Norwich bulletin., 1918-04-17
VARIOUS MATTERS

OEuOOl QupAlS al v CO1tC AltlA6 DOOh6 ar the library in preparation for Ar- or and Bird Day essays, Friday next. A Fort Terry soldier. Vincent Kel- ay. one of the Torrington boys in the erVtce of Uncle Sam. who went home n a ftIrlough. is ill with scarlet fever. The total contributions to the (niphts of Columbus war fund in this tate amount to about $365, 900, State Deputy William J. Mulligan arl-s lounczs.
 The pastor of the Central Baptist ,hurch. Rev. A. F. Purkiss is to de- iver a special series of sermons on he war in the light of the teachings # Christ.
 An anniversary requiem high mass or the repose of the soul of Marceile 3oisson was sung in St. Patrick's ;hurch at s o'clock Tuesday. by Rev. Peter J. Cuny.
 Somerset Lodge, M. M. degree. this 
 Nameaug Engine company of New London is to observe the sixty eighth anniversary of it's organization at the engine house on Masonic street on Thursday evening.
 Tn the superior court for Holland county, suit for divorce has been en- tered by Elizabeth Nutland of Bolton vs. Walter Nutland of Vernon, on the ground of desertionH
 Mantle residents, Mir. and Mrs. Marcus D, Bush, Mrs Georgianna Le Count and Miss Marjorie Tebbutts, have left for Tryon, N. C.. where they will spend several months.
 A session of the Connecticut Swed- ish Sunday School association is to be held with the Swedish Inmaf1uel Congregational church of Danbury next Saturday and Sunday.
 The annual meeting of the Con necticut Swedenborg association is tc be held in Center church house, New Haven, Thursday. Rev. c. E. Ritter of Springfield, Mass, will speak.
 Bishop William Lawrence. chairman of the war fund commission of tht EDlSCOpdl ueo 6PPSAAI0 IO SAAN members of the Episcopal church tt subscribe to the third Liberty loan.
 The emergency board in Hartford il considering the matter of givinl Rockville Home Guard company bu as the appropriation is all used up 1 will have to be taken up as an emer gency measure.
 Hartford papers stated Tuesday tha Dr Edward F. Sullivan has been ap pointed resident physician at tn Norwich state sanatorium. He wa formerly in the United States servic in South Carolina.
 License your dogs in the tow clerks office now. Female dogs $l0.2' male and spayed dogs SIPS. One dol lar extra after May 1st-adv.
 In the parlors of the First Baptis church, New London, Sunday after noon at ? o'clock. Miss Annie Brow of Stonington and William L. Benso of Thornton, Ind, were married Rev. c. R. McNaIly.
 By a typographical error Tuesda | it was stated that the women's dou ble quartet from Norwich is to sin French songs at the war rally F'itchville, Friday night. The singer are to give trench songs. | The Connecticut hen seems to doing her bit to keep up the high co of living, and continues such slacl CT as to keep eggs comparative scarce and their prices wavering b, tween 50 and 60 cents per dozen.
 Notification has been received .. Connecticut that the annual Associa Council of the National Society, Uni cd States Daughters of 1872. will held at Washington, D. C., openiI with a reception Monday evening.
 The news of the death of Edwa ] H. Tibbits of Boston, formerly of No wich, brought forth many expressio of sorrow on the part of friends
 Windham, of which town MT. Tibbi was a native and where he was a fir quent visitor.
 The water in the Tolland acqu duct is the lowest 1t was ever knov
 to be. A cake of ice fell and bro
 the main pipe and great quantities
 water are going to waste. As soon the ground thaws out thoroughly
 pipe will be repaired.
 The new owner of the deserted V , lage of Shewville has done little
 renovate that cluster of houses a
 mill property on the line of the Nc
 wich- Westerly trolley, which, if knol
 about, might make a good sumu
 place for some city organization.
 The government has received a @ load of seed corn from the Tolla County Farm Bureau. The corn N
 collected by County Agent John Clifford from the towns of Willingt Holland, Somers, Columbia, E1lingt and Vernon. The corn registered VI high.
 The Seagrave chemical pumpi engine purchased by the city of N London for Konomoc Hose Co. l
 been accepted by the fire committee the common council and the engine
 in commission. The day driver is
 fred Harvey and the night driver
 Frank Francis.
 N The Connecticut W. c. T. U. has I
 its apportionment of $105 for ster
 photographs and is now collect
 money for field kitchens to be used 2 the front, is maintaining the WI
 Ribbon Home at Camp Devens, wi = two French orphans have been D vided for thus early in the year. Inspired by the success of Windr
 county jail officials, Highway G
 missioner Charles J. Bennett,
 made an offer to the county comm
 sioners of Fairfield county to hire E prisoners at the rate of s125 { Ie the county to receive fifty cents n the men seventy-five cents for e
 days work.
 The marriage of Miss Portia Lo1
 Wetmore, daughter of Thomas
 Wetmore of New London, to Ii
 Wales Benham, U. S. N, took pl