Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-26
VARIOUS MATTERS


 the parade in New London. but not in Franklin square, Norwich. The Waterbury newspapers will in- crease their price from two to three cents, beginning next Monday.
 Naval boys from New London are daily guests of Civil war veterans who assemble at the Buckingham Memor- ial.
 Local limited service men wrii prob ably be selected to serve with local boards under the selective service law.
 public service vehicles as they are as signed a stand off the main thorough fares.
 The chap shouting aloud few months back, If I were ten years younger, 1 would go in a minute" is silent now.
 All preparations have been made for the Connecticut Pliers and Drum mers meet to be held in Meriden, Aug ust 30th and 31st.
 Rev. Peter c. Wright, D. D., of Hartford, supplied the pulpit of the Central Baptist church, Sunday morning and evening.
 The people accepted universal war bread and have got along all right It only goes to illustrate what people can do when it is necessary.
 Rev. Francis G. McKeever, D.D., of Newport, preached on Sunday in a Baptist church at Warren. He was a former pastor of the First Baptist church in New London.
 The long haired man of Civil war period and before may again become fashionable. The barbers in national convention are advocating that the price of hair cuts be raised to s1.
 Judge Milton A. Shumway of the superior court is to retire from of- flee on Friday next. and his successor will be the present states attorney, Frank D. Eaines of Middlesex coun- ty.
 Women may not be employed in ground switching or freight brakemen are engaged in operating some of the electrically controlled towerhou5es along the line.
 An appeal to the public to place l spare fruit and vegetable baskets l and paper bags at the disposal ot 1 the farmers of the state was made i recently by the Connecticut Food Sup | ply committee.
 A letter from an overseas soldier tc a friend in nearby town tells of see ing submarines daily on the trip over 1 Ensign Gerard Shea. of Westerly, con- nected with the transport service, has l made seven round trips and has vel to see a German U-boat. 1 Under the new federal regulation! ] a uniform season has been made 1 for sora and other rails (except COO and gallinules). The rail seasor 1 begins throughout the United States l on September 1, and shooting is per. mitted until November 30, inclusive
 The state fuel administration ha. received communication to the ef feet that local draft boards have at tempted to use the work or figh measure against drivers and other: engaged in the distribution of coal il New Haven, thereby exceeding author ity
 State Director of Employment Let Korper has received a notice iron Washington that 16,540 unskil1ed la borers in Connecticut must be recruit cd from non n-essential or relatively un important work and be put immedi l ately in industries necessary for tn war.
 During the Civil war those wh were drafted were permitted to hir or pay for substitutes. Many of tn latter were absolutely worthless be cause of low mental condition, eve idiots being included among thos who were accepted and sent to tn front.
 Private John Antonacopoulos, wh is at Camp Deyens, spent Sunday her, returning to camp by the early even ing train. When he left with the las , Norwich draft quota he was given safety razor shaving set by the wait resses at the Fellis lunch where h was employed.
 Suit has been brought by Stat Treasurer Chamberlain against u, National Surety company to recove S10,000, the amount of the bond tha was deposited with the state treas urer in behalf of Vincenzo Esposito, private banker who was in bushes at New Haven.
 Sly Cupid has been busy at tH Masonic Home in Wallingford ar sent an arrow into the midst of u family of Masons who live at u Home year after year Henry
 Morse, 72 years old and Mily Con ingsby, 63, took little walk to Il parsonage of Rev. Arthur P. Greer leaf, where they were married.
 The famous Crocodile club W meet Thursday at Compounce, ju
 as they have been doing Ior mo
 than 40 years, and even MT. Hoov
 would not find any fault with the
 of fare. Barbecued sheep, fried cor
 tomatoes and watermelon are articl 1f ~Ak 1Aav
 saving of which will not help o
 armies or the allied peoples.
 The time was when every seco
 number of a dance programme "
 quadrille or Virginia reel and t
 round dances were confined to t
 waltz and schottische, with an c
 casional Spanish circle. Some chan
 since; and almost every dance
 prominence in New London and Win
 ham counties was started by t
 flood managers announcement of 4
 ready MT. Cady."
 There is a double triangular po1i
 cal scrap on in New London for t
 mayoralty nomina tion. The candidat on the republican side are: Senat ]. Lucius E. Whiton and Aldermen Hs " ry c. Chappell and E. Frank Morgs Those seeking nomination on the del
 oeratic side are Senator Alton T. \
 ner, Alderman John F. Murray a - Attorney Frank L. Mcclure. The l; ~ ter is law partner of State Attorn u Hull.
 .r The "frst-class pastors" and { second class curates," of the CatI 1 lie diocese of Hartford were in spir ual retreat last week at Menresa
 stitute, South NorwaIk, and this we
 the "first-class" curates are billet
 with the second class pastors" what precise stage of their sacerdo v existence the curates of the secor
 class develop into curates or the fir