Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-13
VARIOUS MATTERS.

numbers this season. Today issFriday and the 18th, not 5 very frequent combination. Several automobile parties went from here to Kingston fair Thursday.
 There are 76 children in the county home just now, 32 boys and A girls.
 All of the camping parties from the big cities have left Gardner lake for the season.
 Shore dinner at Auditorium ladies and gents cafe, Friday, soc, 11.30 a. m.-11 D. m.-adv.
 !. At Hebron, the barn of Wilbur Hills was struck by lightning and burned Wednesday afternoon.
 Miss Mildred Miner of Groton, a graduate of the state normal school, is to teach in Westchester this year.
 The coming of the short days is bewailed by the shut-inS. Tomorrow the sun will set at just about o'clock.
 A number of Connecticut cities are getting short of water and are urg- ing users to be economical with the fluid
 In old fashioned gardens samphire or kings plume is turning crimson in the hot September sun and is very showy just new.
 At the coming of the electric storm Wednesday afternoon the thermome- ter fell 20 degrees from over the 90 point in a few minutes.
 Dahlia growers expect finer blooms now that cooler weather has come, if 1t does not get too cold so that Jack Frost will spoil the blossoms.
 Activity is already beginning to in sure the success of the state con- vention of Christian Endeavorers, to be held in Hartford October 25-27. 4 Poultry owners state that theii chickens went to roost during the darkness at half-past three Wednes- day afternoon. evidently thinking night had come.
 Stephen Kehoe and family of Nor wich have moved to Westerly. MT. Kehoe is superintendent of the Nor wich 6 Westerly Traction company and subsidiary lines.
 The office and warehouse of the Max Gordon & Son Corp, will be closed until Monday on account of hoiidays-adv.
 The Uncasville missionary society of the M. E. church was entertained Thursday afternoon by the New Lon don home missionary society at the home of Mrs. Speirs.
 It is noted by New London papers that Mrs. Gynne Huntington of Nor wich entertained at dinner Wednes- day night at her summer residence there on Ocean avenue.
 Members of the W. c. T. U. are be- ing urged by the White Ribbon Ban ner to an effort to increase the mem bership of the children's branch, the Loyal Temperance legion,
 Miss Rose A. Cook of New London daughter of Mrs. Mary Cook. wiz leave Saturday for Voluntown. where she teaches. having been delayed by necessary repairs to the school
 
 In some places, September 15 is tt be Vacation Sunday, when members tell of churches Visited during theil vacation and what they observed IT worship or work that was new and interesting. Mrs. NJ. Louisa Reed, 75. widow oi Enos w. Reed, died Wednesday il Worcester from general debility. Shs leaves two sons and two daughters one daughter being Mrs. Edward D West of Dayville.
 Henry NJ. Witter, the prominen Worcester Mass, bank man, who diaf Tuesday, was an uncle of Arthur H Brewer of Norwich. Relatives vii attend his funeral in Worcester thil | Friday) morning.
 Relatives and friends of MatthiaI Boyer assisted at an anniversary Fe quiem high mass for the repose of hi soul, celebrated in St. PatriciS's churel at o'clock Thursday afternoon b! Rev. Hugh Treanor. The cards which State Factory In | spector George l.. McClean is issuinl | in nine languages warning against tn 1! spread of tuberculosis are being sen | to 200, 900 places in Connecticut wher people are employed. Low Colonist Rates to California vii Westinghouse Sunset Route, Sept. "A l Oct g. Personally conducted touris sleeping cars from Washington with out change daily except Sunday. Bert ss. 12 Milk & 332 Wash, Sts., Bostor adv.
 Mr. and Mrs. Bernhard R. Tilley c | Norwich, the former being court mes senger, are to remain in the River view cottage at Ocean beach. recent Der, New London papers state.
 Leather men in the east learn ths the Nebraska state board of healt has asked railroads to refuse for ship l ment the hides of horses that hay
 diad from the disease now epidemi in Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa.
 This term Al pupils are registere
 in St, Patrick's parish school, an in crease of about i5 over last tern
 The two new teachers are Sister ,
 Plaeidus- and Sister M. Ethelred, from the house of the Sisters of Mef
 cy at Hartford,
 | Chronologists note that Wednesda
 was the 65th birthday of Mons. Thon
 as J. Shahan, D.D,, head of the Cathc
 lie university, Washington, one (
 the foremost theolegians of the cour
 try, who has a number of relatives
 Norwich. where he has frequently wis
 fted.