Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-13

Italian societies are already mak-
 ing preliminary plans for the observ-
 ance of Columbus day
 l Corn, which needs warm weather, has been doing fairly we'll in spite
 or the drop in temperature, Mt. Holyoke college graduated Miss Ruth Amelia Higgins. of South Gov entry Wednesday, with the degree of Apple trees which were touched by earlier frosts are now showing the re- suit as the small apples are falling
 to the ground.
 A steeplejack from Westerly has completed painting the water tank at the c, M. Shay Co.'S plant at the Navy Yard.
 Sunday, June 15. will mark the if
 tieth anniversary of the call for vol
 unteers for the Port Hudson Forlorn Hope storming party.
 Several from this locality plan to
 attend the twenty sixth annual inter-
 national C. B. convention at Los An
 geles, beginning July g.
 The first consignment of native strawberries from the North Stoning-
 ton trolley station was made Tuesday
 night from the Whipple place.
 A number of the young doctors graduated from various medical col leges this week will take the state board examination at Hartford today and Saturday.
 Today the feast of St Anthony of Padua, noVenas which have been held in the Catholic churches honoring this evemplar of purity, gentleness and zeal for souls will be brought to a close.
 Groton Long Point plots are sold for $195 upwards on easy monthly pay ments. Tents or bungalows can be erected when first payment is made. Jas Jay Smith O.. New London Adv.
 Friends from Norwich were in Tol- land Wednesday evening to attend the fortieth wedding anniversary of Charles H. and Elizabeth M. Graham Sterry, who were married in Hartford June 11th. 1873.
 A Westerly clergyman, Rev. ]. L. Peacock, has leased the Gallup home stead near Gallup's crossing on the Norwich and Westerly trolley line, for the summer, and with his family will l occupy the house about June 20.
 The Mantle trolley line used the new i 4 day for the first time and transported 1 four carloads of bluestone to be used | on the building of the new state road l from Flanders to the Golden Spur.
 A pamphlet giving data concerning | the faculty of Mount Holyoke college 1 and their departments has recently | been printed for circulation among | alumnae and friends. It is proposed to 1 have such information printed annually | for such distribution.
 The public utilities commissionJ gave a hearing on the peti- ton of the Shore Line Electric com pany for approval of construction of l it's tracks on both sides of the Con- | necticut river bridge connecting Old i Saybrook and Old Lyme.
 At the Church of the Good Shep- nerd, this afternoon, Rose carnival en- iy, flowers and ice cream for sale from to 5.30. Admission free Evening 1t 7.45 musical programme and elocu- | -ionist. Tickets 25 cents.-Adv.
 About eighty insurance agents of the president of the state association, lnown to local roque players at the Highland Country club, Middletown Tuesday. The state association elected NIT. ButIer as a delegate to the nation al convention.
 There was little Improvement dur ng the day Wednesday in the condi- ion of Mrs. John M. Holcomb, of | Spring street, but 1t was thought that | if there was any change it was for the better. There were some indica- | lions of returning consciousness Hartford Courant
 The birds that will be protected af- ter July 1st by the new Mclean law are divided into six classes Game birds, 11S species; non game aquatic birds. IT species; hawks and owls. ,7 species; odd birds 3S species, and or perching birds, BIO spe- ;ies; a total of 610 species.
 At New London, MT and Mrs George s. Palmer are inviting all lov- ITS of flowers to visit their gardens ,n Montauk avenue Wednesday or afternoons from 2 to 5 o'clock during the next three months.
 Capt w B. Proctor came into New london Wednesday with the govern nent transport Gen. Nathanael Greene which for the past two weeks has ,een undergoing her annual overhaul ng at Jersey City, and resumed ser ice to the island forts Thursday,