Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-08
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VARIOUS MATTERS

Only three more boxes left for the
Knights of Columbus ball-Adv.
At Hebron, Frank Trowbridge found
copper one-cent piece in his yard
which bears the date 1903.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Allyn of
Stamford called to see relatives on
PenoDscot street Wednesday.
Two big hocks Of wild geese went
over Tuesday and weather prophets
believe that warm days are near.
workmen now go home from shops
and factories in broad daylight. Today
the days length is an even thirteen
hours.
Several hundred acres of wild land
in the western portion of Woodstock
have recently been set out with
young pine trees.
Autoists have been advised that the
state road between Mystic and Ston-
ington Is still under repairs and to di-
vert their route in that direction.
Fishermen say the trout season is
about three weeks later than in former
years and that trout are very few this
season, owing to the dry weather last
summer.
I1OIdCc JOII1ISOIl SAYS we SIlcdAl Inv .
much cold weather during the coming
summer, which will have a very strong
attractive force during the coming
season Farmers be on the lookout
All over the country there is move
Sunday" merchants hoping thereby to
make up for the loss of Easter Satur-
day trade due to the storm.
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next Sunday evening. Rev. H. J.
Wyckoff will be the speaker. Subject,
Request of the Best.-adv.
Worcester papers state that friends
from Norwich and New London at
Shea and John Mccarthy Tuesday in
st. PauTs church. Rev. DR.. William H.
Goggin officiating.
The increase in the circulation of
books at the Otis library has been
most gratifying. March with 12,410
books to it's credit holds the largest
circulation for any single month in the
history Of the library.
Local friends will be in Manchester
today to attend the funeral of Michael
ODonnell "a, who died Tuesday. He
was a native Of Wauregan. He was a
brother Of Thomas O'Donnell of Mys-
tic, and formerly lived in Norwich.
Norwich alumni hear that the new
Wesleyan observatory is rapidly tax
ing on the appearance Of a completed
building. The greater part of the stone
construction work has been finished
and the interior work is being pushed
forward.
Mrs. H. Miles Gordy and family,
formerly of Stafford Springs, arrived
- a1r \
day and will reside there this summer.
Prof. H. Miles Gordy will go to Say
brook this week from where he is
teaching, for a short stay.
Annual assembly of Franklin coun-
Gil, No. 8, r. and s. NJ, at Masonic
temple tonight at 7.30. Election of Off
GERS and reports Of past year-adv.
There is no lack of material for
continuing the work on the state pier
at New London, and there are ap-
proximately $50 men now employed
there. The work will go steadily on
to completion, some time during the
summer.
Railroad men have been notified
that the Order Of Railroad Telegraph
ers, Dispatchers, Agents and Signal
men of America will hold it's biennial
session and it's ninth annual conven-
ton in New York, beginning on Mon
day, May II.
There was an attendance Of % al
Wednesdays meeting Of the Progress
sive Missionary club of the Central
Baptist church at the home Of Mrs
and reading, light refreshments were
served. Mrs. J. S. Post presided.
At the alumnae whist to be held at
the Academy of the Holy Family in
Baltic this afternoon, beautiful prizes
Extra car from Franklin square at 1. 40
p. m.-adV.
A number from here will go to New
London today to attend the A. w. B
M. institute and quarterly branch
meeting combined to be held in the
Second Church house, at 1890 a. m.
and LAB p. m. Speakers: Mrs Ran
som Of Africa, and Miss Calder of Bos-
ton,
Bayard Dominick, who was senior
member of the banking house Of Dom
mick & Dominiclz, with an office II
Norwich, left net estate of $S22,61s
when he died ON June %, 1914, accord
ing to the appraisal filed in the office
Of the controller in New York on Tues.
day.
Government reports show that the
average prices paid to producers OF
Connecticut farm crops last month in
cluded these: Corn 90 cents a fbushel
oats 81 cents, rye 81, buckwheat 81
potatoes sc, cents, hay $20.50 a ton
butter 36 cents 8. pound, eggs 81 cents
a dozen, chickens 17.8 cents pound.
One Of the sure signs of spring was
noted early Tuesday morning in the
flight northward over the city of sew
eral large focks Of wild geese. While
be seen in the dim light of the early
morning, their sociable honlxing on
their journey north could~be plainly
heard.
Charged With Stealing WsisI<ey.
A man who gave his name as George
v. Gregson Of Tucson, Arizona, wher
h I'D ho6o ir