Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-08
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Norwich, Tuesday, April 8, 1918.
VAKiOUo MATTERS.

: SANiOOS MA IE.E<1. April Sth is St. Walters day. There were several April showers Monday morning.
 . day.-Adv.
 Bands of gypsies have begun theii
 spring migration about the state.
 Pansies planted in beds or vases ap- pear to be standing the cold well. f G. A. R. men recall that the first
 national encampment was held at In
 dlanapolis, April 6, 1866.
 The dinner of the New London Pro- gressives, scheduled for Monday even ing has been postponed to fall.
 Dr. Jekyll and MT Hyde at the Au- l ditoriuIn now.-Adv
 The Wheeler school at North Ston- lngton will open today (Tuesday) af- ter a vacation of little over a week.
 The cruiser Runaway, owned by A H. Lathrop of Norwich. was launched from winter quarters at Noank Satur- day.
 Best $3.5o eyeglasses properly fitted for $1.S5. Burnham 227 Main street. Adv.
 1 The new rose at the New York flow i CT show Monday was the Miladi, and 1 came from the greenhouses in Crom- l well, Conn
 Fishermen in the shore towns are catching the first blackfish and founders and run of these fish is now looked for
 Students and teachers of Miss cnh tomorrow Wednesday, after nearly , three weeks vacation. Monday evenings meeting of the Player-Piano club was held with Ru- therford c. Plaut at the Plaut-Cad- den company's building. Six who had filed petitions in bank ruptcy were discharged from bank Tuptcy in the United States court Sat urday. including Frank B. Fink. FL lington.
 Today is the 69th anniversary at Lee X Osgood's. Special anniversary sale and souvenirs to customers.-adv.
 The P. S. Bartlett place at Eastern Point has been sold to Morton F. Plant. There are about IA acres of land and several buildings on the property.
 At the Baptist ministers conference in the Old Mystic Baptist church on Monday there was a paper by Rev. J. Very and by Rev. F. o. Cunning ham of Norwich.
 There would be no complaint of the scarcity of irewood if scores of old apple trees in the suburbs were cut down, at the same time h lping to get rid of San Jose scale.
 The meeting of the Connecticut branch of the Women's American Baptist Home Missionary society will be held at the First Baptist church, Bridgeport, Wednesday, April Is.
 The annual meeting of the City un- ion of Kings Daughters will be held at Trinity Episcopal church this even- ing at 'T.45.-adv.
 Local labor organiza ations have re- ceived notice that the hearing before the legislative committee the bill to do away with the manufacture of articles in jails and prisons will be held Thursday.
 Harmon L. Perkins of Gales Ferry had garden peas above ground by April 1. Mrs. Perkins also had sweet 1 peas up the first of the month. haV- { ing planted them on her birthday, l early in March
 Local Chinamen are anxious for news this week. as today, pril Sth, is the date set for the opening of the new Chinese National Assembly at Pekin by order of the president of the Chinese Republic.
 Frank Bragg and Miss Elsie David 1 son will be married in the parsonage cf the Federal street Methodist church | in New London this (Tuesday) after noon at 3 o'clock. Mir Bragg is in the i employ of the Norwich line of boats /;
 Low colonist fares to California via Washington Sunset route until April IA. l Personally conducted tourist sleeping ears from Washington without charge, ] daily except Sunday. Berth S9. 12 Milk 1 & 332 Washington Sts, Boston.-adv. |
 Ozias Dodge of Norwich is an active 1 of the New Haven Paint and | Clay club which holds it's twelfth eX- 1 hibition from April to 26. but for the ! first time iii a number of years MT i Dodge is not exhibiting at this sea i sons show.
 The Norwich and Westerly Traction ! company has purchas sed a new freight i car which made it's first trip over the . line from Norwich to Westerly Fri l day afternoon. The car is larger than i the freight car now in use on the lines i of the company.
 At Montville, hundreds of big trees l cut into poles and billings have been shipped the past few days by the lum- bermen. They were hauled to the ] river and 6oated out to Schooners which will carry them to Martha's l Vineyard, where they will be used.