Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-27
VARIOUS MATTERS

Light vehicle lamps at TAI this | evening.
 The Saturn has left Newport for the Thames naval station.
 Many outings and social affairs are held up, waiting for fair weather. Quinces in orchards about town are we'll set. but like everything else are in need of sunshine.
 Farmers are surprised to find corn growing so well in spite of the handi- cap of cool nights and so much rain.
 The moon is new Saturday, the 29th, and some of the wise ones pre- dict dull weather until after that date.
 Residents of Norwich must be get ting cautious. Chief H. L. Stanton and his men have had only four fire calls during July.
 A Norwich visitor in Chicago writes home of the hot, dry spell there, and the relief experienced after recent heavy shower
 Mrs. J. r. Manwaring of Black Point got a hens egg the other day that measured inches in length and inches round.
 The eighth annual reunion of the Todd family will be held Saturday next at The Naples, the home of MT. and Mrs. F. Seth Wizard, at Yalesville.
 Miss Maud Williams of the voca- tional school at New London, class of 1916, has been engaged to teach the Burnets Corners school for the coming year.
 In some quarters of the city there is scarcely a day when children do not endanger lives and property by making bonfres and playing about them care lessly.
 The state board of education has had issued in pamphlet form Con necticut school document No. 3. whole number 405, containing the laws re- lating to schools.
 The health restrictions in force against New York and Brooklyn chiI- dren are keeping a number under 16 from coming to the camps at Gardner Lake this season
 In 1915, including 418 removals, there were 12T46 names in the New London directory. This year there are 13,o47, including only 375 removals. This shows an increase of S01 names.
 Tuesday in London painting by
 
 tier, The White Girl, painted in 1863, and the property of the Misses Way was sold to Agnew, the dealer, for $10,5O0.
 Miss Mae A. Castelow of NIeriden, secretary of the Durham Family as sociatiOn, has sent out notices for the annual reunion of the Durham family to be held at Lakeview park, Middle town, Aug. F.
 5O-foot water front sandy beach lot $290. Terms 10 suit. Bargain; cleo triCity and running water: in high class shore section near New London, Conn. Write F. M. Rowland, New London, Conn.-adv.
 Fifteen applicants for a place on the eligible list from which the state civil l service commission will appoint a i prison attendant will take eXamina- tions at the capitol in Hartford Friday | afternoon at o'clock.
 Harry Schinman of Windham, a | Cobbicr and second hand dealer, has United States court at Hartford. He has liabilities of $50, all unsecured. ! Assets are valued at $50.
 A complaint comes from farmers and market gardeners that the continued wet weather is causing what is known as rust" and ruining many crops. Large crops of hay and oats have been cut. but cannot be taken in.
 At present there are 79 children, 40 boys and 39 girls, in the county home on Smith avenue, and all are in eX- cellent health with the exception of one boy who has pneumonia and who has been taken to Bacllus hospital
 The end of this week will find many families and individuals returning | from vacation outings, to give place to i the returning tourists will have a good l word to say of July, with it's wretched | weather.
 The first Spiritualistic meeting was | held in the Ladies' Aid building at l Pine Grove, Mantle, Sunday, owing to | tie wet weather. The speaker was | Mrs s. c. Bradley of Boston, who de- livered an interesting address and also | gave several tests.
 The committee of the Rockville | Chamber of Commerce appointed to for the annual Merchants day | has selected Thursday, Aug. 3, when | most of the stores will be closed. It was decided to have the outing at near New Haven.
 The marriage of Albert Edwards and Mrs. Lillian Wheeler took place at o'clock Tuesday morning at the home of MT. Edwards in Montville. The ceremony was performed by Rev w. IT. Lakin. About 30 relatives and friends were present at the wedding.
 Swedish residents in Norwich are greatly pleased to learn that a favor able report on the bill to appropriate s35, 900 for a monument to John Fries son, the inventor and constructor of the Civil war Monitor, was filed Tues day by the house library committee. In Poughkeepsie N. Y, to which place the Buffalo Bill-101 Ranch Wild West show went from Connecticut, the authorities prohibited the holding of