Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-18
VARIOUS MATTERS

Stamping, embroidery, Iancy articles, designed and made; fine repairing at the Wonlan's Exchange.-atly. Government scouts examined the trees on Church and School streets Wednesday in their search for moth nests.
 The stores have many novelties for Washington birthday favors, as well as the regulation cherries and aatchets. WeDvisi About 70 members of the State Pom ologfcaI society attended t1e luncheon at Hotel Garde, Hartford, at ! o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
 Benefit performance and lecture Sun day evening at Davis theatre. 1:S0 p, nl.-adv.
 At Trinity Episcopal church Ash Wednesday morning, Rev j. Eidred Brown, the rector, offieiated at the celebration of holy communion. At the annual Junior Prom of the South Manchester High school. Mon day evening, the list of patronesses was headed joy Mrs. F. A. Ferplanck, formerly Of Lebanon.
 The Dartmouth club of Connecticut, George Stone president. held the an nuaI banquet at Hotel Bond, Hartford, Tuesday evening at : o'clock. About 75 members attended.
 4 series of special evangelistic meet ings is being conducted by Dr. E. 4. Martin of Providence in the school shouse. North Stonington village ev- cry night this week, except Saturday.
 The tax collector will be at the drug store of George 0I Rathbur. West Side. from II a. III. to l p. m. today to receive personal taxes.-adv.
 Plans are being arranged for an eve ming session of the public schools in PalrnertoWn and UncasVilIe at an early date to enable parents to visit the schools and see the work being done.
 Wednesday evening the Epworth League Mission Study class of Trinity Methodist church met with Miss Blanche Porter of Williams street. Ten members were present. Miss Alice Chapman being leader.
 Walter Haynes, 34, Of Black Hall. died at New London hospital Tuesday morning. He was admitted to the hospital several weeks ago, having suf- fered a paralytic shock as the result of fall through a. railroad bridge.
 The Hyde factory in O1d Mystic has been leased by the American Chem ical Co. of Pennsylvania, and will start the manufacture of witch hazel in about two weeks. Charles Baker of GToton will superintend the business.
 There is sti11 8 vacancy in the rail- way mail transfer at the union sta ton New London, owing to the death sonl9 weeks ago Of Joseph o IAlthrep. formerly of Norwich. Since his death the place has been filled by sulsti-' tutes.
 Mentioned among the big buyers in New York Tuesday when the first day of the 4dmanaI1a art sale brought s46,251. was Henry W. Kent. secre- tary of the Metropolitan Art Museum, formerly curator of Slater Museum, Norwich.
 The Connecticut Business Educators association is to meet in Plant hall in the new Plant building, New Lon don, Saturday. The association is com posed Of teachers in commercial schools and of high schools having commercial courses.
 The Connecticut State Teachers league continues in the interest of the teachers pension bill, leaflets hay ing been sent all principals, superin- tendents and teachers, the governor, legislators and members of the edu- cational committees.
 The votes for women ball of the Wonlen's Political Union. at the Grand Central Palace, New York, Tuesday, was q great success. Among the men on the floor wearing the Woa1en's Po- htical union insignia was Witter By1l- ner, formerly ofsNorwich.
 Edwin Targett, of Danbury. was elected president of the Connecticut Laundrynlen's association at the a11- nual meeting of that organization in New Haven Monday. Seventy-five laundryInen from various parts of the state attended the meeting.
 The Rockville and Willilnantic Lighting company, has extended its wires from the upper end of Vernon avenue, Rockville. to Vernon Center and the residents Of that village will soon be using electric lights both to light the streets and the houses.
 The Wesleyan cannon scrap. of fn- terest to local alumni, will be held Friday night, Feb. 19, instead of at T. o'clock Washington's birthday as Is the yearly custom. Washington's birthday falls on Monday this year and that would make the scrap on Sunday night.
 The Federation of Jewish Farmers Of America, in cooperation with the extension service of the Connecticut Agricultural college. held an institute in Library hall, Ellington, NTednesdav evening. Dr. E. II. Jenkins. director Of the experiment station, Iectured on tobaeco growing.
 PDEsIDENT WILSON NoMINATEs
 JOHN p. MURPHY.