Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-06
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Norwich. Thursday, April 6, ts11.
VARIOUS MATTERS

VARIOUS MATTERS
 The sale of confirmation gifts is helping trade just now.
 The continued rain makes the rubber goods dealers feel happy.
 Many of the college girls returned to begin the spring term on Wednesday.
 Easter eggs of all sizes. hues and prices are appearing in the show win dows.
 At their first food sale Tuesday aft ernoon the Halle club girls cleared over s.
 Hans Larsen of Baltic street has purchased a western horse of Vest erly dealer.
 Easter cards; embroideries. aprons. novelties, for gifts, at the Woman's Exchange.-adv.
 Many carloads of seed potatoes are coming from the north, consigned to Long Island points.
 The leasing of Neptune park and Ocean beach cottages has started in earlier than ever before.
 This year the Memorial day holiday will break into the week somewhat. as May 30 comes on Tuesday.
 Gloomy days make the florists gloomy. Plenty of sun is needed to mature flowers for Eastertide
 Wednesday morning, in towns north. the trees were coated with ice. the rain having frozen on them during the night.
 In a number of places the United Commercial Travellers association is to observe Sunday next as Memorial Sunday.
 Annual convocation of Franklin chapter. No. 4, R. A. M, at Masonic temple this evening. Election of off cers.-adv.
 The Waterbury Democrat says: The Smoke Shop on Bank street has again changed hands. The new buyer is J. K. Jennes of Norwich. John l.. Counihan has purchased the property at No. 39 Spruce street, where he resides of Samuel r. Robinson. The papers were passed this week.
 As is her custom every April, Miss Mamie B. Ward has left for Hartford, to resume her duties in the interests of the Connecticut Children's Aid soci- ety.
 In the city court at New London on Wednesday the case against Edmund Condon, charged with embezzlement, was again continued, this time to April 15.
 There is no change in the plumbers strike here. The journeymen are still out, but the masters say business is dull and they are able to get along all right.
 Plans are already being made by the Bridgeport Photographers club for the state convention of photographers, to be held in that city September 12, 13 and A.
 Margaret Dorsey of New London has sold to George M. Charbonneau of Norwich a lot and buildings in Will Hams street in that city. The deed was dated and recorded March 30.
 News was received in New London Wednesday of the death in Chicago of Dr. Cortland B. Rockwell He was one of three brothers. of whom there is now left George R., residing in Ohio.
 The smelt are running better this week than they have previously this season. On Tuesday there were enough caught to net the four scoopers about s4 apiece. Less were taken on We'd nesday.
 New York. New Haven & Hartford tracks and roadbeds on the Worcester division are being given their annual spring repairs. Old ties throughout the division are being replaced with new ones.
 In renovating the Mohegan church, Deacon George R. Sanders has obtain ed this week five new bracket lamps and six new shades for the chandeliers, making a great improvement in the lighting at the evening services
 The Lake View hotel, at Mantle, owned by Charles H. Cone, was threatened by fire Wednesday morn ing when the chimney was discovered to be burning. The fire was put out before any serious damage was done.
 The grand officers of the Eastern Star of Connecticut were guests on Monday evening of Stellar chapter of Danbury. There were present eight grand officers including the grand con- ductress, Mrs. Bertha Gallup of Moos- up.
 The board of trade leaflet on Nor wien, The Rose Of New England, is being distributed by some merchants and at some of the postoffice sub-sta- tions A number of persons have mail ed the leaflets to distant friends to boom the city.
 Referring to the formation of O new local branch of the Y's, the April White Ribbon Banner says: One of the Y honorary members, Attorney Alofsin, spoke encouragingly to the new Y's and closed his remarks with an amusing reading.
 On Wednesday at 8 o'clock, Rev. Hugh Treanor celebrated a. requiem high mass in St. Patricks church for John Frederick, whose funeral took place on Monday, no requiem being permissible on that day because of the Forty Hours devotion in progress in the church.
 The pay day at the Falls and She- tucket mills has been changed. The employees received their envelopes on Wednesday, and commencing Saturday they will hereafter receive their pay at the end of the week. They will also x<~ q A H