Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-18
VARIOUS MATTERS

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| Sundays weather was a refreshing
| contrast to the humidity of the past
week.
Polish people al lover the state OBJ
| served ON Saturday that event which
will ever live in the memories of that
people, the battle of Grunwaid in 1410-
From the schuetzenfest of the south
( ern New England Schuetzenound, In
which Norwich shooters took part, the
German rifle club of New Britain Will
clear $500.
The vacation season is wei under
way. Every day sees number of
local people leave the city. Played out
and tired they depart, and later return
rested in mind if not in body.
The Connecticut Academy of the
Fine Arts, recently organized in Hart
ford is planning to hold its first eS
hibition of sculpture and paintings in
November or December of tha present
year.
Because the rain storm, which visit
ed us Saturday evening, cleared away
during the night, it is thought If the
signs hold good that we will have an
other such visitation within a few
days.
A new and practical innovation will
be in evidence at Camp Weeks, Man
tic, this week, in two wireless stations
which have been erected there for the
use of the signal corps men from New
Haven.
1t is expected that Ocean Beach day
festivities will this year continue two
days. No date has been set YET, but
cottagers are discussing a convenient
date and August Band seem 10 meet
With much favor.
The growth of rye this year is re-
ported by the farmers to be unusually
large. The grain headed heavily and
in a number of places was ioiged so
that a scythe instead of the cradle had
to be resorted to.
The st. Swithin's day legend q d not
work out this year, for although Fri
day was clear there was a decidedly
inNigorating shower Saturday night,
which did much to elevate the falling
hopes of the farmers.
An old oil painting of John Law
renee, the last colonial treasurer and
the first state treasurer, serving in
those offices from 1859 to 1883, has
been hung in the Office of the stale
treasurer at Hartford.
number of the farmers in this To-
caIity have tried this year for the
first time. planting rock turnips along
with their corn, just as they would the
pumpkin, and thus far are quite sat
isfied with the results.
Very few bluefsh are being caught
at Block Island thus far this season.
but many swordfsh are being brought
in, mackere1 are abundant and Span
ish mackerel and weakfish have been
caught in good quantities.
The fruit dealers generally are COM
plying with the law concerning the ex-
posture of soft skin fruits to thc dust
Cut watermelons have to be. covered
by a glass cover, and the other fruits
are covered with cheescloth.
An investigation into the health of
the pupils of the public school is said
to be contemplated by the Alienists
association of Connecticut, who main
tain that the health of many children
is shattered by overstudy.
Temperance societies throughout the
state are receiving invitations to at
tend the thirty fourth annuei field day
of the Springfield diocesan union, c. T.
A L. of America, to be held in I'm
perial park, Springfield, on LABOR day.
"A band of gypsies passed through
Norwich on their way southwai to-
ward New London about $50 o'clock
Saturday afternoon. There We're four
covered wagons in line and the gayly
dressed occupants came in for much
attention.
The Central Vermont railroad has
leased twenty five passenger Goa chcs
from the New Haven road to carry
excursions to points in Canada where
celebrations are in order in honor of
the coronation of King George of
England.
Emil l.. G. Hohenthal of South Man
chester is sending out letters to pro-
hibition party leaders, sta ting that he
will begin his campa ign soon. This
week he is in St. Johns. n. D.. repre-
senting Connecticut at the annual con-
vention of the Sons of Temperance.
The season at Ocean beach is now
nearly at its height. Practicaily none
of the cottages is unoccupLed and
there is much social life at this pop
ular resort It is magnet for icnic
parties and the bathing never seemed
better than at present.
The Poquonoc race track is under
stood now to be. one of the best in
New England Prominent hon semen
from New London, Norwich aid other