast, but has not rvn so much for a lew days. The season this year is earlier than usual. News from Connecticut tourists on he s. s. Arabic brings word of their laving what the captain of the ship | 'alls the smoothest voyage and finest 1 weather he has ever known at this l ime of the year. At present they are lue at Damascus, from which city | hey will go to Gallilee.
 The quantity of oats in farmers lands on March 1, is estimated at | 46 per cent, equivalent to 27s,S47, 900 | ushels of last years crop, as compar- q with 35.5 per cent. (267,476, 900 | of the 1907 crop on hand March 1. 1906, and 37 per cent. (811,- s9.OO0 bushels) the average of the ast ten years of the quantity of the rop on hand March l.
 The sub committee to prepare the invitation list for tho towns 25eth celebration, held It's final 1eeting for the present on Monday fternoon, in attendance F. J. Leavens, r hartman, Gilbert S. Raymond, secre- ary, John P. Huntington, Grosvenor .ly, Mrs. William 1T. Shields and Hiss Tanning. The revised list will e published shortly, for corrections nd additions.
 HAVEN THE CANDIDATE.