Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-24
BRIEF STATE NEWS

Litchfield-A car of coal arrived in Litchfield Sunday, but only small Quan- titles are given out.
 Danbury-Danbury's State Trade school has started. A small class in the carpentry department has begun making more benches for the larger classes,
 Hartford George Austin Bidwen. 92, died Tuesday afternoon at the tin, No. IT Warrenton avenue, after a short illness.
 South Manchester-Until further mo- tice there will be no showers and swimming pool periods in the after noon at the Recreation Center, this being done to conserve fuel.
 BristoEThe city council and board of education have given Mayor Dut- ton full authorit yto take the coal from the school bunkers if it is found to be absolutely necessary and distribute it to the homes, which need it.
 Wailingford-It was announced by local underwriters that a general raise of ten per cent in insurance rates is soon to go into effect here, and this applies to all lines of risks, dwellings as well as blocks and stores
 Torrington-The heads of the vari- GUS departments at the plants of the Turner & Seymour Mfg. Co. rendered surprise to the retiring president of the concern, Louis G. Kibbe, at Tyler pond, West Goshen, Tuesday after noon.
 New Haven-The Zionist societies of New Haven which are affiliated with the Central Zionist organization of the United States, have arranged mass meeting for Sunday evening, Jan. 27 It will be held at Hyperion theatre at 8 o'clock.
 Southington-Kenne Bailey. son of MT. and Mrs. Charles Bailey of Ber- l lin avenue, has sent word home that he has been transferred from his sta tion in a medical hospital in Wash | ington, D. C., to the Mayfiower, the presidents private yacht. l. MeridenHA. L. Zeitung of the h. ternational Silver company advertis- l ing department suggests that it would | be a good plan for Meridenites to erect large billboard at Winthrop square with the permission of the railroad company, upon which Mefiden's RoI of Honor may be printed.
 Hartford-Patricia Garvan, 2, ,daugh. ter of Francis P. Garvan and Mabe (Brady) Garvan, died Monday at the home, No. 903 Park avenue, New York She was the oldest of three childre1 !. fba oryo do of +ho lot Car atcr Patrick Garvan of this city anG tte late Anthony Brady of Albany x, Y- | Waterbury-The teachers of tn, i; Waterbury Girls club have been doins a great deal to entertain the man! 1 school children who have been turned loose cn account of the closing of thu schools to conserve fuel. The club wa! open last Saturday from until O.
 clock, for games and a story tellin. hour conducted by Miss Esther Mo
 Lean.
 New Britain-For the third tim
 since the municipal potato crop wa
 harvested and the supply secured b,
 the city, further increased by the buy ing of car potatoes from New Yorl
 state, the municipal farm committe
 has seen fit to change the price. A
 meeting yesterday afternoon it wa
 voted to raise the price to $1.75 pc
 bushel called for and g per bushel de
 livered, effective on and after Feb
 ruary 10. At present the potatoe
 are selling for s1.5o called for and $16
 delivered.
 Greenwict,-Rosemary Hall, the ia
 nous girls school in Greenwich, ha
 leased several properties at Miam Florida, for the immediate occupanc
 of upward 150 students and facult
 members, who will leave Greenwic for the south this week. While tn
 leasing of the Florida properties wi practically mean the closing of Rose mary Hall boarding school until afte ] the Easter vacation, it is done as patriotic measure by Miss Ruutz-Ree 7 to relieve fuel situation in that tow
 so as to make it possible for the rub " lie schools to get sufficient coal
 heat their furnaces when they ope
 January 20