Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-24
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VARIOUS MATTERS

Governments moth scouts are in
 specting trees in and about Ashford. Read on announcement page of the
 unusual meeting for men at 3.S0 Sun day-adv.
 woodnen in number of places are finding difficulty in getting all the
 choppers they need.
 Rising temperature Friday ended all | hopes of possible sleighing parties for some time at least.
 During Lent. there win be devotions and sermon in St. Patrick's church every Sunday evening.
 At Holland. Herman Drewes has sold his farm known as the Len Full
 Ter place to Ernest and Terez Herboy | of Hartford.
 Silk manufacturers hereabouts are
 in good spirits. the spring styles call ing for extra yardage and orders con
 tinuing brisk.
 | Those who found the mercury mak- l ing degrees early yesterday morn l ing were surprised to find that it had slid up to 40 by noon-
 Flow Do We Know The Bible Is l the Word of God?'-Dr. Slocum's sub 5ect tomorrow night--adv.
 At Oneco. Mrs. Harriet Kenyon has ]! rendered her resignation to the post l office department and awaits the ap- pointment of a successor.
 It is predicted that the new moon, which appeared Thursday evening, inn plies a stormy month The two points l of the crescent were upright. A farmer who drove into Norwich Thursday left two barrels of cabbages at a grocer's. carrying off a crisp $10 bill in exchange for his humble pro- duce.
 When the Ladies' Aid society of Sterling met this week, the president elected was Mrs. Harold B. Mowry Carrie H. Mitchell, formerly of Nor wich.)
 The Lenten address at the Episcopal church in Watertown, Conn, next Wednesday evening will be delivered by Archdeacon J. E1dred Brown, of Norwich.
 Tuesday evening. next. there is to be a parish gathering in Trinity Metho- dist church, a social and goodfel1ow- ship time. with speeches, music, re- treatments, etc.
 Men. hear W. H. Flake tell of his 27 years in prison at Mems meeting. Sunday, at 3.30.-Thayer building adv.
 District Superintendent George G. Scrivener of Norwich has appointed Thursday, March 1st. as the date of the fourth quarterly conference at the Moosup Methodist church.
 Beginning tonight (Saturday) the village of Noank will be guarded by two special officers who have been re- gently appointed for that purpose Eben Whipple and Earl Foster.
 A Willfmant1c patient, Mrs. Frank Jones, has been committed to the Nor wich state hospital. Her husband was adjudged insane short time ago and removed to the same institution.
 Specially prepared question blanks will be sent out to about 1000 regis tered graduate nurses in Connecticut from state headquarters in Hartford in connection with the military cen Sus.
 The planet Mercury became morn ing star in February. It reached it's greatest distance from the sun on February 12. and since that date has been rising about an hour before the sun.
 At the services Friday evening in the enlarged and remodeled Federal prayer was offered by Rev. G. G. Scrivener, district superintendent, of Norwich.
 St Margarets Guild of Trinity Episcopal church. of which Miss Blanche Hall is president has held a meeting to reorganize since the hoIi- i days and is sewing for a mission in Virginia
 A feature of the Norwich Red Cross | soldier patient with Red Cross nurse in charge and suggestive list of hos pital equipment being prepared by the | Red Cross.
 Rev. G. R. Atha of Groton has gone 1 to Lakeport. N. H. MT. Atha has been 1 i'll with grip and throat trouble so win visit his brother in New Hamp- shire and hopes the dry air will heal his throat. ton A. w. Buchanan spent Friday in Westerly and New London, issuing certificates to children of working age. Monday he will be in Putnam and | Central Village. |
 Tourists from Norwich write of the deSolatlon which this months frost has wrought in Florida Fruit is ruin ed. hundreds of acres of blasted eel cry, lettuce and other crops are seen and the loss is serious in nearly every l section.
 The milk producers of Holland coun- ty did some hustling to get their To- calls and the county organization form 1 ed preliminary to the meeting of the New England Milk Producers associa- ton. held at the Quincy house, Boston, on the 22d.
 The next fellowship meeting will be held Wednesday next at the Congre- gational church in Pawcatuck. The sermon will be preached by Rev. 0. D. l Fisher of North Stonington on The Individual Church Member and the Revival Movement
 The Moosup Journal notes that Mrs. c. R. Thatcher of Central Village re- gently spent very enjoyable day wis iting the Sheltering Arms at Norwich and was delighted with the matron and with the general atmosphere of Christian good cheer and helpfulness which she found there.
 One of the first graduates from the Memorial hospital, New London Miss Lydia A. Lane. died at the nurses, reg