Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-23

red ears of corn at h1lskin' time has died out perhaps the farmerettes will see that it is revived.
 Split heat races and dead heats have helped to make the season of the Short Ship circuit rather re- markable this summer.
 Drivers, who win in. straight heats at the Medford meeting of the Bay State Short Ship circuit this week are being handed Liberty bonds.
 As an aid to poultrymen Massa- chusetts man has invented a machine that at regular intervals delivers wa ter to a trough and scstters measured feed broadcast.
 Dr. Patrick G. Hayes of Hartford has received an appointment to enter overseas service as a field secretary of the Knights of Columbus engaged in war relief work
 The Rhode Island republican state ,cinvention will be held in Providence, September "A. There will be no oppo- sition to the renomination of Senator Le Baron E. Colt.
 After complaining about the poor quality of paper used in most news papers, many people proceed, to burn up lot of valuable paper stock in bonfres and stoves.
 So that he can devote his whole time to his campaign for sheriff of New Haven county, Daniel J. Don ovan, the republican nominec, has sold his City market in Meriden.
 Packages intended for prisoners of war in Germany must be substantially wrapped or the post office will refuse to handle them. All packages will be examined before being forwarded.
 Before the one-man trolley car is known to employees of the Connecticut com pany. New Haven employees are al ready talking strike in the event of the introduction Of the modern car in that city.
 The people of the state will be in terested to recall that Tuesday was the centenary of the beginning of the constitutional convention of ISIS On Aug. 20 of that year the convention was formed.
 The four-mill investment tax is be- ing paid at the state treasurerss office In most of the towns in the state. this tax must be paid before October to secure exemption from local taxation on securities.
 The immensity of the work accom- plished by the department of civilian affairs of the American Red Cross is indicated by it's announcement that it assisted 24O 4s6 civilians affected by the last German offensive. ...-..
 If anyone wishes moments, relief from the rush and press of world at war, says The Providence Journal, l let him contemplate the national cro- l auet tournament now in progress at | lzz 1 of roque.
 Mayor Fitzgerald, of New Haven chairman of the democratic state cen | tral committee. always has his nerve 1 right with him. He declares: This is 1 prevent the party winning in this state. We are bound to win-
 IT. an effort to insure the rapid re- 1 covery of amateur rowing after the 1 war, veteran rowing officials through out the country have decided to en- l courage in every way the development of the sport among high scIooi young 1 sters and youths below the draft age l The first draft on the sugar banb r comes from the trenches and the fight
 ing lines. In this time of shortage it is well to remember that the ration
 not onlv of the American troops ir the field but that of the allied nations
 as well, must be maintained to the | fullest.
 With the swing of the Grand Cir
 cult to the tracks near New England
 some of the Bay State Short Shir
 campaigners have been sent to the mile tracks for try at some of the
 big coin and in at least two instances i money returns have been the reward
 of the owners. | pr. Henry '.T Bray, of New Britain
 who spends summers at Ocean beach
 has been made defendant in a suit fo
 $35. .o00,. brought by Dr. Robert E
 Beardley, who. charges alienation o
 affections. The complaint states tha
 the plaintiff has been deprived of hi
 wifes love by improper acts in Ma,
 of the present year. E.. Mrs David Banks of New York whose summer home $ 5f@ Ney , London. has given to the Peoduo Ii chapel q service flag cont/n;ng six teen blue aAd two gold stars. Tn
 gold stars are for Addison Bliss, SO 7 of Mir. and Mrs Chester W Bliss. an , Richard Mansfield: Jr.. son of tn , late Richard. Mansfield. Supplies of candy being manu factured for the troops will not suffe depletion. This ration will be main
 tained to it's fullest extent. Tn
 Young Mems Christian Association
 Red Cross. Knights of Columbus, Sal T vation Army, and similar organiza
 tions in France will be provided wit I sweets for their distribution T Governor Holcomb has made tn following appointments: Ulysses ( 2 Church of Waterbury to succeed him self as 3, member of the civil servic board: D. Ward Northrop of Middle 2 town and F. H. Robbins of Wethers field to be appraisers of state priso property. G. D! Walter of Cheshire ' be appraisers of state reformator . property. : The state secretary's ofice hs . completed the task of sending bal1o
 to men in the army camps in tn
 country who are entitled to vote
 Connecticut. The 'home edition
 1 the soldier ballot was approximate s 10000 copies. about 900 more tha : the ballots which were sent to Cor
 necticut soldiers in France a for |. night ago.
 Il Miss Margaret Macdonald. daught d of Mrs. Thomas Hood Macdonald. Q Bridgeport, is at Gales Ferry. u r guest for several days of Miss Catl n crime Risdon.s Miss Risdon and fami n of New York are spending the sun if mer at their country homo ther II Later Miss Macdonald will be tl
 guest of Mir. and Mrs. L. B. Brow
 ana darohter Miss Marion, R1-o1ry,