Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-23
VARIOUS MATTERS

VAN1OOS MAJ 1ENS
April 2srd is st. Georges day.
The cornerstone of the new Filing
ton town hall is to be laid Saturday
afternoon.
Congressman r. p Hobson is to
come to New London to urge the
adoption Of a nation wide prohibition
A number of local people have been
at their shore cottages this week, get
ting them in readiness for the season.
A Stonington patient. Mrs. Ellen
FTink, has been brought to the Nor
witch state hospital at Brewsters
Neck.
Whist and dance to be given by Div
"a, Ladies' auxiliary, A. o. H, in Z. A.
B. hall Friday evening at s o'clock.
Admission 25c.-adv.
In some places early Thursday morn
ing the mercury stood at % degrees.
It is altogether too cold to suit straw
hat dealers.
Ladies. in town and out, improve
Merchants week. Visit Miss Aides,
3O6 Main street. for hair styles, sham
pooling, face and scalp treatment-ady
Connecticut members of the United
Commercial Travellers are appointing
delegates to the annual convention to
be held in Burlington, VT, June and
4.
Thursday morning in st. Patrick's
church months mind requiem high
mass for Mrs. William Dunn of Church
street the r
H. Broderick.
Rain is badly needed The April
showers which have always been con-
sidered matter Of course have failed
to put in appearance and the ground
is extremely dry.
A delegation from Seaside council in
New London is coming here tonight to
attend the meeting of White Cross
council, K. of c., where Supreme
Knight Flaherty is to be a guest.
Of former Uncasville pastor a Cor
respondent writes: Rev. J. N. Geisler
OF the Lee Methodist church has been
returned to Tolland for another year,
much to the satisfaction of his many
friends.
A Lords Point correspondent mem
tfons that Charles 'Thurber of Put
L
stay and that the Thurber cottage on
Boulder avenue. when completed, will
be very attractive.
At Fishers Island. Harold Glenden-
ming, formerly of Danielson, has
opened his bungalow for couple of
| months. Mr.. and Mrs. Glendenning
Will occupy it for that time, and will
go west later in the season.
st. xavier's Ladies' Temperance So
cfet-- of New London held a meeting
in Temperance hall Thursday night.
The officers were installed by County
Director William H. McGuinness of
Norwich. A whist and dance followed.
A forest fire on the land Of H. B.
Morton at Stewards Corners. near
Chesterfield. Wednesday afternoon
caused the demolition of considera-
bic acreage of timber. The fire was
men.
Governor Marcus III. Holcomb was
the guest of honor at a dinner given
Heublein, Hartford, by Senator B. ri
Hewitt of Stonington, Twentieth dis
trict. A number of legislators were
| present.
| Roadmen here are pleased because
Charles ]. Bennett, state highway
commissioner, was notified of his ap-
| po1ntment as nonresident lecturer on
highway engineering at Columbia uni
Versity, New York, for the years 1915
and 1915.
| A small brush fire kindled by Mrs.
| Eleanor Holdredge on her property at
| Centre Groton Wednesday, developed
into one of the largest forest fires of
the spring. Before Mrs. Holdredge
I realized what no hon
| fire was in progress.
| The mutual distribution of the es
/ tate of Joseph Trumbull late of Hart
tord, a relative of the Norwich Trum-
| Dulls, SHOWS that Lucy M. S. Mathew
son and Eliza Trumbu1l Stickney were
each given s37.S9s.26 and that Henry
A. stickney received $S7.s9s.25.
Nearly every city in the state has
been visited by auto thieves. Accord
Ing to the warning issued the thieves
| do not care what sort Of a car they
take, running off with any machine
new or old. that happens to be left
unguarded ror even few minutes.
Separation Of town has not gene in
to effect yet, and the place to licens
your dogs. is the Town Clerks ONCE
City Hall. One dollar extra afte
May 1st.--adv.
Referring to the Willing Helpers
concert, New London exchange says:
Three, tenor solos were rendered by
G. A. Turner of Norwich, who sans
Watson's Anchored; DeRoven's c
Promise Me, and Hardelot's Bees
Courtship. and sang as an encore NJ
Shadow.
Work has commenced at Fishers Is.
land on the land owned by the govern
ment where part Of the poultry farm
was UP to last fall. The land is beins
cleared and it is reported that a mum.
Der Of young trees will be set ou
with the idea of having nursery tx
draw on when needed.
st. James Episcopal church, Po
quetanuck, has Wide-Awake Cadets
with these officers: Captain. Clarenc
Spieer: first lieutenant, Harold Mans
field: second lieutenant, August Wei
mar sergeant. Raymond Gleason
corporal. Charles David Geer, Jr.; di
rectors, Rev. L. c. Sherburne, William
B. Mitchell; direetress. Miss Sophi
| B. Ha1lowell.