Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-14

X. Southern Jubilee Singers and Play CTS at Y. M. c. A. Friday night Sec ond concert in the popular course.- adv.
 Visitors in Vermont write home that although the first patches of 1911 ma- pie sugar are in the store windows the temperature on Saturday morning was but 6 degrees above zero.
 Natives of the Bay state are be- ing invited to Boston for the cus- tomary celebration on Friday of Evac- uation day, the anniversary of the evacuation of the city by the British in 1776.
 test alarm was made at noon on Monday from box 112, which has re- cently been placed at the foot of Shipping street Everything worked satisfactorily, the strokes being clear and distinct.
 To Inquirer: The altitude of Lan- tern hill. in North Stonington. as gtv- en on the typographical map of the state of Connecticut, is 400 feet. This is 100 or more feet higher than Long hill. which is nearby.
 Rev. J. O. Barrows of Norwich Town occupied the pulpit of the Sec ond Congregational church at Ston- ington Sunday morning. He preached an instructive sermon from the words to be found in Psalms iv:8.
 The award committee on the Hibern- ian essay prizes met on Monday eve- ming to determine the prize winners in the contest conducted by the two divisions of the A. o. H., in which the school children of the city compete.
 There have been contributors to the fund which is being raised for the widow of Charlie Kennedy and among the contributors noted is Hayes Bros, Norwich, $2.5O. Jack Hanifan is talk ing a prominent part in increasing the fund.
 Head-end Brakeman M w. Glover of Groton, Engineer Beach of New Haven and Fireman R. s. Glover of New London were badly scalded when the engine flues blew out of extra freight train No. 2s0, at New London Monday.
 Steady gains over the business of the same months in the preceding year are shown by reports of the freight incoming and outgoing, for the first two months of the year and part of March.
 Judging from the demand for tick cts for the Hibernian dance, Thursday one of the largest crowds ever assem- bled there.-adv.
 After five weeks trip combining business and pleasure, MT. and Mrs. Harold B. Mowry of Sterling arrived on the Mauretania Friday They went from England to Belgium. thence to Germany, ending their enjoyable trip in Paris.
 At New London this morning. the superior court, Judge Green and jury. resumes its session for the continua- ton of the case of the New Haven road vs. the Continental Compressed Air Power company, which was begun last week.
 Thirty-one took the examination on Saturday at New London for letter carrier service at Mystic, including ap- plicants from Norwich, Westerly. Mo- ank, Groton, Stonington, Bristol, R. l., Sandwich, Mass, as we'll as from Mys- tic and Old Mystic.
 Boys are interesting themselves climbing to the top of the Laurel hill bridge in quest of pigeons and their eggs. They are evidently fanciers and are adding to their flock in that way, but are taking big chances in climbing the steel work of the bridge.
 Commodore David Banks, for more than 30 years summer resident of New London, died Saturday at his home, 35 East Seventy-seoond street New York city. Commodore Banks suffered a paralytic stroke about three weeks ago, from which he never re- covered.
 Only President Taft's signature is needed to make the new militia pay bill a statute. Connecticut militia men were happy over the passage of the bill in both houses of the last congress, as they will be paid $48 a year, one-fourth the pay of the reg ular army soldier.
 At the Hibernian dance Thursday night, the 17th, Mil1er's orchestra will to g o'clock. Dancing will start at o'clock sharp.-adv.
 Owing to the illness of Rev. MT Drury of North Stonington, who was to have preached in the Groton Bap- tist church Sunday morning, Rev. J. R. Very of Norwich was secured to take. the place of MT. Atha. who was assisting at the special service at the Poquonoc Baptist church.
 
 A lecture given Sunday evening un der the auspices of Division No 3, A O. H., of Bridgeport, in the theater by the Rev, James V. Illusion, for 8 time stationed at Norwich, is praised by The Telegram for it's literary ex- ce1lence The topic was Ireland's Struggle for Faith and Fatherland from 17S2 to 184S.
 Deacon G. R. Sanders of the Mohe- gan church has collected $95.S5 to- wards the church Improvements, need ing $40 to complete the work. Re- cent subscriptions include s10 from Park church, $5 from Greeneville Congregational church, S2 from Rev Donald MacLane, and $2 from Rev. J w. Bixler. New London. The new or gan has been paid for, costing $50.
 Seven apple orchards in different parts of the state were sprayed bs Storrs experiment station last season They included trees varying in sizl from those just set out to very large ones. perhaps fifty years old. Int owners and localities are as follows: D. M. Ives, Meriden: B. T. Jones. Gen. terviIle: E. Rogers Southingtou: S. A