Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-23
VARIOUS MATTERS.

The lawns about town are recover ing all heir verdant freshness.
 c. H. Nickerson, 12S Main St, will be closed until about Sept. 1st.-adv.
 While oil helps the roads, the auto ist rarely fails to exclaim when he runs upon a freshly laid stretch.
 Various cities in the state are be- ing asked to participate in New Ha- ven's big celebration in September.
 The four battleships. Missouri, Ohio, Mississippi and Massachusetts, which have been in New London harbor for several days, sailed Monday.
 The Pastors Union of New Haven has decided that it is useless to try to influence public opinion against Sunday baseball in that city.
 Governor Baldwin has received an- other petition asking for an investi- gation into more charges against the state dairy and cattle commission.
 Norwich merchants got some of the trade with the sailors from the ships that came into New London last week, AoA Aie1AAy WSlc up uelS lO 4OOA ebl Ouiiu' Williams Root Beer is the best thirst quencher, tonic and appetizer. Make it at home. Pc a quart.-ady.
 The socialist party is making ar engagements for a county union, meet ing at Ocean Beach on Sunday, Au- gust 1O with W. F. Ries as a speak er1
 Tn many places through the sur was reported as being nearly an inch that,
 Beginning the first of this week the Auditorium theatre is closed for three weeks during the hot weather At the end of that time it will reopen as usual
 The lobster inspectors have not vis- ited the Noank and nearby agencies yet although along the shore of the western part of the state they have been busy.
 Some photographers in Eastern Con necticut are interested in the national convention of Photographers of Amer ica that is being held in Philadelphia this week.
 Thursday of this week will be Vet erans' day at the Plainville Camp ground. The program will be under the direction of the Connecticut Yeter- an association.
 Rev F. W Coleman. pastor of the Methodist church occupied the pulpit l at the First Baptist church Sunday morning in exchange with the Rev F, o. Cunningham.
 A mail messenger from one of the battleships in the harbor mailed 5000 | post cards in one New London letter l box. In one store a sailor spent $72 for photographic supplies. The Hartford Maennerchor will hold | an excursion down the river to New London Sunday, September 15, on the steamboat John Sylvester. which vii. accommodate 1000 passengers. The annual midsummer field meet 1 ing of the Connecticut Poultry associ- ation will be held at the Connecticut | Agricultural College, Storrs, Monday Tuesday and Wednesday, July 29, 30 and 31.
 The Norwich and Westerly Traction company expects to start running their cars from Pleasant View to Weeka paug today. The schedule will not be altered, as heretofore there has been a wait at plasant View.
 There will be a special meeting of 1,. I day) evening in St. Mary's school, .4t 7.30 O'clOck.-adv.
 J. H Fisk of Bridgeport has bur 1 chased very fast boat from New | York It is going in a race July ? | from New London to New Haven | Charles D. Bolles of UncasviIle is il charge of the boat
 It has been suggested by a leading l New London business man that ont | night of the convention of the Atlantic | Deeper Waterways association be madC a carnival night, after the style of thu | Mardi Gras in New Orleans
 The usual Eastern Connecticut N | E. o. P. field day will be omitted thi! year, but the lodges in this city anC New London will make efforts to bt well represented at the state field day | at Savin Rock on August 8.
 For selling milk not up to stand l ard, three millmen Nathan Richards Charles A. Beckwith and Salvador, Priole, were arrested in New Londol Monday morning. The last was fnet S2O and the first $5. and both ap pealed.
 To meet their pledge of $40O for tn expenses of the New London count, suffrage campaign, the members of tn New London Equal Franchise leagu have arranged for a large bridge part at the home of ex-Governor Thoma M. Waller Saturday.
 The Baptist Young Peoples unio- of America has notified Rev. O. G Buddington of the PoQuonnock Bridg Baptist church, that the union of tha church has won the international ban ner offered in the senior contest il the missionary course.
 On Friday General Secretary Stark ey of the Y. M. C. A. leaves for q tw weeks visit with his father in Buffalo and during his stay there he plans t visit the Boy Scout camp on IIak Erie, where over 100 boys are in cam Mrs. Starkey has already gone to Buf falO.
 The July Crop Reporter show that on July 1 the condition of i'm pOrtant Connecticut crops was as fol lows: Tobacco, 93 per cent; potatoes ST. corn. S2; oats, 84; rye 91; timoth! S8 clover, S5; all tame hay, SS; pas ture, S5. The rain has improved then
 The trolley line te Crescent Beach completed, and the first car made th trip Sunday afternoon about o'cloo in charge of Supt. l.. C. Rudd, Mer day morning at 10 o'clock c. c. Elwel engineer of the public utilities con mission, made an official inspection {