Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-04
VARIOUS MATTERS

VARIOUS MATTERS
Gardeners says that potato bugs arr
already in the fields.
Several launch parties took advan'
tage Of the warm. moonlight night o.
Thursday.
An eclipse OF the sun comes on Jun'
II, but win only be in totality neal
the North pole.
In spite of SO much rain farmers
say the earth is dry and seeds plant
ed need regular watering.
Foresters are investigating the BARI
disease of chestnut trees. fungus
which is doing much harm.
Florists welcome sunny days. CLOUDY
weather during May greatly retarded
the blossoming Of many plants.
A few more days like Thursday
with temperature above 80 degrees
will cause rush to the beaches.
Hundreds were out watching the
eclipse OF the moon, which. In spite
of the haze, was very satisfactory.
New bulletins are being issued BY
the Connecticut agricultural college
for the summer school at Storrs from
June 20 to July 20.
Police chiefs are receiving invita-
tions to attend the annual convention
Of the International Police Chiefs as
ISOLATION in ,Buffalo.
3. 3. Mahan Of New London has Sc.
cured the government contract to lay
SOS feet OF concrete walk at Fort III
G. Wright. The price is 1867.
Today CFriday) win be the quar-
terly pension day, when the pension
ers make out their affidavits to be sub
mitted to Washington for their quar-
terly help, which will come a few day.
after the certificates were sent in.
On Sunday evening at the Mantle
Congregational church, Judge Edgar
NJ. Warner of Putnam will address &
union temperance meeting. Judge
Warmers zeal in the temperance cause
makes his addresses convincing ant
effective.
Banks have been warned of a new
counterfeit IS silver certificate. 1t il
Of the series of 1899 (Indian head and
Il is a hoto-meehanical production
printed on bond paper Of good quality
blue ink lines having been used t
initiate the silk fibre Of the genuine.
Notifications have been sent out thai
the B1st annual convention of the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage as.
ISOLATION will be held in Seattle
Washing ton, July / to Z, inclusive
During that week, Woman's day vii
be observed at the Alaska Yukon ex.
position in compliment to the conven.
ton.
The state board Of pharmacy met
at the capital this week and examined
candidates for those desiring to prac-
tice pharmacy. Eighteen appeared anc
took the examinations, one from New
York state. one from Rhode Island
and one from Connecticut. The re-
naming fifteen were from various
places in Connecticut.
A former Norwich resident, Supt. OF
Schools Berlin w. Tinker, was re-
appointed for a term Of two years al
the meeting of the Waterbury board
of education. and his salary was in
creased $500, from $4,000 to $4,000
James F. Grafton of Norwich was re-
appointed sub-master OF the Crosby
high school.
Governor Weeks has made the fol-
lowing appointments: F. A. Ingra-
ham of Hartford, to be member OF
the veterinary. registration board;
John H. Parrish, agent Of the Connec-
tfcut school for boys at Mer4den; e
H. Jenkins, New Haven, Sylvester
Wheeler of Bridgeport and Charles
H. Petel Of Hartford, members of the
state board OF chemists.
The thirtieth meeting Of the Con-
necticut Council Of Delrberation, An
cient and Accepted Scottish Rite, fol
the northern Masonic Jurisdiction OF
the United States, WIN be held in Mer-
iden Thursday, June 10, at Masonic
hall, Palace block The oficial call
for the meeting is signed by Deputy
Commander In Chief Charles L. Hub
bard Of Norwich, and Grand Secretary
Albert S. Comstock, also of Norwich
In connection with the epidemic Of
typhoid fever at Avfnsted in which the
first death was that of Miss Woolley
sister of Joseph Woolley Of Norwich
it has been found that the large num-
Der Of typhoid cases in the borough
were probably due to the fact thai
water from a well on the Millard
farm used to rinse milk cans contained
large amount of drainage contami-
nation.
MISS MURPHY GRADUATED.