Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-05-19
VARIOUS MATTERS

VARIOUS MATTERS
Sunday next will be Rogation sun
day.
Early risers find it daybreak now at
2.20.
Yesterday was a good sample of a
May dog day.
May 10 is st. Dunstan's day in the
church calendar.
Yesterdays hot sun brought out the
ounce blossoms.
High temperature like that of Thurs
day will hasten the picnic season.
In some towns of the state there is
a real epidemic of pink-eye just now.
1t is claimed that many of the small
leaves of the elm are already perfor-
ated by the beetles.
Some of the buildings along Bath
street have been greatly improved by
painting this week.
Certain pansy growers about town
are having unusually good luck with
their blossoms this spring.
Mortgages filed in Norwich last week
amounted to $4,000. In the same week
of 1910 the total was $43,320.
Of interest to Eastern Point cot
tagers who have automobiles is the
news that the Groton streets are be-
ing thoroughly oiled.
The Connecticut Society of May
flower Descendants is to hold its an
nual meeting and dinner at the Hart
ford Golf cI1lh SATURDAY. 1ffarnnnn
Much more oiling remains to be done
yet. There are five more tanks to be
received before the streets which it is
intended to cover have been treated
with the dust killer.
At the May day celebration at Mt
Holyoke college Wednesday, the musi-
ner,. vio]inist. daughter of Judge and
Mrs. e. NJ. Warner of Putnam.
The First Connecticut Heavy Artil-
lery will hold its reunion and celebrate
the 50th anniversary of it's departure
for the front in the civil war today in
Hartford. The City Guard association
will entertain the regiment.
Local people are being notified that
the Mortified student conference of
the Young Mems Christian association
will open at East Northfield. Mass,
for its twenty-fifth year on June 23-
running until July ?. inclusive
There was a rehearsal of Connecticut
consistory officers Thursday evening,
preparatory to working the goth de-
gree next week. Several were present
from out of town. This is a new de-
gree which the consistory is putting
on.
Michael Quinlan of this city is a
member of the 101 Ranch Wild West
Show, and will lead teh parade in this
city today. The show will be given
at Sachem park, arrangements having
been made ON Thursday for the
grounds
The news of the divorce of RATHER
inc Sanford Sheffield of New London
Judge Ralph Wheeler, is now followed
by the rumor that she is to be mar
ried soon to George NJ. Launders of
New Britain.
There will be Memorial day OBJ
servance at Uncasville this year The
Fifth company G. A. c., will march
with the parade. The school children,
ca Drum and Fife corps will also take
part. There will be services in Com
stock cemetery.
There were in Connecticut at the
close of the Episcopal convention year
in June, 1910, 154 parishes fully or
ganized, and in union with the conven-
ton; 20 parochial missions and chap
els; "a missions and chapels unat-
tached, and IS chapels of institutions,
making in all 226 places of worship.
Catherine Carpenter of North Ston-
ingtor has brought suit for a divorce
from Albert E. Carpenter of Stoning-
ton on the grounds of desertion and
intolerable cruelty Tehy were mar
ried Sept. %. 1903, her maiden name
being Catherine Sebastian. She asks
for custody of two children and
change of name.
The Progressive Missionary club of |
the Central Baptist church met on
afternoon with Mrs. Joseph |
members being present The presi- |
cent, Mrs A. T. Utley, presided and |
Miss Juliet Doane reported her visit |
10 the World in Boston, Light re-
freshments were served by the host
ess. |
On May 1, Connecticut's crops rank |
ed thirty seventh in value among the |
crops of the states of the union. The |
total value of Connecticut's crops in |
1910 was 500. 142.000. compared with |
$40, $50, 600 in 1909. and S12,041, 900 in |
1899 under the twelfth census. This |
means an increase in value of Con- |
necticut crops during the decade of 81 |
per cent.
The death of Florence Eloise, "A, the |
daughter of John NJ. and May Plum |
ner Chaffee, occurred Wednesday at /
the home of her father in Stratford |
Miss Chaffae is survived by her par |
ents and three sisters, Mrs. c. E.
Brewer of Bridgeport, Mrs. l.. J. /
Rra rr11o nf
E. Osborne of Waterbury. She had a |
number of acquaintance in eastern /
Connecticut