Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-08
VARIOUS MATTERS

l VARIOUS MATTERS Children are bringing in beautiful. 1 long stemmed yiolets.
 It is only about five weeks to com
 mencement at the Free Academy. Florists will lay in an extra stock of white flowers for Mothers day, l Sunday.
 Delegates are being elected by the state M w. of A. to the national con-
 yention at Toledo, o.. in June. Rev. B. R. Case of Granby will be- gin his duties as pastor of the Holland Congregational church Sunday morn ing.
 Hyacinths and crocuses in bloom at the Hubbard summer residence at Un- casyille attract the attention of troll ley passengers.
 Opening at White Elephant this evening.-Adv.
 The Connecticut Fair association in tends to keep up the start it made last year in the way of poultry ex- hfbits and shows 1000 birds this fall The beautiful beds of blossoming tulips at the residence of F. w. Hurl- burt and William F. Habekotte, on Broadway. are winning admiring corD- ments. The preacher at the services at the First Congregational church in Dan jamin W. Bacon, D. D., of the Yale Divinity school, formerly of Norwich.
 A regular dinner today at the wau- l f<v. Rv-n, k<, oclock.-adv.
 It has become known that valuable work for E. Alfred Jones' beautiful volume. The Old Silver of American Churches, was done during her gene ological research by Mrs. Elisha E. Rogers of Division street. Norwich.
 The semi-annual meeting of the Diocesan council of the Girls Friendly society is to be held at the Colt Me- morial house of the Church of the Good Shepherd. in Hartford, Saturday. May 23.
 Rev. C. W. Burt, pastor of the Bol- ton Congregational church, has re- signed on account of his health. MT. Burt went to Bolton in December, 1910, from Abingdon. He will be 75 this year.
 Because of mild case of smallpox in the Connecticut Hospital for the Insane at Middietown, Dr. Noble has announced that until further notice visitors will be received at the main building only.
 Rummage sale by the Equal Fran chise league Saturday, May 9th, at Carroll building opposite Colonial theatre.-Adv
 Steeplejack Johnson, the Putnam climber, was watched by many Thurs day as he worked at the very tip of the steeple on the Central Baptist church, the angles of which he is cop- per -sheathing.
 The State Register and Manual for 1914 will be out this month-probably about May Is. Secretary of State AL bert Phillips said Wednesday that the whole work had been compiled and was in the hands of the printers. Charles J. Bennett. state highway commissioner needs about six more road inspectors. who will be selected from the eligible list of 35 candidates who took examinations this week be- fore the civil service commission. It is noted by Meriden paper that are spending a few days with MT. and Mrs. D. S. Griswold on their farm at Somers, Holland county. The Gris- wolds were former Meriden residents Konemah Poultry Specific-white | diarrhea. roup, 1ousiness cured by one dose. Sold by Preston Bros. and w. D. Ricker.-Adv.
 ] A local historian suggests that Nor | wich should set apart June 9th as Founders day, since 1t was on June 6, 1669 that Chief Uncas, of the Mo began tribe, deeded the Nine Mile Square to the founders of Norwich.
 The new passenger tariff book on
 the New Haven road Is out and will go
 into effect June first. The rates will
 be increased from five to 25 cents. The
 new rule book will also go into effect June 1st and all employees will have
 to pass another examination. i The supreme court at Hartford is | a little behind its schedule in the | hearing of cases. No decisions are ex-
 pected from the court at this term as
 the judges have not had time to con-
 sider the cases which were heard at
 Bridgeport and Norwich recently. The tax collectors office will be
 open this evening. Saturday and Mon
 day evenings until 8 o'clock Interest will be added to the town taxes after Monday, the 11th.-Adv. Among the measures passed on the closing day of the Rhode Island gen 1 era1 assembly was an act authorizins | the lease by the Central Vermont Railway company of the property o1 the Southern New England Railway l company. Both roads are subsidiaries
 of the Grand Trunk railway. Connecticut delegates left Thursday
 morning for Memphis, Tenn, where
 they will attend the National Confer ence of Charities and Corrections | Miss Mary Hall of the Good Will club of Hartford. and Charles P. Kellogg | of Waterbury, secretary of the state
 board of charities were in the party. A months mind requiem high mass
 for Margaret McCloud. wife of Dr Patrick Cassidy, was attended by rel
 atives and family friends Thursday
 at o'clock, in St. Patrick's church The mass was sung by Rev. J. H | Broderick. At the close of the ser
 vices Mrs. F. L. Farrell sang Nearer | My God, to Thee.
 FUNERAL.
 Mrs. Ephraim L. Brown. ' ThurxHoxy oFk