Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-01
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VARIOUS MATTERS

Inln Ice Sl1ll covers some or the smaller ponds.
 The volume of water pouring over the mill dam at Uncasville is greater | than it has been in years. There was but one arrest by the po- lice on Saturday night, an unusual 1 record for the end of the week. i The meeting of the Connecticut Edi- | torial association is to be held Mon day, March s, at the Hotel Elton in | Waterbury.
 United States Senator Brandegee has been confined to his home in Washington few days by an attack l of rheumatism.
 Today (Monday) is the last day for individuals and corporations to file in come tax returns for the year ending December 31, 1914.
 Saturday and Sunday were among the coldest days since the new year began, but bright sun compensated for the low temperature.
 The usual union services of the evangelical churches of Norwich dur ing Holy week are being planned for March 29 to April 2.
 Boxes for the K. of c. ball Easter Monday night at the armory will be on sale Wednesday morning at George A. Davis store.-Adv.
 Some of the literary societies noted Saturday, the 27th, the birthday of the poet, Longfellow, who was born in Portland, Maine, in 1907.
 The advantages of the Otis library reading room were appreciated by 132 visitors Sunday afternoon. Miss Mil dred D. Rogers was in charge. The tax collectors office will be open tonight until s o'clock. Today, March 1, is the last day of the month of collection of the personal tax.-adv.
 The Connecticut Vegetable Growers association is to meet in Meriden Wednesday afternoon when experts will talk corn. potatoes and cabbage.
 Notices are being received by church workers of the 18th annual meeting, Woman's C. H. M. U., to be held at Imnanuel church, Hartford, March 8.
 The Queen Esther Circle of Trin- ity Methodist Episcopal church is plan ming concert for the near future, the programme to be given by the Trinity Mandolin and GIee club.
 The condition of Rev. MT. Herald  a patient at St. Joseph's hospital Will limantic, remains unchanged. He sits in a large easy chair and is unable to lie down.
 A New Haven paper states that Mrs John Addison Porter and the Misses Porter, of Pomfret, are to give up the house they have been occupying in Grove street and have taken a house on Prospect street
 Special convocation of Franklin chapter, No. 4, R. A. NJ, will be held at Masonic Temple this evening at 7.30 p. m. Past High Priests of this chapter will work the Royal Arch De- gree. Supper at 6.30 p. m.
 The American Jewish Relief com nlittee, of which Felix M. Warburg, of New York, is treasurer, has received total of 27,501.61 New subscrip- ated Society of Norwich, Conn, $500.
 A fine. big, 800 candlepower flaming lamp has been suspended by the mu- nicipal lighting department on Church street, back of the Y. M. c. 4. build ing, to replace one of the old style lamps and light up a dark curve in the hill.
 At the high mass in St. Patrick's church Sunday Rev. Myles P. Calvin began a series of interesting and profit able sermons on The Commandments, speaking from Matt. xix IT, If you will enter into life eternal, keep the com mandments.
 Thomas F. Higgins, who will re- tire as postmaster of Terryville March 3, was appointed 21 years ago, in 1894, by President Grover Cleveland and has served succeSsively and successfully since. He is a brother of M. c. Hig- gins of Norwich.
 A large number Of members of the Senior Holy Name society, led by their officers, received their Easter com munion in a body at the 7.30 mass in St. Patrick's church Sunday from Rev. J. H. Broderick, who was assisted by Rev. Myles P. Calvin.
 At Saybrook, Saturday, Frederick Thompson closed his work for the N. Y, N. H. & H. railroad and today, the first of March, his name is added to the pension roll of the company. MT. Thompson has been in the em- ploy Of the railroad for over A years.
 At Washington Saturday, bids for the construction of military hydro-aer- oplanes were opened secretly at the navy nay department. Fifteen bidders par tIc1pated, including the Gallaudet con- pany Of Norwich, which submitted a bid for one machine only at $18,O0O.
 A number of local Italians went to New London Sunday to attend a con- cert of eighteen numbers given for the benefit of the earthquake suffer CTS. Among the singers were Signor U. Tombari. baritone and Signorina Adele Bossato, soprano, of Norwich
 The national report issued Saturday shows that about $520, ,000 was raised to finance the crusade against tubercu- losis in the United States by the sale of Red Cross seals last Christmas. Re turns from the sales show that Con- necttcut contributed generously to this sum.
 The following estate appraisal has been filed in New York: Chamberlain, Frances J. R.. (Nov. IS, 1913); total estate, $2S4, 4,566; net, s279, ,s5O; realty, $23,250; in bank, $80,549; personal, s1,11s; mortgages, $104,T6s; stocks and bonds, s65,65S. and lease of hotel apart ment, $9,220.
 EXPECTING BIG AUDIENCE.