Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-08-14

VARIOUS MATTERS
Today, August IA, is the horseshoers
| national holiday.
The Stanton farm in Ledyard has
been sold to Albert whipple.
Old friends are the best. IS Bells"
is old, but good; August 2S.-adv.
| The county Pomona grange will hold
it's outing at Richards grove today.
| Golfers and tennis players made the
most of Fridays comfortable weather.
Special 15c and 19c sale of sheet
music today at Plaut- gladden. Co.'S
adv.
Nice looking sweet potatoes have
been added to the table supplies in
| market.
| There is an abundance Of blackber-
ries this year, and they are selling at
reasonable prices.
| With the return Of cooler weather
| housewives have resumed their pre-
serving and picking.
One of the finest fields of corn in
the suburbs is that raised by John
Post Of West Thames street.
The 23d annual reunion of the Chat
| fee family viii be held at Evergreen
park, Stafford, Wednesday, the 25th.
French societies are receiving noti-
fication of the big parade of the Arti-
sans, at Worcester, on September 10.
Between woodchucks and deer, some
OF the farmers are having difficulty
| in saving any of their growing crops.
| News received at the Halle club
from Madame Sauiner is to the effect
that she will return from France on
| September 4.
Patrick ]. Keefe of Waterford died
\ Friday morning at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Patrick Corcoran, 400
Broad street, New London.
The Lewis family, to the number
of forty. enjoyed their annual reun-
ion at Noryeaug, near Mystic, on
Thursday. At noon a chowder was
served.
The name of the steam tug. New
| York Central No l." has been changed
to "B. F. Williams" This tug is own
| ed by the Gilbert Transportation COM
pany of Stonington Mirror.
1 - lat H.,
marker affixed to historical places at
the time of the celebration, there has
been placed over the door of the
Roath homestead on Church street the
| figure 1858.
The eighteenth annual reunion of
the Reynolds family will be held at
Morris Cove, New Haven, on Thurs
| day of next week, August 10. This as
ISOLATION includes all by the name Of
Reynolds whose ancestry came to this
country before 1890.
The first field meeting of the sea-
son of the Connecticut Dairymen's as
ISOLATION was held at Hillsdale dairy
farm, Mapping with Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert L. Sadd, Wednesday. Five
HuhuISu were pIeSeHl'
A Stonington exchange notes that
about % Of the Mystic grange took
straw ride Saturday evening to Meet
ing House hill at Ledyard, where they
were entertained by that grange. They
were entertained royalty and hope to
be able to go again.
a. q
will be entertained in Meriden next
Monday when the biennial celebration
| of German day by the Connecticut
| German alliance will be held with
thousands Of visitors from all parts of
the state in attendance.
| Nothing doing Friday, although a
month ago Horace johnson said:
Around August 10 look out for a big
disturbance. There will be thunder,
| lightning and hail, and considerable
damage is likely to result to the to-
bacco crop in this state. The rest of
the month will be very dry.
1t was stated at the freight offices
| of the New York, New Haven &
| Hartford Railroad Co. in New Haven
| this week that the shipments of coal
from vessels in that port to interior
points had increased very markedly of
late. This is taken as a good evidence
| for the Improvement of businesses.
Many post cards which come to
Connecticut cities each week go astray
because the home address of those for
whom the cards are intended is not
| given. Cards which are addressed in
care of the factories, as a general
thing fail to reach their destination,
as most of the factories refuse to han
die mail which comes for the en-
ployes. As it is impossible to find
the names of most Of the women and
the boys under age in the directory
the postoffice authorities have no way
Of delivering the mail.
Resigns from New London Y. M. C. A.
Physical Director r. P. Williams of
the New London Y. M. C. A., who has
frequently OBLIGATED in this city rs
umpire or referee at the Academy foot
ball games, has resigned and is going
to Berkeley school, New York city
as director of athletics. He has been
at the New London association five
years, and for two years has been
physical instructor in the New London