Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-17
VARIOUS MATTERS

VEA40OS VIVA GahNaS
Light motor vehicle lamps at q this
evening.
1t was "a degrees in the shade Sun
day afternoon.
Native eggs have been selling in the
Norwich stores at four dozen for 81.
The D. A. r. memorial bubble foun-
tain on the Little Plain has been I'M
covered for the season.
License your dog in the town clerks
Office now. One dollar extra after May
first.-adv.
The prohibitionists of East Lyme are
to held their caucus this (Monday)
evening at the residence Of Fred E.
Newton.
AS the result of a days fishing VIII
liam Byrne of Montville brought home
a string of 20 trout. each one weighing
about pound.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter C. McKinlock,
formerly of Norwich, have rented their
cottage at Neptune Park to the Howell
family for the season.
A year ago Sunday the state was
celebrating Arbor day. This year 1t
comes April %, by virtue of Governor
Holcomb's proclamation.
At Andover, Charles L. Wright, with
516 hens, gathered exactly 309 eggs the
other day. Most of the eggs find their
way into Hartford homes.
The myrtle in the grounds at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. H. f.
Palmer on Otis street is in bloomy
somewhat later than usual.
The offertory selection at the 9
o'clock mass in st. Patrick's church
Sunday was The Palms, beautifully
sung by Miss May Ansell.
Concert from $50 to 9. Dancing I'M
til i o'clock at the Sodality Easter
Monday social, Olympic.-adv.
The 18th box recently forwarded by
the Norwich Red Cross contained 2,225
pieces, all hospital supplies. Over 500
pieces are ready toward filing the 18th
box.
Because of nervous breakdown, w.
Humphrey Almy, assistant bookkeeper
at the Merchants National bank, has
been obliged to leave town for a va
cation and rest.
The festival of Passover will begin
for the Jewish people this (Monday)
evening with special services in the
synagcgues and with the traditional
seder service in many homes.
Flags were flying Saturday at Groton
Long Point in honor of the opening OF
the little postoffice there, made neces-
sary by the several families who come
early to their summer homes.
Navy orders Saturday included: Jr.
Grade Its. G. D. Murray, Gallaudet
Aeroplane Co, Norwich, Conn, to naval
inspector of aeronautical material at
Boston, with additional duty at Nor
witch.
There will be no officers school for
instruction this summer, according to
@ statement by Adjutant General Cole
So many army officers are on active
duty that none can be detailed as in
structors.
The Tax Collector will be at the
store of VIM. Smith & Co., formerly
H. S. Young, at Norwich Town, from
II a. m. to 1 p. m. today to receive
taxes.-adv.
The cars of the Shore Line Electric
company, which have been receiving a
general overhauling at Old Saybrook
| the last six months, have all been COM
pleted and the force of painters has
| been released.
April Is is heralded at low shoe day
| and the high shoes are supposed to be
| relegated to the dark closet until fail
| and winter. The weather Saturday
| however, was an excuse for not OBJ
| serving the custom.
| A Norwich veteran recalled Sunday
the mourning and excitement here s.
years ago Saturday, April is, 1866
when news came of the death of Presi
dent Lincoln, following the wounds in
| f1Icted by an assassin.
An evangelist who has been working
| in Norwich, a. A. McCaskell, preached
at Lakes Pond Baptist church at 1.
a. m. Sunday on Truth Bearing. ant
| at the Chesterfield Methodist church a
p. m. on The New Life.
The annual meeting of the Connect
cut society of Colonial DANES in Ma!
| will be one of the events of late sprinl
| of interest to a half dozen Norwicl
women. 1t is to be held with Mrs
Oliver G. Jennings at her home il
Fairfield.
Miss Ruth Trail of Poquonoc wa
elected president of the class of 1911
Of the Connecticut college Friday. Mis-
Trail is i'll at her home, suffering from
nervous breakdown, but it is hoped >sh
u WILL SOOI1 OO SNOlS " 1SSuI1O ne
studies.
Agnes, daughter of the late william
Hilton and Nelly Bowen Williams, die
Friday at the Brooklyn, N. Y, hospi
tai. Funeral services were held Sun
day at the residence of Charles Fra
zier, Brooklyn, and burial is to be i
Woodstock.
With other college men who ar
cognizant of the duty their citizenshi
requires, Prof. Hiram Bingham of Yal
university, a Salem summer residen
declared Saturday he would attend tn
military camp of instruction at Platts
burg, N. Y, this summer.
Miss Bessie Palmer, formerly of Nor
witch, teacher of domestic science g
Miss Porter's school, Pennington. VIII
underwent an operation for appended
tbs recently in a Hartford hospital, ha
gone to Atlantic City and will spend
time at LIE Grand apartments.
There will be session Of the su
perior court in Rockville today (Mon
day. at 10 o'clock. Judge Joel H. Rec,
! who has been presiding, will be unabl
to go to Rockville today, as he assign
ed to court in Norwich. 1t is expecte
that Judge Case will take his place !
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