Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-06
! VARIOUS MATTERS

aShIs 4uopOr venice lamps at baS |
this evening.
Many clothing statesmen have been |
IN town this week.
The second thunderstorm of 1915 is |
predicted for today.
Yesterday was the first pleasant |
Wednesday in nine weeks.
AS the roads dry up, the number of |
automobiles in commission increases. |
City men began the worFSsof clean
ing up Franklin street Park Wednes- |
day. |
Examinations in the public schools |
begin today, although the term does
not end until next week Friday.
Glass Circle of the Kings Daughters |
Is to provide the musical entertain |
ment at Backus hospital next Sunday |
afternoon.
Former Moosup residents, Mrs. John
Miner and son, Louis have just re-
turned from the south. They expect
to make their home in Providence.
People in the suburbs think there
should be some fine trailing arbutus
this spring, as the roots of the plants
nave been so we'll protected by snow.
The April issue of the White Rib
bon Banner announces that the Ma
tional w. C. T. u. convention will be
held at Indianapolis, Indiana, Nov. II
Annual convocation of Franklin
chapter, No. 4, R. A. NJ, will be held
at Masonic temple tonight at 100.
Election of officers for coming year
a nd for CT
For the thirteenth box of supplies
to be forwarded by the local Red Cross
this week, the labels for the various
| packages have been beautifully type
written by Charles Bard
At a sale of paintings in New York
Tuesday, a canvas, March Weather, by
| j. H. Twachtman, a former lecturer
at the Norwich Art school, went to
F. G. Oppenheim for $40.
Anna Warner Bailey chapter, D. A
organization of D. A. R. in observing
Tag days on Saturday and Sunday,
for the benefit Of Belgian relief.
In railroad circles in New Haven it
was stated Tuesday that the move
ment of freight over the New Haven
road was the greatest i'll the history
| of the system. It's volume will not be
| known until figures are compiled.
There was an attendance of 26 at
| Wednesdays meeting of the Progress
sive missionary Club, at Bushnell
| chapel, Mrs. Frank A. Foster leading
After interesting readings, and sew
ing, light refreshments were served
Wednesday morning Mrs. J. Eldred
Brown and Miss Brown were in charge
Of Red Cross headquarters. In the
aTfarnnnT7 nc
in charge, members of Glass Circle of
the Kings Daughters meeting to sew.
Word has been received of the en-
gagement of Charles Emerson Cook
to Miss Gladys Hanson, one of the
stars of the Feature Film Co., of New
York. Mr. Cooks first wife was Miss
Margaret Greene, formerly of Norwich.
In a lecture on East Lpme history
given by Miss Celeste Bush in the
Flanders schoolhouse Tuesday, showed
deeds and legal papers as early as
1856, including a grant of land signed
by Joshua, son of Uncas, chief of the
Mohican tribe of Indians.
Beginning next week, the Red Cross
room, so generously loaned since Jan.
10 by Judge John NJ. Thayer, will be
opened only on Tuesday and Friday,
for sewing, giving out and receiving
work, ETC., as this is the busy season
for those in charge of the Red Cross
S. Curtis Eggleston and family of
South Lyme are moving to the Daniel
H Frink place, north of North StOn-
1ngton village. Mr.. Eggleston is q
former resident there and when a
young man represented North Ston-
t ington in the Connecticut assembly
The state board of control at a
meeting held in the capitol Tuesday
voted to add $2,54165 TO the appro-
priation for an engineer of the shell
fisheries commission. 1t also approved
recent publications of the board OF
education and the banking commits
sion.
Teachers have been notified that
the American Physical Education AS
ISOLATION Conference will be held in
Cincinnati April 10 to %. Among the
subjects for discussion will be Pre-
paredness, which will be considered
with reference to elementary schools
secondary schools and colleges.
At the meeting of the vestry of st
PauPs church, Bridgeport, TUESDAY
evening, the resignation of the Rev
Earl H. Kenyon, formerly of Yantic
from active church work because OF
a stroke of paralysis, was accepted
with regret, to take effect May 1.
r. {
South Coventry summer resident, en-.
tertained at dinner at her home il
Washington, Monday evening thirty.
four guests in honor of the Argentine
ambassador and Nine. Naon, amons
the guests was Rutger Blocker Jew,
lit, of New York, a former resident O
Norwich.
Priests who participated in the ex
/. ercises of the Forty Hours devotion
I at the Church of the Immaculate Con
4 ception, Waterbury, included Rev
James E. O'Brien, Stonington; Rev
I Charles w. Brennan, Norwich Town
; Rev. ]. A Sullivan, Colchester: Rev
= w. G. Fitzsimons, New London; Rev
J. J. McCabe, Jewett City.
WEDDING.
J. Bentley Bragaw.
Miss Emily King Bragaw of Hart
ford and "A. Jackson Bentley Of Ney