Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-27
VARIOUS MATTERS


 The Laurel Glen, mill is so rushed with orders that 1t will be necessary to run night and day.
 The state meeting of the Wofran's Home Missionary union Is to be held at New Haven Afarch sth.
 The Girl Scouts held e. meeting on Tuesday afternoon at AIS in the Hugh Henry Osgoed Memorial, Park church
 The executive committee of the Connecticut State Firemen's associa- tion held meeting in Hartford Tues day.
 The Holy Name society of St. Pat ricl1's parish has requested a mass to- day for deceased members of the or- ganization.
 We give free lessons during the en- knitted garment. The Yarn Shop. 1T Cliff St-adv.
 Supt. c. B. Jennings reports that the school children of New London have purchased to date 25.382 thrift stamps. These were bought by 6,345 children.
 A Norwich pessimist claims that there was just as promising a stretch of near spring weather as this, preced- ing the big blizzard of March 13-14. 1888, thirty years ago. t-
 At North 4Stonington, the century old residence of Dr. F. c. Pierce, two miles north of the village, on the Wy assup Pond road, was burned to the ground duging last Wednesday night. open Wednesday, Thursday and Fri day evening until o'clock to receive personal taxes.-adv..
 The whirlwind at the Wauregan cor ner all day Tuesday was the most vio- lent in years. Several persons were blown against nearby buildings, as facing the gale was extremely exhaust ing.
 Connecticut Advent church delegates attended the Sunday school and Loyal Workers convention of the Connect cut and Southwestern Massachusetts conference held recently at Springfield, Mass.
 The mild weather of Monday was appreciated by the tobacco men in Holland county, for it enabled them to complete the stripping of the tobacco they took down during the warm spell last week.
 It is said that strangers coming to Norwich are having difficulty in eecur- ing rooms, since many householderS will not guarantee to keep rooms heat l ed until the fuel situation is more satisfactory.
 1 At a meeting of the membership of l Trinity Methodist church to be held March z the question of changing l from the pew renting system to an undivided weekly offering system will be discussed.
 Five per cent was added to ali wa- ter bills remaining unpaid January 10th. Fifty cents was added to the same bills remaining unpaid January l 3efh One dollar was also added to the same bills remaining unpaid February 2eth, 1912.--adv. '
 Al present there are three patients in the new isolated room for men at thes Norwich state tuberculosis sana- torIuIn. Delay in installing the heat ing system holGs up completion of tle worneD's rccru.
 F. o. Woodward, manager of Fair lCiew O9d Fellows home was injured recently by the corn cutting machine, losing half of the first finger of his right hand. He received treatment q. the Memorial hospital
 Tn the suburbs, the roaGa ane dei6s arc strewa with branches snd twigs. fences are down.. sh;ngles and shut ters blown from houses and soma chignneys are damaged as ths result 0. yesterdays high winds.
 The weather at Fort yTriefit has been good the past few days and the itroops are drilling again without their overcoats. The sound is still taznn,ed with ice, but the boats manage to get through from the mainland.
 Last Sunday the housekeeners whc attended the Central Baptist church , services were urged to be sure to taks home food conservation cards ,whicf were distributed, to use them and tc bring them back next Sunday. The government stations and ship: which were ordered to step purchasing l CCI LStAIi NNpH E1SstQ LflS IlInt the investigation began as to the ru
 mored mercury in it have again begun buying it, according to governmen orders.
 For defying the police court an, Ignoring his probation obligations, Ar
 thur Doggart of Talcottville was sen tenced to the state inebrfate farm il
 Norwich for two years by Judge Johl
 E. Fahey in the Rockville court Mon
 day morning.
 Nurseryynen hereabouts claim tha
 the fact that people have had to re
 sort to wood for fuel has been tn
 cause of many trees being cut tha woEid otherwise be left standing an, used for shade trees, so that nurser,
 stock will be planted instead. : Sufficient coal continues to arrive a \ the plant of the Norwich Gas an, Electric company to provide for dail needs. The quality of the gas sup piled Is improved, housewives who us it finding that it is not all odor, a
 was the case few weeks ago. The attention of The Bulletin ha