Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-16

freshing to the farmers, but not espe- cially encouraging to the rogue eE- thusiasts, whom it reminded of other years.
 There are 2s delegates from Con necticut appointed to attend the na- tional convention of Foresters of America to be held in Detroit, Mich.. for 10 days beginning Aug. 20.
 The Swedish Congrega tional church es of the state held their annual open air meeting at New Britain Sunday, there being 2.000 present, including most of the pastors of the state.
 Monday and Tuesday were typical dog days, and sleeping out of doors was the only way to be really com- fortabie, although the mosquitoes as usual made up for the relief from the heat.
 Under the auspices of the Connecti- cut Horticultural society a dah1ia show will be held in Hartford on Sept. 19 and 20, and there will be chrysanthe- mum show in the same city on Nov. 5 and g.
 Most of the farmers report that their crop Of potatoes is much below the average in quality and quantity. Some of the growers say that they only have from one half to two thirds of crop.
 Target practice with 12-inch guns is going on at Fort H. G. Wright, Fort Terry and Fort Michie. The marks manship for the five-mile range with 60x30 moving targets has been good, considering the haze.
 In many New England cotton mills. including well known factories in TSla d Mac aahJ ttc was a further curtailment this week. The Knight mills are running on a three quarters schedule.
 Growers of choice dahlias through out the state have now discovered a1 insect which is raising havoc with the blossoms prematurely. The remedy ;., to spray with kerosene emulsion or some contact insecticide.
 Former Lieutenant Governor Everett J. Lake of Hartford was at Eastern Point over Sunday. the guest of his bro ther Jaw, who has the cottage of ex-R Repre- resentative Robert Burchard of Montvilla for the season.
 Former Governor Frank B. Weeks, who with Mrs. Weeks is spending the summer abroad, is now in Holland. He has, travelled through Normandy and arrived in Holland the latter part of July. He speaks of the unusual heat abroad.
 Ocean Beach day on next Tuesday $ expected by the committee to exceed in extent of programme and in attend ance any previous celebration. The auto parade will take place in the morning and the water sports in the afternoon.
 Toniglst star gazers will be able to witness a conjunction Of the pla%ets Mars and Saturn ia the southe stern sky, after 10.30 o'clock. The appear snce presented will be that of a double star Mars being the redder and bright CT of the two.
 Lee Hammond, the aviator who flew in Norwich on July 4, fell nearly 300 feet in a biplane above Lake Micni- gan at Chicago, Monday, and dived as the machine reached the water, be- ing rescued safely. The plane sank in 100 feet of water.
 At East Lyme the masons have com pleted the foundation for the large barn at M. F. Plants game preserve and carpenters are now laying the sills. This probably IS the largest structure of it's kind ever built in town. A drove of 200 Shropshires came last week.
 At Montville last week the new launch of Principal James E. Mur- phy of the Palmer Memorial school was sunk by vandals who entered the boathouse and pulled out a water pipe leading from the bottom of the boat to the engine. The launch has since been raised.
 Arrangements are under way to make a very interesting occasion of the general reunion of all the regi- ments and veteran soldiers of the Civil war at Hartford on Oct 4th in the new state armory. This observes the 5Oth anniversary of the beginning of the Civil war.
 At a meeting of the state railroad commission CTS at the capitol yesterGa y the commission organized as the state public utilities commission and elected Henry F. Billings of Hartford secre- tary. The commission will formally assume it's duties as the public utilities commission Sept. II.
 After a two days fishing trip 10 Block Island and vicinity. Senator F. w Hooker has returned to Hartfol l. caught, averaging 35 pounds in weight. Sea bass and Spanish mackerel were also caught, and Senator Hooker said he had never seen better fishing.
 Miss Flora G. Clark. only dauehter of MT and Mrs. Henry Ives Clark, of Old Saybrook, was married to Jarvis E.. Brooks of Westbrook by Rev. Lu- ther M. Strayer, assisted by Rev. J. II. deNries. at the home of the bride on Saturday afternoon. MT. and Mrs. Brooks will live in Old Sayhrook.
 There were TAI Connecticut farms