Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-27
VARIOUS MATTERS

A46At NS4ASSNS ~~----E- this evening.
 rhe cottages at Lords Point ars be. ginning to fill up earlier this year than usual.
 For the Fourth of July the town of old Lyme is to have community parade.
 The showy red rambler roses in the grounds at the now unused Norwich clubhouse are prolific bloofners.
 A Hebron correspondent writes: Sunday, towards night, snow fell here. It was a sight Hebron residents never saw before on June 2sd.
 Although recent rains have given strawberry growing setback native berries in good quantities are again being brought to market.
 The Shore Line Electric Railway company has a gang of men engaged in painting the companys bridge over the railroad track In Centerbrook.
 Henry c. Chappell, chairman of the New London war savings committee. has called for 100 more canvassers to volunteer for work today and Friday.
 The cottage in Neptune Park owned by MT. and Mrs, A. T. Utley of Nor- wich has been leased for the season by L.. P. Broadhurst, the Hartford banker.
 There was a rally at the Bolton town hall "wednesday evening to promote the sale of war savings certificates. Miss Theodate Soule and c. E. House were among the speakers.
 The summer camp at Redcroft, Tol- land, conducted by Mrs. Edmen Pre- tat, assisted by Miss Beatrice Fox, is to open for the summer with Il board ing pupils and some day pupils.
 Alfalfa, which has been grown by many of the leading farmers of east ern Connecticut the past few years, is now ready to harvest. Alfalfa some- times grows three crops a season.
 A meeting of the Progressive Mis- sionary club of the Central Baptist church, Mrs. John E. Post president, was held Wednesday afternoon in the conference room of the Central Baptist church.
 At an organization meeting of the Connecticut State Travellers Aid asso- citation at the state library in Hartford Tuesday one of the state directors chosen was Mrs. George D. Colt of Norwich.
 At Noank, Schooner Earl and Nettie, Capt Tony Hendrickson, has been taking on ice and will leave at once on swordhshing cruise. Captain Hendrickson paid s25 for navy code of signals.
 It is noted at Middle Hadam that Mrs J. H. Selden and family have been entertaining Mrs. Charles Brown ing and daughter, Miss Bula Brown ing. of Brooklyn. N. r, who were for mer Norwich residents.
 From Westbrook, Miss Adelaide s Moore has left as a delegate from the local woman's committee of the sta .5 council of defense to take a weeks course in canning at the Connecticut Agricultural school, Storrs. The Otis library continues to Have demand for books on domestic science cook books and the like, indicating that local women are anxious to adopt every means to make the, most of foot products during a war year.
 Pensions were voted to nine Con necticut teachers by the teachers re tirement board at it's June meeting a the capitol Tuesday. This makes total of 3s teachers who will be re ceiving pensions beginning, July 1. l 11ha oal1 hoe i,,e+ hoe,, ise,,oa fo,, II, l democratic convention for the Secon, congressional district, which include | Holland, WiHdhanl, New London am ! Middlesex counties, to be held in tow hall, Norwich, Monday, July 1, at moor
 Word has been received by MT. an Mrs. Charles B. Reed of Rockville 0 | the safe arrival overseas of their sor | Elmer L. Reed, one of the draftee Y from the 23d division, who is expecte to do clerical work in the engineer! corps.
 l A Moodus correspondent mention that District Superintendent Rev. G. Scrivener of Norwich was in Moodu Sunday and held the first duarterl He preached timely sermon in tn l evening.
 Capt. Christian Quien of Danbur. commander of the department of Con necticut G. A. R., was in Cror11we Wednesday with his staff for the an nual visit to the Woman's Relief corr home. when eastern Connecticut mem bers were present.
 | American war libraries in France ar
 receiving shipments of 10000 book
 from this state as a result of the boo
 drive conducted last March by tf
 Connecticut public library eommitts
 and approved by the Connecticut stat
 council of defense.
 Mrs. Edith NJ. Skinner, a native
 Waterford. died in Watertown, Mas.
 Sunday. She was the widow of Hem
 R. Skinner, Boston attorney. MT I Skinner was the daughter of Ang1
 and Rebecca Bradford Macurdy Si l leaves two sons and daughter.
 Rev. Charles R. McNally, pastor
 the First Baptist church of New Lol
 don, has been appointed camp past
 for the New London military and nj
 val district by. the war commission
 the Northern Baptist convention AT
 the Connecticut Baptist convention. i, A writer in the current Connectie
 Citizen. elated over the prospects
 prohibition victory in this state. groy facetious and observes: From Sali bury to Stonington, from Thomps, down to Trumbull, the liquor men a
 on the run and feeling mighty hunb
 New York men may come aero
 Long Island sound and fish or. cla
 unmolested along Connecticut's shol . They may also procure licenses to lobstering. A Connecticut man I'll not fish or clam on the Long Isla n1 side of the sound however without