Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-27
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VARIOUS MATTERS

this evening.
 l The days length has increased a minute over two hours.
 During this month the planet Mer- oury has been too near the sun to be seen
 Georg P. Clark shot grey fox al Old Lyme the other day and Louis Hughes shot red one.
 The state highway is now passable for automobiles through the towns be- tween Chaplin and WiIlimantic.
 An Amston man, David K. Strong was bitten by one of his horses re- gently. while giving the animal food
 Fathers, mothers, come! United church, Friday night, 8 o'clock Grand Council Fire. Camp Fire Girls I-adv
 A Pomfret Center patient. Mrs Louis Day, was brought to the Nor wieh State Hospital this week for treatment.
 The mercury did not get above 2; degrees Thursday and in spite o1 bright sun the day was nippy, due to cutting wind.
 A sardoRic local resident remark cd Thursday that at any rate the snow and cold have effectually killed off flies and mosquitoes.
 Every week day morning at 8 O. clock there is a special Lenten mass in St. Patrick's church and Lenten devotions are held Friday evening.
 An evening school for adults was opened at Danbury this week. Elliot B. Barber. Americanization director formerly of Norwich, directing the school.
 Horses have not been in such de- mand for many winters as this year The heavy snows have rendered mo- tor drawn vehicles in the rural dis triets almost useless.
 The supreme court which began its March term in Hartford this week is hearing appeals from Hartford, Eitch- field, Holland, Windham. New Hayer and Nfiddlesex counties. In the current Norwich Free Academy Journal D. s. B., '21. makes l | a vigorous appeal for the revival oi tennis, the popularity of which sport }, has languished in recent years. ) Funeral services if Miss Eloise A |, Landphere of Montville. were held Wednesday afternoon at the porlors O Robert H. Byles. New London. Buria 7 was in Comstock cemetery, Montville } The tax collectors office will bt open until 8 o'clock tonight, Satur- urday and Monday to receive person al taxes. March 1st is the last day tt pay your 1ersonal tax.-aev.
 The men who dug the graves in He bron cemetery this week, found th' , frost only IS inches deep. On one O the ponds in that town the ice hal been measured ard found to be g in. . ches.
 A branch of the Equal Franchist League has been organized among tn . colored women of New London. Tn officers are: Mrs. Elizabeth Jeter , president; Mrs. I. E. Shephard, sec retary.
 l, Merrill Jackson, who died in Hart ford after a long illness married Grace .Burdiek of Hampton. MT Jackson was well kown in Wood stock, being the son of MT. and Mrs John Jackson.
 The Connecticut State Federation o Women's clubs is to hold it's mex meeting in New London. May B, | 7 and IS. and will be entertained b, . the Saturday club and the Women club of that city.
 l In and about Hamburg people ar s very much dissatisfied with having n v delivery of mail, and feel that the of . fee has very inefficient management . i There is no rural carrier, either per
 manent or substitute. 2 All the police authorities of Con
 necticut have been asked to aid tn
 city of Springfield, Mass, in it's hun ! for the murderer of the twelve yea l old girl, Virginia Walker, in tha z place last Friday evening. Lanman's Hill continues crowned
 with unbroken snow, desp as it migh : have been when no one except tn
 original Mohegan Indians trailed owe [ that height, which comrsands the cit
 of Norwich and it's harbor.
 Norwich dealers know that ther ~ must be number of persons in thi f vicinity who are due to have a Lea
 Year birthday, Sunday, Feb. 29th. a
 they are receiving calls for birthda E cards for such an anniversary. r A Norwich business man just re R turned from New York states that re
 tail clothing buyers expect to see tn
 summer clothing demand start i e sooner than usual thns year and attai d larger proportions than it ever has. T Relatives and family friends were
 attendance at a months mind hig
 mass of requiem, Thursday at O
 clock, for the repose of the soul (
 Mrs. Mary A. Sullivan. sung in s
 Patrick's church by Rev. Peter
 Cuny.
 Word was received in. Mvstj Tuesday of the death of George :
 Marchand. IS, at the marine hospits
 in Key West, Florida, after q shol
 illness. He was born in Old Mystj
 and leaves his parents, a sister and
 brother.
 All along the Connecticut river tn
 towns ire getting ready for big fresh
 cts Old timers go back to the wa
 ter flow after the blizzard of 1S8
 which came near making the hig
 water mark of all time, as likely
 be exceeded.
 r Art students here have been not fled that wonderful old Bohemian an O Slovak embroideries are to be show
 Tor the next few weeks in the Ne
 York Public Library, arranged by 1T
 librarians in charge of the Czechf
 slocak department.
 The big snowplow of the Shore Lir
 Electric Railway sent out frol , Gfeeneville car house, was kent on II p hustle all day Thursday. the four reg
 ular men and some of the track gar
 clearing out three foot drifts at No,
 wich Sanatorium, Trading Cove ar
 Thames View.
 :. Norwich Smith College aI,,nn. who have been aiding in the creatic of fund for the advancement of fl ,t college are interested in the announc ni' ment from New York that the sui >c scriptions already amount to over s1 c, 100000, or more than one-quarter 'u the sum it is desired to raise.
 Mrs Henry Ferguson, of Hartfor
 has given to the state board Of cha.