Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-28
BRIEF STATE NEWS

suffield.-Practieally all the tobacco crop IS now under cover, large forces of men having been employed during
 the past week where tobacco was stiIl out.
 WiIton.-More than 300 bushels of fine potatoes were produced at the Bishop Earle farm in Wilton this year. The potatoes are being harvested in NOrWalk.
 PIymouth.-A new baptismal font
 has heen placed in the Episcopal church in memory of Rev. John D. Gil1iland, a former rector for many years. It was dedicated Sunday morn | ing.
 Hartford.--Twenty thousand school children of various ages, armed with books and pencils, were on hand We'd nesday morning when the bell rang for the opening of the fall term of the l public schools.
 Canton.-OId Home week has come ! to be an institution in North Canton
 and people in all central Connecticut towns wait for the day and plan to be l present. This day will be celebrated 1 in North Canton church Wednesday, 1 Oct. {.
 Milford-The new Milford directory will be out about Jan. IS, 1q17 1t is estimated there will be at least $500 names as against $500 three years ago. | The demand for houses far exceeds 1 the supply, according to reports of real estate men.
 New Britain.--The handsome silver loving cup donated by Mayor George IA. Quigley, which was won by the baseball team of the New Britain po- 1 lice department over the Hartford po- l lice Saturday, has been engraved and l placed on exhibition.
 First M. E. church extended an invita- l ton to the New Haven district preach l CTS conference to meet here Nov. 20 and 21. The conference is to meet at | the First M. E. church and will be | addressed by Bishop Wilson.
 HazardviIe.-The rededication exer- l ciseS of St. Mary's Episcopal church were held Wednesday evening in l charge of Right Rev, Chauncey B. Brewster, assisted by the rector, Rev. ] D. Russ Judd, and Rev. Thomas lyric, 1 pastor of the Methodist church.
 Meriden.-Creditors of the Polish.
 Lithuanian and Russian Provision company. in bankruptcy, will meet in New Haven today (ThCrsday). Fred kenner is custodian. The firm con- ducted two stores in Meriden on the cooperative plan and was adjudged bankrupt in August.
 Meriden - Aristocratic hogs that have never had anything to eat but
 grain and alfalfa along with pure
 spring water. have been purchased by D. J. Donovan. Colonel Charles M
 Jarvis of Berlin fair fame, raised
 these hogs, 500 in all at Naples farm
 during the present year.
 New Haven.-The evening schools of
 the city will open next Monday even
 ing at 7.30 o'clock in the following
 buildings: High school, York square;
 trade school, Boardman building, Broadway; Prince street school, Greene street school, Scranton street school, Strong school, Winchester school.
 Hartford.-That Miss Grace Nevins, aunt of Mrs. Bessie Nevins Doyle, of
 1130 Park street, Hartford, left an estate of about $500 in personal prop erty when she committed suicide with hydrOCyantic acid on Sept. is shown by letters of administration with her will annexed granted by Surrogate John P. COnalan to her sister in law Clara Thompson NeVinG, of Madison $, D., according to the records on file in the surrogate's court at New York
 Miford.-Visitors to Morningside- on-the- Sound just now are much in terested in the ripening of the grapes in the famous Thompson grapery, which if is DrOba ble has m dl1o1icata