Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-28
Ut1eRnllsliu, - Norwich, Friday, Feb. 23, 1919
VARIOUS MATTERS

Those who want the daylight sav- ing law retained are asked to notify their senator or congressman to that effect.
 Phoenixville people are in luck There was never q better ice crop gathered there than this year. All the farmers are well supplied.
 A cement mixer has arrived at tb< Groton end of the new Thames river bridge and will be used in building the approach as well as the walk across.
 Although this is the between season. in trade, shrewd buyers who visit the Norwich stores daily are finding some of the most advantageous bargains of the year.
 In Hampton, Frank A. Phillips has men at work cutting the wood and timber on the Howell lot estimating that there is six hundred cords of wood on the lot.
 Early in the week the district su- perintendent, Rev. C. c. Scrivener, of conference at North Grosvenordale Methodist church.
 At last it has been decided that a state road through the village of Po- quonnoc is to be provided. Bids are to be opened in Hartford Friday of this week for it's building.
 The tax collectors office will be open Friday and Saturday evenings until 8 o'clock. Saturday, March 1st, is the last day of the collection of the per sonal tax-adv.
 At the annual meeting of the Con- necticut Nurserymen's Association held at the Heublein Hotel in Hartford this week, Chester Brainard, of Thompson vile was elected president
 The Windham County Observer is recalling the winter of 1888 which was much like the Nesent one up to this time, although that winter brought the big blizzard in March.
 Due to the fact that the new tax on tobacco, cigarettes and cigars, be came effective February 18th prices of these articles have been increased slightly in most of the tobacco stores.
 By a typographical error Thursday i. was stated that \. $. HubbelI Of Norwich had an autobiogra phy of Dr. Mary Walker, instead of an autobio- graphed photo of that celebrated wo- nan.
 J. Howard Sample, Yale '1S, is to teach at BuIkeley High school sue ceeding Robert Coleman, MT. Sample has the degree of B. A. and also r5- ceived the degree of M. A. at liar yard.
 Hartford poli,a have been asked to look for a Buick touring car, reported stolen in New LondCn l. is ;he pro perty of William r. Newell of that city and was last seen bcaud west on the bridge.
 A former East Woodstock resident, Adam Johnstone, who was owner of Elm Tree Farm there, is in the hospi- tai at Burlington. He has had one toe taken off and a piece of dead bone removed from his foot
 There was Norwich interest in Ire Bulletins cablnl Ho;a Tuesday that the American camp at Is SIT Tie was C.c- stroyed by fire, as Capt. John $. Elackmar, son of Ars. r. 5. H.7tGmar, is a surgeon at that camp.
 Music societies throughout the state have been recalling this week the fact that Feb. 26 was the anniversary of the death in 1852 of Thomas Moore, the celebrated Irish poet, who was born in Dublin, May 2S, 1779
 The efficiency committee of the rail road is visiting all stations on the New Haven system. getting an insight to the work done and the help neces- sary to do it. Each division superin- tendent appoints this committee of three.
 Norwich suffragists are recalling that fifty years ago this year the Ma tional Woman Suffrage ASSociation, the first national organization for wo- men, was formed in New York city by Susan E. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and others.
 Residents who went to the Iegisla ttlre Wednesday to oppose the loca- ton of a sanatorium at Crescent Beach included Austin I. Bush. Elmer Russell, Charles J. Manwarring, Charles Tubbs. Fred A. Bcckwith and Herbert Turinney from Mantle.
 A personal bureau has been opened at the Knights of Columbus recrea- tion rooms in New London under the supervision of Secretary John l.. Shea, The object of the bureau is to aid ia locating soldiers and sailors who have not been heard from.
 A Noank girl, Miss Esther Macleod, went Thursday morning to Stratford. where she christened one of the big wooden ships, The Santa, built in the Housatonic shipyard, in which her brother, James Macleod of New HA- ven, is superintendeGt
 The Lyme towermen who were thrown out of jobs by the local tower closing have received similar work at the following places: F. M. Wilcox at Mantle, R. L. Botsford a Guilford and George Bonhus will act as spare man. with Headquarters at Saybrook. 1 Congressman Richard r. Freeman 1 has promised to secure for the eity of | Rockville two mortar guns or cannon used in the Civil war and if the city so requests will introduce a bill. whereby some of the guns or cannon 1 captured in the recent war may be ob- tained.
 The annual convention of the Con recticut Federation of Labor is to be held in Meriden in June, the date hay ing been changed from Labor day. If has been decided not to have 8. state parade Labor day on account of tho difficulty in securing transportation on that day. a ,> --...s.
 The song, Loves Vision, composed by Mrs. Leila Troland Gardner of New York, formerly of Norwich, sis ter of Mrs. Charles E. Rogers, was among the numbers on the program
 given by Fernando Carpi, the Ita.iar lyric tenor of the Metropolitan Opera House, who gave a recital in New
 York Monday evening.