Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-27
0llar R,llleff
VARIOUS MATTERS

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 VARIOUS MATTERS
 Fields of oats about the country leoa, thrffty, in spsie Of the backward sea-
 The high winds early in the week spoiled the blooms of many Of the ap- pie trees.
 The cottage at Groton Long Po.nt built for John Campbell of Norwich is completed.
 Copper beeches in grounds about the city are unusually Iuli-l laden and hand some this season.
 In the Second Congregational church. Children's Sunday.
 With the mercury indicating s5 de- grees Tuesday. trade in summer supp plies was given a boom.
 Special lunch today at noon at the Wauregan house for 50 cents sach.- adv.
 is preparing his summer cottage in Os- wegatchie grove for an early occu- pancy.
 A novena in honor of the Holy Ghost begun Friday. May 22. and to close on the 30th. is in progress in St. Pauick's s church.
 The womens prayer meeting held Tuesday evening in Bushnell chapel, proved very interesting. as led by Mrs. Julia Chapman.
 The closing Sunday of May will be marked by the customary rosary pro- cession and reception of. members in St. Patrick's church.
 For little vacation to extend over Sunday Rev. Herbert J. Wyekoff, pastor of the Second Congregational church, has gone to Patten. Me.
 A Lenox, Mass, correspondent writes: Mrs. Frank L. Norton, who has been at Curtis hotel while touring in the hills. returned today to Casea- novia. N. Y.
 Colonial Theatre today "Perils of Pauline" Win some of $25.o00 prize. adv.
 The half mile strip of. macadam road has been completed at Goshen and Contractor Albert J. Perkins of Jor- dan has removed his men and teams to other roads about town.
 White opening Mid Summer Hats trimmed and untrimmed, shown at Col lins' Millinery, Wed. and Thurs, May 27 and 2S. 67 Broadway.-adv.
 The small wild cherry trees along the highways leading to the rural dis tricts are loaded down with caterpil- lar nests and the moths have already stripped the budding leaves of the bushes.
 Mrs. John I. Rhodes died of valvu- lar heart disease at her home in Tol- land Sunday. She was born in Marl- borough, N. Y. in 1S49. She married John I. Rhodes, 36 years ago in New York state, and moved to Holland 22 years ago.
 Dr. ". Bertis Keeney of Waterford is to go soon to Baltimore to take the radium cure of Dr. Kelly. the famous surgeon, for cancer Dr. Keeney has suffered for some time from cancer of the tongue.
 Over 100 members of the D. A. R. representing chapters in different parts of the state, were in attendance at the May breakfast, given at The Elton, Watery Monday, in honor of Mrs. Sa- ra Thompson Kinney, honorary state regent of the Connecticut D. A. R.
 former Montville pastor, a Shelton correspondent writes: Rev. D. A. Bailey celebrated the 8.30 o'clock mass at St. Josephs church for the first time in several months. To his par lshionerS this was most encouraging sign that the pastor is gradually re- covering his health and strength.
 The New London board of park com missioners is to erect posts at the en- trance to the roadway leading from Neptune park around the duck pond to Bentley avenue to close it to all ve- hicles, because of the dangerous con- dition at this point because of the number of women and children walk ing through this road.
 De Beneville Randolph Keim, T3 years old, war correspondent for the New York Herald during the Civil war, died Sunday in Washington. He was born in Reading, Pa, and was grad uated from Beloit college in Beloit, Wis. His wife, who died several years ago, was a frequent Norwich visitor and first state D. A. R. regent in Con necticut.