Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-07-05
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VARIOUS MATTERS

Block Island hotels are filling up.
The first red raspberries are being
marketed.
Some of the farmers celebrated Lib
erty's holiday by haying.
Tuesday being legal holiday, the
legislative trains did not run.
The s.ar Spangled Banner was
waving at all points on the Fourth.
These trying days, humane horse
owners are merciful to their beasts.
Stevens studio will be closed the
week of July 10.-adv.
Notification is being sent out that
the annual picnic of the state Luther
league will be held July 27 at Lake
Compounce.
Several w. C. T. U. workers from
this section will attend the Middlesex
county convention at Tylerville camp
ground. Thursday.
The Norwich line steamers have
including tourists bound for northern
New England points.
July 4, the church calendar COM
memorated the Translation of ST. MAJ
tin, st. Bertha, St Oddo Today is
the feast of st. Anthony.
In ST. Patrick's church, Tuesday
morning at s o'clock Rev. Hugh Trea-
nor celebrated an anniversary requiem
high mass for Mrs. Hannah Flood.
Mill and factory employees appre-
ciated holiday during Tuesdays
heat and humidity.
The auto which broke down at the
Fair Grounds Tuesday was the COM
mittee's machine. 1t was towed into
the city in the evening behind a truck.
The water department has laid pipe
to a point near Council street in West
Main street, but closed the ditch Mon
day to accommodate the travel to the
Fair Grounds Tuesday.
Infants and the aged are feeling the
effect of the intense heat Many ba-
bies have been sleeping outdoors in
their carriages during the humid
nights.
Unclaimed savings banks deposits
have been renorted to the state COMP
troller includln: Groton Savings bank,
three deposits. amounting to $57.4A.
The Connecticut Chautauqua asso-
citation is to open it's twelfth session at
the FiainviIIe Methodist camp ground
on July % and continue to August 1,
There was open house at the Ar
canum club on Tuesday, when sand
wiches and lemonade were served to
those who appeared out in the. torrid
weather.
A new bulletin issued from the Con-
necttcut agricultural experiment sta
ton at Storrs is by H. X. Hayes and
E. NJ. East. and deals with Improve
ment in Corn.
One man who keeps a record claims
that Monday was the hottest day in
Y years. or since 1889. his thermom-
eter registering 81 degrees, the high
est point it ever reached.
Extra police were provided on Tues
day to see that the law was not vio-
lated. There were a few transgres-
sors, but not many, so there will be
but little city court business today.
With the current issue The Storrs
Lookout will have concluded its six
teenth year Of existence. 1t has adj
vanced steadily in merit, and ably re-
fleets the college life and happenings.
There were about 800 from this city
who went on the excursion to Newport
on Tuesday, there being ten carloads
in ali go down on the Norwich branch.
1t was a delightful sail and there was
d. pleasant visit in Newport.
The cleaning up of the broken fire.
crackers and debris caused by the
fireworks gave the night sweepers a
task which kept them busy for
number of hours on Tuesday night
after the celebration was over.
Hvman S. Schwartz was unfortunate
enough to push his hand through
window he was raising which cut
vein in his arm. DIR. Higgins attend
ed him and stopped the flow of blood
and he is now nursing sore arm.
There was no ringing of bells all
over the city this year as there has
been in the past. There were some
requests to the committee from sew
cra1 directions, asking to have such
plan given up if it had been. contem-
plated.
During Monday night Mrs Gordon
of the West Side, while taking a bot
tie from a refrigerator, broke it, and
al the same time nearly cut off her lit
tie finger. DIR. Higgins was called to
sew up the wound and the finger will
be saved
Something like 250 Christian En-
deavor delegates from this state will
start for Atlantic City on Thursday
to attend the 10Th international c. +.
convention. A special excursion is
also to be made to Washington and
Gettysburg.
The thirteenth annual tournament
of The League OF Connecticut Golf
Clubs win be held at the Hartford
Golf club next week, beginning on
Wednesday, and continuing through
Saturday. The Norwich Golf club is a
member of the league
In the JGly White Ribbon Banner,
Miss Harriet G. Cross of Norwich,
state superintendent of fair work,
urges the different unions to feature
w. G.. T. L. work at the agricultural
school fairs in their neighborhood, de :
failing the work done by the Norwich
union.
There were attractions in various
directions OH Tuesday in opposition to
the local celebration. The boats car
ried large crowds, many went to the
beach, others to WiIlimantic and 9
large party to Newport. Despite the
exodus there were large numbers COM
ing here.
At four O'Clock Tuesday afternoon
the funeral of Clara Barbetta. the
three year old child who was acct
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