Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-07
VARIOUS MATTERS

Many cottage owners will visit their shore property today and Sunday.
 Steamer Franconia. with Norwich passengers aboard. reached Gibraltar Friday.
 Circles of the Kings Daughters are preparing to commemorate the 94th birthday of Fanny Crosby. March 24.
 Herman Steizner, who was recently boss dyer at the Elmville Worsted company. resigned to come to the Ard more mills in Yantic,
 Cheer up! Come and hear the Boys Minstrels tonight, Y. NJ. c. A. Audito- rum. Admission 25c.-Adv.
 The Lenten lecture at Trinity Epis- copal church, Brooklyn, Conn, was de- livered Friday evening by Archdeacon J. Eldred Brown of Norwich.
 A rumor that The Elm, the hand some residence at the Pequot owned by Mrs. Cornelia Osgood Tyler, had been sold. is denied by Mrs. Tyler.
 Fishermen fear that the amount of fresh water from the streets and sew CTS during the thaw may have bad effect upon the Holsters which may be near shore.
 At the fourth quarterly conference held i'll the South Methodist church, South Manchester Wednesday evening. G. G. Scrivener, district superintendent. of Norwich. presided.
 At Stafford Springs MT. and Mrs A. w. kingsbury will be at home to heir friends today (Saturday) from to 5 and from 7.30 to g D. m.. on the 18th anniversary of their marriage.
 Bids were opened at the capitol this week by Charles J. Bennett, state high way commissioner, for contracts for construction of sections of state roads in towns including Brooklyn and East ford.
 Choice meats at Church Bros Try them for your Sunday dinner.-adv.
 Charles H. Klinck, the first cattager at Ocean Beach to take steps to repair the damage done by the terrific storm, Thursday awarded the contract for a retaining wall in front of his cottage on the board walk to the T. A. Scott Co.
 The shad fishermen in the shore towns are purchasing and receiving their twine for their nets and have placed their reels in position. Weather permitting, they will start at once making new and repairing their old nets.
 Mrs. T. Hunt Sterry of Salem fell Thursday night while visiting her daughter, Miss Ora NJ. w. Sterry, at Fort Terry, and suffered a serious frac- ture of the left arm. The fracture was reduced by Dr. Robinson, post sur geon.
 Men are at work building up the chimney and repairing thes roof over the apartment of Mrs. Mary G. Web ster of Church street, blown in Sun day. The falling rubbish smashed all the dishes on the kitchen table and even tore a leaf from the table.
 By a new postoffice order leaves of absence without pay, in addition to the leave of absence with pay authorized by law. will be granted postal en- ployes who are members of the Ma ttonal Guard when called upon to per- form military duty by competent au- thority.
 The house in East Woodstock known as the Methodist parsonage is to re- vert to the New York Bible society late Mrs. Elizabeth Coombes. it was to become the property of that society when it ceased to be used as a par sonage.
 The first conviction for driving cat tie into this state from Massachusetts without proper health certificate oc- cured Wednesday in Canaan before Justice Of the Peace George E. Ford. Chauncey E. Baldwin, former repre- sentative of West Cornwall, was fined S5 and costs, amounting to S19.97.