Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-23
0Ilaf Bulletin.
Norwich, Thursday. July a. 1sf4.
VARIOUS MATTERS

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 The last of the red entrants are being picked in local gardens.
 Dance Saturday night at Gilman hall. Bozrahyilie. good rnusic.--adv,
 All the cottages at Pine Grove, Ni- antic, that are rentable. are now occu- pied.
 .s Yesterday was one Of the most beau many to take summer outings.
 Ledyard farmers brought in a. few peaches Monday. but the fruit will not pc very plentiful for some time yea.
 Statistics show that 1,5Oo more au- somobiies crossed the Lyme and Say brook bridge in June of this year than in 1918.
 Bay View hotel. Mantle. Conn. now open. Rebuilt newly furnished, fine air, good fishing. boating, bathing. Terms moderate--adv.
 Some of the best looking red and black raspberries reaching market come from Yantic, although nice ones are being sent here from Holland
 Sophia Sparks. widow of Major VII liam s. Beebe, U. s. A.. died Sunday at Thompson. Funeral services were held there Tuesday at 8 p. m. and burial was at West Point Wednes- day at p. m.
 Local agents were notified wednes- day that James E. Nichols, founder of the wholesale grocery firm of Austin, Nichols X Co, Inc, died Tuesday at Marienbad, Austria, of heart disease in his seventieth year.
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 $126.00o has been spent in improve ments at Groton Long Point during the last three summers. Put yourself in line to be benefited by this-Adv.
 A tree more than 15O years old was wrecked by lightning at Jordan Tues day. The tree was split right through the middle by terrific bolt in the Navy Yard. a tree was struck and was rent.
 At Pittsfeld Mass, Tuesday, a di- gorce decree was granted Herbert J. Goodell of North Adams from Ezilda Scott Goodell of Stafford Springs. Conn. op charge of desertion Mir Goodell was granted the custody of their only child.
 pr. Theodore Erskine Hamilton. 80. for many years practicing physician in Springfield. Mass. died Tuesday of cerebral hemorrhage. Dr. Hamilton, one of the old few remaining family doctors of the old school, was born in Somers, Conn.
 The village of Mantle has had a successful summer thus far, as it usually does when the state militia spend a fortnight there. as the soldiers and their friends leave a considerable sum of money and the state also ex- bends a large amount
 State contracts include: The Pierson Engineering & Construction company of Hartford, a span of twenty feet of concrete for the town of Scotland s1,7S125; John A. Gilbert of Daniel son. a span of reinforced concrete sixteen feet long, for Woodstock, s1,26S.5S.
 Lakeview park, Middletown, has been engaged by the Connecticut Fffers' and Drummers' convention for August 29 when the twenty ninth an nual convention will be held The convention will be under the auspices of the T. M. Russell Flute band, of Middletown.
 c. D. Hine. secretary of the state board of education, opened the course of lectures on school supervision at the Danbury summer school, Tuesday morning. Nearly all the state super visors and many teachers availed themselves of the opportunity to at tend the lecture.
 At Pomfret. September ana 10, will be held an old home reunion in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the naming of the town. The program will be under the management of the Pomfret neighborhood association, and will be given in connection with the annual autumn festival.
 The Woonsocket, N j.. Call says Misses Frances Crawford, Anastatia McGawley. Fannie Geary, Elizabeth McGawley and Nellie McGawley of this city left Saturday afternoon for Oakland Beach for two weeks stay. They were chaperoned by Miss Phinie Edwards of Norwich Conn.