Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-25
VARIOUS MATTERS

The warm wave increases the sale of plants and shrubs.
 Yesterdays summer temperature l sent many to the beach.
 Straw hat wearers needed no apolo- 1 gies in Tuesdays heat.
 1 Fogs early Tuesday morning delayed | the steamers of the Central Vermont | line.
 :! As much as possible the railroads ! will run no extra freights on Memo | rial day.
 ] Some gardeners who planted early regret it. In a number of places re- l planting has been necessary. The foundation for another house on 1 West Thames street. just below the | Perkins residence. has been started by | w. w Beckwith.
 Members of the prohibition party | in various towns are choosing dele gates to the sttae convention in Mer- iden June 2S-29
 In certain localities in Connecticut, 1 cutworms are more numerous this year than ever, some people having found | all their tomato plants cut off. l Already tourists are being booked l by Massachusetts agents for Watch Hill and Block Island parties early in July, coming down on the Central Yer mont road.
 The White Ribbon Banner announc- es that the state w. c. T. U. conven- ton will be held in Danbury the third oaly in Danbury union.
 Charlie Hale, state organizer of the Sons of Veterans. is pleased with the fine work done by the Sons in gaining new members. The membership is now over 1,50O
 There is a general movement to make Memorial day pleasant for the shut-ins. so that those unable to get out may receive remembrances from the more fortunate ones
 New London CongregationaIists plan formal reception for Rev. Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Bixler who return from Europe on Thursday of this week, having been absent since January.
 The Worcester Post says: The en- gagement has ben announced of Sam uel Renick of Putnam, Conn. and Miss Rahl Wolfe of 15 Ledge street. Miss Wolfe is financial secretary of the Council of Jewish Women.
 The New Haven railroad company has made a wage agreement with it's engineers by which the latter get an advance of about , per cent. for men in the freight service and about 10 per cent for passenger engineers.
 At the state field day in Derby. June Is, of the Catholic Total Abstinence society of Connecticut. there will be 5000 uniformed men in line, 2,00O well drilled cadets, 20 handsomely decorat- ed floats, 30 drum corps and 25 bands
 Harry Chippendale, formerly of Norwich, was received at the state prison at Wethersfield Monday morn ing. from Brooklyn jail. He was con victed of manslaughter in windham county and sentenced for from three to six years
 Connecticut branches of the Fedora ton of American Zionists celebrated the fiftieth birthday of Theodore HerzI on Sunday Herzl was the founder of the Zionistic movement and all though dead six years his birthday is still celebrated.
 Boards of education are receiving a l communication from the Russel Sage foundation, urging school committees 1 to pass a resolution favoring the ap- propriation of $75.O00 for investiga- ton of child hygiene and other con dftions that are given precedence in 1 the educational world of today.
 Monday was the second passover | feast in the orthodox Jewish church. l a holiday which is not very generally celebrated at the present day. Sec ond Passover, unlike Passover, is not | marked by the eating of unleavened bread. Except for the ordinary pray CTS there were no special services in l the synagogues.
 At the conference of six churches 1 with the Lisbon Congregat tional 1 church today. beginning at Il o'clock | the sermon will be by the Rev. H. J. 1 Wyckoff of Norwich. At the after l noon discussion there will be papers | by Rev. c. L. F'rink of GrfswoId and 1 Rev. c. A. NorthroD of Norwich on | the general subject of Sabbath observ- | ance.
 JONATHAN TRUMBULL