Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-14
VARIOUS MATTERS

VARIOUS MATTERS l Light vehicle lamps at s.2a o'clock his evening.
 Some of the bakers are already so- letting orders for Hot Cross buns. Thrift stamp clubs have been form ed in number of the surrounding towns.
 Plenty of Round ciams and Long Clans for frying. at Powers Rros-- adv.
 The Shore Line trolley road between Mantle and Nv London has resumed Ist hourly schedule.
 The North g$~szxtcn town clerks records show two deaths and three births during February.
 Fiorists' windows are featuring tiny pots of genuine Irish shamrock, in advance of St. Patrick's day.
 At present supt. and Mrs. J. B. Chapman, are caring tor 50 at the almahouse, IS women and 45 men.
 The ice storm of Sunday is found to have caused more damage to wires in towns north from here than almost any storm of the winter.
 The Lenten service of st., James Episcopal church, Poquetannck, is to be held Friday evening this week at the home of. John Taylor.
 Spring Millinery Opening, Thursday, Friday, March IA and 15. Collins, 67 BroadWay-adv.
 Large forces of cod have. been brought into the shore towns of the county and some of the fish reached Norwich markets yesterday.
 When last heard from, three weeks ago, Michael Adj, son of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Adj, of Chestnut street, was on the firing line in France.
 A day of bright sunshine yesterday enticed out the shut -ins, the streets being crowded and trolley traffic showing the effect of good weather.
 Police in nearby towns have been asked to be on the lookout for Ed ward Berry who escaped from the Norwich State Hospital for the In- sane.
 Even the most pessimistic had to admit that Wednesday was convinc- fngky springlike, with the mercury reaching several notches above 50 de- grees.
 
 The Poquonoc Baptist church held a special patriotic service Wednesday evening in honor of the young meI of Poquonoc who have gone into the U. s. army and navy.
 work received at the Red Cross room Wednesday from the Children of Mary society of St. Patrick's church Miss M. B. Sheridan president. in. cluded 29 hospital pillows. At the Masonic temple in New Lon. don Tuesday at 2.S0 o'clock officers O Brainard lodge conducted funeral ser. vices for Capt. Henry c. Balmer O Montville. The body was placed il the receiving vault at Cedar Grove cemetery.
 The far-reaching influence of Nor, wich business ventures was proveI Wednesday, when the first of tht three Spring Opening Days attracted visitors from towns near and remote | some shoppers spending the entire day in town.
 Just received, a carload of the yer latest models of Sonora Talking Ma chimes at The Plaut-Cadden Co.-ed1
 An immediate farm survey throughout Connecticut, similar t that conducted so successfully i lIitchfield county. recently, was en dorsed by the Connecticut State CoHn cil of Defense at its meeting Mon day at the capitol.
 Each week the pastor of the Cen tral Baptist church, Rev Arthur l Purkiss, reminds the women of hi congregation of their patriotic duty Don't forget to put in your cards o
 food conservation and take others . home for this week.
 While the visiting nurse for tt United Workers, Miss Elizabeth Gu
 yer and her assistant. Miss Kat
 Mackenzie, consider this a health ! winter in Norwich, at present the are averaging six calls a day, Mi:
 Mackenzie doing hourly work.
 News has been received in Norwic that First Lieut.. Charles Colt, son Mrs. Charles M. Colt, who is in u aviation section, Signal Resery Corps, U. S. Army, is stationed ;
 Detroit, Mich, as property officer ; the Packard Motor cempany's plant.
 This month Saturn is in Cancer ar
 at sunset is half way up in the eas
 ern sky. and in view practically a ' night. As seen in the telescope u minor axis of the rings is somewhi
 smaller than it was in 1917, and W diminish noticeably during the yea
 There has been scarcely any d,
 mand for matching eggs in Tolla1
 county. Several poultrymen WI
 have always had incubators going
 this time, have not yet made up the
 minds what to do about hatchin
 Grain is not only high but is hard
 get.
 An occasional Norwich visitor, T
 William M Stockwell, superintende
 of the Hartford state tubercuies = sanatorium, left Monday for Fo . Oglethorpe, Ga, tos go into trainil
 for the United States hospital SC | vice. He is commissioned as ca
 tain.
 H Comfort Circle of the Kin,
 Daughters met Wednesday afterno \ with Mrs. William Kendall of Pro
 pect street, ten members being pre-
 ent and the leader, Mrs A. T. Utl conducting the interesting exercis