Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-08
Olle Bulletin,
Norwich, Wednesday. May 8, 1912.
VARIOUS MATTERS

The first native asparagus was brought in Tuesday; a s's Tuesday was Gustave day for swed ish- speaking residents.
 Some trout fishermen declare this the poorest season in years.
 The Old Farmers almanac still says Look out fer dull weather
 Fishermen in the shore towns are making only fair catches of lebsters.
 Monument workers are having the usual business in anticipation of Me morial day.
 Eastern carnival at Central Baptist church continued today from 3 to 10 p. m. Entertainment at s. Adm free. adv.
 Frederick A. Johnson of Uncasville has written an ardent endorsement of Direct Primaries.
 Methodist societies are preparing to note the twenty third anniversary of the Epworth league.
 The Otis library has recently ac- quired Ida M Tarbelrs book The Tariff in Our Times.
 Summer visitors from the cities are opening country homes hereabouts, un- dismayed by the cold, late spring.
 Norwich will be represented at the meeting of the State Sons of the American Revolution at Hartford Fri day.
 May 8 and are the dates set for the New England convention of the Salvation Army officers to be held in Meriden.
 Some peach growers of Connecticut state that the early peach trees bid fair to yield a good crop. but that the late one will be very scarce.
 In the annual report of Groton bor- ough, the first balance of receipts over expenses amounts to $17.12S.S1 in the water and light departments.
 Articles of association have been filed with the state secretary by the Ladies Aid society of Pine Grove Mantle and East Lyme Conn.
 On Friday evening, May 10, a con- cert by the Girls Glee, Boys Glee and | Musical clubs, will be given at Slater | hall Price 25G Don't miss it!-adv. More than a thousand summerine ! places are mentioned in the 1912 edi- tion of the Manual of Summer Re- sorts just issued by the New Haven railroad.
 Col. Richmond P. Davis, the new commander of the artillery district of New London. will arrive this morning Colonel Davis succeeds Col. William c. Rafferty.
 Charles Sanders, a Moosup business man, died suddenly Tuesday afternoon at his home there, aged 62. He was the publisher of the first Plainfield and Moosup directory,
 The May White Ribbon Banner states | tha9 the holding of New England in- stitute at Northfield. Mass, late in August, is being talked of. but nc decision has been reached.
 Eastern Connecticut friends were ir Worcester Monday to attend the we'd ding in Notre Dame church of Miss Dora Gaulin, daughter of Joseph Gau- | lin, and Samuel Robert, Jr.
 Monday, Tuesday and today, the call count is being taken in every tel ephone division in the state, each houI l during the 24 In the Norwich office the calls average 14,OOO daily.
 The street department is at work | putting a new top dressing of stone on the West Main street hills Int | roller is at work there this week and the improvement much needed one
 Eighteen tons of ammunition fol the use of the big guns at Fort H. c | Wright and Fort Terry arrived Mon day. This invoice of explosives ant projectiles will be used in target prac. | tice.
 | Mir. and Mrs. Winthrop w. Dunbar celebrated the fiftieth anniversary O | their wedding at their home in Bris. | tol Friday Mrs. Dunbar before mar. riage was Miss Ann s. Wheeler, a na, tive of Griswold-
 The Ladies' Missionary association of eastern Connecticut will hold it, annual meeting with Groton Height. | church, this afternoon and evening | The programme is in charge of Mis-. Juliet Doane of Norwich
 The tax collectors office will be oper tonight Thursday and Friday until o'clock for the payment of taxes. In. terest will be added after Friday, Ma! 1e.-adv.
 The members of the Arcanum club of which the deceased was a charter member, have arranged to attend tn, funeral of Irving N. Clifford in a body this afternoon, meeting at the club half hour before the service to marc. to Masonic temple
 Organizers of the Industrial Work CTS of the World are at work in Plain field, Danielson. Moosup, TaftvilIe Putnam, Grosvenordale and othe towns in the vicinity, and it is stated that branches of the organization vii soon be formally established.
 Silas Asa Burrows, who lived for merly at Cohanzie and in Bayone street, New London, died Monday q the State hospital in Preston. He wa 57 years old. MT. Burrows is sur vived by his wife He was for year employed by the W. R. Perry Ice com pany.
 The census office in a bulletin ol the illiteraey of the country says tha in 1900 Connecticut had a population 0 7S0, t54 over ten years of age and tha out of this number 50 were illiterate In 1910 the state had d population Q qn1 nog of which 6 ncr cent were il literate.
 Miss Minnie Nichols was surprise at her home in Montville Center Sat urday evening when friends called { heln celebrate her birthday anniNer