Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-01
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Norwich, Tuesday, Aug. i, 1916.
VARIOUS MATTERS

evening.
 A number of picnlcs and outings have been arranged for today.
 The best moonlight nights in Aug ust will be from the 12th to the 26th.
 Returning vacadonists are conspic- uous by their coats of tan and sun burn.
 Added to the heat Monday evening there was an annoying plague of tiny bugs.
 Yesterday wilted poor humanity; but everybody has been clamoring for sun shine.
 So many dark days of late have had their effect upon the florists choice blooms.
 August 1st is Lammas Day, or Loaf mas. made much of in early times in England.
 Huckleberry pickers in Windham county towns are shipping the berries to Providence.
 It is not daybreak now until 2.86 and early risers find the mornings cool and comfortable.
 Engine companies arc electing dele gates to the state convention at Thompsonville Aug. IT and IS.
 The arrival of summer boarders at suburban places, will have a new i'm petus with the advent of the first of August
 New London branch of the w. c. T. U. will hold a picnic today at the home of Mrs. Clark Rogers and Miss Olney in Waterford.
 The sky at sunset had a most pecu- liar appearance Monday, starting with deep orange, then gradually changing to yellow and ending soft pink.
 The state Advent campmeetings will open at the Dunham Grove in South ington, the last week of August and continue well into the first of Sep tember.
 Colonel William H. Hall of Willing ton frankly admitted last week that he would like to represent the Thirty fifth district in the senate at the next session of the general assembly.
 The delegate to Northfeld from the Sodalitas of Broadway church, Miss Anna Caulkins has returned, and will make her report at the meeting of the organization early in September.
 Miss AdIes will return for August 10. Il and 12. Everything for hair, face and scalp. Lenox house, Nor wich, tel. 1267. New York address, 4C2. West 51st street.-adv.
 Miss Mary Birmingham of Clover court New London, entertained a number of her friends by taking them for sail to Norwich Sunday evening in her fathers launch. the Mary B.
 E+,yervy C,,r5o,- I q .. TO - a the Harvard club, from Norwich. en- joy the day at Red Top, the Harvard quarters on the Thames. Fred Smith of Norwich is club steward again this season.
 A movement for the election of a memorial tablet at the Second Con gregational church to Henry P. Ha- ven, the pioneer Sunday school work CT of New London and district, was started Sunday.
 During July the receipts of the mo- tor vehicle department of the office of the secretary of state amounted to S34,6SGOl. This brings the total for the first ten months of the fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30, to SPA, ,238.22.
 The generous women of Baltic have brought $l2 in money and ten pairs of socks as the July contribution for IA been forwarded to Lady Herbert. at New York, by Mrs. Richard R. Ora ham.
 The executive committee of the Nj antic InnDrOven0 ent association, inc met recently at the COngregatiOnaI parsonage and arranged topics for dis cuSSiOn a [ the quarterly meeting in he Baptist church on the evening of Aug. 2.
 Excursion to Montreal, via the Central Vermont railway, August II and F, final return limit August 29. Only 5000 for the round trip. See flyers for particulars.-adv.
 Friday morning the residents of Weekapaug were startled by the sight of thousands of small sea bass lying dead in waters of the breach and ca the beach near the outlet The fish appear to have been killed in the ocean and washed upon the beach by the tide.
 Notification has been received here that the conventions of the American Federation of Catholic Societies. the Central Verein and the Young Mems National Union will be held in New York; opening with a solemn pontificaI mass at the Cathedral Sunday morn ing, Aug. 20.
 Health Officer Dr. Chipman of New London went to Old Lyme Sunday to confer with the health officer at Old Lyme in relation to placing men at the bridge to prevent children under Is years of age from coming to this county. The arrangement was satis- factorily concluded.
 party of Norwich girls have been spending the past week camping on the houseboat Gypsy, owned by MT. and Mrs. Walter M. Buckingham, an chored off Gales Ferry. The party in cludes Miss Elsie Ernst, Miss Elsie Graham, Miss RosIyn Cransza and Miss Elsie SOurbier.
 The privilege of the Portiuncula in dulgence is granted in all the Roman Catholic churches and chapeIs in Con necticut from noon today (Tuesday) until midnight Wednesday or from noon Saturday, the fifth of August, until midnight of Sunday, according to the choice of the pastors of the churches.
 When the news came of the victory of the United Workers in gaining the legacy to Rock Nook Home left by John Eccles, the Stars and Stripes were flung to the breeze at the resi- dence of Arthur H. Brewer Broad