Norwich bulletin., 1910-06-07
VARIOUS MATTERS

| St. Robert is commemorated in the I church calendar today.
 i This is the last week of school in
 a, number of suburban districts. l
 Pleasure parties have had many dis l appointments since June began. l St. James lodge, No. 2s. works the 1 F. c. degree this evening.-adv. 1 Heavy rain early Monday morning l beat down a number of shrubs and 1 vines.
 Beans tomatoes and beets on low 1 lands were nipped by the frosts of Sat- urday and Sunday.
 l A large first communion class in St i Patrick's parish is receiving instruc- | tions at o'clock every afternoon this week.
 An occasional gypsy wagon goes l through the streets. to indicate that summer travels.
 Many Connecticut men interested in the convention of the National Brew
 CTS association at Washington this l week, have left for that city. 
 A number of members Of the Ger man Maennerchor are planning to at ted the state saengerfest to be held in Hartford on June 20 and 21 Flower growers have. been invited
 to the annual rose and peony exhibi- tion of the New Haven county horti-
 cultural society on Wednesday. ,,,;ll~ Connecticut. disgusted with the milk
 situation and the injustice of the con tractors, are selling off their cows.
 A big heavy auto truck which has
 been delivering furniture from out
 of town firm to a Washington street
 residence has been attracting consid-
 erable attention.
 Forty nine members of the Working
 Girls clubs in this state are plan ming to attend the National League
 of Working Wemen's convention in Boston on June 15 to 19.
 The planet Mars is slowly getting towards the west, now setting almost midnight. The diameter has decreased to five minutes, so little of the detail may be seen on the planet.
 The Academy Musical club, under the direction of the leader Eugene Wallner. gave a delightful programme at the Backus hospital Sunday after noon, which Afforded the patients much pleasure.
 Lewis Edison Greene. 6s. formerly of Apponaug, R. l., died suddenly in Providence on Saturday. The family has relatives in Norwich. The funer- al is to be held today (Tuesday) from his daughters residence, 190 Orms 1 street, Providence
 A Somers correspondent notes that William Cooley, son of Edward Coo ley was taken violently insane Fri day and was sent to Norwich State hospital by Medical Examiner Dr. A. 'L- Hurd. MT. Cooley had been em- ployed in Ellington on a farm.
 The postoffice department has ac- cepted the proposal of Frank c. Payne of Block Island to lease new quarters on the south side of Main street, be- tween Chapel street and National ho- tel, for ten years, from July 1, 1910, date of occupancy including equip ment, heat, light and water.
 It has been announced that We'd nesday of each week is visitors day at the state prison at Wethersfield. The hours for visiting are from to II o'clock in the forenoon and from to 4 o'clock in the afternoon. On Fridays at the same hours friends of the prisoners are permitted to visit | them.
 Botanists have added to their col 1 lections nine bark. bedstraw, common 1 speedwell, carrion flower, orange hawk l weed, sweet cicely, thimbleberry, herb | robert. false flax or gold of pleasure. | withe-rod or wild raisin, mountain | laurel or spoonwood. wood nettle, eve | ming primrose, bush honeysuckIe, gar | den asparagus
 The national committee on conser- vation of the Daughters of the Ameri- | can Revolution of which Mrs. Amos | G. Draper of Washington, D. C., is l chairman has sent circular letter | to each governor in the union asking | for his opinion as to what is the par l ticular branch of conservation work in | his state which should be carried on | and how the women may help.
 At the meeting of the Society of | Colonial Wars last week the historian, | Rev. Williston Walker, reported the | death of six members during the year, | David w. Williams, RodericlS P. Cur | tis. Henry w. Vessels, Prof. Samuel | $ Sanford, Prof. Edward " Reynolds | and Mai Bella P Learned of Norwich, | sketch as ''one of the most honored l