Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-01
VARIOUS MATTERS

An unusually large number or sa1l- ors spent Sunday in Norwich.
 The best moonlight nights during March will be from the 2d to the 6tn. The end of the almanac winter finds most household coalbins and woodplles with big dent in them.
 It is an interesting fact that one of the gayest winter resorts this season Is Norwich, in Bermuda
 A few khaki comforts. double deck beds, and cots for sale at Y. M. C' A. adv.
 ,, William H. Miner, 4s, born in Lyme, who died at his home at Mill Rock avenue in Saybrook, is survived by his wife and five small children.
 Norwich merchants were bewailing Saturday their inability to obtain cer- tain lines of stock delayed in transit by freight holdups all along the line.
 ]. Clinton Fitch has arranged to refit all the small cottages included in the Lords Point hotel annex. The cot tages are to be remodeled and sealed
 The Young Ladies' Sodality of St. Patrick's church has requested a me inorial mass for a former rector. Rev. Hugh Treanor, Monday next, the Sth.
 The tax COlleCBOTS O1lC6 VIII Dc open until s o'clock tonight to re- ceive personal taxes. Today is the last day to pay your personal tax adv.
 Mrs. Ann Jane Pooley Howard, 59, who died at the Woonsocket hospital last week from pneumonia, was sis ter of Mrs. A. E. Morrison of Grosven- ordale.
 A-t s,z ing room were well surrounded during Sunday afternoon. when Miss Virginia F. Hall was in charge. There were 73 visitors.
 New London papers mention that a former Norwich resident, Miss Hide garde Hirsch, of Glenwood Park, who Is confined to her home by illness, is improving.
 At St. Paul's Episcopal church. Plainfield, Rev. Richard R. Graham of Christ church, Norwich. will preach the Lenten sermon Wednesday even- ing. March3.
 It was announced at the Central Baptist church Sunday that Passion week services are to be held Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of Passion week.
 Sunday night at the home time at the United Congregational church the yours, people enjoyed the privilege of 9n Illus trated lecture on the Holy land ny Rev. Dr. Joseph H. Selden.
 Beautiful azaleas and other spring flowers from the greenhouses of Mrs. Charles W. Gale decorate the preach CTS desk at the Central Baptist church every Sunday, although Mrs. Gale is in California.
 Kimballs Textile Shop will Nbe closed until March 18th. Upon open ing. a new and very attractive collec- tion of spring dress goods will be shown.--adv.
 Agents at all railroad stations re- ceived notice to take inventory of everything at their station and close l their report at midnight, Feb. 29, as today, March 1st the government clos es control of the railroads.
 Mrs. James Jones died in Norwich last week after a years illness The body was taken to Saybrook, to the home of her mother, Mrs. Charles Denison, Saybrook Point. and was buried in Cypress cemetery. At a big union community service held in the Middletown Baptist church the preacher was Rev. Peter C. Wright | D. D., pastor of the Asylum Avenue | Baptist church of Hartford. formerly of Central Baptist church, Norwich.
 The United States civil service com | mission announces for March r ana | IS an examination for forest assistant males. 20 years of age and upward. fol va"ancles in the forest service, depart. nICnt of agriculture, at $1 800 to S1.90t per annum.
 The thousands of persons who hay, walked up and down Washington street the past month are ready tt testify that one of the cleanest ant best kept walks in the city is the lon, frontage at the residence of William H. Shields.
 Yale men are being asked to raII- round the blue banner and make Ar thur T. Hadley. president of the uni versity, president of the United State in call issued by Lowe Shearon, son of Thomas R. Shearon. Yale. "A of New York.
 There is to be memorial mass fl St. Patrick's church Wednesday fo Miss Ella NJ. Frederick. sister of tb rector and native of Willimantit who died in New Haven, where sh was a.alstant principal of the Stat Normal CcEool.
 Elmer Bertrand of the Ear1e Elf and Drum corps, Moosup. has ius finished making what he calls a@.Jurnh . model dc luEe from a shell 1sx19 inche ana which makes a very handsome in strument and one that Is of great in terest to all drummers. In order to obtain a fun and acnr
 rate census of the farms, Edwin '
 Meredith. the newly appointed score tary of the department of agricuItur Is appealing to the American farnna,
 of the country to give their heartie,
 cooperation and assistance towar s this survey.
 The 1ronsides Board corDoration ,
 Thamesville has POOL gallons of z | tor power in it's tanks and expects ar other invoice to leave New York The,
 day, so that the 220 employees of tf ol2 mn are on the hustle to make [ } for time lost through the delay in +S
 offs arrival.
 It became known that Capt. Ezra
 Kelsey was unable to attend the f, . neral of his mother in law. Mrs, Ma garet Buckridge, as he is one of ii crew of the Cornf1eld lightship, whi,
 cleared her moorings in the rece
 gale and drifted down the sound
 Fishers Island.
 John Russell has sold his farm ,
 Mistuxet avenue, Mystic, to M,
 Giovanna Brustoion. The farm co
 tains a house and 14 acres of land ., for many years he used it for a dai
 farm. MT. Russell win go to Ne . Haven and reside with his son. r
 Walter Russell.
 High mass, sung by Rev. Myies
 Calvin. was resumed at 10.30 in {
 Patrick's church Sunday, low ma
 having been substituted for sever - weeks during unfavorable weather a | 1lrf0er