Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-12
VARIOUS MATTERS

Rivers and ponds are full, as the result of recent heavy rains.
 Farm changes in anticipation of April 1st are already being made.
 At the Otis Library the list of books On genea1ogy has been continued in helpful way.
 In the suburbs the first peep frogs were heard March Sth meaning three more freeze-ups.
 Five cases of diphtheria were re- ported to the New London health au- thorities Monday.
 Automobile sales since the middle of January have been the most satisfac- tory yet, for this season of the year, is the report of Connecticut dealers.
 Argo at Osgood Wharf, today. Big cargo fresh fish. low prices.-adv.
 The Jones' Oeters Manufacturing Company, Inc, of New London, has filed a certificate changing its name to The United States Electric Com Iany.
 At a meeting of the Danbury La dies of Columbus, held in K. of C. hall Sunday evening, officers were in- stalled by Mrs. j. J. Carroll, of New London.
 The w. C. T. |. about the state is making contributions toward the S20,- 900 for Connecticut's share of the iub- flee fund in celebration of prohibition victory.
 Norwich dealers are receiving but few Florida oranges now, the fruit in market coming from California, in allotments satisfactory as to quantity and quality.
 Tuesdays New London Telegraph said: The Observer finds that in Nor wich a committee is working hard or pans for d suitable memorial 10 the men of the service.
 The advanced cost of electric light ing is indicated by the statement that it implies an expense of over $12 to light St. Patricll's church for each Sunday evening service
 A number of Norwich owners of cats are keenly interested in the fate of the cat licensing bill before the leg islature and are predicting that it vii not pass without 9ss fight. Assistant County Agent and County Club Leader A. C. Sheldon of the Tol- and County Farm Bureau has tendaG- ii his resignation to the directors IS Ne intends to take up farming
 At Holland, the two center schools. yrimarv and grammar. contributed a .otal of eight dollars to the Armenian md syrian relief fund thirty seven ct the pupils giving to the=causc.
 At the March meeting Of the Parish Iouse Association of Parl, church. Friday, in the Hugh Henry Osgood a story and there will be q musical programme. Tea will be served.
 -~Eastern Connecticut Adventists learn | that the Connecticut and Western : 4ssachusetts Ministerial Associati n ! - the Advent Christian church is tc
 'd an all-d2y session in the Adye~t
 1urch in Torington today (Wednes
 ".
 A former Norwich man. Rev. Benia.
 i0 W. Bacon, will he th" l4dj.i
 the ! enten disvussion ercun foi | Eich Prof. and Mrs. Henry W. Far ] %m will open their home in H.lhonss avenue, New Haven, Sunday after l noon.
 ! Norwich relatives ana friends have 1 learned that Dr. Clarence D. Usshe1 l arrived in Coustantinopla. TurEe | atout March l. Word to this effec1 vas received here Friday lie went across in government transport with | the party Of welfare workers. | The more pay tho city ash collectors fcet the more careless they grow and l there are complaints from all quarters 1 of the way they litter walks and gut | t"rs with ashes and garbage sure tl result in business fer the health boarl &s the weather grows warmer
 One feature of Connecti"ut's ob. servance of the centennial of odd Eel Eowship in America. which will Ee he'C
 r Hartford April 3j and 2G. win b big parade Saturday afternoon, ADi i 26. The parade will be followed -1y
 uacheon al the state arnory.
 The fact that the bin to permit town! lo still draw state money for schdNl and not make up all the time lost be cause of the epidemic. did not pass will make it hard in small towns lill, Bolton. where the schools had to b. closed so long for lack of teachers.
 The handsome ambulance purchase, and donated to the Red Cross by tb various trades unions forming in |, Connecticut Federation of Labor i being used in New York city for con Veying sick and wounded troops %Yon tle docks to debarkatiCn hospitals. When the Catholic Woman's cIuF Mrs. Abner E. Hill president, mel or Tuesday for regular sewing, plan were made for q St. Patrick's whist with Mrs. Dennis Hayes chairman o the cards committee and Mrs. M H Donohue of the refreshments commit tee.
 designations of several members q the New London Memorial HosDito Association were read and accented a Mondays meeting. They were Henr R. Bond, Jr, C. A. Benjamin. F. ( Hammond, F. E. Brandegee. William
 F. Greene, John C. Geary and Arthu E. Calkins.
 The state treasury is paying ou
 money to meet the obligltions of tb
 state at the rate of $1g0GO' 3 da,
 There are unusually heavy paylnenf . to be made this month, one of th
 heaviest being the enumeration prar n
 for public schools, which will amour
 to $731,56
 In the New London police court q
 Monday, John Quaini was fined s9
 and costs because he broke a windo7
 in the houseboat moored at Shaw
 cove bridge in his attempt to reac
 Anna Kennedy. housekeeper on fin
 craft late Saturday night, after h
 had annoyed the woman by followin
 her.