Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-20
VARIOUS MATTERS

VARIOUS MATTERS
 Fire wardens are busy posting the new fire notices issued by the state.
 The servant that never sIeeps-the telephone.-adv.
 Yesterdays suggestion of spring set people to cleaning up their grounds and walks.
 Laurence Ashcroft of Noank is to be manager of the Ferguson stables on Fishers Island, commencing April 1.
 The "F'rantz Premier suction clean CT is the best. Call at the Tanning Studios, 52 Broadway. and see it.- adv.
 Ex-Mayor George F. Tinker, always home is seriously i'll at his home in New London.
 At your command twenty-four hours each day-the telephone-adv.
 Miss Ellen E. Kemp was appointed postmaster at Clark's Corners, Wind ham county, Wednesday. in place of May E. Satin, resigned.
 Perry G. Fripp. a Rockville milkman for years. who recently sold his large dairy and tobacco farm in Ellington. has bought a 32 acre farm in Newing- ton.
 The Richard A. Garfield collection of pictures by the artist Whistler. in his boyhood resident of Stonington. wHs sold in New York Wednesday for SS0o.098.
 Local Methodists were reminded that Wednesday was the 69th birthday of Bishop John w. Hamilton, whom some of them heard speak at New London this week.
 In emergencies time saved counts. The greatest of all time savers is teIe- phone seryice.-ady.
 The civil service commission We'd nseday examined two candidates for vacancy as manager of the laundry at the Connecticut colony for epilep- tics at Mansfield.
 In honor of the feast of St. Joseph there were two low masses in St. Pat ricks church Thursday that at read by Rev, Thomas A. Grumbly and the mass at by Rev. John H. Frederick.
 Rev. W, G. Woodward of Bolton. for 1nerly of Norwich Town, will return for another year.. Through his efforts both the church and the parsonage have been put into excellent condition.
 Tine proof of the pudding is in the eating, Ask the man who has a tele- phone why he has it.-adv,
 The late Louis W. Bassett was a member of the Holy Name society of St. Patrick's parish, and that organ ization has requested a months mind requiem high mass for him today (Fri- day).
 Local visitors to Block Island read with regret Thursday of the death of Capt. Amazon Littlefield, for 26 years keeper of the New Shoreham life sav- ing station. He had lived on the isl- and since his birth II years ago
 All the pupils of the Hartford school for the deaf attended Wednesday the funeral of former Principal Job Will Hams, native of Pomfret. The ser vices were held at the Asylum Hill Con gregationa church, Hartford.
 At the Lenten devotions at St. Jo- seph's church, Bristol Wednesday evening, Rev. John Landry of Baltic delivered the sermon. Rev. Father Landry is the son of MT and Mrs. Ma poieon Landry of Laurel street, Bris- tol.
 Next Sunday, the last Sunday be- fore conference, will mean the final message of number of Methodist pastors to their present congregations as the ministers may be assigned to new charges during the coming con- ference.
 At the fourth meeting of the Con necticut State Conference of Charities and Corrections in Bridgeport, April 26, 27 and 2s. several speakers, incl1d- ing Dr. Henry NJ. Pollock of Norwich will discuss a state farm for vagrants and drunkards.
 The postmaster general has amend ed the postal laws so that fruit and egg crates, etc, can be handled out side of the mail bags. an invaluable asset to farmers, who will be able to ship their products by parcel post at less expense than is now possible.
 At the state convention of Royal NeighborS held in South Manchester Wednesday. the reports showed 23 camps, with a membership of nearly 2,080. and six other camps about to be organized. The state recorder elected is Mrs. Florence Dowd of New London
 Eastern Connecticut members have been in Providence to attend the an nual election of officers of the Order of Railroad Photographers. They held a conference Thursday, and will leave tonight (Friday) for Boston, returning to Providence Saturday for their ban quet- and closing the business for a successful year.
 at the sale of the Orasmus H. Mar shall library of Americana concluded at the American art galleries in New York Wednesday, "PoeticaI Medita- tions, Being the Improvement of Some AFN1Hr I Esq New London, 1795, the rare first volume of verse printed in Connecu- cut, realized $2750
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