Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-09
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Nor~ieh, Tuesday. April g, 1910.
VARIOUS MATTERS

Norwich, Tuesday, April g, 191o- | VARIOUS MATTERS This is St. oswaids day. | Trafac is heavy as vaeationists come and go.
 I Wild grape vines appear to be well
 filled with fruit.
 l This has been a profitable summer for dealers in spring water. I The New London County Fair. Nor wich, September 5-7 1s1o.-adv.
 Waterford seiectmen are to have all the macadam roads of the town oiled
 Richard Lamont, the Middletown 1 weather prophet, gives no hope of rain t for three weeks.
 On Thursday the councils of the De gree of Pocahontas of the state will | have an outing at Savin Rock 1 Twenty-two new corporations. with a total capital stock of SiO47, 800, were formed in Connecticut in July. An attractive border of samphire on | the 2rOunUS Dacks or lHe BuC61DSna1n memorial is growing thriftily this sea son.
 The Big Connecticut Fair, Charter Oak park, Hartford. Sept 5-9, 1s1o.- adv.
 | In Connecticut during July there were 20 petitions in bankruptcy. with assets of s14,254 and liabilities of sso,o25. | The Clark Family association is to meet in reunion at the Golden Spur Inn. East Lyme. on Wednesday, Au- gust A.
 Mrs. Mary Hill Johnson. Ss. wife | of Walter Johnson, died at her home 1 in Waterford Saturday night after a brief illness.
 | Premium lists are out for the 56th annual fair of the County Agricul- tural society at Norwich, beginning on Labor day.
 Dry pastures and woods are driving deer to forage on gardens, and loud complaints of their pillaging come from all about the state. The third annual outing of the Past
  Masonic district is to be held at Old 1 Lyme Inn on Labor day. A large party of Connecticut Sun sinners left Monday for Lake Pleas ant. Mass, to be the guests of MT. and Mrs. J. L. Andrews of New Haven. Lobstermen from Waterford have been selling their catches for 20 cents per pound at Noank the highest price in the experience of Waterford fish ermen.
 Of former Yantic rector an Essex correspondent writes Rev. Percy Barnes has been elected by the scoooI board as supervisor of schools for the ensuing year.
 So many farmers are being caught by get-rich- quick swindIes and bunco games that some of the New England grange masters are issuing special warnings to guileless and unwary grangers.
 Funeral services for Nathaniel R. BolIes were held Monday afternoon at o'clock at his home, a9 Crystal avenue. New London. Rev Joseph P. Brown officiating. Burial was in Jor- dan cemetery.
 
 Great interest is being shown in the coming golf tournament on the links of the Shennecossett Golf club, East 'ern Point for which George F. Hughes of Waterbury has given hand some gold lined silver cups.
 Statistics of building operations during July in the leading cities of the state show slight failing off in tfa of hrs with the same period last year. but an increase over the month of July, 1908.
 s-he principal August shower of me teors is due about the night of the 10th- These shooting stars are known Lyrids because their paths through the sky appear to radiate from a spot near Vega in the constellation of the Tyre.
 Prominent social workers have been invited to a conference of educators and rural social workers to be held to-day (Tuesday), Wednesday and Thursday, August g to 12 inclusive, in connection with the summer school of the Massachusetts Agricultural col lege.
 The value of building contracts awarded in New England in the cur rent year crossed the S10O, 900, 900 mark early in August and the figures for the year to August 8 show an in crease of nearly s6,ooe.0oo in the total value of operations compared with the same time last year.
 The Y. NJ c. A. annual field day is to be held at the Yale Field at New Haven Labor day. The events will be confined to members through out the state Prizes will be given to the state. Prizes will be given to the winners of the various events and also to the team scoring the. most points. l Changing Color of Fall School Build
 ing.
 During the past week the primng coat of paint has been applied to the Falls district school building on Sachem street and on Monday the painter started on the second coat