Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-17

the shore resorts, and 1,200 automo- piles crossed the state bridge at Lyme
 When the South Waterford auxil- iary of the Red Cross gives a lawn festival at the home of Mrs. G. s. AL lyn the Submarine base band will give a concert.
 A cottage cheese demonstration is to be given by an agent from the State Agricl4 rural college, Storrs, at the Town nall in Durham. Monday after noon, July 22.
 Dr. Curtis Bernard's office will be closed until August 12th.-adv.
 At a recital Saturday afternoon at Pequot Manor, the former Elm resi- dence of Mrs. Nellie Osgood Tyler, to the Red Cross.
 Adjoining neighbors on Lincoln ave- nue who show their patriotism, are Charles D. Moves and Frank L. Wood ard, who have turned their lawns into lleurishing potato gardens.
 Another of the free illustrated lec- lures in the Summer school course at Amston was given at Am'ston hall on Tuesday evening by Herbert K. Job on the subject, Our Native Wild Birds.
 During the summer the Ladies, Aux Hilary, A. o. H., is continuing it's Thursday evening sewing for the Red Cross and is to meet this week with Mrs. Edward A. Pratt, of Chestnut street.
 The draft board in Rockville has ar ranged recent registrants according to draft numbers. The men are being classified in accordance with question naires. There were 175 registrants on June 5.
 The population at the Norwich county jail just now is but 19 ,as against an average of 25. Jailer O. H. Main keeps four of the men working in the institution garden. which covers six or seven acres.
 Just arrived Fresh Fish, Osgood's Wharf today. Prices very reasonable. adv.
 Friends learn that Benjamin F. Bruce, of Norwich. is doing good work in Washington while employed by the government in the Exports depart ment and at present he. is dictating and keeps two stenoSraphers busy.
 Jerry Tryon, motOrman, on the Shore Line Electric Railway, who en- listed while the Second regiment was stationed at Old Saybrool, was award ed the war cross for bravery along with S1 others by General Pershing. At the semi-annuaI convention of the State Association of Plumbers Steamftters, Gasftters, and Steam filters Helpers. held in Danbury on Saturday and Sunday, Reginald Camp bell Of Danbury was elected president
 Many changes are being made or the new state road through PoquonoC i The removal of curves will be the most important feature of the new road. It will be cement from East | ern Point road to the foot of Fort hill
 Rose Weiner. Hannah Cdrland, Evs l Novel, Rose Novel, Morris Novel | Mary Blumenthal, Sarah Ogulnick ant l Celia Kara shick gave a sketch for the | benefit of the Red Cross. which nettet 1 $452. They also turned in thret pounds of tinfoil.
 In the big $112,OOO, 900 drive to bt conducted by the r. M c, A. som' time Tn the fall. the Connecticut quo ta will be s1,609.000, according to in formation received by state leaders o the Y. NJ. c. A. The exact date o the drive has not been decided on.
 Government agents in Connection are stopping owners of power boats most of whom have not registers their boats since the requirement 0 the government went into effect in Oc teber. 1917, and they are being pen aIjzed 50 per cent. additional for tn neglect.
 Because the Catholic church, espec iaIly in French parishes, honors S Anne, spouse of Joachim and mothe of the Blessed Virgin. as the type C model mothers, novena-nine day devotion-in her honor will begin 0 Thursday, closing on her feast da, the 18th.
 The supervisors in attendance z 1 Danbury state summer school laI
 week included Frank H. Clement, Jewett City. During the third wee
 of the summer season all the super
 vising agents in the state will be attendance for the annual session
 supervisors.
 When Commodore James A. Wilde
 chief sea scout and R. N. Berry. nf
 tional field commissioner of New EnG
 land, reviewed the boys at Camp Dew ey. Sunday. during their drills, NJ B than A. Gibbs. president of Nerwit
 council, Boy Scouts, accompanied u
 party in a powerboat.
 : The pioneer in spring wheat grov , ing in Norwich is Rev. Dr. JeseI
 Henry Seiden, acting pastor of u United Congrega gational church, WI
 has about quarter of an acre groy l ing famously on the side lawn. at h
 residence on Broadway. The gra was sowed late in May.
 In the New London police court
 Monday violators of the traffic reg
 iations were: Jeremiah J. Clancy, fai
 ed to appear and forfeited Q bond B s10; Edward c. Nolan, forfeited bol e of s10; Harold Brigham, case nolle n H. Davis Ives. bond of s10 forfeite
 Morris Silverstein, fined $10. There are at present 15 patients
 the convalescent hospital at Easte Point. loaned to the government . Commodore and Mrs. Morton F. Plal
 who gave $10,00a to fit it up IT
 was formerly the Watson residenC
 Rock Lawn, and is rapidly being co ! yerted into hospital with full equi 5 ment.