Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-05
0llle Bullrtill. Norwich, Friday, Aug. 5, 1910.
VARIOUS MATTERS

Piazza parties are popular. The drouth is certainly broken. Plump and juicy blueberries are or the fruit stands. Fruit thieves. have their eyes or ripening peaches. Vacancies are noticeable in stores and shops, during the vacation month. No hot wave can be too long or toe intense to suit the shore hotel keepers National Dauehters of Liberty day will be celebrated Saturday, August IS Women in the country are gathering boneset, yarrow, tansy and other herbs.
 Public buildings and some houses begin to have a musty. mouIdy. dog day odor.
 This is the feast of Our Lady of the Shows especially dear to Canada born citizens.
 Many vacationists are going to Northheld, to attend the conference of Christian workers.
 Some of the lawns are so badly burned that the rain has made little impression on them.
 It has been arranged to give Sunday excursionists to Block Island, an extra half-hour on the island
 Norwich guests will go to Groton today for the silver wedding of MT and Mrs. George R. Hampstead.
 Homeless cats and dogs, the own CTS of which are off on vacation out ings. wander forlorn1y about, begging for food.
 The nights continue cool, and follow ing such hot days have resulted in summer colds, stiff necks and similar aff1ictions.
 During the August closing of many of the churches the opportunity is be- ing improved to renovate and repair the furnishings.
 Camp meeting at Greene, R. l., has be- gun, and Sundays service will attract a number of Methodists from eastern Connecticut town.
 July of last year had one-half inch more of rainfall than July, 1910. and only four days with the temperature above 90 degrees in the shade.
 The Connecticut company managers and superintendents of the system met with General Manager J. K Punder- ford at New Haven Wednesday.
 favorite trolIev ride d,,ri,,o +baca hot days. is to South Coventry, all Norwich visitors to the beautiful lake being enthusiastic over the attractions of the trip.
 At the Halle club Thursday. Misses Sadie and Margaret Lawler entertain ed at lunch in honor of Miss Doyle, daughter of MT. and Mrs. John B. Doyle of Hartford.
 Horace Johnsons predicted hail fell in central Connecticut Wednesday, do- ing considerable damage. Tn Seymour ice cream was frozen with hailstones gathered up in a pail.
 The 18th anniversary of the battle of Cedar Mountain. August g, will be celebrated at the 44th annual reunion of the Fifth regiment, Connecticut vol
  August 8 and g.
 Funeral services for Capt. Francis H. Beckwith was held at his home in Mantle Wednesday afternoon Rev. H. A. Goering of1ciated. Members of Niantic lodge of Odd Fellows attended and acted as bearers. Burial was in Mantle cemetery.
 Mir. and Mrs. Grover Chase, who were recently married, are spending their honeymoon visiting Mrs. Glasses sister, Mrs J. B. Wyler of Montauk avenue. MT. Chase is well known here having formerly lived in Norwich New London Telegraph.
 The little lamb which ran in the gymkhana race at the Halle club rose fete at Ghlanbouer has grown so tame that it runs about the house and grounds a Mrs. Lanman's as fearlessly as a kitten. It is kept in the stable but feeds about the lawns during the day.
 The committee in charge of the ar engagements for the state convention of the A O. H., to be held here on August 30 and 31. met Tuesday night and transacted considerable business. The convention will open at o'clock in St. Patricks hall.-Waterbury Dem ocrat.
 Rev. John L. McGuinniss, the new pastor of St. Anthony's, was greeted by exceptionally large congregations at both masses on Sunday. the church being crowded to the doors at the sec ond mass Father McGuinniss made a very favorable mpression.-Litch- field Enquirer.
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