Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-29
VARIOUS MATIERS


 VARIOUS MATTERS
 Promotion exercises will be held in number of churches Sunday.
 A number of former residents, home to vote, will arrive in town tomor- row.
 Foresters' smoker this evening in Foresters' hall on Franklin square. adv. m.
 The passing of the cool wave. re- sulting Tn warmer weather Thursday, was appreciated
 Thursday evening Rev. J. H. New land, district superintendent held the quarterly conference in the M E. church at Uncasville.
 which includes Eastern Point has vot- ed s11,0oo for the care of highways, bridges, wharves and landings.
 George l.. Hurd, auditor of the American Express company, has been visiting friends in this city. He was formerly in charge of the local off1ce.
 The country roadsdes are beautiful now with wild asters in full bloom. and auto parties bring home many bouquets of the showy purple blos- soms.
 Agents of the New York, New Haven X Hartford railroad have received ab- stracts of the changes which will go in effect with the new timetable. Octo- Der 1.
 A Hampton correspondent states that w. H. Allen of Norwich will oc- cupy Miss Anna Burnham's cottage at Hampton for the next three months
 On the front page of Wednesdays New Britain Herald there was & dou- ble cut of J. B. Palmer of Lisbon, winning the cattle peg race at the Berlin fair.
 The little new jail at Block Island has held but one prisoner this season, deckhand on one of the Long Island railroad steamers, held for attempting to strike native islander.
 Steamer Maine arrived at New Lon don Thursday afternoon to take the place of steamer City, of Lowell on the Norwich line. The Lowell will go to Newport to remain for the winter.
 Low Rates to California until Oct 14 Tourist sleeping cars five times weekly, without change. Berth s9 via Washington Sunset route, 12 Milk St. and 362 Wash. St.. Boston.-adv.
 On Thursday John Woodmansee with pr. and Mrs. George Thompson of Taftville left for Moxie, Me From there Dr. Thompson and MT. Wood mansee will go to Solon, Me, for a deer hunting trip.
 A. w. Jarvis, w B. Young, Jr., w F. Stevens and John Kukla are to gc by $. W. Potter's auto to Hockanum Sunday to attend the outing and clam hake of the Sphinx Temple band, oi which they are members.
 On the Norwich line steamer Maine replaced steamer City of Lowell on the New York run from New London Thursday. The steamers to run regu- larly to the latter port are the Maine and the New Hampshire.
 Members of the state police were re- ported in town on Thursday. They were supposed to be on the lookout foi violators of automobile laws. proba bly with reference to cutouts. which cannot be used in the city limits.
 An inventory of the estate of the late former Governor Abiram Chamberlain as filed with the probate court at Meri- den Thursday, shows total value of s62, ,O07. It is chiefly in business in- terests. The estate goes to Mrs Cham berlain.
 The second rehearsal of the Sodality Glee club was held on Thursday even ing, conducted by James Drew By next week 1t is expected to have a double and single quartette formed and in line for their first work.
 Mashapaug grange at it's last meet ing passed resolutions regretting the discourtesy shown by the action taken by the executive committee of the Connecticut state grange in regard to President Tafts visit to the Connecti- cut fair.
 A new clause Tn the section in the automobile laws devoted to fees re- lstes to the provision that no fees shall be collected for any motor vehi- cle owned by municipality and used exclusively in the conduct of munici- ral business.
 Silas Whipple. the farmer of Lefiing wellb has grown a fine variety of grapes this year, showing up punches of the Concord, the Packington, the Worden and the Vincennes, which fol sizes and quality looked equal to the best fruit from the grape belt.
 The Independent Order of Foresters now the richest and one of the oldes fraternal insurance societies in the world. with a surplus of $17,700, ,000 will hold 2 smoker in Foresters' hal this evening.-adv. The members of the Connecticu state board of examiners of emDlam CTS met Tuesday in Hartford, to pas. upon the merits of the papers of the applicants, who took the state en. bal1ners' examination at New Haven September 23. Only 90 per cent. wer, successful.
 Andrew Stepanik of Brooklyn. N. Y has purchased from Eugene Chapmal l his farm and dwelling house situate | on the back road in Montville and vii l take possession of his new home with in few days. MT. Chapman, it is un derstood. will move his family neare | Palmertown.