Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-23

tI was CldNHAS e11 4Giu AH tIS Sbo''- A few extra cars on the -ATcntV.E2 line were run on the haf hoN~5 f.tl' afternoon to take care of t..c iip- / traffic.
 Nearly 100 young men from about the state have enrolled for merchant marine service at the New Haven bureau.
 For convenience of patrons, the Otis library has prepared new list of magazines and newspapers currently received.
 Considerable clear water in the har- bor indicates how quickly the ice would disappear after a few days of sun and fog.
 Although the stores made up for heatless Mondays by keeping open on the holiday, bad weather prevented much business.
 Friday at the Red Cross room many workers were busy preparing absorb ent pads, 500 of which each month have been asked for.
 A large shipment of the new san itary sock yarn containing absolutely no dye has just been received at The Yarn Shop, IT Cliff street.-adv.
 The Waterbury American mentions that Dr. M. D. Riordan, who has been in that city for the past five years, is to locate in Willimantic.
 Men, hear address on "Slackers" by L. o. Gates at '. M c. A. tomorrow at 3.30.-adv.
 Many householders who devoted the morning hours of the holiday Friday to shopping for coal had their applica- tions turned down by the dealers.
 The end of heatless Mondays will be welcomed in the general stores in the suburbs, which in most cases are supply depots for wide territory. Canterbury (Buell w. c. T. un- l ion) members all take to each meet ing their knitting for the Red Cross, l in which the union has 42 members. Special open meeting of the Polish CTS Union at Eagles Hall. Sunday af- teronon at 2.30 o'clock.-adv. Charles Swann, who went suddenly | insane at his boarding place, TOT Main street, New London, Tuesday, was committed to the Norwich State hos pital Friday.
 The sound having opened. Norwich fish men were able to offer Friday new sea trout, new blues and South Carolina shad, the last selling at 55 cents per pound. l A. w. Buchanan Of Mansfield agent | of the state board of education, was ! in Norwich Thursday and issued 6 number of certificates entitling chil- dren to go to work.
 Already about 100 machines art
 humming at the big Marlin Rockwle
 Norwich plant, turning out the won.
 derful new aeroplane gun invented by
 Hugh H. Rockwell
 The Yarn Shop announces spe.
 ciaI sale of high quality army ant
 navy yarn with exceptional prices fo
 Friday and Saturday.-adv. A. c. Latham camp, s. of V. of Mys
 tic, will have a service flag with fou
 stars, that number of its members be
 ing in service. They include Norri
 Ryley, formerly of Norwich.
 At Mystic, the employees of tn
 RoSsie Velvet company have been al
 lowed to cut wood on MT. Rossie' property in payment of a low pric
 per cord and are taking full advan
 tage of the generous offer. Some of the New York papers ar
 featuring letters firm Poultney Bige
 low, Norwich Free Academy, '73, de claring that for over five years he ha
 been predicting that Germany had he eye on America, as the war ha
 proved. According to the Hartford Times Col w. H Hall appeared before Gov
 ernor Holcomb Tuesday to recommen
 the appointment of George Siswick o
 Stafford as Holland county com1nis
 sioner, to succeed John c. Wightman resigned
 Poultry fanciers are finding tha some of their choicest birds hay
 frozen combs or wattles as the resul . of the recent intense cold. A Norwicl [ chicken raiser recommends a mixtur of vaseline, gfycerine and turpentin for the trouble.
 Seventy-six applicants for the plac  the state highway department wi
 take the examinations today (Satur
 day). This is said to be the larges class of applicants for this appoint ment on record.
 In the suit of the United State against the Central Vermont Railwa
 company, judgment was entered in tn United States court for the govern
 ment to recover $200 and costs becaus
 two brakemen were found workin
 more than 16 consecutive hours. A delegation from St. Patricks Ho1 Name society, Alexander Jordan pres ident, visited the home of Mauric Council on Summit street Friday even
 ing, uniting in prayers for the repos
 of his soul and offering expressions ( confidence to the bereayed family.