Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-12
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VARIOUS MATTERS

VARIOUS MATTERS Light vehicle lamps at s.s4 this evening.
 The coming of frost means relief for the .hay fever patients. Frost Monday night laid low tho fine corn on the farm of G. A. Geisthardt in PrestIE
 The new teachers at Old Saybrook are Miss Kelliher of Danbury, and Miss Goodfellow of Montville. At Deep River Professor Robert R Cone. of Colchester, has purchased
 the Samuel s. Parker bungalow. All about town the pungent scent of white clematis on piazzas and trellises Is making the air fra grant.
 Growers of beans and tomatoes on East Great Plain farms found their crops hard hit by the frost, Tuesday morning.
 The opening of the schools and the chilly weather, have combined to
 bring absentee families back to town
 from country or shore.
 The display of handsome scarlet
 salvia at the home of MT. and Mrs.
 James R. Allyn, Riverview has been
 noticeable all this week.
 School at the County Home has be-
 gun, with Misses Leach, Holden and
 children in the Home are attending
 school
 The Norwich State Hospital is se- rious1y handicapped because of the
 effect of enlistments and the draft in taking away attendants and other em- ployes.
 The moving from Norwich of many heads of families who were employed in the Hopkins & Allen plant has de- creased the number of pupils in many of the schools.
 Members of Norwich grange have received from the lecturer, Miss Hell en B. Moore, notification of a Grange Rally, to be held in Grange hall this Wednesday, evening.
 Eastern Connecticut men will at tend the sessions of the water en- gineers' convention to be held this week in Unity hall, Hartford. The convention opened Tuesday,.
 The State Civil Service Commis- sion Is facing a shortage of steno- graphers for state offices and for that reason will conduct examination soon to establish new lists of eligibles.
 John Biggs, of 245 Prospect street has one of the most beautiful displays flowers. The way they are arranged makes an especially handsome gar den.
 William B. Roet, of Rockville. cele- brated his ninety fourth birthday at hom home Monday. Many friends among them comrades in Burpee post G. A. R., called on his during the day.
 Carpenters have been laying a new platform at the station at Amston (forrnerly Turnerville). and they have also shortened the freight house roof allowing more clearance for trains
 The papers noted that Rev. Thomas J. Shahan, rector of the Catholic University of America, was born at Manchester, N. H., 60 years ago Tuesday. Bishop Shahan has rel atives in Norwich.
 While several other Connecticut towns have experienced an ice short age. the supply in Norwich has been abundant and will easily carry the season practically ends.
 Most Of the property owners along Thames street have co-operated with | some of the ancient houses have been l remodeled and renovated so that they are scarcely recognizable.
 The superior court opened Tuesday 1t Rockville with the jury. Two cas- es are to be heard during the week l Alice Mills appeal from probate and | Cavor against. the Town of Mansfield | Friday will be given over to naturali- l zation.
 It is noted by a Branford corres- 1 oondent that RoXbury school will not l De resumed at Arrowhead this win CT. This tutoring school which was 1eld at Gales Ferry for several sea sons. is now established in the form 1T Cheshire school.
 At the State Tuberculosis sanato- ium Tuesday morning, Rev MyIes F. ialvin. of St. Patrick's church, read mass for the consolation of the Cath l 'lfc patients, about 50 of whom were tble to assist at the Holy Sacrifice l. tnd to receive communion.
 There are only about $50 soldiers low at the Mantle camp. The cav Try horses have been disposed of, and Swift & Co. Each man has turned n his light summer clothes and has eecived his heavy winter outfit
 Receipts of the state automobile !epartmen for the year ending with September 1st, were $1,064;92O This s about $200.000 more than for the lscal year of 1916. To date pleas Ire cars registered are 5S,995 com nercial cars 10,s27, public service, l. Fl. motorcycles 5.637.
 At Essex Mrs. H. M Hansen, Jr.. nd two children, Miss Florence ,larke md Mrs. A. M. De Wolfe, of Vest Willington, Mrs. Edith C. Will ger, of Holland and Mrs. Susan Gary. f Stafford Springs, have been en- recently by Mrs. F. J. Spa row and Mrs. s. A. Say