Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-19
VARIOUS MATTERS

VARIOUS MATTERS
Mrs. E. E. Spicer of Eastern Point is
| i'll with pleurisy.
Frost Monday night touched some of
the growing plants.
Strawberries were selling at two
boxes for a quarter Tuesday.
Low temperature continues to win
the coal dealers many post season or
ders.
what the weather sharps consider
wet moon.
Next Sunday, Whit Sunday, there
will be special services in the Epis-
copal churches.
College club Lawn Fete, today, from
4 to Z. at Mrs. E. G. Graham's on
Washington street.-adv.
Services for the Shabuoth, or the
Festival of Weeks, are being held by
the Jewish congregations.
From Hebron Mrs. Julius Hills has
gone to the Willimantic camp ground
where she will stay for the present.
The Parent Teachers association of
North Stonington had a meeting Tues
day evening in the schoolhouse at
Clark's Falls
Star gazers last evening were inter-
ested in a peculiar appearance in the
heavens, an odd, luminous streak like
the tail of a comet.
First New London troop of Boy
Scouts has accepted an invitation to
mo rot to h. nrio dow do Of
Montville Monday morning, May 81.
The Shennecossett Country club at
Eastern Point is to open May 20. The
course is in good shape, and will be
pen to members on the opening day.
Train passengers note the attractive
rustic fences, trellises, ETC., at Decatur
owned by Charles H. Brown of Nor
witch.
There is talk of making sub-postaI
and Stonington. The patrons of these
Offices will be served by carriers from
Mystic.
Prominent Masons have received in
vitationS to the celebration Of the
150th anniversary of st. Johns lodge
of Norwalk, Sunday and Monday, May
% and "a.
The benches at the public landing,
where the river boats owned by A. c.
Smith used to dock, are favorite rest
ing places for many men during these
spring days.
At the women's prayer meeting held
in the Central Baptist church Tuesday
afternoon there was a general partici-
patton in the exercises and much in
terest was shown.
Omcers of the Connecticut Chautau-
qua. assembly have begun arrange
ments for the sixteenth annual assem-
bly, to be held at the PlainvilIe camp
grounds from July IL to 20.
Charles P. Biglin, son of Mrs. Peter
Biglin of Steward street, New Lon
don, is to be ordained a priest of the
Roman Catholic church at Boston on
Friday, May rs, by Cardinal O'Connell.
Miss Katherine Williams of Glaston-
bury was in Waterford recently to ar
range for accommodations for 20
Campfire girls from that place who
are to spend the summer vacation
there.
Some of the pigeons in the big flock
fed daily about the city barn hate
grown SO tame that they will accept
grain from any stranger and even
search for food in dooryards and else
where.
1t is noted in Lenox society news
that Mrs Joseph C. Hendrix. of Brook
lyn, n. Y. formerly Mary Rathbun,
Of East Great Plain). has leased Judge
Bishops house in West street for the
season.
An interesting service was held at
the East Neck chapel, Waterford, Sun
day afternoon, when Ann Rogers Lyon
tent, No. 1. Daughters of Veterans,
presented the Sunday school a hand
some flag.
Prof. Raymond C. Osburn, recently
appointed professor of biology at the
Connecticut College for Women, and
Mrs. Osburn, have engaged the Har-
rison- cottage near the college grounds, |
wish they will occupy.
Notice: On account of the work of
the Water department, Corning road
will be closed from Hamilton avenue |
to the city line until further motive. J.
J. Cookery, Supt.-adv.
The New London chamber of COM |
merce now numbers two women mem |
bers. Miss jamie L. Edgar has been |
member for two years and Mrs |
Rosemary Q. Anderson was taken in |
at the meeting Monday evening.
w AIlb O11NIIlS IciIuSTIOWn TO |
Uncasville, Mrs. Morris Freeman broke |
the bone in her ankle in two places |
when she jumped from the carriage, |
fearing an injury. having dropped one |
rein, the horse running toward a high |
embankment.
A meeting of the board Of stewards |
and board of trustees of the Moosup |
Methodist church, Rev. A. H. Withee !
pastor, was held Monday evening for |
the purpose of accepting the gift of |
$1,000 towards the church debt given !
by the late Hon, Edwin Miner.
The town roads at Salem were badly |
damaged by the winter storms and re- !
pair work has taken longer this year |
than usual. The Salem Hamburg road |
has been worked by Gilbert Murray, |
the Salem Norwich by Henry Harris, |
and the upper turnpike by Charles S. |
Ray.
Tuesday evening the Young Wom-