Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-07-13
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VARIOUS MATTERS

vAhiUUS MAilEhS
Dealers say that sales of fruit and
milk have broken the records, during
the hot wave.
They are packing up at the marine
barracks on the Thames for removal to
Philadelphia.
italian residents are preparing to
celebrate the feast of Our Lady of
Mt. Carmel on Saturday.
The heat has made the water at the
bea ches so warm that the number of
bathers is unusually large.
The Universalist Y. P. c. U. dele
gates left Wednesday morning for the
convention in Portland, Me-
State fish and game commissioners
are looking sharp after hotels where
chicken Holsters, short sizes, may be
served.
Nobody revokes on C1ysmic Water
All the CIubs-Clysmic.-
The annual summer outing of the
state Heptasophs will be held at
Bridgeport Saturday afternoon and
evening.
Steamer Plymouth. which has been
Providence line. has been replaced by
the City of Lowell.
The handsome flower beds kept up
by the men at the New Haven roads
Main street station look thrifty in
spite of heat and drouth.
Herbert NJ. Lerou, James C. F'itzpat-
rick and Andrew HI. Breed were among
the guests at the Winthrop club picnic
Of I Low
So greatly have motormen suffered
during the weeks heat that in num-
Der of cities they. have received or
ders to discard their heavy coats.
Gardeners complain that the berry
crop will be short one. owing to the
heat and lack of rain. The berries are
maturing fast and are quite small
At Springfield Tuesday marriage
license was issued to John w. East
wood of New London, a clerk, and Bes-
sic a. Andrews of New London, ste
nographer.
Amateur astronomers are trying to
get glimpse of the new Kless comet.
1t is moving in a southwesterly direc-
ton, the tail being visible through
opera glasses.
Cards received from eastern Con-
necticut tourists now in the Scottish
Highlands tell of exceptionally hot
weather, temperatures of So and Sc
degrees being recorded.
Prize essays on Scientific Temper
ance Instruction are being received by
Laura n. STEELE, state superintendent
of the w. c. 7. u, the time limit for
their reception being August Is.
On May 5. 1853, there was a wreck
at South Norwalk, Conn, in which IL
lives were lost. Since then until Tues
day the New Haven railroad line has
been singularly free from disasters.
About rs youths are at Middletown
at the Churchman'S camp, for mem
bers of the Episcopal diocese of Con-
necticut. Five big tents are in use
Today Thursday IS visitors day at
the camp.
Supt S. H. Holmes of New Britain
has secured Miss Ruth C. Browning
of Norwich as successor to Miss Win
fired Galley. who resigned as assistant
supervisor in drawing to teach at the
high school.
Although the Kings Daughters cir
cleS have given up formal meetings
until fall, most of them continue be-
nevolent work in various ways, aiding
comforts and pleasures.
Thames association of Rebekah Past
Grands had an outing Wednesday at
the home of Mrs. Harry Leeds at the
Golden Spur. They went out by trolley
and spent the day most pleasantly in
the cool of that delightful section.
Several states are represented at
the summer school at Storrs. One
student is from Russia. He is spend
ing some time in this country under
government Notwithstanding sub
jects connected with the animal indus
try:
Among students enrolled at the
Danbury library institute are Mrs
George w. Tryon of the Wheeler
school in North Stonington, Sister
Aloysius and Sister Reginald of the
Mount st. Joseph's seminary in Hart
ford.
By new postal order, all domestic
mail matter bearing on the address
side adhesive stamps or imitation
stamps, other than lawful postage
stamps, will be returned to the sender
if known; otherwise TO the division of
dead letters.
Savings banks from about the state
have reported the following amounts
as unclaimed: Savings Bank of New
London S25,645.3S: Dime Savings bank
of Norwich S296.71; Jewett City Saw
ings bank S23.S3; Stonington Savings
bank s1.592.5s.
a ThomaSton CORES pendent writes:
Civil Engineer Charles Preston of Wa
terbury, with corps of surveyors and
assistants is making a detailed sur
vey of the various pieces of property
which the Plume & Atwood Co. is to
sell to its employees.
The resignation of Capt. Erastus l..
McGlafiin, Coast Artillery corps, of
New London, is accepted and he is
honorably discharged from the military
service OF Connecticut in special or
ders. He was formerly in command of
Second company New London
The current issue of the Journal of
Education notes that the Wheeler
school at North Stonington, C. P. Ken
dali, principal. has acquired a large
and valuable farm adjoining the school
grounds, which give it about the finest
school grounds in New England.
Miss Louise Merrill, who for the past
two years has been clerk in the North
Stonin gton postoffice, closes her work
there this week. Miss Merrills work
has been very satisfactory to the pa
irons of the office and she has made