Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-20
VARIOUS MATTERS

VARIOUS MATTERS
Apple blossom Iuncheons are popu-
lar.
Fridays humidity sent shoppers aft
er supplies of summer wearables..
Yesterdays thunder showers helped
quench the forest fires in nearby
towns.
Connecticut delegates have been in
Atlantis City this week, attending the
Presbyterian general assembly.
Edward Penn of Wauregan. who is
i'll with pneumonia at the Backus hos
Pital in Norwich is much improved
Doe4.ers say that the demand for
May baskets continues as steadily as
during the first week of the month.
State Treasurer Costello Lippitt has
gone west to examine properties on
which the school fund has loaned
money.
The Connecticut association of fire
Insurance agents will banquet at the
Highland Country club in Meriden on
Wednesday June Z.
Pieces of charred wood from the
Lucas building fire We're found in
yards and streets long distance from
the fire location, Friday.
Owners of apple trees complain of
passersby who break off branches to
get the blossoms. without the formal
ity of asking the owners permls-
sion.
Gen. w. A. Aiken was one of the
speakers at the banquet of the Hart
ford City guards which celebrated its
fftieth- anniversary Friday in Hart
ford.
\ Greenwich correspondent notes
that Mrs. Seneca D. Powell of East
ern Point has rented one of the small
cottages ar The Elms in Greenwich
for the summer.
orren William Babcock, 8, son of
George Belknap Babcock of Sterling,
died on Thursday. Funeral services
are to be at the Sterling Nj. E. church
today Saturday..
DR.. w. Tyler Browne and E. L. Root
attended the annual convention of the
Connecticut agents and medical ex-
aminers of the New England Mutual
at Hartford on Friday.
A bill that has just passed the legis-
latrre and which will go into effect
shortly prohibits proprietors of durg
stores from working their clerks over
seventy hours week
In it's account of the convention of
the State Federation of Women's
clubs, the Waterbury American of
Thursday pictured Mrs Rienzi Rob
inson of Danielson. a director of c.
S. F. w. c.
Rev. P. C. Wright will speak at the
Central Baptist church Sunday morn
ing upon The Definite and Construc-
tive Purpose of Christianity His
evening theme will be THE Young
Mans Second Look."-adv.
The Scott Wrecking company's tug
Tasco of New London has reached
Providence towing a big lighter, to
begin work on the tas kof laying a six
inch electric lighting cable across the
bay from Conifnicut light to Nayatt
Point.
Tomorrow is the Sunday appointed
for special effort TO increase the Lin
coin league roll to a million names
Lincoln will be the theme of many
Sunday school exercises and Lincoln's
sentiments on temperance will be re-
called.
At the end of the convention year in
the Episcopal diocese of Connecticut.
bishop. 1919 presbyters and II deacons,
with 20 postulants for orders; also IA
clergy of other Gioceses licensed to
officiate in the state
An insane woman. formerly in en-
ploy of a Pequot family, New London,
called on the family during Thursday
evening. She has escorted home again
by policeman and arrangements are
being made to commit her to the state
hospital for the insane.
During last week five petitions in
bankruptcy were filed in this state
with total assets of S5.158, and LA
bilities of S1,295,S10. The big failure
of a New York builder whose petition
was fled in Stamford accounts for
the abnormal total of liabilities
This evening the Academy GIee club
VIII give a sing and walk around
on the campus, weather permitting.
RMS Is an entirely new feature of the
Glee club and will bring a college at
mosphere around those who are in
terestcd in the club and in singing.
State business organizations have
been apprise1 that more than 400 com
mercial bodies in various cities of the
United States have been asked to send
representatives to a meeting i'll Kan
sas City. Mo, on June1 at which
national organization is to be formed
Contractors on Friday began work
on a new 100000 cotton mill plant of
the Plainfield Mills corporation. The
mill will have 100 looms and $4,000
spindles and 100 double tenement
houses will be built to house the help.
1t is expected to have the work done
by Christmas.
Aft sr Two successful wears as teach
er of physical culture in the New
London schools, Robert L. Latimer has
resigned, and the next school year
viii teach gymnastics in the public
schools of Newark, N. J. He is
native of Montville and a graduate of
the Norwich Free Academy.
At the banquet of the Norwich staff
of the Prudential Insurance company
on Thursday evening there was a song
entitled, Any Little Town is a Good
Little Town for Us, which was writ
ten by superintendent Rodier of this
city and brought in local and long
distance hits which pleased.