Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-13
VARIOUS MATTERS

a big party picnicked at the navy
yard Sunday.
Wednesday. Friday and Saturday of
this week are Ember days.
Oranges and rural church societies
are holding harvest suppers.
Cottage people at the shore claim
that last weeks fog was the thickest
Of the season.
Sundays cool weather, after Satur-
days intense heat, sent thousands on
pleasure outings.
ing a total of Is victims, developed in
New London Saturday.
A number of cottage owners remain
at Point Breeze. the flags still flying
at that popular resort.
Business at Breakwater is improving,
extra barges loading with paving
blocks there during the week.
The road between Laurel Glen and
Voluntown has been greatly improved
by the work done recently on 1t.
Automobile and train parties met at
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outing which included dinner, boating
and swimming.
The circulation of books and maya
zines in the Mantle public library for
August was 495. Average daily at
tendance was SO.
Groton grange has accepted an in
vitation of Ledyard grange to be
present with the Grotou degree team
Saturday evening Sent 1S
A memorial service for a former
pastor. Rev. James r. Danforth, was
held at the Groton Congregational
church Sunday morning at 11.45.
In a number of gardens Japanese
roses are blooming and some of the
pink ramblers have started to blossom
for the second time this season.
At prohibition caucus in New Lon
don on Saturday with an attendance
OF IL 1t was decided not to put any
ticket in the field for the town cleo
ton.
Wednesday marks the 18th anniver-
sary of the organization of the Cen
trail Baptist church. Special exercises
commemorative of this anniversary
will be held Oct. 1913:
Saturday at New London, Mr.. and
Mrs. P. Hall Shurts announced the
engagement Of their daughter, Janette
Shurts, 70 Gerald Banfield of Hartford
at tea given to a number of friends.
In the eighth annual summer exhi-
bition at the Knoedler galleries, Fifth
avenue. New York, the critics mention
that there are bright pictures by a
number of leading artists, including j.
Alden Weir of Windham.
The Watch Hill season has ended
The Watch Hill house closed on last
Tuesday. the Colonial inn closed the
week before last and the Ocean and
morning after breakfast.
Funeral services for John N.
Wheeler, who died suddenly at his
home at Crescent Beach Thursday
night, were held at his home Satur-
day afternoon at o'clock. Burial was
in Jordan cemetery, Waterford.
A few residents stick to old-fashion-
ed driving trips as source of Septem-
are turning and the grasses gone to
seed. show crimson and purple tops in
the fields and along the waysides.
Under the amended act concerning
the taking of school enumeration,
books, completed. on or before Satur-
day, Sept. 25, in order to have each
town receive the money from the state.
New Haven road had 1887 trains run
ming Monday and 1897 trains in SER
vice Tuesday. The average days
schedule calls for about 1880 trains to
be run on all branches Of the system.
At the marriage in woonsocket, r.
l., Saturday of Noah Mason and Luz
cy Louise Gates of We9tboro, Mass. in
St. james Episcopal church the
wedding march was played by Mrs. w.
A. Weld. of Mansfield Center, Conn.
The most sacred and most widely
observed OF all thee Hebrew holidays.
Yom Kppur. or the day of atonement,
will commence Friday evening, Sept.
II, at shutdown, and continue through
out the entire day of Saturday, Sept.
lis.
| The annual reunion of Harland's
bsigade will be held at G. A R. hall,
Hartford. Friday: The veterans will
be the guests of Robert o. Tyler post.
Dinner will be served by Robert o.
Tyler post Woman's Relief corps, No.
A Woodstock family named Kuti-
/ hOSfAt CAAINA e0A1ACA 6uOSlS view
York last week. and all partook of some
mushrooms they had gathered The
entire household was taken violently i'll
/ and were treated by a local physician
all recovering.
j The Connecticut Funeral Directors
association in session in New Haven
| last week chose Hugh A. keenan, OF
i New Haven. president; G. A. Smith
/ Milford, vice president: j. M. Bennett
4 New Haven. treasurer, and Ernest
| Ortlepp. Bridgeport, secretary.
A special borough meeting will prob.
ably be called at Groton in a few days
to take action on the request of tn,
i Southern New England Telephon,
company that telephone and electric
light wires be strung on the sam,
poles. The matter was tabled at a re
cent meeting.
/ Standardization Of the salaries O
II New York city employees may meal
cutting down the pay Of 5000 or more
according to statements made befor
Il the board Of estimates sub committee
Il The work is in charge of George L
/ Tirrell. head Of the bureau of stand
ards. formerly of Norwich
An adaaplane was triad n,,+ for III,