Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-24
Utle B11Ilgtitl. Norwich, Monday, April 24, 1916.
VARIOUS MATTERS

The moon is in the last quarter to- day, the 24th, at 5.SS p. m.
 Tonight. sodality social, in Olympic hall.-adv.
 Gardens are backward and farmers are hoping for dry, warm days soon.
 Mills and factories which closed for the holidays will start up this morn ing.
 The rain and chill of Sunday pre- vented much of a display of Easter f1nery.
 Tomorrow, St. Marks day, there will be special services in the Episco- pal churches.
 Molly DGildram will be great, r. M. c. A. course tonight.-adv.
 Local florists claim that their sales of lilies and violets established a new high record for Easter.
 A number of social affairs, formal and informal. today and this evening, will mark the close of Lent.
 With the close of this week, on April 29th, George L. Yeomans of Norwich, will reach his S3d birthday.
 seventy-two visited the reading O1 L110 Ol1S EOunUdys Miss Martha A Ward was in charge.
 Tonight, sodality social. in Olympic hall.-adv.
 In the Second Congregational church calendar yesterday Rev. Herbert J. Wyckoff had a most inspiring Easter | creed.
 The Mystic branch of the Willing Workers has shipped thirty pairs of knit stockings and mittens to the Red i Cross society for distribution. Owners of fruit orchards do not rel ish a day of such low temperature as | that of yesterday, now that the buds on the trees have begun to swell. Hayden Trio and Molly Mildram, Y. M. c. A. course tonight.-adv.
 A number from Norwich will attend on Thursday the sub district conyeh- ton of the w. F. M. S., of the Metho- dist church, to be held at Danielson.
 A beautifully illuminated weekly calendar at the Central Baptist church was the Easter souvenir prepared by the pastor, Rev. Joel B. Slocum, D. D.
 Trade last week was unusually good, money appeared to be plenty and only ! the storm of Saturday hindered the 1 stores rom naV1nS a most | tory Easter trade.
 Notice was issued Saturday by the post office department that owing to conditions abroad the parcel post mails between the United States and the Netherlands had been temporarily | suspended.
 Tonight, sodality social, in Olympic | hall.-adv.
 New London has a Belgian Sewing | club which shipped Saturday to the National headquarters of the Surgical Dressing committee, 299 Fifth avenue, 1 New York, a second consignment of surgical dressings
 The Norwich Red Cross headquar- ters will be open Tuesday and Fri day of this week, and that will close | a most successful season here. All work, finished or unfinished, is to be returned to the room tomorrow.
 License your dog in the town clerks office now. One dollar extra after May first.-adv.
 Prominent local men have been in- vited to participate, when clergymen and 1aymen, representing churches throughout the country, will meet on Tuesday at Garden City, L. l., to form National Committee of Churches.
 The Stonington Mirror, in it's notes of what happened during April, 1877 mentions: "The Norwich Bulletin ap- peared in new type" indicating that | 39 years ago The Bulletin primped uL properly, to be in the Easter fashion.
 Tonight, sodality social. in Olympic hall.-adv.
 Eastern Connecticut pupils in pas years have received word that the an. | nual reunion of members and friends of the Roman Catholic Summer Schoo at Plattsburg, N. Y, takes place or F,rft1ay evening at the Waldorf in New York.
 England conference of the Evangelica Lutheran Augustana Synod is to bt held April 25-30, at Taber Swedisl Lutheren church, Middletown. Rev Charles E. Anderson is pastor of tn, church.
 In closing up the accounts of tn, recent Southern New England Metho dist conference in Norwich, Distric Superintendent Scrivener, Rev. F. W \ Coleman and the committees in charg find all financial matters most satis factory.
 Last in Y. M. C. A. course tonigh 0, singing comedienne.-adv. Norwich residents are evidencin most generous hospitality in thei proffers to entertain delegates to tn Conference of Charities and Correc tions in this city, April 30-May 2, owe l Monday night and for breakfast Tues = day morning.
 Notices have been received her
 that cash prizes of $2,200 are offere F in a competition for posters, to ad ! vertise Electrical Week next Decem
 Der, when the electric companies ( g the country will celebrate the accom- plishments in their line.
 The tax collector will be at u - store of John G. Potter, East Side, tc day from Il a. m. to p. m., to receiI T taxes.-adv.
 The Catholic Transcript announce
 that a former Norwich pastor, Re
 James J. Smith, of St. Francis churcl
 New Haven, always a generous COT
 tributor to smaller parishes, has give
 the new St. Stephens church a beat
 tiful cope and veil. for use durin
 Benediction.