Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-07-13
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Norwich, Wednesday, July 10, 1910.
VARIOUS MATTERS

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| Launch parties are popular.
| c. z. Brand has returned to New
London much improved in health, fol-
| lowing a severe operation at the
| Springfield hospital
| The dry spell has made a scarcity
of water on Gull island, and the
government boats have to come to
New London for water.
1t has been noticed this year that
the Thames river has been much more
filled than in previous years with
weeds and floating vegetation.
Tomorrow, (Thursday) Trinity Meth
odist Sunday school basket picnic at
Ocean beach. Special trolley leaves
Franklin square S.45 a. m.-adv.
At Mantle FIVE cases of typhoid have
been discovered at the Spiritualist
camp grounds. 1t is thought the in
lection came from drinking water.
In old-fashioned gardens, the holly
hooks are displaying their many-hued
blooms, and stock and phlox have well
entered upon their Towering season.
The work this year at Camp Weeks,
Mantle, will be different from past
years. There will be fewer long hikes
and more tactical walks, it is stated.
The annual reunion of Company A,
Seventh Connecticut volunteers, was
held at Lake Compounce, Monday,
with eighteen comrades and their
ia miles present
The work of Smelling the oyster beds
in the Sound is now just about at its
height The total output of shells
promises to exceed that of previous
years
Domestic animals. the faithful horse
and dog especially. should receive
careful and merciful attention during
these days of burning sun and scorch-
ed earth.
Capt Harrison S. Kerrick, who has
been transferred from Fort H. G.
Wright to Fortress Monroe, and grant
ed leave of absence. will go to Europe
during his leave. He will be accom-
panies by Mrs. Kerrick.
At the fifth annual meeting of the
American ass aciation of Law Libra
ries held in Mackinac Island, Michi-
gan, July 2-6, George S. GODDARD, the
librarian at the Connecticut state Ii
brary, was elected president.
The fact that many women going
without hats in the summer time has
had an effect upon the millinery trade,
was shown when two proprietors of
millinery shops at Hartford Monday
filed petitions in bankruptcy.
Supt. James B. Chapman has a
furnishing garden at the almshouse
on Asylum street In spite of the con-
tinued drought, the corn, potatoes,
beans cabbages and other vegetables
present a fine appearance
Leo Kronfg and Miss Rosa Kronig,
and Alderman and Mrs. Samuel NJ.
Prentis enjoyed automobile trip
from Ocean beach to Narragansett
Pier. returning Sunday evening.-New
London Telegraph.
The navy department called on the
T. A. Scott Co. during Monday night
to aid in raising the gunboat Castine,
which was beached near Province
town, Mass, Monday afternoon. after
being struck by the submarine Bonita.
The Castine had her trial trip off New
London.
The section of macadam road be-
tween Uncasville bridge and Trading
Cove, which has not been entirely sat
isfactory to the state inspectors is to
be again treated. Three coats of
screenings will be applied and oil dress
ing will be put on.
During these days, physicians find
many cases of sickness among chill
dren. The hot wave is said to be re-
sponsibIe for the majority of infantile
troubles, the babies suffering particu-
larly from the heat. Some of the doc
tors prescribe trolley rides.
There is a general and increasing
demand for sanitary drinking foun-
tains in schools and other public
places. One town recently purchased
a supply of German paper cups, which
after being used once are thrown
away.
J. F T. O'Connor. assistant instruc-
tor in English at Yale university, who
has friends in this city, where he was
heard last winter. delivered the prin-
cipal address at the Fourth of July
celebration of the city of East Grand
Forks. MINI.
Governor Weeks is to be at Mantle
on July % and on the following day
the governor and his party are to in
spect three forts of the New London
artillery district. II. G. Wright on
Fishers island. Niche on Little Gun
island and Terry on Plum island.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Crescent Fire Arms company held
Tuesday suitable resolutions We're
adapted in relation to the death of the
late d. NJ Lester, treasurer of the
company. The factory will be closed
this afternoon for the funera1.-adv.
BY orders to the local internal rev.
enue office it is learned that the gov
eminent is not for the time being en-
forcing the fine of five per cent. ad-
dition to the lists of those corpora
lions which failed TO pay the corpora