Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-22

Light vehicle lamps at $50 o'clock this
evening.
Tuesdays census showed 1855 patients
at Norwich state HOSPITAL.
Roads in the suburbs wera showing
signs of settling well Tuesday.
Norwich Free Academy will hold a
session as usual today. the 22d.
Pictures of Washington ARE featured in
the decorations Of some of the show win
dows.
Joe Gurley of Eastford has the pets
of two gray foxes which he captured last
week.
The Otis library is to be closed all day
today "wednesday in observance of the
holiday.
Rural carriers on various routes found
the past week a trying one in many 10
callties.
Tuesday afternoon, the wornan's pray
er meeting at Bushnell chapel was led by
Mrs. Carl W. Brown.
A reception given at South Coventry
town hall Monday evening closed the sea-
son of the dancing class.
Local mtlliners returning from New York
| state that dandelion is 10 be one of the
favorite yellow hues for spring.
| Ye Colonial night. Gov. Jonathan Trum-
hull chapter, D. A r., Grange hall, Leb-
anon. Friday, Feb. Gath. 35c.-adv.
The Tobacco Growers Association of
Somers, has opened sorting room in its
building with E. NJ. Broderick superin-
| tendent.
Charter Oak Sunshine branch Of Hart
! ford gave a, valentine party at Seaside
Sanitarium at Crescent Beach Tuesday
afternoon.
Organhst Ernest M Ibbitson of Christ
church. Norwich, has completed several
compositions recently which have won the
aFIproval of the critics
The United States department of agri-
culture has issued bulletin which in
structs in canning and gives some inte-
| esting data on the industry.
An anniversary high mass of requiem
for Richard German was sung
in st. Patrick's church Tuesday at s
o'clock by Rev. Philip ]. Mooney.
Aholiday in the middle of the week does
not altogether suit merchants, who claim
that trade is dull both preceding and
following such lull in business.
Members from Eastern Connecticut have
been in Hartford attending the w C. r.
u. conference held in Jewell hall, Y. NJ.
C. A building Monday and Tuesday.
At the Friday evening meeting of the
Mems club of Park church, Llcius E.
Wilton is TO give an address on the present
government of the city of New London.
A West Stafford young man, Byron
Lawrence has finished his course of $500
hours in mechanical engineering at the
state trade school, South Manchester and
is at home for the present.
Relatives have requested a memorial
mass in st. Patricl's church today WED
nesday) for Res. Michael J. Byrne, at his
death last month chaplain of the U. S
penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga
Rev Father OBrien of Sonersvile
slipped recently while in the basement OF
All Saints Church and fractured the
small bone in his knee. TIE is now ir
Mercy hoscital, Springfield.
The oldest borough of the TWENTY-FIVE
boroushs in the state of Connecticut is thai
of Stonington. which was incorporated il
May, 1901. Guilford borough is second il
ace. having been Incorporated in October
1915.
With the mercury reaching A degrees
Tuesday afternoon it might have beer
called Babies Day, so numerous we're the
peraunublators and go-carts along the
, walks, mothers being entioed out by the
, mild weather.
The other day two Airedale dogs killed
several valuable sheep ON the farm owneC
by the late Fred Moore of Union. TIL
two dogs were seen in that vicinity an,
soon after the dead and dying sheep wer
discovered. The dogs were not located
: Don't forget the Washington whis
party tonight by the Rosary Society O
St. Patrick's parish in the assembl
rooms at 8 o'clock sharp. Admission ,
cents. number Of nice prizes to b
given.-adv.
A Pennington correspondent writes
y Principal Robert Keep of the Porter schoc
e pointed out that, ma school having a
= eQrollment of over 200 there was not on
V case of influenza reroHed this year, al
though several students had hard gri
s colds.
e Under the change in fares which tn
Connecticut Co. plans to put into effec
= March 1, Rockville people will have tn
h old fare to Hartford At present they ar
paying three 10-cent fares on the stree
:. line and when the three metal tickets ar
9 sold for a quarter the fare will be r6@uC
= ed cents.
At the state hospital for the insane q
u Middletown, beginning March 1st a re
l. ductnon of about 10 per cent. in wage
T will affect over 400 employees, male an
female attendants ard nurses. No sue
= order has been received by DR.. Franlxli
S. Wilcox, superintendent of the Norwic
state hospital.
At the sale of the library of the late D
r. B. Coutant of Tarrytown, held Monda
In New York, it is matter of interest
Norwich. Arnoldrs birthplace, that w v
| Cohen gave $500 for the rare courSnartia
proceedings of Benedict Arnold, Philade
phia, 1880. The courtmartia! was he,
on alleged Irregularities during Arnold
| command In Philadefon