Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-25


Woodstock academy closed Friday
afternoon for the spring vacation Of
one week.
A rise in the level of rivers in this
section came yesterday, as the result
of melting snow.
Putnam has members in the auto
mobile supply concern that is in diff
hculties, and they are concerned
about their membership fee of $3.50.
There was a large congregation at
the Lenten services at ST Mary's
church, Friday evening. This rnorning
there will be an observance at the
church of the feast of the Annuncia-
ton.
Towns in this section are being Wis
Measures Charles Johnson of North
GrosvenordaIe.
Town Meeting Wednesday Eveniho.
Selectmen of Putnam have announc-
ed meeting of citizens for next We'd
nesday evening to pass upon the mat
ter of fixing the maturities of the
s2S6,COO in bonds TO be issued py the
| town.
This has been a week of weeks for
rural carriers working in this section.
| General Pershing's regulars in Mexico
haven't had a much harder time in
carrying out the duties assigned to
| them.
Considerable quantities of bitumi-
| nous coal are coming into towns in
this vicinity seemingly assuring man
| ufacturers against any difficulty in on
| Grating their plants on account of Iacl,
of fuel.
Work on Trade School DELAYED.
A week from today will be the first
| or April the date upon which the new,
trade school building was to have been
ready for occupancy, but the unusually
severe weather has made it impossible
TO carry ou- the contdact, which is be-
| ing slowly advanced.
Food Sale.
At the store of Ballard and Clark IN
Friday afternoon Rhoa Delta class OF
| the Methodist church held a well
patronized food sale.
Some students at Putnam High
school have noted the fact that con-
gress is providing for dOubIinn the
number of cadets at West Point This
city has no graduate of the United
States Military academy.
Feast of the Annunciation.
In observance of the feast of the An
nunclatlon there is to be a celebration
of holy communion at St. PhiIlip's
church this morning at o'clock.
Delegates to Advent Convention.
Delegates from the church and Sun.
Gay school in this city will be at the
| III AStASlAl NluECn IN providence
tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday OF
next week, attending the annual ses.
sion of the Rhode Island and EASTER
Connecticut Advent Christian confer.
ence.
Golf Grounds Hidden Under Snow.
There are no foot prints on the SNOW
cad fields where lies the golf course
OF the Putnam Country club. but tina
is not the fault of the enthusfa sti,
golfers who are awaiting the very frs
favorable opportunity to revive tn,
game after the long hard winter
There are those who would brave TN,
snow, but playing the game under ex
lStlng conditions at the links is prac
tically an imposibility
Progress on Mill Addition.
Considerable progress has been mad
TINS week on the construction of tn
Dig addition to the plant of the Man
hasset Manufacturing company. which
produces automobile tire duck. The ad
; ditlon is chiefly to the west and soutl
OF the present plant and looms large n
view from the Hospital road. TIL
concern is running day and night AM
has big list or orders to turn out.
Memorial to Michael r. Joy.
Fdiends here received on Friday
memorial to Michael r. Joy, this in tn
form of handsomely printed tribute
, The memorial was arranged and issue
by Attorney ]. F. Carpenter, a life-lon
; friend of Mr.. Joy, who was one of tn
best known business men in Easter,
Connecticut