Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05
Ut1e811lletins
Norwich, Wednesday, July 5, 1916.
VARIOUS MATTERS

VARIOUS MATTERS
 Light vehicle lamps at 7.54 this evening.
 Special cars on all routes were crowded during Tuesday.
 Hotels and restaurants had a big patronage all day Tuesday.
 Campers tents are beginning to rise at points along the river banks.
 Mills will start up today, in many cases after a holiday sine Saturday noon.
 The strenuous season for the bag gagemen is due, now that Fourth of July Is we'll over.
 This weeks census of the Norwich State Hospital for the Insane shows a total of 1928 patients.
 This weeks is the last issue of the calendar of the Second Congregational church until September.
 Allen Rathbun of Noank, has been engaged to sing in the Eastern Point chapel during the summer.
 Native green peas to go with the 4IOAAOoS u4IL4ICA O1 Sp14lS IddIlD COSL from 65 to 75 cents a. peck in Nor wich.
 The new cement road at Eastern Point is opened as far as North street, the corner near the residence of Sanford Meech.
 Now that the parade and fireworks are over, local housewives will be- gin a campaign of preparedness for preserving time.
 Even the weather favored yester- days demonstration, none of the marchers suffering the slightest incon- venienoe from sultriness or heat.
 A Groton man, Charles Noble on a recent fishing trip up the Thames river caught three stripped bass which weighed four and one-half pounds apiece.
 The fact that congress has voted to distribute no more free seeds viii dis appoint some farmers, but will relieve postmasters hereabouts of the burden of the distribution.
 4 new disease of cucumbers, known as the mosaic disease, has appeared in commercial greenhouses and in fields where cucumbers are grown for pickling purposes.
 A former Norwich Art School di- rector G. Albert Thompson, is assocI- ated with C&,arIes H. Davis, N. A., Is arranging for the third annual art ex- hibition at Mystic next month.
 So abundant was the Fourth of July lunch provided by the ladies' com mittee for the Knights of Columbus, their guests. the band, and many call CTS, that a large quantity remained, and this is to be distributed to needy families.
 It is mentioned by a Groton cor respondent that Mrs. Mary T. Storey, who has lived for 25 years in the house known as the Capt. Ellison house has gone to make her home with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Grey of Thames street.
 According to new statistics relating to Connecticut the states various in dUstries include nearly 10000 fac than third of a billion dollars, an annual output worth a. like sum. and a payroll Of seven millions.
 The National Universalist Sunday School convention, which opens in New Haven today. will be attended by Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Ccbb. Misses Agnes Ge- brath and Georgia Fillmore, delegates, and Supt. Edwin A Tracy, of the Church of the Good Shepherd.
 The standards for the new white way have arrived in Rockville. The Rockville Lighting com pany will install them without cost to the city and the standard will be paid for by the Chamber of Commerce which has raised the money by subscriptions.
 Thomas ". Futile, conductor of the New Haven road working out of New London, left Monday for Birmingham Mass, whence he goes to Fl PasOn to join Company D, Second AIassachu setts Infantry in which he recently enlisted. MT. Futile served in the Spanish war.
 Captain Allen Asbey brought into the state lobster hatchery at Noank the other day 9, lobster, whose shell was of a peacock blue with vari-Col- ored spots the like of which was nev- CT before seen there. Being but six 1 inches long the lobster was liberated to comply with the law, W. Ellery Allyn, formerly of Nor wich, one of the firm of the Mason Island company, states that the de- mand for cottages to let for the sea- son is more than twice the available supply The settlement at the low CT end of tn island is now accessi- ble by automobiles as well as boat. One of the interested observers ot the parade yesterday was Prof. J. H l George, who, with Mrs. George was the guest of JIr. and Mrs. z. R. Rob- bins in their automobile. By his physi- clans orders, Prof. George was oblig- l ed to give up his long time practice o1 l playing patriotic airs on the Fourth on his cornet.