Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-17
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VARIOUS MATTERS

Norwich, Thursday. Sept. 17. 1914.
 VARIOUS MATTERS
 This is st. Lamberts' day in the
 A number of f,orsemen and grangers attended East Haddam grange fair Wednesday.
 Next Sunday will be Epworth league studies day in some of the Methodist Sunday schools.
 Growers of phlox, asrers and zinneas are showing some uncommonly thrifty blooms just now.
 A party of Academy teachers made visit to -Cochegan Rock, MontviIle, Wednesday afternoon.
 Many fishing parties continue to visit the waters about Block Island,
 Wednesdays hot weather gave the katydids a new lease of life and they were gossipping loudly in the evening.
 A Hebron correspondent states that Mrs. Edwin Gillette leaves Monday to live with her daughter, Mrs., Arthur Robinson, in Lebanon. { On Sunday next District Superinten- dent G. G. Scrivener of Norwich goes to South Manchester again to supply at the Methodist church.
 To aid the Red Cross work in New Haven, a number of prominent women are to hold a sale, exhibition of pie lures and automobile parade this week.
 Members of the entering class at the ,oI fv>o oIx.dA Maude J. Lynch, Windham Center, and Phebie A. Stillman, Potter Hill, R. L
 been state inspector on the roads dur ing the summer, has resigned in order to continue his studies at Trinity col lege.
 What is known as the Bendett- -place come from the city every summer, is now quiet. the boarders having left for their homes.
 Arthur Willard has resigned his po- sition as draughtsman in the Southern New England telephone office in New Haven and is attending the Worcester PolytechnicaI school
 The seventh open air dog show is the social event at Lenox, Mass. this week, among those mentioned in connection with its success being MT. and Mrs. William A. Slater. Jr.
 Most of the cottages at Neptune Park remain open and if the weather continues favorable, many of their owners will stay at the shore through October and even later.
 At the annual election of officers of the A. o. H. held in Portland Sunday Rev. J. W. Barry of Middletown. a native of Norwich. was elected county chaplain in place of Rev. P. J. Mo- Givney of Bridgeport. 5 The war news is of special interest to. Norwich tourists who, during their troubles met the Kaisers youngest son, Prince Joachim, now at Berlin recovering from wound in the thigh resulting from a shrapnel ball.
 About 25 Methodist ministers and their wives attended a netghborfood preachers meeting at Crystal lake on Tuesday. where they were guests of Rev. J. N. Geisler of Holland and Rev: W. P. Buck of Stafford Springs.
 The republican county convention for the nomination of a candidate for sheriff will be held in Rockville Satur- day. Rockville will present the name of Arthur T. Dickinson. w. S. Vinton of Mansfield Is also a candidate for the place.
 The alligator presented Mohegan Park was the gift of Francis c. Bid- well, son of Dr. and Mrs. F. N. Bid we'll of Church street. It is one of @ pair Mutt & Jeff, received from a southern friend. Jeff having died last winter.
 Local salesmen of the firm learned Wednesday that the will of James E. Nichols of Austin, Nichols & Co.,, who died at Marienbad on July 21, filed on Tuesday in New York. disposes of s1,- 300, 900. A trust fund of s1.000,000 is created for the widow, Mrs. Lizzie G. Nichols.
 The little mackerel made their ap- pearance at the Saybrook breakwater Sunday and still stay. The fishermen were not prepared to catch them. as they were after the snapper blues. They were surprised to find them so near ard are now hauling them in small lots.
 A state field day for the Boy Scouts 1.-the first affair of the kind-will be held in connection with the state fair at. Berlin. The scouts will have their manoeuvres and track events on the opening day of the fair. Tuesday, Sept 29. Between open athletic events there will be simple games for scouts only. The schools of Hamburg opened on Tuesday with Miss May Harding teaching Bill Hill; Miss Irene Woods of New London, Sterling City; Miss Josephine Daniels. Pleasant Valley; Miss Elizabeth Chekasky of New Lon- don, Grassy Hill; Miss Nfusa Warner, Joshuatown, and Miss Maria Harding, Hadlyme.
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