Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-08-15
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Norwich, Tuesday, Aug. Is, 1911.
VARIOUS MATTERS

| VARIOUS MATTERS
The Feast of the Assumption of the
Blessed Virgin will be celebrated to-
day in the Roman Catholic churches.
Over a hundred members of tia Con-
hectlcut uorSDealers' association are
expected at the annual convention at
New London on Sept IL.
Clysmic Water-A sure win
Dummy says nothing-but Clysmic.-
adv.
Among the social events that are
being looked forward to at Fisher
Island is a subscription dance for the
benefit of the Fishers Island library
on Friday evening.
The German shooting societies of
Southern New England are taking part
in two days Shoot which ends to-
night under the auspices of the
The need of more bath houses is felt
at Ocean Beach. Many times this sum-
mer there has been a waiting line and
on Sunday there were over a hundred
anxious to get into bathing. toys
Changers, farmers. everybody. come
and meet with the president at the
Great Connecticut Fair, Charter Oak
Park, Hartford, Sept. 4 to g. 1911.-
adv.
The Connecticut and the Boston
Guernsey clubs will meet at Branferd
farms at Eastern Point on Wednesday.
Prof. ]. Nj. Truman of Sterrs Agrieul-
tural college will speak on Dairy Mat
tiers.
Daily excursion to Watch Hill and
Pleasant View via Westerly trolley.
Leaves Square at s.45. Round trir 70
on Square. No tickets sold on the car.
adv.
In Carpenters hall on Monday even
ing the Carpenters union held its reg
ular meeting, which was occupied only
with routine business. The front win
dows of the hall are soon to be let
tered.
: The U. S. revenue cutter Mohawk,
on. a cruise of inspection of motor
boats and other vessels, to see if they
are properly equipped as to safety APP
planes, life buoys, etc, has been IN
New London.
Announcement of the 4eth annual re-
union of the Second Conn acticut Heavy
artillery to be held at Savin Rock on
Saturday. Aug. IS, has been sent out
by Dwight c. Kilbourn, secretary Of
the association.
New London County Agricultural
Society. At the Fair Grounds, Nor
wich, Sept. T. 3, 6, 1911. Will be the
best fair in the history of the society.
Come one, come all.-adv.
The lodges of tn eastern part of the
state We're but slimly represented at
the state n. E. Q. P. field day Satur-
day at Bridgeport. From the central
and western parts of the state over
thousand were there.
evidently made successful trial of his
skill relieving William Fl. Prior IF
Middletown of a poeketbook containing
$50. Mr.. Prior missed his money after
buying a glass of soda.
On Monday afternoon the funeral Of
Taphael Visland was held from No.
10 Cedar street and burial was in St
Mary's cemetery, The child was Is
months old. Henry Allen & Son had
charge of the arrangements.
Sixteen corps. some from this end of
the state, have already promised to at
tend the convention to be held on Aug.
"a with the Meriden Fife and Drum
corps. There will be an attendance of
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About fifty of the young people of
the Eastern Point summer colony re-
Gently organized themselves into a dra-
matte organization known as the None
Such club and are planning to give a
farce entitled The Follies of the Girls
void.
The annual Venetian water fete was
held at Fishers Island on Saturday
L.
full affair. On the same evening there
was fancy dress ball at the Mansion
house and masquerade at the Hay
Harbor club.
Work on the big contract for laying
the new granolithic walks all over New
London where walks of that character
do not exist was started Monday. The
total cost, will be approximately $780,
boo half to be paid by the city ard
half by the property owners.
Albany Smith. son of GYPSY Smith,
he world renowned evangelist who
mas been conducting the services at the
Methodist church in Old Mystic this
preached his farewell sermon
Sunday evening, After a few weeks in
Noank, he leaves for the west.
Calvert Townley, former vice presi-
lent of the Connecticut company and
who was an occasional visitor in this
eity on trolley business, and who left
he road some time ago, has become
1ice presid ent of the Westinghouse
at the New York office.
The season at Watch Hill is at its
height. 1t is said that the second Sun
lay in August brings the largest ex-
,ursion crowd of the summer, and the |
equation was apparently lived UP to |
~ the people that were brought by the :
steamers Block Island and Watch Hill |
Ind by the trolleys.
That many of New Englands most
historic trees, as well as thousands of |
more common ones, are in danger of |
destruction by gypsy and browntail |
moths and other pests is reported at
by Richard Watrous. sec
etary of the American Tree associa- |
ion. who has just been in Massa chu- |
etts.