Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-20
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Norwich, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 1910.
VARIOUS MATTERS

Gardeners are having calls for Dutch
bulbs for fall planting
The Episcopal churches will observe
St Mathews day on Wednesday.
Returning vacationists decrease the
mail carriers burden of post cards.
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
are Enber days in the Catholic church
A week from Saturday the law will
be off on game birds, squirrels and
rabbits
Norwich Sunday schools are at work
ON programmes for rally day Sundays
Many farmers are curing their Sec
ond crop of hay, which like the first
is a good one.
Miss Katherine G. Lambert. manu-
facturer of hair goods, at Mabrey's,
Broadway.-adv.
The ues of mud from a manhole is
not an hygienic way of fixing up the
little flaws in a walk.
The new water tank at the Central
Vermont station has been completed
and the old one removed
The town clock resumed business
at 3 a. m. Monday. after a little 1u-
brication of it's stiff hands.
The dahlia patch of Clarence Nor
cross. on Maple street, is the floral at
traction on the West Side.
The pretty samphire which is seen
In so many local gardens this season
is turning a beautiful crimson.
The wet weather and cool nights do
not promote the beauty of the China
asters and other half hardy flowers.
The development of vacation pic
lures and sale of albums in which to
preserve them, make business for deal
ers.
Big stretches of river bed visible In
the Shetucket from Central avenue are
reminders of the extremely dry sea-
son.
Is this the almanac day for the next
six months? A northeast wind until
March does not foreshadow a mild
winter.
There was a demand for the heat
that cheers. in last evenings chill, and
many coal piles were preached for the
first time. Fur scarfs were worn in
the afternoon.
The annual reunion of the Twenty
fourth regiment, c. W. association.
is to be held in Middletown on We'd
nesday, October 5.
Provision is being made in several
or the state towns for larger ballot
boxes than usual, to accomn odate the
big Australian ballots.
Many West Side residents not con-
nected with the First Baptist church
regret that the Rev. Mr.. Thayer is
about to leave the city.
There is considera Bile tobacco vet
10 be cut in northern Connecticut and
Sunday work has been resorted to to
save the crop from frost.
After spending the season at their
cottage at Mashapaug, Rev. c.. w. Nor
row and family, formerly of Norwich
will return this week to Nashville,
Tenn.
Auto drivers on the Salem turnpike
for the past few days have taken to the
side of the road to avoid the fresh
coating OF oil that has been put on the
highway.
In the church calendar today (Tues-
day) is the feast of St. Eustace and
companions. a Roman soldier, mar
tyred, with his family, under the EN-
peror Trajan.
Ex-Gov. 7. NJ Waller is one of the
few cottagers who floats the state
nag, which flies conspicuous1y from
his handsome new Castle cottage"
in Neptune park.
Children are buying new style of
candy, flourishing ribbons of paper
on which are two lines of tiny colored
candy buttons, thirty in a row. A
penny buys two ribbons
It is expected that IT'S delegates
from Episcopal churches will attend
the twentieth annual convention of the
of ST. Andrew, at Meriden
November 10 and 20.
In the death of John TurnbuIl of Bal
timore, Md, which occurred Monday
afternoon at 4.30 o'clock at Eastern
Point, in his S5th year, Eastern Point
loses one of its Oldest summer resi-
dents,
A small party of local young men
who went hunting a few days ago in
the town of Griswold. in the vicinity
of Pachauk Lake. say that the wild
ducks are unusually plentiful in that
section this season.
1t is said some Connecticut oyster
dealers in the past week have been
unable to fill all their orders for OPEN
ed oysters. The trade has been I'M
usually good so far and a prosperous
season is indicated.
At a spirited caucus of the republi-
Cdho III the tOWH OF wilmington Satur-
day afternoon William II. Hall of
South Wilmington and A. L. Spicer of
the same place We're nominated for
representatives
There has been noticeable absence
OF canoeing and boating parties on the
Shetucket river this past week. During
the summer months and up to the time
the cold weather started in, a few DAYS
ago, they were quite numerous.
In less than a month, Rt Rev John
Milan, ID, will confirm q large class
in St PatricEs parish. The candi-
oates are receiving instruction every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday aft
ernoon, the children who work being
instructed the same evenings
The September White Ribbon Ban
ner notes contributions to the free
will offering from May IS to August
IS: Colchester s3.93. Mantle "a. New
London SO, Ellington S5.0S. Jewett
City 81, Pawcatuck $3.50, Putnam $2.6S,
Willimantic $, Norwich $40.
Just now the harvest moon rises at
about the same hour each night. so
that there is an unusual proportion of
evenings. This phenomenon
Is due to the fact that al tba fi,,a