Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-01
VARIOUS MATTERS.

The first month of spring. March 1st is St David's day.
 There will be a rush today to get the new nickeIs.
 1 There will be considerable first of March moving
 The behavior of March as lion or a lamb will be noted today. Y. NJ. c. A. mems meeting Davis the ater Sunday 3.30 p. m--adv The best moonlight nights in March will be from the 2oth to the 2Sd. Wheeling on county roads is about as bad as it has been this winter. In some places grass has not even
 died this winter, but is green and fresh looking.
 Supernumerary !Barney Keenan was on Policeman Myron Morgan's Frank lin street beat on Friday evening. The fund for the St Agnes home. according to this weeks Catholic Transcript amounts to ss2,36S.63.
 St. Agnes Guild of Christ church met for Lenten work with Mrs. Frank c Turner of Broad street Thursday afternoon.
 District Deputy John H. Cassidy is to make his annual visitation to New London lodge of Elks at its meeting next week.
 With the ice gone. this is a dull time for sportsmen, who are hoping for compensation in good trout fishing month from now.
 The Lenten sermon at the vesperss in St Patrick's church Sunday even ing will be by a Dominican Father from New Haven.
 An unmistakable sign of spring is the toy balloon which the children have all at once adopted. the noisy squeak being heard everywhere
 District Superintendent Rev. J. H. Newland of Norwich win hold the fourth quareriy conference in the Lee Methodist church at Holland tomorrow (Sunday).
 A number from eastern Connecticut will go to New Haven Sunday to at tend the celebration of Robert Elm met's birthday by the Wolfe Tone club, at Polls theater.
 Some of the schools held Longfellow exercises Friday, commemorative of the poets birthday which fell on Thursday. He was born in Portland, Me, Feb. r, 1907.
 Edward A. Holmes Jr., of Plants preserve at East Lyme, has left for Waterbury, to marry Miss Anna Olson l employed by the Oakville company of i that city on March 4. l
 Cards received from Walter R. Den i iscn of Groton locate him in Florence <. Italy. from which place he goes to l Paris, where he will remain till he re- turns home in the spring.
 4 change was made in the arrange ments for the funeral of Miss Ellen i Leonard. who died in Pomfret. The service was held in Pomfret, but burial | was in Northampton, Mass.
 Albert Huntley of Norwich the tele- phone lineman seriously injured by a pole falling on him in December, and who has since been in Lawrence hos oital, New London, was discharged rom that institution Thursday.
 A Northa mpton. Mass, cores oondent notes that T, H Todd has been elected treasurer of the Methodist Mems association, succeeding I. l.. 8ickford, who has moved to Norwich, Conn.
 The auxiliary to the Brotherhood of locomotive Engineers, of which Mrs. 2. N. Coleman of Norwich is a mem per, has found opportunities for doing much practical benevolent work during he winter.
 Local Smith college alumnae learn hat the record of student gifts to the 100000 fund for this week is as fol- ows: 1s13 s9,S71: 1914, $9,51S.75: 1915, 1901 so; 1916. s2.600; students mite I, 562 Il; grand total, 29,O6346
 The collector delivery feature on July 1 next will be added to the par nf ice of the country. An order putting his into effect was signed by Post master General Hitchcock at Washing on.
 The Chinese Revolution" stereopti- on talk by Mir. J. Nj. Clinton of Tokyo, t the mems meeting, auspices of Y. I. C. A. Davis theater, Sunday 3.30 D. n. Male chorus. Illustrated songs. -ang's orchestra. Admission free,- dv. Former Governor Thomas NJ. Waller nd former Mayor James P. Johnston rilI leave New London today (Satur- ! av) for New York. whence they go to elma. Ala. for a trip combining leasure and business They will be one several weeks.
 Lay prejudice aside for once, if no lore Use your reason. Listen to the 1 allabIe address and wonderful, con
  trough the lips of Rev. May & Van erbilt in the Norwich Spiritual Acad- my tomorrow, morning and evening. adv.
 Surprised by Sunday School Class. z Tuesday evening Captain and Mrs. s lillian G. TarboX were surprised by Y of the members of the captains i unday schoo! class in honor of their I ,cent marriage The guests presented { aptain and Mrs. Tarbox with a half ozen silver teaspoons and cream dle Cake, fancy wafers, ice cream Id coffee were served, and Captain arbox entertained with 8, number of : tereSting recitatiOns- .
 Prime Necessity Of Life.