Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-24

onstrates the fact that the cultivation of home garden plots is beginning with ardor.
 City owners of country places are visiting their summer homes to make arrangements for renovations and re- pairs.
 A timely book of special local inter est recently received at the Otis li- brary is A. Hyatt verilps Porto Rico, Past and Present.
 Col A. E. Dick. for number of years proprietor of the Watch Hill house. destroyed by fire last season, is to manage the Profile house this sum- mer.
 Local Northf1eld friends of Mrs. Hell en B. Montgomery will go to New tfst church Wednesday afternoon and evening.
 The order of the Knights of Colum- bus is to pay the death claims of it's members who may enlist in either the army or navy of the United States and who are killed.
 Water glass for preserving eggs Lee & Osgood.s.-adv'
 First Lieutenant Richard E. Cassi- dy, son of Dr. Patrick Cassidy, of Nor wich is on the U. s. S. wyoming. but his relatives do not know at present where his ship may be.
 In most of the churches of Norwich Sunday the work oe the Red Cross was called to the attention of the con gregations and membership advised. A good word for home gardening was spoken, also.
 There is a project to have passeng- CTS or trains give papers and maga- zines which they have finished to the train crews. to be passed out to guardsmen protecting bridges, tun- nels. etc, in lonely places.
 ,Old books to be sold in New York this week include: Father Abraham's Speech to a Great Number of People at a@Eendue of Merchant Goods: Intro duced to the Public by Poor Richard" New London. Conn, 1760-7n.
 Grating wax, government formula, at Lee & Osgood's.-adv.
 At South Coventry the Nathan Hale company of the Home Guard has yot- ed to continue Friday evening drills, but to also hold an informal. voluntary drill for all members who care to come on every Tuesday evening.
 Royal c. Moore, principal of the Wheeler school in North Stoningt3n
 
 meeting of school heads called by the governor to discuss the proposition of school children and agricultural prob lems.
 President Edward T. Ware of At lanta university. Atlanta. Ga, who is speaking in Connecticut in the inter est of the semi centennial campaign for endowment of the university, is the son of Edward A. Ware. Norwich Free Academy, 1859.
 A notice to postmasters regarding the sending of berries and soft fruits by parcel post states that attention should be given to the manner in which these articles are packed before being accepted for transmission through the mails
 The new pastor of St Andrews Catholic church, Colchester, RDv Jo- seph F Ford, is a native of this city his Ford. His parish includes Fitch vile and Bozrah. Father Ford has been euFate at St. Johns church, New Haven.
 The death of John A. Collins, es, occurred Saturday at his home, No. 9So Bank street, New London, after a long illness. He was a member of Union lodge, No. 31. F. & A. M, and is survived by two sons. H. Howard Col fins of New London and the other Iiv- ing in Boston.
 The town Of Vernon has just re- ueived from the state of Connecticut corporation stock owned by it's people The check is for $4s, ,8ee, SIP, ,0e0 more than last year. This will be divided between the town and city of Rockville.
 License your dogs in the town clerks office now: SIPS for male and spayed logs and s5.25 for female dogs One dollar extra after May 1st.-ady the distinguishing feature of railroad stationery has disappeared. In its place comes the less costly white pa per. Scarcity of dyes due to the war CT to the paper mills and the cost of colored paper Is on the rise.
 At the closing of the D. A. R. Ma tional congress. at Washington, Mrs. John Laidlaw Buel, state regent of watch The first vice president gen. eral, Mrs George Maynard Minor, of Waterford. was presented a fine travelling case completely furnished.
 Of tfle 133 patients cared for by the visiting nurse employed by the United 50 were medical cases, ss 29 chesterfield, surgical, md 4 prenatal. These came under Ter care either directly through the physicians in whose charge they were. l IT through the attention Of interested | friends. The United States Civil service com- mission announces an examination for | peciaI mechanic qualified in subma- l inc construction, for men only for a | acancy in the office of the superin- | endent constructor. U. s. navy, Long leach. Cal. at $5.o4 per diem, and uture vacancies requiring similar l at any navy yard.