Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-03-28
VARIOUS MATTERS


light vehicle sianlsa at s.s7 O'Clock this
evening.
Today. the 2sth is the date Of the suns
eclipse
Dealers are already taking orders for
hot cross b9ns for the Good Friday trade.
Local students at Connecticut college
arc at their homes for the spring vaca-
Snow is the cheerful prediction Of pa
ooil's Almanac for tomorrow tWednes-
The mercury stood at SO degrees dur
Ing Monday ten degrees lower than on
Sunday
High schools about Connecticut are
considering resutning the teaching Of Ger
man, which study was given up Curing the
war.
First native smells in today fresh sha,d.
cod, haiibut, Noank fiat at Powers Bros
adv.
Alumni in this vicinity have been in
vlted to the twelfth annual banquet of
Pratt institute Alumni at New Haven,
April 1.
The street department improved Mon
days good weather to resume work on
the Boswell avenue roadway toward
Taftville.
The government is informing farmers
that sulphur will kill potato scrub and
that farmers no longer have to trust to
luck for a crop.
The nearness Of Holy Week increases the
demand for religious books, articles and
embAens. which the stores are featuring
in variety thIs week.
Norwich friends Of Atlantic Tourists
learn that fair weather last week result
ed in pleasant voyages. having succeeded
two weeks Of severe storms
A. W. Bushell Of Norwich. division en-
gineer, Is 20 give a talk to the Mems club
Of Park church on the construction and
maintenance Of state highways.
An tank regarding any possible ren1ov-
al OF abandonment of the United States
submarine base from the bank Of the
Thames has apparently subsidized.
Proctor Aldrich, of Pleasant View farm
] in the Sparks district. East Killingly, Sc
riously injured his right eye while at
work in the woods few days ago.
Arrangements were made to have the
senior class OF Rockville High school, who
ara in Washington on their annual vaca-
ton meet Congressman Richard P. Free
man.
Mrs. Victoria ]. Plante VIII be open
every evening. Get off at Taftville post
office. Expert corsetierre and milliner.
Tel 1SSs-2-adv.
MISS Bartlett Of East CRANKY Center
school was obliged to close her school as
she thought she was coming down with
measles. She Is now at her home In Toll
land
There has been a decided increase in
trolley riding in this city since the first OF
| the month when the three-rides-6or-a-
/ quarter fare rate was established by the
Connecticut company.
Prof. James H. White, the Norwich
musician, had birthday at the weekend
and was remembered with numerous
gifts, including a handsomely decorated
cake with - candles.
The city engineers office in New Lon
don Is engaged In making maps Of all
streets and property in that city, for the
purpose Of using in connection with a re-
appradsement Of property
At this weeks meeting of the Girl
Scouts of the Central Baptist church, the
members are to hear a talk on Hygiene
/ By Miss Helen Christ and the class In
home nursing win hold a session.
The members Of the SodaMtas of the
United Congregational church have been
/ lnvted by the president, Mrs. Joseph A.
French. 112 Orchard street, to meet at her
home next week for radiophone concert
Due to fan white engaged1n trimqnirs
fruit trees at his home Wednesday. Trace
BeclCw1th Of Mantle has sprained wrfs
which win lay him up for several weeks
He was using a step ladder which slipped
Word comes to Norwich, where gradu
ate nurses are always busy, that the cit,
Of New York is facing such a seriou.
shortage OF nurses, that hospital authori
ties are urging girls to take UP study fol
that profession.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Haldreth, O
Pomfret Landing. received a letter re
! Gently from their son, with the an
nouncement Of the burial of their daugh
ter, Mrs. Lillian Hildreth ~AIdrfch, Il
! California.
A memorial mass for Miss Julia c
DonogiTues requested by the Rosary so
ciety, was attended by a good representa-
ton Of the society and other friends an,
relatives. at St Patricaxs church, Monda.
at o'clock The mass was sung by tn.
rector, Rev. NJ H. May.
While Mefhodists from this section ar
leaving for the Southern New Englan,
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the one hundred and twenty third annua
New York Methodist conference opene,
in the Washington st. Methodist churc1
at PdughkeeDsie. Monday evening With
campfire meeting.
The obtaining Of an appropriation 0
s750.o00 for the new state normal schoc
in New Britain is interesting to nurIbe
Of Eastern Connecticut teachers. Work o
the new school will be undertaken short
lss and the ultimate expenditure wfl
probably be 81 500 600 including dorm
tories and the nke.
In the club department Of the Unite
Workers, supervised by Miss Alice v
Coggeshall, two hundred and thirty name
appear on the years enrolment fist, or
hundred and ninety-fape being registere
in the sewing classes and thirty-fve !
the cooking classes. Some Of the CIR
are registered In both.
General observation Of Catholic Co
lege Week May to May 6, in all Gait
Ollie colleges, academies, preparation
schools and high schools, is being urge
tl5on the officials of these institutions
letter which the department Of educ.
ton. National Catholic Welfare Ccl1no
has sent out from the Washington hea
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