Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-23

Norwich. Friday. March 2s. 1917. .,
 VARIOUS MATTERS There will be no service for St James church. Poquetanuck. Friday. Sunday next is the Feast of the Annunciation. popularly called Lady Day"
 Choirs and Sunday schools are bus fly rehearsing Easter cantatas and anthems.
 Members of the bird classes are finding their morning walks very in teresting just now.
 Home Guard recruiting office open daily from to 5 and to D. m. Now is the time to enlist.-adv.
 Florists welcome every sunny day now, in view of the nearness of Eas- ter with it's big demand for lilies and other blooms.
 Today's meeting of the Father Lights of the Central Baptist church is to be held with Mrs. F. A. Russell, I5S Broadway.
 Tugs Aquidneck and Miles Standish lowed barge Consolidated to Thames vile Thursday and took down the Louisa from Norwich.
 Mrs. Nelson W. Aldrich, who died recently in New York leaving a large estate, was the sister of Thomas Chapman of Preston.
 Experiences in Washington was the subject of talk given at the New London Elks club Thursday night by Congressman Richard P. Freeman.
 At Hartford Tuesday Compensation Commissioner James J. Donahue Of ings on Hartford compensation claims.
 Rev. J. Eadred Brown of Trinity Episcopal church of Norwich is to de- liver the Lenten address at Bishop Seabury Memorial church, Groton. on March 30.
 Home Guard recruiting office open daily from to and : to g p. m. Now Is the time to enlist.-adv.
 Roy Perkins of Groton took the first load of lobster pots out into the sound Thursday morning. Only the most venturesome dare to take gear out at this season
 The weekly bulletin issued by the Connecticut Agricultural College is of special interest to fruit growers, far mers and housewives as it deals with spring pruning.
 Thursday evening the subject of Rev. Edward $. Worcester at Broad way Congregational church prayer meeting was On the Threshold of Dis cipleship (prayer for young people).
 The farm in Bolton known as the r0la ,ioIa1 1,a val by Natalnio Pic, has been bought by Ernesto Lazzarone and Angelo Vercel- Ii. who are from Blythe, Cal, in Ghe cotton belt
 Next month a start is to be made on the new S5,OO0 parish house of the Hanover Congregational church, over half the amount having been pledged. The plans are being prepared by Nor wich architects.
 Mentioned among relatives who at tended the funeral of Mrs. Robert 1 in Wiilimantic. Wednesday, were Dennis Hines and daughter. Miss Renelda Hines, of Baltic and Mrs. Os- car Christensen, of Norwich.
 President Wilson recently commis stoned 205 additional officers of the Reserve Corps; including. to be first lieutenants, engineer Frank W. Ham, ilton, New London; to be majors. en- gineers, W. La Forge, New London.
 Small boys have discovered that they can make good pocket money by collecting old metal scrap just now. Buyers are paying 21 cents pound for scrap brass that one year ago was selling for and 10 cents a pound.
 The executive committee of the Nj antic Improvement association, Inc. met this week to take action on the building of sidewalks. As soon as tions are made to begin worK about May 1.
 To further the work of the Red Cross. a chain of bridge parties is to be started by sixteen ladies prominent in Norwich society. beginning next week. A similar movement was inau- surated in New York society We'd nesday.
 Additions to the state w C. T. U.1 contributions acknowledged in the White Ribbon Banner include a yard dimes from Pawcatuck union, $1.50. A total of SS1.60 has been received in this way.
 A transfer of the Ashford property of Mrs. P. J. Cassidy, of Norwich. has been made to John Fitts./ MT. Pitts has occupied the house during the past winter and has purchased it
 
 permanent home.
 At the vesper service in St. Mary's church. New London, Easter Sunday. Rev. W. A. Keefe of Plainfield. na- tional lecturer of the Knights of Co., lunrbus and general advocate of the Holy Name society will deliver the l sermon to the Holy Name Society.
 The quarantine of the Coast Artil- | lery guard at Mantle bridge was raised Thursday morning as all dan ger of spread of the disease is over 1 and those who had diphtherfa have | the last of the sick ones, | Corporal Pierce. returning Thursday. |
 Quarantine has been removed from i the home of Mrs. F. E. Cross of Gro- | ton upon the consulting physicians 1 decision that her case was not small l pox. She had been exposed to that l disease, so was quarantIned. under Ob l 5ervation as a preventative measure. i