Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-11
VARIOUS MATTERS


 The town of Holland feels certain of getting it's quota of $250 for the Near East Fund.
 At Stonington Saturday, March 15, at s a. m., has been set fer the building at the yard of the $. c. and T, Co.
 Argo at Osgood Wharf today. Big cargo fresh fish, low pr'ccs.-adv.
 People about the state who have tapped maple trees say that the sap seems to contain less weetness than in previous years, due to d omild winter.
 A New York Sunday paper stated that Mrs. Morton r. Plant has leased for the coming season the cottage belonging to George Vanderbilt at Ear Harbor, Me.
 Swedish clergymen of Connecticut ave left for Avon, Mass, to attend ne mission board meeting of the ,ew England conference which meets Jday (Tuesday).
 Effects of Sundays severe rain and wind were noticeable Monday, in ences blown down, blinds ad scuttle overs dislodged, broke branches of .ees and the like.
 The two center schools, primary and grammar, contributed a total of eight dollars to the American and Syrian relief fund, thirty seven of the pupils giving to the cause.
 Three members of the Old Lyme branch. A. R. C., are entitled to ser vice certificates for 800 hours work Miss $. s. Lane, Mrs. ". II. Foote and Miss May Wiggins.
 According to notification received here, the Episcopal church contribut- ed in two years $1,1S1,O57.76 or the protection of its clergymen through the Church Pension Fund.
 Mentioned among soldiers wounded slightly is Private Film Chmel, Will who have died from disease is Cecil A. Smith of New London.
 A letter received in Norwich Mon- day from Miss Hattie L. Jewett, To- cated her in San Francisco, having a delightful visit with Mrs. Roath, sister of Mrs.John Irish Of Norwich.
 A thief going about she state is a refined appearing man who has been canvassing from door to door inquir- ing the nationality of the occupants Of houses which he roba when pos sible.
 The luncheon of the United States Daughter of 1872, State of Conrec- ticut, which will be held at the Hotel l Garde, New Haven, n connection with the 1919 meeting, will be largely attended.
 The oldest resident of the town of Somers George Luce, who is 101 walked two miles to the trolley sta ton the other day Is in vigorous health and believes that he will live many more years.
 Temperance workers hereabtuts are being informed that the lnterna tional Convention of the Anti Saloor League of America is to be opened i in New York May 20 and closed ir Washington June [.
 Yellow crocuses are in bloom at the | Ripley homestead on Broadway l which this week passes into the pos session of the new owner, L. Al Young, who is to remodel the house for two apartments.
 Fire of unknown origin started in g piece of woodland owned by Fred 1 Hall, on Jobs Hill, Ellington, Satur- day afternoon. A telephone call fol 1 help was sent in and the fire was pu out before serious damage had beer | done.
 Sunragists here learn that the Wo men Voters from the Suffrage State. I and the Natoinal American Woman Suffrage Association are to join force at d jubilee convention of the associ ation at St. Louis, March 24-29 in elusive.
 Today, March Il at 2 D. m. tn planets Mercury and Venus will be il conjunction, the former planet being exactly one degree north of the latte one. The possessor Of a small tele scope can perhaps detect Mercur. tbis evening.
 Local booking agents state tha tourist travel this year is likely | invade the West Indies and the nort coast of South America, althoug Americans will be greatly intereste in ''scing America, too'-that is, tn United States part.
 At a special convention of Stat Universalists held at the Church 0 the Messiah, New Haven, Saturda ia was planned to raise for genera missionary extension at home an abroad, to meet the demands of tn period of reconstruction.
 A correspondent writes: Farr changes in the eastern section of tn state are many and places that wer not cultivated by former owners ar now being taken over by foreigner who are more familiar with farmin ' than many of the natives. Librariaps are being asked to con 1 tinue collecting books and magazines
 as in addition to the demand fror
 France, it is necessary to provide fo
 homecoming transports, as well a place libraries on board every trans
 port that touches port at Boston.
 Writing from Havana, where h
 continues in the government servic
 at the |. s. embassy, Frank Edwar
 Johnson tells his mother, Mrs. EdWar
 Whiting Johnson, of Norwich, of tf
 advanced season there and the unus
 ual beauty of the flowers, this year.
 There is to be an all-day Farmer
 institute in the town hall at Ea!
 Haddam, Wednesday, conducted b
 East Haddam Grange. The Middle = sex County Farm Bureau and tt
 Connecticut Agricultural College wi
 cooperate in holding the institute.
 At New Haven Sunday Patrick
 O'Meara, president of the Connecticl
 Federation of Labor said: q am m
 looking forward to any disagreemel as far as labor is concerned on Ma
 day. So far as I know all the builC
 ing trades in this state have no gria1 8 ances."
 Horace r. Taylor. prcsident of u , National Wholesale Lumber Dealer \ association, writing from Buffal N. Y, to the Division of Publ Works and Constructicn Develo rlent of Lalror, does not hesitate say material reductions in lumb