Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-03-02
VARIOUS MATTERS


The high temperature of Tuesday start
ed shoppers to buying spring apparel.
An Interesting book at the Otis Library
il A Talbots Lightships and Light
heuses.
Sergeant Charles Ryers Of Fort Wright,
Fishers Island, spent a recent furlough
at his home in Sterling.
The Tuesd - afternoon prayer meeting
at the Central Baptist church was led by
Mrs. William w. Beckwith.
Owls whist tonight, Owls hall, admis-
sion s5e.-aAv.
The Parent Teacher Association Of
Rlainfeld Is meeting with fairly good sue
cess as far as membership goes.
Allen H. Gates, of Bloomfield has ac-
cePted call to the Congregational
church in Scotland, Windham county
A meeting Of the Women's Foreign Mis-
sienary Society is to be held Thursday at
8 o'clock at Trinity Methodist church.
At the United Congregational church
the mid-week service this week is prepar-
atory to the next communion on March
g..
Tuesday morning the birds were sing
ing and during the day the mercury rose
to "a degrees. The snow remains only
in patches.
Charles Beckwith, who was relieving
Dominick Fontello, gate tender at Say
brook for month, has returned to his
home in East Lyme.
Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Johnson of
Ellington have started for Washington to
witness the inauguration of President
elect Harding Friday.
When the Connecticut Historical So
ciety met at Hartford Tuesday evening,
Edward M. Day, native of Colchester,
read paper on John Marshall.
1t noted by the Middletown Press
that at Trinity Episcopal church Thurs
will be Rev. Walter F. Borchert, st.
Paurs church, Willimantic.
According to the Westerly Sun, some
Of the Noank fishing schooners built by
the late John Latham and his brother,
James Latham, could outsaik good many
| of the so-called fast yachts.
Mrs. Helen Palmer of Pendleaon Hill is
staying at the home of her father, Prem
tiee Miner at North Stonington while Mrs.
Miner is in Backus hospital, Norwich,
being treated for blood poisoning.
At Hopewell, Va, is big artificial silk
company which is erecting a plant that is
| to cost over 100000 and for this con-
Germ the Atwood Machine company of
| Stonington is furnishing much of the ma
chinerq
| A food sale, which the women mem
bers of Konomoc grange held in the A.
| o. U. W. hall at Jordan, Saturday. net
ted about $40 and this money will be
sent for relief work among the starving
children of Europe.
This is one Of the years in which Capt.
Allen Ashby of Noank loses a birthday.
He was born Feb. %. He insists that he
| is still youth, while his schoolmates, all
Of whom were born over IS years ago,
say he is their age.
From the Office of Tax Commissioner
William H. Blodgett were sent to several
thousand corporations Monday blanks for
the filing of their net income returns
| for 1920. The returns must be made
on or before April 1.
! The section foremen and foremen Of
the floating gang and work trains of tina
New Haven road received notice Friday
evening 10 commence this week and work
five days. Tuesday will be the only da,
Oft at Sayhrook junction.
The Old Lyme artist, Carlton Virgins
with Mrs. Virgins, spent friday and Sat
utday in New York. During March tn
cattle painters Of the Country club vii
hold their exhibition and Mr.. Virgins en-
tered some pictures for the show.
The public Is invited to demonstra
tion of applying Asbestor Shingles owe
old wooden shingles by representative
Of the H. W. Johns Manyiile Co., will b
given today at the yard of the EdH
Chappell Co. at 2 o'clock. To anyon
interested in roofing this demonstrate
will prove very interesting and instruc
tive.-adv.
At meeting Of the State Council q
I Jewish Women in Hartford Sunday an
Monday the principal speaker was Mr.
MiltoR Simon. Delegates were preser
: from q number of cities. Mrs. Leo Hurl
: Of New Haven, was elected president.
> Elmer Bertrand Of Moosup attende
the recent annual meeting of the Cor
necticut Fife and Drum Corps at Ne
Britain when about sixty delegates wei
present. Mr.. Bertrand represented IL
. Eagle Fife and Drum Corps of Moosul
Mrs. George Maynard Minor of WIS
: terford, president general, and Mrs job
l.. Buell., the state regent of the Coz
| necticut d. A. R., have returned frel
| Florida and other southern states whic
n they visited in the interests Of the 81
= ciety.
i In the current issue of the Red Croi
8 Bulletin, table shows that tho numb,
OF chapters of the American Red Cross
Connecticut December /, 1920, was thirt,
9 nine and the membership was 130,3S4,
n almost ten per cent. Of the population
h the state.
The free baby clinics, held every We
i nesday afternoon at the United Worker
/ hnNT L ", ~ ~
Brephy, assisted by Miss Culver, publ
i health nurse, are always well attende
q the mothers approaching the advice al
~ aid given
n A tea was given for Miss Ruth A. Tu
e. ner, Lyme. public nurse, Saturday aft
lie noon by Mrs. Joshua Sands. Miss Sal
h Sands brought in the tea wagon lad
IL with gifts, which proved men show,
It which was surprise to Miss Turn,
q who resigned recently.
n. A husband cannot sign a bond for l
y wife without her knowledge, or spec
"a commission to act as agent. Such is t
e effect of a decision given by Judge w
% liam M Maltbie from the superior cot
u in Hartford in the suit of Sinreich a
another against Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
= Lazarus.
The twenty-five portraits Of promine
Norwich men hung in Slater Memorial q
ditorium are being cleaned and restor
by Ozias Dodge Francis j. Leave
who is writing brief sketches of the ST
jects. still awaits information regard
\ Henry w. Thomas, Erastus Newcol
= and Robert johnson.
D. Mrs. Ethel C. Plumb. Of Tolland cot
II ty, writes in the White Ribbon Bannt
VS. DO you knswSwhat the A. A. p. A.
The Association Against the Prohibit
= Amendment. Many prominent men is
enrolled themselves in it, and geek