Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-31
VARIOUS MATTERS

grass is a rich emerald.
Those who have broods of early
chicks have been anxious since Fri
days storm.
About the state. thieves are taking
milk bottles and incidentally any mon
ey left in them.
Local dealers in furs and fur coats
are having post season trade because
OF the unexpected cold weather.
Home grown radishes, southern beets,
and onions and cucumbers were fea-
tured by the Norwich. dealers Satur-
day.
Practically all OF the banks in the
state are handling soldiers French
money without expense to the coun-
try's defenders.
While eXcavating to place an cleo
trio light pole at Crescent Beach.
Foreman Sherlocke and his men dug
up nine snakes.
Dennis P. Shea of New London. has
been awarded a service button for five
years service with the Southern New
England Telephone Co.
An anniversary requiem high mass
for Mrs. Lucy Burke Murphy was sung
in st. Patricks church Saturday by
Rev Myles =. Calvin.
AT East Ki1lingly Fenner Burlingane
who is 30, states that the Oldest resi-
dent of that town is Jacob Pidge. who
is 100 years of age and lives at the
town farm.
Groton stands third in the list of
towns OF the state, not in the number
or value of thrift stamps sold, but in
the sales per capita the towns total
being $110,792.30.
The fourth service in the Universal
list drive for members, ministers. mis-
sionaries and money" was held Sunday
morning at the Church of the Good
Shepherd, Norwich,
Two pleasant days, Saturday and
Sunday, brought out the crowds al
though there was clustering wind
enough Sunday to show that March
intends to so out like lion.
For the next few weeks the lecture
room at the United Congregational
church is to be open on Friday after
Moons, for the making of surgical
dressings for u hospital in China.
The Mantle Equal Franchise league
is planning to give a reception to the
Mantle boys when they arrive home
from overseas service. The reception
will be held at the home of the Misses
Bond.
Lobstermen about Stonington are
doing a little in their line now, though
it is early for this sea food in that
locality If good weather continues
most Of the men will have pots set
by April 10.
Although no special damage was done
by Fridays storm, small branches of
trees streWn along the streets in the
residential sections and an occasional
fence blown down, indicate the force
of the gale.
The farmer is to receive quarter of
cent less per quart for milk. begin
ming April !, it was stated at Provi-
dence Saturday by George Henry, rep
resentative of the New England Milk
Producers association.
Yale men in Norwich have received
from the office Of Secretary Arson
Phelps Stokes a notice that its alum
nj department wished information as
to any changes of theirs in address
and business connection.
Two Mormon missionaries who were
in Norwich for u time, Elders Me
Combe and Brown of the Utah church
are working in Litchfeld county and
baptized a PoquOnock man in the
l. al AIlIllS lOil river sunday,
DIR. Samuel Dutton, 50, author edu-
Gator, humanitarian and a leading eX-
pcnent of the league of nations, who
died suddenly in Atlantic City Friday
from heart trouble, was a trustee OF
Wheeler school, North Stonington.
No special week in 1919 will be des.
ignated by the Children's Bureau O
the United State department of labO
pol,
nouncement Saturday. Instead, com
munities were urged to select thei
own date.
Edward Lane, SO. of Rockville, al
employee of the New Departure Man
ufacturing company at Bristol dice
suddenly following a shock while a
his work bench about ten o'clocl
Friday morning. He leaves his widow
in Rockville.
Efficiency surveys will be taken by
Storrs experts this summer in abou
800 Connecticut homes through tn,
agency of the county farm bureaus
with a view to determining just how
, modern are the methods and equip
ment employed.
The criminal term of the superio
court for April opens TUESDAY
| afternoon at Middletown with Judg
Joel II. Reed of Stafford Spring o.
| the bench. There are twenty one cas-
es on the docket, of which numbe
13 are continued cases.
The Protestant churches of Create
| New London are uniting in a series o
Lenten addresses to be given on the re
| naming Monday evenings of the Len
| ten season beginning tonight (Mon
| day.. They are to be held at the 81
James Episcopal church.
| When Apollo Temple Pythian Sis
ters of Middletown celebrate thei
tenth anniversary a supper Tuesda
will be followed by a class initiation
Grand Chief Mrs. Lottie Gilman G
| Willimantic and the associated gran
officers expect to be present.
Another notice from the insuranc
offices of the United States arm
urges that discharged soldiers an
! sailors should be advised TO keep II
the payment of the premiums due o
their war risk insurance applied fo
while in the military service.
Tolland young man, Private Cor
don N. Christopher after active ma
chine gun service with the 101st bat
TALON of the 26th division, is one of tw
Hundred granted the privilege of fou
months course at a French or Englis
university and has chosen Rennes.
An Amston boy, Private Teleo Flor
ian came home last week from Cam
Merritt at Tenafly, n. j., where h
has been since landing in this cour
try several weeks ago. Private Flol
ian was in the trenches eight day
and was wounded in The leg
shrapnel at Chateau Thierry.
When Hiawatha Council No. Is, I
of P, of New London, met in Odd Fe'
lows hall Thursday evening to celt
brate Rogers night, Mrs. Clark, del
uty for Sebequanash council of Noi
witch, invited the Hiawatha sisters I
be present this (Monday) evening I
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