Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-24
VARIOUS MATTERS

The New London Hebrew Ladies Aid society conducted sale Tuesday which netted $100 for the work of the organization.
 A British relief work meeting is to be held in the vestry of the North Stonington Congregational church to- day (Thursday).
 St. Patrick's Tierney cadets of Mys- tic were installed Wednesday evening by County Director William H. Nc Guinness of Norwich.
 The new postmaster at Old Say brook, Robert D. Burns, who has number of Norwich relatives, has re- ceived his commission.
 Mentioned among contributors to the vacation war relief fund is Mrs. E. N Gibbs of New York, formerly of Nor wich, credited with $80.
 Whist and dance given by Franco American club at T. A. B. hall to- night. Whist to 10; dancing 10 to F. Door prize $2.5O.-adv.
 Barge Lizzie Harvey has finished discharging her cargo of coal at the wharf at Montville and has been lowed to New London by tug Aquid neck.
 A double set of officers quarters is to be built at Fort Terry, Plum Island, in the line of the governments plan to provide for increasing the coast de- lenses.
 A number from this vicinity attend ed Wednesday the funeral service of Mrs. Purvis, wife of Rev. F. Purvis, pastor of the North Lyme Baptist church.
 In general, about the state, the at tendance at night school has fallen off this winter, due principally to the fact that so few are out of work, as com pared with last year.
 During the past week spearing cells has been a favorite pastime with Quaker Hill fishermen. The ice all over Bolles' cove has been thick enough to insure safety.
 The Progressive Missionary club of the Central Baptist church met in Bushnell chapel Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. A. T. Utley and Mrs. J. P. HolIo- way were the hostesses.
 Local astronomers have studied the skies with deep interest this month. It is not often that the four planets Venus Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are visible at one and the same time.
 Merchants continue to have a brisk demand for winter goods, the fact that Easter does not come until April 23d encouraging buying of garments, furs, etc, for nearly two months more wear.
 At North Stonington, Dr. Clarence D. Ussher, medical missionary in Van Turkey, spoke in Wheeler school at 7.30 o'clock Wednesday evening, giv- ing an account of the Armenian atroci- ties.
 Charles N Chadwick, New York water commissioner, who has organized the new military league at Lyme. of which so much is being written and said, is 8 graduate of Yale in the class l of 1870.
 At Berkeley Divinity school, Middle town, Rev. Dr. Maxon has concluded his series of Page lectures to the stu ; dents. The Page lectures were founded by the late Mrs. Mary Fitch Page of Norwich Town.
 So diligent have been the benevolent women of Norwich and their aids that the Red Cross box, which has been delayed until today, when forwarded by Mrs. R. w. Perkins will contain exactly 800 pieces.
 Blanks covering the new corporation tax sent out by the state tax commis- sioners office have been received in this city. The tax requires the payment of per cent. on the net income, and is payable on Aug. 1. During Wednesday morning Mrs. | Edson F. Gallaudet and Mrs. John D. Hall were in charge of the Red Cross | headquarters. Miss Magic V. Caru- thers and Mrs. r. S. Bunnen had charge in the afternoon. In the stories of the railroad wreck at Milford it is noted that Mrs. c. c. Elwell of New Haven, formerly of | Norwich, accompanied her husband to i the site of the accident and assisted | in giving first aid to the injured. Miss Genevieve Haggerty, daughter of MT. and Mrs. John Haggerty, of 1 Ocean avenue, New London, and Charles Reilly of Waterbury are to be married at St. Joseph's church in New London this (Thursday) morning.
 By the will of Thomas H. O'Connor a wealthy New York man, $2,500 is left | to St. Roses free hospital for cancer patients. founded by Rev. Mother AL ] phonsa, in the world Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, once a New London resident The younger boys of the Groton Congregational church-those under F | years of age-have organized as the Life Guards, an organization similar | to the Boy Scout organization, for which the Life Guards is a prepara- tion.
 l Farmers claim that crows were never so bold, being driven by hun ger to steal the corn, etc, thrown out for poultry, since the snow has cov- cred up seeds and other food which
 they might pick up, were the ground 1 bare.
 1 At the 18th annual exhibition of the Association of Women Painters and | ScuJptors in New York, some of the pictures admired are those of Miss Ma l tilda Brown, who painted some of the | fine cattle on M. F. Plants East Lyme