Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-14
VARIOUS MATTERS

SAAAo S'S>>~Ss
March Il is st. Mathilda's day in |
the church calendar.
West Side residents have been feed |
ing flock Of handsome starlings.
Mondays warm sun caused the lilac
buds to take on a spring-like appear
ance.
Already several satisfactory sales of
cars have been made at the automo-
bile show.
Church societies are already plan
ming for Postmaster sales and enter
tainments.
No government moth scouts now in
the Lantern Hill district Of the town
Of Ledyard.
Whist tonight Thayer building. Nor
witch Girls Club. Admission 15c.-adv
Deep dripts in suburban towns are
still making hard going for some OF
the rural carriers.
Some of the famous Lords Hill tur-
keys came to farms in Chesterfield
and Montville Center, last week
During Monday, Harriet E. Hewitt,
of Lebanon, called at the Red Cross
room and left 81 toward the work.
The donation of So toward the Red
Cross work has been received from
Comfort Circle of the Kings Daugh-
tiers.
Irish-American societies in the
state have been noting the 1S8th an
niversary of the death of Robert En-
met.
Delegates from chapters in this vi
cinity will be in Derby for the State
D. A. r. conference tomorrow and
| Thursday.
Monday at o'clock, in st. Pat
rick's church, an anniversary high
ren was sung by Rev. J. H. Broder-
| lex.
At the Connecticut College pottery
Fishers Island clay has already been
tested, but did not withstand baking
curling in at the edge and losing its
| shape.
About Connecticut men are still cut
ting ice, something that has never
happened so late in the season they
| claim, the ice being ten inches thick
and remarkably clear.
| Spring Opening, Collins Millinery,
81 Broadway, Wednesday and Thurs
day, March Is and 16.-adv.
Friday, st. Patrick's day, the pa
trona1 feast of st. Patrick's church,
O'Clock, in addition to the regular
low masses at and s.
The net returns from four whists
given by the Woman's Guild of st.
James Episcopal church, Poquetan-
uck, were as follows: Jan. 81, $6.45;
Feb. 10, 1881; Feb. "a, 1886; March Z,
$3.50.
To the current issue of The PaNsh
Visitor, of st. James church of Po-
quetanuck, Archdeacon ]. Eldred
Brown, of Norwich, contributes an in
teresting column entitled, The Object
Of Lent.
Work on the construction of the
new state road to run from Groton
station to Eastern Point will be COM
menced as soon as the snow melts
and the ground is soft enough to per-
nit digging.
? Camp Fire Girls are observing the
, fourt ANNIVERSARY of the organiza
ton and each circle throughout tn,
! country is responding to the call t.
), send boxes of clothing to the suffer
s ers in Europe.
March 20, at hours At minute
r D. m. eastern Standard time) tn
. center of the sun will cross the equa
tor and at this instant spring vii
begin. This day and the followini
night will be of equal lengths.
Margaret C. Burke has caused
, notice to be served on the New Lon
don city clerk that she intends t.
| claim 5000 damages because of injur
| les she alleges she received recentl
by falling on a slippery sidewalk OF
| Hampstead street.
Stevens, the photographer, wishe
to announce to his patrons that on an
after April list he intends to dispos
Of all negatives made previous to tn
year 1912. Those wishing to retail
or buy their own negatives will pleas
notify him at once. Tel. 50S.-adv.
An executive meeting of the presi
dents of the Connecticut Christian
EndeaVor Union was held at tn
&c Young Woman's Christian Associatio
in Meriden Saturday afternoon. Thi
meeting was called by the state pres
ident, Frank Nichols of New Have1
Monday morning Mrs. Horatio Bige
low and Mrs. John L. Mitchell wer
in charge of Red Cross headquarterl
Mrs. r. D. Hill having charge durin
the afternoon. During the past week.
;. Miss Alexandrine Trumbuil has rem
dered valuable assistance at tn
rooms.
March Is to % inclusive has bee
10 assigned to the Hospital Visitatio
= Committee of the Second church. TIL
n committee to provide flowers, readin
j matter, jellies, ETC., to be sent t
Bacl<us hospital during the perio
specified is in charge Of Mrs. ]. ]
Haviland, chairman.
The members of the Vernon Mett
odist church, located at Dobsonvill
gave a reception the other night
Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Green of Verno
at the Methodist parsonage, in hone
n of Mr.. Green's eighty second brit
, day anniversary. Rev. Mr.. Newtc
presented Mr.. Green box of silve
The members Of the Catholic Won
ans club met Sunday afternoon, whe
reports from the Charity ball were r.
10 ceived, although final returns are n
~ in yet. The president, Mrs. Frank
Sylvia, and her committees hope to r
alize a good sum from the ball, a
though the storm affected the atten,