Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-18
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VARIOUS MATTERS

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 There is a rumor that Richards grove will be opened this year.
 A. H, Fisher of New York has open ed his cottage at Eastern Point for the summer
 Work has been started on the state highway fence near the postof1ce at Quaker Hill.
 Soft crabs, alive and boiled Holsters, today, at Powers Bros.-adv.
 The Church Trading company of this city has filed a certificate of dissolu- tion with the state secretary.
 So much wet weather has agreed with rhubarb plants and enormous stalks and leaves are being cut.
 The National Womans Relief corps has just issued general orders relating to the sacred observance of Memorial day.
 Universalist churches will observe Sunday as Educational Sunday and the topics of the day will be along that line.
 In aid of the State College for Wo- men, the alumnae of Connecticut have decided to give an out of doors play at New Haven in June.
 Eastern Connecticut tourists are all ready starting Canadaward some to remain throughout the summer on the farms which they own.
 Concert-Academy Boys and Girls Glee clubs, Preston Congregational church, Tuesday evening.-ady-
 Fridays bright sun encouraged the sick and shut-ins to venture out and in parks and on streets there was a procession of baby carriages.
 An inspection of the boiler of the Stonington steam fire engine was made Thursday evening by Boiler Inspector Elias H. Chapman of Norwich.
 It is reported that Mir. and Mrs. Harry Bloxam, proprietors of the Blox- am house, Meriden, will manage the Knickerbocker hotel, Mantle, the com ing summer.
 The petition relating to the proposed change in the Groton postoffice is be- ing held pending the report of Post office Inspector Pendleton. It contains nearly 800 names.
 The most beautiful apple blossoms of the season were pink double blooms brought in Friday by o. H. Stanton of Preston. Mir. Stantons trees must be a sight worth seeing.
 Some of the Boston vines on build ings about town appear winter killed. Among the thriftiets noted so far are those which grow so well on the base ment stones of Broadway church.
 Choice cut flowers, bedding plants funeral orders a speciality, Hunts greenhouses, next to Backus hospital Tel. 1130-adv
 The New Haven road report for the quarter ending March 31, shows oper- ating revenue increased $1,32S.653, net operating revenue increased $799, S97 and operating income increased $66S, - S91.
 There is said to be an unusual de- mand for tickets to the D. A. R. lunch con for Mrs. Sara T. Kinney at Bridge port, May 31. This year each Daugh- ter has the privilege of bringing a guest.
 There is to be a state powwow of the Independent Order of Red Men at Charter Oak and Luna park on July 4, when it is expected that members from all over the state will invade Hartford.
 St Joseph's Sodality is making plans for the entertainment of about fifty members of St Johns Literary society of New London on Monday evening. The guests will come by special car.
 Members of the w. c. T. U. Young Peoples societies and others inter ested have been invited to attend the state convention of the prohibitionists of Connecticut at Hartford next Tues day and Wednesday.
 There is local interest in the fact that Charles Emerson Cook a former theatrical manager of Hartford, now residing at 128 West Forty fourtL street, New York, has filed a secont petition in bankruptcy.
 The '. s. civil service commission will hold examinations July l for ap- pOintments in the engineer and quar- | termaster's departments at large, U $. A.: Blacksmith, blacksmiths help. CT, carpenter carpenters helper, cleo. trician and electrican's helper. Tracy Porter Rudd, son of Mrs. Jant | Jorter Rudd of New York, formerly o | Norwich. has been awarded the frs | prize in life drawing at the New YOrl | National Academy of Design. His sis ! ter, ROsel has taken two prizes in tn, 1 school of applied design for women President Hadley of Yale receives ! salary of s7,000 year, and it is un | derstood that the Connecticut Woman | college at New London will offer n, | less. and more if needed to secure tn l best educator that can be found for tn, 1 particular work of founding d grea | institution.
 John NJ. Brewer, deputy interna l revenue collector, now of Waterbury | has been granted leave of absence t | enable him to regain his health, whicl has been seriously impaired Tn ! length of his vacation has not beei { specified, but will not return to worI until he feels better |