Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-08


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 The fourth quarterly conference of the Crystal Lake c. E. church has just been held at the church by Rev. George G. Scrivener of Norwich.
 To the meeting of Mashapaug Lake grange this week members were in- vited to bring popcorn or apples for a "ffteen minutes for refreshments" period.
 Men! Send in your name today for Father & Son supper at the "Y."-adv.
 The arrival of 14 tons of coal for the Groton power house has simpllfied the lighting problem. This amount of fuel will keep up electricity for at least two days.
 As one wholesale house in Norwich received 10000 pounds of sugar Thurs day, most of the retailers were able to sell their customers one and two pound lots.
 Miss Ruth Breckenridge of 2s Elm street is to entertain the Camp Fire Girls of the Second Congregational church at their ceremonial meeting this evening.
 Fishermen say it is almost impossi- ble to get cells owing to the thickness of the ice. Ice on the coves where the fish are most plentiful is said to be "A inches thick.
 Norwich pupils at Willinantic Nor nal school will have a double holiday next week, since the school is to be closed on Monday as well as Tuesday, Lincoln's day.
 For the first time since the winter of 1S57 ", Wilcox, th@ caretaker of Mystic Island, walked from the island to the north dock in the Noank ship yard this week.
 Insepite of some grumbling. Norwich train service south continues about as it has been in other years, and fully adequate to meet travel requirements during the winter season.
 Fairfield county leads the state in the matter of formation of official war bureaus in response to the call Of the state couicil of defense Holland county. with one is the last in the list. 'r
 With the mercury above 40 degrees yesterday, 1t was possible to clear walks of snow and ice and in some places there was the welcome sight of bare ground, for the first time in months.
 The Parish House Association meets at 9.30 today in the Parish House. The new. trench songs will be sung by a double quartette directed by Mrs. Chas. Tyler Bard and Dr. BunnelI will talk on Life in the Trenches. ."-adv. At the Broadway church Thursday evening the prayer meeting topic was 4, Sober Nation, suggested by the Connecticut Temperance union in view of the national prohibition amendment pending.
 The ice in the dump, a body of water situated between Groton Long Point and Mumford's Cove railroad bridges of the New Haven road, has been found by actual measurement to be 24 inches thick.
 The Bartlett Reef lightship after being lowed to her station off New 1 London twice within week, has beer again forced from her location and carried with the ice nearly to the North Dumpling. Reports coming in from Red Cross auxiliaries in suburban towns are wonderful records of patriotism and faithfulness on the part of womer and many children during the trying weeks of an exceptionally hard winter The Danbury soldiers with Battery F, 5sth motor artillery. at For Wright, are quarantined at present There is nothing serious the matter I with the men, it is announced, but they will be in quarantine for ter days.
 ! At the fourth annual meeting of thu Connecticut Trapshooters' association held in Bridgeport Monday, with tht 1 delegates from the different clubs al guests of the Seaside Gun club, tn. dates for the state shoot at New Ha, ven were fixed. July 1S and 20. George E. Sykes of Rockville ant California has received a commissio, as captain in the aviation section O the signal corps. He has left for tn, training camp at Millington, Tenn Some time ago Mir. Sykes purchased large ranch in Orchard Hill, 'Pycinu county, Call.
 In the dusty attic of New London
 building Jonathan Starr of Terryvilh and New York, seventh Jonathan ii
 direct line in the Starr family. haI stumbled upon the old order desk uset
 by his great-great- grandfather whe,
 the stars were in the East India an, ! The postal employees of Connecticut
 including clerks and carriers, are anx
 iously waiting for the passage of th Madden bill now before congress. .wbicl
 provides for an increase of 10 per cen,
 In salary. to last during the war an
 s0 days after peace has been declare
 by the president.
 The line of applicants for hard coa
 that formed jn the courthouse corrido
 ehortiy after o'clock Thursday morn
 ing was headed by two wideawalS
 housewives. who took camp stool
 along, and after o'clock were re .warded by getting orders good for quarter of ton each. The Thursday afternoon meeting q
 the Catholic Woman's club, for Re
 Cross sewing, was held at the hona of Mrs. Nelson Disco, on Broadway
 14 attending. and the president, MT,
 Frank T. Sylvia, presiding. In th evening the club held a business meet ing at the Halle club rooms. --------------