Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-04
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Norwich, Saturday, April 4, 1914.
VARIOUS MATTERS


 Friday was St. Richards day in the church calendar.
 Tn Peck library is now receiving the Trinity ivy as a gift.
 ball Armory, Easter Monday night adv.
 Weighing of parcel post packages Is keeping the postoffice force busy for 15 days.
 Amateur astronomers hereabouts are keeping a lookout for the recently dis covered sun spot.
 -Householders who have been anx- ious to remove storm doors have decid- ed to wait awhile.
 Eastern Connecticut Mt. Holyoke students have returned to college, after the spring vacation.
 Boys were out with tops Friday. although it was 3S degres at school time, in the morning.
 Among the bills approved by the governor Friday was that of the Mys- tic Oral school for S4,262
 Don't fail to attend stereopticon lec- ture by Miss Edith Abbott in Slater hall Monday evening.-adv.
 There was snow enough to cover the ground early Friday morning, and it did not melt until nearly o'clock.
 Business is beginning to improve for the country inns now that motor car owners are starting on week end out mus.
 At present Miss Jessie Gibson. ma tron at the County Home, has S3 chiI- dren in her charge. 3S girls and 45 boys.
 New green vegetables appearing in market look like snrlng, although the point.
 Easter gifts of neckwear, handSer-- chiefs aprons, baskets novelties, cards at Woman's Exchange Order hot cross buns now-adv.
 The Cornell Alumni association of Connecticut at Its annual banquet in Hartford this week elected E. s. San derson of Waterbury president.
 The April White Ribbon Banner states that the Windham county con- vention is to be held in Wauregan this year, the date to be announced later.
 In honor of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem, palms vii be blest and distributed at the 10.30 o'clock mass in St. Patrick's church tomorrow. Palm Sunday. At this time the forty hours devotion will begin.
 There Is local interest in the fact that the engagement of Miss Ruth Imo- gene Stanley of New Britain to Harry Milton Bates of Hartford has been an- nounced by Miss Stanleys parents, MT and Mrs. c. B. Stanley.
 Referring to the late Judge Oliver E. Getty of Danielson. this weeks Cath olic Transcript says: Judge Getty pos sessed to a rare degree those traits of character which command respect, in spire confidence and kindle friendships
 During the evening now Policeman Myron Morgan keeps a vigilant eye on the offset about the Otis library, a fact appreciated by the adult patrons of the library, who have been greatly an noyed by the hoodlums, who used to shout and play about that corner.
 A movement has stated in Connecti- cut to have better inspection of public watering tanks for horses The state makes laws to try to stop the spread of glanders and spends considerable money TOT veterinary inspection, but apparently overlooks the watering troughS.
 A railroad man said Friday that mat terS are more encouraging, as the Readville car shops of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad re- sumed operations in full this week. Five hundred men had been laid off during the past three weeks, but have returned to work.
 The Jewish soldiers and sailors Passover committee, organized to re- quest a furlough for Jews in the Unit ed States army and navy during Pass over week, has received word from Secrethary of War Garrison and Sec retary of the Navy Daniels announcing that the army and navy men of Jewish faith would get the desired furlough.
 High priced masons Tepaided a chim- ney on a Norwich residence which had been blown down during a gale. The first time fire was lighted the house was filled with smoke, so there was thought of turning in an alarm. h. vestigation showed that the expert masons had failed to clean the old bricks out of the chimney.