Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-21


 Henry Constant. 12. injured by fall ing from a tree one day last week, is improving, but is not out of danger.
 Rev. E. A. Myers of the Baptist Publication society conducted services at the Baptist church Sunday.
 Supervisor Albert S. AT11es will con- duet entrance examinations for the high school at the graded school building today
 Elder F. w. Stray has the camp for the S. N. E. Seventh Day Adventist conference practically ready for the opening Thursday.
 Mrs. c. H. Barber will have the members of the Ladies' Reading circle at her home for meeting this after noon.
 John A. Wright of Naugatuck was visitor with friends here over Sunday. D. E. Jette and a party of friends motored to New London and crossed over to Fort Wright for visit with the Thirteenth company.
 Miss Leah Burns, teacher at Alta waugan, will spend the summer at her home in Webster.
 George H. Calls new summer cot tage at Cedar Point, near Old Button woods, R. l., is completed.
 Jacques -Egan Engagement.
 The engagement of Miss Laura Jacques of East KilIingly and Charles Egan of Providence is announced.
 Mystic Testman.
 Chester Chapman of Mystic is acting as testman at the local telephone of- flee during the vacation period.
 MT. and Mrs. George Smith and son Robert of Academy street are spending few days at the summer cottage on Cape Cod.
 Walter P. White, who became i'll last week, is recovering.
 Mrs. Charles s. Francis is visiting relatives in Newington.
 John Whalen of Brockton spent the week end with friends in Danielson.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Smith of Cot tage street have gone to Providence for a stay of two weeks.
 At Gallup Farm.
 Mir and Mrs. J. w. Gallup are at the Gallup farm on StearnS Hill for the summer months.
 The new timecard makes no change from the present leaving time of pas senger trains from the local station.
 Will View Races from Bohemia.
 Owners here of the big power boat Bohemia will cruise from Oakland Beach Thursday of this week to New London for the Yale Harvard races. On the return trip Block Island will be visited.
 All the swimming places about Dan ielson were centers of attraction dur ing the heat of Saturday. From the ball games many went for a plunge in the Quinebaug.
 Only Two Games Lost.
 Having won Il out of 13 games dur ing the regular season just closed, the Killingly High school baseball team made one of the best records in years. Only one game was lost to a school team and a real Walloping was hand ed out on that occasion by the Nor wich Free Academy team, later beaten by the locals. The other team that won over Killingly was Assumption college of Worcester, using a graduate star who by his own efforts turned the tide against K. H. $.
 Many Signing Clerks Petition.
 The clerks petition for a half holi- day during July and August is not lacking signatures. The clerks have hurried to affix their John Hancock to this document, which means weekly relief from the regular grind of duties during the most trying part of. the hot weather period. The clerks are seek ing for one-sixth of the year what workers in many callingS get the year arouud-a half day off each week. and the disposition of a number of the business men seems to be in favor of granting it.