Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-12

Last weeks hot wave resulted in the usual cases of illness among children.
 A large party of excursionists from Crescent beach came to Norwich We'd nesday noon.
 California peaches and Bartlett pears are arriving in market, and are considered unusually fine this season.
 The show that delivers the goods, "S Bells" August 23.-adv.
 The rains have helped out the late huckleberries and as a consequence they are very plentiful and large and sweet.
 Visitors in town for the first time this summer are enthusiastic in their admiration of the scenery about Norwich.
 The Boston vines on the Masonic temple have grown with remarkable thrift this season, and attract much attention.
 Some of the tallest and finest look ing sweet corn in this vicinity is grt V ing in the garden at the jail, on { N- dar street. a
 Next Saturday, the Vigil of the As- sumption, is a fast day for all Cath olics, who are obliged to fast. Sun day is the feast of the Assumption.
 Grand Master William E. Thoms Of the Connecticut grand lodge of Odd Fellows has returned from a trip to Europe. Mir. Thoms is mayor of Wa terbury.
 The New London board of school visitors will be the guests of Supt. Charles B. Jennings of public schools at his cottage in Gales Ferry this (Thursday) afternoon.
 Dentists say they have had numer- ous cases of serious trouble with ulcer ated teeth, neuralgia, etc, due to low state of vitality resulting from the recent intense heat.
 The season for hay fever will begin again. Goldenrod is in bloom. Within a short time the sneeze and cough and the watery eye that indicate the suf- ferer from this torment will be notice able on the streets.
 Charles S. Webb, a farmer living on the old Post road, a few miles east of Westerly, has a beautiful collie dog, Shep, who for the past few weeks has neglected the COWS and adopted lit ter of motherless kittens.
 At the convention of the French people of Connecticut to be held at Norwich September and 8, an effort will be made to have the next state convention, which meets every two years. held in Stafford Springs.
 The state Red Mems travelling blan- ket, which has been held in Seymour by Nonnawauk tribe, is to be carried to Okenuck tribe, No. 50, in Stratford. The date has not been decided on, pending a communication from the Stratford Red Men,
 The descendants of Henry Wolcott held family reunion at the Cataract house at Niagara Falls on Thursday and Friday of last week. Among oth- CT officers is Robert R. Wolcott of Wethersfield as the state vice presi- dent from Connecticut.
 A Bethel correspondent writes: Rev. G. w. Griffin of Lime Rock, formerly of this place, came to Bethel Mon day. He left Tuesday for Pittsburg, Pa for a visit with his mother. MT Griffith's wife and daughter have gone to Northfield to spend their vacation.
 An alligator that may have come north to spend the summer was found on the beach in Old Harbor, Block Island, the other day, by Harry Ha- gan, one of the men employed in the dredger now digging out the harbor. The alligator, which is young thing, is about 10 inches long.
 Invitations are out for the Morgan reunion to be held at Silver Lake, N. Y, August 2S. The officers are as E, Ohio, president; Mrs. Mary E. Wolcott, Hartford, Conn, Mrs. Ida Morgan, Prairie Depot, Ohio, V. D. Morgan, Wethersfield, N. r., secretaries.
 The Sons of St. George have 2.1O0 members in the state of Connecticut. The lodges are located in Bridgeport CD. Meriden CD, Middletown, Thomp- sonville, Waterbury, Hartford An sonia, Wallingford. New Haven CD, Naugatuck, Warrington, Stony Creek, Norwalk, Danbury, New Britain, Rockville and Bristol
 The new liquor law which has pass ed the Connecticut senate and house and is waiting for the signature of the governor, says that all saloons must close at 10 D. m., but it gives the cleo tors of cities and boroughs the right to extend the closing time to midnight by majority vote cast at the regular borough or city election.
 At the national encampment of the Sons of Veterans, which is to be held at Washington, D. C., August A, 25 and 26, the Connecticut delegates will be Division Commander Charles w. Roberts of Hartford, Past Division Commander C. E. Batchelor of An sonia, Judge Ralph M. Grant of South Windsor and William F. Alcorn of New Haven.