Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-01
ATMoMErER FROM VALE.
New Device for Measuring the RaPiaity
 of Evaporation of Moisture.


 G. F. Nichols of New Haven, an in- structor in botany at Yale university, has set up in Danielson, at the home 1 of F. E. Bitgood, on Broad street, an atmometer, device for measuring the rapidity of the evaporation of moisture l in this section of Connecticut The l ingenious device is set in the open on 1 a beard about six inches from the | ground and consists of & pint glass jar | in which are placed appurtenanees and | distilled water for determining the de- gree of evaporation in this latitude and | at this altitude.
 The jar is to be filled with water | each week and the evaporation. in cu- bic centimeters, measured at similar | periods of time MT Nichols has set up 16 such stations in various parts of the state, the only other one in this 1 part of Connecticut, as far as known, l being at Voluntown Voluntary ob- servers are to assist Pref Nichols in making the experiments and securing l the data, the value and purpose of which has not been made clear.
 To Be Express Messenger. Irving ". Lyon, formerly in charge of the office of the Adams Express company in Danielson and later agent ! AoI lttO SAilb tOAl Pehiiy hL is to commence on Monday his duties as an express messenger for the same l corporation on run between Boston 1 and PrOvincet0wn, Mass. MT Lyon has | for some time past been out of the employ of the Adams people and with | the American Optical company at Southbridge. He is te meye frem the latter place to Provincetewn.
 Twenty Years of Clerkship. Miss Ella M. Chapman of the West | Side today concludes her clerkship in l the store of F. E. BitgoOd. As & dry 1 goods clerk Miss Chapman has been l employed for 20 years in the Hyde block, being first with James Jerkins | later with c. O. Thomas and for the past several years with F. E. BitgoOd | Miss Chapman is known to dry goods | buyers in all the towns in this part oi | the country.
 Attending Telephone Conference. Chief operators and other responsi- l ble employees of the traffic department 1 of all the exchanges of the S. N E. T i company in this part of the state are 1 in Hartford today (Saturday) attend l ing one of the periodical conferences arranged for discussion of various | phases of the operating end of tele- | phone work. Miss Katherine D. Ayl- | ward represents the DanieIson ex- change at the meeting. Miss Alice ] sherman for Putnam, Mrs. William | Gardner for MoOsup and Miss Ethe Burdick for Jewett City.
 Borough BrsVities.
 Miss Evelyn Soule has returned from Saranac, where she spent a part l of the month of May.
 Mrs. R. N. Colvin, who recently re- 1 turned to Danielson after spending the winter at St. Petersburg, Fla, is very seriously i'll.
 Guy Miller of Bridgeport, formerly ot | Danielson, was a visitor here Friday making the trip by automobile. MT. and Mrs. s. E. Wilkinson oi Providence and their son Everett have
 been guests of Mir. and Mrs. John H Winslow of Elmville.
 The members of the G. A. R. ex- 1 pressed much satisfaction Friday ovel , the fine observance of Memorial day especially over the fine showing in th, | procession of the nearly l20 schoo children that came out.
 l A meeting of the town school com. mittee is to be held at the high schoo 1 building Monday afternoon. i Tomorrow, Trinity Sunday, will b,
 marked at St James church by tn,
 reception of their first holy communion
 by a large class of children of tn,
 parish at the early mass.
 Guests registered at the Niantit
 house Monday were Mrs. James Per.
 kins, Mrs c. c. Young, Mrs Earl M 1 Young of Danielson.
 Rev. c. H. 5arbers Address. A Manchester correspondent writes
 Rev. c, H. Barber, formerly pasto Of the North Congregational church
 delivered the Memorial address at tn,
 exercises in Cheney hall by Drak,
 post. His subject was Men of Con
 neGticut, and many facts of much i'm portance were brought out. The frs
 general, first major and the first cap tain to be killed In the Civil war wer,
 Connecticut men, he said. and Con
 necticut's representation as to popu
 lation was exceeded by only a fev 1 states in the union. Besides touchinl
 on the Civil war, he also told of Con
 necticut's part in the Revolution. Tn 1 address was followed with much inter
 est by the large number that attendet l