Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-08-19

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Bells" August 23.-adv.
The rain had a very appreciable
effect on the rivers, which had become
unusually low.
John L. Fisk, a New London boy, is
to be the democratic candidate for
mayor of Middletown.
The twenty ninth annual reunion of
the Hotchkiss association will be held
at Lake Compounce today.
AS a result Of the rain and wind
| many branches were blown off and
number of telephones put out of COM
mission.
The 25th Connecticut Volunteer
association will hold their annual re-
union at Crystal lake, Thursday,
August rs.
A visitor to Horace Johnson, in
Middle Haddam, on Monday, was told
that the rain would probably continue
for the remainder of the week.
The twenty third annual reunion of
| the Chaffee family will be held at
Stafford Springs next week Wednes-
day If stormy, the next fair day.
The schooner James T. Maxwell, Jr.
which was recently discharged. at
Dawley's lumber yard, will sail for
the south as soon as the weather per-
mits.
The swallows will soon be off for
the south Many of the tree and bank
swallows have already gone, and it is
nearly time for the cave swallows to
depart
The programmes have been sent out
of the 35th annual convention of the
American Bankers association at Chi
cago. the week beginning Monday,
September 10.
Delegates to the state convention of
Catholic temperance societies, to be
held in Putnam September 6 and 7, are
being appointed by the various socie-
ties over the state.
Rev. J. C. Ward Of Norwich, on
his return home from a two weeks
vacation at Mortified visited with his
brother, J. B. Ward, at Brook Oak
poultry farm, Wilmington.
It looks as though the items for
deer damage may be large this year.
An unusually large number of fawns,
as many at five at one time, are often
seen, accompanied by their mothers.
Many people have heard the katy
did during the past few days. This
means, as many people believe, that
frost may be expected the third week
in September or within six weeks.
The cornerstone of the new All
Souls church now in process of con-
struction at New London, will be laid
with appropriate ceremonies, Friday,
August 20, at four o'clock in the aft
ernOon.
The raft at Ocean beach suffered
from the storm. The wind ripped off
most of the canvas covering, which
has not been renewed since last year
and one of the mooring ropes was
broken.
About so excursionists from Will |
mantle passed through Norwich by
special train over the Central Vermont
road Wednesday morning, taking pas
sage later on the steamer Block Island
for the day.
It is feared that New England may
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Is prominent business men from ia
pan this fall, as the New Haven road
has declined to haul their special train
without charge.
The awards for photographs shown
at the twelfth convention of the New
England Photographers association at
Boston the first of August, are being
received. George Tingley of Mystic
received first prize.
The promise is made by the mana
gers of the Connecticut fair, at Hart
ford, September 6 to IL, that this ex-
position is to include by far the larg-
est exhibition of farm machinery ever
seen in New England.
NdCdIlOnlSLS returning from Long
Island say that the early potato crop
was good, but the later crop is stunt
ed and dried by dry weather. Rain
will not benefit many potato fields
much, as the vines are too far gone.
The earlier native peaches are COM
ing into the market, a little later this
year than usual, on account of the
dry weather. The heavy rain will
hasten along the crop when there is
little sunshine to ripen the fruit.
In Hartford, September II, reunions
Of the Eighth, Eleventh and Sixteenth
regiments will be held, and during thesI
day the statue, The Soldier Boy, pre-
scented by Col w. F. Cheney will oe
turned over. September II is the
47th anniversary of the battle of An
ttetam. in which the Sixteenth was
nearly cut to pieces and Colonel Che
ney severely wounded.
CONNECTICUT PATENTS.