Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-07-13
VARIOUS MATTERS

Norwich, Tuesday July 10 l50s.
VARIOUS MATTERS
Thunderstorms are promised for to-
day.
Summer boarders are headed this
way.
The first gooseberries were in mar
ket on Monday.
Muggy days like Monday will has
ten the vacation exodus. F
The new ID. A. r. memorial foun-
tain on the Little Plain is sought by
many thirsty ones.
Now that the anniversary celebra-
tion is over the housewives have gone
back to their preserving.
congregational churches have been
noting the four hundredth anniversary
of the birth of Calvin, who was born
June 10, 1909.
The Stark family, of which there
are members in this city and vicinity,
will hold its reunion at Golden Spur
park on August 10.
New London women had a tag day
Saturday hoping to raise $4,000 to-
wards Y. NJ. G. A. building, but Sc
cured only about $1,000.
Judge Edwin B. eager Of the SUI
perior court sailed from New York
Saturday for a vacation trip to Medi-
terranean points Of interest.
Quarterly dividend checks of the
Southern New England Telephone Co.
viii be sent out on wednesday of
this week at the rate of l IL per
cent.
On Monday, Miss Mollie ID. Murphy
of Norwich was engaged by the DAN
ielson school board to teach French
andd German in the high school the
coming school year.
Julian e. Hinkley. Sc, Of Cohanzie,
died Saturday night. Last Tuesday
while moving, Mr.. Hinkley stumbled
over low wall and fell on his scythe,
causing internal injuries.
Rev. w. s. Beard of willimantic and
Rev. Lester L. West, DID, exchanged
pulpits Sunday, Rev. DIR. West preach
ing in the Congregational church in
Willimantic, and Rev. Mr.. Beard
preaching in the Second Congregation
al church in this city.
There were several farewell sup
pers Saturday evening. when the Halle
club restaurant closed until Septem-
Der. Madame Saunier sails q week
from today, the goth, to spend August
in France with her mother, and her
little son and daughter.
The resignation of Miss Elizabeth
M. Cherry. teacher OF the second grade
in Natchaug school, Wiilimantic, has
been presented. Her resignation and
request for release will be considered
at the meeting of the Wfllimantic COM
mittee wednesday evening.
New Haven members of the Ancient
Order Of Hibernians have decided to
hold their monster general picnic for
the year at Lighthouse Point on Au-
gust z. There will be about 1000
members of the organization present
from all over the state, and. with their
families and friends, the attendance
will be above 10000.
For the next three weeks people
should watch for the pupas or slug
like white and yeAoBdsh formation,
coming down the elm trunks and out
upon the ground. The young beetles
develop on the tree trunks and they
should be attacked either with soap
emulsion or scalding water. II al
lowed to develop they viii fly to de-
serted buildings. belfries and other
places of shelter to make their beds
for the winter.
The following genealogical note APP
pears in the Norwalk Hour: (s70).
Barker. John Barker Of MarshfieId.
Mass. md. Bethia -. He removed
to Lebanon, Conn, about 1925. Want
ed, parents Of John and Bethia. Anna
Barber, b. 1909, md. Mar. rs, 1925, to
Anthony Ames in Marshfield, Mass.
They removed TO Lebanon, Ct, 1873.
Anna was dau. of John and Hannah
CTrouant) Barker. Was this the same
John Barker first mentioned?