Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-03
VARIOUS MATTERS

Societies in rural churches are add
ing to their funds by holding May
/ basket sales.
See Avery's Milk notice in this pa
per.-adv.
One hundred and fftyseven pupils
of the Groton Heights school were per-
| feet in attendance during April.
The United States senate has con-
| firmed the nomination of Frank z
| williams as postmaster for Noank.
| The graded school at Jordan. Water
| ford, opened Monday after being closed
| Z. week because of the scarlet fever
scare.
| During the past two months soap has
| advanced from Is to % per cent in
price, depending, of course, on its
grade.
| The Catholic pastor at Colchester,
Fitchville and Bozrah, Rev, David r.
| O'DonnelI, left Colchester Tuesday for
Waterville, his new parish.
At Center Groton peach trees will be
| full of blossoms soon and if nothing
| comes to damage them full crop is
| looked for in that vicinity.
During April, only days were clear,
| IL partly cloudy and IL cloudy. There
were four killing frosts, four other
1t is said that never before have
| there been so many eggs laid down for
future use as this spring. Druggists
All roads lead to the Minstrel Show
| at T. A. B. hall tonight.-adv.
The annual meeting of the Congre-
gational churches and ministers of
New London county is to be held at
| Park church, Norwich, Tuesday, May
sth.
1t was announced at Hartford this
week that the military census gave
card returns from 900 men. These
were tabulated and filed at the state
| library.
Albert s Pratt of Pomfret Center, a
member of the Junior class at Brown
University has been elected to the
Rhode Island Alpha of Phi Beta
Kappa.
Records in the town clerks office at
New London show that George A.
Chadsey and Miss Mile Clifford of that
city were married by a New London
clergyman Tuesday, April 24th.
Mrs. Herbert c. Barstow has been
appointed senior aid On the staff of
New London. Mrs. Barstow is presi-
dent of Burpee w. r, c. of Rockville.
At UncasviIle. C. D. White has post
ed notices on the bulletin boards in his
mills that any of his employees who
wish can have a garden plot and seeds
to pIaot jt. He is having the ground
plowed and prepared.
Franklin chapter, No 4. r. A. NJ.
works the Mark Master degree tonight
at Masonic temple. at 7.3o.-adv.
The May White Ribbon Banner an
nounces these dues paid: Bridgeport
$50 $50 cents a men1ber). Middlef7eld
S4-T5, Waterbury SO, Mantle 1915,
Goshen 1915, Pawcatuek 1915, Wall
ingford $12; total $3.50.
Following the preparatory meeting at
evening, the church committee will act
on the applications of II persons pro-
pounded for membership by profession
of faith and one by letter
Peleg H. Bromley Of $50 Laurel Hf11
avenue has been appointed green keep
er Of the Norwich Golf club course |
succeeding William Adams, who re-
signed to become a gardener at the
residence of Willis Austin.
Summer residents are expected to |
arrive in Connecticut from one month /,
to six weeks earlier than usual this !
season on account of the conditions is
the cities caused by the war and the |
high prices Of food supplies.
George A. Root of Danbury. expert |
for the state in the bureau of plant in
dustry, division of forest pathology, is
examining white pine trees throughout |
the state to determine whether or not /
the trees are affected by pine blister.
The New Britain police have been |
notified to be on the watch for Dennis |
McInerney and Joseph Skinner, both of |
New Britain, who escaped Sunday |
night, in company with another man, |
from the state inebriate farm at Nor |
wIch.
The names Of Connecticut soldiers |
and sailors with families who fHve |
Joined the colors are to be filed with /
the charities department of each city.
which is to have charge of paying the |
allowance from the state to the de- |
pendents.
Edgar w Aborn began Monday car
wing milk to Hartford for the Filing
ton branch of the Connecticut Milk
Producers association. He carries 500 |
quarts, but expects later in the sea
son to take from 900 to 1000, making
two trips a day.
The bill recently passed by the gem
sraf assembly placing a closed season
On shad from May 1 to June 1, which
was signed by the governor a few days |
ago. is in effect. and prohibits shad
fishing in Hamburg owe, Salmon river
and Eight Mile river
Effective May 1, the Adams Express
company in its operations on the New |
Z orlS. New Haven and Hartford sys-
-em divided that territory into two di-
visions on the same lines as the rail-
road, that is with Willimantic-N New
London the dividing line.