Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-02

estate, in the Pequot section.
mowers have been used so infrequently
as this. There is nothing to NOW, all
the lawns being dried and brown.
Rev. Charles S. Bullock, founder and
pastor of the Neighborhood church in
Stratford, has. accepted the pastorate
of All Souls church in New London.
A-variety of weather was furnished
Tuesday, including brief thunder
showers, fitfuI sunshine with intense
heat and most uncomfortable humid
ity.
A correspondent suggests that car
bolic acid may be used to clear a room
of flies. Heat shovel and drop about
20 drops of carbolic on it. The vapor
kills the pests.
Don't forget the special excursion
car for Watch Hill and Pleasant View
leaves Franklin square $40 a. m. daily.
Round trip ticket Toe; for sale at Mad
denis cigar store on the square.-adv.
Passengers on the river boats Tues
day had good view of the United
States training ship Newport, which
is in New London harbor until August
Z when she will clear for Newport
WOTk mas DeSun on MOrS6mS COCK,
Groton, and the landing will be length
ened several feet, to permit the dock
ing of the steamer Chelsea. Dredg-
ing of the channel will soon be begun.
Tree wardens are asking owners of
elrns to kill the beetles now by sprink
ling boiling water about the foot of
each tree. The practice is harmless to
the trees, as the ground cools the wa
ter.
General Secretary Starkey of the
Norwich Y. NJ. C. A. was the speaker
at the Sunday afternoon service at the
Brooklyn Y. NJ. c. A. camp at Gardner
Lake. His topic was The Battle OF
Life.
The members of ST. Andrews
church choir of Meriden have returned
from a weeks outing at Crescent
beach, where the Trinity church choir
boys of Middletown have also been
staying
On the n. & w. division a new steam
coal crane. for use in loading coal
on train tenders, has been put in serv-
ice at the South Worcester trainsheds
ford railroad.
Nels J. Nelson, the New Britain
aviator, will not fly at Saybrook Sat
| uIQdy, aug. D. line WGeCk1Hg OF MS
machine at Middletown last Saturday
made it impossible for him to fulfill
his engagement.
The state treasurer is beset with Of
fers from people along Island sound
and bits of land in the Sound that
are unclaimed are under the state
treasurers jurisdiction.
The Connecticut Automobile associ-
alton is laying plans for another mem
bership campaign. AT the present
time Connecticut leads all state asso-
Citations of this country in point of
the number of members.
Something new in beaches. Groton
Long Point, 8 miles of Sound 'front.'
age. Restricted desirable 70 plots
sold in 8 weeks. Jas. Jay Smith Co.,
277 Main street.-adv.
At the Adventist tent, corner of Nc
Kinley avenue and Otis street, there
was rather small congregation on
Tuesday evening. The sermon was by
Evangelist w. R. Andrews upon the
theme True Religion.
District Quartermaster Capt. H. H.
Scott, stationed at Fort H. G. Wright,
Fishers island, and Mrs. Scott are
spending few days with friends in
New York. Mrs. Scott is a daughter
of the late Admiral Sampson.
After fifteen years service in the
Uncas paper mill, Gustave Rosson
goes to Windsor Locks to take charge
of machine in paper mill. Mr..
Rossol! has moved his family from
Thamesville TO Windsor Locks.
Rev. John S. Porter and family. who
have spent some time n Windham and
Tolland county towns, sailed Saturday
for Austria, where he is engaged in
missionary work. under the auspices
of the American Board of Missions.
During the past week. four petitions
IN bankruptcy were filed in Connecti-
cut, with total assets of 1924 and LA
bilities of $9,506 Last year, during the
same week, the number was seven,
with assets of $6,545 and liabilities of
$12,59G.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. Dwight Beasley
announce the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Laura May. and Horatio Raymond
Kibbe of New York on Friday. July
49, at Ellington. The bride has taught
successfully in Hazardville for sev-
eral years.
Steady increase of freight and ex-
press matter on the Groton & Ston-
ington street railway requires the use
of two cars. one of which is used for
an express, between Groton and West
erly and the other handling the local
freight.
New corporations have been formed
in Connecticut in greater number dur
ing the past week than for any cor
responding week for the past five years
but the capitalization. while much less
than two years ago, compares very ia
vorab bly, with the other years.
Local friends have heard from c. e,
Whitney this week at Laggan Alta,
Canada He is on his way home from
the Pacific coast travelling through
the Canadian Rockies and expects to
be in this city again by the middle Of
next week.