Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-08
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Norwich. "Wednesday, March 8, ts1e.
VARIOUS MATTERS

DaoolI's Almanac promises clear and frosty weather by Thursday.
 There will be special Lenten services in the Episcopal churches today, Ash Wednesday.
 Subscriber: There is no value at- tached to old almanacs or statutes of Connecticut.
 Yesterday was Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Tuesday" as it has been known for centuries.
 The boys discovered that yester- days soft snow was just right for snow forts and snowballing.
 Local amateur astromers will be on the watch for a glimpse of Tay- lors comet, reported to have split.
 At South Coventry the w. c. T. U. has organized Young Woman's branch, the only Y. F. B. in this state at the present time.
 In general, fishermen claim to have speared fewer eels than usual this winter, because of the unsatisfactory conditions of the ice.
 Mrs. Edward c. Hammond of Wa terford has presented furnishings for a general meeting room to the New London Associated Charities.
 One weS>Ser prophet who has count ed claims that there has been twen- ty-four snow storms this winter and that there are four more coming
 At Lyme, the engagement has been announced of Miss Mazie ScoIlon, daughter of Mrs. Fanny Scolon of Old Lyme to William J. Smith of Deep River.
 Franklin Chapter, No. 4, R. A. M.. will hold a special convocation on Thursday evening, March g, at Ma sonic Temple. Work in the R. A. de- gree.-adv.
 By typograp phical error Tuesday 1t was stated that James E. Vickridge, of Hanover, noted his 73rd birth day Monday. MT. Vickridge is well and active at 93.
 The governor has not yet signed the commission of Dan D. Home, recently elected judge of probate at MontviIle although Judge elect Home expects his formal appointment any day now.
 Edward J. Hall of South Manches- ter, has bought strip of land from Mrs. Marshall Benson on the shore of Belknap lake, Bolton, and will put up several cottages this sum mer.
 In the Manchester court Monday. | John J. Ashe of Stafford Springs was fined S5 and costs, amounting to $11.32, which he paid during the afternoon. He had been locked up the night be- fore.
 | Groups, societies or clubs of six or eight could help the Red Cross work | by meeting at headquarters to cut and fold gauge for surgical dressings, un- | der direction of Mrs. Robert w. Per | kfns.
 | The funeral services of Mary Will l son Skinner, wife of William Skinner were held at her home at Pleas | Wolfenden oficiated. Burial was al Jordan cemetery.
 Today (Ash Wednesday,, the open. l ing of the season of Lent, will be ob. | served in St. Patricl's church bv tho customary blessing and distribution O penitential ashes this morning ana again in the evening.
 The planet Jupiter which has show in the evening skies for so man, months, is now lost in the suns day! and cannot be well observed It vii pass to the west of the sun and becv11 a morning star on April 1.
 About sixty skilled machinists tn majority of them employed in tn building of submarines at the Shi and Engine plant, in Groton hav signed contracts to 20 to the Reming ton Arms plant at Eddystone Pa.
 At Scotland Deputy Sheriff Fftts O Hampton has served papers in di vorce proceedinfgs on Alonzo Pellet His wife, Rose c. Pellett, of Rock tngham, N. H., asks for divorce O. the grounds of inhuman treatment
 The Red Cross headquarters in tn Thayer building was in charge of Mrs William B. Birge and Mrs. Henry r Coc6ren Tuesday morning. During tn afternoon. Mrs. Fred s. Young an Mrs. Walter A. Bussey had charge.
 MT. and Mrs Richard M. Power have announced the marriage of thei daughter, Mary Anastasia. and Jame William Farrell. on March 9th g Norwich. The At Home cards are aft CT May 1st at 505 West Hist stree New York.
 Committees from Trinity Methods church have been arranging with res taurants and hotels for the cor1in "f the 400 or more ministers and oth Hrs who will attend the Southern Nn7 England conference in Norwich tn 'ast of this month.
 Pierre L. Schellens, the Avery Me rnoria1 association and William Jones. all of Groton are those WI arc directly interested in condemuna tion proceedings which the New H. ven road asks for in order to tai land in Groton for railroad purpose
 The whole number of living gradl ates of Berkeley Divinity school
 sixtysix years has been 532.
 these 315 survive and are recorded still engaged in the work of the mil -s istry. Their geograhic distributiC
 shows that 72 are residents in Cor - necticut.
 The parish at suffield of Rev. Jol
 E. Clark. formerly of St. Johr
 church, Montville, is to be divide
 Bishop Milan having sent Rev. Fra
 cis Wiadasz of the Sacred Hea
 Church of Jesus Christ, at Ne Britain. 70 be pastor of Polish pari
 in Suffie1d.
 A gift of clay from Minnesota h
 been received by the Connecticut e
 lege pottery department. The clay
 a light ping in color anr apears to
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