Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-30


 especially beautiful this season.
 It is safe to say that more Norwich people breakfasted early Saturday than for many years, due to the early start of the popular artillerymen.
 Two agents of an antique furniture 1 dealer of New York have been in 1 eastern Connecticut looking up old l lumber for the manufacture of an | tiques.
 1 Foggy muggy mornings now are not l to be wondered at. They will con- | tinue through dog days, which began
 last Wednesday. the 18th, and end l Sept. Sd.
 | The roses in the courthouse grounds have practically ceased blooming, but
 Janftor Fields has some gay and | thrifty borders and beds of scarlet and 1 pink geraniums.
 A government contract for four | months to furnish the Mantle camp 5000 loaves daily of Andrews cream | bread has been received by Arthur E. 4 ndrews of Norwich.
 Charles Shirley of Noank is engaged in building a seawan at Fairweather l Island which will be 5000 feet long and is to be rsed as a drive for Sea side park, Bridgeport.
 Benevolent persons who wish to add to the comfort of the Norwich troops at Fishers Island may send them newspapers, books and magazines for the company libraries.
 Several of the eastern Connecticut
 boys who were in New Haven for ex- aninations to enter the army and navy
 service are anxiously waiting to hear
 the result of the test.
 Among famous American artists who
 n o1 ~II abroad the new art of war disguise, camouf1age, is J. Alden Weir. whose summer home is at Windham
 Albin Petersen of Essex and Miss Eva A. Spooner, daughter of MT. and Mrs. James Spooner Of Saybrook Point were married Friday evening in Grace Episcopal church, Saybroolz by Bishop c. A. Olnlstead.
 Waterford men. Alex Slave and Ben Jamin Banning, have returned to their work S carpenters on the government camp al Aver Mass. after spending few days with their families at the head of the river
 The suffragap bishop of the Episco- pal diocese of Connecticut, Bishop E. Campion Acheson, of Middletown, is at Paradise cottage, White Sulphur Springs, w Va. for several days of golhng and other sports.
 The price of bananas has been af- fected by the war and in some cities sold for 20 cents a dozen has advanced five cents, with a similar increase for all higher grades of fruit.
 Miss Rosie sl1alnik. daughter of MT. and Mrs. John Skalnik of Skungamaug, and Alfred Vieuot of New York were married Saturday noon at the Lee Methodist church, Holland, by Rev N nf he 1o1
 At Groton Sunday Rev. L. c. Sher- turne of St. James Episcopal church. l Foquetanuck had charge of the ser vices at the Seabury Memorial church. | There was holy communion at a. m | and morning prayer and sermon at | I0.45 a. m.
 The fact that wounded soldiers have | been noted about the grounds of a New London hospital started the rumor that | others who had come from France | were being cared for at Block Isl i and hotel which had been transformed | into a hospital.
 A former Norwich resident Rev. F. ". Bishop. D. D., of Grand Rapids. Mich, Norwich Free Academy, 's7 is announced to preach Sunday morning. Aug ,. in the Stafford Springs Con gregational church His subject will ! be The Coming of Internationalism
 When the committee of the farm bu- reau met at the home of Mrs. Carlson In HigganuTn Friday to talk over mat -ers on conservation of food, canning of all kinds and preservation of fruit, l Mrs. Alice Foot. demonstrator of the Connecticut Agricultural college, was present.
 Invitations have been sent by the Central Labor union to the different -rades union organizations in the state to send delegations to participate in l the annual parade of the state branch l of the American Federation of Labor l. which will be held in Danbury on Labor day.
 At the 7-so mass in St. Patrick's church Sunday Rev. J. H. Broderick referred to the fact that of the POO soldiers who hft Norwich Saturday 10 or 50 were from that parish, asking i, he congregation to pray daily that hey may be guarded from moral as we'll as physical perils
 A field day for farmers will be held n Mfddfesex county Friday, Aug 3. of an automobile trip in 'pecting farms where wheat is grown. The trip will be under the guidance of Prof. B. J. Southwick of the Connecti- ut Agricultural college. Storrs, assist ld bv na ooIJnfv l