Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-11
VARIOUS MATTERS

VANkOlh9 MA | ! EkNO Copper beeches about town are in full leaf.
 Light vehicle lamps at SPA o'clock this evening.
 The town of North stonington ex- ceeded it's Liberty loan quota by $4,4o0, raising s16,ooO.
 Most of the Sunday schools will hold special exercises for Mothers day tomorrow.
 W. M. G. Angerrnan of Rockville was in the list of slightly wounded in the war report on Thursday.
 White and purple lilacs are blooming so rapidly that the blossoms will be gone before Memorial day.
 Sunday afternoon vespers at St. Patrick's church will be resumed to- morrow for the summer season.
 Walter Curtis of Eastern Point has been missing for two weeks, and his wife fears that he may never return.
 It is probable that the Shore Line
 
 extra summer schedule cars before the last of May.
 At Lords Hill, John W. Lord has carted a large amount of kelp from the beach, where it was washed in by the recent storm.
 The first horse chestnut tree about town to show blossoms is that at the residence of MT. and Mrs. IN. D. Sevin on Church street.
 There was meeting of the Con necticut Hotel Mems association at the Winthrop hotel, Meriden. Friday noon. About 15 members were present. Miss Florence Grant of Rocky Hill has enlisted as a yeoman in the United States navy and expects to leave for New London soon to begin her new work. Twenty young women will motor from Hartford to give kitchen con- cert in the town of Hebron this .(Sat- urday) evening for the benefit of the Red Cross.
 Constant and excellent work for the Norwich Red Cross is being done by l the patriotic women of Greeneville | Congreg gational church under direction of Mrs. Sarauei Lathrop.
 This is Self Denial week for the Salvatiou Army, to aid the mission in China. Capt. and Mrs. R. Jewell of i 8 Rock street, Norwich. have to raise ! SIC, but SC far have only $30.
 Of Miss Florence Sauer of Norwich, | who died ir Stratford, the Middletown i Press said: During her residence in Middletown Miss Sauer made many friends who regret to learn of her death.
 A hint for 6 war meal is given by the Ston;ngton Mirror, which, noting that buckles have appeared in the borough stores. adds "They are just as good eating as ever, and with johnny cakes make a delicious meal" Of a former Norwich man the Westerly Sun says: Dr. F. I. Payne of Granite street is driving a new Ford runabout. This is not the first time the doctor has owned and driver a filvver. In fact, he was one of the first Ford owners in town.
 Of the 16S towns in Connecticut Trumbull has the smallest per capita sales of thrift stamps and wal, savings | certificates reported. The average there is only cents. Ashford, 1T Windham county, did not do much bet ter, averaging only f cents.
 Additional summer trains on certain branches will be run beginning Sun day, May 12, for the accommodation o those who desire to go to the short and return Sunday, according to al announcement of the New York, Nev Haven and Hartford railroad.
 Valuable aid is being given the Nor | wich Red Cross by Capt. and Mrs , Richardson Jewell of the Salvation ] Army, who have lined fully 25 of tn 7 big packing cases, which must b ) waterproof and which work has to b . done with military exactness. . The Blakely silk mill at Mystic un ) der the supervision of Supt. Charle : B. Heath has many recent innovations among them a dining room grocer
 store ice cream fountain and librar of 2,000 books, a registered nurse als |, a sanitary inspector to look after tn health of the employees.