Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-28
VARIOUS MATTERS

thniOuo MAI Eno woodchuck hunters are having good luck.
 The weather man turned on the heat supply Tuesday
 Burglars are operating in dental of fees about the state
 Sales of vacation necessities make up the bulk of the months trade
 The Norwich representative of a big oil company has been in Groton look ing for site for tank.
 number of eastern Connecticut laundrymen attended the state asso- ciation's banquet and outing at Com bounce on Monday.
 The managers have issued the pro- gramme for the 18th anniversary camp meeting of the Swedish Metho- dists at Sterling, Mass, from July S1, to August 8.
 The camp equipage used at the island forts last week was returned on Monday to the state camp at Mantle, where it will be overloaded and re- turned to Hartford.
 The late Governor Lilley carried a heavy life insurance. He had policies in 12 companies, only one of which, the New England Mutual, has lately paid the estate $50,25S.
 Commissioner of Corporations Her bert Knox Smiths report on transpor- tation by water in the United States, shows that there are sixty one and .one-half miles of abandoned canals in Connecticut, which cost $725.OOo.
 The case of Joseph Grass against Dolphin Loba for the alienation of his wife's affections will come up for hearing before Justice Samuel F.. Holdridge at Ledyard Thursday morn ing at 10 o'clock. The parties are from Allyns Point.
 The warships Chicago, Olympia, Tonopah and Hartford that have been in New London several weeks, have gone to Newport to remain three days, after which they will visit the ports of Boston, Portsmouth, N. H.. and Portland and Bath, Me.
 Leverett c. Stevens, for If years train 6espatcher for the Central Yer mont Railway company at New Lon don, died in Mexico City hospital on July IS. His wife received word of his death only Monday. He went to Costa Rica about four months ago.
 The Lawton Mills corporation, of Plainfeld, of which John Porteous of Norwich is president. has offered prizes to it's tenants to be awarded for the neatest and best kept dooryards. The prizes are as follows: Three first prizes of s1O each year; five second prizes of $5; ten third prizes of s2, and ten fourth prizes of $1 each.
 Robert c. Sholz, formerly agent of the Norwich and Stonington lines at pier 40, North River, New York, on August 1 will become superintendent of all the Sound lines, taking the place of Capt. H. O. Nickerson, who suc- ceeds J. w. Miller, when MT. Miller becomes vice president and general manager of the Cape Cod canal work
 In the Pacific Coast Journal of Ho- meopathy, pr. H. A. Watts describes the remarkable case of his brother pr. Pliny R. Watts. formerly of Rockville and Stafford Springs, who died re- gently in California from mesentary hemorrhages of a nature never before recorded. pr. P. R. Watts was a col lege mate of Dr. J. H. Allen of Nor wich.
 The Central Vermont railway com- pany has taken an appeal from the decision of the railroad commission CTS ordering the elimination of the railroad crossings on the Windham road and the Abbe road, in the town of windham. The appeal is returna- ble to the superior court of Windham county on the first Tuesday in Sep tember
 Referring editorially to the rebuild ing of the parochial school at Taftville after the fire, the Catholic Transcript (Hartford) praises the work of Rev. Arthur O'Keefe and says compliment ary to Superintendent Eccles and his associates: Tt is pleasing to note that the parishioners have had abundant evidence of the liberality of the manu- lecturers with whose fortunes Taft ville's name is pleasantly and erace-