Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-02
VARIOUS MATTERS

tAntouS MAJ iEnS
Bathing BY moonlight is the fad at
| the beaches.
The heat and humidity seem to have
gone cut with July.
The life saving crews at Fishers is
land Watch Hill went on duty August
l.
There were sermons on Tennyson
Sunday, in anticipation of his centen-
airy, August 6.
Consumers learn that pork has ad-
vanced cents a pound, while -four
has dropped cents a bag.
siderable damage to the corn crop in
many places in the county.
The bluefsh are running we'll along
shore. One Saybrook fisherman
brought in 1853 the other day.
At Fishers island during the last
few days the diversion of the summer
SuSSIS anu tSSluehlS has Deeu nldCh-
erel fishing.
William B. Birge of Norwich has
purchased from II. G. Gray his farm
in Franklin, known as Valley View
farm, on Meeting House hill.
At Watch Hill Sunday the union
service at 1915 a. m. was conducted
by Rev. s. d. Mcconnell, DID, rector
of All Souls P. Z. church, New York.
At Noroton the number of deaths
at the soldiers home for this year thus
far is forty-four, a death rate in seven
months at the home of about ten per
cent.
Invitations have been issued for the
eighteenth annual reunion of the Rey-
nolds Family association, to be held at
the Shoreman, Morris Cove, on Thurs
day, August 10.
The Meriden Journal states that a
joint field day of the Order of United
American Mechanics and the Daugh-
tiers of Liberty of the state will be held
at Mansfield grove, August IA.
At St Patrick's church Sunday Rev.
w. A. Gildea preached from the gos-
pei of the day, choosing as his text,
my house is a house of prayer, but
you have made 1t a den of thieves"
Among guests at the Palmer house,
Noank, where every room is taken for
August are Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ.
Munroe and daughter, Betty, of Pas
sair, N. J. Mrs. Munroe was Miss
Daisy Bronson of Norwich.
Frank Sisson of New London passed
his 18th year last week. MIR. Sisson
was one Of the champion rogue play
ers of the United States and has taken
active part in every Norwich tourna-
ment until three years ago.
DR.. Thomas H. Gallivan, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Timothy Gallivan of West
Thames street, has received an APP
pointment on the Bellevue staff, in
New York. He was graduated from
Yale medical school, class of 1909.
Capt Edward F. Griffin, master Of
the Griswold hotels steamer Griswold,
was taken suddenly i'll in the wheel
house Of the craft Saturday after
noon. His condition is believed to
have been brought on by the intense
heat.
Comptroller Thomas D. Bradstreet
has taken great interest in the Civil
war veterans in the legislature this
session, keeping up the habit which
he formed several sessions ago. Last
week he had them at an informal din
ner at Heublein's.
At Colchester the body of Daniel
Daudy was placed in the receiving
vault at Linwood cemetery last week,
as it was found upon opening the
grave that there was a ledge which
necessitated blasting in order to get it
to the required depth.
Announcements have been received
ia town of the marriage of Miss Paul
Inc, daughter of Brs. F. H. Hocheisen,
and ]. Straley Elms, on Wednesday,
July %, at Washington, d. C. At
home after September / at The Ri
viera, No. 225 H street, n. w.
Clarence Bissell, chief clerk at the
comptroller's office, has purchased
from George A. Conant, clerk of the
superior court, his residence, No. 375
Laurel street, Hartford. Mr.. Bissell
will move his family from Willimantic
and occupy his new residence early
in August
The steamer Chelsea brought in to
Montville Saturday morning more cot
ton for mills in town. Palmer Bros.
Co. have already a great quantity of
cotton in the warehouse on the wharf.
principally linters. Other cotton is on
the wharf for the Uncasville Manufac-
turing company.
Since election or appointment to Of
flee in the Grand Army of the Republic
does not thereby confer any title to
military rank, the department of Penn
sylvania will recommend to the forty
third national encampment at Salt
Lake City the adoption of an amend
ment which will prohibit the improper
use of sue htitles.