Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-12
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Norwich, Friday, July 12, 1918.
VARIOUS MATTERS

A | is trying to organize fife and drum corps.
 Outing parties were numerous Thursday. the July weather proving of the very finest brand.
 The water office will be open all day Saturday, the 1Sth.-adv.
 Some of the industrious schoolchil- ,iren have been peddling blueberries, getting good prices.
 The Mantle Red Cross branch real- sd over s3o from a cafeteria supper
 ld Saturday evening in Temperance chapel.
 The East Thompson churches are to be closed for two Sundays during the camp meeting at Douglas after next Sunday.
 At a special meeting of the Man chester City club it was decided to hold an outing at Bolton Lake, Sun day, July 21.
 Rev. l.. W. F'rink, of Alice street is rather ahead of other war gardeners in his neigh borhood, having dug new po- tatoes Thursday.
 The Gowdy family reunion is to be held at the farm of Willard H. Cow dy Tn East Wallop. town of Enfield, Saturday, August 5.
 Nicotine sulphate for lice on vegeta- hles, at Lee & Osgood's.-adv.
 Renovations, repairs and painting are in progress at the F7atiron Build ing, the property of L. l.. Chapman, Broadway and Bath street.
 The Briggs Manufacturing Co.,, of Voluntown is having the mill boiler room raised one story. Norwich contractors are doing the work. A party of Talcottville men has been on fishing trip to Beach Pond Voluntown. which is on the state line between Connecticut and Rhode Is flnd
 At Phoenixville. while Henry Crea DO had his horse hitched near the mill where he was employed the blanket caught fire and the animas was bad | ly burned.
 The government has issued orders through the food control department that hereafter potatoes must be sold l by the pound instead of by measure, an advantage to purchasers.
 Dance Friday evening, July 12, at Gardner Lake, Spring Grove pavilion adv.
 At Willimantic Camp Ground Mrs Lima Beebe of Manchester has bought the Pearce cottage formerly owned by Philo Gatz5 of Waterford, one of the best built cottages in the grove.
 At the County Home on Smith av- enue. Norwich, the floors of the new addition are not laid yet, although ii is hoped that the addition will be ready for occupancy by September 1 1st.
 In some sections of the state the hay crop is likely to be lost by many, due to the shortage of help and the price asked to cut and store it by the few teamsters who are in the busi- ness.
 The National w. c. T. U. is sending out an appeal to local unions in the United States to start drive at once for electric fans for use in the
  pitals.
 Under new government regulations designed to conserve the countrt's supply of print paper and becoming effective July 15, newspapers will not be permitted to accept the return un- sold copies.
 The Hartford navy recruiting sta ton forwarded four men to New Ha- ven Wednesdav morning to be sworr in, one being Peter A. Andriotis of No 1 10 East Main street, Rockville, aE mess attendant, third class.
 Governor Marcus H. Holcomb haE approved bills including J. W. Whit. tlesey of the commission on domestic animals, $693.S9 (for services on dis eased cattle), and $1,0O5.67 (for ser. vices during hog cholera epidemic). riage of Miss Sarah R. Jackson of vii limantic and James W. Osten. U. N, stationed at Newport. The cere mony was performed June IT. Mrs Osten is employed as inspector by tht telephone company.
 Robbins B. Stockel. commissions of motor vehicles. has announces
 that Monday, July 15, is the las day of grace for out state auto smobilists who have not yet seer
 their way clear to comply with tn
 Connecticut headlight law.
 At Danbury State Summer schoo
 Wednesday, Supt. IT. C. Clough o
 Rockville, gave a very interesting an
 pointed lecture about methods of teach .ng current history It was Nil ! Clough's aim to show how curren . topics link up with general inform s ation in history.
 The annual convention of tn held Sat the Griswold at Easter s Poipt came to a close Wednesday. A the final business session Dr. Lucje Move of Buffalo, N. Y, was electe president.
 The state treasurer's office is bus | sending out receipts for the ? pc cent. tax on the net incomes of n1is cellaneous corporations. Receipts hay to be filled out and mailed to nor E than 5000 corporations for amount E varying from a few cents to thousand 2 of dollars.
 : William N Whiton, Jr.. and OHv
 Martin. both of Windl1am, describ ting themselves as partners and aut truck drivers, filed petition
 bankruptcy in the United States ecu! Wednesday, They hare liabilities ( , s65339 and s541.O9 of the amount unsecured.
 The agricultural survey exhibit z the recent convention of National Li . brarians at Saratoga was so :lnpres