Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-24

residence of Dr. and Mrs. N. B. Lewis, on Main street, are admired by all fiower-lovers.
 Farmer Whipple, of Ledlngweu, is cutting rhubarb with stalks from p to 4 inches long and from 4 to 6 Inches around at the butt.
 Because of cold, rainy weather last week, many of the Norwich stores are continuing their special Merchants Week offerings during this week.
 Mrs. J. B. Plough of Stafford Springs, formerly of East Lyme, feli recently, painfully injuring her shoul- der and giving her severe shock.
 Navy orders Tuesday included The. Columbia, now at the submarine base, Thames Naval Station, will proceed to Philadelphia Yard about June 1 for. repairs
 Lighter Howard, owned by L. B. Crockett of Norwich, has finished re- pairs at the New London Marine Iron works, and docked Monday at the chappell wharf.
 An effort is being made to save the state flower, the laurel, finch is be- ing broken off and carried out of Con- necticut by the carload. at this season of the year, for decorating.
 Tickets for Shakespeare Pageant on Academy campus June ?, and 8 o'clock, are on sale at Davis and Man haitian Clothing Co; 25c, 35c, soc, 75c, box seats $1.-adv.
 MT. and Mrs. P. Hall Shurts of New London, and Gerard Banf1eld of Hart ford, will be married at New London Thursday evening, June l.
 An examination is to be held at the capitol June T for the purpose of selecting a shipping clerk for ser- vice at the state armory in Hartford at salary of $75 a month.
 The Luther League of Connecticut, organized May 23, 1906, in St. Paul's Lutheran church of Hartford, will celebrate today CWednesday) it's tenth anniversary, at that church.
 Members of the Norwich Y. M. H. A. will go to New London Sunday evening on a straw ride and will be guests of the New London Y. M H. A. at its rooms in the Ntpeune build
 A recent Norwich visitor, Dr. c. D Ussher, medical missionary to Van, Turkey, is planning to return to Van to help in the rebuilding of work there as soon as it is feasible to en- ter Turkey.
 The commencement exercises of Miss Porter's School in Pennington, where there are Norwich students, will be held Saturday, June 8, and the summer vacation will begin Wednes- day, June '.
 Visitors at Groton Monument house during the last few days include Mrs. James R. Peckham of Norwich. Mrs. D. L. Fish, Gales Ferry; Burton Stan hope, South Lyme; R. P. Morrissey, s. B. Sweet, Voluntown-
 Arrangements are to be made for the state shoot which is to be held in Danbury July IA and 15, at a meet ing of the Pahquioque Rod and Gun club at the Hotel Green in that city this Wednesday, evening.
 Connecticut Alumni have been mo- tified that the semi-centennial ceIe- bration and dedication of the new buildings of the Massachusetts Insti- ute of Technology, Boston, has been set for June F, 1S and 14.
 Rev. Arthur F. Linscott, for sev- eral years pastor of the Cromwell Baptist church, has been rendered a call to the Congregational church in Eastford. Rev. MT. Linscott has not announced his decision yet.
 The state of Connecticut will receive $3,314 as its inheritance tax from tho estate of Andrew Radel, late oyster man and traction magnate of Bridge port. MT. Radel was the nephew o1 Mrs. John Steiner, of Norwich.
 Heart failure, not drowning, was pronounced the cause of the death oi Arthur Wann Dobson of Groton, whC fell overheard from a launch IA miles ! off Osserville, Mass, late Sunday af. ternoon and was reported drowned or Monday.
 The Bushnell, tender, and the L-1 L-3 and L-4, now at Boston Yard have been ordered to Newport thenc, to the submarine base, New London ioT During the latter part of June thes, vessels will proceed to PhiIadelphi; and return.
 The dates of the annual fair of tn Rockville Fair association have beer changed from the third to the fourtl week, in September. This will brin, the fair one week later than usua and will get away from the time o the line storm.
 One of the new rules put into eff feet on the New Haven road recentl affects engineers and firemen to material extent. It orders strictly tha no engine crew shall be ordered ou until it is a positive fact that tn train is ready to be taken out of tn yard.
 The May term of the United State district court opened in Hartford O Tuesday. Among the cases on tn docket is one against Dr. Percy I Senior, recently of Westerly, for pre- scribing narcotics in violation of th act of congress known as the Harri son narcotic law.
 A poster competition has been open ed by the National Woman Suffrae Association, and children of the lc cal schools, possessed of talent as al lists, are expected to join in the com petition. The first prize offered $250, the second $10O. the third $5 and there are two honorable men tions.
 Mrs. Henry Edward Robbins Recover
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