Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-12
VARIOUS MATTERS

| town from Mehegan.
 Tuesday was Beotil day for Swed ish speaking residents Sales of graduation gifts and apparel are important items of trade just now
 Some time during June, nearly ev- cry local w c. T. union will observe a Flower Mission day.
 A carload of furniture has arrived at Lords Point for Stanton's inn, which will open this month. The state c. F. convention this year, the biggest in ten or fifteen years, is to take place in Hartford, October 25-2s-27,
 Mrs. J. W. Berard and Mrs. c. H. Rood and families of Baltic are oc- cupying the Jodoin cottage at Pleas ure beach.
 Strawberries from Leffingwell have been brought to town for several days. Berries from Poquetanuck will begin coming today.
 Contractors started Monday to lay the planking at the new wharf of the Fort Griswo1d tract commission at the foot of Fort street.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles H. Kenyon and family, now of Providence, are occu- pying the Kenyon cottage at Eastern Point for the season. A timely book recently received al the Otis library is R. H. Schauffler's Flag Day: It's origin and celebration as related in song and story"
 Mentioned among members of the class of 1871 Shelf, who will attend the reunion in New Haven this commence ment is F. +. Cowles of Norwich.
 Charles c. Birmingham of New York has purchased the Crossway and Ov- erland cottages at Black Point, for merly owned by Marcus M. Bacon.
 At meeting of all the scout com missioners and scout masters of Con- necticut, held in New Haven, it was voted to form a state organization.
 A marriage license was taken out Monday by Berine J. Kepler of New London and Miss Nellie E. Harrison. Il Webster street.-Meriden Record.
 A number of New London women will come to Norwich this morning to meet the equal franchise advocates at the home of Mrs. William A. Norton, 227 Broadway.
 By the school census of October 1, 1911, there were 5S63 children of school age in Norwich and most of them have been told of the cleanup move ment this month.
 Capt Frank Thompson, injured at the Duck island breakwater nearly three months ago is at his home in Groton and looks forward to sitting up in about two weeks.
 Everywhere Tuesday there was mow- ing of grass, sweeping of walks, hust- ling to get rubbish disposed of and general indications that the weeks cleanup will be thorough.
 James William Connell, son of the late Rev. James B. Conneu, formerly of Uncasville, has joined the force of the Hartford Post and expects to be- gin work on that paper Monday.
 A New London paper states that Thomas H. Troland, master mechanic at the E. & A. mills, is recovering from, a critical operation performed at the Lawrence Free hospital. Saturday.
 The 47th reunion of the Twelfth Connecticut Volunteers is to be held at Savin Rock, June 24. Owing to the oeath of President A. c. HendFick, Vice President Henry Futile issues the call.
 The public utilities commission grants the petition of the Connecticut company to relocate tracks in this city and approves method of con struction of this company in Norwich construction work.
 Many of the foodstuffs now put up in package form are shy of weight Under the new law, in force July 1, it is obligatory for the packers to print on the outside of the package just what the net weight of the package is.
 Announced as one of the speakers al the summer school in Castleton, Vt, beginning July g. is Supt. F. A. Bag
 
 cipal at Stafford Springs, and an off, Ger of the Eastern Connecticut Teach CTS association.
 All Saints church, Worcester. has called to the rectorship Rev. Dr. Hugh el. B. w. Fosbroke. professor at the Episcopal theological school in Cam bridge, to succeed Rt. Rev, Thomas F. Davies bishop of western Massachu- setts, formerly of Norwich
 Wild rhododendrons in the swamps at Lantern Hill bid fair to bloom about July l. The beautiful shrubs cover three-quarters of an acre in places, and are about quarters of d mile from the Mystic road station of the Norwich Westerly trolley line.
 There is local interest in the an- nouncement that w. Marcus Towne o1 New London, now engaged in the real estate business in Vancouver, B. C., son of Prof. Walter A. Towne is engaged to a young woman of Van couver. The wedding will take place this fall.
 Hereafter on the Connecticut com Lany's lines, any extra motorman or conductor whose services are used on a car for other than switching cars from one track to another in the barn, will be allowed not less than two hours pay provided he makes proper reports at the roll calls.
 A new beach, Groton Long Point. having three miles of Sound frontage has just been opened. Prices are low (S195 upwards) to start and are bound to advance rapidly. Improvements under way will make this the largest and finest beach on the coast. Ocean Beach plots formerly sold at $500 and are now $3,00O to s5,000. while at Watch Hill they are $20,000 each. Send for booklet. Jas. Jay Smith Co.,, Room EldC