Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-05
VARIOUS MATTERS

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 Light vehicle lamps at 7.55 o'clock (standard tinel tonight.
 Even dealers in rubber footwear and umbrellas yeafn to see the sun!
 unfavorab1e weather did much to make it safe and sane Fourth.
 The absence of clerks ofi vacation be- sins to De noticeable in local stores and chicesn
 Fine ripe huckleberraes are being sold from house to house in Norwich at zoe d quart
 Red and blue balloons figured in the patriotic decorations of automobiles Tuesday
 City Manager James E. Barlow issued ss permits for the sale of fireworks in Ntw London.
 Stations along the railroads continue to feature the warning poster, Gross Crossings Cautiously"
 William Cooper of New London, for@ meriy of Central Village. Is engineer on the Bar Harbor Express.
 The mercury stood modestly at 7B de- grees Tuesday afternoon, although the morning was humid and hot.
 The family reunions on Fourth of July 6 appointment to city hone-cemers.
 The attendance at the summer school for teachers, at Yale, Is an increase of about 400 over that Of last year. This week Judge Allyn L. Brown is to lead the Thursday evening prayer meet Ing at the Central Baptist church
 The Cnnecticut Engineers and Jani- tors association Is to hold it's annual convention in Bridgeport July and T.
 Rear Admiral J. W. Oman and family are at Old Lyme. Admiral Oman was l formerly governor of the Virgin Islands. A helpful list of books under the head of Vacation America has been prepared by Miss Cash librarian at the Otis Li- brary.
 Mrs. Harvey M. Briggs and Miss Julia M. Pease will be hostesses at the D. A. R. Museum today (Wednesday) from 3 to D. m.
 4 Quonochontaug correspondent notes i that Thomas A. Greive and family of | Norwich are occupying the Daniels Blake cottage on the Bluffs
 Two sAybrook Point girls, Miss Ethel | Day and Miss Lola Gates have been graduated from the Hartford kinder garten training school
 We'll intentioned patriots who hung out their flags on the Fontth had to watch them get wet and bedraggled during an I extremely dismal day.
 The prospect of a big national order for shoes for Russia is giving a needed punch to business in the shoestring mills | of Connecticut as elsewhere.
 Union Episcopal services arc being held this month at Christ church, the rector of that church, Rev Richard R. Graham taking his vacation in August. Relatives and friends attended s months mind mass for Mrs Ellen Saun- ders sung in St. Patrick's church Tues. day at 6o'clock by the rector, Rev. M H. May.
 Cottagers at the beach have heard the foghorn almost continuously for three weeks. pronouncing this the worsi stretch Of rainy and foggy weather in the past five years.
 During the time the carriers window at the post office was open on@ the hol- idAy, from T to 10 a. n1.. Postmaster John 1 P. Murphy took hand helping the tive carriers deliver mail called for. l The United States civil service com | mission has ordered an examination for | junior telephone operator in the office oi the chief clerlI treasury departmen Washington, D. C., at s72o year.
 The contrast of Dorothy Perkins roses and the blue of larkspur in the beauti, full gardens at the residence of the Misses Williams,i on Broadway, is noted by scores of motorists and others daily.
 Only seven still alarms and one bel ai7irn claimed the attention of the New London fire department during J1ne, ac eording to the monthly report as giveT l out at Central fire headquarters there.
 Grand Army men in-their meetings si Buckingham Memorial, Monday ant Tuesday, lived over again the exciting events of the battle of Gettysburg, or the anniversary of that historic strug. gle.
 Some of the down town children had an independent parade of Horribles jusi before noon Tuesday, the little cmpany of girls and boys stringing along in drol and grotesque costumes and clever make ups.
 From Mystic, Mrs. Walter Smith witt her three sons has gone to Sinsbury ts live in cottage for the summer hop ing to benefit the health of her sor Orville, who has been patient in the tuberculosis sanatorium in Norwich fol many weeks.
 No town in New England has deveI oped into such a beauty spot as is Plain Qeld, With It's attractive grounds, nea cottages and model Inn in connection with the Dig plant of the Lawton Mills of which corporation. John Porteous, O Norwich, is president,
 At the. annual meeting of the eleventt school district. Noank. the following off cers were chosen: Committeeman, Johl Daboll; treasurer, Moses ". Rathbun clerk, John Ebbets; auditors. Franl Williams and G. w Brown: collector O taxes. CnArles ". Davis.
 The eleven Sisters of Mercy at St Patrick's parish convent have left to en gage in the spiritual exercises of tnei annual retreat, a few at Laurelton Hal Milford. but the majority at Nit St 10 seph's convent. Hartford. Later most 0 the teachers will attend the Sisters sum
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