Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-19
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Norwich. Saturday, Aug. 10, 1911.
VARIOUS MATTERS

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The gypsy moth has been practically
| eliminated in New London county, on
~ to reappear in the last few weeks
| in the Berkshires.
At the Memorial hospital New Lon
don. six nurses will receive diplomas
at graduation exercises. to be held dur
| ing the next two weeks.
Italians throughout the state con-
cluded on Thursday night three days
celebration of the Feast of the As
sumption of the Virgin Mary.
The berrying season is practically
over, although blackberries are still
being picked in small quantities. Ma
tive peaches are coming into the mar
ket.
Choice soft shell crabs at Powers
Bros'.-adv.
Nearly 500 of the Odd Fellows of
New London attended the annual joint
picnic of PeGuot, Mohegan and Fair
view lodges at Richards grove Thurs
day.
Though Friday afternoons rain was
short, it left countless puddIes in the
streets, especially where oiled, and it
was generally beneficially refreshing to
vegetation.
The state fish and game commits
sion-F'rank O. Davis of Putnam, E.
Hart Geer of Hadlyme and DR.. F. w.
Hewes of Groton-had a meeting in
Noank Friday.
John C. Averill of Norwich, clerk in
the common pleas court of New Lon
don county, Thursday was at the office
of the state comptroller, making his
annual statement.
The Auditorium opens Monday with
up to date vaudeville and the best
photoplays.-adv.
There are many delinquents who
have not yet paid their personal tax,
due on Sept. 1, and the collectors are
issuing warnings to the effect that in
terest starts after that date.
At the Franklin street Fairgrounds
with a fresh supply. to the delight
of the many children to whom it
brings taste of seaside joys.
In The Follies of the Griswold. the
operetta to be presented at Eastern
Point this evening by members of the
summer colony. Miss Lois Perkins of
this city has one of the parts.
Motion pictures of the Coronation of
King George V. will be shown at the
Auditorium Monday.-adv.
Norwich guests at a dinner in cele-
bration of Silas P. Holmes SD birth
day at Stontngton, Sunday, included
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Carlisle and son,
Rodney, and Miss Jencks of Norwich
BY the first of September or shortly
after it is expected to have the troll
ley extension to Old Mystic from the
Groton and Stonington line completed.
considerable portion is already done.
bishop John Joseph Milan of Hart
ford has sent a letter to each of the
pastors in the Hartford diocese, urging
them to unite with their parishes in
pray er for the speedy recovery of the
pope.
Special excursion car to Watch Hill
at S.45 a. m. Round trip ticket at Mad
dens store. 40 cents. Good to return
on any regular car same day.-adv
swim at Riverside, New London, on
Thursday afternoon, Michael J. Sulli-
van, II years old, was seized with
cramps. He was rescued by two COM
panions.
Due in large measure to the exceed
ingly hot weather of the first fort
night. the July records for passenger
traffic on the Mellen system show a
general slump. This month riding has
picked up.
H. y. Goering, retired clergyman. has
marketed 312 bushels of potatoes from
his six acre patch at Mantle and has
about as many more to harvest. Ow-
ing to the long continued dry weather
the crop is light.
Changers, farmers, everybody, come
and meet with The President at the
Great Connecticut Fair. Charter Oak
Park, Hartford. Sept. to 9, I'LL
adv.
At the state dairymen's meeting at
the farm of Samuel D. Newell, at
Bristol, Thursday, President G. War
rem Davis of Norwich is credited with
making one of his characteristically
well-fitting responses.
The engagement is announced of
Harry Mclaughlin, now assistant
M G. A., New York, formerly of New
London. and well known here, and
Miss Lillian johnson of Hartford
Just now the summer school of paint
ing at Lyme. under the direction of
Frank Vincent Du Mond. is in the mid
die of its course. and the quaint vii
lage, which is some of the Oldest in
New England, abounds with art stu
dents.
The numerous friends of Rev. Robert
r. True, pastor of the Third Baptist
church. will be pleased to hear that he
is improving though not able to be
out. He has been confined to the house
five weeks, having had a relapse when
nearly well.
The June number of the Wesleyan
University Bulletin is devoted to
record of scientific work of the uni
versity from the date of its founding,
1881. up to the present. 1t is an in
spring account of scientific achieve
ment at that institution
Lebanon is rejoicing in the prospect
of an automobile express line to Nor
witch.
AT Hartford, Thursday. the young
men of the diocese who were recently
appointed to higher seminaries to
study philosophy and theology met
with Bishop Nilan,who gave them good
advice. One of them is Henry Cole
man of this city, who goes to St
Mary's, Baltimore.
The Jas Jay Smith Co have sold
106 lots at Groton Long Point during
the past five weeks. many of them to
Norwich people. This speaks volumes
for the prOperty.-adY.