Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-01
DANiELS0N
Hospitality at shunway Cottage
Double Header Arranged for Labo-
Day--TeIephone improvements Go
Steadily On-Effeets of the Rain.


James WEIGH went to Taunton on
Thursday to attend the funeral of
relative
Rudolph Richards of Boston has been
spending a few days with relatives in
Danielson
Miss katherine WEIGH has returned
to New York after a visit with Mr..
and Mrs. James WEIGH.
House Party at Summer Home.
Judge and Mrs Milton A. Shumway
have been entertaining a party of rel
atives and friends at Whippoorwill
camp. near East killingly, this week.
Henry A Mora of Worcester was a
Visitor with friends in Danielson on
Thursday.
have gone to Springfield on an auto
mobile trip.
w. J. Bartlett of Boston was Wis
itor in Danielson Thursday.
Entrance examinations for Killingly
high school will be given tomorrow
Saturday at the graded school build
ing. School street.
On account of the storm the doll
day event arranged to be held at Wild
wood park was postponed.
Double Header on Holiday.
The Tri- Village and Moosup teams
of the Eastern Connecticut league are
to play two games Labor day, the
morning game at Moosup, the after
noon game at Wildwood park.
Highways Quilted.
Seven days of rain have been the
means of doing injury to seme of the
highways in the town, gullies being
worn at the sides of the road by the
great quantities of water that has run
down.
There is good woodchuck hunting in
the open fields that begin west of the
railroad track at Attawaugan crossing.
Several of the little animals may be
seen roaming about at almost any time
of the day.
Over 300 Pupils.
ST James school is to reopen next
week after the long summer vacation.
1t is expected that the number of pu-
ri's coming from this town and brook
',-r. VIII be in excess of 500. The Sis
tcrs of St. Joseph will be in charge.
Engagement Announced.
Announcement is made of the en-
gagement of Miss Lucia Jandreau of
South Killingly to George Baribeault,
clerk in Bitgoods store, the marriage
to take place during the present month.
Reports from the surrounding coun-
try indicate that there is to be an
abundant grape crop this year, both of
the cultivated and wild varities. There
are many wild grapes in this part of
NlnQ1an county dHu tBGN. AdNG OH
been inspected and spotted for pick
ing.
Closed Cars in Use.
For the first time since May closed
cars have been run this week on the
Putnam lines of the Connecticut com
pany The incessant rainfall has hurt
the passenger traffic and prevented the
gathering at Alexander's lake of sew
eral parties that had planned outings
for the last week in August.
Close Vote on License.
Another close contest is predicted
on the license question in this town
this fall and it will be preceded by a
campaign in which every effort will be
exerted by both sides to win. Kill
ingly has voted np-license in five out
of the past seven years, but the votes
have always been close and there is
never any certainty as to just which
way the tide of public sentiment on
this matter is going to turn.
Rainiest Spell in Seven Years.
One farmer who came in to town on
Thursday morning to send the milk
from his cows to Boston remarked that
not in seven Years has there been such
a prolonged period of rain and so much
of it s fell during the seven days pre-
ceding this one. He was not kicking
about the amount of water that has
come down, although he expresses 9
fear that injury might be done to 9