Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-02
VARIOUS MATTERS

VANlOOS MA 1 lENS
 Light vehicle lamps at s.35 o'clock this evening.
 Another cool day Thursday helped humanity to brace up for the next hot wave.
 By the new ruling. widows of Span ish- American war soldiers are now entitled to pensions.
 This is the season when growers of flowers find that eternal watering is the price of blossoms.
 Wednesday was the last day for the payment for the personal tax of 1918 without interest being charged.
 August first was Lannmas Day, the date of the old Anglo Saxon loaf mass. or wheat harvest festival.
 William Slocun has sold his farm, known as the Kneeland Chapman place located in Shunoc. to Harry Schultz Of Stonington.
 Groton Long Point women gather at the casino Tuesday afternoons for the purpose of working on war garments for the Red Cross.
 The bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Hartford. Rt Rev. John J. Milan, was born at Newburyport, Mass 63 years ago Thursday.
 A motor bus from Norwich which has been on trial at the plant of the Groton Iron Wsrks for the past few days has been purchased for use there.
 The Connecticut State Sriritualist association is to conduct services Sum day at Pine Grove, Mantle. Rev. Mary S. Vanderbilt will. be the speak CT.
 Under a new ruling the federal de- partment of labor took charge Thurs day of the hiring of common labor in all plants employing 100 persons or more.
 Tn Collins window on lower Broad way is displayed a framed picture of 1 the various medals of the allied na- tions which passersby study with in | terest.
 The Colonel Daniel Putnam Asso- | citation, Inc, is to celebrate the onoth anniversary of General Israel Putnam's birth at Brooklyn, Conn, | August 9th. l At present barrels for use of the 1 fishermen in the shore towns sell for l 50 cents apiece regardless of size. Be- | fore the war. sugar barrels brought 15 or 20 cents.
 The Ch;lds' reunion is to be held at Roseland Park. Woodstock. Wednes- connected with the Childs' family are eligible to attend.
 The August meeting of the New London D. A. R. chapter, will be a l picnic meeting held at the home of | Mrs Sidney H. Miner at her summer home at Pleasure Beach, August 9th.
 At the Thursday evening prayer meeting Of the Central Baptist church the pastor. Rev. A. F. Purkiss, was topic was Faith. 11th chapter Hebrews l All the county farm bureau agents ! in the state extension specialists from the Connecticut Agricultural college i and representatives of the food sup 1 ply committee of the state, have been i holding 8 three-day conference in Hartford
 | There is Norwich interest in the ] Daubury item that the Danburv Uni versa'ist church has suspended ser vices for the month. the pastor, Rev F. F. Barber and Mrs. Barber ieav- ing Thursday for their summer home in Orange, Mass.
 Much work was accomplished at the Red Cross room Thursday. Mrs. George w. Carroll, assisted by Mrs. Franl Hampstead. had charge during tht morning. In the afternoon Mrs Johr F. Rogers was in charge, Miss Mary E, Richards assisting.
 The oval bed of phlox in the ground at the residence of Dr. and Mrs William Tyler Browne, on Broadway is attracting adnliring attention al usual, the eight or ten varieties in tn 1Sx20 foot plot being chiefly crimson
 Or white striped crimson. The younger daughter of Judge Ed gar M. Warner of Putnam formerly o l V. : written a book. Star Stories for LittI
 Folks, which has just been published il , Boston It tells in an attractive wa,
 the story of the consultations.
 Following the rain, at o'clock Wed
 nesday morning, an automobile dashe 7 into and badly damaged the iron fenc of residence at the junction of Wash
 ington and School streets. The tw
 men in the car have shown no incli 5 nation to settle for the damage. E Dairy and Food Commissions
 Thomas Holt gave hearings at tn
 capitol Tuesday to r Connecticut deal
 CTS in olive oil, all of whom wer charged with the use of adulterant' 5 such as cotton seed oil. As a result (
 the hearings, prosecutions will fol
 low.
 That patriotic women hereabout
 have not lost interest in the Food fc
 France Fund is indicated by the COT
 dial and prompt responses to the ar
 nouncement that Mrs. Oliver L. John
 son, of Norwich. intends to continu this season soliciting jellies, etc. fc
 that fund.
 Thomas F. Rogers. 6S retired CT - gineer of the Baltimore and Chi
 died at the home of his SO
 Riley E. Rogers, at the nav a yard, Tuesday. He is survived by seV eral sons who live in the south. TT 2 body was sent to Piedmont, West Vi,
 ginia for burial
 The standard working day on Il
 New Haven road commencing Thur
 day. will be eight hours. with the "a
 of pay for all employes increased al
 proximately a dollar to S150 a da
 Overtime, Sunday and holiday wol