Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-02
VARIOUS MATTERS
rides win be high today.


 Sunny days are inspiring tennis and golf experts to get busy.
 The late season of continued cool weather is not to the icemen,s taste.
 Two large beds of handsome pan- sies in the frounds at the Elks' home excite admiration.
 Yesterday. the feast day of St. Phil tp and St. James. was noted in the Episcopal churches.
 Laurel along the river banks is growing glossy and Norwich visitors to Decator Bluffs Sunday found some of the shrubs budded.
 The May meeting of the archdeacon- ", usually held at Norwich, is to be held May 9th at St. PauPs Episco- pal church. Plainf1eld.
 The high price paid for rags and old paper is bringing the junk men out from the cities to pick up all they can in the country towns
 The willow and horse chestnuts abount town are budding and visitors to Mohegan park state that the trees are beautiful even at this early date
 Watch for notice of Norwich Girls Club concert.-adv.
 The post office at Groton Long Point was opened Monday by Post caster c. M. Chester Several cot tages were opened last week for the summer.
 The barn on the Daniel T. Shea property on Broadway is we'll along at the rear of Trinity Church rectory, Otis street
 Adjutant General Cole will map out a six days tour of duty in Con neticut for the National Guard r1n- less the army bill is passed in a few days permitting a different program. The branches of a wild cherry tree in Church Street garden were tent caterpillar Monday and were burned. This is the time to set aft CT the pests.
 | a new diving board at Ocean Beach and already one-half of it is com | pleted. There will be three spring boards, six feet apart. the top one be- ing IS inches high.
 "Mosquito Week. began Monday. under the auspices of the Interstate Anti-Mosquito Committee, composed l or mosquito experts from New York. New Jersey. Connecticut, westchest- CT, and Long Island.
 In the Catholic church, May is de. voted to venerating the Blessed Vir- gin Mary. mother of the Saviour. In St. Patrick's church May devotrons are held daily. following the parish mass at a. n. ,also every Friday evening.
 At Peck library. Slater hall. among the specially interesting biographies recently added are Rev. Anna How ard Shaw's, "The Story of a Pioneer. D ''The Life of Julia Ward Howe" and The "Reminiscences og Augustus St. Gaudeus."
 Mothers day is coming and the flor ists Of the city are preparing to sup ply the unusual demand for white flowers that they expect on that day. The second Sunday in May, the 14tf. has been designated as Mothers day by congress.
 In addition to James C. Macpher- son, regularly appointed delegate, l District Superintendent George e. Scrivener and the pastor, Rev. F. w, Coleman expect to attend the Nation | al Methodist conference at Saratoga, during this month.
 | Local lawyers learn that Judge | William H. Williams of Derby who suffered stroke of apopIexy during the early part of the year, is recov- ering, and it is expected that he will be able to resume his place on the supreme court bench in the fall. R. V. Emery a sailor stationed on | the U. S. submarine tender Fulton at the navy yard, who was charged I haNYInrr 1 blackbird several weeks ago, has been found guilty by the Groton court and paid fine and costs amounting to SIS.
 There is to be special town meet ing this (Tuesday afternoon at Man tic, to consider the subject of the Flanders and also to nth m mnmh erection of new schoolhouse al Flanders and also to take some action in regard to the sewerage in Iiantic bay.
 Alderman Francis P, Kent, one time acting mayor Of the City of New oYrk gave talk on Mexico, illustrated by stereopticon lantern slides. This con densed lecture isn't vaudeville-bu It proved more interesting than a good deal of the Palace bill.-N. Y Dramatic Mirror.
 l AO<AS anu DuLC6l scoring, under the direction of the Connecticut Agricultural College united States Department of Agricul- ture and Connecticut Dairymen's as. sociation cooperating is to be held by tne dalry and 'bacteriology depart. ments at storrs. May 19.
 At the session of the fifth conven. tion Of the New England Conference Of the Evangelical Lutheran Augus. tana synod yesterday at Taber Swed. ish Lutheran church, Middletown las week, Rev. c. A. Lindevall, of Nortf Grosvenordale, delivered a sermon or Building of the Kingdom of God.''
 When Archdeacon J. Eldred Brown of Norwich. made visitation to St Philips church. Putnam, Sunday ev, ening. preaching an Easter sermon the church was crowded. Other rec tors present were: Rev. F. B. Harri son, Putnam, Rev. s. P. Irwin, Pom . fret, Rev. J. H. George, IT,, Daniel son, and Rev. A. P Knell. Brooklyn
 Jolly Eight Whist Club,
 The Jolly Eight Whist club met witl Mrs. c. B. Carpenter of Maple stree Monday afternoon. Prizes were award ed to the following: White counters First Mrs. w. R. Denison; second Mrs ! Henry Guile. Red counters-First