Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-25
OIrr R,1liefin.
VARIOUS MATTERS

Island is MISS Jennie MAty10 oA Norwich.
 There was a sun shower of short duration just before noon on Monday ane the raindrops were unusually large.
 The W. B.. Thomas Hose company. No. 8. of New London. held it's annual picnic Sunday at Chappelfs grove on the Norwich road.
 Labor organizations from many annual gathering at Bridgeport thls year on Labor day.
 Recent arrivals at The Griswold, Eastern Point. include MT. ana Mrs. M H. B. F1oger of Norwich and o. H. Obey of New Canaan.
 Mrs. John A. Ely of Shanghai, China, who is connected with St. Johns uni and who spoke in Hartford during the spring. has been at old Lyme.
 George w. Guard of this city was elected vice president ot the Key holds Family association at their 25d annual reunion held last week at Bristol, R. l.
 Simsbury's half million dollar crop of tobacco is being rapidly harvested The tobacco growers that are picking are about half way through, and the cutting has just begun.
 General Humidity was at work again Monday. and he succeeded in making it one of the most disagreeable days of the summer, and suffering humanity found it difficult to keep cool
 Gilbert Burlington celebrated his 94th birthday at his home in Center Groton last week. MT. Buddington was born in the old Buddington homestead where he now makes his home.
 Registered at Crescent Beach last week were these Norwich people: J. F. Fenton, Mss Rose Fenton, Thomas A. Fenton and Mrs. J. F. Fenton.
 Charles Gleason of willimantic. who has spent the summers of the past Is years at the Surf hotel, is again making that place his headquarters for this seasons visit to Block Island.
 Congressman Bryan F. Mahan has received an invitation to attend the outing of the internal revenue depart ment of Connecticut and Rhode Island which will be held at SaVin Rock on Sept. 5.
 Internal revenue collections during the fiscal year ended June 30 last, 1n- cluding the income tax, aggregated $3,e20, ,527.74 in the district of Con- necticut, which covers the state of Rhode Island also.
 Work on the Groton Long Point road is going forward in a promising man. ner. A large number of spiles have all eady been driven in the construc- ton of the bridge to cross over the New Haven road tracks.
 A breakwater light has been estab- lished at Three Mile harbor, Gardi ner's Island. to be maintained from May 1 to Nov. 1 of each year. The light will be a fixed white, 25-candle power, Is feet above water on steel tower.
 Gov. Simeon E. Baldwin will deliver the principal address at the big Labor day convention to be held in Bridge port by the Central Labor union of Connecticut, according to plans dis cussed by the executive council of the state branch.
 New London Horticultural society will hold its annual aster show al Ocean Beach Wednesday. The exhibi- ton will be held in Clifford's dancing pavilion, the use of which has beer loaned through the kindness of Mana ger P. J. Clifford.
 A civil service examination has beer announced by the Unted States civi service commission for Sept. 21, 1914 for assistant superintendent of con- struction at the United States peni. tentiary at Leavensworth, Kas., at { salary of $100 per month.
 J. P. Morgan's steam yacht Corsail was in New London harbor Sunday The big black yacht, one of the mos magnificent pleasure craft afioat, an chored off the beach. It was the Cor sair's first visit there since she put il for the Yale-Harvard races. The work of demolishing the read ing and stack rooms of the old librar. at Trinity college has been going ol since Trinity's 10000 volumes wer moved recently to Williams hall tn new library and administration build ing, a. gift of the late J. Pierpont Nor | gan.
 The United States civil service com mission has announced for Sept. 21 1914. an examination open to men onl
 to fill a vacancy of specialist in indus | trial education in the bureau of edu
 cation. department of the interior Washington, D. C., at salary of $3,5 per year.
 | The weather prophets have alreai
 begun to predict for us an early fal The unusually frequent rains and tn hot, damp weather are certain indi cation. 1t Is claimed, of early autumn The big crop of berries this season i
 regarded as another indication of tn same thing.
 A New London paper states tha Congressman Bryan F, Mahan ha been invited to attend the labor un ions field day at Bridgeport Labo day. All the Connecticut congressme 1 have been invited. Congressma Reilly. who will be speaker, is tn
 only one yet to accept.
 In the month from July r to Au, IT. inclusive. 1.200 visitors were show the buildings and grounds of Yale uni
 Tersity by Charles Eddy, the offlcis guide The sightseers have been fror all parts of the United States and fro1
 several European countries. Each on registers in book kept at Phelps ha
 for that purpose.
 The commanding officer of the Ne
 London companies, c. A, C., c. N, c
 has been ordered by the war depart ment to go or send his assistant
 Visit several cities in Connecticut c
 omciai business pertaining to the 1T spection of ordnance material issue
 Tor the instruction of the coast arti
 lery corps of the national guard. |
 1 In Promising 5usiness Position.
 Daniel Lucius Brown. of CIevelan