Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-03

It was possible to buy a little su- gar in Norwich Saturday.. chiefly in one -spound lots.
 With Christmas three weeks from tomorrow the admonition to Shop Early should be unnecessary. Clustering winds yesterday made the day a chilly one, although tenn perature of 34 degrees was recorded at noon.
 A total of 132 persons visited the Otis Library reading room Sunday afternoon. Miss Sadie J. Dawson was iIi charge.
 Visit opening sale of Xmas novel, ties at Women's Exchange today adv.
 The farmer who has timber or any kind of wood to sell now is sure of a surplus with which to buy War Thrift stamps.
 The collection in some of the Epis- copal churches of the state Sunday morning was for the benefit of the stricken Armenians.
 A new name has been added to the honor roll in the vestibule of Broad way church, that of Ray D. Gilmore, in the National Army.
 A total of 160 arrests was made last month by the New London police de- partment the figure being about an average for thirty days.
 The hard rain of Saturday morning had the effect of keeping shoppers from town, although some business was done in the evening.
 Sale of Xmas novelties at the Buck and 5th. by Mrs. Hadley G. Gray.-adv.
 At Broadway church, Miss Eliza beth Pullen is to address the Sunshine Circle and its guests Tuesday, and a Jubilee exercise will be given.
 Police throughout the country are to be enlisted for the purpose of bring the draft deSerters to light. A $50 re- ward is to be paid for each arrest.
 These wintry days, some impatient automobile drivers are careless about hurrying past standing trolley cars, especially at the savings bank corner of Main street.
 Norwich residents awoke Sunday to previous days rain. Fog carried off the snow and there is ice only in far-between spots.
 Up to Saturday night, Manager Robinson, of the OIevson store, had received good number of guesSeS as to the weight of the live fox in one of the show windows. --.-.,.
 Beginning Saturday, Dec. 1st, there is a revenue tax on all parcel post cent tax is required for each 25 cent charge or fraction thereof.
 Agents of the state dairy commits ing evidence against producers and retailers who sell milk that falls short of the required standards.
 Lieut.. Robert Archer, formerly sta tioned at Fort Wright. who is now in France, writes to Westerly friends that he quite often sees men who were formerly stationed at the island forts.
 Christmas sale of novelties by Miss Maud c. Buckingham, 66 Mckinley and every day after until Christmas Hours, g a. m. to D. m. Gifts from 25 cents up. Gifts for children, sol diers and special gifts for gentlemen adv.
 Several art lovers from this vicinity | have motored to New Haven to see | the Paint and Colony Clubs exhibit. l landscape subjects predominating in | numbers.
 A call for 5000 recruits for the med l
  been issued by the New Haven sta | ton, upon receipt by Major Mercer, commanding, of message from the l war department.
 Saturday at 8 o'clock in St. Pat rick's church, Rev. J. H. Broderick sang an anniversary requiem high mass for Harry T. Murphy, whose l tragic death in an automobile acci- 1 dent occurred a year ago.
 Last week 10 of the Second Con sregatfonal church families reported less. 146 meatless, and 2o7 wasteless meals. Card reports were put. on the collection plates Sunday morning. gently won first prize for Barred 1 Plymouth Rock cock bird in the Mass achusetts poultry show held in Chel- sea- Schriver and Burt won four first prizes, also. and a silver cup for the prime fowl in the exhibition.
 The tax collectors office will be onen Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday ev- 'f collecting the unpaid personal tax B. After Wednesday delinquent list will be made out and turned over to prosecuting attorney as the law di- er they were taken before the court paid $ instead of $2-adv.
 The sale of grain alcohol, except on ! physicians prescription, is prohib- ted under the food control act, passed 1t the last session of congress. Drug ,ists and others who violate this pro- -ision of the law make themselves fable to a fine of $5,oO0 and impris- ,nment for two years.
 From letters received recently, it is believed that Prof. Albert E. Chand- CT, of Ohio University, son of Civil xinley avenue, is now in ItaIy where ! lis knowledge of languages makes Jim of great service both in Y. M. c. \. and Red Cross work
 The state motor vehicle department1 s busy trying to bring automobile lealers to account for carelessness in putting markers on cars they sell. When a man is showing a car to a