Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-03
VARIOUS MATTERS

1 4A d VI plcCCS 1t 1S lOduu
| that grape and strawberry vines were
| injured by the recent frosts.
Today is the Feast of Corpus Christi
| and vii. be observed by special SER
vices in the Catholic churches.
Janitor George Kraft has put the
| little grassy enclosure at the Central
Baptist church in condition for the
| season.
Wednesdays sudden drop in tenn
perature, following two summer days,
gave the farmers new cause for dis
enlargement.
Clara. Turner Hammond, the wen
| known stock company actress, has
| opened her cottage at the Golden Spur
for the summer.
Regular convocation Of Franklin
| chapter, No. 4, r. A M, tonight at
| Masonic temple at 7.30. Work in
| Mark Master degree.-adv.
Mentioned in the neurology of Bud
| long post, G. A. r., of Westerly, Me-
mortal day, was Edwin A. Lewis, who
| died at Norwich April II, 1915.
At Berkeley Divinity school. Middle
| town, Tuesday, Ri. Rev. Richard H.
| Nelson, D. D., of Albany was elected
| a member of the corporation for two
years.
About the state school children are
| seeking certificates from State Agent
| H. G. Potter which will entitle them
to obtain employment during the sum-
| mer months.
Rev. Elliot o. Foster, pastor OF the
Columbia Congregational church, has
accepted an invitation to become pas
tor of the Congregational church at
Essex Junction, VT.
Sunday next, June 9Th, will be the
256th anniversary of the founding of
the town of Norwich. This anniver-
sary was formally commemorated last
year as Benefactors' day.
A iridium, or three days devotion,
in honor of the Blessed Eucharist
will be held in all the Catholic
churches of this diocese Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday, June 4, and 6.
Miss Lucy A. Staplin, a native Of
Waterford, died Tuesday at the resi-
dence of her sister. Mrs. Louisa Stew
ard, of 80 Blinman street, New Lon
don, with whom she made her home.
George Forster, sheriff of Tolland
county for the past four years, retired
Wednesday and was succeeded by
Fred o. Vinton of Mansfield, who was
elected sheriff at the election last fall.
At Hartford Tuesday the reorgan-
lied state pharmacy commission met
in the capitol to organize for the
coming year and to examine candi-
dates for certificates of assistant phar
macists.
At TaTrytown, N. Y, Tuesday, Miss
c. Mason's school, The Castle, COM
pleted it's goth year. Miss Mason pre-
sented diplomas to Is graduates, in
Guiding Miss Constance Atwood of
Stonington.
New York papers mention that Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence w. Bowen have
closed their town house at No. Eas.
SD street and are at the Plaza before
starting for their country place, Bald
Hill, Woodstock, Conn.
Miss Minnie E. Newman of Pawca-
tuck and Leon Z. Pierce of NORTH.
Stonington were married at the resi-
dence of Rev. George B. Marston.
pastor of the First Baptist church,
Stonington, at $50 o'clock Tuesday
morning.
A conference to be held in Bridge
port today Thursday has been called
by Collector of Customs J. L. Meow
ern, at which all of his deputies are
expected to be present. The needs of
the service will be considered at this
meeting.
Records show that temperature con-
ditionS for last month were about nor
NAL. The highest temperature record
ed was on the 18th, when the mercury
climbed to IS. The 9th of the month
saw the lowest temperature, which was
40 degrees.
A former street commissioner claims
that many of the complaints concern
ing unJidy emptying of ash barrels
are due to householders themselves,
who overfill such barrels and do not
observe the rule about separating
garbage from ashes.
Deputy Jailer and Mrs Oscar A.
Leonard and family, who have hao
charge of the Tolland county jail for
the last four years, moved Monday to
their old home on the Tolland road.
Alfred Abbey of Rockville is the newly
appointed deputy jailer.
The Killingly Worsted Mills COM
pany of KiIlingly has filed a, certifi-
cate of Incorporation for the manu-
facture and sale of wooden textiles.
The euthorizeC capital is $4,000, the
1ncorporators being William Z. Litch,
E. H. Litch and William F. Mulligan.
Tuesday, Mrs. John E. Reyburn left
Washington for her summer home at
New London. Miss Eleanor Reyburn
whose marriage with Lieut. Frank
Harrington, U. S. A, is to take place
June 80 at New London, will remain
some time longer IN Washington at the
family home on n street.
The permanent commission on paro-
chial archives of the Episcopal diocese
Of Connecticut met Tuesday in the
Williams library in Middletown to pre-
pare report to be presented to the
diocesan convention. Rev. DR.. StorrS
o. Seymour Of Litchfield, formerly OF
Norwich, was chairman.
There was an attendance of IS at
Wednesday afternoons meeting of the
Progressive Missionary club, at Bush
nell chapel, Mrs. John E Post, pre-
siding. In addition to the usual exer-
cdses, Mrs. John H. Ford read an in
terestfng article on the Mather school,
Beaufort. S. c.
Cleanup Had Not Penetrated.
One spot to which the cleanup move
ment had not penetrated was discover