Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-06

The aim of the Connecticut College
for Women, which is to open at New
London this fall, is set forth in the
Connecticut College Bulletin just pub
iished. a publication to be issued four
times year.
Word was received in Old Lyme on
Wednesday of the death of Lewis
Cohen at Roosevelt hospital New York.
Mr.. Cohen was an artist of unusual
ability and had painted many well
known pictures.
of the American Federation of Labor,
and they expect that the trolleymen of
the city will rally to their support on
all occasions and that other union men
will patronize them.
The weather of the past two days
has kept many away from Ocean
Beach, and has led others who have
homes in the city to seek them in
preference to staying at the seashore
during fog and rain.
Gustave Cornelis of Woodtick breaks
into the limelight for having killed
what is regarded as the first deer I'M
der the new game laws. The honor
was sought by many, but Mr.. Cornelis
mas taken the laurelS.
Interest in the visit of the New York
Yacht club was very much lacking this
year as compared with that manifest
ed on other occasions when the finest
fleet of pleasure craft in the world
visited New London Monday.
The rainfall in Putnam and vicinity
for the month just ended was in excess
of inches, the greatest for July of
which there is any record, and prob
ably equaling the rainfall of all the
Excursion to Montreal, via. the
Central Vermont railway, August 10
and IL, final return limit August 80.
Only $1,000 for the round trip. See
flyers for, particulars.-adv.
Miss Addte Thomas of Poquonoc has
resigned from the tract commission of
the Fort Griswold reservation and her
place has been filled by Miss Betsy
Avery, who recently received the ap-
poiutment from Governor Holcomb.
The body of W. L. Moss, who died
at the Lawrence hospital, New Lon
don, Tuesday evening as the result of
injuries sustained in an automobile
dusky, o.. for interment Wednesday.
Plans for the construction of the
cottage colony proposed by the off,
Gals of the New London Ship and En-
CINE company for the use of their en-
ployes have been placed in the hands
OF contractors, who will shortly submit
bids.
A man and women were rescued
from New London harbor Wednesday
by one of the Scott company tugs. The
parties were in a small power boat and
either fell or were tumbled overheard
in the tempest that shook up the small
craft.
The Thread City garage is incor-
porated to buy, sell and generally deal
in automobiles and to conduct a gen.
eral garage and automobile repair
business. The authorized capital stock
is $4,000. divided into $50 shares, par
value 800.
A small solop moored off Neptune
park was overturned by the gale We'd
nesday morning, following the parting
of her cable. The little craft was
blown close to the shore and finally
blown over on her side, filling and go
ing to the bottom.
The engagement Of Miss Ruby Tut
tie. daughter of Judge and Mrs. Joseph
P. futile, of Hartford, and Robinson
Cook, son of former Senator and Mrs.
Charles C. Cook, has just been an
nounced. Mr.. Cook was graduated
from Yale in 1914.
Joshua Sands, a summer resident at
Lyme, was fined $40 for recklessly
driving his automobile. Sands was
having a good time when State Police
man Jackson overlook him and took
his license and plaeed the auto in the
custody Of a garage.
In the month that has elapsed since
July the day has become 40 minutes
shorter. On July the sun arose at
4.03 and set at 7.25. Now the sun
rises at 4.38 and sets at I'll. Already
the difference is perceptible and is the
more noticeable at night.
The -woman's Relief corps is the
largest organization of women in the
world under one eligibility clause and
one motto. 1t now numbers 1000
with department organizations in Al
states, divided among 2,601 corps, as
the local organizations are known.
AS a result of the recent near
drowning at Ocean Beach, when Jerry
Bianchini narrowly escaped death, the
Niagara Engine company has reiterat-
ed its statement that the lungmotol
owned by the company is freely Of
case Of need.
The civil service commissioners at 6
monthly meeting at the capitol Wed.
nesday took Up proposed exemption
from civil service rules of various of.
hcials. clerks and stenographers upo1
the application of the heads of theil
departments. under section 5 of the &C
passed by the last general assembly
Absentee Couneilmen.
OF the three members of the com.
mon council absent from the regular
meeting on Monday evening, Alderman
Telley e. Babcock was in Providence
on legal case, Councilman Hugh
Kinder was on his summer vacation OF
Block Island and Councilman William
F. Bailey was confined to his home By
illness. He was still confined to tn,
house on Thursday,