Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-05
VARIOUS MATTERS

Norwich. "Wednesday, Sept 5, 1917. I VARIOUS MATTERS
 Light vehicle lamps at s.4s thi
 evening.
 The Otis library was a busy. plac
 Tuesday. following the holiday. 1 The toy balloon and the ice creari leone are having a great vogue tha week.
 I Some tall sunfiowers arc growing il tfk grounds at Buckingham Memorfa this fall.
 Members of botany classes are find ing much to take their attention in thu collection of seeds.
 Many Of the chestnut trees in and
 about Gales Terry are showing signs I of the prevailing blight.
 Some Of the icemen only had a par1
 holiday Labor day, dog day weather
 keeping them extra busy.
 Restaurants and hotels have had two
 big days, taking care of automobile parties who ettended the fair. A socd number of camr and cot tagers finger at Gardner Lake through these pleasant September days. Sunday marked the completion of the 18th year of Rev. G.. R. Athais pas torate in the Groton Heights Baptist church. 4e
 The number of freight cars on sid ings near the New Dock gives Q good indication of how busy tho New Haven road is just now.
 Powers Bros. offer fresh scal1ops, n1o faa lobster, in addition to their usual line of strictly fresh caught f1sh.-adv. The September White Ribbon Ban- ner states that W. C. T. unions con- .ributing to the Banner fund up to Aug. 1sth were Guilford $1. Waterbury $1, Groton $2.
 Shipments from the American Ther- mos Bottle company Of made-in-Nor- wich goods now average two wagon loads daily, by parcel post in addition to other freight.
 Following an accident at Westerly Sunday. in which his right hip was fractured, George E; Hodge of 330 comfortably Tuesday.
 At the Norwich State Hospital on Tuesday there were 5sb men patients 65 at the Inebriate Farm, making a total of 12s0 patients.
 The Groton branch of the Red Cross recent gifts amounting to a total of s41 from Lady Strathcona lodge, Daughters of Scotia. and several individuals of the borough.
 The Naval Reserve band from Camp Dewey, kitemaug, went down by troll ley and played at the en canpment of the Sixth regiment. Home guard, at Camp Burpee, Saybrook, over the ho1- iday.
 Tuesdays. New London Telegraph noted that chax1es Bulkeley Jennings. his grandfather, School Superintendent Charles B. Jennings, of No. 60 Vauxha1l 1 street.
 Everett E. Brown of Pomfret Center | was in Norwich Tuesday to attend the | fair and judging by the samples of |, Ane fruit left at The Bulletin office he | Is still the apple king of eastern Can- necticut'
 Next Sunday, Sept. 9th, Rev. P. c. Wright, D. D.. will preach for the last l Sunday as a supply at the Central l day, Sept. 18th, is the date when Rev Mir. Purkiss will begin hIs pastorate. |
 Automobile divers who have made S 1ill for the past two rush days have 1 had to show skill nerve and care; all | though one passenger declared that | lis driver was only fit to chauffeur an | ldding machine!
 In the current calendar of Broadway !! ,hprch the pastor expresses acknow- edgment to the several vacation | preachers and the leaders Of the help ul services held in -this church Sum- lay moons and Thursday evenings dur- ng the same period.
 Warning has been sent out that ,unco game has been worked on Polish esidents in the state by a prosperous ooking stranger who represented him. elf to ee a coal salesman. promising 2 ton of coal. a bag of potatoes and a lock, valued at SIP 25, for $4. Rev. Edwin Flynn, assistant pastor t St. Mary's Star of the Sea church, . Sew London, who has enlisted as a haplain in the United States army, with the rank of first lieutenant, was iven a purse of s200 Sunday night y the Catholic people of New Lon on.