Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-08-17
-. VARIOUS MATTERS


and PIaut- Caddenesy-adv.
Golden glow@are rewarding their cul-
tivators with masses of color these
days.
The blue coats and the black army
hats of the veterans in Norwich on
Wednesday, brought back memories
to the older folks.
Grabs are getting large. salt water
people say, but they. are not as plenty
as they were last. season and no very
large catches have been reported SO
far.
An extensive process of change and
renovation Of the tower and. block sys-e
tenn is being applied by. the signal de-
partment of the New Haven road
along the Shore line.
The biennial meeting. OF the Colonial
Daniel Putnam association, Inc. was
held Wednesday morning in Brooklyn.
A paper was read on Godfrey Malbone.
Following the business meeting, dinner
was served.
Professor Waldo S. Pratt Of the
Hartford Theological Seminary and
Mrs. Pratt, who have been spending
most Of the summer in Norwich, have
returned to their home on GiIlett
street-Hartford 4Courant.
Cattle raisers are Interested in the
Connecticut Herd Improvement Asso-
ciation's annual field meet at Broad
Meadow Farm, Pennington, this morn
ing at 10 O'Clock. There will be bas-
ket lunches.
George G. Wolf, missing from the U.
S. S. South Carolina, at New London,
-, 1F- - l. erI,E e.,
ing trial for desertion the command
ing officer stated, merely for being alb
sent with leave.
Art lovers are anticipating an IN
usual showing of paintings at the
third annual exhibition Of the work
Of the Mystic summer COlonists, which
opens there today IN the Broadway
School Assembly room.
The little snapper blues have started
in and and catches We're made We'd
nesday at SaybrOok Point and other
places along shore. They are very
small, as is always the case when they
make their first appearance.
The Norwich federal militia will be
pleased to resume their weekly drills
not later than Sept. 1. in order to com
ply with the requirements of the ma
tiOnal defense act of June g. 1916, as
stated In the latest special orders.
The next meeting of the Thames
Past Noble Grands' assOCiat ton of Re
belxahs will be held at the home Of
Mrs. Potter, station 16, Waterford, who
will entertain for Osprey lodge Of New
London. The date selected is Sept. s..
The new CONGREGATIONAL church at
Ellington will be dedicated today and
many clergymen and citizens, past and
present, will gather there this after
noon to do fitting honor to the edi-
flee and the energetic people who have
made It a reality.
Dairy and Food Commissioner Frank
H. Stadtmuener, appointed by Gov
ernor HOlcOmb to represent Connect
cut at the convention of the AssoCia-
ton of Dairy. Food and Drug officials,
at Detroit. Aug. I'll, has returned to
the capitol, benefited.
The French societies of the state
Will hold a convention in New Britain
on Monday and Tuesday. September Il
and -. The affair will begin with a
big street parade leading to St. Pc
ters Roman Catholic church, for a
mass.
The remains of Miss Lucy Annette
| Tourgee, past mistress, at Old Mystic.
| for many years and friend to all
the village. were laid to rest on Tues
day in Elm Grove cemetery. Fltgs
were half-masted there during the
ceremony.
Arthur ]. Beaudreau. Iineman in the
4employ Of the Shore Line Electric
l,Railway : company. was injured at
kMontville Tuesday when an iron bolt
7 dropped. from the cross piece Of a pole
l:and hitshim On taeshead. Two stitches
| closed the wound.
The marriage is announced Of Ar
| thur J. Heynan, q warrant officer of
the United States navy, stationed at
| the submarine base, and Miss Lillian
| 3. Tuttle of New London. The cere-
| mony was performed by Judge Curtis
! Morgan July 81.
Norwich relatives learn that Raw L.
| Harding and sisters, Ora and Ada
Harding of Hamburg, went to Weth-
| ersheld Sunday, to call on their I'M
| Gle. ]. A. Raymond, who was recently
| injured in a trolley accident. His
! condition is much improved
A hundred cadets are at New Lon
|'don on the New York state nautical
| training ship Newport, which arrived
in port Wednesday morning and drop
| ped anchor off the PequOt. After a
/ few days stay in New London, the
| Newport will steam for Newport
shakespeare S T6rCenC6narY will be
| observed at the Gales Ferry Country
club tonight by an evening with thu
great bard. with an illustrated visit
at Standardization and q recita,
upon the Merchant Of Venice, by c. H
Brown.
When the cornerstone Of st. Mary'e
Star of the Sea church was laid in
New London, As pears ago Tuesday
the Hartford diocese had not been ere
ated and Bishop tNIcFarland, of the di-
ocese of Providence, that included
both Rhode Island and Connecticut
| conducted the ceremony.
o. L. Williams, director of the Put
ram choir, called on Rev. j. William
Knappenberger recently and an
nounCed that when he and his choil
came to Crescent Beach they would
provide the music for the morning
service at the Congregational church
there, which they have done annually
for. several years past.
Many. persons who have picked UT
oil on their shoe 5soles crossing fresh.