Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-20
Ul1g Galllgtin.
Norwich, Thursday, June 20, 1918.
VARIOUS MATTERS

drive closes July 19th.-ady.
 The summer war session of the schools has begun in certain of the suburban towns.
 A Norwich motor party to Hartford Wednesday found the ramblers in bloom at Elizabeth park.
 Growers near the drawbridge are some fine looking strawber- ries to the Norwich market.
 First dance of season, Gardner's Lake, Spring Grove Pavilion, Friday evening. June 21.-adv.
 Schooner Star, Capt. Steve Bagnall, of Noank, is to go on a swordhshing cruise of the coast of Virginia.
 Members of sportsmen's associa- tions about the state are finding inter est in trips to the Madison State Game farm.
 Friday, June 21, will be graduation day at the Wheeler High school, North Stonington. The exercises begin at 3.15i o'clock.
 These are the days when every To- cal man with the hoe would like to have some clever Luther Burbank in- vent weediess crops.
 The Masonic Veterans association of Connecticut is to hold it's forty eighth annual reunion in New Britain, Thursday, June 27th.
 The Foresters are a strong benevo- lent society having oyer s15,0o0 in the banks of this city.-adv.
 pr. John T. Black and a commit tse from the state board of control visited the Connecticut Home for Wo- menat East Lyme, Tuesday.
 Miss Elizabeth Carroll of Nauga- tuck and Albert Young of Stonington were married Tuesday morning at St. Francis church, Naugatuck.
 Rummage sale at ss7 Main St., op- Friday, to be held by Catholic Wo- mans club.-adv.
 About Connecticut the latest is the cry of conservation of barrels and oth- CT containers of vegetables which are very scarce and hard to get.
 At Hebron, Wednesday, Mrs. Fannie Dixon Welch, of Columbia, was pres- ent ot the meeting of the Red Cross society at Miss Kellogg's home, and made an address.
 The Foresters have been organized in this city for 27 years and have membership of over 700.-adv.
 Certain wholesale houses in Nor wich are feeling the effect of enlist Iments and drafts so keenly that there is thought of employing women to take the places of the absent men employ es.
 The foundation for a new round house in Midway is nearly completed The new boiler room is about fin ished and the new acetylene welding plant is only waiting for the interior fixings. sA@ | The six Chilean submarines which left New London March 2S, arrived at Ballenita, Ecuador. Sunday. The boats stopped en route at Charleston and Havana and passed through the Pan- anna canal
 Franklin Chapter. No 4. R. A. M works the Royal Arch Degree tonight at Masonic Temple at and S.30.- adv.
 An instruction camp for the officers and elegible non commission officers of the Fifth Military district of the Connecticut state guard will be helt at the Military reservation, Mantle July 27 to 31.
 l vines about town to grow very rapid Fly and the handsome vines on Broad way church had to be pruned Wed nesday. to keep the growth off tht brick work of, the church. Civil service examinations for mai carrier in Lyme North Stonington ant IJewett City will be held at Clinton
 Westerly and Norwich, respectively July 13 Women will be accepted dur ing the war for this work.
 The Foresters have expended anon: its members for benevolent purpose
 since it's organization in this city owe $1S0, ,000.-adv.
 | There yet remain twelve towns il the state not heard from at the offic of the state treasurer, with remit
 tances from town clerks of funds re lceived from the licensing, of dogs. Tn
 reports are 20 days overdue.
 At a dancing pageant given at MI St. Josephs Academy, Hartford, Tues day afternoon and entitled 'The Gift
 of Civilization" those taking part in
 cluded Miss Catherine Desmond an
 Miss Mary V. Driscoll, of Norwich. The pupils of West Town Stree Eschool are helping win the war contributing 10 pounds of tinfoi I (which. they have collected and take to the room of the Woman's Leagu The Falls school has donated fou pounds,
 \ Don't forget the dedication of tn honor roll board on Newent Conere gational church green. Sunday, Jur 8, at p. m. Tubbs' band Talente : | speakers.-adv.
 Il By a recent government order ( the New Haven road, mileage bool
 will have a one-year limit placed III
 lon them, something never done befor A book for 800 miles will cost $1 with a war tax of 8 per cent. or s1- additional.
 '.l A box turtle recently found in Nor
 Somers by Potter Harvey and Charl
 Heish. Boy Scouts, had the date IS
 and the initials 4. 5, K. carved on
 forty mine years ago, and sixtet |. years later the turtle was found al at 1886 was added.
 A collection taken in New Londc