Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-16
VARIOUS MATTERS

the Engineers corps is William Smith 1 of Norwich.
 At Broadway church Thursday even | ing the prayer meeting subject was I l Must, Luke 4: 43.
 During the week James E. Lord sent Shropshire sheep from Lords Hill to Preston, Ct. and East Hardwicke, Vt.
 Mrs. Frank A. Foster and MT. and Mrs. M. A. Brown of Otis street have been called to Rockville by the death Of a sister
 In the town of Union huge gos- hawk has been making bold, air raids on henyards. He is very large and very savage.
 This weeks meeting of the Farther Lights of the Central Baptist church is to be held with Miss Elsie Jacobson, 154 Washington street. A prize worth winning is that offer ed by the committee of the Windham county corn show, fine registered pig named The Corn Queen. Because hocks of wild ducks have been heard quaclSing while on their flights southward, the weather sharps predict a speedy cold snap. A party of hunters from Greenwich
  Reeds at Pheenixville have returned home, thinking game very scarce According to law, the city of Rock vile should have about 10 places to sell liquor, one to. 1000 people. At present there are 24 saloons and drug stores.
 At the navy yard work is progress ing on the new dormitory building at the submarine base. the foundations and first floor joists and sills all being in place
 The new Christmas seals are already beginning to appear on letters and packages. They may be procured at the postoffice sub- station at the Bos- ton store. Connecticut will have 175,6oo food pledge cards when the counters at the state headquarters finish the final re- ceipts. The goal set three weeks ago was 200. .ooo cards.
 American Bridge company and his men have completed the work of putting in the new railroad bridges at Lyme and have left for Branfefd.
 The biackfsh season is said to be very poor this year, some of the fisher men in the shore towns being scarcely a ble to catch enough fish to pay them for their time and trouble.
 The Vito Construction company of Thompson had a gang of men with an autotruck employed the early part of the week in filling and grading around the Vito cottage at Lords Point. ea
 Bank Commissioner Sturgis has de- eided to have the securities of the state banks and trust companies valued iii accordance with their intrinsic value rather than their market value.
 pr. John B. Cunningham, who has arrived here from London, England. has probated the will of his brother, the late Joseph-T. Cunningham, of tor.
 The New London Day observes that one man in Gfoton will hereafter be a. believer in kicking. While on a walk Sunday he carelessly kicked a paper out of his path and uncovered dollar bill.
 Members Of the board of lady vs- itors have been notified. that the meet ing of the lady visitors of the William w. Backus hospital is to be held on Thursday, Nov 22, 1917, at 3.3o F. sn., in the hospital
 Motorists and outdoor workers en- joyed yesterdays mild weather follow ing a heavy white frost early in the morning. It is not often that mid November temperature records of 54 degrees are reached.
 When last heard from, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Guard of Washington street, Norwich, were in Georgia. on thc.r motor trip from Mrs. Guards. home in North Spencer, N. Y, to their winter cottage at Daytona Beach, Fla.
 Tn the current calendar of the Sec- ond Congregational church appears A1,- 1T ,3r,1r Nov 5. 1917. Mrs. Lucy A. Forbes. 1887 -1s17. ''Whosoever liveth and be- lieveth on me shall never die.'
 Passengers on the Norwich boat to New York this week, Mir. and Mrs. Louis Mabrey plan to continue to St. Petersburg, Fla, where they will spend several months in the hope that Mrs. Mabrey may regain her health.
 Rev. E. C. Boss. D. D.. of Provf- dence, R. l., who is appealing for the conference claimants of the Methodist church. and who spoke at Trinity Methodist church, Norwich, recently, is now working in central Connecti- cut
 William Webb, the retiring superir1- tendent of the vegetable department of Branford farm, Eastern Point, was given handsome loving. cup by the men on the estate as farewell gift. The presentation was made by Michael Scarno.
 A committee appointed by the Con- nectfcut Prison association is investi- gatfng the probation systems through out the state of Connecticut. It is thought that in many of the cities the probation systems are not what they might be.
 A report has been received by Sec retary Leonard H. Hea1ey of Wood Nf fn krn ture, that forty -seven different va rieties of sweet corn were exhibited at the grange fair in Stratford Tues day night.
 The parishioners of St. Peters church, Danbury, have sent Rev. Ed