Norwich bulletin., 1910-09-27
Otle BmllRtim,
VARIOUS MATTERS

at Watch Hill during the coming
winter
| A mackerel boat from New London
| did lively business at the dock on
| Monday afternoon.
Mortgages recorded in Norwich last
week amounted to $4,000. A year ago
the amount was $14,050.
The street department has had men
at work for several days clearing out
the cutters of Laurel Hill streets.
Twenty three real estate sales were
/ recorded in Norwich last week, as
| against four in the same week of
| 1909.
| Horsemen are receiving notifications
| of the big farmers fairs in Vermont,
most of which are to be held this
week.
A harvester of corn off Newton
street within the past week has cut
cornstalks which measured over IA
| feet in length.
Thomas Rafferty,, son of the late
! Felix and Margaret Rafferty,, died on
| Sunday in Providence. Burial is to be
in Rockville, Conn.
Dennis Murphy of Scotland has an
I unusually fine crop of potatoes this
| season. many of the potatoes weigh
| ing two pounds each.
| In the larger cities Of Connecticut
last week. 50 building permits were
issued, representing a total cost Of
buildings of $306,610.
In the church calendar today (Tues-
day) is devoted to SIS. Cosmo and Da-
milan, patron saints of medicine and
the medical profession.
Prohibition workers occasionally ar
rive in town who display the Vote
No. button. which is the vogue in
towns where no-license fight is on.
Norwich people were in attendance
at the gath birthday party given Miss
Emma J. Campbell, niece of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Sweet, in Groton, Saturday
night
A fine new walk has been laid in
front of the McGrory residence on
Washington street and the house has
been painted and put in first class con-
dition.
A beautiful pale pink CAPTAIN Chris
ty rose, The last rose of summer, left
blooming alone" was picked in her
garden on Monday by Miss Ida V.
Snow of Franklin street.
During last week there was but one
petition in bankruptcy filed in Connec-
ticut, with assets of $3.50 and liabili-
ties Of $1704. In the corresponding
week of 1909 there were four petitions
filed.
Country inns in eastern Connect
cut, which formerly closed with Sep
TENDER, are preparing to remain open
all winter for the accommodation of
motoring parties.
J. Lawrence Raymond of Raymond
Hill is harvesting an unusually heavy
crop of oats, 1000 bushels having
been threshed out from one piece, the
heaviest yield in many years.
Plans for the annual convention of
the school teachers of the state which
is to be held in New Haven. Friday,
October q, are now actively under
way. George II. Tracy, superinten-
dent of schools at Danbury, is presi-
dent of the association.
At the republican probate conven-
ton at New London on Thursday. it
will be matter of form. Alfred Colt,
who has so adequately presided over
the court for a great many years, is
the one and only candidate.
Elevators in the city operated by
water have not been stopped yet, but
for a number of days that at the
Wauregan house has been out of use
because of repairs. An order stop
ping them is expected almost daily.
At their annual city meeting Mon
day, New London voted a sixteen mill
tax, the budget calling for $3S7.O2S.14
That submitted by the common coun-
ell would have required an Is IA mill
tax and met with strong opposition.
For the first few days after it is ap-
piled the oil on the streets is NUS
ance, but the street department is
getting many applications for the oil
ing Of more streets and will do so as
far as possible, another tank being on
the way.
1t is stated that of the $4,000 needed
by the school committee for the buy
ing OF the Beecher property in West
vile, IS a memorial park and site for
a library in honor Of Donald G. Mitch
ell, over $4,000 has already been Sc
cured and all is expected this week.
The condition of William Slatttery.
i'll with tuberculosis at his home in
New London is such that recovery is
very doubtful. He is a member of
Norwich lodge of Elks and that or
ganizatiOn keeps a nurse in attend
ance upon him, the nurse going there
Norwich might make bid for the
Henry & Wright Mfg. Co. of Hart
ford, which is going to move from
there. 1t has been organized since
1901 and employs from IS to 100 men.
1t may locate in Buffalo, but is looking
for better facilities and might 90
elsewhere.
Capt James Sistare of Noank I'M
dOubtedly holds the record for catch
ing mackerel. for with a party in the
schooner Aunt Edie he landed 500 Sat
urday. There were five in the party
and among them Miss Alice Partridge
Of Brewsters Neck, who caught over
200 of the number taken.
Mrs. Harriet c. Swan, widow of Egg
bert Swan, died at her home in Hart
ford Saturday, aged "A years. She was
born at Ellington, and is survived by
two sisters. Mrs. f. l.. Williams and
Miss Jeanette Fox, Of Natick. Mass,
and daughter. Mrs. E. L. Maynard
Of Hartford.
Mrs. Sara 7. Kinney, past state re-
gent of the ID. a. R.. and president
Of the Fort Griswold state commits
sion. inspected Fort GriswoId last
week. She especially inspected the
ma gazine of the fort. The magazine
is being restored to it's exact condition
the old bricks being used in brfcking
the magazine.
That the Order of Railway Station
Agents. covering the entire New Ha-
ven railroad system, have determined
to demand from the Adams Express
company an increase in their commits
sions from the present ten per cent
allowed i'm ia I \ cent ca,,,o ont