Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-12

E. c. HalIock of Morrow won second place xnd a prize of $20.
 The annual conference of the Cath olic pastors of this diocese is to be held at St. Josephs cathedral, Hart ford, Thursday. Sept. 24th.
 Grass and shrubbery are so dry just now visitors to the woods and fields need to be extra cautious, because of the danger of starting forest fires.
 Local musicians who always plan to attend the Worcester Music Festival are receiving the fifty seventh annual concerts for the week after next.
 A Mystic young lady, Miss Jane Collins. a graduate of Williams Me morial sInsttitlrte. is teaching in the 11th District school at Ledyard this year.
 A check for twenty five dollars has been received by the Central Fire Co, of Central Village. from an out-of- town friend who is interested in the village.
 The fact that the New York city schools open Monday next, the 14th, will mean many city families will go home from ttheir country and shore places today.
 Norwich Mt. Holyole aIumnae are interested in the article entitled Wom- ans Voice for Peace by President .Wooley published in a current number of a Boston paper.
 We want all ladies to use the Frantz Premier suction cleaner. Telephone 553-5 for demonstration free--adv.
 St. Thomas seminary, Hartford. 51xr kxryff1 cfT1 f<y enrolled. This is thediocesan institu- tion where Henry Coleman of Norwich Is one of the prefects.
 In a number of schools Friday, the Star Spangled Banner was sung and in some instances there were refer ences to the centenary of the writing of the national hymn.
 Arrangements are being made in of the Kings Daughters, to be held Oct. S-s. Mrs. William G. Dawley, of Norwich is president of the state so- ciety.
 On the Connecticut River the rail- ing season opens today (Saturday), September F and there is an unus- ually large number of the birds which are in exceptionally fine condition this season.
 Retail druggists are feeling the ef- fects of the war. Cod liver oil, pro- duct of Norway, has advanced in price and quinine costs more, as no Java bark has reached this county in six weeks.
 A local woman, who is obliged to spend much time in the open air, states that there has not been a sum- mer for years when there was so lit tie comfortable piazza weather" as this season.
 At Vernon Centre Miss Ruth Rogers of New London is the new teacher of the highest grade in the County Home school and Miss Mabel Clinton of Windham, the new teacher in the primary grade.
 At the seventh annual Thompson family reunion, to be held Sept 19, at Ellingto,., Mrs. Mary A. Elliott, of Walla Walla, Wash. who has Norwich relatives. will report on the progress in genealogical research.
 It was so cool at the Central Bap- tist church on Wednesday during tthe association meeting that janitor George Kraft found it necessary to start up the steam heater, one of tthe earliest times on record.
 The annual convention Of the Mas ter Horseshoers' association of the United States, will be held in New York City. next week, and the mem bers of Eastern Connecticut associa- tions are planning to go to the con- vention.
 A teacher who has a number of relatives in Norwich, Miss Josephine Armstrong assistant at the Plainfield high school had :. successful surgical operation performed the latter part of the week by Plainfie1d physician from Pawtucket.
 A meeting of Groton Grange was held Friday evening when arrange ments were perfected for the exhibi- ton to be held by the grange mem bers September 25. The organization is not to hold a fair this year, an ex- hibition taking its place. The postofffce department has given notice that owing to the war in Flu rope and the consequent disorganiza- tion of transportation the delivery of money orders addressed to persons in Europe cannot be assured and such must be sent at the sender's risk. A Westbrook truck was called tc l the assistance of Martin Larson, truck man of Norwich, who became stalled l on the highway with a load of goods a few evenings ago and the load was | pushed to it's destination at New Ha. ven. The truck was sent to Bristo l and Norwich before returned.