Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-08
Of1e BllllFtin,
Norwich, Saturday, June 8, 1912.
VARIOUS MATTERS

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 First Friday devotons were held in Catholic churches yesterday.
 Wild cherry tree caterpillars have appeared this wear in unusual num- bers.
 The days length has increased over six hours, it being 15 hours. 13 min- utes long
 There was a touch of frost Friday morning which caused a return to overcoats and wraps.
 There is an increasing demand at the Otis library for books on indus trial and technical topics.
 Ornamental posters of the state C. T. A. U field day in Waterbury or the 18th, have reached Norwich.
 Grace circle held their closing meet iBg until October Friday afternoon. at their rooms on Washington square.
 The new power boats Yantic and Shetuoket to run in the Thames river this season, will carry 300 passengers.
 Cooperative Observer J. L. Herbert or Voluntown reports the rainfall for the month of May in that town was 3.33.
 Extra choice prime soft crabs today at Powers.-a adv
 In a recent issue of the Catholic Transcript, John Troland of Norwich had a graceful poem on The Old Spring We'll.
 Eastern Connecticut physicians are returning from the convention of the American Medical association in At Iantc City.
 Buy bottle of Williams Root Beer Extract Make the most delightful Sum mer drink for 20 a quart-adv.
 Local Mt Holyoke alumnae, who are working for the endowment fund. learn that the amount to be raised is nov less than s90,000.
 A iridium of three days of special devotion in honor of the Blessed Flu tharist opened in all the Catholic churches of the diocese Friday.
 Mrs. C. B. Buell. of East Hampton IS to address the twenty seventh an- n1al convention of Litchfeld County w. c. T. L., in Goshen. June II and 12
 Up to the close of school Friday the Central district pupils work at Broad way school was inspected and admired by visitors. Friday was the last day e the exhibit
 Mrs. Edna D. Rogers has rented her new cottage at Ocean beach to the Perkins family of Norwich, who will occupy it, beginning July 1.-New Lon don Telegraph.
 Senator W. IT. Hall and family of Wilmington have been inspecting their cottage at Ocean beach, which has another story added, the interior aI- tered and fireplaces put in.
 The twenty-ffth annual convention and field day of the German Catholic State federation to be held at New Haven from June 8 to inclusive will attract number from this section One public spirited citizen has been aiding toward a City Beautiful by dis tributing packages of seeds to his small neighbors to keep them busied with gardens during the coming vaca- ton.
 The new Norwich Suburban Diree- ! tory comprises a house, street and business directory for most of the 1 towns of southern Windham and New London counties and is published at S2.0O per copy.
 4 recent automobile party who spent the day in Providence consisted of Mrs Charles Weeks Miss Lena Conrad Miss Jennie Mitchell. Leonard Hiscox and Richard Hiscox The return trip was made in four hours.
 Mrs. A. C. Jones. who recently re- turned to Mystic from the State hos pital at Norwich, shows decided i'm Irovement and is enjoying her visit at her home She has made short visit to New London friends.
 Dr. w W. CIapp was exciting the envy of rose growers Friday by dis laying the first bloom of a hybrid tea rose, The Betty, d beautiful blossom | with deep rose center and ivory outer l leaves tipped with pink. At the meeting of the board of water l and light commissioners of the bor- 1 ough of Groton, the treasurer was au- thorized to raise S25,000 toward the | expenditure of $70,000 for the install ing of the new sewer system. | Friday afternoon a service for de- | ceased enlisted men was held at Fort | Terry by the Army and Navy union. ] an organization of enlisted men and i officers as honorary members. The service was in the post cemetery. ! Representative Reilly has presented ! co the petition of the legislative com 1 mittee of the department of Connec 1 t,Cut, Spanish War Veterans. favor 1 ing the passage of house bill No l7470 ! granting pensions tu widows and or | phans of spanish war veterans 1 You have money idle fin savings 1 banks at per cent. when shore lofs ! are increasing 20 per cent. yearly in value. Investigate Groton Long Peint, the new beach with new opportunities | Plots on your own terms. Jas. Jay Smith Co.,. shannon Bldg-adv,
 |. At the first annual week end ot ! FCXwGod, the girls school founded il | Old Lyme by Mrs. Rosa Brown Gris-