Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-06
VARIOUS MATTERS

| We0k mated Potato Week. Merchants whose stocks are affected | by the new war tax are busy jacking l up the price marks.
 Mrs. E. S. Kibbe of Ellington is spending a few days at the Irving | house, Dalton. Mass.
 Norwich Free Academy girls in reg | ular delegations are to work at the Red Cross rooms weekly, from now on.
 Don't forget the dance in T. A. B. | hall tonight.-adv.
 | The store windows are featuring Hal l lowe'en- favors. This year All Hal lows (AlI Saints') eve, October 31st, falls on Wednesday.
 The showers of Friday morning did much good. but more rain is nee0ed. as drought conditions prevail in some l of the suburban places. | At the Danbury Fair Friday, horses announced to run in the 2.25 class. purse $500, included Wapita Review, r m., by Baron Review, J. G. Bedard, Norwich.
 Friends M lattend an anniversary requiem high mass to be sung at St. Patricl1's church today by Rev. J. H.
 
 of Mrs. Elizabeth Ray. This year George l.. Stillnan has taken to the Danbury Fair from his dahIia farm in Westerly two specials. the Millionaire and the Millionaire. The latter is new this year. Men, Hear Rev. Arthur varley speak and Hugh Kinder sing at 4 p. b., Sunday, Thayer building-adv. State Forester F11Iey of New Ha- ven was at Union. Wednesday inspect ing the state pine plantations and ex- pressed satisfaction with the work there of weevil eradication.
 The hubbard squash has come into its own this year, fortunately having 0 shell thick enough to pro- tect 1t from the early frost, and some mammoth specimens are shown.
 The appointments, of District Super intendent George G. Scrivener. of Nor wfch, take him to the Methodist church at Moodus for the quarterly conference this Csaturday) eevning.
 At the hearing before the automo- bile commissioner at Hartford, Thurs day, Frank Palozie, of Rockville. charg- ed with reckless driving, did not a~- pear and his license was indefinitely suspended.
 Sixty men and women will take the state civil service tests for afternoon at Hartford. Persons pass ing these tests will be eligible for fed era1 service.
 Agreement on navy yard wage scales representing a general average in crease of more than 10 per cent, was reached at Washington Thursday. The new schedule goes into effect. Novem- Der 1. for one year.
 Miss Helen Starr of Williams street, New London, gave a miscellaneous shower Thursday afternoon for Miss Lieutenant Wylie. U.' S. N.. has been announced retently.
 MT. D. F. Clifford's school for dancing will open in Grange Hall, Saturday afternoon, October 2oth at 2.3o. Terms IS lessons s1o. MT. Cliff ford will be at the hall Saturdays, Oc- tober 9th and 18th, from to p. m. to register .pupils.-adv.
 The new avenue recently opened in St. Mary's cemetery in the improve ments planned by Rev. J. H. Broderick makes possible a loop drive, which greatly facilitates the movement of cemetery processfons.
 A passenger on a Shore Line trolley
 
 three cents extra demanded under the ne wfare schedule remarked, While the strike was on this same trip in an auto cost me q do1lar!"
 William Reisky of Holland was hor- ribly mangled Wednesday in an en- silage cutter. His left leg was nearly severed above the knee. He was taken to the hospital at Hartford, where he died at 3.30 Thursday morning
 Christmas packages for the fighting men in Europe must be mailed not later than Nov. IS, it was announced Friday. Arrangements have been perfected to deliver Christmas mail to the expeditionary forces Christmas morning.
 The funeral of SJrs. Albert Sisson was held Thursday afternoon at one o'clock from undertaking rooms at New London. Rev. Joseph A. Elder of cmciated and burial was in Jordan cemetery.
 The handsome service flag flying at the residence of Mrs. Charming M on Washington street, was procured in Boston. It's two stars in- dicate that Mrs. Huntington's two sons, Charming and CIurdon, hre in the U. s. service.
 The pilot at the Rockville Balloon school, N. H. Arnold, was in the not ed German race of 1908, his balloon being the St. Louis, No 2. The race was from Berlin, twenty three balloons starting and the prize was valuable cup, given by Gordon Bennett.
 Secretaries of the Connecticut Y. NJ. C. A. war council, have decided to hold the state war councils fund conference in New Haven and have announced that $5, 900, 900 of the $35. 900 to be raised for war work, must come from New Ekgland.
 Councils of the Knights of CoIum- bus in a number of Connecticut towns will note Columbus day, October 18th, by social or other benefit affairs. the proceeds to go to the Knights of Co., iumbus war camp fund to supply recreation centers for the soldiers in the cantonments.
 Reports indicate that 45 towns out of the 168 in the state have completed their quotas of the states share of