Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-27

KY, April 80 to May 8.
Eastern Connecticut pastors are at
tending the annual conference of Luz
theran churches in session at Port
land, Conn, this week.
During the past week several or
chards have been sprayed and now
present the appearance of being COW
cred with a heavy coating of frost.
The services of the Fitchville Bap-
fist church will be held at 1920 a.
m. Sundays until further notice, in
stead of at p. m. as heretofore
adv.
The work has not progressed on the
filters so that the test can be made
today, but it is expected that every
thing win be ready so that it can be
done on Friday.
The past winter has been favorable
for the wood cutters. and more ties
and poles are being assembled at rail-
road stations in the suburban towns
than for several years.
Messages have been received from
thirty-seven societies in various parts
of the state that they will have floats
in the Dig parade in New Haven on
State German day, August I.
License your dog today One dollar
extra after May first. Town clerks of
fee open daily from a. M to d. m.
Friday, Saturday and Monday evenings
from Z to 9.-adv.
The Derby weather prophet was cor
rect in forestalling a warm wave for
this week. From the 9th to the 10Th
a big storm of wind and rain followed
by heavy frost is scheduled.
Tomorrow. April %. there is total
eclipse of the sun. Observers who wish
to see the corona must travel to the
middle of the Pacific ocean and locate
Themselves on some small uninhabited
island.
At the meeting of the State Homeo-
paths at New Haven Tuesday. DIR. E.
II. Linnell was made q member of the
state examining board and DIR. C. E.
Stark was named on the legislative
committee.
Street Commissioner Lillibridge has
started repairs to the macadam on
Water street between Market and She
tucket. The large size stone was put
in on Wednesday and rolled down by
the steam roller.
A picture of the Virgin of Sir Gala
Wednesday morning by Miss CogsweH
president of the Norwich Art school
and Miss Aiken. They gave a talk on
The Holy Grail.
A former Norwich man. Rev. DIR. E.
w. Bishop of Grand Rapids, Mich.
has been granted six months leave of
absence from his church duties. and
is at the sanitarium at Battle Creek
for rest and recuperation
Grace Episcopal parish, Stafford
Springs, viii entertain the May meet
ing of the New London archdeaconry
on May 10. The service will be about
noon, dinner served by the Woman's
guild, followed By the business ses-
sion.
The lighthouse bureau gives notice
that in Great Salt pond the break
water outer light on Block Island
sound has changed it's illuminant from
oil to acetylene, and it's characteristic
from a fixed red light to an intermit-
tent white one.
To celebrate its fifteenth birthday.
the Current Events club has invited
the Connecticut State Federation of
Women's Clubs to hold it's annual
meeting in Stafford Springs in May,
1912 This invitation has been off :
cldHy dcCcpleu.
On Wednesday, c. v. Pendleton. Jr.,
found his motor boat. which has been
missing several days. at Dawley's lum
Der ward. Nothing was taken except
perhaps some tools. 1t was taken by
boys, 1t is presumed, who did not
know how to run the boat
Visitors to Worcester this week
were told that the contractors are fix
ing upon the latter part of May or the
first of June as the date for the com
pletion OF the fine new station in
which Norwich & Worcester trains
have their northern terminal.
BY general orders issued by the adj
Jutant general it is announced that
First Lieut.. G. u. Church and Second
company failed to pass their exam
nations and will be allowed to APP
pear before the board when it assem-
bles again.
Railroad conductors and their wives
from towns north plan to leave the
last of this week to attend the nation
al convention Of the Order of Railway
Conductors. which will open in Jack
sonville, Fla. on May O. Several ex-
cursion parties as far as Havana have
been arranged.
The Yale and Harvard crews vii
not arrive at their training quarters
on the Thames to put on the finishing
touches for their annual race June 80
as early as usual. The date of arriva
OF the crews has not been decided bur
neither crew will arrive until about
June 10.
The funeral of Mrs. Malcolm Brown
was held from her late residence il
Quaker Hill Wednesday afternoon
two o'clock. Rev. j p. Brown of New
London and Rev. +. ID. Luddington
pastor of the Second Waterford Bap.
fist church. OBLIGATED at the services
1nterment was in Union cemetery il
MontvilIe.
The case against former State Sen
ator Frank Littlcheld of Block Island
charged with the murder of his moth
err. Anne Elizabeth Iittlefield. at Blocl
Island. was called in the district cour
at Newport and ordered continued TO
n hearing of one week, by Judge Rob
ert NJ. Franklin. No evidence wa
presented by prosecution or defence