Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-08
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VARIOUS MATTERS


 VARIOUS MATTERS
 Various organizations have already begun plans for Labor day observance. Rev. l.. w. FrinlS of Norwich sup piled the pulpit at Oakdale on Sunday. Sunset to sunrise-Clysmic Water Sunrise to sunset-Clysmic the best.- adv.
 Twilight is beginning to come earl fer. The days length has decreased an hour.
 Fishers island cottagers are prepar- ing for a Venetian water fete on Au- gust 12.
 feature is to be made of the mar ket gardeners exhibit at the Connecti- cut fair.
 Henry w. Branch of Norwich is building a cottage on Hopkins street, at Lords Point.
 Several interested individuals went to New Haven Monday for the events of German day.
 A circled moon has been indicating
 
 prove hot and sunny.
 It looks like fall, when visitors to the country come back carrying big punches of goldeprod.
 Connecticut delegates are returning from the national jewellers convention held in Richmond, Va.
 The Sound steamers continue to @-sr.< fr.~f rl,t~ ,,Jr Ifr,o tlv- leather, and wool in bags.
 State oyster growers maintain that they will have to get more money for their output the coming season.
 Sweet pea hedges have been greatly benefited by the recent rains, and some beautiful blossoms are being cut.
 Boys and girls are picking fine big huckleberries near Taftville, selling two quarts for quarter on Monday.
 Norwich reported thirty eight real estate sales during last month. In July, 1910. the number of sales was only A.
 Work is progressing on two new cottages at Groton Long Point. Sixty lots have been sold there during the summer.
 Dr. and Mrs. Adam F. Bishop of New London have leased for one year the Gibson house in Pennsylvania ave- nue, Mantle.
 The party of tourists of which Miss Harriet Rallion is a member was last heard from in Berlin. They return early in September.
 Norwich cottagers at Pine Grove at tended the fifth annual dance of the Cheeman Boat club Monday evening, always a big event.
 Native Long Islanders are attend ing the Old Home week celebration in Port Jefferson, L. l., which began Sun day and ends on the 18th.
 The Oakdale Sunday school will hold its picnic this year at Ocean beach on Wednesday, August g, going by trolley from Uncasville. may be seen in the mornings, 18th to 14th inclusive, lising as a first magni- tude star just before the sun.
 Apple growers do not relish the news which comes from across the Massa- chusetts line thaz the blister mite has appeared in orchards in Worcester county.
 Potatoes have dropped in price dur ing the past few days and are very much improved in quality. Weather conditions continue favorable for feed and corn.
 Warning is being sent out caution ing the public against fake agents working through New England solicit ing subscription orders for magazines a nj n Q
 At an elaborate tea given at Fern crest, Eastern Point, the summer home of Mrs. Arthur Cushman of Hartford, Mrs. Charles H. Kenyon and Mrs. George F. Hughes assisted the hostess.
 Daily excursion to Pleasant View and Watch Hill via Westerly trolley, only 70 cents round trip. Leaves Franklin square at S.45 a. m. Tickets at Mad
 During JuIy there were IT petitions in bankruptcy in this states, with as- sets of $21,706 and liabilities of $53,632 In July, 1910, the number was 207 with assets of s4.254 and liabilities of ESQ., OPS.
 w. E. Bracewell of Gales Ferry has sold his property there to purchasers from New York and in bout two weeks will move his family to Groton where they will make their permanent home.
 There is local interest in the fact that the Southern New England Schuetzenbund will hold it's forty-sec- end annual tournament in Springf field on Monday and Tuesday of next week August 14 and 15.
 The honorary state regent of the D. A. R., Mrs. Sara T. Kinney of Hart ford, member of the Fort Griswold commission, was at Fort GrisWold Fri day inspecting the work being done or the grounds and expressed herself fully satisfied with the progress,
 Concerning the sale of state islands by the state treasurer, although he could sell them as the state property the custom is not to make any sales without authority of the general as sembly. Leases. however are some times made by the state treasurer. The requests for rights upon islands in tht Sound are unusually numerous thi: season.
 Forty five descendants of Lent ant Lydia Doolittle) Morse were presen at the annual Morse family reunion held at the home of MT. and Mrs John w. Morse of Summit on Thurs day It was agreed to hold the mex reunion the first Thursday in August 1912, at the home of MT. and Mrs