Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-10
VARIOUS MATTERS

ReneInper Hlaygrounds day, Satur- day, June 18th. Flowers, ice cream, candy and popcorn for sale-adv.
 Mrs. Mary J. Lewis off Main street led the women's prayer meeting at Bushnell chapel Tuesday afternoon,
 "A meeting of the executive board of the Connecticut Congress of Moth CTS is to be held next Tuesday at noon in Hartford.
 Hartford papers mention that Ed ward M. Yeomans, United States ref cree in bankruptcy is kept at his home in Andover by an attack of tonsi1itis.
 The old-fashioned roses at the Buckingham Memorial are in bloom These pleasant June days the veterans enjoy the well kept grounds at the Memorial.
 Connections for New Haven and New London from the trains coming on the Valley Branch are now being made at Saybrook Junction at S.15 in the morning.
 A masquerade surprise party was rendered Miss Julia Sullivan, teacher of the Chesterfield school, at the home of Edward Powers, in Waterford, on Tuesday evening.
 The State PoIiceman's association is to hold it's convention in Danbury, July 15. Arrangements for entertain ing the visitors are being made by the Danbury police.
 Thirty of the neighbors of MT. and Mrs. Lorenzo R. Sparrow of Holland gave them a surprise party Monday evening in honor of their forty fifth wedding anniversary.
 Remember Fairgrounds day, Satur- day, June 12th. Donation boxes, ball game, folk dancing, Tubbs' band.-adv.
 The meeting of the Ellsworth Mem orial association at the Ellsworth Home in Windham, Friday June Il, is open to all Connecticut Daughters of the American Revolution,
 Since Rev. E. M Chapman moved to his new home on Pequot avenue, New London, last week, no one has been secured to take his place as pas tor of the Congregational church at Lyme.
 At the meeting of Miantonomoh Tribe of Red Men in Manchester, on Monday night, a committee was ap- pointed to arrange for an outing to be held at Coventry some time next month.
 A requisition of the executive com
  and comptroller for $9,G0O for the care of wounded soldiers of the Civil war, has been approved by Governor Holcomb.
 Owners of motorboats who have oc- casion to visit Mantle appreciate the new dock being built for the accom- modation Of small craft. It is to be 125 feet long and located at the foot of Grand street.
 At MontcIair, N. J., the summer ex- hibition of paintings opened last week at the Montclair Art museum to con- tinue until September, includes pie lures by Henry R. Poor, A. N. A. of the Lyme artists colony.
 The board of control added s4.O0o to the appropriation for fire wardens at it's meeting at the State Capitol Tuesday, and appropriated S2S0 for the town of Hebron for state aid toward it's railroad indebtedness.
 When the United States Grand Lodge Independent Order of B'rith Abraham which has members here finished its sessions at Atlantic City Tuesday, New York was selected for the next convention, in June, 1916.
 Invitations have been issued to the marriage of Rev Walter T. Aitken, a former pastor of the Noank Baptist church, and Miss Julia B. Duncombe, which takes place at the home of the bride in Newtown, Thursday. June 1T.
 Many are securing drinking water from the ancient well on the W. H. Allen property, Court street, which has been relied upon by generations, since 1t was the town pump on the grounds of the first Norwich courthouse, deS- troyed by fire.
 Invitations have been received here to the anniversary exercises of the Yale Law School of Fine Arts. issued by the president and faculty. The ex- ercises will be held next Monday ev- ening at s.30 o'clock in the south gall lery of the Art school.
 At the first quarterly conference of the Rockville Methodist church this (Thursday) evening in the vestry Dis- trict Superintendent Rev. c. G. Scriv- ener, will preside and has arranged for 8 discussion of the topic How to Make Our Church Go."
 The marriage of Joseph Edgar ChamberMn of the editorial staff of The Evening Mall and Mrs. Leonilda F. Lowry of Lyme Conn.,, took place at Il o'clock Tuesday morning at the sephine B. Farnese. 41 St. Nicholas Terrace, N. r.
 When the cornerstone of the Ell<s' new club house at Torrington was laid Tuesday evening, Rev. pr. Charles T. Patchell, pastor Of the Center Con- gregational church and Rev. Father Joseph H. King Of St, Franeis' church delivered the addresses. The latter is a native of Norwich,
 Norwich friends regretted to learn recently that Wilbur F. Purvis, son of MT. and Mrs. Edward s. Purvis, of Whitaker avenue, lost his clothing, books, etc, in 8 fire which destroyed Q cottage at the Treat school, Oak Bluffs, Mass, where he Is ub-master
 Boats Proved Their Speed,
 Rivalry over the speed of their re- spective motor boats brought forth a contest over mile course in the har.