Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-23

Fire wardens are posting notices that all persons who wish to build fires in the open up to Nov. 15 must obtain permit, unless the fire is made on plowed ground,
 Former Norwich residents, Mrs. M. s. Lippmann and Miss Julie Lippmann, closed their summer cottages at Mashapaug lake Friday and returned to their home in New York.
 The city of New Britain now has in vested sum of about $50.000 in motor fire apparatus, and in a few days all of this apparatus will be in commits sion and ready to respond to alarms.
 The charming book brought out un- der state D. A. R. patronage c. c. Newton's Once Upon a Time in Con- necticut has been added to the shelves in the childrens department of the Otis library.
 Naval news Friday announced that the Saturn, which has been inauguratig wireless service in Alaska, and of which Isaac B. Smith of Norwich is captain, has returned to Tiburon, Gulf of California.
 Notification has been received at the Main street station of the New Haven road that the Bar Harbor ex- pIGSStS, NsliCII tIl III- Ou5Il -NOI N1NIi nightly, will make their last trips for the season Oct. 9th.
 splendid assortment of new Fall millinery now being shown by Mrs. w. H. Rogers, T Union street. Your inspection is invited.-adv.
 Morris Neddle of Colchester has filed a petition of bankruptcy in the United States district court, naming his total 1io as $4,4SS. He declared that he was unable to pay the filing fee. -a
 Members of the Masons and Order of Eastern Star from this section will vigit tt.2 Masonic home at Wallingford toGay (Saturday) to participate in the exercises Of Grand Masters day and the annual picnic and reunion.
 A Hartford raper Friday stated that Leo NH council, No. 1890, K of C., of Terryvllle, has elected Thomas F. Hig- gins grand knight, and had a picture of the newly chosen official He is a brother of M. c. Higgins of Norwich
 Educational authorities in the state have been informed that examinations for Rhodes scholarships at Oxford uni versity, England, are to be held at Brown university Oct. 8 and 1. These are for scholarships to begin in 1917.
 Miss Ruth Seabury has resigned as instructor of English and German in Bacon academy Colchester, to become associate secretary for young people with the Woman's Board of Foreign Missions, which has headquarters in Boston.
 About 1900 trout were distributed in Groton brooks Thursday under the direction of the Fish and Game asso- pi9ti E'ioht of sent to Croton for distribution. There are from two to three hundred fish in a pound.
 Arrangements for the distribution of the dog tax are being completed by the officials in the office of the treas urer of the state, the tax from the last town having been received. The total revenue from all the towns amounted to $63, 408.54.
 At the D. A. R. congress held in Washington in April the state of Con- necticut presented a proposition that every Daughter of the American Revo- lution join the American Red Cross, and this project is to be pushed during the coming season.
 The republican state central com- mittee has selected Friday, Oct. 13, as the day for holding the final party pri- maries and caucuses throughout the state for the purpose of nominating candidates for representatives and jus tices of the peace.
 Of interest to acquaintances and for mer neighborS in Norwich is the so- ciety note that Mrs. Joseph c. Hendrix of Brooklyn, N. Y, who has been spending the summer in Lenox, has leased the Bishop cottage and will re- main there two months longer.
 The change in time table goes into effect tonight at midnight, along the Consolidated railroad and will cause many to leave their shore cottages a little earlier than they figured, as the | service will be such that they can not make connections and care for their business.
 Red Cross workers here, who have had pleasant and helpful aid from Mrs CroZfer CMary Williams of New Lon- don), are interested in the charges against her husband, Brigadier General William Crozier, chief of ordnance, accused of discriminating against the Lewis machine gun. Connecticut students at Smith col iege, Northampton, Mass, have been | notified that because of the infantile l paralysis epidemic college will not open | for the fall term until Thursday Oct 1 5, and then all students must present health certificates from the authorities l in their home towns.
 Episcopalians here have been ap- prised that each of the 6S diocesan branches of the Woman's auxiliary to | the Board of Missions is entitled to send five delegates to the missionary conferences and meetings connected with the general convention to be held at St T.OIIiS in Octoher