Norwich bulletin., 1911-05-05

against eight during the corresponding
week in 1910.
Thursday morning carly was cold, it
bsing reported from Trading Cove that
at $50 the thermometer registered %
degrees above zero.
Horse chestnut trees which showed
their first leaves on April 20 this year,
leafed out last year on April IL. In
1907 ne leaves appeared until May 5.
The low temperature these nights
makes fruit growers uneasy, although
they claim that peach buds are not
big enough to be seriously harmed
just yet.
A movement has started in this state
to organize the Campfire Girls of Am
erica, which may become national, a
society corresponding TO the Scouts
among the boys.
A large flock Of chimney swallows
has returned and taken up their abode
in the Broadway schoolilouse chimnays.
They have been coming there each
year for the past twenty-five.
The new issue of the Storrs Lookout
states that Rev. l.. G. Rogers of Buff
faio has accepted the call to the coll
lege pulpit, leaving one of the largest
churches in Buffalo TO come east.
The funeral of Elias W. Staples was
held from his late home in Essex at
2.30 O'Clock Thursday afternoon. Rev.
Charles L. Pierce. pastor of the First
Baptist church, conducted the service.
Burial was IN Essex.
At the recent elections of the board
of editors of the Trinity Tripod at
Trinity college W. A. Bird ~, of
Buffalo, n. Y, was chosen editor in
chief. Thomas G. Brown of this city
was made assignment editor.
The street department is engaged in
improving the macadam in Thames
street and is expecting a second con-
signTnen1 of oil in a day or two, notice
having been received from Bayonne,
n. j., that it had been sent
At a we'll attended meeting of the
Catholic Woman's csso in the rooms
at the Halle club, Thursday afternoon,
it was decided to have social time
friends on Monday evening at the
Halle club.
OF the accidental deaths in this
state during April seven were due to
burning, five each were by trolley,
falling and drowning, three by train,
two by exposure. and one each by au
tomobile, suffocation, asphyxiation and
electrocution
Up in Bolton, a Vernon man who
threw a match with which he had
lighted his pipe, starting a fire which
burned over 1000 acres of woodland
is in Tolland Jail. in default of $500
bonds, bound over to the June term
of the superior court.
The summer school of the Connect
cut agricultural college Is to hold it's
tenth annual session for four weeks
from July 5 to July % inclusive, Of
fering special courses in ature study,
domestic science, agriculture and ag-
riculturai pedagogy.
The tax collectors office will be
open Monday. Tuesday and Wednes-
day evenings of next week until s
o'clock Wednesday,. the 10th. is the
last day for the payment of personal
and property taxes before interest is
added.-adv.
On Thursday Norwich council, No.
720, Royal Arcanum, delivered to the
beneficiary of the late George A. Allen,
one of its members. the draft repre-
senting the amount of his benefit GER
tificate. He was a third amount MEM
Der. carrying $4,000 insurance.
Local people who know Capt. Tai
Dodge of Block Island will be inter-
ested in the fact that he has been
chosen to pilot the Fabre line steam
ship Madonna on her first trip to
Providence Saturday, the opening of
transatlantic service to that city.
The condition of horses on Connec-
ticut farms on April / was 90 per
cent. of cattle IS per cent, of sheep
80 per cent. OF swine 90 per cent
The number of breeding sows on Con-
necticut farms April 1 as compared
with the same date last year was 104
per cent.
Mrs Rosetta Meservey KeIen, a.,
widow of Rev. William Kellen, died
Tuesday evening at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Harrison Uallett, at
SO Barnes street Providence. Her
husband was formerly pastor of Meth
odist church in Willimantic, Mystic
and Putna n.
Retreats for Catholic laymen under
the direction of the Jesuit Fathers,
island, South Norwalk. The services
will be conducted by the Rev. Terence
J. Shealy, 81. who preached at the
reopeninE of st. Patrick's church in
September 1909
"A certiUcatc Oh incorporation has
been filed BY the Charles Osgood Co,
of Norwich. 2S0 shares subscribed for,
on which $4,000 cash and $4,000
property has been paid. President,
G. Fl, Osgood, 13o shares: secretary,
II. W. LAM. 80 shares; treasurer. J..
F. Clark, so shares
Collector of Internal Revenue Rob-
ert o. Eaton has received from Wa sh-
ington q communication from Com
missioner Cabell Of the internal rev
enue department. stating that delin-
suent corporations will be proceeded
against unless they file at once their
returns. There are many in the Con-
necticut division.
Musical friends in Norwich have
received invitations from Mrs. Eliza :
beth ark-Sleight. formerly of this
city. to reception on the afternoon Of
May 10. at her studio in the Continent
al building, Brooklyn. n. Y, to meet
Mrs. Edward MacDowel. widow of the
famous composer. VINO WIN give an
Illustrated talk on the Peterborough
Pageant. Two pupils of Mrs. Sleight
will Sinr