Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-23
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Norwich. Friday, May q, 1919
VARIOUS MATTERS


Light vehicle lamps at S.S6 o'clock
this evening.
Saint Julia is concentrated by the
church calendar. May Esd.
Farmers and gardeners are COM
planning that there is too much mois-
ture to make good growing condi
tions.
Mr. and Mrs. Oren Weeks Of Ell
| liotsrecently observed their ninth we'd
ding anniversary by entertaining
| friends.
The woman's committee of Eastford
of which Mrs P. s Collins was chair
man rounded up $500 for the Victory
| Liberty loan.
The past exalted rulers Of lodges Of
Elks of Connecticut are to hold a
meeting at Cosey Beach, New Haven,
! Sunday, June !.
1t is announced that Rev. E. ]. Ay-
! ers of Norwich is tc preach at the
| Baptist church in Voluntown Memoir
ial Sunday. the 25th.
The postponed auction at the John
| Coughlin farm. Lebanon, will be held
today (Friday) if weather proves
pleasant. NJ. B. Wells.-adv.
The second anniversary high mass
! of requiem for Ellen Callahan was
sung at ST. Patricks church Thursday
| at s o'clock by Rev. Peter J. Cuny.
Mrs. Sarah ]. Davis Bill, II, of East
| Lyme, widow of Horace Bill, died on
Tuesday. She was born in Montville
! and is survived by several children
The planet Saturn has again re-
sumed it's eastward journey and IS
approaching the first magnitude star
Regultis in Leo. 1t sets at midnight
May "a.
Sergt. White E. Hewlett of Phoenix
vile and Caroline Wright of West
Ashford were married recently at Ash
ford. Mr.. Hewlett has just returned
from overseas.
Physicians from eastern Connecti-
! cut were in Bridgeport Thursday to
| attend the 121th annual meeting of the
State Medical society. which was held
at the Hotel Stratfield.
At Bolton, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Hughes, who sold their place to Nell
son c. fainter of Hartford. formerly
of Norwich, for a summer home, have
moved to Manchester.
Taxes will be collected today at the
drug store of Geo NJ. Rathbone, West
Side, from II m. to l p. m.-adv.
At this weeks Episcopal conven-
|
resident, Miss Leila Van Schaak, OF
Ridgefeld, spoke on the Work of the
Girls Friendly Society.
i A play under patriotic auspices plan
ned to be given at F'itchville this
(Friday) evening, had to be postponed
Indefinitely because of the illness of
one Of the members of the cast.
The teachers and pupils of the Nj
antic school held a cafeteria supper
in Odd Fellows hall Thursday eve
ming. The money raised is to go to-
wards the Victrola fund for the school
News has been received in Norwich
that Christopher G. Allen, son of DR.
and Mrs. j. H. Allen. Of Church
street. has been promoted quartermas-
. ter on the U. S. sub chaser 1SS. now
at Norfolk, Va.
Alumni here have been appriset
that trustees of Wesleyan university
} have decided to start campaign tc
secure an additional endowment Of
100000 for the university. Ths
present endowment is 100000.
At the annual meeting of the Con
| necticut Rhetorical Society 10 o,
held at Hartford next Tuesday eve
ming, vice presidents to be nominated
include E. Stevens Henry. Rockville
c. W. Bowen. Woodstock, and Senate
Brandegee, New London.
To those seeking passports govern
ment agents are replying that trans
atlantic passenger traffic cannot be
come normal until all the members o
the American EXpeditionary Fore
have been returned home from over
seas, probably by September.
A rumor to the effect that the stree
railway in Danbury. which has stoc
holders in this section, expected t
suspend the operation of its cars abou
June l gained general circulation thi
week, but was denied by Judge J
Moss Ives. receiver of the road.
With both Memorial Day and tn
4 the Fourth of July coming on Frida
| this year. movements have bee
started to close certain lines Q
wholesale business houses from tn
Thurcday nights preceding these holi
days to the Monday mornings follow
ing them.
Local motorists have vi-ited Hart
ford and the Morgan Memorial wher
two cases of old church and commun
ion silver have been placed on dis
n play. The collection is called earl
\ American silver" and was gathere
4 together by the Connecticut Socie,y {
Colonial Danes.
Tha Norwich Branch of the Needle
work Guild. Mrs. James A Bidwel
president, has accumulated d lare
I quantity Of clothing for the neople {
st. Quentin. France. including seve
complete layettes, made by member
who have met Friday afternoons {
i the home of Mrs.. Edmund w. Perkin
In the Victory loan drive at Tollan
l l. Tilden Jewett succeeded in gettir
the most subscriptions for bonds #
the men. and so the German heinz
has been given to him, and for II
i women there is a tie between Mr.
Harry r. Bartlett and Mrs. L Tide
: Jewett. each having sold eight bond
When the thirty third annual RI
n union of the Alumni Association of Il
North American Catholic College
d Rome opened Wednesday at the Ht
a. tel Commodore. New York, with Q
A. delegates present. Hartford W;
70 chosen for the 1920 meeting. Re