Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-07
VARIOUS MATTERS

The first of the golden rod is ap- bearing in the fields. | By yesterday the days length had 'decreased an even hour. | Considerable building is going on ir i the Haughton Cove section. | Although the season is late. nearly every cottage at Crescent Beach Is
 now occupied.
 | Native tomatoes are being brought l into the market, although some sof 1 them look bit green yet Many are complaining about gar dens drying up, but no rain Is prom l ised till the end of the week.
 Some of the trees are shedding their leaves as thought it were autumn, a
 result of last weeks hot wave.
 With the arrival of Battery F, Light Field Artillery, there are now | about 1,400 men in camp at Mantle.
 A party of people from Bristol, was at Mashantucket, the Tracy bun gaIow at Lantern Hill, for the week end
 Today (Tuesday) will be clean up
 day at Pleasant View beach and cot tagers have been warned to that ef- feet.
 This year Camp Meeting Sunday for the Methodist churches falls on August 26th, the last Sunday In the month.
 James Bogue of Poquonnoc has re- ceived his discharge papers from the army. He failed to pass the physical examination.
 A start has been made on the new prescribed granolithic walk in front of the J. and G. Bliss company's pro- perty. on Main street.
 The planet Jupiter passes from the morning to the evening sky this month, rising about a. m. It is in Leo just above Regulus.
 George A. Thompson of Sunnyside farm. North Stoninston. is harvest ing the largest crop of hay he has seen for several years.
 Arrow collars. stiff and soft styles special at 1oc tonight between ' and s o'clock at the Eagle Clothing com pany's alteration sa1e.-adv.
 A five and one-quarter pound bass, caught in Oxoboxo reservoir by Fred in the Eaton Chase company's win dow.
 In Holland county towns, telephone troublemen are just getting the wires in normal condition, following the re- cent storm, which worked havoc with the service.
 A draft box, used in 1861, the pro- perty of George g. Zimmerman, of Warren street, Norwich, is featured in one of the show windows of the Eaton Chase company.
 Restaurant proprietors and store keepers in New London declare they are unable to obtain milk. Condi tions have been going from bad to worse for the past ten days.
 Nearly all the men in the shore towns who are engaged in lobstering are doing fairly well this season, al- though at the beginning of the sum- mer the outlook was discouraging. from Springfield, Mass. where they the National Association of Organists' tenth annual convention. Next years convention goes to Port land, Me.
 The committee appointed by Court Snipsic, No 32. Foresters of America, of Rockville, for the thirtieth anniver- sary of the society has decided to hold the celebration Thursday evening, No vember 22.
 Work has been begun on the ce- 7! the bridge at Avery memorial, Po- ! quonnoc. One side is nearly completed l and in a short time the other will be, | as work is progressing rapidly.
 Major Hiram Bingham, U s. R.. ] a Yale professor, and Salem i summer resident, who is in charge of l all the ground schools for the training l the school at Princeton, Sat l Irday.
 So that no Sammy or Jackie will | members of the Women's Section of | he Navy League already are urging | preparedness measures, and are con | scr1pting their friends and acquaint- ances into the preparation of Christ mas bags.
 Men who can milk cows are so l scarce that Otis H, Moore of the Con 2ectcut Agricultural College was in New York last night in search of such persons. He will pay railroad fares Ind guarantee $50 to s45 month wages and good board for ten reliable mixers. a New York paper said Mon lay.
 D. A. R. chapters throughout the tate are being asked to coqtinue their meetings during the summer and de- 'ote the time to Red Cross work. At present. an emergency call for 50 out its for the Navy league has been ent out, 1t being planned that each If the 50 chapters in Connecticut make one outfit.
 At Catholic congress of Bishops, representatives of the Catholic press md of all Catholic societies. to open T the Catholic University, Washing on. August 12th, to secure unity of operation and policy in war problems, 3t- Rev. Thomas J. Shahan, rector of he University, formerly of Norwich, 1 las been invited to preside.
 Judge Prince in the New London | olice court Saturday morning com nitted Joseph Gallagher, aged years o the county home at Preston The 1 hild was deserted by it's parents more 1 han year ago but because of its ge at that time could not be com aitted to the county home but has cen cared for at the Almshouse. 10 ACTION YET ON