Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-28
VARIOUS MATTERS

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 The day's length has decreased for ty-cne minutes.
 try week to end July.
 The weather wise claim the new moon is wet moon.
 The Bulletin is indebted to William. H. Shields Esq. for late Lonaor papers.
 It is said that the blackberry crop promises to be an unusually big one this season.
 sunlowers are in bloom in many gardens and the gay tiger lilies are coEspicious.
 To Inquirer: The Bin library din- ner at Ledyard is to be held on the last Wednesday in August.
 The Gales Ferry Methodist church will hold it's Sunday School picnic at Charles H. Browns farm today {Tues- day).
 Some of the Norwich vacationists will be in position to witness the formal ope ming of the Cape Cod cam al Thursday.
 Monday was comfortable day for those setting out on summer trips and it was equally comfortable for the stay-at -homes
 The New London Telegraph states that Mrs. J. B. Shannon of Norwich is confined to her cottage in Neptune park, by illness.
 A big excursion from Palmer and other points will come down on tho c. V. road tomorrow, bound for Watch Hill and Block Island.
 The vacation preacher at the Second Congregational church on Sunday next will be Rev. Sherwood Soule of Hart ford, of a prominent Eastern Conneri- cut family.
 Farmers in the southern end of the county are interested in the feeting of the Alfalfa Growers association to be held at the experiment station in Kingston today.
 Berlin residents. Mrs. Sidney NJ Cowles and daughters. Louis and Lita, accompanied by Mrs. Clinton Carey of New Britain and others, left Monday for weeks stay at Columbia lake.
 A recent state paper mentions that Miss Dorothy Atwood Of wauregan left the Hill the latter part of the week for Bay Head. where she is to be member of a house. party for two weeks.
 George Dyer. well known here, who has been employed by the Norwich Westerly Traction Co.. for some time and at one time at the Watch Hill Life Saving station, has been appoint ed posice constable in Westerly.
 Rose of New England lodge, No $50, L. O. O. M., win assemble at Franklin square this (Tuesday) even ing to take the 6.45 trolley for Willi- mantle to attend the Moose parade and carnival J. A. George, dictator- adv.
 Thirty-three London hospitals have arranged demonstrations for the Sur geons' congress which Norwich Doc tors are attending and it Is predicted that a new world record for the num- Der of operations will be made here during the week.
 The papers mention that in Rome the palace of Prince Barberini has been leased by the Greek government as the legation residence for Minister and Madame Caromilas (Anna NJ. CocixrelD the latter a sister of Mrs. E. F. Gallaudet, of Norwich.
 A tuberculosis census of churches will be taken in September, under the direction of the National Association for the Study and Prevention Of Tu- bercGiosis as part of the preparation for the Fifth Annual Tuberculosis day during the week of November g.
 Rose of New England lodge, No $50, l.. O. O. M. will assemble at Franklin square this (Tuesday) even ing to take the 6.45 trolley for Willi- mantle to attend the Moose parade and carnival. J. A. George, dictator. adv.
 The United States civil service Commission holds the quarterly ex- examination on October l. 1914, for filling vacancies in a number of me- chanical trades and non educational places as they may occur in the en- gineer department at large and other branches of the government service.
 In the White Ribbon Banner Miss H. c. Cross, of Norwich, state super intendent expresses the hope that W. c. T. U. members will see that all pu- lie meetings during the summer hIve some W. c. T. U. work done in th ern, advising them to distribute literature and urge particularly the Amendment leaflets.