Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-20
Local Laconios.

Baseball is practically dead in West
 Band concert in Wilcox park this (Thursday) evening.
 Miss Ethylend Randolph is the guest of Miss Susan l. Gallup in Nor wien.
 Now there's substantial report of a woo'en mill being added to the indus trifs of Westerly.
 The graduating exercises of St. Mi cnaelS paruchial school will be held .Nt Monday afternoon.
 That automobile racer at Watch Hill VIII soCn change registry sign from Virginia to Rhode Island.
 Public safety requires repairs in the plank walk on the Westerly sec tion of the Broad street bridge.
 Prentice Chase employed at the state hospital at Brewsters Neck spent "wednesday at his home in Westerly.
 Jcha J. Dunn of Westerly has been reelected secretary of the state board Of agriculture for the sixth successive term.
 John Austin and Albert Whitford Will be Crdaincd deacous of Seventh day Baptist church next Saturday aft ernOon
 There have been three deaths of the older residents. of Lincoln avenue dur Ing the present year, each being a property owner in the street.
 Grain by the carload, in a specially eesigned box car. is now shipped from Westerly to North Stonington by way of the Norwich-W Westerly traction road.
 Samuel IT, Cross. son of the late Mr and Mrs. Samuel II. Cross, former residents of Westerly, will deliver the Latin oration at Harvard commence ment.
 The boys of the sophomore class acted as ushers at the commencement exercises of Westerly high school in westerly opera house, Wednesday aft ernoon.
 Over three hundred men with all requisite modern working appliances are pIshing forward the work on the lallroad improvements with remarka ble rapidity.
 The class flag of 1912 was hoisted to the peak of the flagstaff at the Vest erly high school, Wednesday morning. but was soon lowered and replaced by the stars and stripes.
 By order of the highway committee, Broad street and Dixon square were given oily treatment Wednesday, in anticipation of increased automobile traffic incidental to boat race day in New London.
 William Gavitt of East avenue, While chopping wood, struck his left hand with the axe and crushed the first and second finger. Complications have set in and his condition is con- sidered serious.
 The members of the graduating class Of Westerly high school held a recep- ton Wednesday evening in High School hall Today (Thursday) they Will enjoy @ sail in specially chartered boats and in the evening the class banquet will be held in Elks' hall.
 The attention of a local officer was called Wednesday to violation of the automobile law relative to the sgasoiene smoke and the open cut out, on the part of a Connecticut machine in Dix on square. Before the machine could be reached the offender was beyond the Jurisdiction of the officer.
 Aside from chorus singing. remarks by Dr. William H. Holmes, superinten- dent of schools, Dr. J. Howard Nor gan of the school committee, and by Principal Silas T. Nye, there were no exercises in connection with the pres entation of certificates by Dr. R, B. Smart to the graduating class of the Elm street grammar school, Wednes- day morning.
 The rear derrick that was used in the construction of the new town hall anu courthouse was taken down We'd nesday, there being no more use for 1t in the section where located. With the exception of the front, all the granite work of the building is com pleted. The front is mainly of fine cut and carved granite, and includes pilasters and columns. with wide. fine- ly cut steps that will add materially 10 the ornamentation of the building.