Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-15
VARIOUS MATTERS

 the Otis Library is Herbert Bayard | Swope's Inside the German Empire In spite of the storm, good mum Der Of faithful workers spent some busy hours Wednesday at the Red Cross rooms.
 MT. and Mrs. C. Miller Gracey oi Groton have announced the engage ment of their daughter, Miss <F1orence | to W. Eugene Gardner, also of Groton A Westbrook man. Otto Yankee who has finished his three years military training at Fort Terry, has returned to his family in the formea place.
 United States naval officers station ed at the submarine base at the Navy Yard. entertained at a dance at the Alehican hotel ball room Wednesday | evening.
 Don't forget. Division ?. A. O. H., social, Friday evening, March 18th. A good time promised.-adv.
 During stormy weather the big flag Is not flown from the fag-pole at the Buckingham Memorial, but a smaller hag is flying from one of the front windows.
 masses of the tent caterpillar from trees and shrubs along the roads in suburban places is already we'll under way in certain of the towns.
 At present the cost of high grade stove and chestnut coal at Gales Ferry is $7.50 per ton and that is an ad- vance of 25 cents over the price which prevailed in January and February.
 Local dyed in -the-wool democrats will mark today (Thursday). tfs an- niversary of the birth of Andrew Jack
 
 president of the United States between 1929 and 1887.
 The current White Ribbon Banner lists the following receipts toward the Stevens Fund. Stonington $2, Stafford Springs g, Piantsville $1, Milldale $1, Southington $1. Waterbury $4, Durham s2.S3. Total $13.53.
 The offer of site for a new state prison in the town of Bolton by Frank c. Sumner will fail of cecommenda- ton, among the reasons being, it is adequate water supply.
 At a postponed meeting of the wom- ems Foreign Missionary Society of Trinity Methodist church this after noon, plans are to be made for a meet ing to be held April IT to celebrate the passing of half of the jubilee years.
 Ramp Killkare vaudeville, benefit r. M. c. A. Boys Camp, Friday, March 16. and Saturday. March IT. Tickets 25c. Performance at S.-adv.
 Miss Lydia Hartig, of the Connecti- cut society, who at one time conduct ed services in churches suburban to brook Congregational parsonage and spoke at the evening service at the church Sunday.
 A reunion of +he StafFordA dA NTi,is+er ial association, the first in six years, was held recently at the home of Rev. A. B. Todd, of Hartford, who owns place in Stafford. where the gathering of ministers who have had pastorates there took place.
 Thirteen attended the meeting of Comfort circle. of the Kings Daught- CTS, held Wednesday with Mrs. Will jam Baker, of Phillips avenue, Mrs. A. F, Utley presiding. A comforta ble was tied and much sewing done dur ing the pleasant afternoon.
 Engineer William H. Getchen of New London sustained cuts about the head in a collision in the Fort Neck freight yard Tuesday night about 10.30 o'clock between the pusher and a switching engine. He was taken to the Union station and was attended by Dr. F..M. Dunn.
 F. D. G.aulfins of Lyme lost one of his best team horses while in the woods the other day. The animal step ped on a shovel that was mostly con- cealed by the snow, and 1t turned up with such force as to puncture the stomach of the horse, which had to be shot.
 Connecticut fur men have their eyes on New York, where the big auction comes week after next. Owing to the fact that the amount of furs to be of tered is the largest ever gathered for the New York sale. the attendance of buyers is expected to break previous records.
 A Moedus correspondent mentions G. Scrivener, of Norwich, preached at the Methodist church Sunday morn ing, sang a solo, during the Sunday school session. and held the fourth quarterly conference at the close of the school.
 The Waterbury Republican notes that Mrs. Charles A. Jackson of Hili- side avenue entertained during her stay Miss Charlotte H. Holloway of New London, industrial investigator of the bureau of labor statiTtics. who spoke Tuesday before the Waterbury Women's club.
 Loyal Circle of The Kings Daugh- ters entertained the patients at Back us Hospital, Sunday afternoon, with an orchestra consisting of Miss Doro- thy Gregson. violin. Miss Olive. Riley, piano, Richard Arnold, flute. Benja- min Palmer flute, and Reginald Ash bey. cornet. A very pleasing concert was rendered.
 Notification has been received that the annual meeting and banquet of the National Association of Waste Material Dealers Is to be held next Wednesday at the Hotel Astor, New York. Meetings of affiliated organi- cations, the Scrap Rubber, Paper Stock. and Metal Divisions. will take place Tuesday.
 Helping Hands Met.
 A business meeting of the Helping Hanws. auxiliary to the Spiritual Union was held at the home of Mrs.