Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-25
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Norwich, Saturday, Aug. 9. 1917.
VARIOUS MATTERS

Local nOr1SCS are ISdIuf1nS SOIue handsome gladioii stalks.
 Come to the Wigwam, Aug. 29 and
 30, given by Mohegan Ladies' Sewing
 society.-adv.
 Light vehicle lamps at 7.oS this
 evening.
 Many housewives are adopting the
 Indian methods of drying sweet corn.
 It is encouraging to realize that Dog
 Days will end in about a week more
 The work on the raising of the Lau-
 rel Glen dam is progressing steadily | A plague of grasshoppers Is destroy
 ing the crops in some of the gardens | Although the mercury was not above
 s4 degrees, Friday, there was consider
 able humidity.
 The reunion of the 18th regiment
 of the Connecticut volunteers will be held at Hartford today (Saturday).
 There Is only one small cottage al Lords Point vacant, and the Lords Point inn has had a very good season
 Due to this years increased acre. age of grain, owners of threShing ma chimes are in for a long and busy season.
 A collection of old mirrors in the l show window of a Broadway store is exciting the admiration of lovers of l antiques.
 There is a possibility that the next state parade and field day of the Cath | clio Total Abstinence Union will be held in Danbury.
 The daily attendance at the Mystic art exhibition continues good and there are many out of town callers to see the beautiful paintings.
 many stenographers and bool1keepers has had an effect on the enrolment of business colleges in the state.
 During Tuesday evenings thunder storm, lightning struck and burned small cottage at Bushy Point owned by w. B. Young, of Norwich.
 Market men in Connecticut state that the prices of beef and mutton are the highest they ever knew in addi- ton to the soaring prices for pork.
 The twenty annual reunion of the descendants of James Fowler was held in Middlefeld Town hal1, Wednesday, August 22. There were 114 present.
 Mrs. c. F. Haldstedt of 473 New Park avenue, Hartford, has announced the engagement of her daughter. Anna Marion to Clarence A. Fisher of South Windham, Conn.
 Mrs. Clara Clark, Mrs. Jason Mowry and daughter, Bladys, of Sterling, came to Norwich to accompany Cora and Christina Clark to the hospital for a minor surgical operation. of St. Mary's Star of the Sea church New London, who applied for a place as chaplain in the army, went to Gov ernor's Island Thursday to be ex- amined- He passed successfully and was accepted.
 Mrs. Arthur H. Holloway of Groton, who was shot by an unknown assaiiant in her home on night last June and who has been a patient a the Lawrence hospital. New Lon don, since that time was discharged from that institution Thursday.
 Some forty instructors an ddirec- tors of the State Trade Schools met at Danbury Wednesday and oreaniz- ed the Connecticut Trade School Ed ucators' Association. The president elected is F. J. Trinder Hartford formerly of Putnam Trade School
 Principal Frank H. P Clement who taught for four years at the Center Grammar school, East Hartford. and has been appointed principal of the Jewett City Grammar school of eigh- teen rooms and about 300 pupils, is to move his family to Jewett City soon.
 A Bethel correspondent writes re- garding a former Norwich resident: Arthur G. Lord, who formerly con ducted an undertaking business in Bethel. is spending a few days in town with friends. Mir. Lord is now in the undertaking business in Lake vile.
 Friends of Miss Evelyn Louise Thompson of South Manchester and Lewis Sheldon Munger of New Britain son of Mir. and Mrs. Elijah Munger Of have received cards announc- ing their engagement Mir. Munger is employed in the office of the Stanley works of New Britain.
 At an outing of the state demo- cratic leaders which will be held at beach today Saturday the speakers will be ex-Congre ssman l L. Reilly. of Meriden Attor- i ney David F. Fitzgerald, of New Ha- ven: States Attorney Homer s. Cum 1 mings, of Stamford, and Lynn W. Will son, of Bridgeport.
 The platforms at Saybrook Junction 1 are being extended along the tracks l for the safety of the travelling public i and making more room for the bag gaze trucks to get nearer the trains. |
 Rev. Dr J. H. SeIden of Norwich is | to preach Sunday morning in the Con- | church at Piainfeld. as the 1 pastor, Rev. A. w. Barwick, is away l on his wedding trip. Prof. Leonard Troland in Harvard 1
 Chair.