New Britain herald., 1918-03-09

which & dog owner was charged with permitting the beast to run at large without a leash, was heard to re- mark from the bench that the com missioner must have forgotten to rescind his order of many months ago forbidding dogs to run at large be- cause of the epidemic of rabies. With this judicial suggestion many dog owners about the city concur.
 Within a few weeks, as soon as the frost gets out of the ground, the home gardens movement will again be in full swing. Hardware stores will sell a large stock of garden spades, spading forks, rakes and otll- CT amateur farming implements and the seed stores will likewise come in for some good business. Also, judg- ing from the past experiences of many, the drug stores may also profit for after winter Of Inactivity of this kind, work in a, garden is hard on the back and other muscles and favorite linim ents are in demand.
 The Department of Agriculture has issued a warning to prospective gar deners advising them to buy their seeds early, and it is to be assumed as usual, that the various incumbents in Congress will shortly flood the mails with their usual spring re- minders.
 The Herald published the follow ing items during the corresponding week 25 years ago
 March 3: Mir. and Mrs. Paul Vo- gelsang attended a whist party at the home of MT. and Mrs. J. C. Lin coin in Berlin last night Willie Col Her will appear at the Lyceum in ''Hoss and Hoss" on Thursday night. J. w. Holmes sails for home from Europe tomorrow on the s. s. Um- bria. George w. Rape1ye, for scv- eral years in $. W Danon's store, will shortly, go into business for him. self in Seiring & Holmes block.
 March 4: A number of local peo- pie attended the inaugural exercises of President Cleveland in Washington today. o. F. Curtis has been award ed the contract for building the new building of the electric light company. Miss Frances H. Kirkham, sister of John H. Kirkham, has re- signed her position as proof reader on the Hartford Times and will soon marry H. L.. Kellogg of Newington,
 March 5: Sunday
 March 6; Svening Odin, a clerk ac the Globe Clothing House, and Miss Hannah Anderson will he married Thursday evening. Henry Norton was the first man home from the in auguration, arriving on the first train this morning.
 March 2: At present there is much talk of establishing a board of trade and other public improvements The annual town meeting was held last night and a tax of ten mills levied on the grand list of SS,641,- 000 The city also appropriated $15,- 900 for the erection of the new East street school The horse raffled last night by George H. Cartilage of Ma pie street was won by J. M. Gutter man.
 March 8: Alderman Kehoe is sick at his home on Myrtle street Out side of the city sleighing is fairly i good William Horsfa1l of the High 1 school class of 'S9 has taken posi- tion in Waterbury.
 March g. Col. A. L. Thompson IS floor director and master or cere- monies at the mil yratia bff- Hucon- monies at the military ball to pc given by the First Regiment on March % w. T.. Hatch has pur- chased property on West Main street l and will build a home there.
 And still the w. k. citizen has not l sent in his annual story about seeing l he first robins and blue birds. Can | if he he went back into his winter 1