Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-24
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Norwich, Monday, Feb. "a, 1918
VARIOUS MATTERS

Two provost guards from the SUD
marine base did patrol duty in Nor
wich throughout Sunday.
For the holiday dinner Norwich
stores were we'll supplied with fresh
vegetables and prime fruit.
Loads of cinders are being applied
to the roads through PoquonoC, max
ing big improvement in the high
way.
Some of the grocers and milknen
made deliveries in sleighs for a few
hours Saturday morning. the first time
this season.
The water commissioners are dis
cussing plans and suggestions for Sc
curing a better water supply in Gro
ton borough.
The annual encampment OF the
Connecticut G. A. r., is to be held in
Danbury, Tuesday and Wednesday,
April Is and IS.
A Mantle resident, William Wright
has a large collection of Indian relics.
i He has nearly one thousand arrow
heads of various sizes
A collection was. taken IN a num-
! Der of the churches Sunday for the
national service commission of the
| Congregational denomination.
| Philip Kass, an East Lyme farmer
was fined $50 in the New London po-
! lice court Saturday forenoon for the
reckless operation of his auto on State
street Friday.
| At the fourth quarterly conference
| held in the Mantle Methodist church
! it was voted unanimously to request
! the return of Rev. G. II. Wright for
another year.
In a Franklin street show window
| is German helmet, picked up ny the
| aviator, Sergeant Lorenzo5 ConneIli
one OF the first men to leave Norwich
| to enter the service.
Total receipts in both passenger
and freight departments of the New
| Haven railroad reached the enormous
sum of s1O2. 294211 in 1918 while ir
! 1911 they We're but sS57S4,S92.
/ A letter to f. Valentine Chappell
! chairman Of the rivers and harbors
| commission, announces that the navy
will give up the state pier two months
from the date Of notice, Feb. Is.
The n. Y. y. II. &. II. r. r. hae
cut its interlocking force OF men from
SIX days a week to four and has start
Cd the new schedule working eigh
hours each of the first four days O
the week
Rev. William ]. Fox recently ap.
pointed pastor of the Sacred Hear
church, Groton. while a student a
Holy Cross college 70 or Is Years ago
played third base on the New Londo1
baseball team.
Mrs. Purdon Brown observed Sat
urday her eiS--ty. fourth birthd3y i
her home in benson avenue, Mystic
Mrs. Brown is the oldest member o
the Daughters of thu American Rev
olution in Mystic.
Any community in Connecticut tina
desires a farmers institute this sprin:
is asked TO take the matter up witt
|. &. Davis. acting director extension
service, of Storrs. The institutes vii
begin about Feb. %.
Stationmasters and ticket agents il
! Connecticut Of the New Work, Ney
Haven and hartford Fslil"oad com
pany sold during the past year thrift
stamps and war savings stamps t
tho value Of s20,30S.74.
Street Commissioner Jamts P. 10,
had men out Saturday morning run
ming snowplows through the gutter
on the hill streets but when the SUI
appeared after noon the three 0
four inches Of snow did not last Ions
At Plainfield, Rev. ]. D. Hull rec
tor of st. Paul's Episcopal church. ha
resigned his appointment to becom
rector of St. Marks church at Leo
minister, a city OF 10000 population i
the diocese Of western Massachusetts
The union barber shops did nc
close for the holiday SATURDAY., bl
were open all day and in the even
. nc l.
served by the BARRIERS last year. bu
coming Saturday this year, none c
the shops closed.
Mrs NJ. Eva Harris, SIS. widow
Charles E. Harris. VINO died at hf
home in Rockville Wednesday fro1
pneumonia, was born in Coventry O
March II. 1854, the daughter of Ne
son Simmons. The funeral was hel
Friday afternoon.
New London papers mention thu
DR. Frank S. DunnelI of Norwich Ere
, Academy facility, ave the fourth {
his lectures on Current Events at IL
Second Congregational church hous
Friday evening before an audience
good proportions.
By request of Bishop Milan, Coy
ernor Holcomb's Near East proclarnf
st. Patrick's church Sunday and Il
congregations were urged to respor
as literally as possible during II
canvass this week.
Resolutions endorsing the return
the Greek territory now under Turf
ish rule and appealing to Preside,
Wilson to stand for the complete re
toration Of Greek territory. accordir
to racial lines have been adopted |
Connecticut Greeks.
The date set for the launching
hun No. 3. TO be called The Worce
ter, at the Groton Iron Works
March u. it is stated by Erwin
e Morse, president Of the corporatio
Three thousand six hundred men a
f now on the payroll at the yard.
Isaac Simms, a former RockviI
e boy has just returned from Fran
= after being in the service 20 years. I
q has been retired from the. service
color sergeant of the Fifty sixth [
d tantry, Seventh Division. Mr.. Simr
\ left Rockville in 1898 with Compal
C.
, The committee to secure a. bron
tablet in memory of DR.. Frederi
Henry Sykes, the first president
the Connecticut college, includes Nj
Louise c. Howe of Norwich, a mey
Der of the college board of trustee
n and Miss Winona Young of Mansfe
Center Of the Junior class.
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