Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-05-26

Norwich. Wednesday, May &c, 1915.
VARIOUS MATTERS
New flooring is being laid in the city
barn on Bath street.
Farmers expect a good hav cron as
the result of so much rain during
May.
The street departments men began
cleanup work on Cliff, Bath and
Church streets Tuesday.
White opening Wednesday and
Thursday, May 26 and 81, at Collins
Millinery, 81 Broadway.-adv.
Miss Porter's School in Pennington,
dents, will close on June 8.
The Women's Prayer meeting at
Bushnell chapel Tuesday afternoon
was led by Mrs. c. C. Gildersleeve.
The association of Veteran Odd
Fellows of Connecticut holds it's sum
mer outing at New London July "a.
The conference of ministers and
churches for Tolland county will be
held in the Somers Congregational
SAuASA lOOdy w Suu0SudyJ.
There is to be a memorial sermon
by Rev. W. D. Woodward, formerly of
Norwich Town, in the morning at Boil
ton Methodist church Sunday
The two doorways in the house of
Mrs. Susan Chrest, Bath street are
being rebuilt and other improvements
are being made to the property.
Tuesday evening a meeting of Alpha
Sigma society, of the Second Congre-
gational church was held at Mrs. D.
S. Haviland's, 43 Greene avenue.
Samuel Caulkins, who was taken Sc
riously i'll at his cottage on the Pratt
estate in Salem, last week, is much
improved. Mr.. Caulkins is 81 years
old.
At the Lakes Pond Baptist church,
Waterford Rev. George c. Chappell of
Montville will speak semi monthly on
Sunday afternoons during the sum-
mer.
About so Russians employed at the
Massasoit mill in Oakdale, have left
for New York en- route to their native
land, being called home for military
service.
1t is rumored that Joel Slocum of
the north end Of Waterford is plan
ming to establish jitney route be-
tween that section and Crescent Beach,
Mantle.
The Peck library at the Free Acad-
envy has been presented elements of
Motor-Boat Seamanship, by Charles
F. Chapman, of New York, formerly
of Norwich.
Rev E. o. Foster has resigned as
pastor of the Columbia Congregational
church to take effect not later than
June 80. 1t has been voted to accept
his resignation.
A former Ledyard boy, Emmons
White. will leave Saybrook for Hines
burg, VT. about the 8th Of June, to
have charge of the Congregational
church for the summer.
H L. Barton and son Raymond, of
MiddletowH motored to New London,
Norwich, Putnam and Worcester, Sun
day, returning by way of Springfield.
The trip covered 237 miles.
The Nancy Hampstead anniversary,
under the auspices of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary society, is to be
held at the historic Hampstead house
in New London this afternoon.
A Sunday school convention was
held in Andover Congregational church
Monday. Delegations were present
from Hartford, Willimantic, Bolton,
Hebron, Gilead and Columbia
State delegates have returned to the
annual conference of the Swedish Bap-
fist churches of Connecticut. New
York and New Jersey, held in New
Haven from Thursday to Sunday in
elusive
The woodchucks keep eating aspar-
agus at Bolton. having made the dis
covery of its edibleness last year and
located holes about several beds in
town so that they could have a break
fast handy.
The annual prize reading contest at
Norwich Free Academy will be held
this evening at the school The last
train from Norwich will stop at Grot-
on for the convenience of a number
who will attend the reading.
Professor Charles H. Wheeler of the
Connecticut Agricultural college,
Storrs, gives an illustrated travel talk
on a trip through the Rockies and back
through Canada, at the meeting of
Pennington grange this evening.
st Patrick's church, ten pews on each
side of the middle aisle are to be
given up by regular pewholders to
the visiting Knights of Columbus, in
town to receive the fourth degree.
Comfort circle OF the Kings
Daughters will spend today (Wednes- |
day. at the home of Mrs. Walter E. |
Garfield on Spring Garden avenue, |
Thamesville Luncheon will be serv-
ed at noon and a quilt tied during the |
day.
The engagement is announced of |
Miss Dorothy Crawford, daughter of |
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Crawford, of Sum |
NIT, N. J., to Harry S. Hamilton, son |
of the late Thomas Hamilton of |
Groton borough. Mr.. Hamilton is en-
gagged in mining in Mexico.