Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-11
V!lI.Ille Eullg1inv
Norwich, Tuesday, Feb. II, 1919.
VARIOUS MATTERS

Norwich dealers have been offering
Texas spinach for the past week.
Coupon bonds of the Fourth Liber-
ty Loan are being delivered by the
National banks
Just arrived at Osgood wharf, big
cargo fresh fish at low prices.-adv.
There will not be any more Tuesday
Red Cross meetings. at Bushnell chapel
until further notice.
At West Stafford F. A. Sturtevant
and f. q. Fairfield have filled their ice
house with ten-inch ice.
The centenary this month of the
birth of James Russell Lowell will be
noted by the literary clubs
The planet Mars will continue Ev-
ening Star till May s. then Morning
Star until the end of the year.
Merchants and others notice the
unusual amount of dirty bank notes in
circulation, evidently having been
boarded during the war.
The temperature continued to hover
about the freezing point Monday and
there was breeze enough to keep the
very disagreeable dust in motion.
Farm bureaus have been notified
that the time limit for making appli
cation for the nitrate of soda for sale
by the government has been extend
ed to February Is.
The weatherwise claim the Febru-
airy moon, like that of January, is a
dry moon, holding up the snow, so
that all the winter sleighing may be
deferred to March.
There is to be a celebration at
Rockville Friday evening February IA,
| in honor of the thirty sixth annivers
airy of Court Hearts of Oak, No. Is,
Foresters of America.
Artists here learn that the fifty-sec-
end annual exhibition of the American
Water Color Society in the galleries
of the National Art Club, New York
is to continue until Feb. %.
Personal taxes will be collected to-
day from 10 to 11.30 a. m. at the
Tantic store and from Y to 100 p. m.
at the store of Patrick T. Connell.-
adv.
State authorities are urging the pub
lie to buy necessities with as much
liberality as possible just now, since
co cooperation between consumers and
merchants will help to keep industry
busy.
Local Spanish War soldiers recall
ed that it was Feb 10th twenty years
ago Monday, that the Spanish-Amer-
lean war was closed with the signing
of the peace treaty by President Nc
Kinley.
At the Groton Iron Works Z.
Sp&etig, appointed superintendent of
hull construction, comes from Hog
Island, where he was responsible for
the record construction of ship in
20 days.
Norwich alumnae learn that Smith
| College is now represented in Europe
and Asia Minor by more than fifty
alumnae engaged in war work. One
relief unit Is now working in the
| Somme area.
| The Z5-acre farm situated on the
Stonington road, Westerly, and known
as the Young place. owned by Eliz-
abeth Syska Of Pelham, \. Y, has
been sold to George w. Chaffee OF
Norwich, Conn.
Tolland residents, Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel Simpson have received news
from their son, Sumner now in
France, that his division has received
orders to prepare to proceed to a port
/ Of embarkation.
Catholic Woman's club. Buckingham
Memorial, this afternoon at 4 o'clock,
food and homemade candy sale, s to
10 p. m, whist 10 TO - social. Boys
n the service WelCOme-adv.
E. L. Shaw of Mo~gantown, w.
Va, who advocates sheep raising for
every farmer thinks that the State of
Connecticut should be raised from
18th on the list to a more honrable
position as sheep raising state.
The Connecticut Temperance Union
IS one of the Oldest state organiza-
tons and ifty-foUr years ago at Nor
witch, this organization was fOrme ed
with the late Governor William A
Buckingham. of Norwich, as its pres.
dent
A pair Of b.nocula-r of the finest
.Uo1it" gift Of 4 Worcester Mass.
wOman's club, VIII be part of the
equipment Of the ship Worcester
which &c 10 be lsuched from the yard.
4 the GrOton Iron Works in a few
weeks.
When New London teachers met re
Gently to discuss plans relative to tn
formation of a teachers league, tn,
committee appointed 10 frame a con
stitution- included Fred l.. Newton
former principal Of Broadway school
Norwich.
The February White Ribbon Banne
says; All feel a personal loss in TIL
home-golng OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
thompson OF thompson. LOYAL, faith
nut ana thorouGniy depend9p!e, the.
80 :. Dui"o u 81 eng III ~ l 4ioIiip
Owl Oiiio'I.
At the February meeting Of tn
Parish House assoc. alton at the Os
good Memorial, Park church, Friday
Miss Margaret Carey is to speak OF
u. IL
| Atlldred Wlghtman VIII give plan
sol5s anu 'e" WIN "e SCI yeu
Word has been received from tn
headquarters company Of the set