Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-10
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VARIOUS MATTERS


 Nosssieh, Monday. April 10, 1911.
 VARIOUS MATTERS
 Neosha whist tonight at Foresters halI.-adv.
 Sales of Easter gifts helped business on Saturday.
 Gathering driftwood is proving easy and profitable for dwellers along the river banks.
 Yesterday was disappointing day for those who had planned to visit shore cottages.
 Crowds of shoppers filled the streets until a late hour Saturday night, and merchants had fine spring trade.
 Richard Lamont, who predicted bliz- gard conditions and cl1angeable wealth CT, must have had Sunday in mind
 The body of Mrs. Julia Bracken, who. died in Montville, was taken to Mantle Friday and buried in Mantle cemetery.
 BotaAists who have been looking for early specimens state that last weeks cold and snow blasted the leaves of the mayflowers.
 A good number call for mail at the general delivery Sunday morning be- tween 8 and g. and the new rule ap- peared to meet with favor
 The low tides along shore are help ing the clam men who claim this sea son is the best in ten years for large clans, which are in great demand
 The fact that Wednesday, April 12, is the 5Oth anniversary of the firing on Fort Sumter has created demand at the libraries for books on the civil war.
 Divisions of the Ancient Order of Hibernians are receiving invitations to participate in the state parade of the order, to be held in Bridgeport in August.
 The flower mission department of the w. c. T. U. is urging unions to distribute among members of the Loyal Temperance legion, as Easter tokens, packages of flower seeds.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Skinner, wife of the late Edward Kellogg, died Friday aft- ernoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank B. Smith, in Hartford. Burial will be in Colchester today (Monday).
 Beginning at sundown next Wednes day and lasting for eight days, the Hebrew people will celebrates the Feast of Passover, which commence rates the liberation of the ancient Hebrews from Egyptian bondage.
 Sergeant Bussey and Corporal Ran ger of the Third coast artillery were present on Sunday afternoon at the T. A. B. building, giving the St. Mary's cadets their first lesson in drilling. There was a large attendance of the cadets.
 Connecticut ranks fourth in the list of silk manufacturing states, having 47 establishments at the last census against 3S ten years ago. Connecticut used s10 41s,000 worth of principal ma terial last year and s6;496,000 ten years ago.
 Boys who have passed the tender foot degree of the Boy Scouts in Troop 2 took a hike on Saturday afternoon with Scoutmaster K. Morrison ill charge. They started at ? o'clock. ex- tending their hike beyond the Nor wich falls
 The City of Lowell of the Norwich line sailed at midnight Friday with a cargo of 65 carloads of freight The
  day morning with 50 carloads, 15 of which were western freight, including 1000 barrels of sugar.
 After spending several weeks in charge of the Sacred Heart parish at Wauregan, Rev. s. J. Milner of Baltic is soon to be transferred elsewhere in the diocese. the pastor, Rev. Joseph E. Mccarthy, having returned from a vacation with health restored.
 Groton grange, Patrons of Husban- dry, held a meeting Friday night in A. O.. U. w. building. There were about 100 members present, including twenty-six from Fishers island grange representatives of the Norwich, Kono- moo, Stonington, Ledyard and Mystic granges.
 A meeting of the board of managers of the Sons of the American RevoIu- ton was held Saturday afternoon at New Haven. President Lewis 5. Cur tis of Bridgeport reported to the meet ing in regard to the national congress of the body. which will be held at Louisville, Ky, on April 30.
 A special meeting of the Guilford school board was called last week. for nitely establishing the duties of school supervisor. John Rcssiter, a native of North Guilford, but for many years teacher at Norwich, was chosen and engaged by the school board.
 The funeral of Labor Commissioner Scoville will take place this afternoon after prayers at the house. and the body will be carried to Masonic hall in East Haddam, for public service Rev. Franklin Countryman of Bran ford will officiate The bearers will include s. H. Reeves of this city.
 The solemn commemoration of Holy week, the last days of the Saviour s life, is traceable to the remotest pe- riod of the Catholic church's history, and is mentioned by St. John Chryso stom St. Athanasius and a European woman named Aethera, who made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 3SS A. D.
 Household furniture owned by Rena Smith of New London, who is serving states prison sentence for sta tutory rape. has been sold at auction, bring ing $213.S0. The furniture was at