Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-03

Wednesdays weather was all that could be desired, coInpensating for what has been endured for nearly a month past.
 Lieut.. Gov. Clifford B. Wilson of Bridgeport is acting governor of Con necticut while Gov. Marcus H. HoI- comb is on his vacation.
 Motor parties from Lisbon, Uncas- vile, Franklin and other suburban points were in Norwich Wednesday evening to attend the band concert.
 An anniversary high mass of requiem for MT. and Mrs. Nicholas Sullivan was sung in St. PatricIi's church We'd nesday at o'clock by Rev. John H. Frederick.
 The board of control met Tuesday and authorized a transfer of a small balance, S4J.63, in the appropriation for the Connecticut colony for epilep- tics at Mansfield.
 Senator George P. Mclean has pre- sented a petition of the Norwich Cen tral Labor union in favor of a national employment bureau in connection with the labor bureau.
 A topmast 16O feet long, was car ried from Pendleton's yard, at NOank to the yard in Mystic belonging to the same firm the other day. to be put aboard the B. P. PendIeton.
 The Woman's association of Eastern Point is to hold the second of it's re- captions to cottage colony people and hotel guests at ShenecOssett Country club house Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 18th.
 A motoring party at the Ocean house, Watch Hill, recently included MT. and Mrs. F. B. Ricketson and N. Leonard, Fairhaven, Mass. Mrs. Bar ton Riketson, F. B. Riketson and Miss Edna Baker, of TaftvilIe-
 Rev Theodore Bachelor, son of Rev. F. P. Bachelor and Mrs. Bach eler, of Talcottville, formerly of Nor wtch Town, has accepted call to be- come pastor of the COngrega gatiOnaI church in North Madison.
 The Young Mems Christian associa- ton of this state is to begin at once active work among the Connecticut soldiers who are doing patrol duty. A number of secretaries will be sent into the field to look after the details.
 Rev. Duncan F. Dodd, pastor of the Methodist church at Mantle, has re- signed, to take effect Sept. 1. He will leave Sept. q with his wife for Nan king, China, where he will enter the missionary service of the church.
 The Rockville Chamber of Com merce outing planned for today will not be held, as not enough members responded favOTabIy to warrant it. To- day will be observed in Rockville as Merchants day. with the stores closed for the day.
 The preachers secured for the Sun day morning services at the Union Congregational church, Rockville, dur ing the absence of the pastor Rev. P. E. Thomas, who is on his vacation, in clude, Aug. 20, Rev. Charles H. Rick etts of Norwich.
 Around the capitol building at Hart ford there is a ruInor that a special session of the legislature will be call ed to provide some means of polling vote for the national election among the more than 1000 Connecticut sol diers at NOgales, Ariz.
 Dr. Irene Wye, assistant professor of Greek and Latin at Connecticut col lege, has been appointed resident fel- low of Blackstone house for the coming year, taking the place of Dr. Alice l. dormitory during the past year.
 The public utilities commission on issued an order that on and after Aug. 15, 1916, the New Haven Railroad company maintain and oper- ate gates on both sides of it's tracks at Palmer street crossing in Pawca- tuck during 24 hours each day.
 The rain, which settled in shady spots on Mckinley avenue where the street had been oiled has finally dried +ba Of bO11CaLyearaY-S fha street, who were put to many expe- dients to keep the stuff from being tracked upon walks and piazzas.
 Frank Hamilton and Richard Schel- lens of GrOton, the latter of Norwich Free Academy, class Of 1905, will leave next week for PIattsburg, N. Y, where they have enrolled for the second camp period. MT. Schellens saw much Of the hardships Of actual war in Serbia last winter.
 There ar enc new cases or any re- of anthrax among cattle in the state, according to a statement of Jeffery O. Phelps, Jr., commissioner of domestic animals. Vaccination of the herd of William Williams of Windsor avenue, Hartford, has been completed by Dr. H. H. HamIin.
 A meeting to fix the place and the time for the state convention for the nomination of a state ticket and pres identiaI electors will be held by the state central committee afternoon at the Allyn house, Hartford. Uniform dates for the pri- maries will also be fixed.
 The New Haven road is about to in stall an automatic signal system on the Shore Line division from New Ha,- ven eastward and on the Providence division into Boston. Heavy freight traffic has led officials to believe the signals are necessary for the conven- tent handling of the traffic.
 The fact that the state legislature did not provide a penalty for the sale of impure milk was responsible for~tIle victory Of the Waterbury board of health in their recent fight on the sealed bottle milk ordinance, accord ing to the memorandum Of decision filed Tuesday by Justice John M. of Norwich, of the supreme court of the state.