Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-12

until the document Is formally prs- sented for probate on Thursday of next week, when the exscutosz named In the will will be confirmed by Judge Colt. It Is said to be a voitina3nous document. necessarily 60, but when published every word will be read by every person competent to read in tho city of New London and by many who reside without it's boundary.
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 The Vale and Harvard college oars men are on their annual vislt to the Thames course for the aquatic event which Is to take place just four dayS before that big celebration in Norwich. Soon the pencil pushers. some who have never seen boat crew at prac- tice, will arrive, and then the reading public far and wide will be told of the 'stalwart young giants, with backs as brown as berries" without specifying the kind of berries, and of the starts spiashes, the catching of crabs by tho lohsters. meaning the crew-that is not picked for the winner by the reporter on the banks of the course.
 Then will come the rosy reports of the race. extremely descriptive. and all will be over but the shouting. And then the annual knocking of poor old New London and the temporary ma rins reporters will get back on their inland jobs and tell of the reaSeing they gave the old Whaling Town Twas ever thus, and ever thus twill be-"
 There is at least one man in New London who has had honors thrust up on him in a peculiar way. John J. Lawless, a Spanish war veteran was appointed brigadier general of the Tiernry Cadets before there was even a battalion of the cadets organized. He A.-N-. .Ia.. II H. L. MAl. growth of the cadets and is working hard to have brigade under lais com mand in the near future. He bears his honors with characteristic n1odesty and is not responsible for what k said of him in some newspapers.
 The cadets are a section of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of Connecticut whose field day is to be held in Danbury next week. It has been enormously announced that Gen eral Lawless is chairman of the com mittee of arrangements for this ncld day and that it is under the auspices of the Tierney Cadets. As matter of fact. these held days of necessity are managed by committees of the soci- tties in the city where the field day Is held, and state officers are occasionally given honorary positions on the ar- engagements committee, but General Lewless is not an officer of the Cath olic Total Abstinece Union of Con- necticut.
 According to local newspaper there was excitement in a church last Sum day, for the report reads that after uttering a sharp groan a man sank to he floor and fell in ht and the man with his large frame was carried out into the air. After attention from a doctor who happened to be in the congregation, the man was revived, although more than half an hour was required to restore him to normal con dition., The report goes on to say thak the incident created much excitement in the congregation. coming at time when the church was unusually quiet
 The state aerie of Eagles will sliszt in New London next Tuesday, and the local birds have planned for a good feeding ground at Ocean Beach and for a roost at Elks' hall. It will be the initial state convention of the season for New London. and the busineas men generally will assist the members of teh local aerie in making a cordial reception, as there is a strong destrs to create a good impression with strangers, and to push New Londsn as a convention city.