Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-17
VARIOUS MATTERS

Norwich, Tuesday, May 17, 1910.
 VARIOUS MATTERS What is so raw as a day in May?
 The sun sets tonight at exactly z o'clock.
 Old-fashioned verbenas and hardy geraniums are selling well this bring.
 These are the days when it is apt to be warmer out of doors than in the house.
 Notices are being sent to Changers outlining plans for farm clubs for boys and girls
 A number of Ocean beach cottasers have opened their summer homes for the season.
 Dr. E. H. Knowles of North Ston- ington, who is seriously i'll at his home. does not improve.
 Beekeepers are pleased with the way their swarms are at work this spring, in spite of so much gray weather.
 All the ponds about town are high since the last rains and the rocks in the Shetucket river are well hidden.
 Wednesday. Friday and Saturday of this week are Ember days, days of fasting and prayer in the Catholic church.
 Fred G. Prothero is one of the sue cessful chicken raisers in town, hav- ing already over 500 young broilers this season
 The sixtieth annual meeting of the Connecticut Homeopathic Medical so- ciety is to be held in the Hartford Y. NJ. c. A. building today (Tuesday). St James lodge. No. g. F. and evening. Visitation of the district dep uty. Banquet at close of work-adv.
 In a number of places efforts are already being made to exterminate mosquitoes. oil being poured on stag nant ponds and in catchbasins, breed ing places of the pests.
 Three new Congregational churches were erected in Connecticut last year. The total amount of money received, including contributions, parish ex- penses and legacies was S1, 1922, 400.
 Marriage licenses have been granted at New Britain to Max Kononshik of New London and Miss Olga Polnow- ski of New Britain; Paul Bytke and Miss Paulena Guntowt, both of Nor wich.
 The government steamer, Gen. Ma thanael Greene, plying between New London and the island forts, has left for Jersey City, for repairs. The Gen. eral Ayers is making the trips to the islands while the Greene is absent.
 At the funeral of George A Maycock in New Haven Saturday. the Con- necticut Funeral Directors associa- tion was represented by over fifty members from various parts of the state, and the state embalming board was present The body was taken to Rose Hill cemetery, Linden, N. J., for burial
 The National Prohibitionist (Chica- go). under the head of "A Connecticut Success praises the work being done in Norwich by Ernest Allison Smith and says: The newspapers have de- voted large amount of space to re- ports of the meetings and prohibition ists are well pleased with their suc- cess.
 The New York, New Haven & Hart ford railroad has received instruc- tions from the Pacific fruit company regarding the handling of cars in which the company is trans porting fruit. Some of the cars, which are so marked, are not to be opened until they reach their destination. The rail- road inspectors will then be required to see that the fruit is in good condi- tion.
 At the Baptist parsonage at Spring Hill at midnight Tuesday, Rev. Leon ard Smith was called up to marry Wayne L. Storrs of Spring Hill and Miss Lenora M. Laubschere of Rock vile. Wayne Storrs is a son of Judge L. .J Storrs, a trustee of the Connec- ticut agricultural college, where the bride has been a student The young man and his bride are at Judge Storr's house at Spring Hill.
 Housewives Fair.
 The Halle club will hold on May 24 a Housewives Fair This Fair will be an entire novelty and will show how proficient the girls are becoming in household arts. A delicious sup per is to be served in the restaurants. Linen, china, glass, embroideries will be on sale. Quantities of aprons made by the club girls. In the large hall a novel eptertainment will be given, and there will be music by AIillers or cheStra.-adV