Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31
VARIOUS MATTERS

Choirs are beginning to speed up on
their rehearsals of Easter music.
Thursday evening the last covenant
meeting before Easter was held at the
Central Baptist church.
Buyers and dealers from Norwich will
be in New York early next week for the
carpet and rug auction.
In many parts of the town household,
ers have been busy this week raking
lawns and cleaning up.
A Chase Hill, R. l.. item & ads: Mr.. and
Mrs. Silas Furriner of Stafford Springs,
Conn, are visiting the latter's parents
here.
Automobiles and what few horses
were out found the pavenents exceeding
ly slippery during Thursdays sleety
rain.
John Keegan of Thompson was robbed
of his poultry one night recently. The
thief was captured, but escaped hand
cuffed
At Hampton c. f. Burnham is building
an addition to his store which is to be used
for the post office. He has been appointed
postmaster.
A Tomaquag. r. /, correspondent
notes that Mrs Harold Ceilings is MAX
ing two weeks visit with her parents
| In Attawaugan.
! A number of Methodist churches in
suburban places will omit services Sun
day, as the pastors are attending confer
ence in Pawtucket.
Near 25 men had hard fight with fire
Tuesday at the home of Nathaniel Sher-
man at Phoenixv.lle. All did heroic work
to save the building.
There were snow furries Thursday
morning. Shortly after noon hail began.
turning to rain and later IN the day there
was disagreeaIble sleet
/ The display of tackle in the local stores
catches the eye of the fishermen, who are
impatiently waiting for Saturday and the
opening Of the trout season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest E. Rogers who
spent the winter in Greensboro, n. c..
have returned and have c2ened their
house at Rogers Lake, Old Lyme.
Nice large Holsters. native smells and
scallops. Broadway Fish Market, 4C
Broadway.-adv.
Norwich visitor in Beaufort. s. c.,
writes home of the wonder of the roses
and the wistaria now in bloom, while the
air and sunshine are something to dream
Of.
Spring got a setback Thursday morn
ing when the mercury was well below the
freezing point. The maximum te4npera-
ture for the day was not much above 81
degrees.
County Agent H F. johnson of Nor
witch with a representative of Storrs
college, was at Lordfs Hill Tuesday anG
selected the seed corn foI the denonstra-
ton field the coming Summer.
The fact of a record catch of 125 mack
erel for so early being brought into Bos
ton Wednesday from Cape Cod interested
shore town fishermen, who are looking .fol
an early season all along the coast.
| Connecticut men have received Motif
cation that the twenty fourth annual con
vention OF the National Metal Trade:
Association is to be held at the Hote
Aston. New York, April 10 and 90.
An exchange mentions tkat Miss Jessie
Smith. houselieeper at the home of Judgt
NJ. w Howard. of Bolton, has beer
spending a few days with her mother, Mrs
Arthur Henrninway, Of Southington.
The town of Andover is considering tht
stone crushing problem for road con
structlon. A man from Boston presented
the matter at the town hall Tuesday might
The lighting problem is also to be consid
cred.
A Groton young man, Albert Johnson
whose back was injured some weeks agE
at the Robert Gair Co. plant at Mont
VII when a ton roll of paper fell on him
Is able to be out and about. although his
back is still in a cast.
An exchange suggests that a cretonne
holder in bag or basket form for gather
ing flowers would make a very welcome
Easter gift to a friend who has a garden
and especially if it were filed with q
bouquet Of spring blossoms.
Principal Henry A. TirreN led the mid
| week service at Park Congregational
church, Thursday evening, the tdcic be
ing, Religion and Life" The music was
in charge of Chorister Eben Leaned, Miss
Helen Burdick being pianist.
Captain Joseph Sistare of the lobster
boat Hope carried out and set some of his
gear Monday. He was the first from
Noank, but two large fishing boats with
their decks piled high and hailing from
Block Island were a close second.
During Thursday, a show window Of
The Boston Store gave the impression
that every resident in town was due tc
get a le1non-kout it was only a demon
stratiOn Of a new soap featured 10y Head
Of Department George R. Clifford.
Work began this week at Groin on the
| installation of trolley switch at approach
Of the highway bridge when about a doz
en- men were detailed on the JOB. The
switch is 10 be placed in the bend of the
road where tracks lead onto the bridge.
Ars& son Of Mrs. Lydia Rockwell, o
Mystic has been committee to the Nor
witch State hospital and was taken t.
that institution by Selectman Conrad
Kretzer. This action was taken on com
plant of his mother, whom he had threat
ened.
The customary thirty copies Of the an
nual proclamation of Governor Everett
Lake, for the proper observance of Friday
April II, as a day of fasting and prayer
have been received by Town Clerk ChaS
S. HoIbrook, Of Norwich and will be dis
trTbuted next week.
: The United States Civil Servic
Commission announces an examinatio
for domestic scinnce teach, Indial
h service. The salary is from $3.50 to $84
l. a year, with quarters, heat and ligh
Il Meals are purchased at cost. Com
petitors will be examined April e..