Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-05
VARIOUS MATTERS

as clerk in the Mystic bank.
 Films and naples are heavily budded al- though the temperature continues low.
 4 Norwich store had drsve on cocoa Tuesday, selling three pounds for quart CT.
 Local stores are adding to their stocks of Lenten speeialties as Holy Week draws near
 Arthur Q, Lamb Of winsted has arrived to oversee the work on his cottage at Grot- on Long Point
 The Charitable Circle of Kings Daussll- ters, Miss Katherine Lang, leader, met Tuesday evening.
 Courts of Foresters are appointing dele- gates to the state convention to be held in Derby, May 10th.
 Tie long threatening rain came fate Tuesday evening, in the form of a dis agreeable drizzle.
 At WElingten town meeting six mill tax was voted to defray the expenses of the town for the coming year
 The women's prayer meeting at the Cen tral Baptist church Tuesday afternoon, was led by Mrs William H. Whitman.
 Military men will recall that five years ago tomorrow, April 6. 1917, the United States declared war against Germany.
 The Rosebuds, of Rockville, city base bali champions. last season have elected Sam Mill captain and Walter Martley muager.
 Wheeler school. North stonington Is to close Thursday, April for vacation and will open for the spring term of nine weeks, Tuesday, April IS.
 The pupils of the Center school Filing ton are rehearsing a cantata 'isnring Rap ture by Gaul to be sung under the direc- tion of music supervisor, James Tobia. There was lively local interest in the result of Tuesdays city election in Hart ford, judging by the many queries over the telephone to The Bulletin during the evening.
 A grOuo of teachers and friends will leave New London for Washington April 1s, the day the public schools there close for the Easter recess, and will remain south for one week.
 Miss Margaret Bartlett, a teacher in Ellington, and Miss Katherine Bartlett teacher in East Granby, are spending their vacations with their parents, MT. and Mrs Harry R, Bartlett of Holland
 Robert Aitken who has been a mill. wright at the Bon Ami factory in South Manchester for some time has left to work at the submarine base He will move his family to New London later. Mrs. s. H. Reed and Miss Edith Camp bell represented Trinity Episcopal parish, 1 Norwich, at Round Table conference of the Girls Friendly society, held at St, 1 James Parish House, New London, re- gently.
 Men of the Norwich telephone division. J. N. Weymouth, manager, are busy with | the striRging of new cable in West Main ] street, Water and Market streets and the eaibbenen have been setting new poles in various localities.
 Plans are being made to establish an l old-fashioned garden on Wheeler school grounds, North Stonington on the site of the barn and power house, which were burned in October, 1918. Mrs. Reed will superintend the work. Miss IrTna Doughty of Noank has been appointed postmistress at Groton Long l Point for the next six months, the office is 1 to open May 1st. Miss Doughty acted as assistant at the office when Claude NJ Chester was postmaster.
 At Mystic, Henry Bridgham and his sister are moving from Elisha Packers house on High street to Bank street. Miss Vincent of North Stonington, sister oi l 1 vacated by MT. Bridgham.
 Longhi Brothers are engaged in con. struetion Of macadam road betweer Blackhail and Niantic, known as tht Shore Road, a distance of about four miles The cost is estimated at $1oo,00 and tn
 work is to be completed about July 1.
 At the American Art Galleries, Nev York, there is a collection of pictures in
 cluding a picture of boulders by the lat J. Alden Weir, of Windham, gray ant
 lichened, and Emil Carlsens Apple Or
 ehaFd," sensitive in color and drawn wit
 energy.
 A memorial minute to Mrs. Joseph W Gilbert, in the current calendar of Par , church, contains the tribute: AlwaN
 present at all our services Of worshi
 and quickly responsive to every denan for service she has left us an example C
 fidelity equaAed ;y few. ? The United States oivil service eommi ? sion announces an examination for c and gas well plugger, male, age 20
 55, for vacancy in the Osage India { agency, Oklahoma. sk g.. a year. Al [ pointees may be allowed the inerea! t granted by congress of s20 a month. Ice will bring a lower price in Ne London this year than last. according
 a statement made Tuesday by Courtland
 Colyer, manager of the W. R. Perry I( 5 Co. He said the price will be at least 7 cents hundred less, The price a year ae = was 70 cents hundred at retail to fan e flies.
 ! Rev. H. B. GoodseH who has served tl . And0ver Congregational church as past . for five years. has resigned to take e !. feet July 1. Sickness and increasing il . flrmities of Mrs, Goedsell make it neee
 sary for them to move to Westport, whe ; most of their children are settled ar v ,,-l,nr. AHr Co.ndcelI ha farm