Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-02
VARIOUS MATTERS

The best moonlight nlghlS III AuSusL will be from the 27til to the 3jst. Recent guests at Weekapaug include: Ross Harden, of Piainfeid, Conn .. number of fishing parties spent Saturday near the bridge at Long Cove Special sales in the Norwich stores on Saturday resulted in big business all day The Hartford Girl Scout camp at Crystal Lake, Rockville, opened Satur- day.
 Dr. Curtis Bernard's office will be closed until Wednesday. Sept. 1st-adv. The building of cottages at Bolton Lake, which was stopped by the war, has been resumed.
 East Central Pomona Grange will hold it's annual field day and picnic on Tol- land Green Wednesday, Aug. Il. All kinds of vehicles are being used to carry the hay crop, which is in big demand and brings 8 good price off the field.
 1 The nights continue so cool that the 1 water in the Norwich reservoirs. is al most cofd enough for drinking without 1 the use of ice.
 l Indicating the advent of August, the sturdy flower called Bouncing Bet is in bloom along tIs railroads and the first golden rod is appearing. 1 Local Eniscopalians learn that the first 1 term of the suInnier school in Middle | town Divinity school for eX-seryice men closoS today (Monday). -
 At the Central Baptist church Sunday 1 at 630 D. n., the B. I. P. U. topic was Self Improvement. Scripture Psalm 25: 1-12 The leader was Miss Eugenie A. Dean.
 
 Classification of all state civil service positions and how they might best be- cured was discussed at meeting of the state civil service commission at the saptol Friday.
 Work is rapidly going forward in the installation of the machinery of the Rockville Eiestic Web Company which Is locating in that city, having moved from Bridgeport
 1 Of a native of Norwich. Hartford pa pers say Robert NJ. Brewster left Satur- day for Eastern Point, to join his fam lily at The Griswold. He will s.eand the rext two weeks there.
 Ain agent of the United States depart ment of agriculture is visiting Gonnecti- cut Farm bureaus. seeking information regarding traces of the potato disease known as powdery scab.
 The United States civil service com mission announces for Aug. r an exam ination for radiator repair man. aged 20 to 60 in the Aviation Repair Depot, Dallas, Texas, at s160 per month.
 August began with the first real dog day of the 1920 season, uncertain skies. showers shortly after daybreak and considerable humidity, although the mercury did not rise above s2 degrees.
 The temporary suspension of trolley service north of Jewett City due to the | accident at the Dyer dam, as told in the DanieIson news today, resulted in increased railroad traffic over the week. end.
 1 IL is announced republicans in Norwich that women as well as men 1 will be welcomed at the Merritt Day celebration which will be held at the Danbury Fair Grounds Wednesday af- 1 ternoon.
 At PlainfieId last week. Albert Brown 1 shot two vener1ous snakes each from four to five feet long. They were coiled up ready to spring Recently in Wal ker's pasture there seven rattlesnakes were killed.
 Prayers were offered at the three masses in St. Patrick's church Sunday for the repose of the soul of Miss Mary 1 bfOderick, cousin OI fteN- d. h. 6roQ- arick. who died last week at her home in Bridgeport
 Friends learned Sunday that Miss ! Martha A Ward, an assistant librarian { at the Otis Library, Norwich. who under went surgical operation at New London hospital last week, was able to l sit up for an hour Saturday. A tea in honor of Mrs. George Maynard 1 Minor of Waterford. presdent-general of 1 the National Society of Daughters of the ! American Revolution. was given by Mary 1 Floyd Tallnnadge chapter of Litchfeld Saturday at Laereourt lodge, Litchfeld.
 There is interest in the record that stcddard-Gilbeft Company, Inc. of | New Haven, with a Norwich branch on 1 Commerce street, has filed 8 certificate authorizing the change of the concerns s name to Austin, Nichols & Company Inc.
 Stephen F. Willard 92 of Wethers- l field president of the Willard Family as sociation. died Friday night at the home of his daughter, Miss Harriet Willard l in Wethersield, where he had long been Identified with the towns public enter pfises
 The co fntt commissioners feel that as | to whether dealers are entitled to q re-
 
 tiegislated out of use is for the Iegisla- ture of 1921 to determien it was decided during last weeks conference at New i London.
 l Following the recent electrical storm Mrs. William Gardner of the Moosup telephone exchange has reported that only 6l telephones were out of order in the local division, most of these being in Plaintield, Canterbury, Ekonk and NoluRtewn.
 NaVigators discovered that the light al New London lighthouse was out the oth- CT night. The keeper, Mrs Rasmus- sen, who did not know the light was out until so informed by the Southwest ledge keeper. discovered that the loss of the supply of gas was the cause of the \ trouble.
 Dr. Lafayette Wallace Case of Colo rado Springs, Col. has been visiting the Connecticut State Library regularly since about the middle of July and put ting seven hours day in consulting rec o-is there available concerning the Gas, family, a senealogy of which he has il preparation.
 The guests of two Weekapaug hotel have made up a purse of gold and pre- sented 1t to Everett MeQuaide. son of local fisherman who made a heroic res cue of Rev. Kenneth D. Martin of Gran 1 ford. \. J.. after MT. Martin had beel wasted out to sea in his attempt to sav two Boy Scouts who were drowned. |
 Many ". R. I. Applications. ] 1 total number of 152,s79 application for converted insurance have been ap