Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-18
VARIOUS. MATTERS

Good oyster sets are reported along
the Connecticut shore and a. good sea-
son is in prospect, particularly in the
New Haven and more eastern waters.
There is a white pine blister rust
which is threatening to injure the
pine forestry in the state. Experiment
station men are working On the prob
lem. y
After a season of swordfshing that
has made UP for a number of not SO
lucrative years, the fishermen are pre-
pairing to lay up and get ready for the
cod and tile.
The prevalence of wild carrot in al
most any more or less abandoned field
or pasture in this vicinity indicates
that this particular state law isn't
strenuously enforced.
The annual reunion and picnic Of
the Kibbe family was held. Tuesday at
the pleasant home Of Mr.. and Mrs. z.
E. Kibbe at Sunnyside farm in Filing
ton, with about sixty present.
Reports from Nick Walsh of Nor
wich, who in the summer is swimming
instructor at South Manchester, is
winter a student at Yale Medical
school, indicate that he is staging q
big swimming carnival there tomorrow.
Highway Commissioner Bennett
thinks that the new federal highways
bill will not do this section nor state
much good: his trip to Washington
this week indicated to him that the
southern and western state roads are
favored.
Miss Ella NJ. Potter Of this city is
the guest of Miss Lucy s. Ashby OF
Medford, Mass, and on Wednesday
Miss Ashby and she, in the formers
car, started off on an automobile trip
over the Mohawk Trail and all through
New York state.
Il Want to Dance" 10c, woolworths'
and ut-Cadden's.-adv.
George S. Smith of Mantle was re-
elected treaSUrer-it really is his Of
fee for life-at the forty ninth annual
reunion of the veterans of the First
Connecticut Cavalry Regiment Asso-
citation held in Grand Army hall, Hart
ford, Wednesday,.
The annual field day Of the Connec-
ticut Agricultural Experiment station
at the experiment farm at Mt. Carmel,
Wednesday,, was attended by 400 far
mers from all parts of the state.
Members Of the staff gave five minute
talks on special topics.
Miss Daphne Selden. county sui
frage organizer, is giving q brief out
line of her part of the work in this
full way in which the women Of New
London county We're receiving the
speakers on this subject.
E1Iington's new CONGREGATIONAL
church that was dedicated Thursday
afternoon cost 100000, replacing the
building that burned Oct. 3, 1915. Rev.
D E. Jones has been the capable pas
tor there for II years, and is q Yale
Divinity school graduate.
Peter RobftaiIIe of Baltic filed a vol
untary petition in bankruptcy in the
United States court, declaring that his
liabilities are SLOTS and that his as
sets are $901.46 of which $275 is rep
resented by personal property. Robi-
taille kept a candy store.
Leonard Edwin Hill Of Norwich, as
sistant secretary at the Y. NJ c. A, in
Meriden for the past year, has resign
ed his position to accept an offer else
where Of a similar position. At pres
ent he is taking q course in boys work
at Silver Bay, New York.
The NIiddletown Hibernian commit
tee has decided that infantiIe paralysis
will not interfere with the state pa
rade next Tuesday, but they state that
as matter of precautiOn they do not
among the visitors on that day.
With the atmospheric conditions
right, astronomers tell us that twice
a year the planet Venus may be seen
as it has been this week by the keener
and informed observers, in the
early afternoon, in the western sky.
The air must be clear and rariffed to
see her.
The last meeting of the chiefs be-
fore the big state parade IN New Ba-
ven at the time the republican state
convention is held on Sept. ;, comes
today at Mrs. Carlos F. Stoddard's
summer home in Madison. The desire
is for women from every town will
march under their own respective ban
ners.
The Home Builders Association Of
New London has Incorporated and fill
ed its certificate with capital author
lied at $4,000, divided into 500 shares
will begin business with $1,000. The
incorpoTators are r. Burrows, J. Ali
son Cowle and Peter G. Woods Of New
London.
Additional sadness is lent to the
death of Alfred BisselI the p year old
Hebron young man who died in New
Haven hospital from infantiIe paraly-
sis, from the fact that he was taken
i'll while visiting his fancee, Miss Ma
rilla Prouty, in Meriden. New York
Vacationtsts are thought to have
brought the disease.
Norwich graduates of Georgetown
have received notices of the second an
nuaI outing of the Connecticut Alumni
at Momauguin Saturday, Aug. IS.
Thomas 4. SpeIacy, Z. s. district at
torney for Connecticut, and ex-Mayor
Daniel Lawlor Of Hartford, both
Georgetown men will be among the
distinguished guests present.
Only eight recruits have been OBJ
tanned to date by the seve nstations.
Hartford, headquarters of the national
guard, hasn't contributed a single
man. New Haven and Bridgeport top
the list with two each, while Torring
ton, New London, Waterbury and Nor
walk have sent one recruit each to the
new training camp at Fishers Island.
One hundred and forty-one West
Point csdets of the first class at the
United States military academy will
arrive at Fort Wright. Fishers Island.
Monday, to remain six days in their
annual encampnleTt Including the Of
ficers and cooks which will accompany
the cadets the total number in camp