Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-27
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Norwich, Tuesday, May 27, 1913.
VARIOUS MATTERS

| VAN1OOS N1A ENS
 May 27 is commemorated in EngIant
 as St. Bede's day.
 Delegates are being elected to the
 Silver Bay conference, June 20-3O.
 Some unusually long poles are being | shipped from Allyns Point station thi | week.
 Groton borough has received a con | signment of 10000 gallons of tarvia | for it's streets. The new timetables of the New Ha- ven road will be ready for distribution the last of the week. With the summer railroad changes in June the Bar Harbor express will be- gin its summer schedule
 Church Improvement society anni- versary supper Second church parlors 0.So p. m today. 25 -cents.-Adv.
 Amateur astronomers will watch Venus this week. especially Friday night when the planet will be of great brilliancy.
 In the list of heroic dead the names of Edgar J Wight and Charles E. Case were omitted. Both are buried at Yan- tic cemetery.
 An Eastford summer resident, Ex- ecutive Secretary Edwin s. Thomas, has returned from a week in the Maine woods.
 Some of the school children saved the seeds from the nasturtiums given them last year and have started gar dens this season.
 The spring meeting of the Home Economics association of Connecticut was held Saturday at the Connecticut Agricultural college at Storrs.
 Boys on the warships of the Allan tic fleet have been sending home post fleet leaves today (Tuesday) for New
 A separate count of fourth class matter handled on each R. F. D. route. with total amount of postage for each class of mail, will be kept by carriers
 Members of the denomination have been notified that the general confer ence of Unitarians of America will be hedd in Buffalo, N. T., from October 6 to 10.
 The suggestion is being made that the Boy Scouts begin 2, crusade against the tent caterpillars. which are infest- ing wild cherry trees in so many places.
 A New Haven man, Charles G. Morris, has mailed to every member of the general assembly an argument in favor of the merit system in state government.
 Senator A. T. Miner of New London is to have as his guests on boat race day the members of the cities and boroughs committee of the general assembly, of which he is chairman.
 Of local interest is the South Deer field Mass, item that Mir. and Mrs. c. Jewett Clark announce the en- gagement of their daughter, Bessie Alta, to Benjamin F. GaskeH of Mys- tic.
 The State Federation of Women's clubs will be guests of the Stamford Civic club for it's convention, while 1 the midwinter meeting will be in New Haven and the members will be guests 1 of the Mothers club.
 Patrick O'Sullivan of Derby, who has a number of Norwich relatives, is one ! of the applicants for election to the bar to be called upon at the meeting 1 of the New Haven County Bar asso- citation to be held Thursday in New Haven.
 Comrade George R. Sanders of | Sedgwick post has been invited by the American Mechanics of UncasviIIe ] to participate in their exercises at | of Memorial day, as he did last year.
 Meriden will entertain the State !
 
 July Is. About so delegates will at i tend. The annual state convention | will open at 10 o'clock in the morn ing and will adjourn about ? o'clock | for dinner.
 olic diocese will be held at Hamilton F Hartford. from Thursday | evening, June 26, to Monday morning, i June 30. This Is Mt. St. Joseph's | Seminary and the convent of the | Sisters of Mercy.
 The Junior branch of the Holy Name society held its quarterly meeting in he basement chapel of St. Patrick's church Sunday afternoon. Rev. J. H. Frederick gave the boys little talk ,n the conduct expected of them as of the Holy Name society.
 Stephen E. Mckinley, son of Post master John Mckinley of New Lon lon, will be graduated from the the ,lOgica1 seminary May 2S, and on June will be ordained into the ministry of he Episcopal church. Later he goes o Wyoming for his first pastorate.
 A Belchertown Mass, correspond mt writes: The appointment of Wal CT NJ. Goodall as agent is pleasing to he people of Belchertown Mir Good III being a native of the town and ilso having served at the station be- ore being transferred to MontviIIe Conn.
 The Rockville Baptist church was crowded Sunday evening at the an lual memorial services. Rev. J. How lrd Adams preached a patriotic ser nan, also Mir. Adams, farewell ser non to his congregation. as he leaves lext week for his new home in Altu- as, Cal.
 F. Stewart Greene. the artist, has ,een remodeling Greene Gables. bis summer place near North Stonington ri1fage A large dormer with case nent windows has been added, mak- ng a room suitable for a small studio A number of picturesque seats have ,een built on the wide piazza.
 Miss Mary Witter Bailey, daughter if Rev. and Mrs. Melville Knox Bai- ev, will be married Wednesday, June 8. at Grace church, Old Saybrook, to Rev. Paul Humphrey Barbour of Hartford. MT Barbour is member if this years graduating class at