Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-12
QIlle Blalletim.
VARIOUS MATTERS.

The New Haven Railroad company has placed a big order for steel rails with Maryland steel company.
 Those who are going to the big pa- rade of firemen ip Danbury today were glad that the storm came yesterday. \ A meeting of the executive board of the State Police association is to be held in Bridgeport Saturday after noon.
 Over the Rhode Island border Wednesdays showers were accompa- nied by hail, which did considerable damage.
 Albert Kathe, who was head farmer of the Plant game preserve at East Lyme, has received word to take charge of the entire plant.
 The office and warehouse of the Max Gordon & Son Corp. will be closed until Monday on account of holidays.-adv.
 The house of Gilbert Pierce below Fort Point, recently destroyed by fire, is being rebuilt short distance from the original foundation.
 ? The papers note that Poultney Bige- low, the distinguished writer, a grad uate of Norwich Free Academy, reach ed his 57th birthday Tuesday. < This is home coming time for ab- sent members of Jewish families. while others have gone to spend the
 A Norwich man, who was in New Haven Wednesday says the Holy Name societies of that city are purposing a big demonstration late in October.
 Don't forget to attend St. Mary's parish lawn festival on Convent ave- nue tonight. Whist "45," entertain ment and dancing, admission 10c.--adv Yesterday mornings sweltering heat had the effect of making number of persons i'll, while those in a weakened condition seemed close to exhaustion. Governor Baldwin of Connecticut has been appointed a member of the advisor committee of Governor Will son. the democratic candidate for pres ident.
 Although each box car on foreign | road is earning S5 cents every day, the railroad men would prefer to have the cars at home. | Herbert Cary is enlarging the Jo- seph Ashweli house on Williams street near his present residence, which he | purchased last spring with the inten- tion of occupying it.
 Local people have been notified that | the joint dedication of the Platt and Hawley memorials at the state capitol in Hartford would be held at Il a. m. on Friday, October IS. In some Connecticut towns automo- | bile clubs are posting conspicuous signs at street crossings largely used by school children, as a warning to speeding motorists to go slow.
 Hop night at Atlantic Beach Casino 1 tonight. Music by Cadillac orchestra Admission, gents 15c, ladies loo. Danc- ing free. Last car leaves there for Norwich at lo.45.-adv.
 I U. s. s. Maryland, on which Secre- tary Knox went to Yokohama to at- tend the funeral of the emperor oi Japan, was commanded by Capt Charles Pond, a native of Brooklyn Conn.
 Mrs. William s. Laighton of Elm street is slowly recovering from the burns sustained when her clothing took fire from a gasoline stove. the blisters on her back being exceedingly painful.
 | State Labor Commissioner P. H Connolly of Danbury is visiting fac tories where, 1t is reported, newly ar rived foreigners are holding theil places by paying money to factory foremen.
 superintendent of the Bradley stree mission. New London, left all his prop. erty and personal belongings to Misl Elizabeth Sweet and Mrs. Malcolm M Scott. two nieces.
 The death of Lester Cook of Grotor occurred Tuesday at Lawrence hos. pital, New London, where he had beer i'll with typhoid fever. He was { member of the Brotherhood of Loco. motive Engineers.
 Announcement has been made o, the marriage of George R. Towne O Norfolk and Miss Janet Lefflngwell O Shefield. at the brides home on Sep, tember 4. MT. and Mrs. Towne vii reside at Stafford Springs,
 Owners of shore cottages say tha
 the season promises to be later thai ever before. many persons leasinl houses as late as November. Tn,
 opening of schools and college call
 many families back to town.
 Several members of the Norwicl
 Horticultural society were so interest
 ed in the Farmholme exhibit at tn,
 recent fair that they are planning t,
 visit the fine estate of Mrs. Hoope
 and Miss Sharswood, near Wequete quock.
 The fact that the president of tn, Connecticut Kings Daughters, Mrs.
 N. Sheath, has moved to Massachu
 setts. is said to imply that promi nent Norwich woman will be electe,
 to the presidency. at the coming stat
 convention.
 II The sparrows appeared to realiz rthat something was unusual abou Wednesdays strange, darkness an
 electrical storm. hundreds of then
 gathering on the telephone cables, si
 lent and limp until the rain begar
 when they flew to shelter. Henry M. Witter, S2, a prominen
 insurance and bank man, who die l' from pneumonia Tuesday in Worces e ter, Mass, was born in Plainfield an d on October II, 1853, in Norwich, mar V red Mary N. Bentley, who survive! with a son and a daughter. - Referring to the disturbed atmos
 phere through which the earth hs
 been passing since the last day
 July, Horace Johnson says: Disturb
 ance has not visited the earth to- m
 knowledge in the time of my keepin n a record. which is over 75 years.
 Not At All Surprising.