Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-06
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Norwich, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 1918.
VARIOUS MATTERS

The Connecticut beaches are having big season.
 Native peaches are reaching market and are of excellent quality.
 From now until Sept. 3 is the Len ten season among Mohammedan resi- dents.
 Best s3.5o glasses for s1.95, properly 1 fitted. Burnham's. 227 Main street.
 some of the growers in Holland county are getting ready to pick their tobacco.
 Hundreds of post cards from va I eationists add now to the letter car riers' burdens. Parties of huckleberry pickers go daily by train to Gales Ferry and by trolley to Montville.
 The new moon, visible Tuesday evening, was pronounced wet moon by the weather sharps.
 Ocean Beach residents, Senator George NJ. Landers and Mrs. Landers, sail for Europe next week. The French-American association of annual convention in Hartford Sept. 9-1O
 There was much driving and mo- toring Tuesday ,all who could do so taking advantage of the beautiful day.
 The heavy travel continues on troll leys and railroads and baggagemen are kept on the hustle from morning until night.
 Hundreds of summer boardegs from New York come up on the boats weekly bound to farms and towns north.
 A little German band entertained the public with selections at various places about the center of the city Tuesday evening.
 Today, the Festival of the Transfigu- ration, there will be the celebration of the holy communion in the Episcopal churches.
 Tuesday in St. Patrick's church an anniversary requiem high mass for Miss Annie Heffernan was sung by Rev. Myles P. Calvin
 A number from Norwich. includ- ing members from the Central Bapt- ist church left Monday for Northtield. Another party will start today.
 The Sunday school class of Thomas Avery of Eastern Point is to have picnic today Wednesday, at Lantern Hill. The trip will be made by auto mobile.
 The Allen party starts for home to- morrow (Thursday) on steamer Winl- fredian from Liverpool. They spent Monday and Tuesday in Derbyshire, England.
 Wilbur Harris, Middletown weather prophet, comes out with the announce ment that there will be no rain to amount to anything until the middle of September.
 Napoleon Maynard, 72, of Northamp- ton, Mass, who died Sunday night at the home of his son, Joseph Maynard, of Staffordville.
 There Is local interest in the fact that District Attorney Charles s. Whitman has warmly endorsed James Nj. Sullivan for misister to the Dom inican republic
 The wife of Bishop J. W. Hamilton is seriously ill at a hospital in Long, wood, Mass. Bishop Hamilton is sched- uled to speak at Willimantic camp meeting Aug. 2L
 At the almshouse, Supt Chapman has about six acres planted this sea- son. The crops are looking fine, but like everything else, would be greatly benefited by rain.
 A Bridgeport paper states that Dr, Groves c. Sweet had d caller the other day who remembered that his father had been treated by a member of the Sweet family in Norwich over SO years ago.
 Dr. Stephen J. Maher, president of the state board claims that the people of the state are finding out the value of the tuberculosis stnatoriums and a fine class of patients is being received at all the institutions.
 A Co1lfnsvflle pastor, Rev G. F. Bailey. returned Monday to Gales Fer ry- Mrs Bailey and family will remain there until the latter part of the month, Mr. Bailey returning to conduct the church services each Sunday
 A requiem high mass was celebrat- Monday morning by Rev J. L. Me Guinness formerly of Norwich, for the Rev. Father Sweeney of Bridgeport, formerly pastor of that parish
 Rev. A. P. B1inn's travelling com Rev G. Tabor Thompson has returned to Lake Pleasant and was in Orange yesterday trying to se- cure Fosket .the fire test medium for an engagement on next Sunday
 Rev. l.. ". Shey of Char1eroy, Pa. is mentioned as 8 possible new rector of St. Marks church. Mystic. MT. Shey is a brother of Mrs. F. L. Ashley of and was in charge of Trfn- ity church in that city during the several years ago.
 little band of gypsies passing through the center of tae city Tuesday afternoon attracted considerable atten- tion, There was little evidence df the poetry of the gypsy life of which one reads, in the diiapidatsd wagons. tired horses and tired, dirty people
 The certificate of incorporation of the Ocean Navigation company of New London, which will carry on a general shipping business by water routes, has been filed with the seefe- tary of state. The capital stock will amount te $10.O00. of which $1.000 is paid in,
 While tas appointment rests w1aei- iy with Bishop Milan. it is r11fnefed that Rev, Peter H. Mclean of Milford may succeed the late Rev, F, R. Sweeney at Bridgeport, Father Me Clean, once a Norwich euFate. was head of the State Mission band and is spieAdidly equipped for the inn