Norwich bulletin., 1922-02-09
VARIOUS MATTERS


afternoon at 8 o'olock-adv.
Except for some anchor ice the Thames
river at Norwich Is now clear.
1t is less than three weeks untfI the be-
ginning Of Lent March 1st this year.
Counters in the locaa drygods stores are
gay with new cotton goods for spring.
The traffic cops at the bank corner
ha "a breezy stand during Wednesday.
Valentines ana valentine favors and
novelties are featured m the snow win
dowo.
Eariy wednesday morning tsserrncne
ters about town registered Is degrees
above.
1t was FEBRUARY 9th in 1870 that the
United States weather bureau was es-
tabMshed.
service. Phone liz or TT for the best
in ahe world. Powers Bros sea food
adv.
The Travellers club CT Park church has
a valentine social scheduled for its meet
ing TO-DAY Thursday
Bqnipadng Thamesvifle engine house for
the new fire truck goes steadily on.
Four men VIII be stationed there.
Workmen from the shops are going
home by daylight now, the sun shining
ten hours and % minutes Wednesday.
| 1t has been determined to hold the Len
ten afternoon services this year at Trim
| ity Episcopal church at 4.30 Instead OF
5 o'clock.
The Campfire Girls of the United
Congregational church when they meet at
the Community house Friday evening, are
to study agriculture.
| Local travellers to New York by train
note that the recent rains cleaned the ice
out of the Connecticut river from the
bridges to the sound.
The Rosary society of st. Patrick's
parish, of which Mrs john A Moran, Is
president, is planning a social event fol
| Washington's birthday.
Personal taxes will be collected toda,
at the drug store of George NJ. Rath
bona, West Side, from IL a. m. to / .
m.-adv.
From Saybrook William Fisher report
ed recently at the tower west of New
Haven station as leyerman in one of tn
towers on hold-down JOB
During the absence of Rev. NJ. H. Ma,
on a brief vacation trip south, the worl
OF st. Pasricks Parish is being carried o.
by the assistant pastors. Rev Myles F
Calvin and Rev. Philip J. Mooney
The Baca2cs hospital ambulance wa
out three times Wednesday afternoon, TO
a medical patient from Jewett City, the
| for Norwich patient and d second trf
to Jewett City for a surgical patient.
A former Norwich Town girl, Mis-
Gene'ieve McJennett is completing tn
second year of her three years course 1
the Csteopath hospital Spring Garde
avenue, Philadelphia, and ranks YER
high in her standing
The industrial depression has hit Rock
vine rather hard during the past fer
weeks ard many people are working shor
hours Some of the mills are runnin
from four to five days a week and a nun
Der Of weavers are out of work waftin
for warps
Cod cheeks and tongues, haddocl
roes, large Canadian smelts big VIZ
riety Of fresh fish. Mumford Cove oy.
tiers in shell S1.O0 peck, opened soc pc
quart. Broadway Fish Market, 4
Broadway-adv.
The Progressive Missionary club ms
with Mrs. J. P. Holloway. So Oak stree
Wednesday afternoon, twenty-five men
hers attending. The president, Mrs Jo4i
e. Post was in charge OF the meeting, II
time being devoted to the usual sewir
and readings
I Motorists here were cheered Wednesda
by the announcements that one of II
big oil companies had announced a red,r
ton OF cents a gallon in the wholesa
price of gasoline, bringing the price dow
to "a cents. The reduction covers all Il
conpany's territory.
There was Norwich interest Wedne
day in the dispatch from AndAover, Mas
that William NJ Wood, president of t
American Woc,en conl,any, ma stat
nent at his home there Tuesday, rea
sured the conlpanys employees that tn,
. wages would not be reduced this seas
4 Norwiih Dpisca.tatans learn tn
" there Is to he service of thanksgiyi
for the life and example of Julia Cnest
Emery today Thursday at the Chur
Of the Incarnation. Madisan avenue a
S5th street, New York Miss Emery W
sister of a former rector of Christ chuC,
Norwich.
Chemical No. 1 at the Main street I
TX station has not had a call SO far Il
month, but Captain Blackburns N
It responded to eleven calls last mon
s. Whe nthe engine does not go out it nes
In not a cent Of expense, whereas the I
horses used to cost $50 per month
v: grain alone, fires or no fires.
lie In Pendleton's show window James
g. TourteEot1e, of Maple street, has an
n htbSt Of 20 rajbbits-ncluding New z
d. Land red Angora white and AmeriS
Up blue-afso IL guinea pigs Peruvia
Abyssinians and English The three r
e. bit pairs have lftterA Mr.. Tourtellc
te owns 81 rabbits and so guinea pigs.
tie The United Safes civil service comm
1t sion announces an examination Marcl
Is, and 2 and April rs and ~ for compu
male, of reasonable age, for vacancies
nd the Coast and Geodetic Survey for d
in Washington, D. c., at $1,400 a y,
- and for DUTY in the Manila, P. L. OFFICE
m $4,000 a year.
The noon trains due to leave New Y
for Boston at 10 a m, stop at Saybr
Junction at 1882 p. m. and III p.
Sundays but have not been stdJping {
ing the week days commencing Janu
both though there Is a protest in
hands of the officials relative to the
continuance OF the latter sent by the
mess men IMP the river.
= The use Of the mails for the mpo
ton OF seeds and plants under ape
permits Is now allowed under a deci
announced by the federal horticuk,
board In the past, importations
PLANTS for propagation were permit
only by EXPRESS or freight, with tho
ception of seeds for the department
field, vegetables and flower seeds