Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-11


 Although the weather early in the is now looking fairly good and prom ises better than anticipated.
 The Johns Hopkins medical unit. ot which Dr. Leslie T. Gager is a mem ber reached New York at the week end and will soon sail for France.
 Col S. w. Roesser.. retired. is placed on active military duty. He will take station at New London and report by letters to chief of engineers for duty.
 The first quarterly conference al held on Tuesday evening. by District Superintendent Rev. George G. Scriv- ener of Norwich.
 It was announced from the pulpit of St. Patrick's church Sunday that the Young Ladies' Soda1ity would meet with St Annes Temperance society at T. A. B. hall Tuesday evening to sew for the Red Cross.
 In addition to the 12s who regis tered for military service at Ma ntic there are 31 young men who have en- listed already in the various branches in the army and navy and expect to be called out before long.
 At the annual. conference of the
 
 sex county at the Congregational church in 1voryton Thursday, June 21, the state president, Mrs. William H. Dawfey,z of Norwich, will give an ad- dress.
 A farewell surprise party was ten- dered George Allen at his home in MontTille the other evening as he has joined Battery E. Field artillery. He was for a long time employed at the c. M. Robertson Go. paper mill.
 United service orders Sunday in cluded: Capt P. E. Farnsworth, 0. M. C.. upon arrival in U. S., to Ft. H. G. Wright, N. Y, report com. officer. coast defenses of Long Island sound, for duty as Q. M. of those coast de- lenses.
 In New York's heavy subscriptions to the liberty loan one of the big con- tributors was Edward S. Hardness whose summer home is at Goshen Point, Waterford, and who subscribed $500, ,000 Mrs. Anna M. Hardness sub scribed $650. .OOo.
 Sumner Simpson, son of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Simpson, of Holland, who has been a student at the Hotchkiss school, has signed a contract for 90 days service on the Prescott farm, Rockville. Mir. Simpson is to enter Yale in the fall.
 Twenty y-seven vacancies in positions with base pay of from $50 to s45 are now open in the Connecticut Coast ar tillery. Examination for applicants will be held at the state armories at Bridge port and New London commencing Monday, June IS.
 Merchants and other patrons of the postoff1ce sub-station in the Boston Store are disturbed by the notice that 1t Is to be discontinued July 1st, as przr-< low only s10O for it, claiming. that it is in a department store.
 An order directed to 29 towns in the ter requiring the nuzzlAag of dogs was issued at the week end by Jeffrey O. Phelps, Jr., commissioner of domestic animals. The order includes several Windham county towns.
 Tn the superior court at Hartford. Judge Gardiner Greene of Norwich is presiding during the trial of Mrs Amy E; Archer Giliigan, arrested in May, 1916, at her home for old people in following the unexplained sudden deaths of 20 inmates
 The postoflce department has decid- ed to cut out a large number of rural routes in the next few months to re- duce expenses. On country roads which the rural carriers travel and where condition of the roads is found bad, routes will be discontinued MT. aDd Mrs. WiEiam Leonard FL wood of Chicago have issued invita- ions to the marriage or their daugh- | ter, Jessie Jean, and Frank Hunting | ton Chappell, Jr.. of New London. at | heir home. No. AT North First street | Chicago, Monday evening, June IS, at | S-30 o'clock.
 The Saybrook Point women are making every endeavor to have the militia on guard duty at the bridges comfortable. The men were asked | what they needed most and when in ormed in a little time every n1enober vas presented a comfort bag, there be- ng 80 of them.