Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-05
.Rnllgtia. Norwich, Saturday, Oct. 5, 1918.
VARIOUS MATTERS

VAN1OOO MA lEN0
 This year Halloween, Oct. S1st falls on Thursday.
 Light vehicle lamps at 6.55 o'clock this evening.
 A meeting of Girl Scouts, Troop ?, of Trinity Methodist church was held Friday evening.
 Mrs. Norris, psychic and medium Spiritual Academy, Sunday.-adv.
 The Jewett shorthand school has held no sessions this week, in compli- ance with the order of the health of ficer.
 At Hebron, Rev. Edward B. williston of the Yale School of Religion is to preach in the Congregational church Sunday.
 A number of colored girls who came to Connecticut at the opening of the summer season to work have returned to Hampton, Va, for the winter.
 The town of Somers' quota for the fourth Liberty bond campaign is $3S,- 0SJ. The quota for the third was S19, 600 and $57,750 was subscribed for.
 The annual report of the New Lon don day nursery shows: Attendance for the year, 7,124; average per month, 593; different families represented, 19. Rev James T. Carter of the Filing ton Congregational church gave an ad- dress on the fourth Liberty loan at the Palace theatre in Rockville Wednesday evening.
 At Staffordville, District Superinten- dent Rev. George G. Scrivener of Nor wich will hold the quarterly conference in the Methodist church Tuesday evening.
 In compliance with the request of Health Officer Dr. Brophy, there will be no session of the Trinity Methodist Sunday school tomorrow.-adv.
 This is the season for Rally day in many of the Sunday schools, but in general such special exercises have had to be postponed as a health pre- cautionary measure.
 Hartford papers note that Commis- sioner J. M. Whittlesey recently made a trip to Norwich in the interests of the sheep and to look into the enforce ment of the dog laws here. The civil. service commission has received 200 applications for the ex aminations for bank clerks to be held | in the hall of the house of representa- tives at Hartford today at ? p. m.
 A Norwich Town man who has tried turkey raising is giving it up with the end of the broiler season, claiming that foxes and skunks kill too mEEy of the birds to leave any profit to the farmer.
 As successor to the late Miss Marion | Ritchie as principal of Winthrop school, New London, the school board has appointed Miss Minnie G. Harris, teacher of, Nathan Hale grammar school
 Health authorities in towns here abouts are reminding the public that, as well as plenty of fresh air, good nourishing food is an important factor ia fortifying humanity against the prevalent disease.
 The lady members of Norwich Grange are requested to meet tonight l at Broadway church, 7.30, to join Wo- men War Workers parade; lanterns | 15c.-adv.
 Pneumonia following influenza caused the death Wednesday of Sergt Wilbur Dougoud, U s. quartermasters s corps, stationed at Fort Terry. The body was sent to the home of his mother in Harrison, o.
 Gov NJ H. Holcomb has approved the following quarterly hospital ap- ] propriations: w, W Baekus, Norwich, $1,25o; Day Kimball, Putnam, $1 120; St. Joseph's, Willimantic, $1,000; Johnson of Stafford. s312.
 A rifle and revolver match of the Connecticut State guard is to be held at the state rife range, East Haven Saturday, Oct. 19. All ammunition for the match will be issued at the range on the day of the match.
 At a meeting of General Kitchener lodge, Sons of St. George, held a Rockville Wednesday evening, it wa: voted to purchase s400 worth of bondi of the fourth Liberty loan. This vii bring the total purchases of the lodge to s1,400.
 Six pieces of cloth worth more thar $1,0o0 were stolen from a box car neal the Stafford Springs freight depot las Thursday night. The car was sealef was owned by the Cyril Johnson Woolen, Co.
 Charles E. Gross has been chose1 chairman of the general committee o the Congrega tional churches in con nection with the annual meeting 0 the American Board of Commission CTS for Foreign Missions to be helt in Hartford Oct. p to 25. At the wedding in Middlefeld at
 o'clock Saturday afternoon, when Al { ma, eldest daughter of Charles E. Ly man, became the bride of Paul Math ewson of New York. the ,best man wa Attorney Earl Mathewson of Nor
 wich, brother of the groom.
 The use of automobiles on Sunday . in connection with business strictly i : the interests of the Liberty loan cam , paign has been sanctioned by the, fue T administration, according to officia ! notice received by the war bureau A Cars so used should be conspicuous1
 labeled.
 - The fourth Liberty loan drive wi
 take place at St. Patricks church
 Norwich, Sunday, Oct. 13, in accord
 ance with Bishop Niian's request, anI
 it is expected that it will surpass a.
 previous efforts of the members
 the congregation along the war activ t ity line, (! Connecticut farmers have grow
 nearly four times as much wheat a = is normally produced in the state, an
 now they are asking the food depart
 ment almost daily how to dispose (
 this grain and yet keep within tn
 rules and requests of the food ad d ministration.
 {. W. c. T. unions about the state ar
 being notified of the indefinite post
 ponenent of the state conventio t which Was to have been held in Wilt = mantle Oct 10 and Il, in a specis
 message signed by Caroline B. Buel
 president, and Josephine A. Lipto]
 corresponding secretary.