Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-08-07
VARIOUS MATTERS

tHnlUUo MAJ EMO
There were many strollers in Mohe-
gan park on Friday.
Blueberries are big and fine this
year, but are rather high priced
Motorists are improving the oppor-
tunity to tour while the dust is laid.
| There was suggestion of dog day
| ture.
| The libraries have received calls for
Tennyson's works on account of his
centenary on Friday.
| The engineers of the Providence di-
vision of the New Haven road had
a picnic Friday at, Poquonoc grove.
| The state is represented at the an
nual meeting of the Photographers
association of New England being
/ held in Boston.
Funeral services for the Rev. Her
| bert L. Mitchell are to be held in st.
Peters church, Plymouth, today (Sat-
urday) at 2 o'clock p. m.
| Norwich friends were present Tues
day evening when James w. Lathrop
was given birthday surprise party
and presented a loving cup.
State delegates will leave Sunday.
| August Is, for Grand Rapids, Mich,
to attend the annual convention of
the National Association of Fire
| Chiefs.
A new statute provides that a vote
upon the license question shall be
taken only upon the written request
of ten per cent. Of the registered vo-
| tiers of a town.
Attorney Charles B. Whittlesey of
| New London has been engaged to look
| after the interests of the Central YER
mont Railway Co. Corporation Coun-
| sci w. j. Brennan has been the at
| torney for the road.
Invitations are out for the mar
riage of Miss Florence Hilliar,
daughter of Alderman and Mrs.
Bindloss H. Hilliar of New London,
and Richard Adamson of Mystic, at
the home Of the bride elect, on Aug
ust 49,.
Colored residents celebrated Thurs
| day as Emancipation day. Just for
| ty-seven years ago Abraham Lincoln
! issued his proclamation which made
the negro free man with equal
rights consistent with the constitu-
ton of the United States.
With the exception OF bass, the fish
markets are well stocked for the trade
and prices are about the same as they
have been for fortnight. The con-
ditions for fishing the past week have
been excellent and as a result the
boats have come in well supplied.
Mrs. Herman Hendricks, the de-
mented woman, who has caused a
good deal Of truble in Derby recently,
has been committed to the Norwich
state hospital for the insane, and was
on Thursday taken in an automobile
to the nstitution.-Ansonia Sentinel.
The Stonington Union Baptist Sun
day school convention will be held
with the Stonington Baptist Bible
school Wednesday, August rs. Dele
gates from Baptist Sunday schools in
the territory east of the Thames river
and as far north as Jewett City will
be present.
The executive committee of the
Connecticut Fish and Game Protective
association, organized last May, met
at the capitol Thursday to plan for
the annual meeting, which will prob
ably be held in Hartford this fall
President Theodore Sturges of Fair
field presided and members of the
committee present included Vice Pres
ident Russell Perkins of Pomfret Cen
ter.
The news comes from the Adams
express company that Empty milk
cans returned by the company which
carried them when full, must be re-
ceipted for, and, when delivered at the
depot by the shipper and taken from
the depot by the consignee, must be
returned free" 1t was the intention
Of the express company to assess a
charge of ten cents per can, beginning
with August l, but the company was
overwhelmed with protest against
making such charge for carrying emp