Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-18
Gl1eRl1lislia.
Norwich, Wednesday, June 1s, 1919
VARIOUS MATTERS


 There has been a sugar shortage in Noank village. The storekeepers were only selling a pound to each customer Saturday
 An exhibit of paintings at the Bab- cock gallery. New York, includes can vases by the Lyme artists. Wiggins and Carlson.
 The office of Dr. Emma Durham is closed ultil June 30.-adv.
 Tomorrow, June 19, the planet Uranus and the moon will be in con- Junction at 10.39 a. Iii. Uranus is south s degrees 26 minutes.
 Tuesday evening there was a meet ing of the Girl Scouts in the lecture room of the Central Baptist church Mrs. o. E. Lowell, the leader. presid- ing.
 Mir. and Mrs. William W. Jewett of Hampton have announced the engage ment of their daughter, Margaret Sa- rah Jewett, to Weston Cushing Thayer of Higham. Mass.
 By request of the Holy Name society months mind high mass of requiem for Eugene Sullivan was sung in St. Patrick's church Tuesday at s o'clock by Rev. J. H. Frederick.
  ing the spring appears to be offset by the early vacation travel which is setting in strong and will increase with the closing of the schools. Local members of the Robinson fam fly have received invitations to the 34th annual Robinson reunion, to he held at the family homestead in Franklin Thursday. June 2S. Temple chapter. o. F. S., of Man chester, will have as guests this (Wed = nesday) evening members of Colum- bian chapter of South Glastonbury and Baker chapter of Stafford Springs. Big cargoes of fresh fish al Ossood' $ i Wharf, today, few hours from water.- adv.
 At Groton Sunday evening the first joint memorial service of the Odd Eel lows and Rebekahs in the borough was held in the lodge room. Fairview lodge has 50 dead and Home lodge has II. Connecticut farmers are being warn ed to watch out for 1T-year locusts. which have appeared across the New York border, and are damaging pear, apple and peach trees and grape vines The Rockville Fife and Drum corps will go to Savin Rock Saturday, June 28. to take part in the Victory field day held by Lancraft Fife and Drum corps of New Haven. The trip will be made by auto truck.
 A clock has been presented Bolton Hall association by F. J. Mathien and family. MT. Mathien made the clock ] both the case and assembling the works. The case is cherry, about three feet in length.
 A lolland man, Frederick Luce, has taken the contract for carrying the 1 mail between Rockville and Ellington He also carries the mail from Vernon l to Rockville, having had this contract for some time.
 Mackerel and porgies cheap at Church Bros. today. Stock very fancy adv.
 At Lantern Hill, Horace Williams, Robert lift, Fred Gerlach and Fred Marchand, proprietors of Camp Cuckoo. entertained party of young men and women at supper and social Thursday evening.
 The season of cantaloupes has just begun. The first carload shipment coming to Connecticut arrived late last week. Prices are still high, but the prospects for lower prices later in the ! season are encouraging. ! Ile Buckingham Memorial Thurs, June 19 Supper served at o'clock. Supper Soc Ice cream and cake for sale.-adv
 Dogs got into the flock of B sheer i owned by Myron c. Sparrow of Tolla nd and killed 15 or Is and frightened the remainder. The first selectman, Cor nell Green, has been notified and will attend to a settlement for the town.
 This season Branford house Eastern Point, will be occupied by Henry B Plant and family. Mrs. Morton F Plant has closed her residence. No 1921 Fifth avenue, New York, and has taken cottage at Bar Harbor for the | season.
 A New York Sunday paper devoted a page to Miss Helen M. Woods, em- l ployment manager for a string of eight of the biggest hotels in the world, in cluding the two Plant hotels, the Gris- wold at Eastern Point and the Bellair i Florida.
 The steamer Itasca will leave the Coast Guard academy. New London with 150 men today Wednesday, for cruise along the Atlantic coast anG the coast of South America. The boa- will not return before the middle ot l September
 Four New London Boy Scouts have left to attend the Methodist centenary observance at Columbus O. The Scouts are George McDougall, Jame: Lord, Shirley Wilson and Edgar Bit. ner members of Troop No. 2 The, will be gone about a month Bankers hereabouts have been in. vited to be present when a joint meet ing of the New England Bankers as sociation will be held at Swampscott Mass, Friday and Saturday of thi week, at which time the various stat, associations will hold their meetings
 The board of assistants of the Con necticut Society of Mayf1ower Descen dants met Monday at Center churcl house, Hartford, Col. Charles F Thompson, the governor, presiding Five new members were admitted in cluding Mrs. Walter Henry Skinner o Rockville.
 A framed testimonial has been ore
 sented Deacon Frank H. Butler o
 Hartford for his 25 years service a
 deacon of the South Baptist church
 Hartford. The presentation was mad
 after the Sunday morning service b, Frank E. Tolhurst, clerk of the church
 Gales Ferry summer resident. The value of the school clinic an, hospital at the Jennings school, Ney
 London, has already been demonstrat ed. Twelve operations for removal o
 tons1ls have been performed at tn clinic since it's opening a few days az
 and six more cases are booked for thi
 week. when the clinic closes for tn l summer