Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
VARIOUS MATTERS


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 Saturday. the feast of St. Philip and St. James. there was the celebration of holy communion in the Episcopal churches.
 The governor has approved requi- sition for $1,000 from the adjutant gen eral to defray the expenses of the May parades.
 Shad fishing in the Connecticut river began at midnight Friday night. The open season closes June 10 by act of the legislature.
 A bill has been signed by the gov ernor reimhursing Daniel w. Lanou- etto for pay of officers and men in service at Mantle.
 The first conference of the year at Trinity Methodist church Is to be held Thursday evening by District Superin- tendent 0. G. Scrivener.
 One of the assistants Of the clerk of the course in the big Holy Cross Tech. game at Worcester, Saturday. was Thomas Francis Shea, of Norwich
 A number of prominent residents have received invitations to attend a meeting of the New England Historic Genealogical society in Boston, May 5.
 former Norwich man, Elmer E. kenerson, for several years employed as caretaker at Riverside park, New London. concluded his duties there Saturday.
 Gifts to the Sunday school library of St. James Episcopal church, Poque- tanuck, of s from Miss Eliza Geer, and of books from Mrs. c. D. Geer, have been received.
 A local man who was displaying little flag badge on his coat lapel Sat urday reminded inquirers that it was In honor of the anniversary of the battle of Manila bay.
 May devotions will be held during the month at the o'clock mass in St. Patrick's church and when possi- hle at the special o'clock mass; al- so every Tuesday evening.
 The New York Sunday papers in their art notes mentioned that the Brooklyn Museum has purchased the painting View of Central Park" by Childe Hassam, one of the Lyme art fists.
 A handsome magnolia tree winning admiration because of it's graceful shape and pink-tinted blooms stands in the grounds of the home of MT. and Mrs. Francis J. Leavens on Broad way.
 Governor Holcomb' has signed the bill constituting the president of the Connecticut College for Women a of the state geological and natural history survey.
 The Graduate Nurses association of Connecticut is to hold it's meeting in St. Johns church, Waterbury, Wednes- day. A luncheon will take the place of the annual dinner at o'clock in the church parlors.
 MT. and Mrs. Peter Ashe, of No. S9 West street, New London, who for merly lived in Norwich, celebrated the 22nd anniversary of their marriage, Saturday. Mir. Ashe is New London inspector of the Shore Line Electric company's lines.
 Patients of the tuberculosis sana- torium enjoyed a concert Thursday afternoon when Ike Johns orchestra, which played at the Elks' club in New London Thursday night, entertained through the kindness of Henry R. Bond, Jr., of New London.
 Connecticut alumni will attend the annual meeting of the Associated liar ward Clubs, to be held in August in San Francisco. They will sail from New York, July 31, with a large dele gafion, representing the Eastern alum nj. The trip will take 1S days.
 For several days of the past week a polecat has made it's home under the Uncasville school, of which Miss and pupils have reported daily, but the schoolhouse is not fit for occu- pancy till the skunk is dispatched.
 Former Norwich residents. MT. and Mrs. James D. Copp of Post Hill place, New London, entertained at dinner Friday evening in honor of the 25th anniversary of the marriage of Mir. and Mrs. Cassius Harris of Williams street, who observed the anniversary Satur- day.
 On Saturday Meyer Bruckner bought from former Police Chief John Mur- phy, three tenement houses at the cor ner of High street and Pages lane They are ss and 104 High street and is known as the J. N. Clark proper ty.
 An application for a marriage li- cense was made Friday at the Hart ford bureau of vital statistics by Nurna Ns Ao'A AAtSA II AOAA " dICI- bury. Cote is 48, and a widower. The woman whom he is to marry is Eva Louise Arents, widow, of New Lon- | don, g.
 Thomas F. Foran of New London has announced the engagement of his daughter, Mabel Virginia F'oran, to Arthur Thomas Keefe, son of MT. and Mrs. Arthur Keefe of New London Mrs. Frank L. Mcclure, sister of Miss Foran, entertained Saturday afternoon 1 in honor of the engagement. Arthur L. Shipman recently present. ed the Connecticut Historical society an old record book kept by his an cestor, Henry Champion, Jr., of Col chester, which contains records of | cases tried by him as justice of the | peace and records of marriages per formed by him from 17s0 to 1877. The Waterbury American says: Miss Charlotte Holloway of New London who has many friends in this city was on Friday reappointed special in- yestigator of the Bureau of Labor Sta Gstics, to inquire into the status of 1 women workers in Connecticut, on the | merit of her work.