Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-20
VARIOUS MATTERS

IAntVO0 mA ! LIN Garden owners reJoiced in Monday nights heavy rain.
 Many of the May baskets offered this year are of novel design Additions will be made to all water bills unpaid after April 20th.-ady. It Is evident that the late frost did very little damage to the fruit trees
 The showers were effective in ex- tinguishing woodland and grass fires. In the shore towns the rain was a welcome relief after several days of fog.
 Dal1lia growers are having orders for roots, to be sent out about the first of May.
 Additions will be made to all water bills unpaid after April 2oth.-adv.
 The sharp lightning accompanying Tuesday mornings rain terrified the timid.
 Bynner has a graceful poem, "Any Lover
 Most of the cherry trees are in full bloom. and many peach trees are blos- somed.
 Bungalows and camps are being erected at several points along the riv- CT banks.
 The winter covering has been re- moved from the D. A. R. memorial fountain on the Little Plain.
 The tax collector will be at the of flee of W. S. Fletcher, Falls, today, from F o'clock noon to 1 p. m-adv.
 Postmen's burdens are being in creased by travel guides and pam phlets sent out as hint of where to go this summer.
 April 19 was marked in many of the schools by special exercises, and pupils recited Paul Revere's Ride with patriotic enthusiasm.
 At Sunset, Saturday evening, the feast of the Passover, one of the most important events on the calendar of the Hebrew year, will open.
 The fast act of vandalism about town is scribbling upon and otherwise defacing some of the signs put in place during the 25oth anniversary eel ebration, last July.
 Social workers have received invi- tations to attend the national congress of the mothers and parent-teacher as- sociations to be held in Piedmont church, worcester, Mass, next Friday and Saturday.
 License your dogs in the town clerks office this week. One dollar added to regular fee after May l. Office open daily from a. m. to p. m.-adv.
 Latest notices tof mariners include the following: The Plum island east point buoy was discontinued perma- nently April IT; Little Gull island reef buoy 1, second class can. was replaced for the summer April 6. Capt. James Pettigrew has succeed ed Capt. Fred H. Avery as master of the steamer New Hampshire of the Norwich line Captain Pettigrew has been on a vacation of three weeks and now returns to his labors.
 The annual convention of the Epis- copal diocese of Connecticut is to be held on Tuesday, June IA, in Trinity church, New Haven The most im- portant subject to come up will be the division of the diocese.
 Police in various Connecticut cities are having complaints of boarding house thieves, who travel in pairs, hire rooms for a day or two, one keeping guard while the other goes through the other boarders' rooms.
 The Connecticut agricultural exper- inent station will begin a campaign l against the gypsy moths which at this 1 time of the year are matching. In the | course of their search extending over l several weeks, between 5000 and 5000 l nests of the moths have been found and destroyed.
 The state board of education Is send | ing annual notices to the members of | the school boards of the towns in the l state requesting names and addresses 1 of persons suitable to be received as l students in the normal schools. For the first time, and under a recent law, one student may be designated in each 1 town who will receive living expenses 1 not to exceed s150.