Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-30
VARIOUS MATTERS

SSl1uS III 1NoIWtCa at @WV Qu1G lS TOT I a quarter.
 Even those factories which closed i for Fast Day will in most instances run today.
 Visitors to Lords Point notice large focks of gulls in the cove since the ice broke up.
 Business as usual" and a good lot of it. is the Norwich merchants slo- gan for today.
 Strollers in tho woods on the hoi- day brought back some handsome pussy willows.
 Splendid psychic messages by Mrs Norris, Spiritual Academy. Sunday adv.
 Many of the school children are utilizing the brief week end vacation selling war stamps.
 The Stafford Press mentions that R. H. Fisk has been assigned to work on the next liberty loan at Norwich. Today, Holy Saturday, is fasting day of obligation for those in the Catholic church. who are obliged to fast
 The Baker farm at Mohegan has been purchased by a Boston man, who will develop the property for residen- tial sites.
 An Old Lyme man, George Mitchell, is the champion trapper in this sec- tion. He is trapping from $10 to $15, worth of muSkrats d week. This year the Forty Hours Devo- ton in St. Patricl's church will be held beginning the first Sunday in April, which is Low Sunday.
 At Somers, Mrs. Nellie M. Stone has announced the marriage engagement of her daughter, Mary B. Stone, to Frank T. Cowles of Brooklyn. The first big war rally under the auspices of the Holland County War Bureau will be held in the town hall at Rockville next Tuesday evening.
 Special rally for men at Y. M. c. A. Sunday at S.3o. Swans orchestra. vio- lin solos by Wm. Malone, Easter ad- dress by Secretary Hillary.
 A picture which has been attracting attention at the national exhibition in New York was by a Lyme artist, Gif- ford Beal, its title "The Blue Pool"
 A few boys and girls appeared be- fore State Agent A. W. Buchaean, of Mansfield, on his visit ito Norwich Thursday, securing work certificates.
 E a-sA r ~ sS & ee The third and fourth degrees were conferred on class in Holland grange Tuesday evening, the Vernon degree team doing the work. A harvest sup per was served. At her home, PA Broadway, Miss Mary P. Huntington is recovering from severe burns, received when her sleeve 1 caught fire, burning her arm badly. She requires the care of a graduate nurse.
 The trees being hauled from sur rounding places to the Stonington shipyard are bringing big money and many fine pasture oak is being sac l rificed. The trees are selling for $50 to $70 each.
 The residence of MT. and Mrs. W W. Beckwith, on West Thames street has been opened for the season. MT. and Mrs. Beckwith spent the winter in an apartment at their Church. street house.
 Today will bring many visitors be- cause of the Hebrew Passover this week. The first and seventh days oi the festival are observed as full holi- days and the intervening days as semi holidays.
 l Captain and Mrs. Jewell, of the
 Norwich Salvation Army branch, have
 been commended for securing $914 ir
 the recent drive for the $1,OoO here
 The national war fund, set at $1,000,-
 ooo, went to nearly a million and 2
 half.
 By order of Mayor Allyn L. Brown | John A. Ferguson, who cares for ths town clock in the Norwich courthouse will move the hands ahead one hour earty Sunday morning. He expects tC have t6e cieck repaired and striking at that time.
 I Benjamin Foster, of New York wa. in New Haven Wednesday, as one O the judges of the exhibition of thu Paint and Clay. The other judge. were Mics NarS Nicholena MacCord ef Bridgeport, Joline Butler S-t.ith O. Madison and c. Albert Thompson O
 Mystic. q fpr5a@r director of Norwich
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 .An2-ewa' hakery disposed of ove 1975 doss-i EEot Cross buns Good Fri | day the government recipe of 30 pc !, cent whsG: four turning out well. Tn, , Moflican ca=zgAary sold over 800 dozel
 buiss and TRo-n than % dozen wer 7 sola at the Wozren's Exchange. Othe Norwich raSeT5 did not make the bun : this year .-''--.-.
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