Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-04

the W. H. NJ. U in New Haven wed- V nesday.
 The March mass for the parish young men in the federal service will hs offered in St. Patrick's' church this ueEuinE.
 Schools in some of the outlying dis tricts will open their spring term to- day, having had an early Vacation in order to save fuel.
 Cars on the trolley lines were rus, on better schedule Saturday, hourly trips reducing the crowds and result ing in prompt service.
 Tomorrow tTuesday) evening the senior play contest will he sivea by the fye dist-.-' ny Each iehooi will present a sketch.
 Local cottage owners waoshave wis., tied their beach property have discov- cred that few places escaped damage during the February storns
 The failure to get coal such as can be used in the large furnace at Trinity Methodist church. cenpsls the ccngre- gation to remain in the yestry for ser vices for a time.
 At present Miss Gibson ana her as- sistants are caring for ss children at the county home on Smith avenue, Norwich The household includes 45 girls end as boys.
 Sundays gale was nearly as severe as that of the first Sunday in March two pr three years ago. which unroof- ed buildings and did thousands of dol lars! worth of damage.
 H. R. Howard of Maehapaus has been appointed foliand county com missioner by Governor Hosconb to fill the unexpired term of Commissioner Wishtman, who recently resigned, Notification has been received here that the war department now permits women to qualify as inspectors of small arms, according to an announee- ment by the civil service commission. Relief Operator F. R. Neal of the New Haven road is holding down the Sound View tower third trick job until another operator is found. The road Is said to be short of telegraph opera : tors.
 This week Park Congregational church is to give up it's mid week prayer meetings at private residences. arranged during the fuel shortage, comi2g back to the parish house for the meeting.
 Arrangements for holding the bien- niaI state convention of the state order Of Hibernians in Danbury next sum rner were made at a meeting of, Di- vision No. I. A o. H., at Danbury Friday night.
 Indicating the general observance of the penitentiai season, it was stated in St. Patrick's church Sunday that during the first two weeks in Lent there have been over 1900 confessions and communions
 St. Anne's Temperance society, com posed of young women who have meet 1 ing rooms in the T. A. and B. building 1 is> working effectively for the cause of total abstinence and now has 9 membership of SO.
 1 The Bolton Center postefice is keen. | ing up it's record in selling war say ings stamps and thrift stamps. With in the three months they have been or sale over s2eS have been sold in that one school district. ] Acting under special dispensation issued by the Most WeFshipful Grand Master, St. James Lodge No. g, F and 4. NJ. will work the first and sec ond degrees Tuesday evening, March :, at Masonic Temple at 7.ao.-adv. It is claimed that some persons are fcrgetting that Feb. 2s was the lasi day of the open season for catchins piekerel through t5a ice. The takins of pickerel during the spawning sea. son Manch to April 30. is unlawful The resignation rendered by J. E Hope as superintendent of the Shore Line electric division at Old SaybrooI was not accepted. He will probably return to his duties in a few weeks as all differences have been arranged satisfactorily. | The work extra trains with forces o. section men from New Haven have started out to make track repairs alons | the line of the New Haven road. The heavy storms and the recent thaw. have put the tracks out of line 1T many places.
 The Waterbury Republican statel that Capt, James l. Moriarty, former iy of Norwich, son of Mrs. James Mori arty, who is in the United States medi cal reserve corps. is now doing dutl in hospital in London, where atten
 ton is given entirely to injured bones
 According to the Middletown Press
 townsfolk on both sides of the rive
 at Saybrook are very anxious to lear,
 why the surveyors are taking measure
 ments along the riverhank every nov
 and then. The belief 6till exists tha
 there will be a shipyard built event
 aally by the government.
 A census taken in May, 1916. o
 some of the leading Connecticut farm
 showed 10,9IS cows. which number la
 fallen to fo.41z in May 1917, a loss Q 5.f per cent. By December last, how ever, thefr number had increased | 1o.s3o, gain of per cent. over tn figures of the preceding six months.
 The Danbufy News mentions tha Miss Lucy F, Riley, daughter of VII liam J. Riley, superintendent of th : Beaver Brook (corn.) Paper companl lfoTerly of Norwich, has enlisted as yeoman in the navy and leaves Dan bury today (Monday). She will be en
 ployed in clerical and stenographi work.