Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-10

tnis evening.
 What sugar is obtainable in Nor wich is costing 12 cents per pound.
 Argo, just arrived. Osgood wharf, with fresh fish. ID. 25c. and upwards. adv.
 Subscriptions to the fourth Liberty loan in Holland today are s15,65o The quota is 10000.
 John Myers, a pupil at the Queary school in Preston. sent two pounds of tinfoil to the Red Cross rooms.
 As Columbus Day hears, a special ef- Iort will be made to secure Italian flags to fly with the Stars and Stripes.
 The pounds about Stonington are yielding good supply of chequet, herring, founders and a few mackerel.
 Farmers have been notified of a tractor demonstration at Judge c. H. Childs' at Woodstock, Friday at 10 a. m.
 So far the brilliant scarlet salvia and the hydrangeas growing in the grounds at the Central Fire Station have defed Jack Frost.
 Venus is still a morning star. It is rapidly approaching the sun and for the last few days of October it prob ably will not be visible.
 At the Abingdon town election Se- lectmen George Hicks, first, Jonas Danielson second, and Joseph Stod- dard, third. were elected.
 Hartford papers state that Mrs Elizabeth Battelle I.anman, widow of David T. Lanman, died Sunday at the Newton hospital, Newton, Mass. Burial will be in Norwich today.
 Charged with street walking. Viola Burr of Quaker Hill was brought be- fore the New London police court Tuesday and was fined S1O and com mitted to jail for 30 days
 The funeral of Edna Lawrence of Danbury, who died in Wil1imantic October s, was held in the Wooster Memorial chapel in Danbury Wednes- day at 2.S0 o'clock and was private.
 In order to stop the spread of influ- enza in Rockville the health officer Dr. Wright B. Bean. beginning Wed nesday morning, ordered saloons schools and ice cream parlors closed until further notice.
 During the past two weeks. funeral services at St. Joseph's Polish church, Cliff street. have averaged two a day the pastor, Rev. I, C. Maciejawski be- ing assisted by neighboring priests in singing the requiem masses.
 Merchants in Norwich comment on the fact that whereas in former years shoppers used to be flush with s bills, Saturday, now they are handing out S10 and $29 notes. indicative of the wages being paid here.
 E. Frank Morgan. elected Monday is 0T e s.1xs s-E sr-z New London city was incorporated by tho General Assembly in January 1874 Richard Law. the first mayor was chosen March 8. 1874.
 Hugh Fleck of Montowese. who I. superintendent for the Connecticut Paving company recently purchased the Alhertus Bruce place at Pomfret Landing and intends to make his home there within another month.
 The celebrs ton of Fire Prevention Day. which it has become customary to observe October 9th, the anniversary of the Chicago fire. was deferred un- til next month so as not to conflict with the Liberty loan campaign.
 The squashes raised this season or the farm of -Mr. and Mrs Latham Smith, at Gales Ferry. have grown Wltu dll ilGlT might III lne eItOTL IC help win the war and one shown yes. terday was a bulky sphere welgnlng 22 pounds.
 Saturday morning at o'clock. 1T Mantle, the new Liberty pole in hon. or of the East Lyme boys in the ser vice of Uncle Sam will be dedicated There will be a presentation of the national colors. The flag is given by the mothers of the boys.
 In q show window of the A. T. Oti, store Tn The Bulletin building, P W Latham, of Norwich Town. makes { fine exhibit from the Latham apiary 0 bees in the hive, comb and strained honey hanked by 21 ribbon prizes wo1 ct the Connecticut State Faig.
 The question of dividend for tn, New Haven road is expected to be de clded today (Thursday) when al answer will be returned, according t present expectations, to the New Ha ven's plea for extra reimbursement for it's use Of the New HaveD's prop critics.
 Connecticut may be called upon |, Furnish it's share of men now in non essential employment to help fill tn l labor shortage through the New Jer l GCy NAlIOSlOltb lilG OIu nance department states that the i'm mediate shortage is 139,G00 unskillet laborers.
 Norwich dentists have received wor that the dental ambulance purchase, 1 by the dentists of Connecticut for ser vice at the front has arrived in Franc and is now in use. The ambulance wa purchased at a cost of S6G00, wit the receipts of one days work con trfbuted by each dentist.
 | Windham County W. C. T. union have raised one hundred ant | twenty nine dollars for prohibition measures, sums received by the stat treasurer including, from Buel unior Canterbury s1, Central Village $2 Brooklyn s7, Ashford :, Danielson 8 Scotland s12. Scotland L. T. L., $7, an l Wiliimantic $50
 A former efficient telegrarher flo The Bulletin, George H. Poor, fo eleven years Associated Press operate
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 Schenectady office of the Knicker
 booker Press, succeeding Frank Ma guire, who goes to Albany