Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-04-24

Bible day was noted in many of
the churches. Sunday.
A number from here win go to New
Haven today for Foot Guards day.
Winter wraps and garments have
been taken out Of mothball storage
again.
Ncosha whist tonight in Foresters'
halliday.
Tuesday, st. Marks day, win be es-.
pecially observed by the Episcopal
churches.
Several of the choirs repeated por-
tions Of their Easter musical pro-
gramme yesterday.
Some farmers have begun blowing,
but they find frost near the fences
and in shaded spots.
Rev. Mr.. Curtis of Woodstock con-,
Quoted services in the Center Groton
church Sunday afternoon.
Miss Cash was on duty at the Otis
library reading room. Sunday after
noon. There were many visitors.
State Highway Commissioner James
II. Macdonald has set the date of
April 25 for contractors to begin work
on state highway contracts.
Mrs Mary Peterson, now in her
104th year. is making her home in
the old Hampstead house with the
Branch family in New London.
The tax collector VIII be Mt the store
of John G. Potter, East Side. today,
from IL q. M. to l o.. n.-adv.
S. B. Palmer of the firm of Chandler
& Palmer was one of those elected to
membership in the American Society
of Civil Engineers at the meeting of
the board of directors held April 4th.
The quinquennial catalogue of offi-
GERS and graduates of Yale university
appeared Saturday. The summary
shows total of 26,313 Yale graduates,
of whom 1o.34s are dead and 1896
living.
The International Silver company,
which has a factory at Thamesville
has been awarded the contract for the
silver service in the new Hotel Taft
in New Haven. The price Ia estimated
ct $4,000.
Cards have been received announc-
ing the marriage of Charles Gardner
OF Newport r. l., and Miss Mildred
Averill Collar of Elliott, Conn. Mr.
Gardner was formerly station agent at
Guilford and is now station agent at
Newport.
Marketmen say the prices on all the
fruit, particularly the best grades, are
unusually high for this season of the
year. The big drop in the shipments
from Florida and other southern states
on account of the unfavorable weather
is the cause.
General Supt. Benjamin r. Pollock
of the New Haven road met at New
Haven Friday a committee of seven,
representing 500 station agents of the
system, demanding a change in work
ing conditions. The question is not
one of wages.
License your dog in the town clerks
ONCE now. One dollar extra after May
LIST. ONCE open daily from a. m. to
8 p. m.-adv.
The Franklin house at Crescent
beach, owned by Mrs. M. e. Madison,
was entered by burglars recently and
large part of the contents stolen.
Mrs. Mattison returned last week from
spending the winter in Holyoke and
discovered the loss.
Yesterday, at the high mass in st.
Patricks church, Rev. William r.
Cavanaugh preached on the twofoId
obligation implied in the fourth COM
mandment, Honor thy father and thy
mother, defining the duties of parents
toward their children.
A party of rs immigrants bound
for the east, arrived on the Norwich
boat Saturday morning. They re-
manned at the union railroad station,
New London, until the arrival of the
3.59 o'clock train, when they were put
in a special coach bound for Boston.
Rev. M. S. Kaufman, the new pastor
of st. PauPs Methodist Episcopal
church, Providence, and his wife were
rendered a reception Friday evening
by the members of the congregation.
Miss Alice Wyatt. on behalf of the
Junior league. presented Mrs. Kauf-
man bouquet of roses.
Saturday. Dartmouth college observ-
ed Founders day. in honor of Rev.
Eleazer Wheeloek, who was born in
Windham Conn.,, April 20, I'LL. and
founded the college in Lebanon, later
removing the Institution to Hanover
n. H, and acting as its first president
ten years, until his death.
Just as the high mass was begin
ming at st. Patrick's church Sunday, a
fuse in the electric motor which runs
the organ burned out. The choir
made the best of an embarrassing con-
dition. singing without accompaniment
until the Credo. by which time Organ
ist Farrell had renedied the difficulty.
New York, New Haven & Hartford
engineers have been notified that COM
plants have been received of unnec-
essary noise from the blowing of whis-
ties on engines fhile passing through
towns or thickly settled localities, and
ordered not to blow the whistles ex-
cept when absolutely necessary as a
signal or warning.
The Derby weather prophet pre-
diets: A warm wave will visit this
section this week. From the 9th to
the 29th of the present month a big
storm of wind and rain followed by
heavy frost. From the 18th to the 18th
of May great storm of wind and
rain followed by heavy frost. which
will be the last real frost.
At Midway. the offices of day and
night engine despatchers have been
abolished. The former was held by
Walter IL. Coe. The Office of night
dispatcher has been held by T. r.
Vickery since the system was inaug-
urated in 1904. The duties will here