Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-08-25
VARIOUS MATTERS

For your Dollar Day shoe bargains.
go to Barrows' Shoe store-adv.
A number of automobile parties win
meeting today.
The training ship Ranger, which has
been anchored in New London har-
Dor. has coaled up and proceeded to
Boston.
Smoke a Krchns1 Special cigar. The
best in town, cents.-adv.
The little blue snappers have in
about Saybrook and Fenwick the last
few days.
A meeting of the grand council of
held at New Britain, on the night of
October 90.
The annual reunion of the mem
bers Of the Cleveland family was held
Monday afternoon at Lake Com
pounce, Bristol
Maple trees in some localities are
being damaged by small insect,
which, it is believed, came to this
country from Cuba
The Holy Name society of St. Pat
rick's parish has requested requiem
high mass today for William P. But
Ter, who died last month.
A months mind requiem high mass
for Mrs. Mary Kelley was sung in
ST. Patrick's church, Monday at s
o'clock by Rev. John H. Broderick-
The new rates Of insured parcel
post mail go into effect Sept. / as fol-
lows: Three cents for SIS value; five
cents for $25; 10 cents for $50 and %
cents for 500.
Tuesday being the Feast of st. Bar
tholomew. the apostle. there was the
celebration OF the holy communion in
those Episcopal churches which are
open this month.
Lobstermen in the shore towns are
complaining OF the scarcity Of lob
the business have begun to haul their
pots for the season.
Contributions of $2455 have been
made in St. James Episcopal church,
PoQuetanuck, and in the Sunday
school, toward the new library. About
$50 more is needed.
Connecticut fire chiefs will leave
next Sunday for Cincinnati to attend
the annual convention of the Interna-
tional Association OF Fire Engineers
August 81. September 1. and s.
The contract was awarded by the
state highway department Tuesday for
the building Of a section of road on
the Hartford and New London turn
pike in the town Of Waterford for
$4,000.
Mrs. Rose Cdessier) Burns. 40,
wife OF Michael Burns. died at her
home in Woonsocket, r. L, Monday.
She was born in North Grosvenordale.
Conn.
Daniel Pooley for years one of the
best known members of the Woon-
socket police department, died at his
sisters is Mrs, Mary E. Morrison OF
Grosvenordale.
A Bolton pastor, Rev. w. C. Besse-
motor attachment with which to go
back and forth to the Theological
seminary in Hartford. He expects it
win take him about one hour to make
the trip.
state are rushing the process Of pick
ing the peach crop. The fruit is the
best in many years. Most of the
peaches now being picked are of the
cling-stone variety.
For the Thames naval station, favor
ed as q base for submarines, one of
the finest T wharves in the country
was built through the efforts OF the
late John T. Wait, of Norwich, then
congressman from this district.
Figures obtained at the automobile
department of the state secretary's
office show that up to the present 81
900 automobiles have been registered
during the current fiscal year as
against $4,000 for the entire year of
1914.
Postmasters have received word
from the post Office department at
Washington that on September 1,
fourth class mail shall not be regis
tered. but may be insured against loss
in an amount equivalent to its actual
value.
The James ]. Smith Co. has sent
out Invitations to an informal dance
and social to be held at the Groton
As the summer season is nearing its
close it is intended to make this an
event for the cottagers.
Hon. JACOB "A. Cantor, congressman
from the 20th district, New York was
a visitor to New London Monday and
while in that city was the guest of
Postmaster Bryan F. Mahan. of whom
he was q friend while the latter was
q member Of congress.
At the tennis matches played in
Norwich Saturday between the Mystic
Country club tennis players and the
Norwich Golf club. the Country club
players won three out of the five
games played. A return match will
probably take place in Mystic Satur-
day.
Adjutant General George NJ Cole of
the Connecticut National Guard hopes
to be able to leave the latter part of
this week, or early next week, to visit
the military camp at Plattsburg, n. Y.
A former resident, Miss Nancy Pond
Of WSonsocket, r. I. has been appoint
ed q member OF the National commit
tee OF the womans section OF the Navy
League OF the United States to or
ganize the local work of that body in
arousing the women to work for the
ends of patriotism and national de-
fence.
Norwich relatives were in New York
Tuesday to attend the funeral Of Dr.
Joseph ]. Higgins, which took place