Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-18

Beginning June 10th, and continuing till Sept. sth: the Peck library at the Free Academy will be open mornings only during the six days of the week, from g to IF.
 Syringas, deutzia. peonies, snowballs and other blooms which usually blos- som about Memorial day, or before that
 date are just towering, but are eSpe-
 cially fuIi and thrifty.
 An opinion from high source at Hartford is to the effect that the First
 infantrymen are unlikely to be taken to Mantle and are more likely to be
 placed in camp at Aver, Mass. Members of the Connecticut society of the Sons of the American Revolu-
 ton in annual meeting last week at
 the Hartford club elected Charles H.
 Wickham of Hartford president of the
 organization.
 nounced to have passed the state bar examinations by the bar examining
 committee included. as the only one from this county, Charles J. McLaugh- lin of Norwich.
 Sunday at midnight the Connecticut shad season closed and it was one big year for the fishermen. All the crews made big money. The fish were plen- t1ful and prices received for them in the markets were good.
 The wedding of Miss Doris E1va, Post of Gilead, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Alfred Post, and Charles Fish of Man chester will be held in the Gilead Con gregational church Wednesday after noon, June 20, at 3 o'clock.
 Among those graduated from Mt Holyoke college last week were Miss Ruby Elizabeth Higgins of South Gov entry, Miss Ne1lia Elizabeth Mcknight nf hV rance Paine of Danielson.
 The state automobile department has not yet completed it's investigation of lamps and appliances, but expects to make it's report about June 20, when all available information upon the sub- ject win be given car owners.
 Eastern Connecticut trapshooters are showing interest in the Great Eastern handicap shoot which is to be he'd in Hartford this week under the auspices of the Hartford Gun club of the Con- necticut Trapshooters' association.
 At the commencement exercises at day. those receiving the degree of bachelor of science in mecha nical en- gineering included John A. c. Warner of Putnam and John R. Wheeler of Mystic.
 4 4o-foot pole. erected by Richard L. Good and Dr. William Smullens,- will fly 10xS flag at the residence of Mir. and Mrs. Patrick Good on Everett street. near the sanatoriunm. Capt. George c. Crocker assisted in setting the staff.
 bright, entertaining page story. The Return of A, B, C, by Miss Gertrude Chandler Warner, younger daughter of Judge Edgar NJ. Warner of Putnam The latter at one time practiced law in Norwich.
 The annual reunion of the Starr family, of which there are several members fin this section. is to be held at the Brooks house, Brattleboro Vt Wednesday, June 27. Prof Starr W. Cutting of Chicago university will be the speaker.
 The second company of the New Haven roads quota to the Fourth En- gineers' regiment CNew England regi- 1 menD is being organized at the head 1 quarters of the road at New Haven l and 12G of the necessary 163 men are | already enrolled.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry F. Hart of No | IDA Capen street, Hartford observed | their 50th wedding anniversary Satur- day at the home of their son, Dr. AL l bert B. Hart, in New London Owing to the health of both, there was no l special ceieDratlOn.
 At present the state has a sinking fund of g, 0.091.84 according to fig- | ures announced by Frederick s. Cham l ber-ain, state treasurer. Forty-four l thousand dollars was paid out up to | June II for the redeenling a nd cancel | ing of state bonds
 Members of the Rosary and Scapu:ar | society were among the many com at the 7.30 mass in St Pat rick's church Sunday, when Rev. Peter J. Cuny, who read the mass. required t the assistance of Rev. Myles P. Calvin in giving communion.
 The printing of the laws enacted at | the 1917 session of the general assem- | bly is now far advanced that the clerk of engrossed bills is able to state | that there were 417 public acts and 45O | the session of 1915 there were 743 en- actments.
 There are seven eclipses in 1917. The | of four partial eciipses of the sun will be on Wednesday, the 18th. | but none are visible in the United | States. Of the moon, three are of the | moon, the second of July 4th. invisible | here, followed July 18th by the third | eclipse of the sun.
 One, of the prizes at Yale offered by a resident of Pomfret, the late John | Addison Porter, the university prize, | has been awarded Thomas G. Wright an instructor in English in Sheffield | Scientific school. The Porter prize in | nV-ir h Srwa Tn.e