Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04
VARIOUS MATTERS
May 4 is St. Monica's day.


 Children hanging May baskets were busy Friday evening.
 Pinochle, whist and social, A. o. H. hall, admission 25c. Tuesday, May '. adv
 The state pharmacy commission is, to conduct examinations at the capitol net Tuesday morning.
 This months best moonlight nights are given as from the 1st to the 4th, and the 30th and S1st.
 J, L, Herbert of Voluntown, co-oper- ative observer, reports that the rain fall there for April was 5.01 inches.
 An informing book recently added to the Otis library is Edwards Pana- ma: The Canal, The Country and The People.
 Some churches are to keep tomorrow as Mothers day, when there will be a special demand for white carnations as favors.
 Rev. P. c. Wright will preach in the Central Baptist church Sunday morn- ins and evening, His evening theme will be The Wayward Life. adv.
 Local people will go to Hartford for the twenty fifth annual convention of the Connecticut Spiritualist association to be held today (Saturday) and Sun cay.
 Violent deaths in Connecticut during April totaled SC, as compared with 64 in March. Of this number 39 were accidental r suicidal and 4 were homicides.
 The May issue of the White Ribbon Banner announces that the Windham county convention will be held proba- ply @n Willimantic camp ground the first week in June
 The loading of the Connecticut com pany's express car on Franklin square. every morning and afternoon, is a convincing demonstration of the inn portance of suburban trade to Nor 1 wich merchants.
 A remarkable general increase in 1 freight traffic during the last forty days has been shown by the Grand 1 Trunk. From March IT to April 2G bl0,447 loaded cars were moved or d daily average 15,262. { Arthur w. Chapman of Baltic and ! Miss Carrie Lee Mclaughlin of Prov 2 idenCe were married in Providence on 1 Tuesday evening by Rev. Charles D. 1 Burrows, several Norwich friends att | tending the ceremony.
 The Litchfield Enquirer notes that | Miss Julia Donohue is rapidly recover 1 ing from successful operation for ! appendicitis and is spending a few days with her brother, Rev. John Don | ohue, at South Coventry.
 The Groton Long Point bungalow of l MT. Wolfspurger of New York is De- ing stained and blinds put or. MT. 1 Wolfspurger is thinking of remaining 3t the Point winters if he receives the benefit to his hea tn which. na ex- poets. a
 At the wedding of Dr, John M. Ryle of Stamford and Miss Jennie M. Cay anaugh of Norwalk, in the latter city last week, the brides brother Rev. l William F. Cavanaugh of Norwich, was sub deacon in the solemn nup- ! tial mass.
 The robins, grackles, red winged ! blackbirds and phoebes are about as numerous as uFual this season, but the { bluebirds have come with greatly re- l duced ranks not one-quarte- of the usual number are to be seen, bird stu dents say,
 In the sixteen applicants for the U. 5. navy accepted at Hartford re- cruiting station during March. were l Patrick w. North of Rockville and | Walter Bousquet of Stafford Springs able men, and John H. Hart of Willi- mantic, coal passer.
 William F. Hooper. a surGman in the New ShOreham crew, one Of the three life saving crews on Block Island, has been appointed keeper of the new Green Hill station, on the south coast midway between Matunuck and Charlestown beach, R. l.
 County suffragettes who to to New York today to participate in the big parade, are to join the delegation from Greenwich, going and returning by special train, and will be the guests at dinner and over night to Mrs. Ely at Ely court, Greenwich.
 Miss Ida Elizabeth Martin died al the home of her brother. A. Leroy Martin, in Rockville, Tuesday, after long illness. She leaves her mother Mrs. Elizabeth Martin of Hartford and two brothers, A. l.. Martin oi Rockville and Charles Martin of Soutt Coventry.
 Crowds attended the mission serv- | Ices in St. Patffcks church Friday
 when, at in the morning, Rev. Fa- ther Mackn spoke on The Effects o1 Communion, at Father kelly's theme
 was Preparation for Death and in the