Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-31
VARIOUS MATTERS

1ss towns of Connecticut will use voting machines.
 Cosmos is blossoming in some of the local gardens, which does not often happen as late as All Hallows' eve
 All Saints Day services in St Pat rick's church tomorrow will be at s, and 8 o'clock. the last a high mass.
 One of the speakers at a big repub- lican rally in Meriden this evening will be Senator Frank B. Brande- gee.
 The parish Holy Name society has requested g. months mind mass for William E. Brennan at St. Patrick's church today.
 On All Saints Day, Wednesday, November l. there will be celebration of the holy communion in the Episco- pal churches.
 Nearly 100 rockies have arrived from Columbus, O., for distribution among the companies at Fort Wright and Fort Terry.
 An anniversary high mass of requiem for Mrs. Mary Loeffler was sung in St. Patriclk's church Monday
 
 Charles Congdon, co1ored, aged 69, who for several years had conducted a blacksmith shop in Waterford, died at the home of relatives in Preston, Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Sidney Chappell, of Norwich. have announced the engage ment of their daughter, Charlotte Wells, to Everett c. Stanton. of Sus- sex, N. J.
 Ansel G. Cook of Asylum avenue spent the week end with Mrs. John Addison Porter of New Haven. at her country home in Pomfret.
 A Mantle pastor, Rev. C. F. El- dedge, spoke in the Third Baptist church in North Stonington Sunday morning. He was entertained at din ner by Mrs. D. W. Bissell.
 At Groton, Mr. and Mrs Charles Gray will celebrate the 18th anni- versary of their marriage at their home Friday when they will receive friends from until 10 o'clock.
 All HalIows' Eve ghosts and witch es may be expected to walk abroad to- night and some of the pranks they play will strongly resemble the tricks of certain neighboring small boys. There is local interest in the fact that William G. Bond is at his home at Black Point after having been on the Mexican border since June with the Sussex Cavalry troop of New Jer- sey.
 Rev Willie F. Paxton of Massa- chusetts after November first will serve as pastor of the Mantle Meth 1s-A T7~ ,l,. wich diftrict, until the next confer ence,
 Miss Phoebe Williams and Harold Halloway. of Newport, were quietly married Tuesday evening October 24 the ceremony being performed by Rev Philip M. Kerridge at his residence in New London.
 The Shunoc school, District No. 5. has been closed for ten days for scar let fever as was also the Wheeler school. Both reopened Monday. the | health officer having decided that all 1 danger was over.
 The officers of St Mary's Tierney Cadets of the Catholic Total Abstin- ence Union of Connecticut Of Stoning- l ton, were installed Saturday evening by County Director William H. Me- l Guinness of Norwich. Visitors to the Red Cross room are ] shown the systematic way in which packages of bandages, etc, are done up to be forwarded a revelation to | those who have never seen the work | of an expect in this regard. George W. Potter of Gibson Hill, Sterling, was granted a special pen approved April 27. He held the medal 1 of honor of the Army and Macy granted to him February 6. 1886.
 The matter of the place of holding l the next state A. O. H. convention was referred to the executive board by the l last convention. The choice seems to | lie between Danbury, Stamford and | Torrtngton, with chances favoring DanburS.
 The 18th local assembly of the Daughters of the King in Connecti- cut will be held Saturday, November 4, at All Saints church. Merdien. Del egates egat, nt ron m o.va various chapters
 Notification has been received at Norwich Art school that the annual exhibition of the New York Water Color club Is to open in the building of the American Fine Arts Society, next Saturday. and will continue until November 2s
 | At the convention of the Connecti- cut Christian Endeavor Union which had been in session at Meriden for three days and was concluded Sum- 1 day, William G. Park, of Hanover, was elected a member of the state board of directors.
 i The troubles of the New Haven road are endless. The latest demand Is made by the System Federation, |" shop workers, boiler men, machinists, | sheet metal men. and others. There are 5000 of them and they insist on a haise of 1-2 cents per hour.
 Seven cases of alleged violation of the motorvehic1e laws of the state will be heard by the secretary of the state at the capitol this (Tuesday) afternoon. Those to appear include Ebenezer Learned, Norwich, concern ed in fatal accident in Swansea, | Mass.
 1 A. L. senton. for the past few years manager of the New London station restaurant. resigned Saturday and will return to the dining car service. | TN