Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-01
VARIOUS MATTERS

The best moonlight nights during November will be from the 18th to the Fist
 Groton Girl Scouts stood second in the recent contest in Liberty bond selling.
 At present Jailer o. H. Main has 3S men and one woman in his charge at the Norwich jail.
 Ghosts and jack O lantern bearers fitted through the Norwich streets after nightfall Thursday.
 The leaves have been raked from Boswell avenue park where the turf is as fresh and green as it might be in April.
 This week Judge Joel H. Reed of Stafford Springs is presiding at a spe- cial session of the superior court in Danbury.
 Some of the hunters are discovering that an unusually large proportion of game birds was killed by last win ter's cold.
 K of c. meeting tonight, followed by smoker-adv.
 Bishop Acheson has sent word to the Episcopal clergy of Connecticut Co have the women in each parish pray for the soldiers.
 At Ellington, large quantities of to- bacco have been taken from the poles and every available man and boy is engaged in stripping it.
 News has been received here that Bridgeport is having Spanish influ- enSa, with over 5000 cases of the dis ease, which is still spreading,
 Thursday evening at Mantle James nOTninaa fOT- senator of the Twentieth district, spoke at rally at Odd Fellows hall.
 The naval hospital annex at the former Watson property at Eastern Point closed "Wednesday for the sea son. Twenty seven patients left there.
 As a result of the moisture and heat vest erday a number of unusually tall mushrooms dotted the lawn at the residence of Daniel T. Shea on Broad way.
 Mrs Margaret Watrous and seven children of Waterford have been ad- mitted to the emergency hospital in New London for treatment for Span ish influenza
 Eight children whose parents have being cared for at the emergency home, the former Second church par sonage, Norwich.
 The quota of sS.OOO for the restora- ton of the French village of Tillolay has been raised by the Connecticut chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
 Argo just arrived, big cargo of fresh fish. Prices very low.-adv,
 Fourteen members of the Progressive ola, Ta. DOg president met Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. William H. Covey, Jr. 42 Freeman avenue.
 Surveyors began work Monday morning making a resurvey for the proposed new route through Gales Ferry for the state highway which is being extended from Brewster's Neck to Groton.
 A Hartford probate court item reads; Estate of Mary F. Hills, late of Hart ford Egbert L. Hills of Manchester administrator; Arthur Manning of Manchester and Fred P Vial Of No- ank, appraisers.
 Under a new ruling from Washing ton Country clubs will be allowed to use bituminous or steam anthracite coal whenever in. the opinion of the state fuel administrator there is a surplus of this fuel.
 This morning, All Saints day, Rev. J. Eldred Brown will officiate at the 1 celebration of the holy communion at 1 Trinity Episcopal church at 10 o'clock. | Rev Richard R. Graham of Christ | church will assist in the service. Persons interested in saving fruit | pits and nut shells for the purpose of lheir ultimate conversion into carbon which Is used in the manufacture of gas masks learn that horse chestnuts l and acorns are of no use for this pur pose.
 l A thrift stamp fair was held in the old Lyme town hall Thursday to give people an opportunity to dispose of articles for thrift stamps. Also any . who wished to redeem w. s. $. pledges could do so and so help the total amount Of the sales. | The canteen for colcred soldiers and sailors recently opened on Bradley street under the auspices of the New London war camp community service has proven most popular The club is open daily from 3.30 in the afternoon until l0.3o, with members of the circle in charge.
 The funeral Of Mrs Catherine Pome- roy Kirkland, 90 was held in Agawam Mass Wednesday, Mrs. Kirkland was born in Somers Holland county the daughter of Deacon Oren and Lucinda |. Pomeroy. The body was taken tc Greenwood cemetery, Brooklyn, N. Y. for burial
 ". A Rhea extension dairymar | from Storrs spent several days ir Danbury recently with l.. A. Bevan Fairfield county agent, during which time farmers were visited and sugges- tons made for rations for dairy cows which will enable the farmers to use feeds to better advantage.
 Norwich relatives will be in Rock vile tomorrow for the double funera of Ciustave Rydholm and his wife
 Carrie Leonard Rydholm. who dieC Tuesday. Rev Percy k. Thomas pas. tor of the Union Congregations church. will officiate. and burial vii be in Grove Hill cemetery.
 Lawrence Kelley for some time il
 the state school in Mansfield, tool
 French leave Tuesday and with companion from the school went tt Groton borough to the home of Mrs C. B. Moore. He was arrested by Of
 fcer Lee and the school was notified
 and someone was sent for the boys.
 A contractor is engaged in build
 ing big concrete pillars and tanks nea
 RfVhards grove on the Thames for al
 oil company to insure the simultane
 Ous loading of 20 tank cars with gaso
 line and SO constructed that tan
 steamers may tie up at the wharf an, | hR md .gf