Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-12
VARIOUS MATTERS

There was big sale of valentines Saturday.
 Patriotic exercises will be held in I most of the grades today. The K. of c. whist tonight K. of c. rooms. Last one before Lent sReuben P. Potter, of Norwich, is mentioned among last weeks fox hunt CTS in El<onk-
 Photograps,e flowers and candy always play an important part as val entines for grown-ups. Trade in all departments of winter supplies was good Saturday, a bright, clear day of low temperature. Zero temperatures were reached Sunday in many places, making it one of the coldest days of the season. Most of the ice ponds are covered l with frozen snow. so that they were not available for skating Saturday. A memorial service for Bishop Al- exander Walters was held in some of the A. M. Zion churches of Connecticut Sunday.
 The planet Jupiter is in fine posi- ton for observation in the evening sky south ( Aries. It sets about 10 p. m. February 2s.
 The American Express office is now located at the Central Vermont depot adv.
 Lady Stratheora lodge of Groton is preparing it's second shipment of com fort kits and supplies for the soldiers of the allies.
 Y. M. c. A. course opens tomorrow night. Only 40 tickets left. On sale at r. M. c. A.-adv. Ninety persons visited the reading room of the Otis library Sunday after noon- Miss Virginia B. Hale was in charge of the room-
 There is a project to have the week beginning Feb. 1s. a week for sing. fngs national songs in the public and private schools. Lincoln day is one of the legal holi- days when the R. F. D. carriers drive over their routes as usual, a fact which subscribers to The Bulletin will appre- ciate today.
 The D. A. R. National magazine for February admits that it has never paid for itself, and that there is a deficit of nearly $10.000 to be paid from out of the society's funds. The crlsted snow just now makes it
 
 get good food. unless thoughtful per sons see to it that grain, suet and the like is regularly distributed.
 At the Ferargn Galleries, New York, are number of mural paintings and decorations harmonizing with arcl1i- tectural design including some by Ed m mund Greacon. of Lyme artists colony.
 As a postlude at the Sunday morn ing service of the Second Congrega- tional church the organist, Miss H. Louise Fuller, played the Star ume.
 Personal taxes will be collected to- day at the store of WIn. Smith & Co, Norwich Town. between the hours of Il a. m- and l p. m.-adv. the First Baptist church. New London. conducted Sunday vespers at Thames hall. Connecticut college, Sunday aft ernoon, speaking on The Soul of Gull ture.
 In the Portland Methodist Episco- pal church, at the Sunday morning service Rev. G. G. Scrivener, district Sunday evening he conducted the fourth quartely conference
 Today (Monday) at Berkeley Divin-
 
 ard Henry Nelson. bishop of Albany, of the class of 1883. formerly of Nor wich, will address the school at the meeting of the Missionary society in the evening.
 Mrs. Henry Stoddard of Anna Warn CT Brinley chapter, D. A. R., of Groton and Stoningten, has announced that S35 raised by the chapter for pur- chasing yarn to send to Mrs. c. H. Slo- comb for war relief work in Italy had been shipped.
 A leading department store of Nor wich recently secured an invoice of several thousand dollars worth of wo- mems gloves, tipped off by the warn ing that German importations were to be cut off. Nearly all gloves now are of American make.
 .mAt the high mass in St Patricks cMdreh Sunday Rev. Peter J. Cuny preached on the grave sin of speaking evil of ones neighbor. The offertory selection was a magnificent rendering of the melody of the Schubert Sere- nadte, by OrgaEist F. l.. Farrell.
 Flowers, etc, sent Rev. Dr. J. B. Slocam during his recent illness, the Central Baptist calendar says, not only reminded him of loyal. devoted peo- pie. but arrived in time to help cele- brate his birthday (F'eb- ID and his twentieth wedding anniversary (Feb. 3. %
 That an agreement satisfactory to both the members of the, Order of Railroad Photographers and the New Haven Railroad company was affect ed through mediators representing the department of commerce is stated The agreement affects 1.5oo stations anal tower men.
 The Newark Bargain House, Jacob Wechsler, mgr, of Jewett City, Conn, has purchased the entire stocy of cloth ing. furnishings and hats of Branche Bros, and will place same on sale for ten days at Branche Bros store re- gardless of cost, beginning tomorrow morning. Everything must be cleaned up. Come and get your share.-adv.
 The United States Civil Service commission announces for Feb. 20 an examination for assistant chier, Office of Markets and Rural Organization, for men only, to fill a vacancy in the Office of Markets and Rural Organization, Department of Agriculture, Washing ton, DIG. at a salary Of $4.000 a year.