Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-02
VARIOUS MATTERS.

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 There was considerable first of May moving.
 Some of the apple trees are all ready in full bloom. 1 A Holland poultry raiser put ninety seven ducks eggs in an incubator and only one matched.
 l First arrival of Connecticut river shad at Powers Bros.-Adv.
 The preparatory lectures in advance | of communion Sunday were we'll at l tended Thursday evening. The year is hastening on toward it's | longest days. Today, May 2d, five even hours have been added to its length. l The parochial schools held no ses- sion Thursday, the children being dis missed after attending the Ascension Day masses.
 Florists had a record sale Thursday Of dainty May baskets filled with flowers and there was a good demand for baskets of candy,
 N. F. A. Boys Glee club concert in Slater hall Friday evening, May ?. Tickets 25c.l at Davis,'-adv.
 Rain early in the week spoiled many of the delicately tinted tulips in the courthouse grounds, but the pansy beds are beautiful just now.
 Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Cronin of Post prise Wednesday evening in honor of their 10th wedding anniversary.
 James B. Palmer of Round Hill farm lie hnr ho Cnl<I fxxJn 0f ic VarsrxA ming heifer, year old and a two s4OO
 Mrs. Robert B. Chappell of Bulkeley suare, New London. entertained at an afternoon tea from to Wednesday. The house was decorated with spring flowers.
 Handsome invitations are being re- ceived in town to the dedication of the Soldiers monument in David Hale Tanning park, Jewett City on Mem orial day.
 including porgies or scup, Public Fish Market, 40 Franklin street-Adv
 The Connecticut tourists returning from the Orient tell interesting tales of their experiences in the war zone
  Constantinople.
 An owner of magnolia tree which showed it's first blossoms April 27, says this is the earliest in the last twenty years except in 1910, when it blos- somed April 23rd.
 Walter R. Denison, who has been for seven months on a tour of Europe, has returned to his home in GrotOn. He will go at once to his summer home at the Golden Spur
 The government cable steamer Gen. Joseph Henry is engaged in laying a Michie to take the place of the present one, which is wearing out
 By a new law no person shall hunt or take 8ny wild hare or rabbit except with dog or ferret, or both, between the twenty fourth day of November and the first day of January.
 New London pabers note that John NJ. Mallon. formerly on Golden street, will enter into partnership with John B. Leahy, who has carried on business for many years on Bank street.
 The fifteenth annual outing of the First Connecticut Volunteer Infantry association, Spanish War Veterans, is to be held at the club house of Co K, Rocky Hill. near Hartford, May IT.
 Louis Bruette and Charles Drescher were in Boston on Wednesday as del- egates from Greeneville Hooks to at tend the funeral of Benjamin Tolsen. He was a member of the company.
 Farmers in the town of GriswoId report that herds of wild deer are playing havoc with tender grain and young orchards. some of the herds numbering as many as 20 animals at times.
 Names of Connecticut signers are on the big petition forwarded to the Post Office department from "The Tran sient Population of the United States protesting against the closing of post offices on Sunday.
 First arrival of Connecticut river shad at Powers Bros.-Adv.
 Rt. Rev c. B. Brewster's appoint Episcopal churches in Willimantic, 1 Pomfret PIainfield, Danielson and 1 and in June to Stonington | Mystic and Groton.
 The Connecticut Churchman notes | among recent gifts to Trinity church, | Norwich. handsome prayer book and l hymnal for the prayer desk in memory 1 of Frederick R. Wasley for some years l a warden of the parish.
 The Storrs Lookout just issued | states that Dekol Hubbard Pietertje. a l pure bred Holstein gave in one week 1 ell pounds of milk containing 2191 l pounds of butter fat She averaged l near S5 pounds of milk per day for 30 | days
 The fifth anniversary of the Memor- ial Baptist church in Bridgeport will | be observed commencing Sunday and until Wednesday. One of the speakers will be Rev. George C. Sauer of Bangor, Me, formerly of Norwich.
 It is noted by Noank correspon- dent that the house of Deacon Robert | Palmer of Pearl street is to be dec 0rated inside by a Norwich firm, whose men are now engaged on the interior of the Robert Palmer, Jr., house on Church street
 The sophomore and junior science classes of Williams Memorial institute went to Cochegan boulder in Mont vile Thursday morning. About 50 girls made the trip. The sophomore class went to study botany and the junior class physiogra phy.
 The heavy tide in the Race has car lied the lumber washed from the deck ,f the wrecked schooner Pell S. c. Fought, eastward in the direction of Block Island where it will doubtless !