Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-31
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Norwich, Saturday, May 31. 1913.
VARIOUS MATTERS

Owners of beach cottages improved Fridays fine weather to open them for | the season.
 The tarvia which recently arrived is being spread on the Eastern Point l roads under the direction of Thomas Avery.
 A garage large enough to accommo- date two automobiles is being built by Louis Mabrey at his cottage at Ocean Beach.
 Fresh arrival soft shell crabs today, S1 per dozen, at Powers Bros. adv. Norwich friends will be in New Lon don this afternoon to attend the funeral of Miss Ruby Lewis. Burial will be in Montville.
 A successful weeks mission has been finished at St. Bernard's church, Rock ville by Rev. F. H. McClean of Mil ford, formerly of Norwich.
 State Highway Commissioner Charles J. Bennett opened bids Thursday at- ternoon for highway work in the towns of Stafford, Old Lyme. Ellington and Somers.
 The new district superintendent, Rev. c. G. Scrivener, will preach Sun day at the Crystal Lake M E. church, after which the first quarterly confer ence will be held.
 This week Mrs. J. H. Allen received a box of delicate jasmine blooms from Galveston, Texas, sent by Miss Ray M. Briggs, formerly of Norwich, who IS now at her Texas home.
 The progressive party of the 18th assembly district launched boom TOT District Attorney Whitman for mayor at a meeting at their club, 200 East 50th street. New York, Thursday night.
 At present ss15.ooO has been raised for the Smith college $1.0o0,000 fund, and every effort is being made to sc- cure the remaining $85,00 necessary to the completion of the fund by June
 Come and hear the children sing in their garden on Saturday May 31, at 3 D. m in the Hugh Henry Osgood parish home. Grabs for the children and plenty of good homemade candy. adv.
 Tn a circular letter to the priests of the Hartford diocese Rt. Rev. John J. Milan recalls to them that during June the sacred heart of Jesus is the special object of devotion for all jealous Cath olics.
 The 5.3O mass in St Patricks church Friday. the feast of the Sacred Heart, was said by Rev John Ramel, and that at 7 o'clock by Rev. Thomas A. Grumbly. Services were held Friday evening.
 John NJ. Lee, master of the fourth degree, spent Friday in Bridgeport, where he was making final arrange ments for the class of 125 Knights Of Columbus upon whom the degree is to be conferred on Sunday.
 Rev. Cyrus NJ Perry of Ellington has accepted the charge of the Staff fordville Congregational church for year. He will retain his residence in Ellington, however. and make the trip to and from Staffordville each Sun day.
 The wedding of Miss Marguerite Lawton, daughter of MT. and Mrs. James Lawton, of Middletown, and Patrick Brett O'Sullivan of Derby will take place in St Johns church, Mid dletown. Thursday. June 1s. at Il o'clock.
 Rev. John IT. Frederick of Norwich, Rev J. H. F'itzmaurice and Rev. w. H. Kennedy Greeneville, and Rev. P. J. O'Reily Montville, were in Hartford Friday to assist at the exercises when Bishop Milan laid the cornerstone of St Agnes Home.
 A wedding in Willimantic Tuesday, June A. will be that of Philip A. Borton of Worcester and Miss Leona R. Gilman, daughter of Nelson Gilman, of Willimantic. Rev. Uuric O. Belle rose of Baltic. a cousin of the bride elect, will officiate