Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-11

Monday morning there was a high mass of requiem for John McKenna, uncle of the pastor, Rev. J. J. Elty. MT. McKenna's body was taken to Wiusted for burial.
 Queen Quality Team Coming.
 Although the Putnam team lost. 4 to 3. to the 502 infantry team of Camp Devens, Manager McDermott said Monday that he felt we'll pleased with the game. He has arranged to bring the famous Queen Quality team of Boston here for next Sundays game. This is the team that holds the semi professional championship of New England and which defeated Putnam to 0 last season in a 10-inning game.
 The Parent Teachers association is to hold a meeting Wednesday evening at the high school hall.
 At St. Mary's parochial school a class is being prepared for. sgradua- tion. A number of the pupils in the class will pursue higher courses of study.
 Miss Elizabeth Child will have the members of the Kings Daughters at her home for a meeting Wednesday afternoon.
 Grange in WheatIess Class. Members of the grange at Thompson have gone on record as favoring the plan being so widely adopted through out the state of going without wheat for a period of 40 days. Other granges in this section will take similar action. In this connection it is interesting to note that there are a number of small | fields of wheat now growing in Wind ham county and the crop. promises we'll
 Never Received 0uestionnaire. Attention of the local board has been called to the fact that Mike Bell, who l registered here a year ago this month, but who afterwards left here, is at Hopewen, Va, and wants to set him | self right, as to filling out a question naire, which he says he never re- ceived. This was due to the fact that 1 Bell was travelling and did not keep the local board advised as to his ad- 1 dress. He is not the Mike Bell who became involved ins a government ae- tion against plotters in western state. i Complain of Neglected Highways. 1 Motorists are beginning to complain that state highways in this section are not getting much attention this sum ner and that as result they are be- coming very rough and hard on tires l This is due, it is believed, to the shortage of labor and the high cost of 1t, but the state is exacting the same registration fee as usual and the car | owners feel that the state, in turn should at least ..patch up'' the roads for the seasons travel.
 Republicans in all the towns here 1 abouts will be in session Wednesday at caucuses called to name delegates to the party's state convention to be held in Hartford later in the month for the purpose of nominating candi- dates for state offices and also to nafns delegates to the congressional and
 county conventions.
 I Hartford Judge to Address Eiks. Hon. A w Creadon, police court I judge of. the city of Hartford, is to be
 the speaker at the Flag day exercise:
 that are to be held here Friday by Putnam lodge of Elks. Flag day alsC
 will be observed in the schools of tht city.
 Church Bells Ring at Noon. The ringing of 'the church bells O.
 the city at noon, to direct the atten-
 tion of the busy multitude to prayer
 has been established in an impressiv,
 way in this city. This is a war inno,
 vation that has seemed strange t; many, but it is generally agreed tha
 the practice is a splendid one, anC
 that daily the thoughts of many usu ally occupied with other things art
 directed to spiritual things and man,
 prayers are being offered for speed!
 and victorious peace.
 Appeals are still being made in tfi.
 district for volunteers for the merchan
 marine. Men are wanted as coal
 passers and water tenders, the place.
 being open to men of draft age, bu
 no registrant who is in Class 1 and i. listed as ready for general service cal l be permitted to enlist in the merchan
 marine.
 Completes Government Auto Course Leo Delisle of this city has receive, a diploma for having completed tcourse of instruction at the Parke
 Memorial school in Boston, to whicl several registrants from this distric
 were sent to take special courses il l automobile repairing and other specia
 vocational work Jeremiah Doyle, als
 at the school, is we'll advanced in hi
 course which he will complete soon. | Food Conservation Discussed. , A nepen meeting of Putnam grang } was held Monday evening, at whicl time, during the lecturers hour. Foo Conservation was the topic discussed } The result of this meeting will be tha } there will be a greater conservation o } wheat among the members of tn 5 grange here. There was a musica program at the meeting.