Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-18

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 F1orsythia, Japanese uuince horse chestnut and 1ilacs are among the blossoms brought in by some of the school children this week.
 The no school signal for the chil- dren of the lower grades of the town schools was sounded Wednesday and at noon.
 At the meeting of the New Lon don Y. W. c, A. Wednesday evening Dr. Frank Wilson of AFontville gave talk on first aid to the injured.
 Wednesday afternoon the Progress sive Missionary Club met in the Iec- ture room at the Central Baptist church, Mrs. John B.N Post the presi- dent, presiding.
 Provisions for bond issue of about $60,00 were made by the town of East Lyme at a special town meeting at Flanders Tuesday afternoon, to take up the floating debt
 The growth in the population of this state between the years 1909 and 1914 was S8,244, according to the figures of the census bureaus summary just issued from Washington.
 The third quarterly payment for the reserve fund which Connecticut government regional bank in Boston, was sent forward Tuesday.
 Local temperance workers have been notified that the big convention of the Anti-Saloon League of Ameri- ca is to be held this year at Indian apolis, Ind, June 25 to 29.
 
 A detachment of hospital corps men from Fort Wright left Fishers Island within the past few days for San An tonic, Tex. for duty in connection with the Mexican situation.
 Special convocatfon of Franklin chapter, No. 4. R. A. M., tonight at Masonic temple at 730 Work in P M. and Nj E. M. degrees.-adv.
 Steamer Islander is once more mak- ing the passenger run between Provi- placeN~of the steamer New Shoreham which is undergoing repairs.
 The very small nests of first crop caterpillars have appeared and wise tree owners are beginning at once to destroy the small nests of the first crop before they have multiplied into millions.
 
 At the big ball to follow a, pageant in commemoration of the fftieth an niversary of the founding of the Yale school of the Fine Arts, one of the hostesses will be Mrs. Hiram Bing- ham, Salem summer resident.
 Although Groton street department authorities announce that Thames street is closed from Latham street to Baker avenue. many automobilists refuse to take the order seriously and continue to use that street at their own risk.
 During the musical hour at Con necticut College Tuesday morning, two original compositions, In Spring gtime, In Love Time. and Hearts All AgIow, by Prof. Louis A. Coerne, were well sung by Miss Beatrice Ashe. formerly of Norwich.
 George T. Brown of New London the son of Edward T. Brown, both engaged for many years in the man. agement of the Brown Cotton Gin Co, has associated himself with the piano house of D. s. Marsh of Norwich and New London.
 At Noank compressed air was used at the shipyard Monday for the first time in six years as the machines were in need of repair. For the past three weeks men have been at work on the big c6mpressors, which are now in running order.
 More than twenty machines will be entered in the transcontinentaI Air race by manufacturers of aeroplanes who already have communicated with the New York contest committee of the Aero Club, the Gallaudet company of Norwich being one of those enter ing.
 The assistant secretary of the Con- | necticut Temperance Union, Rev E. w. Potter, who gave a rousing tenn perance address at the Second Con- | gregattonal church Sunday morning went from Norwich to visit his for mer pastorate, Jewett City, before re- turning to New Haven.
 On invitation of State President W l T. May. Adrian R. Dunn, chairman o1 the general executive committee ant I Joseph IF. Quirk, chief of staff, Q.
 M1ddletown, have been delegated ts go to Norwich Sunday next to attent joint meeting of the A. Q. H. divis
 Ions or Norwich and the state board | The First Methodist Episcopa lchurch at Woonsocket rendered a re
 cepuon to the new pastor, Rev. Ly
 man G. Horton, D. D., and his fam
 1y at the church Tuesday evening
 Rev. MT. Horton, a former pastor il
 eastern Connecticut, was appointed a
 the recent Methodist conference il Norwich.
 Rev. William J. Brewster hector O
 the Episcopal church af Wareho,,s
 Point, has been caaled ro St Michaeis
 church. 1dtchdeld, to succeed Rey
 Storrs Q. Seymour formerly of Nor
 wtch, who recently retired from th
 ministry after S5 years service. Mi
 Brewster Is a. brother of Bishop C
 B. Brewster
 The postmaster general announce
 that parcels containing tobacco. ci
 gars or cigarettes sent to foreig-
 countries for the armies in the fieI
 and military hospitals will be admit
 ted free of customs duty, iftaddresge
 directly and exclusively to the min ister of war who is to have 4cIarea o