Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-08-21

state.
Shows. may come and shows may go
but IS Bells" will live forever. Aug. %.
adv.
Bushels Of huckleberries are being
picked and forwarded to city markets
from Ekonk.-Moosup Journal.
The fish may be scarce this season,
as many old salts say. but the num-
Der of fish stories is as large as usual,
it seems.
1t is estimated that nearly 1000
people are staying in the various cot
tages and houses at the Willimantic
camp grounds.
There will be no Sunday services in
many churches for miles around to
allow the parishioners to attend the
Wilimantic camp meeting.
The Central Vermont road will lay
4 new rails between South Windham and
Palmer shortly, which will greatly i'm
prove existing conditions, it is said.
The annual picnic and reunion of
the Norman family will take place at
Cloverdale. the home of G. H. Noyes,
in Quiambaug, on Tuesday. August "a.
Baseball Sachem Park today. Double
header C. A. {. VS.. White Rocks, 2
p. m.-adv.
The fifteenth annual reunion of the
descendants of James Fowler was held
at the town hall in Middlefeld, We'd
nesday. The guests present numbered
eighty.
The st. Aloysius T. A. and B. soci-
ETY. of Derby is out to secure the next
state field day and parade of the c.
T. A. L., which this year is at Put
nam.
It is said that telephone operators
can tell by the ring whether the coin
deposited is a nickel or cent, as the
former is heavier and will give loud
er ring.
The Plaut- gladden. Co. will have a
special sale of sheet music at 15c per
copy today.-adv.
At the reunion of the Thirteenth
regiment. Connecticut volunteers, at
Bridgeport Thursday, Fred c. Palmer
of Montville was elected first vice
president.
Housekeepers say they have been
troubled very little with flies, so far
this summer, and there has not been
the usual complaint of the mosquito
pest in this vicinity.
Now is the time the beetles are MAX
ing their annual descent from the trees
which brings them within easy reach
of the hot water or kerosene emul-
sion, their deadly enemies.
The storm at Crescent beach tore
two boats from their moorings. One
was strewn along the beach in pieces
the other has disappeared. The sea
was the largest in many years.
The biggest crop in the fruit line
locally will be grapes. There are few
yards or gardens which do not con-
tain few grape vines at least and
most of them are loaded with fruit.
The call comes from North Sterling
that all lovers of trout fishing should
visit this favorite fishing place and
shoot the snakes, which, because OF
the low water are destroying trout Of
all sizes.
In speaking Of the experiment of us
ing oil on the highways, Highway
Commissioner James II. Macdonald
says that it's use is last resort. Wa
ter, if it can be obtained. is much bet
ter for the roads.
Since the Sound steamers have again
gone back to New London, railroad
electricians have removed the new
wiring and fixtures placed at the rail-
,, road wharves at Stonington, and ship
ped the same to Readville, Mass.
The directors of the Connecticut
Creamery association met at Hartford
recently and talked over the new Law
requiring the weight of prints of but
ter to be on the wrapper. They think
that it will be impossible to enforce it
Horace Johnson has special reason
to feel satisfied with the way the
weather has acted lately. Uncle Hor-
ace foretold the Inauguration weather
and his August predictions have beer
| in the same class as those for March
Fire Chief John Stanners of New
London has collected $142.5O towards
defraying the expenses of the state
firemen's convention, August 10-11
The total expense of the entertain.
ment was more than $500.
Charles H. Davis, a well known land
scape painter, with Mrs. Davis, re.
turned Thursday to his home in Mys-
tic, after an extended tour of Eng.
land, Wales and the continent Mr.
Davis has studied great deal while
abroad.
A valuable coin has been found or
Fishers island by Ralph Eldredge anC
, he has been offered a large sum O
| money for the piece. The coin is Span.
ish and was found near the sup.
: posed location OF Captain Kidd's treas.
ure.
Church Lawn Social-at Leffingwel
Aug. "a, 1903. Supper served in "
: olden time way, consisting of succo.
fash. brown bread and ye olden timt
, delicacies. Coffee and ice cream serv.
ed. Supper 25c, children under II, hal
price. Entertainment by local talent
adv.