Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-26
VARIOUS MATTERS

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 | Wild cherry trees are in full bloom Fern classes are finding many beau tiful specimens.
 In sheltered places Japanese roses have already blossomed- The damp weather has been bad for patients with lung disease. Among new birds reported are the scarlet tanager and night hawk. Some of the fraternities will hold their memorial days at the end of this month
 In St. Ratrick's church on Wednes-
 day there was a months mind requiem
 high mass for James Stanley. Today, the feast of Corpus Christi,
 will be comemmorated by special
 masses in the Catholic churches.
 Gotta gers who were at their shore
 homes when the sun shone on Tuesday say that the beaches already look
 summery.
 The engagement is announced of
 Miss Jessie K. Denison of No. 400 Windsor avenue. Hartford, to Arthur Olin Griggs of Westford.
 The larger cities of Connecticut have been invited to send delegates to the eighteenth national irrigation congress which will meet in Pueblo, Col, Sep tember 26-30.
 Unusual efforts are being put forth this year to secure a large New Eng land representation of social workers at the annual playground congress to be held in Rochester June I'll.
 A local Englishman was recalling Wednesday that on Queen Victoria's birthday. May 24, twenty years ago. he had gone to New York to wit ness the formal opening of the Brook lyn bridge.
 The twenty-seeond annual session of the Connecticut Grand Lodge, Indepen- dent Order of Good Samaritans and Daughters of Samaria, is to be held at the Union Baptist church. in Stam- ford. on Wednesday, June 8.
 The annual meeting of the Church club of the diocese of Connecticut was held at New Haven Tuesday evening with about 75 members present. At l. l. ingway of Watertown was elected president.
 The Stafford Springs Press says: F G. Sanford has named his camp at Crystal lake Wabhaquassett lodge, aft CT the Indians who formerly occupied 1 this section. MT. and Mrs. Sanford l will spend Sunday and Memorial day l at the camp
 At a meeting of Comfort circle of | the Kings Daughters. with Mrs J. | H. Allen on Wednesday, seven mem | bers attending. plans were made for | the closing meeting of the sea ason with | the leader. Mrs. A. T. UtIey. at her cottage at Neptune park, on June 8.
 The mackerel fishing fleet has been having a poor catch, due to the preva- ence of sharks on the fishing grounds Fhe shark is a deadly enemy to the nackerel and a pest to the fisherman destroying the catch and ripping the nets to release the imprisoned macker- sL
 A clever counterfeit one dollar bill s in circulation at the state. The ink on the eagles wings is heavy and also 1n the boards on Lincoln's and Grants l excellent piece of work the coloring being almost identical with the other pills.
 The report of the Railway associa- 1 ion up to May II shows an increase n the surplus of 25,063 cars, bring ng the total up to 127.14S, the highest figure since August, 1909. The box car ;urpls increased 1563O and miscellane- ous, largely coke and stock cars. in creased 9,432.
 At the seventy-sixth anniversary of the Hartford Theolog- cal seminary, Tuesday, the annual meeting of the trustees was held in he faculty room. Rev. Dr. LeweIlyn Pratt of Norwich presided in the ab- ience of the president, H. H. Bridg- nan of Norfolk, who is abroad.
 The 1910 luncheon in honor of Mrs Sara T. Kinney of Hartford, honorary ;tate regent and honorary vice presi- lent general of the Daughters of the American Revolution. will be held in today (Thursday). This luncheon is given by the friends of Hrs. Kinney among the Daughters in Connecticut
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