Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-06
VARIOUS MATTERS
June is St. Norberts' day.

VARIOUS MATTERS June is St. Norberts' day.
 Some of the Holland county tobacco growers will begin to set out their plants this week.
 Thieves secured SIS and some sit verware besides .eats, from the home of Morton E. Thompson of Ellington Monday night.
 Thursday in St. Patrick's church an anniversary requiem high mass for John McGibney was celebrated by Rev. J. H. Broderick.
 Connecticut delegates are attending the International Association of Steam and Hot Water Pipe Filters, being held at Toronto, Canada.
 Preparation for the butchers state convention. which is to be held in Bridgeport June, 9. is being made un- der the direction of the local commit tee.
 The Storrs Lookout states that Rev. A. B. Peebles of Rutland, Mass. for merly an instructor at this college, announces his marriage to Mrs. Thayer
 The new state reformatory at Chesh- ire will be open in two weeks. permit ting the transfer to Wethersfield of numerous prisoners now held at the county jails.
 About 135 lambs are at the sheep barn at the Sterrs college at Storrs, and are thriving. The average clip of wool this season was about nine and one-half pounds.
 af I iY1 ott ance yesterday at the tri-centenniaf' reunion of the descendants of Nathan iel Merriman in Library hall, Walling- ford, Wednesday.
 Alumni have been appraised of the fact that the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of Brown university has been set for the second week in October, 1914, begin ming with Sunday Oct. II.
 Mir and Mrs. Oliver Stone and their son Raymond, all of Central Village, Conn, are the guests for a week of MT. and Mrs. William Butler 1059 North Main street.-Fall River Her aid.
 Groton Long Point plots are sold for $195 upwards on easy monthly pay mt nts. Tents or bungalows can be erected when first payment is made. Jas Jay Smith Co, New London Adv.
 The funeral of Mrs. William B. Ives was held Thursday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock at the First Baptist church, Meriden. The body was brought to Crescent Beach.
 The meeting of the Connecticut Sons of the American Revolution is to be 41,x, e., fl. Lunch will be served. The win ner of the state prize will read the successful essay.
 The marriage of Miss Eva Perkins and Denis Ushhard of the navy yard took place at 6.30 Wednesday after noon at the Bantist parsonage in Groton, the ceremony being performed by Rev G. R. Atha.
 Mrs. c. D. Buell. of East Hampton. state president of the w. c. T. U., is i the guest of the president of the ! Bridgeport union, Mrs. J. J. Bloss, and 1 spoke Thursday evening at the Wash | ington Park M. E. church
 Distinguished visitors from all over the country have made reservations 4t Hartford hotels for commencement at Miss Porter's school, Farmington Mrs. R. F. Keep has planned her lawn ! and outdoor play for Satur- day.
 Notices are being received that tho fifth annual convention of the New | England section of the National Eiec- | tric Lighting association is to be held ] at the Hotel Vermont Burlington, on | Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, | Sept. IT. IS and 19.
 w s. Williams of Nashville, Tenn, | was elected assistant manager of the ] Connecticut Fair association at the f meeting of the directors held We'd i nesday afternoon. He will have i at Charter Oak park this fall.
 What is known as a "one man poul- l try plant has been inaugurated at the | Gilbert farm at Georgetown. This is | the property of Storrs college and is i under the direction of the poultry de- I! partment and Albert Horton has gone down to Georgetown to have charge | of it.
 Gifts for the memorial fund have come to the state w. c. T. II. treas urer during the past month from i Stamford, North Woodbbry. sIill i Plain, Thompson, New Milford, | Bethel, East Danbury and DanburE i Central, a total of A unions contrib | uting to this fund.
 The official postal guide calls the at tention of pOStmaSters and rural car riers to an order of the postoffice de- 1 partment that the carriers report to the l proper authorities all forest fires de- 1 tected along their routes. The order l was issued at the request of the sec l retary of agriculture.