Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-11
Chr Bullftin.
Norwich, Wednesday. Oct. Il, 1911.
VARIOUS MATTERS


Yesterdays warm sun encouraged a
lew boat owners to venture out on the
river.
F'rsiit growers in the suburbs are
sending some. nice looking ounces to
Most of the schools are preparing
patriotic exercises for tomorrow, CO.
lumbus day.
Lead Quarters. poor limitations of
the silver ones, have been detected
In some of the state towns.
A number of city artists linger about
Noanh, Mystic and Lyme. sketcbine
during the pleasant October DAYS
Local people who attended the Dam
bury fair last week learn that the
total attendance for the week was
$685..
This is not Indian summer. That
pleasant period does not begin until
Martinmas, St. Martins day, Novem-
Der IL.
The ladies of the Mohegan church
will give musical entertainment this
evening at 7.30 o'clock. Refreshments
free.-adv.
State Tax Commissioner William II.
Corbin is reminding cities and towns
that the state tax must be paid be-
fore November 10.
Boarding houses about the city are
having an unusually busy and pros
porous season, some of them having
to refuse many applicants.
Botanists are improving their OPP
portunity to study the last of the fall
flowers. Many interesting specimens
are found in Mohegan park.
The board of directors of the Uni
versalist state convention held a meet
ing in the parlors of the Universalist
church in Meriden, Tuesday, at 10 a. m.
1t is noted in various places thai
last week was the healthiest week in
years. the death rate being low, and
fewer contagious cases being report
ed.
Capt Thomas Hamilton and Supt.
Lafayette G. Rudd of the East Lyme
street railway have gone to Atlantic
City TO attend the annual street rail-
way mems convention
The general conference of Congre-
sational churches of Connecticut is to
be held with the Danbury church on
Tuesday. November 81. Over 200 del
egates are expected to be present.
A new concrete sidewalk is being put
in on Cliff street in front of the Peck
McWilliams property. The new side
walk conforms to the new grade that
was granted at this point at a recent
council meeting.
Friends of Mrs. Mary F.iley of No.
81 Boswell avenue are plea sed to learn
that she has been relieved of cata-
hoe ~-1x
sight through an operation performed
by DIR. A. Peck five weeks ago.
Mrs. Emma Shaw Colclough, whose
home is at Thompson, is to
lecture at Churchill house, Providence.
on alternate Wednesday mornings, be-
ginning October 25. on her expert
ences during several visits to South
America.
Mr.. and Mrs Frederick Kruck of Lee
avenue, Norwich Town, have issued
invitations for the wedding of their
daughter. Mary Amelia, to Albert Rich
ard lNarkutt. on the evening of We'd 4
nesday. October 20, at 7so o'clock at
the German Lutheran church.
Walter H. Lee of Mantle has sold
300 acres of his woodland for $4,000
to a New London purchaser, who has
begun installing a sawmi1l,
and will have three gangs of men at
work, to cut down the trees, haul them
to the mill, and to run the sawmill.
Work began Monday with a force
IF about twenty men on the new wharf
building for the American Breakwater
company of Philadelphia, which COM
pany recently purchased the 200-acre
Bolles farm north of the navy yard.
rhe wharf will be about 1000 feet
long.
Worcester papers state that the Of
icials of All Saints Episcopal church
ire puzzled over the seating problem
Tor October IS, when Bishop elect
Thomas F. Davies is to be consecrated |
The church accommodates but 500, yet
400 or more cards must be issued for
he services. at 1890 a, m.
Ribbons. candles. tiny flags, etc, are
selling we'll for Columbus day fayors |
IN Thursday. The colors in the flag
Df Italy are red. white and green, and !
n the flag Of Spain, under which Co |
umbns sailed through the beneficence |
If King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, |
he stripes are red and yellow.
Arrangements are progressing for |
he field dav of the Connecticut soci- |
,ty. Sons of the American Revolution, |
o be held in New London, October IT. |
\ banquet will be held at the Croker |
house, and the members and their |
quests will be taken in automobiles for |
lists to historic spots about the city. |
At the Brockton fair, the bull Me- |
has Duke, secured recently by Thorn |
IS W. Lawson from Dr. Morgan of |
iadlyme, who has a fine kind of Jer |
eys, took the first prize and was also |
Lwarded the grand championship over |
I'll on the grounds. Merthas Duke |
las been under the care of Walter J. |
iomstock. herdsman at the Hadlyme |
arm, since The animal was six months |
i'd
In hunting rabbits dog or ferret |
IT either may be used from Septen-
yer 30 to January Is, from the begin |
hing of the open season until the end. |
,ut gun may be used only from |
50 10 December l. The |
eason for the passage of this law was |
o project birds. In former. years,
hunters would be in the woods with /
guns until January Is, and some of |
hem would shoot birds.
The semi-annual meeting Of the |
rolla I'd county medical association |
viii be held next Tuesday at Mans |
ield Depot, instead of in Stafford |
Springs, as usual The change III |
1lace is made on account OF an invi- |
alton from the superintendent OF the /
Few Connecticut colony for epileptics |
It Mansfield to meet there and inspect |
he new state institution, which is nov /
bout ready to receive patients.