Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-08-26


urday, Aug. IS.
1t is absolutely necessary that per
sonal and other items sent The Bull
letin be signed by the sender other
wise they will not be used.
At present the hydrangeas, phlox.
nasturtiurns, petunias and other
flowers in the grounds at the Central
Fire station are thrifty and handsome.
Red snakes are numerous at Lyme
this summer. The Engel saw mill
men complain OF many snakes in the
Matson woods where they are work
Ing.
The prize stock OF the Morgan and
Music Vale Farms, at Salem, owned
by Bella Lyon Pratt of Boston, will be
entered at the county fair at Nor
witch.
DR.. w. K. Tingley's ONCE. IS Main
street, will be closed till further no.
tice for very necessary repairs.-adv.
The new slick mine at Lantern Hill
Ii expected to be In active operation
soon. The slick will be shipped from
the Holmes wharf. Mystic. where boats
win dock ana land.
Surviving members of the Eighth,
Eleventh and Sixteenth regiments
viii hold their annual reunions in
Hartford, September l. the anniver-
sary of the battle of Antietan-
The New York, New Haven & Hart
ford railroad company is installing first
aid outfits in all of the stations of the
system 20 be used in emergency acci-
dents before the arrival Of a physician.
Barge No. 100 has been lowed to
New London by the Miles Standish
from Thamesvflle. where she finished
discharging her cargo of coal Tues
day.
Tree Warden Henry e. Davis and
his son George Davis. cut down q
white beech tree at the residence OF
11r. and Mrs. John Steiner, on Church
street. Wednesday,. the tree having
died.
All unpleasant taste. mas now left
the city water. A Norwich man who
was in Waterbury Wednesday says
people there are complaining about
what they cali the cucumber taste in
the water.
Miss NJ. z. Sprague, an instructor
at the Connecticut Agricultural col
lege, Storrs. has been secured by the
Hartford county league to give dem
oustrationS in canning in various
towns in the county.
W. Leroy Osborne of Norwich has
Just finished cutting down a big maple
tree at South Windham, which meas
ured four and one-half feet through
the butt. The tree had deeayed so
that it was dangerous.
A public hearing is to held in
Odd Fellows hall. at Mantle. Aug. 81
at 2.3o p. m. on q complaint as to in
adequate facilities to navigation af-
forded by the highway bridge across
the mouth Of the Mantle river.
Tho East Lyme w. G. T. U. is tc
vice in the Baptist church Sunday eve
ming when Rev. II. W. Hubert of Gro
ton Congregational church will speak
| on How to Save From Alcoholism.
Promoters OF. billboard posting com.
panies in this state have put their
| heads together and are ready to COM
test the constitutionality, of the Law
passed by the last legislature. requir-
ing cent tax for every square foot OF
advertising matter.
A meeting Of the recreation COM
mittee Of the Pleasant View Improve
naent society was held Tuesday eve
| ming at the Carpenter casino at Pleas
! ant View and arrangements were
Il
Labor day, Sept g.
Rev. 3. Campion Acheson, rector Of
the Church of the Holy Trinity, al
Middletown. and suffragen bishop
elect OF the Episcopal diocese of Con-
necticut. win be consecrated at Mid
dfetown. Sept. %, according to an an.
ncuncement made Wednesday.
Business men in every city Of the
u m 20 al in hull At1 Srr-k 1e-
| sued, Railway Mail Pay and Public
| Opinion to study the question and
take it up with senators and congress
| men. The document is published BY
| the Railway Business association.
| A swordflsh, measuring nine feet
six inches and Weighing PA pounds
when taken from the water, was the
catch made by James B. Moody, Jr.
| Of Hartford. and F. D. Hastings and
/ twelve miles on Block Island, Satur.
day.
Boy Scouts win hold their STATE
meeting at Waterbury in DC.
| tober. Three prizes win be given. t.
l the troop scoring the largest number
| OF points. to the best appearing trooI
| In uniform, and to the troop present
from out Of town with full member.
ship.
The superintendents OF flower mis-,
eion work connected with local branch.
| es OF the Woman's Christian Temper,
| ance union are making up reports o.
| work done under this department be.
| fore September LIST. in order that re.
ports may be returned to the count,
1 superintendent.
The frst class OF West Point cadet.
l s. spending the week at Fort H. g
Wright Fishers Island on its annua
1 camping expedition. The cadets have
been Quartered in the regular bar.
racks used by the sildiers In order
| that they may become familiar witt
| the life or the post.
| A New York lawyer reported that hi,
safe had been robbed. and when aSkei
4 what the Int ypaas said his nSrhA.