Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-26
VARIOUS MATTERS

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 It is noted that tramps appear to have disappeared, and the few that apply for lodgings this winter gre mostly old men.
 There is local interest in a new book at Otis Library, An American Physician in Turkey. by c. D, Ussher and G. H. Knapp.
 Some of the mon at the submarine base on the Thames were recently transferred to Bridgeport, to work at submarine building.
 The last list of names printed on the town of Norwich Honor Roll hcand in the court house grounds by ]. ". Maliett numbered fes. I
 Although the weather seems mild 8 number of landlords and tenants are still complaining of houses where water pipes are frozen.
 We give free lessons during the en- tire construction of your erocheted or knitted garment. The Yarn Shop, r Cliff St.-ady.
 Hotels and restaurants in this city
 
 Meatless Tuesday with rigid adher- ence to government orders.
 The church social for District No. 7 of the Central Baptist church is to be held this week at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Henry c. Aureho, Ss Peck street.
 There is possibility that dough- ,s$ a al An give tip frying the "sinkers" except on two days a week. due to fat, four and sugar regulations.
 While the first Bermuda potatoes are selling at ss.75 per barrel. con- signHent will arrive in the Norwich market this week and will retail at two quarts for twenty-five cents. Even in Cuba the coal shortage has been felt, Frank Edward Johnson writing to Norwich relatives of the iinpossibflity of getting any hot wa ter at his hotel during the winter. German alien cards for those wf1o registered recently have been distrib- uted at Norwich police headquarters since Saturday by Chief George Lin ton, who So far has given out 5s or 6V,
 Five per cent. was added to all wa- ter bills remaining unpaid January 30. One dollar was also added to the same bills remaining unpaid February 20th, 19iS.-adv.
 Norwich residents owning taxable securities in order to exempt them from local taxation are being remind ed to pay the 4-mill rate to the state. This tax must be paid to the state be. l fore March i.
 l The Hoekanum Mills Company of Rockville is making a thrift stamp drive in the company's four mills Orerseers in the various departments have charge of the stamps and are pushing the sales.
 l The purchasing agents of Connecti- cut are to meet in the Chamber oi Commerce hall in New Haven this evening to organize a branch which will affiliate with the National Asso. citation of Purchasing Agents.
 St. James lodge, No. 23, F. and A M., will work the second degree al Masonic temple on Tuesday evening Feb. 26, at 7.30 o'clock. Under specia dispensation, ballotng on petition. will be permitted.-ady. .
 The fourth quarterly conference ot Trinity Methodist church is to be helt in the church yestry Thursday eye. lining at the close of the nlid-weel service. District Superintendent Rev George G. Scrivener will preside.
 In the Catholic churches of Nor wich Sunday, the congregations wer, asked to pray for the speedy recover. of Walter P. Moran. member of St Patriek's parish, the first man iron Norwich to be wounded while in ser vice.
 Sugar is more plentiful in the Nor wich stores. One local whplesael firn received Monday 25 barrels, or abou week the same firm received 30 barrel. Granulated sugar prices remain at 10 per pound. MI Appointments of Lenten preacher announced for March include at tn
 Church of the Reconciliation, Web
 sser, Mass. Friday evening. the ati
 Rev. J. Hldred Brown of Trinity Epis
 cepal church. Norwich. formerly rec t9T dL WcUSLCT.
 The first of the large schools (
 Norwich to enroll as a Junior Branc
 of the Red Cross is St. Patrick's par ish school, where over 200 pupils hay contributed more than $50, to be de
 voted to the purchase of material fc
 Red Cross work.
 News comes to Norwich Art Scho, that Jerome R. Skeesuck, the Mohe \ EaT Indian student who entered th \ Philadeiphia Academy of Fine Ar Tor a course in wood carving, is mal
 Ing good. and is highly commende A by his instructors.
 \ John B. -Earwef1, ss, died Sunds
 at the Odd Fellows home in Groto
 where he had been for the past tv
 years, He was member of Goo Shepherd lodge of New Milford b,
 had been living with son and oangf
 ter in Lynn Mass. before entering u
 home.
 \ Saturday evening John 0. Woo
 who has been employed in New Lsol
 don, and. Miss Brsel B. Gerton, Vi
 has been a teacher in Brooklyn, Com were married at New London by Re \ c, Harley Smith at the Methudi K parsonage. They are to reside in Ne \ London.
 z In Connecticut 223 employers en - ploying 11S,427, of whom 4s,673 pc D sons, forty-two per cent. subscrib,
 to the first loan have reported defaul
 by eighteen per ctnt. To the secol
 loan 3S,e74 subscribed, thiryt-thr
 per cent. and the defaults have on kRA An Siz anf
 San Salvador council, No. 1, of Ne
 Haven has just celebrated the 36 anniversary of the founding of the 0