Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-02-24
VARIOUS MATTERS

VARIOUS MATTERS
AS almanac day for March, Friday
could not be improved upon.
The comfort of having dry. clean
walks was appreciated by city jewellers
Friday.
All local freights on the New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad
were cancelled Thursday on account of
Washington's birthday.
The Women's auxiliary of Christ
church met this week with Miss Sarah
Young at her home on Broad street,
when Lenten sewing was resumed.
The state agricultural experiment
station at New Haven is sending oIt a
leafiet describing the leopard moth,
and explaining how to eXterminate the
pest.
The Grove Hill poultry yards ship
ped on Thursday eighteen rabbits to
the animal farm Of the Harvard col
lege of medical surgery at Cambridge,
Mass.
Mentioned among freshmen who
served during the Junior festivities at
Mt. Holyoke college this week was
Miss Marion e. Norton of North West
chester, Conn.
BY tomorrow the day win be exact
ly II hours long, having increased l
hour Sc minutes, a fact of dollars and
cents benefit in the matter of store
and factory lighting.
Emeen Sliby, whom many in Nor
wich have occasion to remember has
reappeared in Holyoke, where he is
conducting business under the auspices
Of the Y, NJ. c. A.
E. Howard Geer, the Hartford
trouble Wednesday, was brother of
z. H. Geer of Hadlyme, and had rela-
tives in this section
A civil service examination is to be
held March 20 for chemist in the forest
service, Madison, Wis. at salaries
ranging from $1,000 to $4,000 a year;
age limit 20 to so years.
Clayton E. Harwood, for SO years
cashier of the Rockville National bank,
has resigned, but has made no plans
for the future. He is brother Of the
late Calvin L. Harwood of Norwich.
New Haven papers state that at
charity concert to be given in the Hy-
perion theater Sunday evening by the
Second Regiment band, c. n. c., there
will be piccolo selections by Fred Gull
ford.
During Lent the Rev. William Hook
er, Episcopal rector at Poquetanuck.
is to conduct public cottage services
every Friday evening in Hallville. Mrs.
Thomas Thornes will have charge of
the music
The Montville school board, Charles
w. Comstock chairman, has voted an
appropriation of $40 for the purchase
Of books for the school libraries an
equal amount also being granted by
the state.
Rev. P c. Wright will speak in the
Central Baptist church Sunday. Rev.
James f.. Nc rcross Of Boston will ad
dress the mems Bible class at noon.
A double male quartette will sing in
the evening.-adV.
Walter Burlingame, Albert Letting
well, L. E. Holden. ]. B. Palmer Nor
witch, and A. B. Ladd, Jr. Baltic, were
among those registered attending the
state convention of rural free delivery
carriers in New Haven on Thursday.
Among the Wreckage found along the
shore at Stonington Friday was q cab
in door and a bow board on which
was painted the name Lizzie Koran"
In the shipping register tho Lizzie Ho-
ran is given as a barge haling from
Roldout, n. Y.
Very Low Rates Pacific Coast via
Nickel Plato Road. Colonist fares to
California, Washington, Oregon and
far west, daily, March I'd to April 14th.
Fines tourist sleepers daily. Write L.
P. Burgess, NE.P.A, 312 Old South
Bldg, Boston Mass.-adv.
In noting a recent musical pro-
gramme at the Congregational church
the Stafford Press says: DR.. G. Per
cival Bard delighted his hearers with
several organ numbers notably 'Vari-
atoms of an American Air" by Flag
Ter, and Gavotte (Mignon), Thomas.
Through the efforts of Mrs. Sara
Kinney of Hartford, honorary vice
president general Of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, papers are
being circulated for signatures
throughout the state recommending
the restoration Of the army canteen.
President P. ]. Cassidy of the New
London County Medical association has
named DR.. e. J. Brophy for member
ship on the committee to consider and
arrange for a tuberculosis exhibit. DR..
Brophy's appointment fills the vacancy
left on the committee by the death of
DR.. P. H. Hartman.
For four Sunday evenings during
Lent Rev. Hugh Treanor has invited
Dominican Fathers from New Haven
to preach at the vesper services in St.
Patrick's church On Sunday evening,
March 18th, st. Patricks day there
will be special preacher and the
parish societies will attend in a body.
The Boys union of Broadway Con-
gresational church had an attendance
Of % on Friday evening in the primary
room for its bi-weekly meeting In the
entertainment programme were selec-
lions on the Fictrola. loaned by the
Plaut- Gladden. company. in charge of
Simon Blinderman. Light refreshments