Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-26
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Norwich, Saturday, Aug. 26, 1916.
VARIOUS MATTERS

l offices.
 The lawns are commencing to show the effects of the dry weather, showing 1 brown in spots.
 There will be no service in the Un- casvilie Methodist church tomorrow, it being Camp Meeting Sunday.
 Since the native crop is a failure, most of tn epeaches in market now are California fruit
 Many local 1Tethodists will go to WiHimantic camp ground today for the exercises of Camp Meeting Sunday to- morrow.
 Elderberries on shrubs about the country are now ripe and are @ big crop this season, although of no par ttcular importance.
 Friday was calendar day for Sep tember, a genuine summer day, but minus much of the trying humidity of earlier in the week.
 Thimble-eyed mackereI have struck on in Fishers Island sound, and some good catches have been made, although most of the fish run small.
 Friday at 8 o'clock in St. Patrfck's church a months mind requiem high mass for Miss Julia DriscOlI was sung by Rev. J. H. Frederick.
 Notice has been sent out that the 18th annual reunion of the Chaffee family will be held Wednesday,. the S0th, at Forest park Springfield, Mass.
 With tomorrow the summer vaca- tiOns of a number of pastors and choirs come to an end. activities being resumed with the first Sunday in Sep teTnber.
 Druggists hereabouts have been mo- tihed that the annual meeting of the National Wholesale Druggists asso- citation will bo held at Baltimore Oct. .2 to s.
 Rev, Peter c. Wright speaks under Y. M. c. A. auspices Sunday at , D. m, Thayer building. Men and women invtted.-adv.
 The soliciting committee of the Po- quOnOc Bridge Baptist church has re- ceived $1.964 for the parsonage fund. Another thousand for next week is aimed for.
 At Mohegan, Selectman w. 4. Cooke is making a fence for the town of Montville between the highway and the mill pond of the Hall Bros mill at Trading Cove.
 Word has been received at Eastern Point from Louis Martucci. better known as One Armed Louis, a Dr0fes- sIonal, that he will be at the Golf club for the tournament Aug. 30 and 31
 At the exhibition of paintings on the opening day of the 18th annual ex- h1bition at Old Lyme library William Il. HoWe's Salt Marshes, a large cam vas Of the river marsh, sold for $4 50
 There are. no cases of infanti1e pa ralysis in the town of Lyme, but a child who recently arrived from New York has scarlet fever, which has caused excitement in the neighbOr- hood.
 Members of the family from Con necticut will go to Dedhan, Mass, to- day ESaturdayl to attend the reunion of the Fairbanks family At last years reunion over 800 of the descend ants of Jonathan Fairbanks were pres ent,
 At Eastern Point Saturday six little girls gave a play, Ruth and the Fair les, written for them by Dorothy the II year old daughter of MT and Mrs. Charles Phelps of Rockville. The pro- ceeds amounting to over $15, have been added to the Red Cross fund
 J. G. schwinE, IT, of NIeriden. sec. CISl+ OL tie NOIIl6CJlEuL lJdlTE11eT'S association, and Howard Andrews of SufHeld, president, conferred at the of nee Of the state dairy commission this week, to arrange for ar exhibit to be held in Springfield, Mass, Oct. 12-21
 The monthly meeting of the standino, committee of visitation and discharges IS to he held at the state prison Mon day morning to examine fourteen pris- oners-thirteeu men and one woman who will be discharged during Sep tenber by reason of expiration of term of sentence.
 Connecticut silk manufacturers are elated by the reports from New York mat practically all of the silk manu- Tacturers of any size in that marI5of are now sold up on fall goods to the end of the year as the result of re- cent heavy trading by prominent cut- ters and retailers.
 The resignations of Mrs. Nellie R. Burhy superintendent of the Memorial hospital, Miss Maud Mills, assistant superintendent, and Miss Mary Lodge. night supervisor, have been sent to the board of trustees, to take effect sept. I5- Ihey will go to New York city hospital Oct. 1.
 Eighty naval cadets from Camp Dewey, the naval training camp at EIie iehdug, marched into Gr0tOn Thurs day, tired and dust covered, but cheer ful at the end of a three days hike from their Headquarters. The cadets were met by launches and conveyed back to Camp Dewey.
 The postoflce department is taking good care that the department and at- taches do all in their power to insure safe transportation of packages. Post masters, clerks. carriers, railway pOs- tai clerks and all employees of the ser vice are warned in @ new order that they will be held to strict account for damage to the mails for which they are responsible
 Will Discharge Fourteen.