Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-05
Ul1e Bnllsttu.
Norwich, Monday, May 5, 1919
VARIOUS MATTERS

city hall grounds. promise early bud ding.
 The attractions of Mohegan Park were enjoyed by scores of strollers during Sunday.
 There was an abundance of south ern strawberries in Norwich Saturday, but they were priced 60 cents a bas- ket.
 The receipts from the food sale held recently by the women's society of Trinity Methodist church, amounted to $60.
 Consumers hereabouts notice marked improvement in the quality of milk since the cows have been enabled to have pasturage.
 The two noon trains on the c. V. road, which have been off for over a year and a half, will again be rum ming beginning today (Monday).
 The first quarterly conference of the Crystal Lake M. D. church was held last week. District Superintend- ent W. H. Bath, of Norwich, presiding.
 The shad catch about Saybrook at the week end was fairly good The crews landed thirty to fifty each, all good size, and a good percentage of roes.
 There will be a meeting of the Eagles tonight.-adv.
 A pair of 6-months- old Dutch Belt calves have been sold and sent to South America by Oscar A Leonard and Rufus J. Leonard from their herd at Holland.
 Saturday at Rockville there was the dedication of fourteen trees to the boys from Rockville and Vernon who have given their lives in the service of the country.
 A large class of girls and boys is being instructed for first Holy Com munnion at St. Patrick's church, Trin- ity Saturday, June IA.
 The annual meeting of the Con- necticut Federation of Women's clubs to be held in New Haven, May 21. 22 and g, will be in the form of \ reconstruction conference.
 Postmasters are warning clerks and mail handlers to be Watchful for sus- picious looking packages and to hold out any of which there is suspicion so that they can be examined
 Friends in Norwich are receiving cheerful and interesting letters from Miss Lila Backus, who left several months ago to make her home with her brother and is at Tampa, Florida
 More gold stars must be added to the Norwich Honor Roll in the court house grounds, which contains nearly 24 full panels of names and four smaller panels, and has about 35 gold stars: A telegram to MT. and Mrs Samuel B. Case of Broad street, Norwich brought the news Saturday noon that their son, Raymond B. Case had reached Boston from overseas and was on his way to Camp Devens. At the third annual convention ot the International Federation of Cath olic Alumnae at St. Louis, May 90- June 3, Mrs. M. A. Bailey of Hartford will represent the Alumnae Associa- tion of the Holy Family Academy, Bal tic.
 A Clinton correspondent notes that Former State District Attorney George E. Hinmans of Willimantic, recently appointed to the superior court bench has rented one of the Blake cottages at Beach Park as a summer home fol | his family.
 1 Ernest Evans, a former merchan | in Somers, but now in South Man i chester, and Miss Anna Notch wer, i married in South Manchester Wednes i day, coming to Somers where the wed | ding supper was served in the home 0 Edward Courtney.
 The Y. w. c. A Hostess house a 1 New London has closed, having bee successfully conducted eleven months Since the opening of the house ove 46,715 meals have been served at tn cafeteria and the sum of S1246.0 has been realized from renting room: Prof. Roy Jones, poultry specials of Storrs college, meets with each S1.
 900 club in the state once every montf giving the members the benefit of hi
 experience and counsel. The club
 are operated under the direct super
 vision of the State Agricultural col , lege.
 During the past year forty -one fam
 lilies received clothing through Cit
 Missionary Rev. c. A. Northrop, of tn
 Norwich United Workers. These adde
 to sixty-nine helped with food an
 fuel make a total of one hundred an ten families aided by the mission dur
 ing the year.
 The National War Council of tn
 United States, has issued an appea through the Smith College Alumna
 association, which is acting as government employment bureau, fo
 volunteer workers in the canteens {
 the various camps in this countr for three months service
 Postmaster John P. Murphy has bee
 notified that the department h; reached an agreement with Gres
 Britain whereby parcel post package
 weighing not more than II pounds wi
 be accepted for Egypt via New Tor
 and London, under %he conditions al
 plicable to parcels for Great Britain.
 The real estate on Highland stree |.l Hartford, which, with improvement
 made by its late owner, Morton
 Plant, who bought it for his mott
 er-in-law, Mrs. Rowena Caldwell, WI
 died a few weeks ago, is valued ;
 $100,000, has been sold by the Plal
 estate to the Ellsworth family. Rev. Dr. Walter J. Shanley of Da1
 bury, whose death is announced (
 the telegraph page of The Bulletin. la spoken in Norwich several times
 the interest of total abstinence for
 Mary's T. A. and B. society, and
 remembered as an ardent temperan, I worker and elouuent preacher.