Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-06
VARIOUS MATTERS

l The fall conference of churches to | be held at the Congregational church 1 in P1ainfield, Wednesday, Nov. '. i The planet Mars is morning star | until November Band, then evening and morning star till the year ends St. James Lodge, No. 2s. F. & A. M., works the, Master Mason degree to- night at Masonic Temple at 7.S0.-adv. The Holy Name society of St. Pat l mind mass for Robert Mahoney to- day.
 Wheatless campaigns have resulted I in a new demand for rye, graham and | brown bread at the local bakers | shops. Groton has a Community chorus which is to hold it's second meeting this (Tuesday) evening in the Dis- l trict hall.
 The Polish people of Connecticut have been comn1emorating the tooth anniversary of the death of the pa | triot, Thaddeus Kosciusko. A total of "A visitors enjoyed the advantages of the Otis Library read | ing room Sunday afternon. Mrs. Irv l ing Hamilton was in charge.
 An anniversary requiem high mass for Patrick J. CapleS was sung in St. Patrick's church Monday at 8 o. clock by Rev. J. H. Broderick. This weeks meeting of Queen Els ther Circle of Trinity Methodist | church is to be held at the home of Miss NJ. J. Leach on Church street l Lefingwell Ladies' Aid Society will give baked bean supper, to ', We'd hesday night. Buckingham Memorial, 35c.-adv.
 Connecticut women have left to at- tend the eighth tri- -ennial session of | the National Council of Jewish Wo- ! men to be held in Chicago this week. The regular monthly meeting of the I Y. M. c. A. Auxiliary will be held at 2 o'clock today at the home of Mrs. Hugh H. Osgood, 1S1 Broadway.-adv. Forty-f1ve thousand dollars worth of bonds for the second Liberty Loan were bought by the people in the town Of Somers in the recent cam paign.
 A woman minister who has done some evangelistic work in this sec | tiGn, Miss Lydia Hartig, is now pas l tor at the South Killingly Congrega- tional church. About two dozen more service flags each bearing a single star have been received by Mrs John D. Hall. chair man of the Women's League for Ma tional Service.
 The November White Ribbon Ban- ner has a memorial note stating that Putnam w C. T. union has lost a
 valued member in the recent death of Mrs. A. N. Law.
 Owners of cranberry bogs in East ern Connecticut, and western Rhode Island towns have begun to ship away their berries which are unusually handsome and big this season.
 One Norwich farmer declares there would be less need of food SoHserva- tion talk if the authorities would end the stray dog nuisance so that farm CTS could raise sheep in safety.
 A reception for Rev. Dr. and Mrs. J. Beveridge Lee was given Monday church. New London. making the first social event for the season for the congregation
 At Saybrook, MT. and Mrs Giles A. Bushnell have issued invita- tions for a reception to meet Town Clerk and
 Mrs. William R Bushnell. recently
 married. at their home, Wednesday evening, Nov. T.
 The new brick addition to the
 
 wich, has reached the roof work It will provide three schoo1rooms for the home children as we'll as sleeping accommodation for 50 boys.
 Five per cent was added to all water bills remaining unpaid October goth. Fifty cents was also added to the same bills remaining unpaid Nov. lar will be made to the same bills if not paid on or before Nov 20th 1917 adv.
 The Waterbury store of the Reid & Hughes company is the headquar- zers for the food campaign for the soldiers across the water. The Food for-FFance booth is receiving jellies, preserves, etc.. as, we'll as mohey daily.
 Before leaving to begin his course in sculpture, for which he won a schoI- arshir at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts. Jerome R. Skeesucls pruned and cared for the 1900 apple trees in Frank W. Browning's Kite maug orchards.
 The teachers retirement board sent out on Thursday the first checks for tensions to be paid teachers under the last session of the legislature. The total amount represented by the checks was $340.
 The troops on Fishers Island were dt first canped two hundred wards from the Atlantic but the waves in the recent storms broke over the spot The men never liked the barracks so we'll as when they saw the sea rolling over where their tents formerly stood.
 At Sterling Mrs H. B. Mowry (for- merly Miss Carrie Mitchell. of Nor wich) gave a Halloween party for the children who took part in a Moth | CT Goose entertainment held last spring for the benefit of the church. 1 The favors were little brooms on each of which was black cat.
 The Thames Naval Station. where l the government is to spend $1OOo 900 | Tor new buildings, is i'll the towns of Groton and LedyaFd. has an area of | sa acres, is midway between Groton l