Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-06-26

Norwich. Monday, June 3. ia1e.
VARIOUS MATTERS
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water exceptionally warm for this
time Of the year
Orders now taken for N. f. A. 1915
class groups at Stevens studto.-adv.
Trains on the Groton division, which
have been stopping at Red Top, dur
ing race time. discontinued so doing
Saturday.
Walter H Horton OF New London
has been transferred from steamer
City OF Lowell to steamer Plymouth
Of the Providence line as purser
Miss Hannah McGrath and Michael
Joy Of New London will be united in
wyEedlocks !, Wednesday morning at St.
city.
A Plainheld patient. William Phil
lips, who has been treated at the Nor
WITCH State Hospital for several years,
has recovered from his mental trou-
bic and is working again.
The death of William johnson, a
hospital at Norwich, occurred Satur-
day morning. Mr.. johnson was at one
time q resident Of Noank
More than 500 was raised for the
benefit OF the Connecticut college
gymnasium fund by the Tag Day cam
paign conducted by a committee of
New London students during race day.
The names Of the fifteen most heay-
lily insured Americans whose policies,
following their deaths, were paid in
1915, include Norman q. @Ream, New
York and Thompson, Conn, 1929, $50.
The annual June luncheon and meet
ing of the Connecticut chapter, United
States Daughters of 1912, was held at
the Hotel Pembroke, in Woodmont, ON
Saturday, the luncheon at p. M. and
the meeting at 2.So.
There were So visitors to the Otis
Library reading room Sunday after
noon, when Miss Mildred D. Rogers
was in charge. This was. the last
Sunday the room will be opened until
October.
Orrin Oakley of the Fairview home
for Odd Fellows died Saturday morn
ing in Norwich. Mr.. Oakley was a
Bridgeport. Burial will be in West
eriy, r. L
Voters of the town of Groton will
be asked to appropriate a sum of ST.
900 as an additional appropriation for
the use of the highway commission
ers. at a special town meeting to be
held June 80.
District Superintendent Rev George
". Scrivener of Norwich preached at
the Burnside Methodist church Sum
day morning. He held the quarterly
conference at the church Sunday af-
ternoon at S.45.
When the big Whipple strawberries
come from Lef1ngwelltown there's a
wild strawberry flavor. The Farmer
smiles at the demand there is for them
at the top price of the market It
pays to produce the best!
According to navy orders announced
Saturday. Commander z. Stirling, aio
on staff, commander of the subma-
rine force. Atlantic fleet, is transferred
to the command of the submarine
base, Thames Naval Station
Referring to the big Fourth of July
parade in Norwich, the Moosup Jour-
nal notes that it is proposed that the
contemplated preparedness parade be
made a demonstration in which al
the people Of Eastern Connecticut par
ticipate.
The patrons Of the Shore Line cleo.
trio road in Waterford are enthusiast.
tic over the good service given the
public race day. Extra cars were rur
during the afternoon and evening and
a large force of emergency men wai
held at the Waterford switch.
The Robert A. Gray monument ha.
been set at Groton and stands abour
% feet high and faces the southeast
The seal of the state of Connection
IS on one of its sides and on other.
are the names of the battles in which
Mr. Gray's regiment took part.
Auxiliary yacht Querrida, owned b,
Frederick P. Lewis of New Haven
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from Branford harbor last week Sun
day, has been found at Mantle, wher,
| It was abandoned the day of theft, af
I ter failure to get it up the river.
A Salem summer resident, Jrof Hi
ram Bingham Of Yale university ia
Guilty. noted archaeologist and Peru
Wan explorer, and Son-in-Iaw of Mrs
Alfred Mitchell of the Pequot, has en-
: listed in the Yale battery. He will b
attached to the battalion staff of Ma
) Jor Danforth.
At the high mass in st. Patrick
church Sunday. Rev. Myles P. Calvin
xiv, 1924, the parable Of the grea
supper, preached on the Holy Euchar
, list, instituted by Christ as the foo
for mans soul and the guaranty {
8 his salvation.
The New Haven road is as forwar
in the matter of handling troops as
is possible to be until orders hay
- been received. The road has som
$50 cars, including passenger coache
= horse cars and fiat cars which al
ready for immediate use at the proba
BILE points of assembly.
L. c. Dimmock Of South Willingto
complained to the Hartford police 3
Thursday night of the theft of a va
. Use containing valuable business ps
- pers, taken from his automobile, parl
ed near the Hotel Bond. The wallis
4 was later found in a saloon with ii
y documents undisturbed.
The American COMMITTEES for Al
menian and Syrian Relief, of whic
Charles r. Crane, 70 Fifth avenue.
New York, is the treasurer, has fur
that is approaching the $500, 900 figur
, Additional gifts acknowledged Sunds
included, from Trinity Episcop
church, Norwich. Conn, s2s.
Following the quarterly meeting
the Holy Name society, in the has,
nnent chapel Of st. Patrick's churS
at p. m, Sunday, the members, Il
by their president, Thomas H Becl
ley, went in a body to the home
their deceased associate, Patrick
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