Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-07-14
VARIOUS MATTERS

bAnfOUS MA EnS
These are the days when the owner
of night blooming cereus plays the
| host.
| The difficulty of getting competent
| help is the hardest problem the farm
| ers have to solve during the hayins
| season.
There will be an automobile day
| but no auto racing, as an additional
| feature at the Connecticut State fair
| in September.
On Saturday comes the feast of
our Lady of Mount Carmel, one of the
great feast days observed by Italian
members of the Catholic church.
The New Haven miIitiamen are at
the Mantle camp grounds for the first
time since 1907, and they greet the
familiar spot warmly upon their ar
rival
State teachers examinations were
taken at the capitol in Hartford Tues
day by eight young women. The next
examinatfb will be held on July 20
and so.
The time has arrived for the elm
trees to be sprayed for the second
time in the fight against the beetle
and in several towns the work has
been started.
The contract for 1884 linear feet
of graded road between Eagleville and
the Connecticut agricultural college
at Storrs, in the town of Mansfield,
has been let
People down the river and along
shore write that crabs appear to be
just as plenty as last season. and any
landlubber can so out and make a
credftable catch.
Friday is St Swithin's day, and if
rain falls on that day the old legend
promises an abundance that Will make
up for it's scarcity during the ma
joritt of the last forty days.
The annual fight against wild carrot
is now about to be taken up. 1t does
not take many years for the weed to
overrun the fields if not carefully
weeded out before going to seed.
At this time of the year, a new crop
of sailor suits always springs into
prominence, being one of the most at
tractive of all the perennial fashions
for shore and mountain restorts.
Amateur and professional shooters
from many parts of this state and
from Massachusetts will be present al
A state shoot at the grounds of the
Collinsville Rod and Gun club today.
From all sections comes the report
that this has been a remarkably good
year for cherries. AT East Great Plain
a tree that persistentiy refused to bear
for II years, had a fine crop this sea-
son.
Charles z. Clark of Essex, who has
been working under a heavy mental
and physical strain for the past few
years was brought to the Norwich
State hospital on Tuesday for treat
ment.
The exhibit sent by Supt II. w.
Head from the greenhouses of Morton
f. Plant at Eastern Point to the sec
ond exhibition of the National Sweet
Pea associa ton, won eight first prizes
three second awards and one third.
The threatening clouds on wednes-
day afternoon failed to yield but a
few raindrops in Norwich and vicin-
ity. In Montville, however there was
After the rain 1t was as humid as
ever.
In a nearby cities, ladies. after rid
ing on the trolley. complain that the
backs of their waists are being soiIed
and sometimes ruined by the dirt and
tar from the back of the seats used
as foot rests by men before the seats
were turned over.
Menhaden fishermen report a search
ty of fish this year and describe the
season the poorest in many years
Schools of shark and dogfsh are con-
tinually harrassing the menhaden,
breaking uD the schools. eating the
fish and driving them out to sea.
The present joint summer school of
the state normal school and the Con-
necticut agricultural college. held on
the college campus at Storrs is the
largest IN the history of the summer
school. One hundred and forty stu
dents are there.
The clerk of shell fisheries has com
pleted copies of the records of the
original grants and transfers Of she'll
fish grounds and the Originals have
pV0h piaCpu III the vaults OF the cap
itol. There were six volumes in all |
the first recorded grant being made
on July %, 1881
A certificate of incorporati ton of the |
Bolton & Coventry Telephone COM
pany. located in the town of Coventry |
has been filed in the secretary of |
states office. The authorized capital |
stock is $4,000. The incorporators |
are John Cairns of Manchester Nv |
ron NJ Maine of Bolton and Robert !
w. Pitkin of Coventry
Hearing Continued.
The continued hearing in the matter |
Of Ben jamin L. Armstrong of New
London against Belding Brothers & |
70. of Rockville, took place Wednessday !
In the circuit court of the United |
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