Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18
VARIOUS MATTERS

Spridg will begin at 4: 5S O'CLOCK sat- 1rdAy Afternoon next, the goth. Local bofists are already receiving big orders for Easter decorations. The bright sun of Wednesday brought out the shut-ins and the ba- Dies.
 Mussy looking ice still borders many of the Street. but is diminishing daily.
 AS late as Monday. men in one of the wfndharn County towns were stiH shcveling through drifts on the highways.
 The federal scouts who have been in North Stonington inspecting trees for gypsy moths are to leave for Bozrah, l this week.
 1 At nshinE boats, Osgood wharf, | choice fires fish. Halibut 25c ID; steak cod, lbs, 25c; many other kinds l-adv. | In several of the towns north of | Norwich. nriiis have had to fall back | on wood for fuel, due to the-delay in coal arriving.
 | In the enclosure at Broadway church ths grass has changed from | brown to green and the vines begin to show signs of life.
 The ice went out of the Salmon river at North Westchester taking with it the underpinning and the abutment of the bridge.
 The civil service committee an- nouucee that an examination will be held in New London April 10, of can didates for rural carrier in Waterford.
 Some mean person shot a fine dog belonging to Deemund Knight Of North Stonington. The dog, large shepherd, died shortly after being found.
 Acquaintances in Norwich learn that Mir. and Mrs. Poultney Bigelow have returned from Southern California. and are at their home at Maiden on : l Hudson.
 The American Thermos Bottle Couapany's Norwich plant is humming,
 receiving daily last week from the box shop 54ee boxes in which to ship it's products.
 Friday, the feast of St. Joseph Universal Patron of the Catholic church in America. there will be
 masses at and 8 o'clock in St. Pat
 rick's church.
 At a special town meeting held al
 Coventry it was voted to levy tax
 rate of "A mills. The schools will
 continue under state supervision, as 1T
 recent years.
 4 big hit was made at the New
 York Flower Show Tuesday by Con
 necticut rose, the Emily Gray, a new
 climbing tea rose from the houses O
 A. x. Pierson,. at Cromwell.
 At Mystic Manuel Sylvia has pur
 cha sed from Mrs. Belle Grant tn
 house and lot situated at the corne
 of West Main and Pearl street. Nil Sylvia plans to erect a business block Merchants state that suburban res
 idents, coming to Norwich on shop
 ping trips, buy as people do after 3 famine having been kept away fror the stores so long by bad weathe
 and bad travelling. Washington papers note that Gen > eral and Mrs. William Crozier enter C tained at dinner Tuesday evening i s compliment to the Prince and Princes
 Cantacuzene. Mrs. Crozier was Mis '. Mary Williams, of New London. s New Haven railroad stock wa =. very active in Wali street during u
 past week. The trading represente .s 1zs,ooo shares and the stock moved | a four points from 31 to 35. It is near
 six years since dividends were paid. Id Commemorating St. Patricks Da re mass at eight o'clock was read in $ I'd Patrick's church by Rev. Myles fe Calvin and high mass at nine VI F. sung by Rev. Peter I. Cuny. II l. school children were given q holiday f. Big trucks making the trip fro ITS Norwich to Providence throu, E. Westerly find the road in much be W. ter condition than the highway fro D. Providence to Norwich by way n- Oneco and Sterling. the Wester he Sun states.
 A union meeting in behalf of t oh Southern Higalanders Friday at 3: i- ?. rn.. in the Osgocd Memorial Pari .e. House is to he addressed by Mrs no W. Wilcox, secretary of the Bure ne of Womain's Work of the Americ
 Missionary Society. - It Is announced At New Britain tf - Former Medical Examiner Dr. H. Ir Elcock will engage in sheep raising " Vermont. He win have a big she ranch at Woodstock. Vt. Dr. Elco a. married Miss Margaret McKiern; .,, vh formerly of Norwich. ,c- The hig No. 1 truck of the Marlt
 Rockwell Co.. s,6o0- weight mot All while delivering machinery at
 Chestnut street entrance Wednesd
 noon got the right rear wheel mil
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 we'll Into the afternoon. ST Wednesday afternoon at the Cent ,ne Baptist church parlors, Mrs. John. be Post presided at meeting of at Progressive Missionary Club, 14 will tending. There were readings by M he- Albert T. Utley, Miss Sarah Gard J. and Mrs. W. H. Wightman. io- The United States civil service co
 mission announces an examination ich mechanician. qualified as instrum ,lz, maker, either sex. 20 years of age ion over, to i'll vacancies in the Bur, in of Standards in Washington, D. C., sen entrance salaries ranging from $s0O 'er s1,soo.
 1% Clsms are selling in the shore to1
 for so cents a quart 1t Is s,
 When buyers count in the price t ,Ooo have to give for pork, potatoes the crackers, clam chowder is no oh ,rt- dish, neither Is an eel chowder as cen cells are selling for 30 to 35 cent | ef pound.
 an- If, as a result of prohibition. one
 the county jails must be closed, it ed probable County Commissioner I be- lows. Bradford and Smith would rete commend retaining Norwich at closing. that in New London whicl
 in a business site and would sell
 advantage.