Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-02
VARIOUS MATTERS
Half of 1914 is gone,

l Travellers on holiday outings began to start of Wednesday and others came to town
 According to latest reports, the ter rilying black bear has wandered from Gliead to East Hampton. ! Cherries are very plentiful this year ana pears and apples promise to be. oang quinces are well set.
 The fleet of pleasure boats moored ] n the shetucket, above the railroad bridge, is quite imposing this season.
 The annual reunion of the Cleve- land- Barker families is to be held at Grange ea hall, Plymouth, Conn, August
 With timely helpfulness, the Otis library has grouped books on fioricul- ture and gardening for the benefit of readers.
 The Lake house at Gardner Lake has been opened and is now ready to en- certain automobile parties and tran sient gue-ts.--ady.
 The Church ot the Good Shepherd (Universalst) will close for the sum mer after it's service on Sunday. It was so voted by aSchurch meeting last Sunday.
 Fifty bids were received in the Of nee of Highway Commissioner Charles J. Bennett, Tuesday, including work to pc uone on the roads in Putnam Brooklyn and Eseex.
 Tickets for the Fourth of July races at Fasan's Smoke Shop, 162 Main street. Grownups 35 cents; boys and girls, Is cents.-adv.
 Grand Secretary George A. Kies and Grand Treasurer Stanley B. Bosworth were at the Masonic home, Walling- ford, Wednesday, in attendance at the monthly meeting of the board of man. agers.
 At o'clock Wednesday morning, in St. Patrick's church. relatives and friends were in attendance at a months mind high mass of requiem sung by Rev. John H. Frederick for Joseph George.
 At the quarterly meeting of the Circuit league of the Norwich Dis- tr1ct Epworth leagues, held at Sterling Secretary Lowell of Salisbury resign ed and Howard Tyler was appointed to fill the vacancy.
 S126,00 has been spent in improve ments at Groton Long Point during the last three summers. Put yourself in line to be benefited by this.-Adv.
 The government report shows that Norwich and Jewett City were in the list of Connecticut places receiving brook trout fry, fingerlings and adults, lots numbering from 200 to 10000 each to streams or ponds last season.
 Come to the big celebration at Phil lips grove, Gardner Lake, July 4th. afternoon and evening. Soda, ice cream and sandwiches sold on the ground.-adv.
 Tuesday morning there was meet ing at the New London Y. M C. A. of directors of the Norwich and New London associations at which it was voted to have the boys camp on the Mantle river from July to 2S.
 At the marriage Tuesday in Brook field, Mass, at St. Mary's church, of Miss Mary Anna Walker and Henry Martin Donahue, one of the ushers was John L. Hughes, an instructor at the Connecticut Agricultural college, Storrs
 The Connecticut Churchman an- nounces that for the first time in its history, the Brotherhood of St. An drew will hold it's national convention Tn the center or the Southland, Allan ta, Georgia, October 14th to 18th, in elusive.
 An equal franchise meeting was held at the Old Lyme Inn Wednesday evening at S.S0 o'clock. The speakers were Witter Brynner of New York, formerly of Norwich, and Rev. Carroll Perry, rector of St. Paurs church, Brookline, Mass.
 Miss Ruth Messenger is home in Granby for her vacation, having com pleted a course at the willimantic Normal school and will teach in Dis trict No. 1, Granby, when school opens Miss Bishop of Andover will teach the primary grade in the same building
 Mrs. Mary A. Maine Miller, who resides with her niece and the lat ter's husband, MT. and Mrs. Nathaniel Culver, at North Stonington, passed her sSth birthday Saturday. Except ing a number of years in New York state and in Norwich. she has lived in North Stonington all her long life.