Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-11

VARIOUS MATTERS

sf V Y | Light vehicle lamps at 7.5s o'clock this evening.
 New London aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles, is to. dedicate a service fiag May 4.
 5 The quota of bonds of the third Liberty loan for the town of North Stonington is $11,600.
 A. house to house canvass is being made in Bolton to secure the $7,ooO Liberty loan allotment.
 Some of the local organizations are busted making May baskets for com ing social affairs and sales.
 Next. Sunday in the Norwich dis trict will be the last Sunday before the annual Methodist conference.
 The class in surgical dressings at the Red Cross room Wednesday eye ming was in charge of Miss Osgood.
 Real spring weather must be on the way, since reports come of gypsy bands on their moves about the state.
 In sheltered places in some gardens rhubarb stalks are nearly as far ad- yanced as following an ordin ny win ter.
 New millinery store. latest style tri1nmed and sport hats, popular prices. Mime. F'ournier. A Broadway. adv.
 The government is sending out fewer free seeds than usual this spring as they are too precious .o risk hay ing them wasted.
 The committee in Holland to solicit for the Liberty loan Is composed of I. Tilden Jewett, Rev B. r. Case and Mrs. Samuel Simpson.
 Friday evening at the Odd Fellows hall in Groton. a victory rally is to be held under the auspices of tHe state council of defense.
 One well patronized Norwich restau- rant, handicapped by inability to se- cure help. has announced that it will serve no more Sunday dinners. The heirs of the estate of the late Mrs. Dwight Doolittle have been in Norwich from New Haven, removing the furniture, etc., from the DoolittIe home, on Church street.
 Annual assembly of Franklin Coun- e!l, No. ., R. & s. M., will be held at Masonic Temple tonight at 7.9o. Elec- ton of officers and reports for past year.-adv.
 A student at Norwich Art school, Miss Katherine Mallett, of this city, | exhibits two beautiful book covers in color design al the Wanamaker show in Philadelphia;
 A volume which is calculated to set tie many disputes and reply to many queries has recently been acquired by the Otis Library. Bank and Public Holidays Throughout the World"
 It is claimed that in Coventry very few chickens are being matched this spring. Some poultrymen who have katched from 800 to 1000 chickens iu other seasons are not matching any this year.
 ] Local druggists continue to receive notification from the manufacturers o1 druggists supplies that orders are be- ing filled only as such orders do not interfere with filling contracts for the l government.
 | License your dogs in the towr clerks office now. Female dogs $10.25 male and spayed dogs $125. One dol l lar extra after May. 1st-adv.
 Some of. the, most patriotic, thougf unrecorded, work is being done thi. term by teachers in suburban schools who under many difficulties influence nil fO %loos., sales of thrift stamps. (
 At the common council meeting il Rockville Tuesday night, Fred c. Ness republican, was elected to fill the un expired term of Councilman Charles r. Ledke, of the second ward wht died few weeks ago.
 The extent to which the state mo tor vehicle department is engaged il enforcing the motor vehicle laws i indicated by the fact that last Sun day over sixty arrests were made ol various highways of the state.
 So far, Postmaster John P. Murph, of Norwich has received but one .srnai sack of government seeds from Sena tor Brandegee and these have beel distributed. He is hoping for anothe sack soon from Congressman Richar P. Freeman
 Of a former Methodist pastor il Norwich the April White Ribbon Ban ner says: Rockville has met with
 great loss in the death of Rev. J. H James. so long known and loved b our white ribbon women. 1Servan of God, well done
 The IS members of the children class at Norwich Art school, from
 fund raised by a little entertainmen in December. have adopted Frenc orphan, the child of an artist, and hay
 prepared a box of clothing to be for
 warded to their charge.
 Mentioned among, new members t the Connecticut Prison Associatio A are, from Plainfeld, Rev. Arthur " i i Barwiek, Alice Bradford. Mrs. G. I Cooper, Ruth Inglis, W. P. Lathrol
 Mrs. Ethel Lyon, Alfred Pratt, Ma
 A. Rollins, Alfred Winson. In three crates donated by the Plaut H Gladden. company over 1000 garment
 contributed to the Norwich Red Cros E for destitute Be1gians, packed undt direction of Mrs. Edmund W. Perkin are ready to be forwarded by freigl