Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-12
BRIEF STATE NEWS

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 New Haven.-Plans are being per fected to install the cottage system for the New Haven orphan asylum. Some $250,000 will have to be raised in order to do this.
 Torrinaton.-Work on the erection of the big snokestack, to be 15O feet. high. at the new casting shop at the plant of the Coe Brass branch of the American Brass company has started.
 SheIton@The committee on music for the Derby Shelton Memorial day association has engaged three bands and two drum corps to lead the pa- raders in the Memorial day celehra- tion.
 Windsor.-zThe dedicatory exercises of the new St Gabriers R. c. church will be held Sunday morning at 10. 30 o'clock. Rt Rev. John Joseph Milan, bishop of the diocese of Hartford will ofHciate.
 Soutf1ington.-Ice Dealer John Jamie- son is worried in regard to help. He has offered men high wages to peddle ice this summer and after trying all through Southington and Plantsville he has managed to obtain one man.
 Waterbury.-If plans of the board of charities are completed the new Hill- side home will be opened on May 25. It will be kept open for public inspee- eupied by those now in the Lakeview home.
 Bridgeport-The topic which win be discussed by Mrs. George w. Coleman of Boston at a mass meeting under the auspices of the Pastors association in the First M E. church this Tuesday evening will be Present Day Nor monism."
 Haftford-The machine gun com- panies of the First and Second Regi- ments, Connecticut Infantry. are to nave fifteen days camp of instruc- ton at Fort Ethan Allan, Vt, &C., cording to a special order from the office of the adJutant general.
 Meriden.-C Communication have been sent to all the public schools of Meri- den by Albert F. Hall, patriotic in struetor of Merriam post, No. 8, G. A. operation of both teachers and pupils at the Memorial day exercises.
 New Haven.-A very enthusiastic crowd attended the meeting of the meat cutters and provision clerks held Wednesday evening at.7the Hotel Volk. There were 46 membars initiated and 62 applications received, which will be acted upon at the next meeting.
 Ansonia.-In Christ Episcopal church next Tuesday morning at Ii o'clock Rev. George L. Barnes, who is now curate in St. Johns church, Water bury, will be ordained by Rt. Rev. Chauncey B. Brewster, bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Connecticut.
 PortIand.-The superintendent of the state park in the eastern part of the town, J. C. Reeves, has finished the work of planting common red and Japanese red pine trees and Douglas fir and ash trees. There are in all about 20, ,060 trees on the state reserva.- tion. which covers 1,300 acres.
 Danbury.- Active steps to enforce the city ordinance against the accu- mutation of rubbish and waste paper I in the rear of business places and in the cellars of stores will be taken at once by Chief Peter Beckerie and As- sistant Chief T. A Tounsbury, fire marshal and assistant fire marshal of the city.
 Eiigeanurn-C. s. Hubbard, Jr, oi Higganum was given a hearing Tues day by Secretary of State Charles D Burnes at Hartford. He was arrested 1 0n May 2 for driving his car reckless i iy, and Tuesday he explained how his machine happened to run into a. tele- 1 graph pole. Secretary Burnes warned him to stop cutting corners.