Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-20
Utlf BulIflIm.
VARIOUS MATTERS.

VARIOUS MATTERS.
 Official spring begins tomorrow, the 21st.
 Schools close today for the Easter recess.
 Rural carriers have no holiday Good Friday
 Peep frogs have already been heard in Columbia.
 Roller skating is again popular with the school children
 Some of the lilacs and elms are budding and field lilies have sprouted.
 The Episcopal churches continue their special holy week services today.
 Fire sale. Regular $50 eyeglasses for s1.75. Burnham's, 227 Main street. Adv.
 and week end will arrive in town this evening.
 Because of Friday being legal holi- day there will be extra banking busi- ness today
 Women of French societies are plan ming to honor the memory of Joan of Arc early in May.
 Announcement is made of the en- gagement of Roy c. Searle and Miss Lola Whiting of Oakdale.
 The whaleback barge Bariva. from Newport News, is discharging a car go of coal at Allyn's Point.
 A local visitor in Vermont states that ice harvesting there is practically ended. An average crop has been se- cured.
 Several local people are planning New York trips to include visit to the Travel and Vacation show which opens today.
 The children of the parish will par ticipate in the procession of the bless ed sacrament at St. Patrick's church this morning.
 A six cylinder automobile came up from New York Tuesday night on the steamer Maine consigned to c. P. Williams of Norwich.
 Choir leaders are asked to send their programmes of Easter music to the Bulletin on Friday for publication in Saturday mornings paper. Because of their inability to secure the house they desire earlier, the fam fly of Rev. and Mrs. P. c. Wright will not leave Norwich for several weeks yet.
 Powers Bros, on the square, open all day Fast Day Those who were unable to get waited on last week will find plenty of clerks this week. adv.
 There are 125 graduates of the Teachers college living in Con- necticut and about 40 of them organ iZed at a meeting held Saturday in NJ Meriden.
 Warning has been issued that two colored women are about the state purporting to be soliciting funds for Boston home for widows 1 and orphans.
 A warm day like Wednesday starts l ID the cleaning germ and makes the 1 lirt and rubbish on the river banks, 1 eft after the winter, seem more re- 'ulsfve than ever.
 Today the tax collector will be at he drug store of George M Rath- 'one, West Side, from Il a m. to l p. n. for the purpose of collecting the ersonal tax--adv.
 Organfsts and choir directors are eminded that Easter musical pro- should be sent the Bulletin n good season to insure their publi- ation on Saturday morning.
 Mrs. Grace Manning and the Ever seady orchestra, of Norwich, have cen invited by Whatsoever circle of he Kings Daughters, al Central EiI- age, to assist in an entertainment here.
 Rt. Rev. J. J. Nilan's circular letter alling attention to the annual Easter fering, cites the various charitable ctivities of the diocese especially ne importance of securing the build lg fund for St. Agnes home.
 While gathering up the eggs from le focks of white rock bullets belong lg to J. Mathieu and Napoleon Go cite at Plainf1eld Wednesday after oon, one egg was found which eighed a quarter of a pound. MT. and Mrs. George O. Luce of celebrated the 18th anni- ersary of their marriage Tuesday q quiet manner only reIat be- 1 lg present. MT. and Mrs. Luce were larried at Sag Harbor, Mss. Luce's ome.
 The certificate of organization of the ournier Laundry Co. of New London as been filed with the secretary of ate. The concern starts business ith S10,000, and the president is AL Sander E. Fournier, while the treas Ter and secretary is Leo A. Fournier The United States Civil Service commission announces the following nominations: April 2, matron for the service; laboratory help r for the department of agriculture pri1 2-3, electrical engineer inspector or the quartermaster corps of the rmy.
 Twenty-six members attended We'd esday's meeting of the Progressive i1ssionary club of the Central Bap- st church, held with Mrs. Benjamin [. Palmer of Prospect street Mrs :. T. Utley, who has returned from Vareham Mass, presiding. Follow lg req ding and sewing light refresh