Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-29
VARIOUS MATTERS

evening.
 There is some moving in advance Of the 1st of Apri-. trout brooks too swollen to suit fish ermen's taste.
 Post surgeons appointed Tucsday l include, for Coventry and South Gov entry. pr. W. l.. Higgins.
 Members of Class circle of the Kings
 Daughters sewed at the Red Cross room. Wednesday afternoon.
 When George Clark of Old Lyme was visiting in Baltic last week he bought l a large pair of Ho1stein oxen. At St. James church, Poquetanuck, | Friday evening the rector, Rev. l.. C. vices.
 Writing from Preston to New
 York paper, William Kimberly Pa.mer advocates Americas gife of $1,oo3 000,- l 900 to France.
 was the preacher Wednesday night at | the Lenten service at St. Mary's Star
 of the Sea church, New London.
 Good weather Wednesday evening
 pleased the merchants. although the temperature was too low for much buying of strictly spring stock. Teachers in this vicinity have been notified that the 24th annual conven- ton of the International Kindergarten
 union is to be held in Boston May 7-11.
 The warm sun Wednesday coaxed up the new grass in the grounds oE the Buckingham Memorial. where the lilies have already appeared above ground.
 The canvassers and other ladies connected with the K. of c. Bazaar are asked to meet with the Fair com mittee in K. of c. rooms tonight at 8 p. m.-adv.
 The Western Union Telegraph com pany Tuesday decided to put the basic eight hour day into effect in its ser vice after May l in it's 10000 offices for the 45,ooo employees At the Otis library the librarian, Miss Cash. has prepared a list of IS books on agriculture and farming and one of 9 books on poultry for the convenience of I,atrons.
 Beginning Sunday next. the Sunday school session at St. James. Episcopal church at Poouetanuck will be changed back and hereafter will. be held follow ing the morning service
 Matt A. Tinker of Chesterfield, who was on the panel of the jury Tn the superior court for this term, has been taken i'll with pneumonia and Is a pa tient at New London hospital At present City Missionary c. A. Northrop Is finding that most of the calls for aid come from families where
 there Is illness, there is plenty of work for those who want to work.
 The Seven Last Words, the besuti- ful cantata by DuBois. is to be sung in the Ellington Congregational c'.urch Good Friday night by the choir under the direction of Morgan R. St. John. that Mrs. Hiram Bingham Is expected to return from Miami, Fla, the coming week. Professor Bingham expects to remain until the first of May. They are Salem summer residents Miss Sadie E. Smith. cousin of Mrs. R. D. Johnson of Groton borough. and Harry A. Smith, both of Amherst, gregatioual parsonage Tuesday even ing at 8 o'clock by Rev. Henry W Hulburt.
 Methodist church. Holland who is at- tending the Southern New E.lg.and
 conference in Providence, has been asked to remain another year as pastor at Holland, and also at Crystal Lake church.
 Winton A. Robinson of 2e Grove street. but now Of Springfield. has en- listed with the machine gun con1Sany of the Second regiment of Massachu- setts. Mir. Robinson served six years with the Third company, c. A. C., c. N. G., of Norwich.
 The sixth war relief message ol the Federal Counci. of the Churches of Christ of America, called an Easter Message" has been mailed to nearly 100000 individual churches, which are urged to take special war relief offer ings on Easter Sunday,
 Wednesday afternoon seven mer:b :bers of Comfort circle of the Kings Daugh- ters held pleasant meeting with Mrs. H. F. Dawley, the vice leader, Mrs. J. H. Allen presiding. Mrs. Dawley's automobile met the members at the Laurel Hill trolley terminus.
 A certificate of incorporation las been filed by the c. w. Strickland Co. New London. authorized capital stock 10000, divided into 200 shares. par value $1O0, business to be begrE on s2o,00o: incorporators. J. M. Callahan, R. W. Johns. John c. Geary.
 Motor parties find that the Connec- ticut river continues to rise and is now about 10 feet above the reg uIar uAoi A. HIS year. owing to the III1iQ- ness of the season and the heavy rains, the freshet is early, the rise u5ually not taking place until the middle of April.
 Mrs. Mary Gilbert and Hart Buell., both of Gilead, were married at the brides home by Rev. A. T. Steele of Saturday evening. Three of the brides children were present, Ralph Gilbert of Boston, Albert Gilbert of New York and Miss Mabel Gilbert of Hartford.
 The completed pictures left by Hen ry W. Ranger, the Noank artist and his collection of paintings by contem- porary artists are now on view at the American Art galleries, New York One Of the unusual subjects is The Armory a large picture which was shown ir the Berlin exhibition of 1qO3