Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-27

There are better mailing facilities be- tween New London and New York and Boston. than there is between Norwich and New London.
 A member of the Norwich police force is a dead ringer of Alderman William Harrigan, of New London, who is a native of Norwich.
 Deputy United States Marshal AL bert H. Lanphere, known among dem ocratic politicians as the mayor of Waterford" was in Norwich on Mon day.
 Like the old-time colored military company, where every member was an officer, all employees in news depart ments of some daily papers bear off, cial title.
 The harvesting of Connecticut's largest and finest crop of tobacco is now at it's height. It has been many years since such fine crop has been sent to the sheds.
 The tie that binds has loosened be- tween the New London newspapers, and personalities are occasionally dis cussed. Sometimes there is a lively Kilkenny cat squabble.
 Lefingwell Baptist church will hold a lawn social at the home of John Rathbone on Wednesday afternoon and evening. Supper served from $ to g. Succotash included-adv.
 Rev. P. L. Dolan of Middletown who has been on retreat at Manresa Island, South Norwalk, has received his commission of first lieutenant, and expects to be called for duty at once Comptroller Morris c. Webster had informed the department of agricul- ture at Washington that the apple crop in Connecticut this year will be about twenty-five per cent of the nor nal yield.
 Tbo soldier vote may decide the election in Connecticut in case ol 6 close race according to Secretary of State Frederick L. Perry, who says there is no doubt that it will be a success. | A correspondent wonders why there l is so much sectionalizing in the cit! | of Norwich, and why all parts of tht city are not referred to as such with out such designation as Greeneville West Side, etc.
 Shopmen, mill hands, carpenters, in surance clerks and all kinds of hell that could be secured were presse,
 into service Sunday to assist to bacco growers in harvesteing thei
 crops. at Windsor.
 Conservation of clothing is becom ing more and more important. a
 America gets her stride in the grea
 world war according to H. J. Baker
 director of the extension service fo
 the Connecticut Agricultural college
 The executive board of the Hart
 ford Trade Union Liberty .leagu
 made final plans for bringing the stat
 executive committee and headquarter
 of the league to Hartford following tn
 state convention in New London
 September 1.
 A Norwich man who waited forty
 five minutes to get information a the New London ticket office. b
 reason of rush of business, declare
 that one of New London's greates needs is an information bureau in tn i; railway station.
 The decreasing number of trolle employees available and the continual
 Increasing cost of furnishing trar sportation makes necessary the mo:
 careful study of the service needs
 each community, and how the serviC 7 at present furnished is being used. :, When large contingent of draftet
 leave New London, only Mayor Roger
 relatives and close friends of the your
 men selected for service, are at u
 station to give them send-off NJ 5 so in Norwich. Here they are escor ed by citizens headed by a brass bar l and the send-offs general r The one hundred and ninth annu l meeting of the American Board Foreign Missions will be held at u oI,, n ET7I = meeting will comprise nine session 0 Already, nearly 200 pastors of Come,
 ticut and eastern New York have sil nified their intention of being pre- ent.
 A widely circulated statement
 the effect that New England co
 boats under shipping board oper
 tion are making four round trips p
 month as against two formerly h
 created a little amusement in shi ping circles. The facts are quite t, reverse. It takes more instead less time now
 The post office department has SC out notice that leaves of absen shall be granted to veterans of ( Spanish war If desired, in order to- tend the twentieth annual encam rnent of their association at Baltimo on Sept. 8. 4. 5. This leave is wi l pay, and does not count on the CT | ployes' annual vacation. The policy of employing prison l | bor for government work as W l emergency will be emphasized | Saturday, September '. by sever 1 prominent speakers at a special .mee | ing of the National Committee l Prisons and Prison Labor, obe he l at the country home of Mrs. John l F1agIer, North Brook Farm, Gree ! wich.
 l Connecticut's new Americani. l bureau which will be conducted und | the direction of the Connecticut Sta l Council of Defense, will begin | work soon after the arrival in u Il state of Harrison H. Wheaton. W has been selected to be it's direct
 and will begin his duties on Septel Der l. The hadquarters will be Room 66 at the capitol. | Friday has been officially designat I by the Connecticut war savings co I mitteemittee as W. s. s. pledge ] demption day for this month. In
 sections of Connecticut this day v be conscientiously observed by i thousands of war savings workers " :, are striving to win the war by consei Ii ing labor and materials in order :. back up the boys now fighting on
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