Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-05
VARIOUS MATTERS

| 1L, | M work the second degree tonight at Masonic Temple at 7.so.--adv. The current s.orrs College Lockout | states that J. D. Aver, 1eI3a, is now engaged in farm work at North Frank in.
 There will be TO need of alarm clocks at(7 this morning, when the whistles and bells for Registration day begin 1 to sound.
 With flour ss q barrel cheaper than
 1t was two or three weeks ago. pakocs as well as housewives are feeling en- | outraged.
 Already the coming fruit crop has caused a demand for glass fruit jars and tin fruit cans, along with rubber fruit far rings and fruit jar caps. In a number of Universa1ist churches In the state Sunday the annual offer ing for the general convention fund was taken Up.
 Announcement has been posted of the new summer schedule on the New Haven railroad. to go into effect June 10. Some trains will probably be ois- continued.
 This (Tuesday) evening District Sn- perintendent Rev. G. c. Scrivener of Norwich will hold the first quarterly conference of the year in the Methodist chapel at MooduS.
 Federal authorities are advising farmers to watch out for evidences of the white pine blister, and to prompt ly cut down and burn trees found in fected with the disease.
 The engagement of John Phillips of Clinton to Mss Eva Kilbourne of New London has been recently announced. Mir. Phillips is a member of the Mor- gan school faculty, Clinton.
 Monday evening a meeting of Alpha Sigma society Of the Second Congre- gational church was held at the home of Mrs. A. NJ. Thompso Stetson street, the members making comfort bags.
 The hotel men of the state, at the suggestion of the food supply commit tee Of the Connecticut council of de- fense, have agreed to plans whereby the waste of foodstuffs will be cut down.
 A band Of gypsies in seven battered automobiles parked in Franklin street yesterday afternoon, the frowsy look ing women doing shopping while the machines were taking in gasoline supplies.
 Norwich friends were among the 400 guests assembled in Darts hall, New London, Sunday evening when Allie Bronitsky and Miss Elizabeth Kappa port were married at o'clock by Rab- bi Lazarus Kahn.
 Great Britain issued a call 70 the colors Sunday to British subjects ,n the United States between the ages of IS and 45 years. of whom there are said to be 50o,000. The call affects many Connecticut residents.
 
 Warning that the new federal law forbids the sale of liquor to men in military uniform has been sent by the Connecticut Liquor Dealers association to all dealers. Enforcement of the law will be by civil authorities, the notice says.
 Windham county's annual w. C. T. U. convention is to be he'd in the Con gregationa1 church in Scotland June 12th, with Mrs. Jennie Roof1e state president of Rhode Island, and Mrs C. B. Buell., Connecticut state president, speakers.
 It Is reported that work is soon to be started in the new shipyard of the United States Shipbuildine company on the Rowe property at Groton and that before long the ways upon which wooden ships are to be built will be erected.
 Announcement has been received of the marriage of John H. Hirst son of MT: and Mrs John Hirst of Mystic, and Miss Edith Dyer of Central Vil- lage. They will make their home in Central Village, where the groom is employed.
 The closing exercises of Berkeley Divinity school NIiddletown. will begin today (Tuesday1- At the ordination tomorrow the preacher will be Rt Rev Thomas Frederick Davies, D. D.. btsh- op or western Massachusetts a former rector of Christ church, Norwich.
 At a recent luncheon in Hartford given by Angus Park of Hanover sev- eral woolen men, representative of the Sheep Breeders association and plans were discussed for advancing the sheep industry of this state.
 From the pulpit in St. Patrick.s church Sunday parishioners were urged to do all in their power to aid the purchase of liberty bonds, as a patriotic duty, and to show apprecia- ton of the brave soldiers and sailors ready to give their lives for their country.
 Chief Engineer and Mrs Lester H. Mather have left Saybrook for Denver Col, where the former is to be with an ore company, taking care of their big electric plant. A. W. Gessner is acting chief at the power house of the Shore Line Electric Railway company at Saybrooh.
 Instructions have been issued by the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad company to division superin- tendents directing them to announce to all employees that ample time will be granted today Tuesday, to enable them to comply with the conscription law and register.
 At the request of the Connecticut committee of food supp-y, dairy sur vey of~the state is being made by the Connecticut Agricultural college for the purpose Of determining the status of the dairy industry at present and to discover the cost of produc cing quart of milk under present condi- tions.
 Before the session of Trinity Meth