Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-26
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Norwich, Wednesday,, Aug. 2s, 1914
VARIOUS MATTERS

The agricultural fair at Berlin this year is to be held Sept. 23-27.
 The down room Of the Palmer Bros. quilt mill is closed for short time
 The uncasyille @, Is having a large reservoir built on it's property in Pe- quot.
 The total rainfall last Friday was 20 inches. making 2.18 for the month.
 The annual fair of the Stafford Springs agricultural society is to be held October 12. 13 and A.
 Mrs Ellen E. Mccarthy ss. who died at Springfield, Monday. leaves a daughter, Mrs. c. P. Waite of New London.
 Rev. G, H. Srouse of this city is among the speakers who will be heard at the Baptist Sunday school eonven- tion at Preston City, Wednesday.
 Members of the Groton Heights Baptist church and Sunday school are planning, to attend the Baptist Sunday school convention at Preston City, Wednesday.
 Tom Moore and Alice Joyce Serial begins at Colonial theatre today.-adv.
 Congressman Augustine Lonergan of Hartford. in the house of repre- sentatives has introduced bill call ing for a monument in Washington to Nathan Hale.
 The wild carrots which few years ago were nearly exterminated after a thorough campaign of three years are again becoming manifest in farms about the state.
 The potato crop has reached that stage. where some growers are com mencing to dig the tubers and they report plenty of potatoes in a hill of uniform size and so far no signs of rotting.
 Automobilists have been complain ing of the condition of the bridge near Yantic on the road from Norwich to Willimantic. The condition of the bridge Is such as to make the passage over 1t rather precarious.
 On October 14 and 15, civil service examinations are scheduled for ship draftsman, the entrance salary for which is from s3.2s to $5e4 per day. and for copyist ship draftsnan, who will receive from s2 to $2.s0 per day.
 Secretary of State Albert J. Phillips has handed down 8 decision in the case CT SldIlGS w 1LSCH. CnduIISuT or c. c. Taylor. of New Canaan, in which he finds Wilson guilty of violating the automobile laws and revokes his license.
 Joseph G. Fournier who was drown ed at Pittsfeld, Mass, leaves his par ents. MT. and Mrs Anthony Fournter two brothers, Anthony and Norise and a sister, Miss Amy. all of Moos- up. The body was taken to Moosup for burial.
 State Librarian George S. Goddard of Hartford Is on an automobile trip to Maine, accompanied by his family and Sheriff Edward W. Dewey. The party will motor to the Morgan camp at Readfield, where MT. Godard's son is staying. ...... B..
 One section of the state highway that is to run from Clark's corners on the New Haven turnpike to Orange Center and eventually beyond this point to the Milford-New Haven turnpike has been completed. and is now in use.
 Plans are being perfected for the annual Mason's Island day to be held on Saturday. Aug 29. Asprogram of which will include motor boat, match races. a bang and go back race for motor boats.
 Mrs. Katherine E. Foley of New Haven, who was reelected state president of the Ladies' auxiliary, A. o. H.. at the state convention held last week. has been endorsed for a national office at the next national convention, which wil be held in 1916 at Boston.
 One of the things patrons of the post office are requested to bear in mind by the post office department at Washington, is that all perishable parcel post matter should be mailed early enough for delivery on Friday afternoon or Saturday, because the government wants to avoid the trou- ble incidental to the arrival of parcel post matter too late for delivery by