Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-08-23
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WEDNESDAY. AUG. q. 1911.
VARIOUS MATTERS

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Some of the farmers are already |
turning their early apples into sweet |
cider. and there will be big supply
later, in the fall.
The lawns about town have fresh
ened up wonderfully in the past few |
days and it is now the exceptional one |
that does not look green.
In some towns of the state the col
lector of the personal tax gets fifty
cents for every two dollars he collects, |
making it a profitable job.
Special excursion car to Watch Hill
at $40 a. m. Round trip ticket at Mad |
denis store, 20 cents. Good to return
on any regular car same -day.-adv.
At Groton Long Point work is still
going on on new roads and a number
or new bungalows are in process of
construction. The latest is one for w.
j. Pike of Mansfield Center.
liberal supply of oil was distrib-
uted along the surface of Franklin
street, Mckinley avenue. Rockwell and
Crescent streets and Williams avenue
to Washington street. on Tuesday.
Henry Hart of Montville has entered
the employ of the Uncas Paper conf
pany, and William Mckenzie has taken
the place made vacant by him in the
G. NJ. Robertson company's mill.
People who have been in automo-
biies through the country report that
the wind storm did considerable dam
age to the trees in the way of uproot-
ing them or breaking off limbs
Labor Commissioner Patrick H.
Connolley of Danbury, as secretary of
The Connecticut Federation of Labor,
has issued the call for the annual con-
vention of that body at Derby on Sep
TENDER IL,
The following trains on the n. Y,
y. H. & Fl. f. R. will stop at the
Drawbridge on THU sday, August "a
(Elks outing). S.2e. 11.45, 2.55, and re-
turning at 6.30.-adv.
Last Friday night there was a good
attendance at the dance at the pavilion
at Frank Smiths mills in Canterbury
Prof. Stanton's orchestra furnished
music and S. B. Vallette prompted.
The well-known Benjamin c. Clark
homestead at Saybrook ferry has been
sold to Francis Dec. Sullivan of New
York, president of the Shore Line cleo
trio railway company.
Hadley Potter of this city is erecting
cottage on the lot purchased by him
recently at the Haughton farm and
will make it his permanent home as
soon as the house is ready for occu-
pancy.
Fishermen report good catches of
little bluefish in the Thames river the
past week, William Sisson of Montville
having taken so, which number seems
to be the largest caught by anyone
this season.
There has been much interest in the
two planets, Mars and Saturn which
were almost in absolute conjunction,
last week. They are now several de-
grees apart. being visible evenings in
the eastern sky.
Brooks comet is now visible in the
early evening in the sky north of east
and about halfway between the horiz-
on and the zenith. 1t may be easily
distinguished with an opera glass.
about nine o'clock.
Mrs. Mary Ann Peterson of New
London passed her one hundred and
fourth birthday at her home II Tru-
man street. in bed, because of illness
She was not. able to receive her usual
number of callers.
Byron D. Burdick of westerly. who
| has been business manager of the New
Britain Herald since last January, sew
cred his connection with the paper
Saturday night. He is considering an
offer on Springfield, Mass. paper.
In Wallingford as well as in Stone
ington, the two places in the state
where the gypsy moth has been found
the pest is now practically eradicated.
The number of caterpillars destroyed
| at the bands this year was 1851 as
| against 1886 in 1910.
Connecticut courts of Foresters rank
| third this year in increase of MEM
bership, the number being 1O11. while
Massachusetts is first with 5000, and
New Jersey second with 1894 new
| members. according to reports read
| at .he annual convention Tuesday.
l of twenty seven automobiles passing
| a given point on well lighted thor
| oughfare on recent evening between
| and O'Clock, only one had rear
| lights sufficiently bright to disclose the
| number even at short range.
The new bridge at Saybrook will
| mean at least an hours having in time
| TO tourists travelling between New
| York and Boston. and to people go
! Ing to New London and this section
| from the western part of the state it
will be equally convenient.
The Follies of the Griswold. which
1 was III CStHlcu DIT the CrlSWOlQ motel
Saturday night, produced the sum of
| S517. This. after the payment. of a
| few bills, will be presented to some
| charitable organization in New Lon
| don, probably the fresh air fund
Some of the lodges have been con-
1 sidering the appointment of delegates
4 instructed to vote for Grand Chancel-
| Tor David Miller for reelection at the
| annual state convention in Waterbury
| in October Others do not favor this
| SO that a fight for the honor is in
prospect.
4 The Connecticut Foresters are TAX
ing with them to the national conven-
| ton at Detroit as souvenirs to. ex-
| change with delegates from other
/ states oxidized silver pins bearing a
| fac sin1iIe of the Charter Oak with the
| figure of man hiding the charter in
its famous trunk.
| Grand excursion to Newport. r. /.
Aug oath. The Central Vermont Rail
way Will run an excursion to Newport
r. l.. Thursday. Aug. oath. Last ant
best OF the season, steamer City a
Lowell Get tickets at the station
Round trip from Norwich $1.25 Three
hours at Newport. Special train leave.
Norwich at $50 a. m.-ady.
| superintendent Egan of the state
police says no application has beer
made to him to make a special cam
| nairp against ira INNS thic coocor T.