Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-03-12
VARIOUS MATTERS

Pruning OF shrubs and orchard trees
Is going on.
Rural carriers are finding travel
! somewhat improved.
| Speakers and essayists for Grad
| uation day are being chosen.
| For private dancing lessons, go see
Kennedy at Cadillac hall. Any hour
/ adv. =
Statesmen for Fourth of July fire
works are getting around with their
stock.
The new night letter service of the
telegraph companies is materially in
creasing telegraph business.
Dance in the Broadway dancing
academy tonight. Best dancing floor
in the city. Norwich orchestra.-adv
The flag on the Buckingham Memo
rial was at half-staff on Friday on
account of the death of Col. James ].
McCord.
AT the fourth quarterly conference
at the Rockville NJ. e. church this
Saturday evening, District Supt. ].
H Newland of Norwich will preside.
The old-fashioned spelling match is
being revived in the state. whole coun-
ties in western Connecticut being en-
listed in the effort to spell down" ops
ponents.
English residents have received post
cards this week commemorative the
18th wedding anniversary of King
Edward and Queen Alexandra, on
March 10.
James f. Brown, Jr., of North Ston-
ington has purchased in Stonington
one of James E. Lords mammoth
bronze turkeys. which took a prize at
the late Boston show.
Dance at Cadillac hall Saturday
night. Good floor, good music and
good crowd.-adv.
The following reference from the
Rockville Journal will interest Nor
Wich temperance workers: Rev. J. H.
James. who has been laid up for sew
eral weeks, IS able to be out.
Three persons from Rockville have
been committed to Norwich State hos
pita1 this week. On Tuesday, Captain
Kane took Julia Dumford and William
Parkaurst to the retreat, and on Fri
day Mrs. John PAIL.
Several divisions of the Connecticut
company will receive a new supply of
cars early in April, as an order for
eighty-nine has been given to the car
works at Worcester, Mass. All the
cars will be mounted on standard mo-
tor trucks.
The Sunday evening services at the
Central Baptist church promises to be
interesting. Rev. P. c. Wright will
speak; the congregation will sing Cos
pei songs; Ernest L. Smith of Worces-
ter will play violin SOLOS. You are
invited.-adv.
March il was an anniversary of In
terest to c. A. r. men, being the date,
in 1862, when General Mcclellan as
sumed command of the Army of the
Potomac, Fremont that of the Noun
tain department, and Halleck that of
the Mississippi.
The 22d annual dance of Division
No. .. A o. H, which takes place in
the Arnory, March IL, judging from
the advance sale of tickets, promises
to be a, great success, and a most en-
joyable evening is assured to all who
attend this social.-adv
The master housepainters and dec
orators of the state at the Winthrop
Wednesday evening heard an inter
esting talk on the international con-
vention by State President Baxter of
Hartford After the business session
dinner was served. About forty were
at the table.-Meriden Journal.
It is stated that the contents of the
recently burned ribbon mills at Turn
ersville had been insured for much
more than was at first supposed. there
being 500 on machinery and $4,000
on silk. The mill building itself,
which was owned by the Catherine
Turner estate, was insured for $4,000
Low rates to California, Arizona.
New Mexico, Mexico. Tourist sleeper
without change, berth $500 Wash
ington-Sunset route, 170-22s Wash.
ST, Boston.-adv.
The two Sisters from the House of
the Good Shepherd, who have been in
Norwich for two weeks return to
Hartford today They have met with
the most generous reception from per-
sons of all denominations, who are in
sympathy with their work of aiding
Maynard girls to lead useful and wor-
thy lives. The twenty Sisters in the
Hartford home have 1870 girls and wo-
men in their care representing many |
creeds and nationalities.
Very Low Coionist Rates
Via Nickel Plate Road, to California |
Washin Ston, Oregon and Far West.
daily, until April 14th. Finest tourist |
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