Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-17

was held at Hartford Tuesday, was for many years a summer resident at Black Point.
 The Norwich Free Academy male quartet tand the Instrumental trio will be heard in Groton Friday eve ming at a concert.
 Trade unions. throughout the coun- try have been urged by union men to invest in the Liberty loan form of bond, as show of patriotism.
 An anniversary high mass of re- quiem for Mrs. Jeremiah Moran was sung in St. Patrfci<'s church We'd nesday by Rev. J. H. Broderick. Although there were showers e1k Wednesday afternoon, many improved the chance to secure the special Wed nesday bargains offered by the stores.
 The Connecticut Forestry Associa- ton has been invited to hold it's an nual meeting next Saturday in Nor folk on the estate of Ei1icott D. Cur tis.
 A bulletin of interest to poultry men and farmers issued from the Connecticut Agricultural College, at Storrs. deals with home grown poul- try feeds.
 An increase of five per cent. in the general wage scale of the Pawca-
 
 week. making the third voluntary in crease within a year.
 The third annual meeting of the Holland County Association of Gen. gregational Churches and Ministers is to be held at SomersvilIe Congrega- tionsl church, May 20.
 Two acres at Riverside Park, New London. were p!oughed up Wednes- day, preparatory to stalking them out into lots for applicants to the cham Der of commerce for gardens.
 The Connecticut Homeopathic Medical society at it's 6Tth annual elected the legislative committee, ir- cluding Dr. c. F. Stark of Norwich.
 The Audubon Societies of the state are to hold convention at the Bird craft Ssfctuary in Fairfield Saturday, May 25, when several well known au- thorities on birds vii lbe the speak CTS.
 Judge Edwin S. Thomas will pre- side at the May term of the United states district court which opens in Hartford Tuesday, May p, for the disposition of criminal and civil bus mess.
 This (Thursday) evening. Rev. F. T. Mathison of Rockville will address a meeting in the interests of food supply work at Hebron which will bring the work in Holland county to a close.
 Mrs. Ethel Blakeley has been awarded the contract for carrying the mail on the Columbia Hop River route for the four years beginning next July. The service includes two trips daily.
 A former Eastern Point resident, Mrs Herbert Owen, now of New York, has been appointed chairman of the wireless division of the National League for Women's Service and is doing active duty in that off1ce.
 Local alumni hear that. on recom- mendation of the Student Council at Amherst College, the junior prome- made committee has decided not to hold the annual celebration, which was to have been from May r to 19 Mir. and Mrs. Hans P. Hanson of South Wilmington announce the en- gagement of their daughter, Miss Georgina Mundell Hanson, to Arthur H. kolperg of Springfield, Mass. The wedding will take place late in June. Twenty-three attended the meeting of the Progressive Missionary Club, held Wednesday with Mrs. George A. Stanton, Mrs John E, Post presid and Miss Deane were features of the meeting.
 The Southern New England fele- phone Co. is distributing to subscrsb- CTS in the state g. new directory ta become effective May % Recauaa of the high cost of print paper the directories are Issued less frequently than formerly.
 Whether the quarter million dollar estate of the late Henry ". Ranseg, h "a Nr& Inc ank for fourteen years, Is to b. pro- hated in Groton or in New York city Is to be determined by contests pcnd- ing in the courts.
 A special cancellation stamp of un- usual design will appear shortly on letters passing through the mails. It will be lettered to call attention to .he Liberty loan It is also the plan to placard every letter box with ad- vertistpg matter concerning the lean. A young woman formerly of Nor wich, Miss Isabelle Smiddy, has been appointed manager of the New Lon don store of $. F. Peterson. Mir. Pe- terson has enlisted In the naval re- serve corps as a second class seaman and expects at any time to be called to active duty.
 of the Waterbury police department warns Connecticut people of a man and a woman who ffeeced Waterbury people of their money by saying they were representatives of the Water bury Telephone Operators Associa- tion, seeking financial aid.
 Mir. and Mrs. Benjamin L. Arm strong of New London, who have been spending the winter at their home in New York, will entertain at & din ner at Sherry's Friday evening, in honor of their niece, Miss Marion Moves, daughter of Judge W C. Moves. who was introduced to society this wihter.
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