Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-30
VARIOUS MATTERS

promptly next Tuesday. June 5th, Is a
 year in jai1-and there Is no alterna-
 tive Of fine.
 Even with the handicap of bad
 weather, florists have sold many Mem orial wreaths and potted plants for
 dccora ting graves today.
 An excellent picture of the proposed tnew Y. NJ. c. A. building for Nor wich is displayed in one of the show l windows of the Boston store.
 Tn all. six large sacks of govern ment seeds. about 800 packages to the sack have been distributed by Post master John P. Murphy from the Nor 1 wich office
 have not been in such demand they l were week ago. the temperature being low enough to kill off even the most | adventurous fly.
 l number of letters going through | the mails are stamped with the gov ernnent's new slogan: Do your bit. | Buy a Liberty Loan Bond. Inquire at any bank or post office-
 At a recent meeting of the New Ha- ven County Historical society, Ernest | B. Ellsworth of Hartford read a paper cn Godfrey Malone, an Interesting 1 Character of Eastern Connecticut" Mercantile organizations throughout Connecticut are urging merchants. adopt ard live up to the slogan, Business as usual-oniy more sol" Scientists from Connecticut will at ing of the American Medico-Psycllo- 1 logical association which opened Tuesday at the Hotel Astor, New York
 Recent orders include assignment of officers of the Medical Reserve corps including First Lieutenant H. $. Agnold, Asrg1,son to oor1 repoTt o so Major H A B. London.
 Many local automobile owners are flying on their machines the flags of and Stripes Since the Italian mis- sion reached America there is de- mand for the flag of Italy. | The Ladies' Aid society of Trinity Methodist church has comi5leted rem ovations and improvents at the par sonase on Pearl street. and the pastor Rev. J. H. Newiand publicly asknow1- edged their loyal help Sunday.
 The United States Civil Service commission announces an examination for electrical engineer, for men only
 
 armory, ordnance department at large, Springfield. Mass. at sS,oo9 a year.
 One of the Lyme artists. Guy c. Wfggins, has been elected to member ship in the Allied Artists of Ameri- ca, whose fourth annual exhibition oc- cupied the Aca denny Galleries in the Fine Arts Building. New York, through this month.
 Local alumnae learn that Mt Ho1- yoke college has been granted charter for a chapter of Delta Sigma Rho, an honorary society for excel lence in debate. This is the first year that v-onen's colleges have been admitted to the society.
 The State Society of Colonial Danes has adopted a resolution ito further by every means the common good, es- households and by helping to increase the necessities of life both for our selves and for our allies"
 The four cemeteries in Lyme were visited Tuesday by Comrades F. G. Wiley and George R. Sanders, of Nor Wich. who placed flags on 6J soldiers graves The veterans dined at Box wood Inn with Mir Sanders grand niece Mrs. Charles Horton.
 All the members of the Ship & En- zine Co.'S military complement over the age of 21 years were sworn in as special deputies of the borough of Groton Monday afternoon hv the se- lectmen of the borough, Charles B. Palmer. Percy Y. Stowe and Conrad Knetzer.
 It is claimed that speculators are going through the state in an attempt to buy up the next falls potato crop. They are offering the growers two dol lars bushe1. The attention of the federal government has been called to this evident attempt to corner the po- tato market.
 As more than 3O0.Go0 horses and 100000 mules will be needed by the war department when President Will son orders the mobilization of the first two armies of 800 900 r1en each, under the draft act, buyers and sellers of these animals are getting anxious over the certain stiffening in prices.
 Constant public speaking by former | President Taft who spoke in Norwich l and at Plainfeld week ago, to arouse l the country to the seriousness of the war has so taxed his voice that his l physician has ordered him to take a l complete rest fo ra week. He has l cancelled his engagements to speak |
 One of the busiest men in Norwich 1 these days is Postmaster John P. Mur- | phy- Since war was declared he has | been made a recruiting officer for the | army ana navy secret SeFVfce agent | and handles a great deal of printed | matter to he distributed to the farm | CTS and other people interested in | planting.
 At a meeting of the Medical society of the County of New Yorf. it was stated that a fund had been started | by pr. Edward B. Cragin. native of | Colchester, for the support and care of wives and families of members of | the society and other members of the profession in New York city" Dr. Cfagin started the subscription with l SIG, 600
 Presented Chest of Silver.