Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-30
VARIOUS MATTERS

VARIOUS MATTERS
 Today. April soth, the day's length has increased to 14 hours.
 Mrs Magdelent Element who died at her home in Holland Monday after noon was s2 years old.
 Textile week will attract Eastern Connecticut mill men to Boston be- fore the big exhibit closes.
 Local women have been notified tht the annual Women's Missionary union Is to be held in New Haven, May F.
 There is considerable planting of shrubs and trees, but cold, wet wealth CT means a big loss to the nursery men.
 Special lunch for business men daily at the Wauregan house for 50 cents.-adv.
 windham residents. MT. and Mrs. An drew Sperry and family have returned to their home after a brief visit in Cohanzie.
 Cold weather greatly delays cottage owners, who like to make early visits to their property to look after lawns, plant flower seeds. etc.
 Some of the history classes will of George Washington's inauguration as first president of the United States.
 License your dogs in the town clerks office today. One dollar extra after May first. Office open Thursday and Friday evenings.-ady.
 A number of art lovers from sur rounding towns have come to Nor wich this week to see Dr. Mareau's famous painting. The Village Black smith.
 The old building on Chestnut street being torn down by the Max Gordon Corporation is furnishing kindling wood for small boys who came with express carts from far and near.
 New London papers state that Fri day night Rev. G. G. Scrivener of Norwich, district superintendent, will pay his quarterly visit to the Federal Street Methodist Episcopal church.
 Members of New London lodge of Elks are discussing the prospect for having an Elks' day at Plant field this season. Grand Exalted Ruler Edward R. Leach will probably be invited to attend.
 A number of French speaking mem bers of local Catholic parishes will go to Plainfield Sunday evening to hear the famous Jesuit preacher, Rev. Louis Lalande, of Montreal, at St. Johns church.
 A lively contest is expected at the annual borough election to be held at Groton in the second district hall, on Monday. May 4. at which time a war den and six burgesses, a clerk and a treasurer will be chosen.
 George S. Palmer, formerly of this city and now of New London, was nectiout State Conference of Chari- ties at Tuesdays session of the annual meeting, held in Bridgeport
 change has been made in the specifications for the new roads which of the Connecticut College for Wo- men. The specifications now call for a roadbed one foot deep with a Telford base.
 Foreman of Bridges George Warren fortifying and making stronger the bridges trestles and docks on the Shore line. which have been weakened by the freshets, storms and tides during the winter
 William Nicholas grand secretary of the Commercial Travellers of New England, and known to commercial travellers as Bill Nick,'' because he signed his name that way to all his correspondence, died Monday in Providence.
 Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Richard R. Graham, wife of the rector of Christ church, Norwich, representing the Connecticut Woman's auxiliary, visit ed Calvary parish. Stonington. to meet and address the local branch of the auxiliary at the rectory.
 The next session of the Connecticut division, Sons of Temperance. is to be held in New London October 22. The cieties in United States east of the Mississippi and in Canada. will meet in Newport, R. l.. July A.
 There is considerable dissatisfac- tion among cottagers at Ocean beach at the announcement of the Connecti- cut Power company, that a charge of $3 is to be made for installing each meter there this season. It is felt that the charge is excessive.
 The Progressive Missionary club of the Central Baptist church met We'd nesday afternoon with Miss Sarah E. Gardner of Cliff street, sixteen mem bers attending. Mrs Franklin H. Brown presided. After reading and sewing, light refreshments were served News of the recent death of Mrs Frank Wallace Webster of Clinton South Carolina, came sorrow and sur- prise to friends Mrs. Webster spent the summer at Horizon lodge in 191t and was planning to some north fol 1 the coming summer at Lords Point. Capt. George W. Halyburton. master 1 of the tug Aries. which sank in Rari- tan bay, has been made master of the i tug Gertrude of the Thames Tow 1 boat Co., fleet. The crew of the Arie. l goes with him. Capt. Joseph s. Rog- CTS and crew go from the Gertrude tC l the Minnie.