Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-04
VIt1e Bt1llRtiux
Norwich, Saturday, March 4, 1916.
VARIOUS MATTERS

VAN1OUS MAI IERS
 Light motor vehicle lamps at s.11 this evening.
 Owners of trees are already planning for their care and pruning
 All ready for the Charity Ball Mon- day eVening-adv.
 March 4th is St. Casimir's day, es- pecially noted by Polish residents.
 Bunches of early rhubarb in the market Friday had a spring like look.
 A teachers meeting held at Quaker Hill Friday afternoon was largely at tended.
 Auto livery for Charity ball. See T. J. Fitzgerald. Phone 977-adv.
 In some of the churches tomorrow reference will be made to the motives and object of National Baby week.
 Some men are driving horses which are in danger of falling on the icy hills, because not recently sharpshod.
 A practical book recently acquired by the Otis library is R. o. Otis Salesmapship and Business Efficiency.
 Mary E. Silva of MontviIIe has pur- chased the house and lot at 14 Lincoln court, New London, from James NagIe.
 Don't fail to attend the Charity Ball Monday evening at the Armory.-adv.
 Mrs. Ruth Rushmore and Alex Slave of East Lyme were married Wednes- day by Rev. c. M. Reed of East Lyme. Mir. Slave is manager of the Golden Spur.
 A local man who has had business at the island forts of late states that Fishers, Gull and Plum islands, like the mainland, have had an exceptional snowfall this winter.
 Sundays at 3 D. m., 9luring March, there will be a talk at the Slater Mu- scum on Statues and Stories. adv.
 At an interesting meeting of the Sunday school teachers of the Second Congregational church, held in the church parlors Friday evening, Supt. Arthur L. Peale presided.
 Missionary organizations from this section were represented at the Both annual meeting of the Congregational Home Missionary union of Connecticut held at New Haven this week.
 It is less than four weeks to con- terence, ana the men1DerS or Trinity Methodist church are making a special effort to increase their benevolences before the annual reports are made.
 Dr. Russell H. Conwen, the noted lecturer. Y. M. c. A. course, Monday March 9th. Tickets 75s at Geo. Davis. adv.
 Dr. Frederick H. Sykes, president of Connecticut College for Women, is to l11.- the auspices of the New Britain Teach CTS club on Tuesday evening of next week at New Britain.
 Rev. Clarence D. Ussher, NJ. D., late medical missionary and Red Cross sur geon in Van, Turkey, is to give a lec- ture under the auspices of St. Ann's Neighborhood guild at the parish house in Lyme Tuesday evening next.
 Concert at the Charity Ball by Drew's full orchestra, to S.30 p. m. Monday, Grand march at 9 p. m. Roors open at 7.30 p. m.-adv.
 When bids for constructing a double set of officers quarters at Fort Terry are opened at Fort Wright March 11th it will be the third time such bids have been submitted. Before they have been rejected because too high.
 The Danbury News of Thursday re- l printed a good portion of the patriotic address delivered at the banquet of the Eastern Connecticut Development com. mittee at Norwich Monday, Feb. 21 by Rev. w. A. Keefe of Plainfeld. ] Friday morning the Red Cross head l quarters was in charge of Mrs. C. H Preston and Miss Meech. In the af ternoon Mrs. A. Thatcher Otis and Mrs c. c. GiIdersleeve were at the room Mrs. Bertram Fisk assisted during tn, | day.
 What is Lifes Biggest Thing?" i Dr. Slocum's- subject at the Centra Baptist toniorrow night. Cello SC lections by Alma Lily Allen.-adv.
 Bids on the construction and install Iation of a 200 horse power boiler fo. the Groton borough power plant, whicl 1 were opened at a public meeting a the borough building Thursday even ing, were all rejected because of thei l excessive estimates.
 The approaches to the state bridg over the Thames river, which is tn present New Haven road bridge, vii cost approximately $75,0Q0. For tn New London side the expense will b S50000 and for the GrOton shore tn sum will total $25,000.
 Lady tStrathcona lodge, Daughters O Scotia, of Groton, has just shipped L England a large box of clothing an supplies for the British soldiers Tn box contained many hand-knitte gloves, muff1ers and ear protectors socks, rolls of old linen and variou articles for hospital use.
 Alma Lily Allen. who plays the eel 10 at Central Baptist tomorrow even
 
 fly of Occum. She is @ soloist on fiv different instruments-Gdv Red Cross officials in Norwich sug gest that, since there are but 27,O0 members in America, compared wit
 over 10000 900 in Japan and other coun tries, local people who cannot aid i
 other ways might join the organiza tion, now that the annual dollar froI
 each member means so much.