Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-06
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Norwich, Wednesday, May 6, 1914.
VARIOUS MATTERS

Norwich. Wednesday, May s, 1914.
 VARIOUS MATTERS
 Tuesdays hard rain spoiled many of tae magnolia blooms.
 Loca; botany students are collect ing some interesting fern fronds.
 May devotions were held in St. Pat rtck's church Tuesday evening.
 Italian societies in the larger cities have been celebrating the feast of St. Sebastian.
 Spiritual Academy sale today. Salads and bean supper 2oc.-Ady.
 The shower early Tuesday morning was accompanied by heavy thunder and sharp lightning.
 The few warm days started city residents to country and shore. in search for summer homes.
 On Mohegan boulevard, the lands of the Connecticut college have been marked by conspicuous signs.
 This year the state Sunday school convention is to be held in Trinity church, Meriden, in November.
 Special lunch today at noon at the Wauregan house for 50 cents each.- adv.
 Most of the schools will be closed Friday on account of the Eastern Con- necticut Teachers association conven- tion.
 Friends in Norwich learn that Mrs. Carleton, wife of Dr. Dudley Carleton. of Snrn06old No ;o i'll at her home.
 At the annual banquet of the Plain vile Business Mems association the toastmaster was N. Fillmore Clark, an alumnus of Norwich Free Academy.
 Delegates are elected to attend the state convention of the socialist party The place where the convention is to be held will not be announced until May 15.
 "A Regiment of Two" again tonight at the Church of the Good Shepherd. Tickets 25c.-Ady.
 Bulkeley school botany class will make the first of it's annual trips Fri day to Montville under the supervision of MT. Lawrence. They will collect specimens of early flowers and plants in the vicinity of Cochegan rock.
 The paintings sent to London for the Anglo-American exhibit included canvasses by a Lyme artist, Childe Hassam who shows a Young Woman at $1,500. He has five other pictures.
 Attend Sheridan's reception Thurs day evening, May 7th, T. A. B. hall Drew's orchestra.-adv.
 City Treasurer Fitch L. Comstock of New London has been authorized to draw his warrant in favor of George S. Palmer for $1,000 for play grounds, and for s5,000 in favor of MT. Palmer for Ocean Beach improvement.
 A beautiful garden is to be made on the point of land which stretches to meet the extreme end of Eastern Point road where it curves at the beach. Evergreens and spruces are being set out and many flowers have been planted.
 Church Improvement society birth day supper at Second church parlors today at 5.30 p. m. Price, birthday offering. Orchestra.-Adv
 The beautiful book, Old Silver of American Churches, which was loan ed to Peck library for Merchants week has aroused so much interest that the owner has generously consented to let 1t remain in the library until the close Of the Academy term in June.
 The use, of dynamite as an aid in farming was demonstrated at the R. A. Rutherford place at East Lyme Sat urday afternoon. Swampy land was drained, large rocks and stumps were removed and holes were made for apple trees. with the use of dynamite.
 In Groton borough election Monday, 369 votes, the largest number in the borough's history, were boiled Of that number 172 were straight pro- borough ticket and 117 straight cit fzens' ticket. c. Tyler Landphere, a native of Montville, was reelected warden.
 The Parish House association will hold a spring sale of fancy articles, flowers, ice cream, cake and candy Wednesday, May 9th, to 6 D. m., at the Osgood Memorial-adv.
 Monday evening the New London common council approved the report Of the street railway committee grant ing permission to the Shore Line Electric Railway Co. to erect a high tension wire, extending from the pow Lyme street railways lines on Town hill.
 First annual smoker under the aus pices of Federal Union, Thursday eve ming, May IA. in Froelichkeit hall Athletic events and refreshments- Adv