Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-14

A Gales Ferry. patient, George Crocker, was discharged Saturday from the Lawrence hospital, New Lon don,
 A box for Miss Ruth Huntington's g school at Hindman, Ky. will be pack ed at the Second Congregational church parlors this (Monday) morning
 At o'clock Saturday, in St. Pat rick's church. a months mind requiem high mass for James DonneIly was sung by Rev. J. H. Frederick.
 The tax collector will be at the store of Wm- Smith & Co.,, Norwich Town, today, from II a m. to l p. m., to re- ce1Ve personal taxes.-adv.
 There is to be a reception and dona- tion party for the Rev. and Mrs. Sher- wood Roosevelt, Friday evening, Feb. IS, at St. Peters rectory. Hebron.
 Discharges from bankruptcy have been granted in the United States court, at Hartford, to David F. Comp tois of WilIimantic and Charles Lom- bardo of Willimantic.
 Pupils in many of the schools will have valentine boxes today. The children of most of the kindergartens have made valentines for their par ents and schoolmates.
 Harry Fischel, of New York, treas urer of the Central committee for the relief of Jews suffering through the war, acknowledged Sunday the receipt of $315 from Willimantic.
 Rev. John Landry, transferred by Bishop Milan from St. Johns church Sacrament, Waterbury, as assistant was a former Baltic curate,
 The fourth quarterly conference of the North Methodist church, Mnchest- CT, was held in the church Saturday evening, by District Superintendent G. G. Scrivener, of Norwich.
 The post office department at Wash ington has advertised for bids for car rying the mails between the post office at Rockville and the post office at FL lington, from March Is, 1916 to June 30, 1917.
 Mrs. Zebulon R. Robbins and Miss Phelphs in the morning, Mrs. Charming man during the afternoon, had charge of the Red Cross headquarters on Saturday.
 All the members of Park church and congregation are invited to attend the AtA~SI11iS O+ lIlC l 11 I1OuSG dSSOCld- ton Tuesday evening when Rev. Wm M. Zumbro is to give an illustrated lecture on Art in India.-adv.
 The funeral of Llyod G. Harris was held Saturday afternoon at two o'clock at No. 48 Shapley street, New London, the services being conducted by Rev. Shaw Bush. Burial was in Cedar Grove cemetery.
 At Rockville, Bedding Brothers and Co.,, manufacturers of sewing silks, announced Friday an increase in pay to it's 300 employees, beginning this (Monday) morning, amounting to 10 per cent. for every person.
 Several contributions toward buy ing material for Red Cross work have been received by Mrs. Robert w Perkins, local secretary and treasur- CT. Even the smallest sum is use ful and will be appreciated.
 Notices have been received by the Norwich Art school for the ninety first annual exhibition of the National Academy of Design. which will be held in the Fine Arts building, New
 After being kept in the house for several weeks, following bruises and sprains received when he was drag ged some distance while boarding a trolley car, Joseph P. Connor, of Lin coin avenue is able to return to bust- ness.
 The funeral of Mrs. Mary Ely Bassett, wife of Professor Austin B Bassett, was held at her home, No. 65 Forest street, Hartford Sunday aft ernoon at 1 o'clock. Dr. Rockwell Harmon Potter off1ciated. Burial was in Lyme.
 The state board of the A. O. H., in- cluding the state board of the Ladies' auxiliary of the same order, will meet in Middletown, February 20, to fur ther the arrangements for the state parade to be held in Middletown August P.
 Nearly 200 painters are represented in the twenty fifth annual exhibition of the Association of Women Paint CTS and Sculptors In the Blakeslee galleries, in New York, including Irene Weir, the first directress of the Norwich Art school, who opened the school, in 1890.
 A free illustrated lecture is to be given this evening in Synod hall, New York. by pr. Edward Hagaman Hall formerly of Norwich, on "Beginnings of American History in England and Holland" under the auspices of the Laymen's club of the Cathedral of St John the Divine.
 In reference to The Bulletins arti- cles on old-time Norwich shipping, a resident of Washington street states that cattle. horses and mules from the back country, when driven to Norwich to be loaded aboard ship, used to be kept in a big pound on what is now Washington square.
 Miss Esther Bachelder of Rocky Hill, student at the Connecticut Col iege for Women. has been elected sec retary of the class of 1919 to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Miss Winona Young of Mansfield Center, re- gently elected president of the student government board.
 Former Resident Renewing Aequain-
 tanees.
 Edward A. Simon, formerly of this city but now of Portland, Me, has been here calling on old friends. MT. Simon at one time resided on Boswell avenue. He has been in Newark. N,