Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-24
VARIOUS MATTERS

autumn began W1Ln rainy ana 01S- nal day.
 7.3o.-adv.
 Lest year at this time the first ice Of the season formed
 At PoQuonoc Bridge Baptist church there have been 10 baptized in the river during the summer.
 During October the State Baptis' Association is to meet with the Gen. traI Baptist church, Norwich.
 The Norwich District Preachers meeting is to be held at Trinity Meth odist church. Norwich. Oct. 13-14.
 Certain Norwich saloons which have reopened display in the windows pIa- cards reading "No Intoxicating Lii quors.'
 The educational exhibit of the Con necticut Agricultural College, Storrs, is one of the real features of the Ser lin fair.
 Some of the fishermen of Groton borough are making boasts of catch ing blackf1sh weighing seven and one half pounds.
 According to the report from the United States court Connecticut went {: whole week without having a rcti : tion in bankruptcy filed.
 .--. oxAinin. tlor: of the stlte nnsi q . exam::.e:< in cptometry began at tii, str C. pito,. Hartford T..' day and o,.-t nu.s tt ay (Wedn 55i@y,
 Every Connecticut county with the exception of Windham is listed among the exhibitoSs in the boys and girls club display at the State Fair at Ser lin.
 Don't forget the whist and dance at K of c. rooms. Thurs. eve. Sept. 25.- adv.
 Charles Saunders has moved his mill from the Burdick lot at Ashaway, R. l., to lot in North Stonington, where he. will saw lumber for Malcolm Thompson.
 The county W. C. T. L. annual con church in Jewett City Tuesday, Sept. 3oth. instead of Thursday. Sept. 25th as published.
 The automobile traffic through the shore towns Sunday was not T s large as a few weeks ago. but kept well up 70 the standard. About 12oJ crossed the state bridge.
 The appointments of the District uperintendent Rev. William H. Bath. of Norwich take him to the Methodist churches in Griswold and Voluntown Thursday afternoon.
 Hartford papers mention that MT. and Mrs John o. Enders and family of Highland street have returned. af- ter spending the season at their sum mer home at Waterford.
 r1iday of this week. at 10 a. m. [ here is to be an Inter church con rSl'eifce of prominent Methodist min lsters at the Wauregan House, Nor w.cit to review the survey of rural work.
 The high cost of carpentering was learned Tuesday by a Norwich resi- dent, who, desiring to add simple piazza to recently purchased house, was told that it would mean an out lay Of $500.
 We are offering now choice Ginney haId line haddock. Makes one of the best broilers. 15c per ID. Full line of other choice fish at Powers Bros.-adv. Every Saturday as long as the wea- ther permits there will be hikes by the New London r. W. C. A. One has been planned to Deans Mills, out of Mystic, one to the Silex mine, at Lantern Hill.
 frco' some of tn leading suslr r-'F- ers !. the Uni-tG States. the p"rser sl Il. ge of 1h?-- commoditT wi, .e I'll more. acu,e before the cl >e Of t-c rt--"nt rear
 More than 500 900 ex-service men are now enrolled in the American Le zion, according to returns received by the national executive committee. quota is f4.0oo and over : 900 have enrolled.
 There are now in the State Refor at Cheshire 168 inmates in the first grade. 134 in the second and 2T in the third. A dozen who have been on parole for a year and have made good, were discharged
 The state motor vehicle department inspectors are out in their new uni forms They are olive drab in color and the insignia of the state is woven inside large yellow wheel, which mark of of1ce is worn on the left sleeve of the uniform
 The police of all New England cities have been asked to aid in the search for Mrs. Louis F. BushfeId of Phila- 1elphia who has been missing several days She left her home to enter as 4 student in Columbia and has not been heard from since.
 Delegates from Norwich churches will attend, when the Women's Home Missionary society Of the Southern New England Methodist conference will hold 3. regional meeting at the dence Monday. Sept. 2e.
 The building committee of the Old Lyme Memorial committee and the Lyme Art Association, held q joint meeting at the home of Miss Florence Griswold's recently, to determine the architect and discuss plans for the proposed Memorial building.
 August Budkus. arrested by Officer James E. r. Brown in Mystic, Satur- day night. and charged with reckless driving was presented in the Groton town court by Prosecuting Attorney Warren B. Burrows. and fined s25 and costs of $19.12 which he paid
 When S. S. Stocking. now 90. for merfy in charge of Buckingham Me dropped into the Bulletin office Tuesday the fact became known that ne has been a Bulletin reader over so years. or since the daily edition of the paper was first issued. in 1858.
 In St. Patricl's church Sunday. the were asked to pray dur ing this week for success of the coun -il of cardinals and bishops which opens today "Wednesday in Wash ngton, to plan among other activities work resultant from he war.
 News comes that to obtain army blankets direct from the government, people will have to order direct through the quartermaster stores at No. g West Nineteenth street. New z