Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-20
VARIOUS MATTERS.

 VARIOUS MATTERS.
 Tomorrow is the old English Shrove Sunday.
 Only two days after today for pre- Lenten gayeties. Church societies in several places are holding ice carnivals. Rising temperature caused the ice to vanish, Friday afternoon.
 Since the ice melted, the big buds of the magnolias are showing green. As Monday is legal holiday. there will be a rush of banking business to- day.
 The larger cities of Connecticut have started a crusade against unsafe the ater buildings.
 Friday was observed as Missionary day in Congregational churches in number of towns.
 This year Memorial day comes on Sunday, so that religious services will be eminently fitting.
 The official post cards for the fund 10 help the starving earthquake suf- ferers are being received through the mails.
 Rev. P. c. Wright will speak at the Central Baptist church Sunday morn ing upon the topic. "A Perplexed Judge" His evening topic will be well Born. n."-adv.
 Bulletin 1892 of the Connecticut agri- cultural experiment station deals with Forest Survey of Litchfield and New Haven Counties.
 J. Howard Adams of Baldwin street has accepted a call to become pastor of the First Baptist church at North Stonington.
 Tn the river and harbor bill report ed in the national house Friday morn ing surveys are provided for the Mys- tic and Shetucket rivers.
 In some public br''2ings, since the recent fire, notices have been posted forbidding the throwing of cigar or cigarette butts or matches on stairs or in railways.
 All members of Division No. 2, A. o. H., are notified to appear st their rooms at 1.15 o'clock Sunday after noon. with badge and gloves, to at- tend the funeral of our late brother, Michael Finnegan.-adv.
 The Swedish Christian Young Peo- ple's association of Connecticut is holding it's annual meeting at the Swedish Zion Congregational chrrch, Hartford, today (saturday).
 Very low Coionist Rates via Nickel Plate road-Beginning March 1st to California, Washington and Oregon. Elegant tourist sleepers. Write L. P. Burgess, N. E. P. A., 2os Old South Bldg, Boston, Mass.-adv.
 The Halle club will be closed Feb. 22, day and evening, also the evening of Feb. 24. There will be no supper served on the latter evening. The usual Monday classes for next week will be postponed until Thursday and the Wednesday classes unfil Friday. Other classes as usual.-ady. Teachers in the public schools are receiving from the postofiice depart ment pamphlets explaining the postal system and showing the correct meth cd of addressing letters. These pam phlets may be used as text books and pupils have lessons on the workings of the postoflce department.
 The state fish and game commis- sioners, alleging cruelty to Holsters, earnestly recommend to the state leg islature that the body of the lobster be the part measured, to do away with the cruel practice of puulling and stretching to make a short lobster come to the legal measure of nine inches.
 Gas globes and shades at the Robert Brown Est, 57 West Main St, at bar gain prices. Broken sets and single pieces. Prices from s cents to 25 cents. adv.
 The following Is the schedule of the dancing classes at Millsrs: Today at 2 o'clock, Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock, Monday evening class post poned to March 1. The Thursday eve ming class will meet Tuesday evening, February 23. The Wednesday after noon class Is postponed to March B. The Wednesday evening class will meet Thursday, Feb. 26, the Friday oIa NnS- TAu ing of the Tuesday evening class will be March 2.-adV.
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