Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-25
VARIOUS MATTERS

I 4.OA this evening.
 The moon is in It's last quarter at s.2b a. m. today, the 25th
 Order Thanksgiving Pies now from Mrs Berry, 12 Oak street--adv.
 The benches have ben removed from the city parks, which have been put in condition for the winter
 The four minute men of Connecticut will have their annual meeting at the Stratfield in Bridgeport Dec. 1T.
 There is a fresh outbreak of Spanish influenza in Ellington, mostly amon3 pupils of the Rockville High school.
 At Haddam Neck, Rev. G. G. ScriF- ener of Norwich, district silperinten- dent, preached in the Methodist church Friday evening.
 Possible European tourists are being informed that the state and war de- partments are not at present favorable to tourist travel.
 Quaker Hill Baptist young people are to provide leader for this (Mon- day) night at the Learned mission meeting in New London,
 Saturday at o'clock in St. Patrick's church a months mind high mass of requiem for Mrs. Alice Kelley was sung by Rev. J. IT. Frederick.
 The annual meeting of the Connec- ticut Valley Kindergarten association is to be held Saturday, Dec. ', at the Prince street school, New Haven.
 The closed season on most of the birds went on yesterday, Nov. 24th. Game this season has been scarce and not very profitable to the hunters.
 Norwich alumni of Wesleyan univer- sity learn that Is students and gradu- ates of the college have made the su- preme sacrifice during the war just ended.
 The Rockville woolen mills, which /, have, been on government work. have no civilian lines ready to show, and it will take at least so days, if not longer, tto get them ready.
 The resident membership in the state school for girls at Middletown at present is 220, and 100 more of the wards are out on parole in families all over the state, mainly in domestic ser vice.
 , Dealers in grain and flour, also the millers. are nearly back to normal as far as restrictions are concerned, and by the first of the year it is thought all restrictions will have been re- moved
 There will be informal exercises in the various schools on the afternoon l of Wednesday and then the schools | close until the following Monday morning for the usual Thanksgiving recess.
 The New London Playground asso- citation has decided 10 provide several skating ponds this year also to ask the war camp community service to take charge of the municipal Christ mas tree.
 l There is an average attendance of | % at the Monday and Friday evening classes at the Norwich Red Cross rooms, when instruction is given by a registered nurse in home hygiene and care of the sick.
 Town Clerk Charles s. Holbrook re- ceiYed his customary allotment of 30 1 copies of the governors Thanksgiving proclamation which were distributed {; to the Norwich clergymeu and were read in some of the churches Sunday
 In accordance with action recently taken by the faculties of Yale college and the Sheffield Scientific school, ex- ] aminatfons for entrance to the two tupdergraduate schools of the universi- 1 ty are to be held in New Haven Dec. 1 16 to 19.
 The official canvass of the votes cast for congressman. sheriffs, state sena ] tors and probate judges will be made at the state seeretarys office Wednes- day. The vote for state officers vii pe canvassed on the third Monday ir ] December.
 1 Sale of Christmas novelties by Mis-; Maud c, Buckingham, G6 Mckinley avenue. opening Monday, November 18th. and continuing daily unti Christmas. Hours a. m 10 D. m. two to 6 and to p. m. Articles froU 25 cents uD,-adY
 No action on the attitude of Con necticut liquor dealers towards nation wide prohibition as provided in tn bill signed by President Wilson vii be taken until the State Liquor Deal ers' association meets at New Havel next month.
 A letter has been received at Coven try from former Selectman Arthur J Nnton saying that he has landed overseas and is in the best Of health Mir. Vinton left as private. but wa promoted to sergeant soon upon land ing overseas
 The death occurred in a New Lon don hospital of Mrs. Bruce s, Gember ling, formerly of ToFringten. The bod , will be taken to Selins Grove. Pa. fo burial. She leaves her husband, wh is also ill at the New London hospi tai, and an infant daughter.
 The funeral of Vernie D, Clements wife of Frank w Barber, who died il Hartford Thursday after a short il ness, was held Sunday afternoon at
 o'clock at her home in MiddletoWr
 Mir, Barber was a former state super visor of schools in eastern Connecti
 cut
 James Smith has been appointe night car inspector at Saybrook Pein by L. M. Sheffield, caused by the ney eight hour law, and Is 8 new job Tn
 three men in charge could not cove
 the law unless by Setting overtiml . The extra man saves the railroad com pany over $40 week.
 James Shea of Willimantie who ha been in Hartford jail since Monday
 was released Friday under bonds C . $500 for appearance in the Unite f States court Dec. to answer to
 complaint which charges that he pro
 viaed men in the armed foEces of tn
 United States with liquor.
 At an enthusiastic meeting of tn
 farmers and dairymen of Woodbur
 last week to arrange for a four Ida
 college course for farmsr5 as an asr
 cultural extension from Storrs, speeis
 lectures were planned on dairying b D Prof. Rhea and on dairy foods b c Prof. Dorsey, both of Storrs.
 At the 2oth anniversary of Lad
 Washington chapter, Nc. 45, O. E. S
 of Middletown, observed Friday ever ing, one of the pleasing events was tf iafaction tO honorary rnennharrhjn
 Wood Latham of Neank grand worth
 matron of the grand chapter of Cor