Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-07-04
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Norwich, Tuesday, July 4, 1911.
VARIOUS MATTERS

VARIOUS MATTERS
The sale of picnic supplies helped
business on Monday.
Dealers say hot wave always in
creaseS the demand for watermelons.
On July the first Sunday night
boat leaves New London for New
York.
Certain Connecticut churches have
installed electric fans for the benefit
of their congregations.
Mrs. Mary T. Webster has sold her
three-story block in Broadway to Mr..
and Mrs Patrick Boylan.
Summer guests in shore towns are
enabled to have the privilege of an
occasional swordfshing trip.
Twenty five barrels of liquid, sup
posed to be sure death to mosquitoes,
have arrived at Groton Long Point.
Two years ago this week Norwich
was busy celebrating its 250th ami
versary, and the weather was torrid
enough.
Humid days mean loss for the can
dy dealers. During last weeks hu-
midity hundreds of dollars worth of
chocolates and bonbons spoiled.
Another another, another, and no
harm done if it's CIysmic Water-adv.
Postmasters are admonishing peo-
pie at summer resorts to have their
mail addressed to the nearest post
Office, to avoid delay and losses.
United States Inspectors Whitney
and Stewart reinspected the steamer
Block Island of the New England Nav
igation company. Monday morning.
The sympathy of friends will be ex-
tended Robert A. Woodwork and wife
in the loss of their first baby. Guy
Richards. for at New London last
week.
Several prominent Episcopalians will
go to Brooklyn, Conn. today to at
tend the funeral of Rev. Isaac Peck,
at Trinity church, and burial in the
old churchyard.
Eastern Connecticut students and
alumni have been at Mortified, Mass,
celebrating the twentieth anniversary
of the founding of Mt. Hermon school
by Dwight l.. Moody.
The skeleton which ives found in
Ledyard on Sunday was buried in the
town cemetery in Ledyard on Monday
afternoon No clue to the identity of
the man has been secured
G. Lord, the barber, was taken home
from his shop on Broadway Monday
afternoon, suffering from cramps, an
effect of the hot weather. He was
much improved by evening.
During July the planet Mars is daily
becoming brighter, but it is still after
midnight before it rises. In a few
months it will be bright enough to be
of interest to astronomers
The steamer New Shoreham has
begun her summer trips between Prov
idence, Newport, Block Island and
Stonington, the first trip of the sea
son being made Saturday.
The editor of The Bulletin is in
debted to Mrs. Edward P. Armstrong
for a beautiful bunch of Shirley pop
pies. For brilliancy and variety of
color few flowers exceed these.
At three o'clock Monday afternoon
Engine Co. No. 2 was called to the rear
of No. 10 Aqueduct street to put out
some rubbish which was burning hav-
ing been started by firecrackers.
At the Arcanum club, as usual. there
will be open house today, when sand
witches and lemonade will be served.
AS a usual thing there is a good sized
gathering at the club on the Fourth.
Bridgeport papers note that n. w.
Kennedy, national organizer of the
New Haven, Bridgeport's Moose char
ter having closed with $500 members
enrolled.
The new dining room for the at
tendants at the Norwich State hos
pital is TO be opened today. In honor
of the opening and the day, the hos
pital chef will furnish special Fourth
of July dinner
Cards received from the party of
which Mrs. Sara 7. Kinney of Hart
Crandall of New London are members,
were mailed from Gibraltar apS
brought tidings of a fine trip across.
Mrs. Samuel Lewis, who died at
Meriden, Saturday, had been married
nearly three years, and besides her
husband, leaves one brother in Pres
ton, w. N. Wheeler, and a brother in
Canterbury and one in Willimantic.
The Modern Woodmen of America
are to unite with the societies OF
Norwich, New London. Mystic and
Noank for joint field day and outing
the Fourth at Mystic, where they will
be the guests of the Pequot camp of
that town.
A we'll attended dance was given on
Monday evening in Eroehlichkeit hall
by the King John III. Sobieski Bene-
fit society. The music was by the
Pulaski band and the committee in
charge was President Walter PuzoI
and Vice President Peter Wapinski.
DIR. w. F. Courtney. a recent grad
uate of the University of Maryland
has received a favorable report from
the Connecticut state dental exami-
ncrs. DIR. Courtney, who was formerly
in the cigar business in this city, has
also received a license to practice il
the state of Maryland.
Miss Bernice King. Miss Lucy Mar.
shall and Miss Irma Marshall of Hart
ford have gone to BrookSide farm, il
Canterbury, for a two weeks vaca