Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-26

there was no session for the lower grades of the public schools Frid -y. Third Go. social at Armory Monday evening, Feb. 2S. Tubbs' full military band. Concert and dancing. Admis- sion 25c.-adv
 Breaking Relations With an Elm pire' is Dr. Slocum's subject at Central Baptist church tomorrow night Al Craig will sing.-adv.
 Blacksmiths are having another rush week due to the icy streets, which re- quire the best possible sharpening of horses.
 Mr and Mrs. A. c. Weeks of Po quonoc entertained @ number of guests at a housewarming at their home Wednesday evening.
 A much talked of book among re- cent accessions at the Otis library is Susanna Cocroft's Beauty In Duty: The Art of Keeping Young In most of the suburban places there will be many changes in farm owners and tenants next week, with the coming of the first of March.
 The entertainment at Davis theatre Wednesday evening for the benefit of St. Agnes guild of Christ church net ted the handsome sum of $375
 Alfred Hunt, florist, funeral orders speciality. Finest flowers, lowest prices. Next Backus hospital. Phone 11S0.-adv.
 The Mantle icen1en have practically all the ice necessary for the coming season, a matter of interest to Nor wich cottagers at Crescent Beach.
 The February Academy Journal notes thatwithin a short time there is to be an exhibition of old pewter in the Peck library. For the last month there has been an exhibition of beau tifu1 bookbinding
 Don't miss the last change to at tend the Charity Ball in the Armory Monday evening, March 9th. Boxes Pharmacy.-adv.
 Friday evening at the meeting of Troop No. 1, B. S. A.. of the Second Congregational church in the pas tors study. there was business, initi- ation and practice for tests in First Aid and Signalling.
 Friday morning Mrs. c, H. Preston and Miss Louise B. Meech were in charge of the Red Cross room in the Thayer building. Mrs. A. Thatcher Otis and Mrs c. c. GiIdersleeve took charge Friday afternoon.
 Although he expects to preach to- morrow, Rev. George H. Strouse, pas tor of the First Baptist church. has not been well for several weeks and the prayer meeting Thursday evening was led by MT. McCasI1iIl.
 Al Craig will sing tomorrow night at Central Baptist Dr. SIocum will dis cuss Breaking Relations With an Elm pire.''-adv.
 The golden wedding celebration of former State Treasurer Charles W. Grosvenor and Mrs. Grosvenor of Pomfret will be held Tuesday, March '. They were married in 1866. MT. Grosvenor was treasurer in 189799.
 A former Norwich Free Acad- enny student, Richard ScheIlens, former member of Lady Paget's re- lief commission in Serbia, who land ed in New York Wednesday from England, has arrived at his home in Groton.
 Don't miss the last change to at tend the Charity Ball in the Armory Monday evening, March 9th. Boxes and reserved seats on sale at Dunn's Pharmacy.-adv.
 Announcement was made in New 4NOuuOA lIl1S WGSh O1 IH6 or Joseph J. Lyon and Miss Jessie J. Runaway, both of New London. They were married February g, at St. Jo- seph's church there. by Rev. W. c. Fitzsimons.
 The fourth quarterly conference of the Moosup Methodist Episcopal church was held in the vestry We'd nesday evening, Rev. G. G. Scrivener, district superintendent, presiding. The
 n unanimous call to return another year.
 At the fourth quarterly conference of the New London Methodist Episco- pal church Thursday evening, Rev. George G. Scrivener of Norwich, dis trict superintendent presided. The pastor Rev. c. Harley Smith, was unanimously invited to return for an- other year.
 The tax collectors office will be open Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- day evenings until o'clock to receive personal taxes. Wednesday, March 1, is the last day of the month of col lection of the personal tax.-adv.
 Rehearsal for Gilbert and Sullivan's Patience" to be given under auspices of the Woman's auxiliary, Y. M c. A., will begin on Friday, March 3. Singers wishing to take part in this opera should make application to c. D. Geer, Central building, Saturday afternoon adv.
 Since the Norwich Savings society offered a dollar for every dollar de- posted as a new account by Norwich children 560 boys and girls have start ed accounts, connmemorating the cen tenary of the establishment of havings banks. Each account is subject to the child's own control.
 
 No Trace of Escaped Patient.
 The, State hospital authorities have no trace of John Petroski, a patient K who escaped Wednesday afternooR The last seen of him was about mid- night Wednesday between the hospi-