Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-07-25
! Olle N1ttie1i1r.
Norwich, Monday, July Is, 1910.
VARIOUS MATTERS
,ond lilies are plentiful.

Pond lilies are plentl1ui-
No signs of the rain that is needed.
Ninety degrees in the shade the
midcle of Sunday afternoon near
Franklin square.
Tobacco growers will begin their
harvesting this week and the crop in
this state promises to be banner one.
Dog days begin today. Sundays hui
Nudity was forerunner of what may
be expected from now until Septem-
Der 5.
The soda and ice cream sellers did
a big business Sunday Time did not
hang light on the hands of the trolley
conductors.
The huckIeberry season has arrived
and although the crop is said to be
plentiful the berries are small due to
the dry spell when ripening.
One result of the trainmen's strike
on the Central Vermont railroad is
that practically all the checkers have
been laid off. there being no freight to
check
The boys from New York, who,
under the direction of Frank H. Mer-
rtll. are camping at Groton Long Point,
paid visit to Ocean beach by motor
boat Saturday.
Members of the Chelsea Boat club
may participate in the sports that are
to be held at Ocean beach next month,
and at their outing there Friday the
matter was discussed.
The Naval Veterans association of
Connecticut held its annual reunion at
Norris Cove Saturday, and so mem
bers from Connecticut, New York and
New Jersey attended.
During the past week several hum
dred chestnut trees have been destroy
ed in New Haven by what is known
as he chestnut bark disease. The
pest attacks all parts of the tree and
is always fatal.
The New London county commits
sioners are now in charge of the Rope
Ferry bridge, Mantle, and on Friday
commissioner R. w. Chadwick of
South Lyme was there looking after
it's condition.
The first cry of the katydid that has
been reported this year was heard on
Saturday, and if the stories our grand
fathers have told us still hold true,
we will experience a frost within just
six weeks from now
Maj. Washington Haverstick, gov
eminent building inspector, came to
New London Saturday to inspect the
postoff1ce and custom houses His Wis
its are periodical, coming about every
three years The postofhce is now torn
apart for additions and alterations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank White of Pres
ton have lately received distressing
news from Hot Springs, Ark, regard
ing the disastrous effect of the flood
that recently visited there. Consider
able damage was gone to their proper
ty on Park avenue.
A notice has been sent to all the
councils of the Knights of Columbus
in Connecticut, New York, Massachu-
sets and Rhode Island inviting them
to join in making the annual parade
in Bridgeport on October u a large
and most elaborate one.
All returning cottagers at Fishers
island. welcome with pleasure the new
Hay Harbor club house. The lack of
a distinctively social center has been
felt on the island for several years,
and the Corson cottage has been leased
and enlarged for this purpose.
Connecticut postoffices are receiving
their first supplies of the new postal
card issue, which, while it still has a
Mckinley head on the stamp part, is of
differentFdesign and color scheme than
the old. The new card, which is now
on sale, is printed in blue on white.
For the joint outing of Columbian
commandery. K. T., of this city, Pal
estine of New London and Narragan-
sett of westerly, at the Wequetequock
Casino, tomorrow, members of Column
bian commandery will take special car
for Westerly, leaving this city at S.45
a. m.-adv.
Charles Snow, his two sons Nor
tel and Raymond Snow, and Charles
w. Hill of Willimantic. came to Nor
wich Saturday and started on a two
weeks cruise through Long Island
sound to New York and thence up the
Hudson river. Their motor boat was
launched here last week.
The greatest number of automobiles
that cross the Thames on the ferry
are from New York, says the New
London Day. Massac husetts ranks
second, the number of machines far
exceeding those of Connecticut. Au-
tomobiles from Vermont are seen the
least of any state in this section.
The case of DIR. P J. Cassidy. Jr..
of Norwich against ]. F. Higgins of
New London which was tosshave been
tried before Justice of the Peace
Charles E. Hickey Saturday morning
was postponed until next Saturday
The suit is brought by the plaintiff to
recover payment for professional serv-
ices.
Judge James p. Platt had a long
naturalization session in the circuit
court of the United States at Hartford
yesterday Fifty aliens appeared to
be naturalized. All of them were suf-
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