Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-20
Norwich, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 1912.
VARIOUS MATTERS.

There is a plan to have Connecticut Eadmirers contribute to the S1o,000 1 needed for a Clara Barton memorial. Miss Mary Dunham, who 1la3 been teaching in Colchester two years, has engaged as teacher in the Voluntown school.
 German society members have been invited to attend German mass meeting at Seymour Sunday, August
 A convention is to be held at the Third Baptist church in North Ston- ington on the last Wednesday in Au- gust.
 The Catholic chapel at Groton is being rapidly rushed to completion. The framework has been shut in and it is nearly all shingled.
 Walter Wilkinson of North Stoning- ton, who has been ill and at the Back us hospital for some time, is much better and hopes to be home soon
 There are only two cottages on the ground at Pine Grove, Mantle, vacant at present. There were about 800 Ao O1l ttle gIOuuQ all ldSl week.
 The New England Order of Protec- 1 ton of the eastern part of the state will have it's field day at the Golden Spur, Mantle. on Saturday, September
 A number from Norwich went to Pleasant View and Watch Hill Mon day, to see the surf, which was mag nificent, after Sundays southwest storm.
 MT. and Mrs. Norman c. Allen of Montville and family, who have been spending two weeks at Dr. J. H. AL lens cottage, Groton Long Point, have returned home.
 Bean and salad supper at home of John Rathbone, Leffingwell, Wed, Au- gust 21. Price 15 cents.-adv.
 State Factory Inspector Mclean of Ellington is getting after Waterbury manufacturers who have not compiled with the state law requiring fire es- capes on buildings.
 The Danbury News notes that Rev. Edward A. Cotter of St. Peters church formerly of Baltic, has returned to Danbury after spending four weeks in the Thousand Islands.
 Some especially big caterpillar nests on the trees near Morgan's pond. be- low Thamesville, need burning off. Tent caterpillars have been very de- structive this season.
 Abner A. Robinson and Jacob F. f Q I'll lF asof fHnr Foster Hampton High School associa- tion, which is to hold it's fourteenth re- union at Hampton tomorrow (Wednes- day)
 Coin collectors are after specimens of the ten-dollar Canadian gold piece, the first of the recent Canadian issue to reach the national banks. Until recently no gold has been coined in Canada,
 Among the diplomatic appointments announced by President Taft last week was that of Charles N. Daniels of Willimantic, consul at Sheffield. England, transferred to Sherbrooke, Canada
 A new heater of modern type is be- ing installed at the Odd Fellows home at Fairview. It will heat the residence and dorpitories, the two cellars hay ing been connected by a tunnel for that purpose
 G. Warren Davis of Norwich, presi- dent of the Connecticut Dairymen's union, will be one of the speakers at the midsummer field meeting of the state board of agriculture at Elmwood today (Tuesday).
 While bathing at Gales Ferry, Miss Evelyn Lawless. who is visiting her brother, John J. Lawless, went too far out from Perkins wharf, stepped into hole and was rescued with difficulty by her sisterin-law.
 Miss Anna M. Skelly, champooing. massaging, manicuring. Tel 474-3- adv.
 Mrs. Frederick A. Johnson of Montyllle has taken the county chair manshlp of the New London County Equal Francise league, which was re- signed by Mrs. Cassie M. Hardwick on account of ill health.
 Capt. Nicholas Nelson of Groton who has been in charge of the Ram Island Reef lightship, has been trans terred to the Cornfeld Reef Hehtboat much larger boat with a conse- quently larger salary.
 Richard Perkins of Eastern Point who recently sold his property there 10 M. F. Plant, has purchased the George Kent place at Poquonnoc riv- er and will take possession of his new home the first of September.
 The old rubber factory at Poquon- noe, which has been idle for years, has been sold by Byron O'Brien to Samuel Chard and son, William B. Chard of Greenwich, who will build several cot tages or bungalows on the site.
 Morton F. Plants cattle are to be taken to the New York fairs next Sat- urday by William Miller and his brother James. TRese cattle won prizes at most all the fairs last year. both in Connecticut and New York state.
 The delegates to the state fremen's muster in New London this week. will not get shore dinner at Ocean beach as planned, it having been found i'm possible to cater for so many. In- stead they will dine in hall Tn the city. ''''
 In a recent government bulletin. NO l4, of the Biological Survey se- ries, the traits of the family of birds commonly known as fly catchers are shoWn' ana the results of a study of the rood of the birds givaa to the public.
 Robert c. Watson. secretary of the United States Golf association. is call ing the attention of golfers to the fact that the entries for the national am