Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-26
VARIOUS MATTERS

The nights continue too cool to suit growers of corn.
 Vacation travel has begun. follow ing the close of the school year.
 High bush blackberry vines ;are covered with blossoms. indicating big yield
 Following a sudden shower early Monday afternoon there was 8 mark ed drop in temperature.
 is doing better than expected, and a good yield is looked for.
 St. James lodge. No. 2s, F. and A. NJ, works the third degree at Masonic temple tonight at ociock.-adv.
 The days length has already de- creased one minute, although the sun is shining Is hours and T. minutes daily.
 Falmouth, son of Rev. A, E. Kin mouth, of Brooklyn, Conn, has been ordered to France.
 Senator Frederick A. Johnson keeps the American, French and Brit ish flags flying daily at Hillcrest, his UncasvflIe residence.
 The new book, The Mannequin, by Miss Julie Nj. Lippman. of New York, formerly of Norwich, has been receiv- ed at the Otis Library.
 The pupils of the Sisters of Mercy are giving an invitation musical re- cital in St. Patrick's assembly hall, tomorrow Wednesday, afternoon.
 This is the week when Norwich is meFiting it's title The Rose of New England" as roses are beginning to bloom, after a most unusual delay.
 All milsmen, peddlers, junk dealers and hucksters doing business in New London are required to have weights, measures and scales tested this week. tendent Rev. George G. Scrivener, of Norwich, held the first quarterly con- ference at Uncasville Methodist church.
 Preston City grange strawberry supper tonight, in Congregational church vestry, Preson City.-adv.
 A Hartford paper mentions that Alien H. Newton, assistant treasurer of the Connecticut Trust & Safe De- posit Company, and family have gone to Andover.
 Red Top and other sections of Gales Ferry are quiet, this war year, although several of the cottages own ed by Charles H. Brown, of Norwich, have been leased.
 Circulars posted conspicuously in the Main street station of the New Haven road and addressed to MT. and Mrs. Automobilist caution vigi- lance and prudence at railroad cross ings.
 The sixteen young men graduated from St. Thomas Seminary, Hartford, last week included Alfred Driscoll of St. Patricks parish, Norwich, and Leo Paradis. of St. Joseph's, North GrosVenordaie.
 Services were omitted at the Man tic Baptist church Sunday, owing to the absence of the pastor, Rev. H. P. Fuller, formerly of Norwich, has been In Danbury because of the death of his mother.
 Monday was the fifty seventh birth day of the bishop who presided at the Southern New England Conference in Trinity Methodist church, Norwich, Bishop William A. QuayIe, who was born at Parkville, Mo.
 The Connecticut Bible society is planning to give away 10000 Bibles and Testaments during the next few months. Most of these will go to soldiers within the state. An attrac- tive olive colored covered Testament is being distributed now.
 St. Joseph's Tierney Cadets of New London, who have just reorganized had their officers installed in St. Jo- seph's hall, Montauk avenue, Sunday afternoon by County Director William H. McGuinness of Norwich.
 From Lancaster, Penn, have ar rived two huge air pressure water tanks for the Giadding estate, Thomp- capacity e15.650 gallons each. The tanks are eight feet in diameter and forty feet long, boiler construction.
 The Lyme Artists colony this year will include J. H. Bicknel, Carleton Wisgins and Bessie Potter Vounoh, the sculptor. To Ridgef1eId goes the president of the National Academy, J. Alden Weir, who has a home in Windham.
 Rev. Edward S. Worcester, pastor of Broadway church, exchanged Sun day morning with Rev John H. New land, of Trinity Methodist church. The latter clergyman, in his prayer, made reference to the great ssrrow which mad befallen his predecessor here, Rev. F. ". Coleman.
 MISS DoFoInea BOltOn, daughter or Mr. and Mrs. James R. Bolton and Harold Chapman Bailey, Yale, '16 son of Rev. c. Bailey of ColIinsville l who were married at Collinsville last week, have taken a cottage at Bakers Cove, Groton, for the summer and later will reside in Kent
 Ensign Henry Plant, son of Commo- dore Morton F. Plant, has been trans ferred to the Express ", which was turned over by his father to the use of the Naval Coast Defense Reserve and is considered one of the fastest boats in the mosquito fleet.
 In the fields controlled by the Bridgeport Hydraulic company in Easton, Trumbull and Huntington 200 acres of potatoes are up and thriv- | ng under the care of more than 100 l agricultural assistants guided by Will | our F. Stocking, Storrs college graduate employed for the purpose. |