Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-18
UIl1e Bulletin.
Norwich, Tuesday, March 18, 1919
VARIOUS MATTERS

Light vehicle lamps at 6.26 o'clock
this evening.
Some big shipments fr3m tho Mar
lin Rockwell Arms plant were made
Monday.
In its department of genellogy the
Otis Library has five vol"riese of May
flower Descendants.
Local band members learn that the
Musicians conference is TO be held
in Boston, March 20.
ltural inns and roadside tea rooms
are planning 10 open unusually early,
due TO the mild season.
:5y a typographical error Monday
the news from Mansfield Center was
headed Pomfret Center.
st. James Lodge. No. %, F. & A
NJ, works the thir-f degree tonight at
Masonic Temple at 7.30-adv.
some OF the Ellington growers have
their tobacco beds made and expect
to sow the seed in Il few days.
Students in art schools are being in
''fed to compete in designing a flag
Tor the proposed League of Nations
The green flag of Ireland combined
with the Stars and stripes appeared
Il window and home decorations Mon
Cay.
1t the April session Of the sup<,ior
court at MGoletown. Judge Joel H.
Reed, of Stafford Springs, is to pre-
side.
Tomorrow "wednesday the feast Of
s.. Joseph, there are to be masses in
81. Patricks church at and o.
clock.
Investors throughout Connecticut
L@lievc that the New Ilayen road vii!
he returned 10 the stockholders within
year by the federal government.
In a leailng household magazine,
Mss Julie NJ. Lippmam Of New York,
former frequent Norwich visitor,
has poem, a Prayer Ill Time of
ltace.
Druggists are concerned about the
new revenue 'N1d narcotic Jaws, also
he method Of ullng returns If the to-
bacco and bGuor and the method of
payment of soda fountain sales.
At u meeting Sunday New London
Local No. 2S5 of the Musicians as
ISOLATION elected L. c. StoJuurd pres
! ident. The association, which was Or
Eanized 20 years ago has 165 mem
hers.
The officers of the Connecticut CHR
opractors' association he,d quarterly
meeting al Hartford Sunday afternoon.
\ committee was appointed to arrange
;cr the annual banquet 10 BE held in
June.
DR.. Frank w Holms mas resumed
| hiH dental practice in The Shannon
building, Room A. Telephone 582.-
adv.
\ Norwich visitor to Hartford Mon
| day stated that the Near East fund
| there had been appreciabiy increased
| Icy pennies dropped in d barrel To-
Gated in conspicuous place for that
purpose.
By new set of storage rules in ef-
! feet at c. Y. freight offices the min
| imum charge Tor freight nc.G beyond
| Fl &c time is q be 20 cents for live DAYS
or less. For six days OF over, the
minimum is 30 cents.
II. A. r. Iosts are choosing dele
gates TO attend the general state en-
Cainpment at Danbury, april 10 and
| -. An election of de ega;es will be
| held at this meeting for me conven-
| ton to be held in Columbus. Ohio, next
| -.Lgust.
The maintainers, repafmenA. and
others OF the signal gang. at Say
brook junction. weer made Aappy Fri
Gay when the pay car showed up. All
Of them received their Lack pay,
amounting from $40 to $50 with more
to come.
The spinnls of the Rock Manufac-
turing Company, Rockville NUMBERING
tlirty-one, slh! remain out on strike,
over wage disagreement, and the other
employees Of tie firm have been noti-
fled not TO report for worts until furth-
or notice.
The planet Mercury viii reach it's
| greatest distance east of the sun
| March u and for few DAYS before
| and after thar date may he detected
shining in the twilight glow, almost
exactly due west. for about one hour
after sunset.
| OF the nearly 1000 pledges made by
| the children of the Norwich district in
| the united war work drive, a good pro
! portion of returns has been made TO
| the chairman, ex-Mayor Allyn L.
| Brown, who will be able soon to an
nounce the complete results.
Norwich members of the D. A. r.,
and other friends were pleased tc
learn that by the will of Commodore
| Frederick q. Bourne, multi million
are, Of Riverhead, n. : a Request OF
| $4,000 comes to his sister. Mrs Clara
Bourne Whitman of Grotou.
4 new device for the Browning ma
chine gun. bCing made it Norwich. has
l'cCn invented by ALVIN NJ Craig Of
New Haven, and is intended 10 make
tie gun mora accurate by diffusinc
the recoil and at the same time make
ii much more Comfortahl" 20 operate
Mayor =. G. Holmes and tire,
other prominent CitiZe:s Of Worces-
ter, have been at Crotch arranging
.of the receut;on of about IL carload.
Of people WHO will go to ihe yards O
the Groton iron Works on March ,!
1" see the big ship Worcester launch
cd.
II is believed that much of the ma
tarial now IL the state pier will b,
moved up the Thames river to the sub
n airline base and some 20 Fort Trum
bJiL The government lease tn pie
directly after congress declared wa
on Germany at an annual rental 0
$4,000.
The executive committee of tn
| South Coventry Congregational
church met IL the pastors study Mon
day evening to formt,lp. plans 70
TIE membership campaign which is
fundamental part Of tn" i'rcentenar-
programme Of the Congregations
churches.
Robert J. McFetridge o. Hartford
| Ns.i.A Iap l,