Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-06
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Norwich, Saturday, April 6, 1918.
VARIOUS MATTERS

VARIOUS MATTERS All flags should fly today, Anniver- sary day, Light vehicle lamps at 7.47 o'clock this evening. Frogs and turtles have been noticed in the ponds for several days. Men, hear Rev. J. w. Arescn at Y. M c. IA, Sunday. at S.So.-adv.
 The first white vioiets were picked in a Church street garden Friday.
 Employment agencies are being be- sieged for farm help. both men and women.
 Some of the first fragrant and dainty arbutus has been brought to town from Gales Ferry.
 Portions of the Easter music will be repeated by some of the choirs at tomorrow services.
 The census of the Norwich state hospital for the insane Friday showed a total of 1.2S2 patients.
 Owing to the Passover holidays this week the attendance has fallen of in some of the school grades.
 The sum of $s10 has been raised in Mystic toward the fund for Italians who are suffering because of the war.
 Men, hear swahn's orchestra at r. NJ. c. A.. Sunday, at s.s0 P. m.-adv.
 
 One more meeting for the season is to be held by the English class at Poquetanuck taught by. Rev> L. C.. Sherburne.
 The special car Naugatuck, with tour of inspection along the company's lines in the state.
 Strollers about the woods. and fields today and Sunday are being admon- ished to exercise caution in the matter of setting grass fires.
 The Yarn Shop will show a full line, of silver yarns today.-adv.
 The Norwich Red Cross has been notified that owing to limited shipping conditions it will be impossible to re- ceive any more afghans.
 
 Several of the officers stationed at the submarine base have come to Nor wich to live, some boarding, others leasing houses for their families.
 The Dime Savings Bank will be open, Saturdays, beginning today, until 3 o'clock, during the Liberty loan cam paign.-adv.
  week to the Red Cross supply station, T5 pairs of socks splendidly knitted by patriotic Norwich women won admira- | ton. l Dealers say their sales of rice have 1 greatly increased of late, for use in 1 bread making and in other ways to accord with the wheat flour restric-, 1 tions.
 A former Norwich resident, William A Collins, of Bridgeport, has been granted a patent on a clever device for i removing the water of condensation from cylinders.
 ! CIergymen in a number of places will preach patriotic anniversary ser mons tomorrow in commemoration of the country's entrance into the world war 6 year ago. ] People are rcing warned against planting too early. forthe experience ] of the past winter has proved great changes in temperature possible in a ] few short hours.
 : New stamped linen centers and run re"s. night dresses, also baby dresses i and tibe. at Wonan's Exchange. l 4oYs- 1 beautiful shades.--adv. ! Connecticut towns which furnished 1 one recruit for the regular army the past month included Colchester. East Lyme, Hebron Mansfield Lyme, and North Stonington.
 The Sons of Veterans auxiliary members at Meriden are preparing a I flag drill to be put on at the Sons of 1 Veterans state encampment which is Is. iS be held in that city April r and Il A package of finely finished work was returned to the Norwich Red Cross room Friday by the F5tchville auxiliary. Work was taken out by the industrious helpers of LefangwelI and Poquetanuck.
 The devotion of the forty hours ir commemoration of the period during which the body of the Saviour re- mained in the tomb before His resur- rection will begin in St. Patrick'S church tomorrow.
 The April meeting of the Foreign Missionary society of Park church wal held in the parlors Of the Hugh Henry Osgood Memorial parish house Friday afternoon, the president, Mrs. Henry T. Arnold, presiding. The subject con. sidered was Africa | During April the planet Saturn i. about 15 degrees west of Reguins. th, first magnitude star of Leo, with Mar. about the same distance east of Re guius, making a striking stellar com bination. Saturn remains in view un til a. m. on the 18th. , Just six years ago on Easter Mon day. which in 1912 fell on April 9th Rev Richs<d R Graham came iron Wicl5ford, R. l., to fsegin his rectorshil , of Christ church, Norwich, in whicl city he has won ar important plac, [ as an able and affasle clergyman.
 A set of brass candiesticks in men,