Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-08-20
VARIOUS MATTERS

august goth is Saint Demands day
Beds of canvas. colens and saliva are
particularly attractive just now.
The children's playground at North
Stoningten to-day (Friday) is to close
for the season
knights of Columbus meeting to-
night-adv.
II is not too early to clean up. papers
and filters. making the city attractive
for Dollar Day
Fruit growers compaIn that chip
munks are troublesome, eating into
pears and other fruit to get the seeds
Early lighting-up is now necessary
every afternoon The days length
has decreased one hour and "a min
utes.
housekeepers remember those in pub
lie institutions by gifts of jellies. pre-
serves, etc.
Choice Long Island CLAIMS today al
Powers Bros.-adv.
Work on the state road between
Ashford and Mansfield has begun A
gang OF workmen is occupying the
Batch place.
Norwich tourists in the White
| Mountains write home that there were
| two inches of snow on Mount Wash
| ington Wednesday.
Captain Thomas Stewart, Of Port
land, 81 years old Wednesday, went to
the Willimantic camp meeting to cell
citrate mis- birthday.
The Stafford Press notes that the
twenty ninth annual reunion of the
Chaffee family will be held at Forest
Lake next Wednesday.
A new post office order makes it pos
sible for a person to indicate on his
money order the parcel post package
for which the money order is intended
to ray.
It is estimated that there were over
LEO at Ocean beach Wednesday eve
ming to listen to an excellent con-
cert given by Tubbs band of Norwich,
in the pavilion on the beach front
As i'll former seasons, the beautiful
grounds at the Pequot residence OF
Mr. and Mrs. George S. Palmer are
open to the public on Wednesday and
Saturday afternoons throughout the
summer.
A former pastor of the Second Con-
gregational church. Rev. c. W. Nor
row. is supplying at the church in
Union during the weeks that Rev. T.
A. Williams is away on a visit 10
Wales.
The members of the Union Baptist
church at Montville are hearing candi-
dates this month, in the endeavor to
secure successor to Rev. S. c. Chap
pell- who resigned to go to a Vermont
church
The Barber family held its annual
reunion il Harwinton Wednesday
fifty-eight being in attendance. The
association is composed of the des-
cendants of Thomas Barber, who set
tied il this state in 1875.
The Thread City Garage of Wind
ham has filed a certificate of organi-
cation Fred D. Jordan is president
William F. Jordan is treasurer and
Maurice S. Leonard is secretary. AL
the officers are of Willimantic.
A Branford correspondent mentions
a recent visit to that borough of Mrs
Timothy E. Blackstone, of Chicago
whose husband gave Branford its
| was Miss Isabella Norton, of Norwich
There were 81 L. S. naval vessels
at anchor in GARDENERS bay Wednes-
| day morning, including II battleships
The others were Golfers and torpedo
boats, all comprising the first, second
! and third divisions of the Atlantic
| feet.
The Apple King of Windham County
Everett EHos Brown, of Pomfret Gen.
tire. was in Norwich Thursday. Judg-
ing by some handsome fruit which ht
left at The Bulletin office he is still the
expert apple grower of this section OF
New England.
AS Labor Day does not come until
September 9Th, the New York school:
| will not open until the 18th, although
the teachers must report on Friday the
10th. This will mean that summer
boarders win stay later in the coun-
try and at the shore.
II the plans Of the members Of the
Rockville Fife and Drum Corps ma
terialixe the state convention Of
ffers and drummers next year will bG
| held in Rockville. AT the recent con-
vention in Torrington the Rockville
boys pressed their claim.
Work has begun on the erection
of q six foot fence around the property
of the Ship and Engine Company Al
ing set along the edge of the property
in Thames street and Eastern Poin,
road and win support a heavy wire
fence.
Announcements is made to manufac-
turers hereRboutS by the Textile Color
Gard Association of the United States
Inc. that the card for the Spring sea-
son of 1916 viii be ready for distri-
hutton on Oct. 10. 1t win show tho
colors recommended for garment and
millinery use.
Edward NJ. Hanks, the II year ole
SOC Of William Hanks of Old Mystic
who resides with his uncle, Edward
Minor, in Norwich Town, has beer
awarded the gold medal offered BY
a typewriter Company for proficiency IL
| typewriting. The average speed wa.
So words per minute.
In . letter to a Norwich acquain.
! lance. Rev, Clinton z. Bromley, new
pastor OF the Methodist church IL
Brewer. Maine, states that he is un,
able to supply Methodist pulpit il
Providence during August and to at.
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