Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-01
VARIOUS MATTERS

VARIOUS MATTERS
 In sunny gardens tulips are up sev- eral inches.
 The going out of March was lamb like enough.
 Tailors and dressmakers are begin ming to have plenty of Easter orders.
 The Ledyard school, Miss Rathbun teacher, is having two weeks vacation
 Supper at Spiritual Academy tonight. Is cents.-Adv.
 Friday, April 1T, has been appointed by Governor Baldwin as Arbor and Bird Day.
 Some of the missionary societies are preparing Easter boxes, to be sent to public institutions.
 Many families took advantage of the good weather of Tuesday and there was considerable moving.
 Eastern Connecticut students at the Willimantic Normal school are at their homes for the spring recess.
 Central Baptist church Tuesday after noon was led by Mrs. J. J. Fields.
 The well-stuffed purse lying on the sidewalk today will not be hurriedly picked up by those who remember the date.
 The new magazine covers that have been added to the library table at the Y. M. c. A are quite an improvement over the old ones.
 A West Avon correspondent men tions that Rev. Clifton P. Flanders has returned from spending the winter in the southern states.
 course dinner every noon at the Wauregan House for 50 cents each.- Adv.
 The ice is out of the Mantle river, and several trawl fishermen there have started their spring dragging. Large catches of fatfish are being made.
 Delegates are being chosen to at tend the 18th annual session of the Grand council, Royal Arcanum, to be held in Hartford Wednesday, April 15. Newspaper workers are being noti- fled that the 18th annual convention of the National Editorial association will be held at Houston, Tex, April B to 27.
 Mentioned among the beautiful floral forms at the funeral of Almon Hyde, in Hartford. was a wreath marked Brother from MT. and Mrs. Emil Jahn of Norwich.
 A new tennis court is being made on the grounds of the Griswold hotel at Eastern Point. When completed, there will be four courts. The old courts are being repaired. Augustus KuppeIl of Groton is to spray the trees on the Chritopher Av- cry property at Eastern Point Brown tail and gypsy moths have been dis covered on the trees. A Bristol patient, John Costello, who went to the Norwich state hospital in January, has been discharged as cured. He had a mild attack of insanity. He 1 is about 45 years old. J. A R. Saunders of Mystic, F. C. Babson of Danielson and Allen T. Pratt of Rockville are on committees appointed for the coming s. of V. en- campment at Stamford. Spring is surely coming. for Tues day evening the peepfrogs were heard in ponds about the city. Also a flock of wild geese flew over the city north ward bound just about sunset. Annual convocation of Franklin chapter. No. 4, at Masonic temple Thursday, April 2nd at 7.30 D. m.- Adv.
 An enjoyable surprise party was given Miss Fanny NJ. Branche of l Church street Tuesday evening by the employees of Disco Bros. and the mem 1 bers of Mrs. Calvin l.. Swans class in the Central Baptist church. Sunday closed the three month pas l fa 0f Wilson 2 n nac tor of the Old Saybrook Congregation l al church. Next Sunday Rev w. F. 1 White of Ledyard. chosen permanent ! pastor, will assume his duties. l Although the annual state meeting ] of the Kings Daughters will not be 1 held until October, at Waterbury, the president, Mrs. William H. Dawley, of 1 Norwich, and the other officers are making preliminary plans for the con- i vention.
 l Graduates of Pratt institute from all 1 parts of Connecticut, and q. few from l nearby states. attended the third an nual banquet and business meeting of i the Pratt club of Connecticut at the Hotel Connecticut, Hartford, Satur- l day night.
 ". c. Snow. advertising manager of the International Silver company. has l yearly general meeting of the Associa- l ton of National Advertising Managers ! which will be in session Thursday, Fri day and Saturday.
 The T A. E. society field day com
 naittee is completing arrangements fo1 the state gathering of temperance so- cieties in Middletown June 20. There | will be a big street parade and some 1 Of the best athletes in the country will
 participate in the field day events.
 It has been stated at the offices O.
 the New York, New Haven and Hart
 ford railroad in New Haven that a re-
 duction in the size of the various di- visions of the New Haven system is tt
 be made. It is felt that the division
 superintendents have too much terri tory to cover at present. The United States weather bureal is to establish sub stations in the Con necticut tobacco belt, including Tol land county, about May 1, to giv' growers the l>enetit of the govern 1 in, sfO