Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-07
VARIOUS MATTERS

First degree.-adv.
 A number of the schools and Sunday schools will begin the picnic season tomorrow.
 The big clover field at the Norwich State Tuberculosis Sanatorium is a fine sight just now.
 Farmers watched the clouds anxious ly Thursday, hoping for the rain so badly needed to help along the hay crop.
 Miss Mary Grove is captain of the Girl Scouts of Trinity Methodist church, who hold a meeting this ev- ening.
 Thursday was the 259th anniversary of the founding of the town of Nor wich and the 194th anniversary of the incorporation of the city.
 The eclipse of the sun tomorrow begins at 631 p. m. The greater ob- seryation will be at 7.27 and the eclipse will end at S.15.
 A meeting of the Catholic. Woman's club was held Thursday evening at the Halle Club rooms. The president, Mrs. Frank T. Silvia, presided.
 The Young Mems Christian associa- ton, one of the greatest social well fare agencies operating in the war, en- tered upon it's 18th year Thursday.
 St. Agnes guild rummage sale, Breed building tomorrow, $50 a. m.- adv.
 Recruiting figures of the Tank corps indicate that Connecticut has supplied approximately 100 men for the new fighting unit of the army overseas.
 Allen D. Bean, of Rockville, is among a list of Connecticut men or dered to Camp Dick, Dallas, Texas, for active service in the aviation corps.
 At the Children's Day exercises at the Central Baptist church next Sum- day evening at o'clock, the pastor Rev A. F. Purkiss will speak on Cllil- dren and Religion.
 This (Friday) evening, the degree team of the East Hampton grange vii confer the third and fourth degrees upon a class of six candidates of Had dam Neck grange.
 Miss Louise Agnes Gilmore an6 Frederick W. Burrows were united 1T marriage Wednesday afternoon at St Mary's rectory. New London by Rev Alexander Wollschlager.
 Drivers of motor vehicles groan al the thought of the result to tires, as they run down the West Thames Street hill below the stove foundry full of ruts and bumps as it is.
 Visitors to Norwich this week are finding the city living up to her name The Rose of New England. There are few gardens and door yards in which roses of some variety are not in bloom
 The tax collectors office will be open I tonight, Saturday and Monday even | ings until o'clock to receive the towr taxes After Monday. the 10th, interest will be added to all unpaid taxes | adv.
 At the conference of the Woman'' Council of Defense Tuesday in Hart | ford it was learned that Miss Caro1in Ruutz Reese, of Greenwich is soon t resign the chairmanship of this organ ization.
 It was on June 9th, 1744, Nathan Hale. who regretted that he had bu one life to lose for his country. wa born at Coventry, Conn. He was exc cuted by the British as a spy, Septem Der 22, IT'S.
 The annual meeting of the Connec ticut Junior Republic is to be hel Saturday, June Sth, at Litchfeld. : number of people in this city are in terested in the progress of the boys a this republic.
 The newest war time emblem is is sued by the National War Ga9de commission at Washington and is tn garden flag, hanger. featuring spade, to be displayed in the window of homes or schools.
 Certain of the smaller towns of Con Inecticut have had enforced meatles days the past week, as many butcher have been short of fresh meat, due { their inability to secure a sufficier supply from the wholesale dealers. A Flag Day programme for exercis . es, Friday, June 14th, during the noo hour in industrial plants, particular those which are operating on govern ment contracts, has been prepared an distributed by the United States Bu reau of Education.
 James Lusk. formerly of New LOT don, died in the Norwich State Hos pital in Preston, Tuesday. He leave . brother, William Lusk of Grotc Long Point MT. Lusk was one of tl
 oldest members of the St. Johns socit ty, of New London.
 Since the recent rains, the your
 naples on the parklet in Falls a, Ienue, near the Central Vermont st: ltion are well covered with leaves. TT little park could be a real attractio
 had the vandals not made a path i
 entire length, by walking over u turf.
 There have been received at Il
 room of the Wornanis League by Nil Ida Eecleston, two large boxes of til
 foil from the Laurel Hill School D pills. two or three pounds from Do l othea Tucker, Of Is High street, wh |, Irene Randall has brought in ov |, three pounds.
 The exemption board for Divisit
 No. g, which includes all of Tollal F county, registered about 200 youl l. men Wednesday, There were two re
 istration places, one in the tov
 clerks office in the Memorial bull
 ing. Rockville, and one in borou
 hall, Stafford Springs.
 A meeting of Comfort Circle of t
 Kings Daughters was held Wedne Iday afternoon at the Mckinley aven
 home of the leader, Mrs. A. T. Ut1t n who presided, the vice leader, M
 J. II. Allen assisting Nine membe | of fhe nirole attended and the n11sto,