Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-18
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I Norwich, Monday, Ans. fs, 4e5e
 VARIOUS MATTERS i The corn roast season has arrived l I.ixsat vehicle lamps at s.15 o'clocl l this evening.
 I The blacl<berry crop hereabouts fl much larger than for several years. 1 Many of the city boarders in ths \ suburban towns have returned to New | York. \ The East Kiaiinsly mill is sendins I ies freirht st}arourIl Norwich by truck I to New London.
 r About the state, Saturday, Ita1iar l Catholics attended special masses ir
 honor of Saint Rocco The next conference of the Six Churches is to meet at fscnaas con gregational church Sept. Sd. Following the funeral services of John e. Averill. all the beautiful cut flowers were taken to the Baclus hos pita1.
 Residents of winslhon county learn that Fosters Old Home Day will be held on the Town House grounds Au- gust 27th.
 The trimming of the trees about the K of C. clubhouse. on Broadway. greatly improves the appearance of
 the property.
 It is stated that due to railroad con-
 Eestion mail between New London
 and New Haven is being transported
 by autotrucl1s.
 No reunion of the legislature of
 1919 is to be held this fall because of
 republican meetings scheduled for
 New Britain and Waterbury.
 A former Willinantic resident, AL
 len R. Lincoln has put in a pressure
 ,11y ief, xx-iH he
 benefit at his farm in Ashford.
 sThe engagement Of Miss Katherine A. Hanley of A Summit avenue. New London, to s. K. Plumner, formerly of the submarine base, has been aneuac-
 ed.
 Among. recent eniistments of naval boys is that of Douglas Sevin, son of
 MT. and Mrs. Frank D. ;SeEin. who is at Fort Slecuin in the aviation de- partnnent.
 The small tobacco growers about the state have begun to harvest their to- have about half finished their work of harvesting.
 Town of Union residents, MT. and Mrs. Harvey M. Lawson have invited Union people and their friends to an old home gathering at their bungalow Wednesday, August 27.
 Uncle Sam has sent out notices that he wants navy recruits to help man the battleship Virginia. now stationed at Boston Men ear qualify between the ages of IS and s5 years.
 A Central Village young woman, Miss Ruth Cooper, has a story in the Well Spring. a Sunday school paper. Miss Cooper is at the Backus hospital in the nurses training class.
 The motor vehicle department of the state is taking surety bonds from the public service vehicles, which have secured licenses since July 1st, when the law went into effect.
 The state inspectors of gasoline are about to make a tour of investigation. Any person selling gasoline without a l license is liable to a fine of s1oo under 3 law which went into effect July l.
 It is announced from Hartford that are to hold big con- ference and dinner in that city in oc- tober to prepare for a nationwide l canvass which is to be begun in the ] winter months.
 Up at Holland, Kenneth Campbell of California, a student at Yale. recently i spent short time with his class 1 for service and were over 1 seas for some time. At the Second Congreeational i church, New London. Rev J IF. Sel- l den, D. D.. of Norwich. preached Sun day on the theme "Ann I My Brothers | f.3U SeIdon n 'The Step That Counts"
 Jt is noted at Greenwich that the silleck house, recently purchased by 1 Edward Mccoy of New York and | opened August 1, is the oldest hcteI l between City Island and Ston- i ngton, having been euilt 90 years ago i
 The nicnic of the New London Hor- .icpltural secietY at Mohegan park is | Q te held Thursday The committee | n charge of the arrangements consists ,f Miss Harriet Allen, chairman; Mrs | Josephine Beebe, and Miss Anna 1 
 According to a new statute. select men must forward to the state de- partment of education for the blind. a | 'eport of the number of blind persons n their respctive townships together with the circumstances surroundingl sach case.
 The other day at East KillingIv a picture was taken of four generations If the male Burlingame line. Fenner 7urlingare, at the age of s6, his son lanes, James son Raymond of New sedtord, and Raymond's son Coriiss, Lged ' years.
 At Ekonk an interesting letter from , former Ledyard resident, Rev. Elm Rev. E,lmons White, former ra stor nons White. former pastor at ElSenk. 'ow missionary in India describing he country and his work was read at he morning service Sunday.
 Attorney General Frank F. Healy 'as hsHaea oown an opinion that the commissioner of domestic animals has ] right to test all cows for tuberculo- is. which have been picked for ship nent to France. and the state does 1ot nave to pay for those cows which react"
 Northheld, Conn. correspondent vrites: Prof. and Mrs Curtis M. Geer f Hartford. who have been staying at he parsonage during the absence of lev. Wallace Humiston, left Saturday, D spend the rena finder of their vaea- ion at Mrs. Geers former home in colchester.
 The Windham County Transcripf otes that the town of Brooklyn Is onfronted with a grave situation that has never happened