Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-20
VARIOUS MATTERS


Some of the Sunday school classes
are rehearsing for Easter concerts.
a collection Of posters by Charles
Matiack Price. is a recen. accession at
the Peck Library.
The annual convention of the Con-
necticut Federation of Labor is to be
held IN Meriden the first week in June.
Next Sunday is the last Sunday be-
fore the opening of the Methodist con-
ference which includes the Norwich
district.
. The Stafford Worsted Company has
adopted the tortN-eight hour week. The
hours arc from : until u o'clock and
until 4.
During the rainy and chilly weather
this week householders have had to
burn as much coal as during many
days in January.
Osgood wharf, best cuts steak cod. .
lbs. 25c, haddock loo, flats 10c,-adv
Delegates from Connecticut were in
Worcester Wednesday to attend the
annual convention of the New England
Coal Dealers Association.
For over three weeks there has been
no skating on the Fairgrounds asso-
citation pond at the Huntington farm
DICK OF the Edlf NTOuIuS.
The St Patrick's party given by the
Catholic Woman's club, Mrs Abner 2.
Hill, president. for the benefit of the
poor of st. Patrick's parish, cleared
s25.
News has been received in Norwich
that DR.. Clarence d. USHER is now do
ing relief work in the east, in section
of country where the need of food is
great.
Tho planet Uranus becomes visible
in the morning sky the latter part Of
the month in the easterly end OF Ca
pricornus. rising about an hour before
the sun.
DR.. Frank w. Holms has resumed
his dental practice in the Shannon
Building, Room A. Telephone 5S2.-
| adv.
John IT. Ford's ice pond at East
| Great Plain has been open water for
two weeks. So far Mr.. Ford has stored
only about one-third Of his customary
| ice crop.
New Haven aerie of the Fraternal
| order of Eagles is endeavoring to OBJ
tain, if possible, the Grand Aerie SEES
sion, scheduled this year for one week,
| during the latter part of August.
Former Andover residents, Mr.. and
I Mrs. Lewis Beebe of Ma hester, ceIe-
! braled their silver wedding anniVer-
! sdry Monday night entertaining about
/ seventy five relatives and friends in
I Spencer hall
Mrs. Grace c. HENDERSON Lee wife
/ Of Joseph w. Lee of sos PcIuOt ave-
nue., New LONDON died at her home on
Monday evening after ten days illness
with pneumonia. She is survived BY
her husband.
About % members of the Cleaners
Class of the Central Baptist church
met Tuesday evening with Mrs Charles
c. Treat, of Brown street. After sing
| ing and Bible study, the hostess served
refreshments.
Hartford, New Haven and Bridge
| port are the Connecticut cities select
ed by the Association Opposed to Ma
| tional Prohibition for demonstrations
April 10 against the federal prohibit
! ton amendment.
| a letter to local clubs from Mrs. C
| +. Mason, president of the Connect
! cut Federation of Women's Clubs.
| urges the erection of fountain as .
| memorial to the great national leader
! Theodore Roosevelt.
From Stonington, Or. and Mrs. ]. c
I II. Wendell have returned to East Had
1 dam. Dr. Wendell has been in charg,
Of Calvary Episcopal parish Stoning.
ton, during the absence on the PaciIit
coast of Rev. T. II. Sanford.
The fish and game committee of III,
general assembly viii endeavor t.
bring about what has long been con,
sdered needed uniform laws governin;
fishing on the seventy-tive diffcEen
lakes and ponds of the state.
In order to make available to tn
farmers of Connecticut the benefits o
experience with tractors i'm this state
the Connecticut Agricultural college a
Storrs is gathering information iron
the two hundred tractor owners in III
state.
Norwich grocers learn that there i
, no prospect of reduction in the priC
OF canned goods. since the government
has issued notice that such goods il
government stores are not to he sold
as they are needed for the army an
navy.
Under a new government order ~
deliveries OF express are made aftc
six o'clock in the evening and mcr
chants have been notified that eXpres
coming after six o'clock viii not lie de
llvered until the following mornin
but may be called for at tho expires
/ Office.
There was an attendance Of nine o
Wednesday afternoon. when the Pro
sresSive Missionary club met with Mrs
Lorenzo Hoffman, Penobscot stree
The vice president, Mrs William Whit
man, presided, the president. Mr.
John Il. Post, being detained at HON
because Of a severe cold.
During Wednesday the cutting com