Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-29
VARIOUS MATTERS


 Light vehicle lamps at s.ss o'clock this evening.
 The earth has been at its greatest distance from the sun during July 94, 45e,6a6 miles.
 Dog day weather following St. Swithin's reign has started up an $. O.. s. call for electric fans
 Frees in orchards about town are loaded with green fruit, so that the season promises to be a profitable one.
 Letters from vacationists at the shore are more cheerful than they were during last weeks rainy weather Traffic around Gre1on ferry landing was never so heavy as this year. With two boats running there is always a jam.
 Berry piekers who were in the fields Monday were willing to pronounce it one of the most uncomfortable days of the summer.
 Nellie S. Potter. Mary Potter Elder and Ellen c. Potter have sold to Frank c, Newbury a house 4nd lot on Berke- icy avenue, New London.
 The planet Uranus was too near the sun to be we'll seen the first of the month and by the last of the month is entirely lost in the suns rays.
 The last preaching service in the Methodist church on Federal street, New London, was held Sunday night. The church has been sold for syna- gogue.
 News comes from New York tha. the socialists have begun a drive for war chest of S1o6,0o0 te enable them to fight the Lusk committee which is Investigating seditious activities.
 The extension service of Connecticut Agricultural college. Storrs, is in re- ceipt of letters from the fertilizer conn panies and certain railroads urging a campaign of early buying of fertilizers.
 Write for booklet of the new and unique shore resort. Point O'Woods Beach. J. J. Smith Co., So. Lyme. Ct- adv.
 Lieut.. Thomas stolz. medical corps, U. $. N, who has been on duty at the U. S. naval hospital. has been assigned to duty at the experimental station, Fort Trumbull as senior medical off = cer.
 The preacher at the Central Baptist Clarence Nj. Gallup of Providence, for merly of the church, the day marking the 20th anniversary of his ordination to the ministry.
 Connecticut delegates have returned from Denver. Col, where the national convention of the Brotherhood of Lo- comotive Bremen and Enginemen was held. The organization consists of 11e,4i2 members.
 Farmers in surrounding towns who have cleared good money selling food
 
 the decreased numbers this year. largely due to high railroad fares and no trolley service. Although there has been talk of a sugar shortage, local hotels and res taurants have not removed the sugar bowls from tables as in war days, al- though. this has been done in a few Connecticut cities. There are 128 officers and men in camp at Mantle this week. including the band of the Fourth regiment. The regiment Is made up of state guards men from Fairfield county, Bridgeport being its headsuarters-
 Norwich drygoeds men learn that go successful was the giagham week held throughout the country last spring that plans have been made for a similar event this fall. The time set is the week beginning Sept. ?.
 Today Tuesday, at Plainville camp meeting will be Soldiers day and Vel come Home day. and the preachers Capt. C. E. Leekhart. 1e2d A. E.. F., on The American Soldier. and Rev. V. G Mills
 The death of William Murphy. for merly of New Haven, occurred in employed for number of years as a | tailor in New Haven. The funeral and burial will be in that city today (Tues- day).
 ! The trolley strike on the Shore Line 1 electric railway proved a handicap to | some who visited the shore resorts on ! Sunday, but it has been in progress now for so long that people are be- 1 coming accustomed to the changed | conditions.
 To get by during the trolley strike a Deep River garage began Monday te 1 operate two-ten truck between l Chester and New Haven three days i each week. stopping at all river and shere resorts, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
 Funeral service were held Saturday evening for Frederick N, Robinson at his residence. es Howe street. New Haven. The body was taken to Wood lawn cemetery. New York, for burial He leaves a son. George H. Robinson of Stenington.
 A special town meeting at Groton ! voted 10 appropriate s1o.o00. or as share of building or improving sec tions of the public roads. The select men were authorized to pay land dam ages along the line of the new state highway.
 The oyster industry in this state has lost about half of the men who have been engaged in that line during the last Is years. In the natural growth department the number of licensed boats operating on the public beds in 1ouIlSCllCQl WdleIS IS rive years ago it was 11o.
 At Old Saybrook. at the week end when pay day for the employees of the Shore Line electric railway, who are on a strike, came. the men were anx- | iously waiting to see if there was 9 note of warning in their envelope !, either dismissal from the service ci i line up for work.
 1 The various companies in the state | engaged in the manufacture of water | service pipes were asked to send rep resentatives to a meeting held by tht public utilities commission in the cap. itol Monday for the purpose of de | termining a standard for service pipei ] throughout the state.
 The lapel button known as the Vie
 tory button. for wear by civilians. i
 being issued free to all officers, enlist
 ed men, field clerks, and members 0 the army nurse corps, who served
 hcnorably on active duty in the arm.
 of the United States for period o
 not less than Is days.