Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-08

Small boys do not grow enthusias- tic over the fact that at some of the schoolbuildings repairs and renova- tion have started.
 Workers on government contracts have nothing these days on the busy Norwich dispensers of soda fountain drinks and ice cream.
 The weather has been favorable for lima beans and few are coming in to market. The string bean crop hereabouts is a big one.
 A cheerful letter from Michael Adj, at the, front. has been received this week by his parents, MT. and Mrs. Joseph Adj. of Chestnut street.
 Two Waterford young women, Miss Eloise Rieger and Miss Lucy Peabody have registered as volunteer nurses in the Student Reserve corps.
 The papers noted Wednesday that Miss Ellen Fftz Pendleton, president Of Wellesley college, was born at Wes- terly, R. l.. 54 years ago yesterday.
 The three Norwich laundry mana gers recently came to an agreement to raise the prices on finished work and then add the 10 per cent. war tax
 The Hewitt family of Lebanon, who lave been at Matunuck Beach, R. l., for several summers, have rented the t. B. Champlin Annex there this year.
 With the mercury near the s9 mark it Is gratifying to see so much trucking done by motor vehicles. in- stead of by tugging and overloaded horses.
 Dr, E. K. Dewitt. Old Iyme's town physician, who put in an application far his service has received a favor 8 ble reply and probably will join the coiors soon.
 A Hebron resident, W. c. Robinson spent several days last week with western part of the state, inspecting the farms and crops.
 i Connecticut draft boards will be di- 1 rected to report, on Aug. 15, the number of Class 1 men Of both the i 1917 and 1918 registrations still avail able for calls to active service. | The new automobile tax law will lit a number of owners of cars around Eastern Connecticut rather hard, as they have used cars which originally cost very high prices. The Bulletin is holding several in | teresting items of news because they were sent in unsigned by the writers. i All items for every department of the l 1, ,I Itx-4 | A Dig submarine which has been undergoing repairs at the Noank yard l left Tuesday The men working on l her made considerable overtime by working Saturday night and all day 1 Sunday.
 i Word has been received in Nor ] wich of the death of Dr. Charles w Gaylord of Branford. one of the di- | reetofs of the Gaylord Farm sani- taFiuna. The funeral was held Wed resday afternoon.
 | Constable Booth from Wallingford brought William Mclaughlin to Nor: wich Tuesday for a six months stay
 in new environment" as Judge FoW- Ter put it. cofnTni ttiilg him to the State
 Farm for Inebriates.
 | At Watch Hill. Harry Potter, of St
 Louis, who has the Wendall cottage
 this season, is making the golf con.
 tingent at the Hill take notice. Ht
 made his first play over the course
 in II. which is bogey.
 Rev. Sinclair Grimstead of WiI1i
 fnahtic Calvary Baptist church ha!
 accepted a call extended to him b! IShiloh church of New London. H.
 will begin his duties at New Londei
 tine first of September.
 This week at the summer school il 2 Danbury, a course in. class room
 management, tests and measurement
 is being given in the normal depart
 rnent by E. IS. Evenden, assistant ii
 education. Teachers college, N. Y.
 In gay red. white and blue covers
 pamphlets for free distribution at tn
 Otis Library suggest to housekeeper
 how to use corn meal oat meal, bar
 ley, buekwheat, potatoes, rice, etc. an save wheat flour. The 47 recipes hay
 all been tested.
 That there is a growing scarcity o , sheet metal is evidenced by the fac
 that a state automobile agent receiv U ed word this week rom one Of tn
 manufacturers he represents, not t
 order any more new lenders, but f fix up old ones the best he can. Mrs. Ralph Hammer led the field C . women players in the annual woman 7 1 championship On the Shenecosset :. links at Eastern Point Tuesday. Owe thirty players teed up but only a lit e tie over half of them turned i d scores. Those who made the cham :. pionsf3tt ihcluded: Miss Adelaid; a Bromley, of New Haven. 105, daughte = Of Major Isaac Bromley.