Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-08


 Reports begin to come in of ivy poisoning cases, due in many in- stances to the carelessness of strol1ers in the country.
 As the result of woodland fires the trees on the hill below the Drawbridge cove are very unsightly, standing blackened and dead.
 Mrs. William H. Allen of. Hunting ton place entertained several of the members of Faith Trumbull Chapter. D. A R.. on Tuesday afternoon.
 At o'clock Saturday. in St. Pat rici's church, months mind high mass of requiem for James Dalton was sung by Rev. J. H. Broderick.
 The British h-American war relief fund, of which Lady Herbert is presi- dent, acknowledged new gifts Sunday, including: from Friends, Baltic. Conn. S2O.
 Harvard College Advocate is cele- brating it's tiftieth anniversary, one ored being Witter Bynner, formerly of Norwich.
 The annual rally for girls and young women is to be held in the parish house of Park church, Saturday af- ternoon next. Miss Helen Calder, of Boston, will speak.
 This CMonday) afternoon Mrs. Will lis Austin, president of the Norwich Equal Franchise league, will speak in the vestry of the North Stonington Congregational church.
 The State Federation of women's convention in Derby and will be the guests of the Shelton, Ansonia and Derby Women's Clubs.
 Episcopal rectors from this section will go to Plaindeld tomorrow, to at- tend the May meeting of the Arch deaconry, when Archdeacon J. EIdred Brown, of Norwich, will preside.
 Postofices have received notice from the department at Washington that hereafter only bonded employees of the postal service shall be allowed to handle money, stamps and regis tered mail
 At a recent auction at the Wallace White place at Hebron, a pair of brass andirons sold for $3S; one rock ing chair, $51; a looking glass, SAP. There were 50 automobiles counted near the house.
 It was announced Sunday that the ladies of St. Patrick's church who are to collect $420 for pedestals for the sanctuary statues are to begin today completing their work so as to report Friday evening.
 The tax collectors office will be open Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings until 8 o'clock for the collec- tion of town taxes. After Wednesday, the 10th. interest will be added to ali 1 unpaid taxes.-adv.
 Next Sunday is to be Mothers Day at the Central Baptist church and will be observed by the boys of the l Sunday school, under the direction of MT. Ely at the morning service. The pastors theme will be Motherhood
 The Commission for Relief in Bel gium, announced Sunday that as a re- suit of it's winter campaign for food and clothing for the destitute of Bel 1 gium and Northern France, Connec- ticut gave more than 4e8, 8,0OOI pounds of food.
 l Dr. Bertram L. Longenecker, AS, I who died last week at his summer l home, the former Latham Hull place 1 North Stonington, was one of large l family. six of whom were dentists ] Funeral services and burial were in Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Army orders issued Saturday in- | cluded: Capt. V. E. Clark and First Lieutenants T. Dew. Milling and B. Il @. Jones, aviation officers, will pro- ceed to places specified for duty per taining to inspection of aeroplane fac tories, including Gallaudet Co, Nor wich, Conn.
 The fashionable New York wedding last week of Miss Katie Schermerhorr and John Matthews, took place>at the home of the brides brother and sister in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Amos c. Scher- merhorn, the latter Georgia Williams daughter of MT. and Mrs Charles F Williams. of Stonington.
 Besides the members of the two Sodalities many other hundreds re- ceived communion at the 7.30 o'clock mass in St. Patrick's church Sunday from Rev. Fathers Frederick an6 Cuny. Father Frederick preached rom the days gospel, John x. 11-1e the parable of the Good Shepherd.
 Thirty-two companies were licensed to do life insurance business in the state on the level premium plan O. December S1, 1915, according to tn, fifty -frst annual report of the statt insurance commissioners. Part two l covering life, accident, casualty. fl. delity and surety companies durins 1915.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. J. Wholey, the lat ter formerly Miss Craft, of Centra Village. celebrated their twenty-fifti anniversary recently at their home il Norwich, entertaining George Graf of Central and William of Jersey City brothers of Mrs Wholey, an, John and James Craft of New Haven her nephews.
 Art students have been notified tha the Society for Electrical DeyeIop ment offers $2,200 in prizes to artists art students, and boys and girls Q the private and high schools of Amer ica for a poster design to be used il the national electrical celebration. t be known as Americas EAectrica Week, Dew. 2 to g.
 Took Part In Play. - Among those who took part in A YnlI ike It nresenfed in Tharnas oI