Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-15
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Norwich, Tuesday, June IS, 1909.
VARIOUS MATTERS

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Half OF June goneI
Daybreak today at 2.os.
There was general display Of fags
on Monday.
The days are fifteen hours and a
quarter long.
The volume Of freight business is
steadily increasing.
There are As patients at the Backus
hospital at present.
The Mosquito Family has arrived
early, for the big celebration.
Farmers hope for more hot days like
Monday to make the corn grow.
Bargain sales in the stores brought
many visitors to town yesterday.
Vacation parties from Connecticut
are already starting for Northheld.
Ledyard and Preston Strawberries.
dne. large. ripe berries, are in market.
Your opportunity to see French play.
The Ironmaster, Broadway theater.
Wednesday evening-adv.
With the mercury at IS degrees and
over on Monday there was lively de-
mand for cooling drinks and ices.
Pocket Guide for Visitors in Nor
witch; new edition; by William c. Gill
man; for sale at the enthusiastically
In st. Patrick's church Monday
morning, Rev. Hugh Treanor celebrat-
ed requiem high mass for Mrs. An
drew Lehrich. whose funeral took place
on Sunday afternoon.
Connecticut Daughters Of the Ameri-
can Revolution have received an invi-
tation to farewell luncheon to be CIV
en- Mrs. Sarah T. Kinney, the Con-
necticut past regent, at the Hartford
Golf club, on Wednesday, June 2S. at
o'clock.
Members Of the Connecticut Lieder-
tafel are planning to go to Madison
Square garden on the night Of June
20. The saengerfest of the Nordost-
liche Saengerbund will be held at the
Garden from June 10 to a. There
will be 5000 voices in the male cho-
rus.
State delegates are returning from
Asbury Park, where the annual con-
vention of the American National as
ISOLATION. Masters of Dancing, was
held last week. closing Friday eve
ming with banquet and cotillion. The
next annual convention will be held
in New York.
The week end was given UP to
commencement exercises at Miss Por-
ters school, Pennington. where Mrs.
r. P. Keep has had 1855 pupils this
year. Over 500 parents and friends
Of the students were entertained at
the closing reception, at which Mabrey,
Of Norwich. served the luncheon.
Services for deaf mutes will be held
in Norwich and New London on the
fifth Sunday of the month by Rev. Mr.
Heffion, a Yale man, class of 1891, and
a graduate of Andover seminary, who,
losing his hearing through illness, be-
gan to associate with deaf mutes, and
became interested in work among
them
President Selah G. Brakeman was at
Fairview, Odd Fellows home, Satur-
day, to confer with the property COM
mittee of the home in regard to con-
templated engagements. The prop
erty committee Of the home is Past
Master Philip Pond of New Haven,
John H. Noble of Lyme and Charles
e. Gates Of Mantle.
After working about thirty-five
years on the railroad, nineteen of
which he has been conductor Of the
wrecking train, John Mason Of New
Haven has resigned. Desiring lighter
labor, Mr. Mason has been given 9TH
er employment with the railroad
company. In the last twenty years
Mr.. Mason has done work on all of
the wrecks In the state.
1t was on the 14th Of June 1777, that
congress enacted the following law:
That the flag of the thirteen United
States be thirteen stripes. alternate
red and white: that the union be thir-
teen stars, white In a blue field, rep
resenting a new constellation" Since
1918, twenty-six stars or sovereign
states have been added to the union.
making forty-six in all.