Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-17

mackerel fishing off Fishers island.
Blackberries, which have been ex-
ceptionally plentiful this year, are
about gone.
The meeting of the Connecticut So
ciety of Civil Engineers will be held
at Stony Creek today.
The Bulletin has received copy Of
the Lansing, Mich, State Republican
from Willard A. Lucas.
| If you have not seen "S Bells" look
it over If you have seen it, you can
| see it again, August 23.-adv.
DR.. Clarence B. Capron and DR.. Lou
| Use Franklin Miner were in Peace
Grove to attend the meetings Sun
day.
| Norwich people are attending the
Mystic Peace meeting, where the for
| ty-third annual session was opened on
| Sunday.
| The twenty-frst reunion Of the
! John Stone association will be held in
1 new ItdNtiAs dI LIS bAAO0SO NAAASs 49,
| September 2.
Fairview, Michigan, and Pequot
lodges, l. o. o. F., of New London,
will hold their annual joint picnic at
Richards grove today.
Fishermen are having fire sport
| along the shore now that snapper
bluefsh are running in schools. The
| fish are reported of good size.
The cut stone for the new barracks
at Fort Wright has arrived in New
London and is being taken over to
Fishers island as fast as possible.
The Connecticut Cavalry association
will meet in Grand Army hall, Middle
town. on Wednesday of this week.
There will be about rs members pres
| ent.
Hon. Henry Tibbits, treasurer OF
the Norwich. Colchester and Hartford
Traction company of Norwich, was in
Colchester Saturday in the interests
/ OF the company.
More than $1,000 was raised Satur-
day for the day nursery at New Lon
don by the lawn fete at Meadow Court,
the summer home Of Mrs. c. s. Guth-
RE on the Pequot.
Beekeepers are beginning to make
| preparations for the annual fall ex
hibit OF the state association at the
time OF the Connecticut fair at Hart
1 f.~z CrDfar,har e11
Rev. Edward S. Holloway of Hart
ford. a native of Groton, and broth
ar Of J. P. Holloway of Norwich, has
been secured as the speaker at the
annual Bill dinner in Ledyard on Au-
gust Is.
New England day will be observed
at the Alaska-Pacific-Y Yukon exposi-
ton on September II. People from
this section who are to visit or are
visiting the exposition. have been no.
titled as far as possible.
Milk dealers in the southern part
| Of the county have announced that
raised from six to seven cents per
quart, due to parched pasturage and
the need of feeding grain.
When school opens in West Mystic
Saturday, the pupils will hardly know
the school house, which has been put
in fine repair by Committeeman c. t.
CSrandall, Jr. who did much of the
work himself without remuneration.
MI a
target practice on their annual cruise
on the gunboat Machias. An official
stated that 30 per cent. of the shots
fired hit within a square of rs feet
from the target, $500 feet from the
ship.
Horace johnson was not so far out
of the way when a month ago he
predicted a storm about August Is, al
though thunder and lightning did not
materialize at least around here. The
rest of the month will be dry, says
Horace.
A circular issued from the head
quarters of the United Spanish Wal
Veterans in Hartford, gives details Of
the coming trip to the sixth national
| encampment OF the organization which
is to be held September 8, and 10
at Tacoma, Wash.
Connecticut manufacturers begin Il
fear the coming visit of the japanese
business men, composing the Japan
csc commercial commission, in Octo-
ber They fear that they will carry
away trade secrets, and hence are dis
cussing precautions.
The Connecticut State Haymakers
association is represented at the ma.
tional convention at indianapolis
! which is held this week, by George P
Young of Naugatuck, who was elect
ed delegate at the state convention al
Norwich last Labor day.
Although the temperature at Watch
Hill has averaged only IA degrees dur.
ing the present season yet the water
has become very warm. Every morn.
ing there may be seen 300 or 400 PEG.
pie either basking in the sun or bath.
ing or diving from towed RATS.
Z Capt. Stuart w. Wise, inspector O