Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-06-18

} Notices are being sent out that the
next annual convention OF rne New
England Typographical union will be
held in Waterbury
The day when the w. R. c. decorate
graves of their deceased members is
Thursday, the goth, instead of We'd
nesday, as reported.
The vines on the Otis library annex
have grown so rank this spring that
it was necessary Monday to trim those
about the ventilators.
The Brown university million dollar
fund, to which there We're several local
contributors, had reached $969,5O5 at
the end of the week.
These are the longest days Of the
years. hours 1 I minutes-and will
so continue until the 25th, when the
days length will begin to decrease one
minute.
Avery c. Smiths steamers Yantic
and Shetucket have gone to Noank for
completion after having their engines
installed at the Lathrop motor shop in
Mystic.
Drink Williams Root Beer this Sum
mer for thirst, loss of appetite and in
somnia. &c for eight glasses.
The annual meeting of the Hemp
stead Family association was held in
London Monday afternoon at the resi-
| dence Of Mrs. Milo w. Bonn, formerly
! Of Norwich.
No further search for the body of
Daniel O'Neill of Thames street, Grot-
on, who was drowned on the New Lon
don side last week. will be made, as
it is considered hopeless.
Clarence Sweet, who was struck and
injured by the car of Mrs Charles II.
Kenyon Of Eastern Point a week ago.
has recovered from his injuries and
resumed work Monday.
Irinv Crouch has returned to Grot-
on from brief stay in Lebanon. his
old home, which he had not visited for
II years. While there he inspected the
work of Lebanon grange
st. Johns church of Uncasville was
crowded the past week at both the
early morning and evening services Of
the mission given by Rev. John Vim
cent Of the Passionist Fathers
What trees win do to improve the
appearance of a locality is demonstrat-
ed AT what is known as the New Vii
lage, Thamesville, where the willows
have grown into attractive trees.
! Although the showers of Monday
! came Unexpectedly, damaging summer
| finery they We're welcome to farmers
/ and manufacturers, as brooks and
/ streams We're beginning to get low.
| BY one of the twenty eight new rules
/ of the Connecticut company, hereaft-
| er five cents an hour above employee $
! regular rate will be paid for overtime.
/ snow pillow, sweeper and salt car work.
Summer, according to the alma
macs, does not begin until Friday, the
| list, but with the mercury at "a de-
| grees and the hum ldity so trying, Mon
| day was a good sample of a summer
| day.
Mrs. Phoebe Leonard of Preston
! reached the age Of ninety on Thurs
! day, the 18th, at the home of her niece.
| Mrs. j. 0. Crary, with whom she
lives. receiving guests, congratulations
and gifts.
Frederick H. Meyers, the West
Mountain weather prophet, has made
1 the following forecast for the week:
/ From the 10th p. m. to the 18th a. m.
| showery from the goth to the 2fst.
severe thunderstorms.
The planet Mercury which reached
its greatest western elongati0n on May
/ 9, passed to the east of the sun on
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reach its greatest eastern elongation
until June %, it will not be visible
| this month.
It was learned Saturday that the
| flag which was to have been presented
/ George BOrup by the members of his
| fraternity, Zeta Psi, was buried with
the young Arctic explorer, who was
/ drowned off Mantle with Winship Case
/ of Norwich.
/ About twenty wholesale grocers, in
/ conference at New Haven with DR..
Jenkins and Commissioner Potter,
agreed on certain package weight reg
/ uauons, which, when approved by the
/ attorney general. will be printed in
pamphlet form.
On Monday in st. Patrick's church,
/ Rev Hugh Treanor celebrated an an
I nlversary requiem high mass for Mrs
Catherine Tobin. Later in the morn
/ ing Rev. w. A. Cavanaugh officiated
Al an anniversary mass for Miss Norah
| Elizabeth Casey.
Unless special tax pakers who are
! to continue in business on and after
! July / 1912, procure their special tax
stamps and have them posted as re-
I CURED by law on that date, they must
1 be reported to the United States dis
I trict attorney for action.
Not only did Miss Emily Camp, the
little granddaughter of Mrs. F. S.
! Camp. take City Beautiful buttons to
/ the members Of Mrs. L. w. Bacon S
Sunday school class, but she thought
7 fully distributed Rose cards to the
members of Miss Butts school.
The first Of the pupils to have their
names and addresses enrolled in the
( big book as members of the City Beau
tiful association are those from Ho-
bart Avenue school, Miss Strahan
ing been received Monday, corrected to
date
A civil service examination is to be
held June IS, for soil laboratory as
! sistant, in the laboratory of physical
| and chemical Investigations, bureau OF
SotkA department Of agriculture, WASH