Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-15

CTS of New Haven. which will open today.
 An effective use of rustic work is mo- ticeable at Riveryiew. the home of J. R. Allyn, below Thamesville, where rough cedar poles have been utilized in a very attractive way.
 Stated communication of Somerset lodge this evening. Work in the Master Mason degree.
 Rev. M. Raymond Plumb. who has been called to Windham church, read his resignation Sunday as pastor of the Plymouth Congregational church, to take effect June l.
 Horace Johnson, the Middle Haddam weather prophet, who has relatives and friends ir Norwich. celebrated his SSth birthday Monday. I1ls health has not been good this winter.
 The Connecticut State Register and Manual for 1912 has 620 pages, against 644 in 1911. IL has been brought down to include the result of borough cleo tions held as late as April.
 Tourists returning from Canada state that the weather across the border is warm and strawberry plants are in bloom. The cold is noticed keenly after crossing into the United States.
 John Thomas Blackwell, once slave who visited this section about four years ago. has reached Hartford on his way from Bristol, Tenn, on foot, to visit his brother in Bangor, Me.
 Connecticut women appear greatly interested in the movement for women to erect a monument to the men heroes of the Titanic disaster Many have already sent their subscriptions.
 Violets. towering almond, lilacs, dogwood and other blossoms are com ing out so rapidly that fear is already being expressed that flowers may, be scarce when required for Memorial day.
 A wedding at New London, June 1, will be that of Miss Phoebe Avillar daughter of MT. and Mrs. John Avillar of Boston. and Joseph A. Silva second assistant foreman of the W. B. Thomas Hose company.
 It is believed a compilation of Yale graduates, including all departments will show the total number of living graduates to be about 17,200. The liv- ing graduates are increased at the rate of about 500 year.
 More lumber is being shipped from the navy yard on barges for the board walk at Groton Long Point Sixteer men will work to complete the walk by June 1 It will be 10 feet wide and reach from beach to beach.
 The State Experiment Station report says that 50 gallon barrel of spray mixture will thoroughly spray iron | four to tan large to medium sized applC 1 trees, and, as a rule. from ten to eigh- teen medium to small trees. Tn executive committee has decided to hold the 1913 meeting of the statf l charities and corrections in Bridgeport April 28-29. Rev. P. C. Wright is vice president and Mrs. F. A. Mitchell a member of the executive committee
 Collectors are after the new ten ana Hue dollar Canadian gold coins beine 1 minted at Ottawa Each bears the hea5 ] of George ". and for the reverse l shield bearing the arms of the Domin. ion of Canada, but the inscriptions differ.
 The recent sale or Black Point prop, erty included thirteen summer cot tages and one vacant building lot. Ar, thur w. Francis of New York is in 1 terested in the purchase with MT. Mos eley. Both are cottage owners at Blacl Point.
 An order issued by the adjutan general requires that the national flat be displayed from all the state arm ories on Memorial day, at half-staft from sunrise until noon, when it is t be hoisted to the top or the staff t, remain until sunset.
 After brief hearing in the probat 1 court at New Haven Monday, Judg, Studley admitted the will of the lat Dr. Francis Bacon to probate. Dr Bacon's will distributed an estate esti mated to be worth $400 900. and includ ed large bequests to charitable insti ! tutions.
 The Norwich district superintendent Rev. l. H. Newland is q western man i, His father and mother live in Iowa. H has brother and sister farther west His daughter is in Cornell university All of these MT. Newland plans to visi in connection with his trip to the Min neapolis convention.