Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-04
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Norwich, Friday, Sept. 4. 1914.
VARIOUS MATTERS
The moon is full tonight, the 4th.

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 The moon is full tonight, the 4ti1. Country schools is number Of places began the term Wednesday,
 The outside woodwork at the Audi torium entrance was given fresh coat of paint on Thursday.
 August will have nothing on Sep tember in the way of heat and humt1. ity, if Thursday is a sample. News from Waterbury Thursday was to the effect that the Rev. Hugh Treanor's condition was considerably improved. He is i'll with pneumonia Deputy Comptroller F. Clarence Bis sell and family, of Hartford, have re- turned from their vacation, spent in Hebron. the birthplace of MT. Bissell.
 A Colchester young lady, Miss Alice O'Connel1 has completed her course of studies as a nurse at St. Joseph's hospital and has left for her htne.
 The Neptune park dock is fonce more in safe condition. It has been cemented and braced at every point. The cost of the repairs was about $500.
 The foreign money order business in the postoffice has greatly decreased. because of the war and the uncer- talnty- of letters sent abroad being de- livered
 Many automobile parties pass through town daily, on tours to North crn New England points, always an attraction when the foliage is begin hing to turn.
 A Central Village patient, Mrs. Mar cisse Caplette returned. recently from the Backus hospital and is recovering from a serious operation performed there q few weeks ago.
 Mr. and Mrs. Frank c. Nichols of Boston have announced the engage CT Nichols, to Clifford Earl Chipman, son of Dr. E. c. Chipman, of New London.
 Rev. Sherrod Soule, superintendent of Congregational Missions of Connec- lieut. has returned to his home 205 Sigourney street, Hartford, from Somerworth. N. H., where he has been spending the summer.
 The September White Ribbon Ban her announces that the State Con vention is to be held at New Britain, First Congregational church, com mencing Tuesday, Oct. 18th, and clos Ing IHurSQdy, Ocl. 1olI.
 White ribboners everywhere have been asked to arrange for 8 spccI1l service on Sunday (not interf =rin;s5 with other services), to pray for q speedy end of the war and to advo- cate anew our peace principles.
 Miss Mary I. Silva, daughter of J. J. Silva, of New London. and Ernest Geer of New York, were married at z7I15 NT-rrr London, Wednesday morning at 6 o'clock by Rev. Alexander Wollschla- ger.
 Harold S. vanderbilt's schooner yacht Vagrant with her owner and rarty on board returned from Halifax to New London, Wednesday. The trip to Labrador was abandoned because of the activity of warships and fear of mines.
 The will of Jonas Augustus Bige- tow filed at Woonsocket, R. l.. directs that after paying his debts the rest and residue be divided, equally, share and share alike among relatives, in cluding his nephew, Henry M. Thomp- son, Danielson, Conn.
 Some of the haritable societies in the state continue their benevolent work of sending flowers weekly to the clIV poor GNlu SICK
 Growers of blue hydrangeas are hay ing unusually good success with the chowy blossoms this year.
 The Connecticut game laws permit duck hunting from September 1 until January 1, but the federal laws do not permit duck hunting until Septen1- Der Is ending January Is. Hunters are left in somewhat of 3, quandary as to what is the proper course to pursue.
 The Connecticut State Saengerbund will hold a meeting in Bridgeport Saturday afternoon, September 19, at which time the matter of awarding the prizes of the recent state saengerfest will be taken up. The time and place for the next saengerfest will be settled at this meeting.
 P. D. O'Connell of Willimantic, who was injured when he was a passenger track at the tannery curve last Mon day night has been able to leave the Backus hospital. The abdominal in- juries he received were not as serious as appeared at first.
 At Southbridge, Mass. Wednesday at the funeral of Mrs. Belle NJ Coop er) Lyon, 36. wife of Prescott Lyon, who died in a Worcester hospital Sun day, the bearers were George Lyon, Frank Miller and De1bert Lyon Of Woodstock, Conn.,, and William Cor don of Southbridge.
 John, Cook Of Groton was painfully scalded at the c. M. Shay Fertilizer Co.'S plant at the Navy Yard We'd nesdaS. He was in charge of the evaporatipg tanks and while rolling a barrel of hot liquid slipped and the scalding fluid was poured over his legs, seriously burning him.
 
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