Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-06-03
VARIOUS MATTERS

VARIOUS MATTERS
Light vehicle lamps at S.45 o'clock
this evening. /
The Wyiie school at voluntown is to
close June 9Th with special exercises.
During a recent thunder storm light
ming killed two cows on the Bassette
farm at Sterling.
Helpful lists of books on wild flowers
and books on trees are obtainable at
the Otis library.
The sheep on the Willis Almy farm
at Pendleton Hill have been sheared
by John H. Geer.
Grass is 1ourishing so that farmers
In the suburbs are planning an excep-
tionally early haying season.
Sunday, June /. Sheriff Fred o. Vim
ton of Eagleville began his second
term as sheriff of Holland county.
The summer schedule on the New
York New Haven and Hartford road
is to so into effect Sunday. June s.
st. James lodge, No. %, F. and A.
NJ, works the third degree tonight at
the Masonic Temple at 7.3o.-adv.
Fidelis class of the Central Baptist
Sunday school is planning to make
TINS weeks session at the chapel a.
work meeting.
The first Strawberries of the season
are reported from Quaker Hill and
were picked June list from vines of the
ever bearing variety.
The tobacco farmers of TolIand
towns have been very busy during the
past week. Many have started setting
out the tobacco plants in the fields
Motor parties from here during Sun
day and Monday discovered that many
OF the country inns, tea rooms and gift
shops opened their season Memorial
day.
1t is planned that during the sum-
| mer vacation at Norwich Free Academy
June 18th to Sept. 9Th, the Peck libra
~ will be open forenoons only from 9
| to IL m.
| According to the new timetables,
which go into effect Sunday. the extra
\ afternoon train down the valley, known
as the New London express, will be
restored June 9th.
| In local gardens rhubarb is over
/ abundant and remains in a fresh and
! tender condition due to the exception
ally rainy weather prevailing during
| the last two weeks.
| The hotel keepers of Block Island
| have made arrangements for a steam
| boat to run daily during the summer
from New London. The first trip will
be made Saturday, June %.
Just arrived at Osgood wharf
choice fresh fish, mackerel and many
others.-adv.
Harry G. Gipstein of Hartford was
elected grand deputy for the state of
Connecticut at the national convention
| of the Independent Order Birth Abra-
ham held at Atlantic City last week.
The six cows at the Norwich aims
house, chiefly Jerseys, are giving 90
Quarts of milk day, and Supt James
B. Chapman is able to have much high
grade butter made for the household
The jury cases assigned for trial in
the superior court at Rockville this
term include: Tuesday, June 3, Martin
Puscar aginst town of Mansfield;
Thursday, June 5. Herbo Phosa COM
pany against E. H. Woodwork
The home making department of the
New Haven county farm bureau Is
financed and directed o-operatively by
the Connecticut Agricultural college
Storrs, the U. S. department of agri-
culture and the New Haven county
!, farm bureau.
At the coming summer school for
teachers at Danbury Normal school
there are to be three additional rooms
which will afford an opportunity for
practice teaching. The work of the
training department will be in charge
of H Chapman
The Mary A. Hall, a schooner of 381
tons gross. hailins from Stonington
sank Saturday off the west bank light
house, near Sandy Hook. The vesse
went aground on Romer shoals last
1 nelo h,,f fNI i
without assistance.
Secretary Max Hartstan. Hartford
of the Connecticut Life Underwriters
association, has sent out notices fol
the June meeting and outing of the
association, to be held at Harry Fl
Anderson's camp at Wamphassuc Point
in Stonington June 81.
It became known to Norwich teach
ers Monday that a determined efforI
has been started to prevail on the new
Estate board of education to appoint
Henry G. Morrison of Middletown, au-
thor of the famous Morrison code, t.
succeed Charles D. Hine as secretary.
For the benefit of Red Cross Work
ers, desiring assistance in filling out
application blanks for service badges
the committee on awards will be at the
Red Cross rooms, Thayer building
Tuesday and Wednesday, June 8 and
4. from 10 to IL a. m, and 8 to 5 p
m.--adv.
The handsome residence $50 Wash
ington street, built by George W
Guard and occupied by Mr.. and Mrs
Guard for several years. has been pur
chased by Thomas NJ Common. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Conner leased the house durin.
the winter absence of the Guard fam
lily in Florida.
The recent purchaser Of the Wright
Mills property at South Coventry. MI
Lieberman,> who is in the shirtwais
business in New York. is planning t.
=, operate a small shirtwaist factory a
the new purchase EMPLOYING from
to 20 women, and beginning operation
about July l.
Since the first of the year more pas
sengers have been carried by the rail
roads than in the corresponding perio
of last year, excluding troops. and
is expected that throughout the sum
mer season there will be more vacation
travelling than there has been sine
!, this country entered the wer.
The United States civil service com
y mission announces for July 8 and Aus
an examination for debating machin
operator, for men and women. Vacan
cies in the departmental service
= Washington, ID. c., at entrance salarie
ranging from $1,000 to $1,000 a yea
will be filled from this examination.
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