Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-14
VARIOUS MATTERS
Tideg wil be high today.


 rides. vii be high today.
 Light vehicle lamps at 7.52 this evening.
 Flag Day todayi Everybody should effect on proprietors of shore resorts. Hon. Charles Phelps and family of Rockville are spending the summer at Eastern Point.
 Massage treatment, baths for chron- ic diseases. Mrs. l. H, Hopwood, 61 Union street--adv.
 r Hotels. restaurants, lunch and tea- guests yesterday noon.
 Today wedresday9, Friday and Saturday are Ember days of absti- necce in the Catholic church. a The schools held no session Tues day on account of the Barnum and Bailey circus showing in Norwich, Tuesday started in to be just the right kind of a sultry day for pink lemonade, but every variety of weath- CT followed.
 
 Artist Jules Turcas and family of New York, have opened their summer house on Grassy Hill, Old Lyme, for the season.
 The Gray memorial monument, be- queathed to the borough of Groton in the will of the late Robert A. Gray, will be unveiled on the Fourth of uly. A number of out of town alumnae will be at Backus' hospital this after noon, when Miss Culver will address the meeting of the Nurses Alumnae association.
 Offerings received by the White Ribbon Banner toward the Stevens fund include Wallingford, Hanover, Higganun, Goshen g each, Meriden $10, Sterling $1. In the Deep River schools next year Miss Mary Shugrue of Colchester will teach in room No. 5 and Miss Gladys Louden of Norwich has been reap pointed to grade 2.
 Tierney Cadets whist and "45'' Thursday evening, 8 o'clock Bucking- lam Memorial.-adv.
 It is probable that Niantics streets will have to be oiled again this sum- mer as the rain of the past week washed most of the oil away before the sand was put on
 Although some local gardeners have 1 not yet completed their planting, be- ing later than in a number of years, others have beans and potatoes well up and peas are blossoming. At the funeral of Thomas Marcure held from the home of his son-in-law, Aristide Asse1in, in Woonsoclzet, R. l., one of the bearers was Michael Me- Kenna of Wauregan, a son-in-law.
 At the regular meeting of Norwich | Grange tonight Miss Culver, the pub- lie nurse. is to give a talk and a | speaker from Putnam Grange is also expected, beside other attractions.
 Singers from Eastern Connecticut are to attend the state singerfest which is to be held in New Britain cteties from all parts of the state will compete for prizes.
 The County Pomona grange, No. 6 Patrons of Husbandry, is to hold its meeting with Groton grange, No. 176 at A. o. U. w. hall, Groton; Thurs. day. The Pomona degree will be con. ferred in full form.
 | A contractor from New Haven hal I SSe~A " CACCl d OunRalOH for Miss E. Louise Gibson of Nev Haven on lot she recently purchased at Pleasure Beach from Charles Fl Learned of Mansfield Center.
 Among the many automobiles park ed at different points to witness tr, circus parade Tuesday were q nLmbe containing parties who had com provided with substantial lunches making real pic:1Ic of tho day.
 The strawberry crop will be larg this year. At present the plants shoy that the harvest will be much heav Ter than in many years The berrie will not only be plentiful, growers re port, but will be exceptionally fine.
 Among the first summer visitors t arrive at Columbia was a white headed sparrow. This freak bird frs put in nappearance last summe and took up its abode near the resi- dence of MT and Mrs. Fred A. Abel on Columbia Green.
 Clinton J. Charter, 75, a wealthy re tired farmer, and native of Ellington died Monday morning at the hom of his daughter, Mrs c. W. Kibb In Springfield, Mass. He had been i only since Friday with pneumonis : He was born at Crystal Lake, in tn N Charter homestead.
 The ferry boat running from Ma sons Island to the mainland will b again in use this summer and will b under the same captain, Charles An derson. The road to the island whic in low tide connects it with Mysti has been put in better condition tha it has for some time.
 Secretary Walter E. Gilbert is send ing out notifications that the Norwic Free Academy Alumni association an nual meeting is to be held on th evening of June 10 in Slater hall. In teresting speakers will make addresse and Principal TirrelI will speak con cerning the progress of the school
 The constellation Bootes now hold the predominant position in the slc The name is that of a man, and ha been used for at least 5000 years. Th group consists principally of a streal of stars which is a continuation { the handle of the big dipper (Gres Bear) ending in the very brilliant ste Arcturis.