Norwich bulletin., 1911-06-14
VARIOUS MATTERS

Norwich, "Wednesday, June IA, 1911.
VARIOUS MATTERS
Flags should fly today.
Patriotic societies are preparing to
observe Bunker Hill day on Saturday.
Farce comedy at Spiritual Academy
tomorrow night, Is cents.-adv.
The streets are sprinkled and the
lawrs watered for a day or two at
least.
Faith Trumbui chapter, D. A. r.,
will have its customary Flag day
meeting.
Alpha Sigma salad supper at Second
church tonight. $50; % cents.-ady.
Rev. +. A. Holden is to preach next
sunday June IS, in the Preston Con-
gregational church.
Several of the schools will note to-
day as the centenary of the birth of
Harriet Beecner Stowe.
Thursday. the feast of Corpus
Christi, will be a day of special sig
niacance in the Catholic church.
Three petitions in bankruptcy were
filed in the state last week. with total
assets of sS.541 and total liabilities of
s3.729.
The station agent at Crescent beach
this summer will be Charles Ayers of
West Mystic. who began his duties on
Monday
The Norwich line steamers are
bringing up big shipments of general
merchandise and carrying good pas
senger lists.
A new book at the Otis library
which is of interest to many in the
community is G.. 3. Cutten's Three
Thousand Years of Mental Healing
The rainfall on Monday night and
Tuesday amounted to so of an inch.
which makes total for the month of
1.36 inches thus far.
Mentioned by the Springfield Repub-
lican among automobile guests at
Cooley's hotel are Mr.. and Mrs. Ma
than Brewster and Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Dwyer Potter of Norwich.
Stamping and embroidery done to
order. Fresh bread and cake daily at
the Woman's Exchange.-aov.
Sedgwick Woman's Relief corps, No.
is, will decorate the graves of its de-
ceased members today. There are be-
tween twenty-five and thirty graves
to be decorated, potted plants being
used.
Eleven new corpora tons, having a
total authorized capital stock of s456,-
900, We're formed in this state during
the past week. In the same week OF
1910 the number was eight, with total
capital of $4,000.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth May
Crandall dat ghter OF Mr. and Mrs.
William II. Crandall of Center Croft
on, and George Barrett of Boston takes
pace at the home of the bride Thurs
day evening, June Is.
Musical entertainment and sale at
Second church, p. m. tonight; 10c.-
adv
Even though Tuesday was a dark
day, it was POSSIBLE to work without
artificial light until after seven O'Clock.
Six hours and eleven minutes have
been added to the days length, which
is now fifteen hours and a quarter.
Former Norwich residents, Rev and
Mrs. Storrs o. Seymour, now of Litch-
field. will celebrate the fiftieth ami
versary of their wedding at their
home on South street, June 20 They
have issued invitations TO the celebra-
ton.
Another day was spent in the civil
superior court before a jury in the
trial of the case of Bosworth, admx.,
VS.. the New Haven road. The defense
has closed and rebuttal testimony has
begun. The case will occupy all day
today.
Through the correspondents error il
was stated Monday that a daughter
c. Wilcox of Jewett City. The par
ents are Mr.. and Mrs. Harry T. Will
cox, Byron c. WILCOX being still I'M
married.
1t is interesting to know that the
namesake of Norwich figures import
antly in the coming coronation week
events in England, since, on June IS,
the king and queen are scheduled to
visit the royal agricultural show at
Norwich
Among the matters of business to
come before the Episcopal convention
in session at Waterbury. are the d.
vision of The diocese, election of sui
fragan bishop. or providing some other
way lof icBtNlH6 thC OiSAtop u Poi
of his work.
The bubble fountain on the Little
Plain is so constantly patronized that
one prominent Norwich woman is ad-
vocating a similar fountain, merely a
standing waterpipe, somewhere at
Franklin square. for the benefit of
thirsty trolley passengers.
A Wallingford correspondent writes
Rev and Mrs. William T. Thayer left
Tuesday morning as delegates from
the Baptist church to the Northern
Baptist convention and Baptist Worlds
which opened Tuesday and continues
until June %
When the law giving the state the
power to regulate the use of common
drinking cups becomes effective, COM
mon drinking cups in trains, hotels
the2ters and practically all other pub
lie places viii be barred by the reg
glations of the state board Of health
says Dr. j. II. Townsend.
Oil-burning locomotives have beer
run on the New Haven road as fai
into Massachusetts as Westfieid. and
railroad men claim they are so much
better for service. than coaI-burnine
locomotives that they will be substi-
tuted on all the lines through New
England within a short time.
Owing to the fact that the cours.
at the Connecticut agricultural coIleg,
has haefl Inngf}7e04a z-ear no 5radII.