Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-21
VARIOUS MATTERS

State Comptroller Morris c. Web- ster is a creditor to the amount Of SIP, ,53S in the bankruptcy estate Of Louis Block, the Harwinton farmer.
 A battleship gray touring car from New London attracted some attention Tuesday afternoon, especially as the occupants were not all naval officers. A new departure in hotel manage ment in .Danbury has been instituted at the Hotel Green. by the engage ment of Miss Helena Liddell as clerk. Miss Mary Lester. who has been a member of the Wellesley college far merette unit. has returned to her home here after spending the summer in cultivating the soil.
 Mrs. Joseph c. Drum, who is do- ing the publicity work for Luna Park, perwoman before she took up public ity work in New York.
 Automobile tours right here in Con necticut afford all the scenery neces- sary and equals that you travel thous- ands of miles to witness and pay elaborately for at that.
 Railroad employees now under fed eraI control were told that the pub live be pleased' is to be the policy of the railroads and that courtesy must be the rule in handling travellers.
 As the result of a freight wreck at Leet's Island on the Shore Line divi- sion of the New Haven road shortly before noon Tuesday, two trains of that division were routed via Middletown.
 Brown backed spiders are appear ing by the thousand in the cottages at Fairfie:,' beach and webs can be found spun in the corners of dining rooms, he'd rooms and on the porch
 Warning to young girls to be watch ful of the acquaintanceships they make with soldiers has been issued by the war and navy departments com missions on training camp activities
 Mrs John H. Flagler is opening hel beautiful country house, North Brook Farm, Greenwich, Connecticut. eor ( meeting of the National Committee or Prisons and Prison Labor, on Satur- day afternoon, September 7th.
 Miss Katherine Alice Ford anc Lieutenant F. Judson Moore wert married Monday morning at o'clocl at St. Josephs church New Haven the ceremony being performed by Rev R. T. NTorrissey, of Voluntown. Dr. E. T. Sherman Of Springfield has just returned from his -summe vacation spent in his country hom at Grotos Long Point. Mrs. Sher man and the rest of the family vii not return until late in September
 Rev Joseph J. Frederick. a curat in St. Peter's church. Hartford wi | leave today for Camp Zachary Taylor Louisville. Kentucky. to enter tn chaplains' training school He wa born in Arsolia and ordained in June 1907.
 Miss E. Claire Donahoe, daughte of Judge D. J. Donahoe. of Middle l town, and q graduate of Trinity col lege, Washington. in the class of 191' i has enlisted as yeowoman in tn navy and has begun her duties at Ne' London.
 Charles A. Van Vie. who returne recently to Branford from the Nor l wich sanatorium, had the misfortun to fall in New Haven Monday, 'sus taining a fractured leg. He was re moved to the New Haven hospital fc treatment.
 i President Elmer H. Ravens. the Bridgeport board of educatio says there will be no out of tow teachers appointed in the local pull lie schools until all the Bridgepo Normal school graduates have bee taken care of with positions.
 Final arrangements are being con pleted for sectional meetings Of u political workers of the Connection Woman Suffrage association. EaG county will hold a special meetin which will be attended by a deIeg; tion from the state headquarters. The Memorial and Lawrence hosp tals of New London are to merge ar both combined may equal the efficienc of the Backus hospital. The navy h; taken over the plant of the Memori hospital and funds of the institute may be used in the construction of maturity ward on the Lawren grounds.
 Senator Charles c. Hemeway. ma
 aging editor of the Hartford Po formerly reporter on the New Lond Day, signed fifty seven checks Tue
 day, for amounts ranging from $4
 $50 for the relief of the families
 soldiers and sailors, from funds of t
 committee appointed for that work Statewide appreciation of t
 work of the Boys Working Reser
 in Connecticut is being expresst
 Secretary of Labor W. B. Wilson h = expressed his admiration of t
 work of the boys of this count
 who have given their summer ho
 days to farm work to help with t
 war.
 At a melting of local grocers Hartford, each of the ten groct 8 present selected eleven names frt
 the list of 230 grocers in the city a = planned to make a canvass until
 have pledged themselves to follow ( ' ' the newly proposed plan of curtaili
 deliveries to one a day and of setti r limited time for the exchange
 purchased goods.
 The petition of the ConnectiC
 company for permission to inst
 new cars on it's lines has been a
 proved by the public utilities co = mission. The cars are of two , signs. Ore of the designs, known
 ''the one-man passenger car" Y
 seat thirty two persons. and has
 prepaying platform. By one m
 is meant only one official on the
 and he will be the motornan. 2 Robert R. Reilly, son of forn ? Congressman Thomas L. Reilly,
 Meriden. has received his commiss
 as second lieutenant in the army = brother, Louis J., well known as
 former newspaperman in this stf
 is a chief boatswain's mate in
 naval reserve. Arthur E. J., is man;
 ing editor of the New Britain Hers Id formerly in consular service in Rus
 A daughter. Miss Agnes Reilly, is
 yeoman and stationed in New L,
 don.