Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-07-29

that many elms and NAPLES which
are beginning to droop are dying as
the result of the recent intense heat.
The Connecticut Dairymens associ-
alton has accepted an invitation to
hold its summer meeting at the fine
farm of Samuel D. Newell. at Bristol
The Mails sight seeing auto will leave
Franklin square. Sunday. at and IL
a. M and 1 and 3 p. M, for Stony
brook; soc for round trip. Tickets for
sale at Maddens cigar store.-adv.
Rev. Harry Fitzgerald of Hebron,
curate of st. Johns church. Water
bury, will preach in Trinity Episcopal
church, Bristol tomorrow Sunday.
George d. Ellis of Preston took five
big loads of timothy hay from four
acres. He exhibited a bunch, the tall
est of which measured 5 feet IL
inches.
When the big liner Olympic sailed
for Europe Wednesday, one of her
passengers was Alanson p. Lathrop,
now of New York, who goes abroad for
six weeks trip.
Mr., and Mrs. Frank E. Hull of South
Coventry have issued invitations to
the marriage of their daughter. Miss
Ethel Mason Hull and N. Searle Light
on Wednesday, August g. at $50 p. m.
Rev. Byron u Hatfield of Newburgh,
N. Y, will supply the pulpit of the
Central Baptist church Sunday morn
ing and evening. He is well and IA
vorably known in eastern Connecticut
and will be heard with pleasure. adv.
At the Monument street school in
Groton, the place of principals as
sistant, which was left vacant by the
recent marriage of Miss Church to
Howard Richards. has been filled by
Miss Agnes Wright of Waterford.
1t has been announced that the cler-
gymen who will oficiate at Christ
church services during August will
be Rev. Frank NJ Rathbone of Massa-
chusetts, recently of Hartford, and
Rev. Ellis Dean of Westport, Conn.
One of the largest black snakes
ever killed in Connecticut met ltss
death near Midway this week from the
butt end of a steel fishing rod, siren
uously welded by Michael Zeswitz.
The snake was six feet four inches
long.
The date of Ocean Beach day cele-
bration was announced Friday as Au-
gust %. 1t is not expected to combine
this observance with the celebration
rendered to Mayor Mahan of New Lon
don. but to hold it independently as
in the past few yeas.
At the quarterly meeting of Man
chester Epworth league union, held in
the Vernon Methodist church, Friday
evening, Rev. F. w. Gray of East
Hampton, president of the Norwich
district Epworth league, was one of
the principal speakers.
Not for fifteen years have bluefsh
been running as strong at Block Is
/ lard as they have this summer. The
explanation which the natives give is
that the fish emigrate and that evil
IDENTIFY they have been away for some
years and that they are now back.
The annual state picnic and outing
of Odd Fellows will be at Fairview,
Groton Saturday, Aug. 5. The prelim-
mary sale of tickets to members of the
order, their families and friends has
been large The committee on trans
portation is v F. Nickerson, F. Z.
Pease and c.. A. Loomfs.
The directors of the Central Ver-
mont railway at St. A1bans. VT, ac-
copied the resignation of President
Charles M. Hays, and E. H Fitzhush,
first vice president Of thu Grand Trunk
and vice president of the Central YER
mont was elected president, and MI.
Hays chairman of the board.
Complaint has been received at po-
lice headquarters that chicken thieves
have been operating at the Four
near Gallows lane, New London. The
thieves visited the farm Wednesday
night and got away with a consider
able number of choice young fowl.
Earl D, Cranston. DID,, LID, bish-
on % TotL lictL rr,ic <l,, 4,
who presided over the New England
Southern conference at South Manch-
ter last spring, has announced the
marriage of his daughter, Ruth and
William B. Newlin. at the Church of
ST. Martin in the Fields, Trafalgar
square, London. Mr.. and Mrs. Newlin
after August 1 will reside in Paris.
At the conference of supervisors
held at the summer school session at
Danbury Wednesday. the committee
recommended that during the next
school year teachers meetings, under
| the direction of the state supervisors,
! be held in Danbury, New Haven. Wa
! terbury, Thompsonville, New Milford,
| Sharon Winsted, Unionville, Hartford,
| Old Saybrook, Norwich and Whitman
| tic.
| A new beach, Groton Long Point,
| having three miles of Sound frontage,
i has just been opened. Prices are low
! C$195 upwards) to start and are bound
| to advance rapidly. Improvements
under way will make this the largest
and finest beach on the coast ocean
! Beach plots formerly sold at $500 and
! arc now $4,000 to $4,000, while at
/ Watch Hill they are $4,000 EACH Send
| for booklet. JAS Jay Smith Co, 227
| Main St.--adv.
| Caught in Machine.