Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-05-31
VARIOUS MATTERS

day that the expresses ran In two sec
tons.
Children were busy Saturday gath
ering flowers for today's decorating OF
graves.
found the temperature down to 81
degrees Sunday.
Throngs Of people visited Yantic
cemetery on Sunday and many graves
were decorated with flowers.
Six Yale students visited Grotor
churches Sunday holding special mis-
sion meetings for young men.
One farmer in the suburbs has
lost 5000 tomato plants through the
frosts of the past few nights.
AT Montville, all the mills closed on
Saturday noon until Tuesday morning
in observance of Memorial day.
Some beautiful swamp apple bios
SONS have been secured near Lovee
Lane by those in search Of flowers.
R. H. Perry Of Gro4on has sold his
property and buildings at Magonk
Point. Waterford, to Rosalie Fl. Wash
burn.
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert T. Miller. on Oak street is in
bloom.
Connecticut delegates will leave on
Tuesday to attend the convention of
the Augustana Synod of the Swedish
Lutheran church in Chicago.
Major George S. Smith Of the SOL
diers' home, Noroton. formerly of
-iA15 Nxr,t1I % kI1A
memorial exercises at Mantle.
The Rev. E. o. Foster Of Columbia,
preached in the Congregational church
in Hebron, Sunday at .. m. Sunday
school was held at 1 o'clock.
Rev. Henry W. Hur1bert of Groton
will address the New London Chris
tian Endeavor union at its May meet
ing at the Mantle Baptist church.
Many new books have been added
to the Salem library, including several
on travel in South America, gifts of
Prof. Hiram Bingham Of Yale uni
versity.
At Old saybrook David B. Miles Of
Montclair, N. J.. has bought seven
acres of land in the Ingham Hill dis
trict from the New Haven railroad
company.
Extra cars were run on the Yantic
line nearly all day Sunday to accom-
mOdate the crowds en- route for Yam
tic cemetery and the ball game on the
Falls diamond.
There promises to be a good at
tendance at the ToIland County an
nua1 W, G. T. u. convention in Rock
Vile at the Union Congregational
church, Tuesday
Older residents recall that MAY %.
1851, was even colder than in the pres
emit year All the leaves on fruit
trees were blasted and early vegeta-
bles destroyed by the cold winds.
On the parklet at the Central Yer
mont station eight of the young trees
are growing thrifty. three having
died. The grass is good, when the
children and chickens keep off it.
A Mantle correspondent mentions
that Elmer w. Russell has returned
from Somers where he attended the
f1ftieth anniversary of the marriage
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester w.
Russell.
In the list Of contributors to the
fund for the relief of the women and
children of France, which has reached
S77,92 appears the name of Mrs E.
N. Gibbs, formerly Of Norwich, who
gave $50.
Andy Jacobs. VINO confessed to
breaking into the Wood store in
Thames street, Groton, was bound
over to the superior court. Jacobs
came to Groton borough via freight
from Virginia.
The June meeting of the Second
Congregational Church committee at
the parsonage Friday evening is the
meeting for candidates for member
ship in the church by profession or
letter, to make application.
The big pleasure launch Winchester,
the property of an English resident,
arrived in New London harbor Satur-
day morning. The craft is the first
pleasure craft flying the English flag
to enter that port in many years.
When Mr.. and Mrs. John Capes of
New LONDON were hosts at a party on
Friday evening at their home in honor
of Mr.. and Mrs. George L. De Pathy
and son, Raymond, the guests included
Mr.. and Mrs. jeremiah Fitzgerald of
Norwich.
The stand at Chelsea parade is
erected and has been decorated in the
National colors. The grass on the
parade was cut CeT9fal DAYS ago and
is now in readiness for the
Memorial day exercises to be held this
afternoon.
At a meeting of the board Of trus-
tees of the Smith Memorial (O1d La
diesO home, New London Carlos Bar
ry was elected president to succeed
the late George F. Tinker, Henry R.
Bond and William B. Colt were made
members of the board.
Eugene H. Burr, first president Of
The Columbia Trust company, Mid
dletown, who committed suicide by
drowning in the Connecticut river, late
Friday while respondent from i'll
health, was a director of the Norwich
State Hospital for the Insane.
The two Sister Supervisors of the
ParochiaI schools of the state, Sister
H. Inelda and Sister Chrysostom,
who came from the mother house of
the Sisters of Mercy, Hartford. are
completing their work Of examining
the pupils in the Norwich Parochial
schools.
Miss Louise Estelie johnson.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Charles A.
Johnson, and Franklin Wheeler Pal
mer, Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
linz w Pairnays FyF Nkuy