Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-24
VARIOUS MATTERS

The May moon is in it's hrSt quarter today, the 24th at 5.o7 D. m.
 Complaints are made again of dogs raiding sheep on Salem farms.
 Flowers, plants, wreaths, etc. Yer steeg, Florist Phone 760. adv.
 Farm bureaus are urging united campaign to exterminate the house fly.
 Humanity hereabouts would be glad if May would quit pouting and show some sunshine.
 Amateur botanists are interested in a big rhubarb blossom in vase at the Otis Library.
 The annual meeting of the Connecti- cut State Firenen's association is to be held at Hartford Sept. and 8.
 Frank A Comstock has sold 8 lot of land on Williams street, New London, to Isabella E. Mitchell and Annie M. Boles. Oaks in the woods along the river banks are putting forth their leaves. adding to the soft shades of the land scape.
 The reading room at the Otis Library | Sunday afternoon was in charge of Miss | Virginia E. Hall. There were forty seven visitors.
 l The state civil service commission has announced that examination for chain man and rodman will be held at the capitol June and 10. 1 This term the parochial school of St Josephs (PoTish) church. Rev. Ignatius | V. Maciejewski, pastor. has about 50( pupils taught by eight Sisters. Taxes will be collected today at the store of John G. Potter, East Side, iron | II a. m. to D. m.-adv. ] This (Monday) evening, at the Centra | Baptist church, the Vineyard Workers are to be addressed by Mrs. Richard Starr a former missionary in Africa A Saybrook correspondent boasts i The automobile truck drivers state thu roads in this town are the best in tn, state They find no bad spots along tn, | line.
 The new 12-inch water main is lsit along West Thames street to point a the head of Mill street leading to tn plant of the Ironsides Board Corpora tion.
 Now that the apple trees are covere with pink and white blooms, there ar pastures along the Montville road whic resemble bits from a Wallace Nuttin picture.
 The new management of the Crocke House New London, has adopted tn innovation of having the passenger ele vator run by a girl, who does her wer well, too.
 The Connecticut Humane society ha ! purchased the Judson H. Root propert on Washington street, in Hartford, an will make it the society's headquarter , about June 1.
 A conference of Eastern Connecticr Smith College Alumnae held Saturda afternoon at tie Y. W. C. A. in Ne, c. Gulliver, of Norwich Free Academ faculty.
 White and purple lilacs, wistaria dog wood and swamp apple blossoms, usual depended upon for Memorial day deco in some places snowballs are beginnin to bloom
 Those qualifying in recent state test as inspectors for contract work in tn highway department with their rating
 include: Joseph T. DiffIey, Nerwicl 92. 40 and Edward A. Mitchell, Colche: ] ter S0.40.
 During the Sunday school hour Pro . lJ. Herbert George of Minneapolis visi } ed Trinity Methodist Sunday scho where for 16 or r years he directed u music. He got great reception fro ! teachers and pupils.
 Louis Mabrey, who recently return, | from Florida, has improved his Oces Beach property by planting on the fo mer tennis court ornamental shrubs al . and decorative evergreens and encIosi1 :t with a hedge of privet
 The United States civil service COT x aminaton for linotype machinists. mai desired, over 20, for vacancies in t government. printing office Washingto D. C., at 30 cents an hour.
 In the list of those who were install
 as members of Sigma Nu fraternity. E
 silon Gamma chapter, including S , alumni members of Alpha Sigma Deli
 at Wesleyan Saturday was from t
 class of 1917, F. R. Custard of Fiji | mantle.
 The last will of Socrates Pattersc 7 who died while on visit to Greece, W
 filed in the New London probate cot
 Saturday. He possessed s100 63S.4S a bequeathed all his possessions to I y wife The estate is principally in ca! \ Episcopalians here learn that age "A this year the summer school of theolo
 for men returned from the national s
 vice. is to be held at the Berkeley
 vinity School, Middletown. The sessi
 will consist of two terms, of a trif1e mo
 than four weeks each.
 Prices of lemons are due to drop. I
 cal fruit dealers learn that owing to
 transportation tie-up seven steam,
 containing about 100000 boxes of le ons are now in part at New York a 70 there are en route six more steam
 bringing 1o5 900 boxes of the fruit.
 Faithful to their obligations. a gc
 representation of the Holy Name
 ciety of St. Patricks parish, James
 Casey, president, led the large numI
 receiving communion at the 7.3o m - Sunday from Rev. J. H. Broderick 2 his assistant, Rev. Daniel F. Sulliv
 At the prize award day exercises
 Saint Margarets School, Waterbury Friday of the Is essays written
 members of the senior class. chosen
 excellence in different points inclu
 that by Miss Katharine Griswold of c
 ton, The Poets Mission. She was f
 honor pupil and received several nri