Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-03
VARIOUS MATTERS

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 Farmers declare it is so cold that hay takes extra long to dry.
 Warmer weather today will start ur the sale of holiday fireworks. The barber shops will close at noon July 4th Open the night before until 8 o'clock. .-adv.
 The steady rain during Wednesday lawns and gardens. The continued cold weather has made the season at Fishers Island a little later than usual. The earth was at it's greatest dis lance from the sun yesterday, July 2 at D. mat aphelion.
 Melvin ". Gross has preferred his voluntary petition in bankruptcy. His liabilities are small s244.2S These are the days when wise buy CTS are taking advantage of the stock clearing reductions in the stores.
 Four new machines for the sewing of quilts are being installed at Pal mer Brothers mill at Palmertewn.
 At Coventry Sunday, Rev. w. T. Williams will preach again as a ean- didate at the Congregational church by the state board of education super visor of schools. in Holland for an- other year
 Miss Ethel Charter. who has taught in Stonington for the past two years, has resigned and is te teach in South Manchester.
 
 Tickets for the Fourth of July races at Fagan's Smoke Shop, 1s2 Main street Grownups. 35 cents; boys and girls, Is cents.-adv.
 Practically every through train on the New Haven road Thursday was run in sections. The ante-holiday traf- fic is unusually heavy.
 A party from Montville consisting of members of Mrs. Fred Phillips Sun day school class will hold a, weeks outing at Pleasure beach the first week in July.
 The planet Mercury will not be visible during July, being too near the sun it was at aphelion, that is its greatest distance from the sun last night. July 2.
 There will be gathering of the Bump family of East Lyme and of all of the neighboring towns Saturday at the home of Barney Bump of Lays vile on the Shore Line railway.
 Groton Long Point plots are sold for $195 upwards on easy monthly payments. Tents or bungalows can be erected when first payment is made. James Jay Smith CO. New London adv.
 F.. J. Johnson of the Yale dining hall formerly of Norwich, and H. E. Jones' have taken the Plympton house at Watch Hill for the season and it will be run under their management.
 In some places in Connecticut chestnut trees are being cut down and used for telephone poles. This is be- ing done in hopes that the chestnut blight may be prevented from spread ing.
 The Honorary State D. A. R. regent, Mrs. Sara T. Kinney left Wednesday the Oneida Indian reservation. She ex- poets to be in the West about three weeks.
 At the annual meeting of the At- lantic Shipping company of Stoning- ton. held Tuesday afternoon, it was voted to reduce the capitalization 40 per cent. making the par value of the stock $15.
 Watermelons are considered one of the prime necessities for the Fourth of July celebration, whether 1t be for a clambake or a homo spread. This juicy fruit from the sunny south will be somewhat lower in price this year than it was last. The clambake and field day for the benefit of St. Thomas church of Vol untown will be in charge of MT. Lam phear of Mystic. Ball game at 3.30 p. | m, m.,Voluntown vs. All Stars of Norwich. adv.
 MT. and Mrs. C. E. Ripley and fam | fly, of Hartford, who last year occu- pied the George c. Preston cottage at Neptune park, have secured another cottage further down on Mott avenue, and are planning to spend most of the summer at the beach.