Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-12
MARQUIS mATTERs

VARIOUS MATTERS Flower-bed guards are in demand. Dealers are disposing of many lawn swings.
 St veronicfs May social in Parish ] hall, Taftville. Saturday. May 1s.-adv A few apple trees are showing the | first pink buds.
 There are fewer dust colds since the streets were oiled.
 This is Methodist day at The World in Boston and will attract a number from this vicinity.
 EIks are receiving Literature per talning to the big convention in At lantic City during July.
 Food sale at Halle club today, from F2 to 6.-ady.
 Farmers say there will be a short age in the hay crop unless big rains come within the next week or two. Tin suit of Joseph Franken ct al. vs. the Norwich Belt company, which is a repfievin suit, has been withdrawn A total of 14s building permits was issued in the larger cities the past week, the total cost of buildings be- ing $494,7s0
 During last week five petitions in bankruptcy were filed in Connecticut with total assets of S10.362 and liabil- ities of s14,ssS.
 The Holland county conference of Congregational churches is to meet with the Bolton Congregational church Wednesday, May 24.
 Connecticut delegates are being ap- pointed to attend the National Con gress of the Sons of the American Revolution in Boston.
 Since the rain the town has felt justified in using sufficient water to wash windows. and stores and houses look better in consequence
 Street Commissioner Lillfbridge has adopted the plan of sprinkling clean sand at each crosswaIk wherever a street has been newly oiled.
 A new gold sign, The Alice Building Annex, has been placed by owner T. c. Murphy upon the building he has remodeled next to the Alice building.
 Seventeen year locusts have made their appearance in various parts of the state and tree wardens are keep ing a sharp lookout for indications of the pests.
 The Groton and Stonington trolley company will begin work on the Old Mystic extension in a few days and expects to complete the line by the first of August.
 Policeman Edward Maloney. who has hepn having a UQcqfinn nf days, has returned to his Main street beat. While he was away Policeman Driscoh patroled the beat ' At the grand council R. and s. NJ. at New Haven, on Wednesday, E. AL len Bidwel1 was appointed grand steward and G. A. Kies named on the committee on correspondence.
 The six-room cottage being built on Stetson street for Arthur M. Thomp- son is nearing completion. MT. Thomp- son plans to move there from Cliff street about the middle of June. Pequot house is to rise on the site of the burned hotel, as the Heubleins of Hartford have been in New Lon don several times lately. prospecting, it is believed.
 II. painting the hotel will be completed in about a week and the lawns are in fine condition. The tennis court is being extended and some improve ments made there.
 Rev. W. H. Eley and family of the Mckinley Avenue A. M. E. Zion church, with Professor and Mrs. Will liam E. Geary, are to conduct the reg ular service this evening at the Brew stefss Neck chapel.
 Twent probate judges attended the state probate assembly in Hartford on Thursday. There was no special sub- ject for discussion. Secretary Joseph B. Banning of Deep River reported the addition of five new members to the assembly.
 The upper middle class at the Acad- emy met on Thursday afternoon and named the following as a committee to arrange for the dance to be given the seniors: Smith. Ravens, Gebrath, Sullivan. Miss Preston, Miss Hendrick, Miss Peck
 There was an auto accident at. Mil ford Wednesday evening" when two autos collided and John S. Burke of this city, Yale junior. was thrown out. Two of the party suffered con- cuss.on of the brain, but MT Burke was not badly hurt.
 It was noted by the New Britain Herald that members of the Working Girls clubs who are to attend the session of the Connecticut associa- tion at Norwich, met in the club rooms Thursday evening to make arrange ments for their trip. The horticultural department of the state college at Storrs plans for ex- tensive planting during the spring; these plans include a new peach or chard, new vineyard and the plant ing ~on a smaller scale of many other fruit trees and fruit bearing shrubs.
 At the home of her parents, MT and Mrs. Walter Woodward, in Montville, Miss Minnie Nichols, formerly of this city, was given . surprise party on her 18th birthday, and she was presented a handsome gold hatpin. Games, music and refreshments were greatly enjoyed.
 Invitations have been received by prominent literary people for a house warming at the new offices of Dou-