Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-31
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Norwich. Saturday. Aug. si. 1918
VARIOUS MATTERS
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| Septenlber morn is almost here. Light vehicle lamps at 7.55 this eve- I ming.
 Christmas is only IA shopping days away.
 The war profteer seems to be the prosperous, popular fellow. There are all sorts of investments, | but none better than in thrift stamps
 Town Clerk Charles S. Hoibrook has | issued twenty eight marriage licenses this month.
 It promises to be a real d-fash- toned Sunday. as before the advent of | the motor vehicle.
 Connecticut housewives are sure to | can more than the allotted 5,000,O00 I quarts of fruits and vegetables before 1 the season closes.
 l Why not call the American troops "Smashies?" They seem to smash everything where the go.-The Sub marine Base Journal.
 A special display of hats, latest fall and winter styles. trimmed and un- trimmed. A Broadway. Mime. Four nier.-adv.
 Enemy aliens, desiring to become citizens of the United States must make application to the president and must have his approval before the ap- plieation is allowed.
 1 Attorney Frank D. Haines retired on Friday as state attorney for Mid dlesex county and assumed a place on the superior court bench. succeed ing Judge Milton A. Shumway. | Notices have been sent out to nomi- nees on the democratic state ticket for a meeting in New Haven Septem- Der 1, at which Thomas I. Speliacy, nominee for governor. will speak. The fftythird annual reunion of the Second Connecticut volunteers, Heavy artillerye Originally the Nine teenth Connecticut volunteers infan- try) will be held in Waterbury, Sep tember Il.
 In the future, cities can plan no road changes involving an expendi- ture by the railroads to cost more than $500 without taking it up with the railroad administration headquarters in Washington.
 If Chinese. aliens were liable to draft there would be depletion of help in Chinese restaurants. as well as in . those conducted by Americans. There is hardly ever any loss without some gain, somewhere.
 An aeroplane maneuvered and prac- ticed firing off Ocean beach, Friday afternoon, for couple of hours One of these air machines are liable to dc stunts high up above the country from grounds next week.
 Fifteen special mechanics visited tht ,lY. NJ C. A, Thursday afternoon or their way from Minneapolis Minn., t New London, where they will be sta , toned at the submarine base, stat pier, and Coast Guard school.
 Commissioner, Of Motor Vehicle! Robbins B. Stoecilel has made an ap peal to Connecticut motorists to ob serve the request of the federal fue administration not to use their car for Sunday pleasure trins. E Loo. For Brooks Tent at Nor wich fair. Famous Turkey and Roas Beef Dinners. CGterer at all big Nev England fairs. for twenty years.-adI Complaint is made that drivers o \ motor -busses between New London and Norwich plug along regardless 0 \ the rights of others, and do not turl out for the convenience of other driv CTS, than do the trolley cars. The semi annual meeting of the Ma ! tional Association of Cotton ManI lecturers, which is to be held at tn Copley Plaza hotel Boston, Oct. 1T IS and 19. promises meeting of un usual interest and importance.
 Agents of the United States burea of markets are making a strenuou effort to unearth half a million bas kets that are stored away in pan tries, attics and cellars in the fou principal cities in Connecticut. Fl Highway Commissioner Bennett i sCer NtpaTA r@e +I- s1 authorities of Fairfield county in re ducing the number of prisoners fo work on highways to fifteen. Ne7 \ London. county furnishes none. In some cities of the state the de livery of coal to households has bee . restricted to one-half oe the coal sup . ply for the winter, where more tha
 eight tons were usually ordered, tn
 dealers in those cities being so ia
 behind in the delivery of their order
 In Connecticut dogs outnumbe
 sheep four to one. according to Gem
 missioner of Domestic Animals JamE
 NJ. Whittlesey. There are only abot
 1S,000 sheep in the state. and If
 were not for the risk of ravages | y dogs there would be several times { : many.
 sr Some bright chap writes: And a
 candidates on the state tickets al
 to be interviewed concerning the
 view on suffrage too before electio , Get ready, boys!" No use. It's simp - Roraback. mp in Canaan. He didn t. know n thing about suffrage.
 what's the use?
 From present indications there
 going to be merry little discussic
 at the coming meeting of the w;
 terbury board of education when u
 commissioners are likely to discu
 the advisa bility of permitting teacl
 CTS, who have Enarried soldiers or sai
 ors, to continue as instructors - Cattle Commissioner Whittlesey n
 been notified of the destruction
 twelve sheep by dogs in East Hadda
 belonging to Joseph Jeffrey. IT
 town will compensate the owner
 the sheep for his, loss and the sta
 will reimburse the town for |
 amount which it pays MT. Jeffrey.
 Collector of Internal Revenue Jam - J. Walsh stated that the last of t =I blanks for the capital stock retur . are being sent out and that they a
 returnable by September 30. He al
 emphasized the fact that owing
 an extension of time in filing of the
 blanks, remittances of the tax
 should accompany these blanks.
 Another complication has arisen
 connection with the administration
 the soldier vote. The office of the se
 retary of the state has received SC
 eraI ballots. which had. been open
 before they reached the office.
 seems that some of the soldiers ha
 mailed their ballots to their hom
 instead of to the secretary's office
 The chaplain-in chief of the famc
 French Blue Devils, Rev Jules (