Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-30

Southington, July 24-
 Mrs. Mary A. Miller, who resides with her niece, Mrs. Nathaniel Culver, in North Stonington. reached her 90th birthday on the 27th.
 Peach growers in the state say that the trees are well filled and that the June drop has not been heavy, in spite of the hard rains.
 The Pine grove, Mantle. farmhouse occupied by Charles Smith and family was struck by lightning during Sat urday afternoons storm. Schools in New York close today, which will mean the speedy coming of families to Connecticut shore towns and country boarding houses.
 John Hunt of somers lost a valuable COW recently, and an examination disclosed a stickpin in the heart.
 The quality of the stamped envelopes on sale in the state is the subject of of the postoffice department at Wash ington.
 Mrs. Lulu Sparks, 50, wife of Frank lin J. Tryon, of SaybrOok, died at the state tuberculosis sanatorium in Nor N was in Riverside cemetery, Saybrook.
 The committee on visitation and dis charges of the Connecticut Prison as sociation met at the prison Monday and examined fl prisoners whose terms will expire during the month of July. Word has been received by relatives in eastern Connecticut of the illness of DT. Fred Fitch in East Hampton. He has been removed to a hospital in Hartford and is suffering from se- were attack of appendicitis.
 The Fri Kappas of the Central Bap- tist church held a meeting Tuesday evening with one of the members. After various matters of important business were transacted, refresh ments were served by the hostess.
 Mentioned among the cIergymen at Waterbury Tuesday at the marriage of Miss Louise c. Holohan and Edward B. McElligott at o'clock at the Church of the Immaculate Conception was Rev. Myles P. Calvin of Norwich
 Examinations for the scholarships at Mt. St. Joseph Commercial High school, in which the local parochial schools are interested, were held in Hartford Friday and Saturday, but the results have not been announced yet
 Esther Brutzmann, 1, the daughter of MT. and Mrs. John Brutzmann, of Mountain avenue, New London, was severely bitten over the eye Monday by a dog belonging to a neighbor. The wound had to be dressed by a physi- clan.
 George schellens. son of MT. and Mrs. Pierre L. ScheIlens, of Groton, rowed No. in the Pennsylvania var sity shell at the Poughkeepsie regatta. He roWed on a substitute crew last year. Mir. Schellens was graduated this month.
 Unusual recognition has been ac- corded the International Silver com pany, which has a factory at Thames ville, at the Panama-Pacific exposi- tion, the company receiving the grand prize for It's general exhibit and many special prizes.
 Fourteen of the fifteen W. c. T. U. unions of this county are engaged in making aprons, which, as usual, the members of the fifteenth Union, Nor wich, will dispose of at the county fair at Norwich, to aid the work of the W. c. T. U.
 Five persons will unite with the Old Saybrook First Congregational church al the communion service next Sunday morning, three by letter and two on confession of faith. This is the church of which Rev. w. F. White, formerly of Ledyerd, is pastor.
 When the women's prayer meeting of the Central Baptist church was held Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Joel B. Slocum, the topic was "The Christians Rest" Mrs. Slocum mak- ing an able leader. This was the closing meeting of the season.
 
 The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company has sent out a folder entitled Comfort Then and Now. in which are pictured observation cars of the company of A years ago and now and also giving other infor- nation of interest to the travelling public.
 Eve Lear chapter, D. A. R., was for mally organized at New Haven at a reception and garden party held at the home of the organizing regent, Mrs. John T. Manson. The corresponding secretary elected is Mrs. Robert A. Norwich