Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-15
VARIOUS MATTERS.

 stone of the new church for the Sacred Heart parish in Groton by Bishop Milan Sunday afternoon.
 Dr. J. H. Townsend, who is well krOwn in eastern Connecticut through lis connection with public nealtl. work, hes Lecn reelected secretary Cf the state board of health.
 Automobilists find the northern end of the highway from New London, and particularly just before getting into Norwich, on West Thames street, in far from the best condition.
 New London democrats to the num- Der of 35 formed Woodrow Wilson club Friday night, with stephen J. Me Mahon as president About 200 have thus far signed with the party.
 The tuberculosis sanatorium at the | Post place begins to show up well | from the highway The west ward has just been started, but the central and | east buildings are quite well along.
 Gardner Lake has its full summer complement of campers from New | York, the size of the parties having | grown if anything. A Stamford con- tingent broke up camp the past week
 The farmers are reporting little damage to crops from the heavy l storm of Thursday, but there is gen eral rejoicing that the drouth and the heated spell have been simultaneously broken.
 The work of oiling the county roads is progressing rapidly. Some com plaints are being made because the oil injures the varnish on carriages and automobiles, but far less than in the | use of tar.
 Among the delegates from the La dies auxiliary, A. o. H., to the national convention in Chicago, which opens tomorrow are Miss Elizabeth Shea of Willimantic and Mrs. Anna T. Hanley of New London.
 Contractors complain of the scarcity of ordinary laborers this summer in this vicinity and the dearth is true in | nearby cities. The building trades, | particularly carpentering, locally, of fer far more jobs than are filled.
 The Connecticut A. o. H. delegation | to Chicago this week, embracing the state officers and eight county presi- dents, is unanimous for the election of State President Philip J. Sullivan of | Thompsonville for national secretary
 While the T. A. Scott company's | steam dredger was at work near the | Chelsea's landing place at Groton Sat urday an anchor four feet long was | brought up. Its rusty condition indi- | cated long rest at the bottom of the Thames.
 The diocese of Hartford has at the American college of Louvain two can | didates awaiting ordination They are | the Rev. George Grady of New Haven and the Rev. John Quinn of Occum. Both are graduates of St. Thomas seminary.
 | Policemen in various cities of the state are being instructed in first aid l 10 the injured free of charge by Dr. Murray, employed by an association making the spread of this information one of their aims. The doctor was in Waterbury last week.
 Another addition to the large gifts that Yale university has received this summer was s250,000 last week by the will of Matthew c. D. Borden of Fall River. This is on condition that his estate reaches s2,500,00O, which it is estimated it easily does
 A certificate of incorporation was filed Friday in the office of the secre- lary of state by the Fitch Paint com pany, incorporated, New London; cap- ltal, S2,OO0; incorporators, James l.. Fltcn, Clarence C. Fitch and Aida S.
 Local trolleymen will watch with interest the arbitration proceedings that begin this week in connection with the adjustment of wage and other matters regarding the dispute that is
 on between the New Haven trolleymen and the Connecticut company.
 Fhe war department has sent an in
 quiry to the New Haven road as in it's ability to provide transportation for
 me handling of S0,00O men in connec- uon With the big war game and the proposed attack on New York from this state, covering Aug. 9-11. The local character of the showers is
 shown by the fact that State street
 NV London, at 3.S0 Sunday afternoon was still dry. while al Ocean Reach
 and throue'i the country ali aronnf . rain had been pouring down. later ii P rained sonic in New London
 The third of a series of dances wa,
 held at the Wide Awake pavilion a
 Frank Smiths mills. Canterbury. Fri. cay evening. Prof R. F. Stanton's or
 ch'stra or Wlllmantic furnished musit . gnd $, VaIlette was prompter a Twelve sets were on the floor. The big gun fire at Fort wrigb z continued at intervals on Sunday a . on weekdays. The effect on the main 7. land is surprising. For example. a
 Pleasure Beach, which is connecte
 with the island by an underwate ledge, dishes rattle at each shot.
 The time of year has arrived whe . the postoffice clerks are more or les z bothered by the failure of surnme cottagers either to notify the office c
 changes of address or to give address - es' as for example of numerous shor - colonies not included in the list q mailing points.
 d The postof1ce department has an 't pointed Maud D. White postmaster 2
 EoitoI, Holland county, in place of W
 c. Whfte, deceased, to take effect Sat
 urday. The department has also au h lhorized the removal of the office 2 s Bolton Notch 200 feet north from it present location.
 6 Down in Lyme this summer autonno n pllsts are experiencing Nwhat al on m time about year ago was q eommo occurrence on the Montvi1le highwa.
 Charles R. Boss of New London wa
 the latest offender for overspeeding h.
 automobile and was fined $5 and cosi Il Tn Old Lyme several days ago. "a One of party of Norwich yeuH i'd men Who are camping on Fishers Is if and was brought to Noank in a motC
 boat with cut foot Thursday, Dr. V
 M. Hill attended te the injury. whic