Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-07-20
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Norwich, Wednesday, July 20, 1910.
VARIOUS MATTERS

VARIOUS MATTERS
Additions will be made to all water
rates unpaid after Wednesday. July 20.
adv.
The novena of St. Ann is being held
this week. ending July 26, with the
feast of st. Ann.
The annual reunion of Company E.
Twentieth C. v. takes place at Lake
Compounce today.
1t is a relief to see the automobiles
and trolIeys proceeding along without
leaving volumes of dust in their wake.
The Connecticut Creamery associa-
ton will hold its quarterly meeting in
the capital at Hartford, Ais afternoon
at $50 o'clock.
The Lawton Mills corporation of
PlainfeId has filed with the secretary
of state a certificate increasing the
capital stock from 100000 to 100000.
Tyler b. Cruttenden is to tender a
reception to Gov. Frank B. Weeks and
staff at Mr.. Cruttenden's cottage at
Crescent beach this "wednesday eve
ming.
The gypsy band that passed through
Norwich Saturday, went to Long Is
land on Monday afternoon from New
London, chartering a lighter for their
teams.
The annual observance of Robert
Morris day by the Eastern Star chap
tiers of Connecticut will be held at Co
lonia1 inn, West Haven Wednesday,
August 81.
The majority of the Holsters being
brought in by the Sound fishermen this
year measure ten inches or over, and
al the present time large catches are
being made.
Connecticut farmers have been
asked to interest themselves in and
send exhibits if possible to the New
England corn exposition to be held
in Worcester November 7 to -.
People along the shore from Say
brook nearly to New London are again
complaining of the oil and stencil
from the Mantle Menhaden OIL and
Guano company of South Lyme.
The state convention of the c. T
A U. is to be held in Hartford the
last week in August. The New Brit
ain society will endeavor to secure the
state field day for next year.
The hot weather that has been the
rule until the last few days may have
induced lazy habits in the hens. for
many farmers claim the supply is
short for this time of the year.
Of the 1876 persons whose names ap-
pear in the biennial edition of Who's
Who in America for 19101911.
Connecticut was the birthplace of
532, and it is the present residence
of 513.
People from this vicinity who want
to get to Block Island find it necessary
to go to Stonington to take the steam
er New Shoreham, which puts in there
daily, on its trip from Providence to
the island.
A sneak thief was al work at Ocean
beach on Monday afternoon, entering
bathhouse % and stealing the change
in the pockets of two young men who
were in bathing. The loss was for
tunately slight.
An astonishing growth has been
made in gardens since the rain. Peas
that began to dry up have freshened,
beets have increased in size, and there
IS a general Improvement. Potatoes
especially were benefited.
Additions will be made to all water
rates unpaid after Wednesday, July 20.
adv.
The ten-inch guns and the mortar
batteries at Fort Terry had target
practice with full service charges on
Monday. The work of the gunners
was good, although the hits registered
were not as many this yea9 as last.
Arrangements for the twenty fifth
annual field day and parade of the
Connecticut Filters and Drummers' as
sociation, which is to be held in New
London Wednesday,, August 10. are
nearing completion.
The gypsy moth scouts who have
been working in Stonington and vicin-
ity, which was at one time a hotbed
of the pests, have failed to discover
any traces this year. Their work
viii probably be brought to an end by
September 1.
Miss Augusta I. Lombard, librarian
of -Somers public library, is enjoying
a vacation as the guest of Mrs. c. S.
Fuller at the Fuller cottage at Cres-
cent beach. The library will be closed
until July 81.
At the annual midsummer meeting
of the Past Archons' association of
Connecticut. held at East Haven, on
Saturday. it was unanimously voted
to hold the winter meeting in New
Haven fha Second week in December
Jonathan TrumbulI, Mrs E. E. Rog-
ers, Miss Jennie Rogers and Miss
Dove were among the Norwich people
at ,Jewett City Monday, the opening
day Of the Connecticut Botanical So
ciety's three days outing for field
work.