Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-12
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Norwich, Saturday, Aug. 12, 1916.
VARIOUS MATTERS

Country visitors are bringing in glorious masses of early goldenrod.
 Among the large number of people registered at the Bayside inn, Noank, are Mrs. Crouch and Miss Baker of Norwich.
 New London school janitors' salaries are to stay at $75O, their plea of the high cost of loving in asking for $85O being table.
 Best moonlight nights of August be- gin tonight, but clearer weather will be necessary to make them very ef- fectiYe hereabouts.
 The discoloration of the city water continues in some parts of the town, but it is believed that the sediment will gradually settle out of the supply.
 Reports are coming from farmers of the damage done to their crops by the storm this week, corn in some places being leVeled by the heavy wind and rain.
 The board of managers of the Ma sonic home at Wallingford have se- lected Saturday, Sept. 23, as the date for the annual grand masters day at the home.
 ALG LCN I cLlILI DGcCl SLlILS LIlctL AN Ol wich boasts-their owners can be counted on one hand, almOst-have been conspicuous by their absence the last day or two.
 One of the reasons why Mayor E. E. Rogers of New London has stationed Officer J. J. Murphy at Ocean Beach is to enforce the taboo against one piece bathing suits.
 On a warm and busy day at Ocean Beach this week people stood in line at the public bath houses up to as late at o'clock in the afternoon, awaiting a chance to get a room.
 The end of the first two weeks in August brings many a vacatiOnist back to the city, but as many more are leaving to enjoy the latter half of the month at recreation spots.
 At the Continental Compressed Air Power company at TaftviIle the em- plOyes say the season is the best they remember for plenty of water in the river and resulting water compression.
 Y. M. c. A. open air service by the setting sun at Buckingham Memorial Sunday, p. m. Rev. L. NJ. kenestOn of Preston City will speak. Chairs provided Men and women welcomed. adv.
 The present days with two overflow ing city reservoirs recall the time few summers ago when with trepida- tiOn the daily drop of inches in Fair lew was observed. The situation has changed!
 Charles F. Hine, the well known sec retary of the state board of education, is back from a month at Flattsburg and says military training should be In1~OGuCCH q in Hig~n school 11H university,
 For August weather the last couple days have struck an extraordinarily low level of temperature. Auythins under 70 at the highest is cool for mid summer. But fOrecasters prophsy an- other hot wave.
 The farmers meetings at storrs. which closed Friday wit hthe fruit growers conferences, have been at tended by good representation of progressive farmers from eastern Con- nectiCut towns. Each year the number increases.
 Growers of gladfoH in thfs vicinity are interested in the annual exhibit of the American GIadiOlus society in Boston today, the largest ever made by the society and exceeding that last year in Newport R. l. when 50, GOO spikes were shown.
 Commodore Morton F. Plants racing schooner Elena is due to arrive in New London from Newport to be fitted out for her races with Robert F. Tods schooner KarOura for the Cape May and Trenton Reef cups. The races will occur about Sept. l.
 While Charles EIdredge of Old NIys- tie was fishing for founders off NOank -hIs week he caught a six-foot shark ant landed it in his power boat. The fish broke one scar and bit the sec ond time before he was captured Mr. EIdredge had it on exarDttion at his homo in Old Mystic. The Second congressional district prohibition convention, comprising New London, Holland, Windham and MiddIeseX counties, will be held at noon Thursday, Aug. r, at the cottage of Capt. J. L. Randall on the Wili- mantle camp ground.
 Next year, when it is anticipated that many more boys will attend the Plum Island camp, it is planned to have one large camp on the western end of the