Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-09
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VARIOUS MATTERS

Light motor velicle lamps at 6.17 his evening.
 The first thunderstorm of 1916 came | Wednesday afternoon. Two of the barges which were | wrecked off the North Scituate shore l Saturday morning were built at the | Noank yards. The pastor of the Second Congre- yational church. Rev. Herbert J. is to begin a special series of Lenten sermons Sunday. An Old Lyme correspondent writes: George W. Carroll, of Norwich, brought B gentleman here one day last week to look over the Bradbury mills.
 Weather records show that during February the number of clear days were nine; cloudy days 12, and the number of partly cloudy days eight.
 Invitations have been issued by Mrs. Williams to a birthday party in honor of her son, Frank Williams, on March 12. at their home at Gro- ton.
 Franklin Chapter, No 4, R. A. M., will hold a special convocation on Thursday evening, March g, at Ma sonic Temple. Work in the R. A. de- gree.-adv.
 Wednesday afternoons study meet ing of the Farther Lights of the Gen. tral Baptist church was held with Mrs. F. L. Newton, of Dester avenue, eight girls being in attendance
 Eight persons braved the storm on Wednesday to attend a pruning dem onstration in Old Lyme, at the R. A. Rutherford farm, given by County Agent F. c. Warner. of Norwich.
 The New England Contracting and Engineering Go. of Norwich under the direction of Superintendent L. M Young, is completing some unfinished plastering at the Quaker Hill school house.
 At North Stonington, Mrs. Nellie Eggleston has purchased the farm of Mrs. Ellen Whipple, which was given her by her father, the late Daniel Frink, and is generally known as the Frink farm.
 At Old saybrook the early opening of the Connecticut river looks doubt full. Everything along the line is frozen tight, F to 20 inches of ice making it safe to cross the river at many points.
 The suff1eId school reopened We'd nesday after ten days recess because of a case of scarlet fever. Prof. Will bur B. Purvis of Norwich left for Suf- field Tuesday to take charge of his Latin classes.
 If the weather proved favorable to- day, County Agent F. c. Warner was to give an ample pruning demonstra- tion on the farm of Rev. E. J. Ayres of Franklin, but this will be postponed because of the deep snow.
 It is the desire of the New Haven railroad officials that consignees dc their utmost to unload their freight promptly, as cooperation from them will do much to bring about an early removal of the enbargoes.
 At the S.30 a. m. mass, Monday, in St. Johns church, Saybrook, Rev. M F. O'Brien married Russell Cowles of East Lyme and Miss Margaret Bros nan, of the Saybrook Ferry district. They will reside in Mantle. MT. and Mrs. Morton F. Plant o1 Eastern Point were among those at- tending the annual golf and tennis ball which was held Monday evening at the | Breakers hotel, Palm Beach, Fla. More 1 than 1000 people attended the affair
 Mrs. Susan T. Keeney, widow O James Keeney, died at her home, 2, day afternoon. She had been in il health for a long time. Mrs Jame Duffy of New London. is her daught CT
 The state of Connecticut is main
 taining at the present time 100 in
 dignent aliens at a weekly expense O
 about $500 and could get rid of then
 by deportation but for the European
 war. The cost is estimated on a basi
 of 533 each.
 By newly issued post office regu
 latfon mail matter of the first clas
 bearing the sender's return reuues
 shall be returned at the time specific in the request regardless of instruc tions from the addressee for the re tentfon of this mall.
 Wednesday morning, Mrs Ebe
 Learned was in charge of the Re
 Cross headquarters. During the aft
 ernoon, Mrs. Archibald Torrance an
 Mrs. George W. Carter, representa-
 Loyal Circle of the Kings Daughter
 had charge of the room.
 Rev. F. W. Coleman's etching of th
 West Side Bridge. Norwich, has bee
 accepted by the jury for the Interna
 tional Exhibition of Etchings held i
 Chicago this month, under the auspice
 of the Chicago. Society of Etchers,
 double honor for Norwich. = The Progressive Missionary club ; ! the Central Baptist church met wit ], Mrs. Herbert F. Brown. 125 Laurel Hi n avenue, Wednesday afternoon, eigl e members attending and Mrs John s Post presiding. Light refreshmen e were served following an interestir s missionary meeting.
 The will of Isaac Edwin Gates. = native of Preston who died in his eigl = ty-fourth year, Feb. A, in New Tor s was filed Tuesday in the surrogate = court there. He left about S1,OOC
 900 to his widow, Ellen M H. Gate MT. Gates is also survived by
 daughter, Mrs Archer M Huntin
 ton.
 if Secretary J. c. Orcutt in North Sto