Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-07
VARIOUS MATTERS

VARIOUS MATTERS Light vehicle lamps at s:54 o'clock this evening.
 Beautiful lilies from the ponds
 above. Jewett City are being brought | to Norwich. | The records show that Friday was | the hottest Fourth since 1911, which
 was the hottest in fifteen years. l The latest benevolerce of the Nor wich United Workers is the establish rnent of free baby clinic at the Falls club.
 The July White Ribbon Banner | states that Jewett City sends $2.00 ] toward the Banner fund and New Haven s2.oe,
 By vote of the United Congrega- ton church the Thursday evening
 meetings are to be discontinued during July and August.
 Announcement is made of the en- gasemert of Miss Harriet Elsie Gan- nett of Ellington to Gilbert Robinson of Winchester, Mass
 Physicians have had the customary fants as the result of exhaustion due
 to the extreme heat.
 At a recent meeting of the East
 Killingly Old Home committee,
 Thursday, July 24 was designated as
 Old Home day for this year.
 Hundreds have sought refuge in the
 city's parks during the sweltering
 enue park been crowded at all hours.
 The Scott Family association held it's
 annual reunion on the holiday at the
 home of Charles F. Loomis. Middle
 bury, with 6S members and guests present.
 This season Steamer City of Lowell of the New York-New London (Nor- wich) line is being run as Sunday excursion boat from New York to Bridgeport.
 The George, c, Preston. residence on Broadway purchased recently for a clubhouse by White Cross Council, K. of C., has been vacated by the form CT owners Local people who have had occasion to come up on the New York boats for the past few days tell Of record crowds. with extra cots placed in every available bit of space.
 An exchange notes that Nath l Wright who died recently in Norwich l was a train despatcher at New Haven and a we'll known tower operator and | a resident of Madison.
 Saturday at eight o'clock in St l Patricl's church, relatives and friends | an anniversary requiem high l mass for James B. Shannon, sung by | Rev. J. H. Broderick. -
 A member of the committee of 300 1 men and women appointed to meet | President Wilson when he reaches a Woodstock summer resident.
 Notification has been received here that the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America will hold it's 4sth at St. Peters hall in i Hartford August 5th, 9th and 7th this year.
 Summer residents report good fOI nf ho yto i<,t river of late. These crabs have been absent from these waters for some years.
 Along with the scarcity of sugar comes the announcement that lard has received a boost in price and is also ,carce.-s In number of Connecticut stores last week lard could not be obtained.
 Between the thunder storms Sunday traffic in Norwich was un- usually heavy and many strangers topped to admire the beauty of Chei- sea parade and vicinity. following the 'eviving rain.
 The planet Venus reached its great .st distance from the sun July 5. and s beautifully in view in the western : evening sky. It is sixty-five million , niles from the sun and consequently is 1 increasing in brightness,
 A correspondent mentions that Rev. '. Mclean Geldfe preached a fare yell sermon at St. Jehn's Episcopal :hapei. East Lyme. last week Sun lay evening. Rev. MT. Goldie was in f harge Of this chapel for four years. f He returns as rector at Yantic. IT
 Changes in the W. c. T. U diree- ! ory include: Miss l.. L. Butler, 7l lincoln avenue, New London, sue eeds Miss Nellie Starr as superin- : fields, ss Broadway, succeeds Miss ,ross as superintendent of fair work ,ross is superintendent Of fair work. 7 Norwich. Albert F. Grant, 7s who died at the home of his daugh- CT Mrs. William H. Bronner of Little !! 'alls N. Y., was born in Mansfield, q he son of the late Nelson and Sarah z Freeman) Grant. He served in the r ivil War in the Eighteenth regiment, V :. V.
 The other night secret service men ntered the train during the stop at lew Haven and announced that the aggage of all passengers must be E to inspection. The officers z vere on the lookout for bombs being V ransported from Boston to New ork by anarchists.
 A son of the late Postmaster John dcGinIey, of New London, Private [ rthur B. McGinley. just returned, fter receiving his release from the \ 5th Machine Gun company at Camp K [erritt, will leave this week to be- ome publicity manager for a film F ompany of New York.