Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-09-16
VARIOUS MATTERS

Owners of grape vines complain OF
thefts of fruit.
Orthodox Hebrew merchants will
close their stores today.
Many Norwich people attended the
Willimantic fair on wednesday.
Katherine v. lambert, manufacturer
of hair goods. at Mabrey's. Broadway.
adv.
Wednesdays weather was favorable
for the required exit of the straw hat.
More warm days are needed on some
l.of the corn fields before the ears will
be well glazed for cutting.
Old soldiers recalled Wednesday
that on September Is, 1852, Harpers
Ferry was captured by the confeder-
ates.
On account of holidays, the store of
| Charles Slosberg, IL and Is Cove
street, will be closed Thursday and
Friday. Open Saturday evening.-adv
Mayor Armstrong of New London
entertained a company of 300 special
and political friends on Wednesday
evening. An elaborate supper was
served by Mabrey Of Norwich.
Elaborate plans have been made for
the annual cutting of the Connecticut
society, SONG of the American Revo-
luton, a. Morris cove, today (Thurs-
! day..
Delegates from this state will at
tend The fourteenth annual convention
of the National Association of Local
Fire Insurance Agents at Atlantic
City, September 81 to p.
| Al New London announcement Is
made of the approaching marriage
October 2S, Of W. Kyle Sheffield and
Edith NJ. Chappell, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. F. H. Chappell.
The new law concerning child labor
which goes into effect October 1 states
! Specifically that certificates cha | not
be given to childen under sixteen I'M
less they can read either English or
their native language.
The Hotel Griswold at Eastern Point
closed its doors for the season We'd
nesday Manager Fleming stated be-
fore leaving for New York that the
season was the most prosperous since
the hotel was built.
The eighth anniversary Of the we'd
ding Of Mr.. and Mrs. Willis e. Miner
Of Waterford was observed Tuesday
by a visit of Daughters of Liberty OF
Noank, where Mrs. Miner formerly re-
sided and holds membership in Lfber-
ty council
The Springfield Daily News says:
The Norwich Comm Bulletin, aged
113. has been congratulating The Re-
publican. aged IS, upon us recent
birthday. Hope these two young
bloods won't go out on a toot togeth-
er.
4 George Robbins of Wadhams post
and other well known local G. A. r..
men are planning to attend the big
reunions in Hartford Friday of Gen.
Edward Harland,s- c. V. brigade and
Of the Connecticut association Of ex-
Prisoners of War-Water5ury Amer
:. lean.
A new postal feature which may
be introduced by Postmaster General
Hitchcock is a parcel registration sys-
TEN with a flve-cent fee and small
indemnity and a preferred class for
the registration of high value matter
with the fee at twenty cents and the
indemnity as high as 800.
| VUadpacdax, NIGHT fha m hers III
the Connecticut militia we're given
their pay for their Massachusetts
service. When the soldiers went tc
Massachusetts they understood thai
y eight DAYS paw was to be the limit
; but the unwarranted delay in getting
u home on the transport entitled then
g to an extra days pay which the state
: has granted.
= The winter schedule of The trolley
3 lines of the Connecticut Co. will 81
e into effect next Monday, September
20. On the Montville division thu
first half-hour car will leave Nor
witch at Ills a. m, the last half-hou
car leaving New London at 7.15 p
|. m, During the balance of the da!
- and evening these cars will leave New
London and Norwich once an hour.
The following item from the Prcvi
dence Journal is of local interest: Ed
Iward NJ. Fay. who for three years ha
been president. leader and agent o
Fay's American band. resigned thos
Offices Tuesday. Bowen r. Churcl
was elected 10 fill those vacancies, an
unless Mrs. d. w. Reeves interpose
objection, the band will be re-estab
lished under its old name, Reeves
American band.
Judge Marcus II. Holcmob, receive
Of the Cooperative Savings society o
Connecticut will, within few weeks
submit his final account to a judg
a. of the superior court for approva
(. and he will ask for his discharge a
receiver. The creditors of the com
. pany have already received rs pc
cent. on their claims. Another diyi
= dend of at least 8 cents on the della
is to be paid creditors and the divi
dend may be cents.