Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-19

cromweII.-G. B. Powers has been appointed explosive licensing agent for the town.
 enterbrook.-Richard Stannard has lost his faithful horse which has been in the family for 30 years.
 Chester.-Leet Brothers. who are noted for raising big hogs, killed two few days ago and the combined weight was 1,1G0 pounds.
 Hiqaanuh1.-A service flag for mem bers of the church and those who at- tended church that are in the service of the United States is to be placed in the Congregational church.
 Litchfield.-George H. Hunt, town clerk, has set an example that may well be followed by notaries public here and elsewhere. All his fees as notary public he sets aside and gives to the Red Cross. Waterbury.-April the following local young men will be ordained by Bishop Milan: John R. Quinn. St. Mar garet's parish; Francis Finn Immac- ulate Conception parish, and Patrick Mahoney, St. Patricks parish.
 Meriden. = Miss Rena Mccarthy, daughter of Police Officer J. J. Me- Carthy, won the scholarship prize of the class of 1918 of the Meriden High school. She is the youngest member of the class, being but 1T years of age. New Haven.-General Boucher of the French army, who is the official lec- turer for the Alliance Franchise will IL 1. r.fh hNTNkN | day, March 26, in Lampson lyceum. The lecture is to be illustrated and his subject will be The Battle of Yser. | Torrington.-The borough gang kas removed over TOO tons of rock .in wid . ening the road at the junction of Old Iitchfield and New Litchfield streets. This will represent one of the most | important Improvements that has been accomplished in Torrington for many | years.
 1 Danhury.-Woodcutters in the em- 1 ploy of the town fuel committee are still busy on the Reynolds tract in Miry Brook, cutting wood to stimulate l the local supply of fuel About 500 cords have been cut to date, but it is the intention of the fuel committee to ] continue cutting as long as possible
 PortIand.-Postmaste Daly has beer decorated with monstrous button 1 containing the slogan T sell thrift stamps. Ask mel" The button is about two inches in diameter and car
 be seen for some distance. Thrift
 stamp business is increasing every day
 at the lost postoff1ce, and already s1,500 worth have been sold.
 MiddIetown.-George N. Phelps hal
 two French 75 shells brought bacl from the front by his nephew, Philia Page, of Boston. The 75s arc the mos destructive of all the guns used bJ 1.-the French. they are of such a size a:
 to be handled quickly and are able t.
 be fired between 40 and 50 times rel
 minute. Mir. Page says that in on' sector they were as close toegtnor |.
 convenient in a row 10 miles iory, ar,
 all loading and firing continuously. st
 that the Huns had no time to shov
 their heads above the ground.
 Danbury.A"Today health is the com
 mon basis of business efficiency an
 education" declared Charles D. H;n
 of Hartford in a lecture last week be
 fore large audienae If teachers a
 the high school assembly hall. Mi I1ln6 OI the ale srrdtsSGle S,.'31Opl f2S; : ulty is delivering 2 sslr!cs Of lecture in Danbury. Mr. Hiua aa8d that if tn state is requiring compulsory e,ducatio l the state should provide fer the pupil l who are forced to go to school. I'll , nourished children in tha schools mus be fed by the state" aaid MT. Hin. advancing a progressive principle. , New Haven.--Judge Gilson in tn i probate court has refused to admit tn will of the late Edward H. C,ptle which disposes Of an estate of $7, 800 t his sisterin- law, Eleanor g. Taylor, o l the ground of invaiidity because it wa
 not signed by fhree witnesses. Th , legatee, submitting .he will for pro
 bate, contended that while it 5nicl
 not be in strict conformity vith tf
 requirements of the law, having onl
 two witnesses signed. it was drawn i the presence of a third witness, tll notary who administered the oath { the maker, but that his signature wa 3 not down because he had not bee
 asked to inscribe it. and the law re
 quires that each witness be asked 1 | sign