Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-08
Ul1e Ba1lietiu..
Norwich, Friday, Aug. 8, 1919
VARIOUS MATTERS

The days length has decreased a 1 trif1e over an hour.
 Thursdays census at Norwich State | Hospital showed 1,326 patients. Repairing of school buildings indi- | cates the approach of the Fall term.
 The state bee inspector is on his | rounds, visiting the bee keepers and | inspecting their hives.
 The huckleberries on the Lyme hills | are said to be more numerous this | season than ever known.
 l Several frmo this vicinity will be | in New York to witness the parade or | the Second Division today (Friday). | Thursday, the sun came out and the afternoon ended with a good breeze. | The satte civil service commis- | sioner is to hold an examination for | the place of bridge tender August 2s. Under the new Connecticut laws. the the offices of the comptroiley to that of state treasurer.
 The United States Civil Service commission announces for September Is an examination for band leader and instructor, for men.
 The pjapers noted Thursday that Miss Ellen Fitz Pendleton, president of Wellesley college. was born at Vest erly, R. l., 55 years ago, August z.
 Worknen are repairing the trolley bridges near Noank village. Some of the rails, which are in a bad condi- ton, are being replaced by new ones.
 Not for years have Holsters been as plentiful as they are now at Noank. Captain Sidney Wilcox, in the power boat, Ninrod, Tuesday caught 500 pounds.
 Norris Fillmore Clark, whose funeral took place Wednesday from his home in Plainville. was graduated from Norwich Free Academy with the class of 1898.
 Notices have been received that the 54th annual reunion of the 20th Conn. Volunteer association is to be held at Grange hall. Cheshire. Au gust 21.
 It is announced that Rev. William D. Francis, D. D., pastor of A. M. F. Zion church. of Norwich, is to preach in the Indian church at Charlestown, R. l.. August 10th.
 The danger signs posted along Weekapaug beach road for the aid of automobilists are much appreciated. They are the work of the Weekapaug Improvement society
 It is the opinion of Simon Lake of Bridgeport, the submarine inventor, that a premature explosion of a depth bomb destroyed the submarine C-2 off Pleasure Beach-1ast week.
 A carload of sugar. about 10000 pounds, has been received by one Norwich wholesaleefrm- It has been given to retailers in 100 pound lots, but has to supply an area of 40 or, 50 miles.
 The Southern New England Teie- phone company is organizing a state employees association which will con slider and pass upon working condi- tionS mad other matters of interest to the workers.
 The annual Coe family reunion will be held Saturday at the old William c. Coe homestead, at Durham. now owned and occupied by William T. Coe and son, c. R. Coe. and the lat ter's family.
 of ", Tuesday evening, Alexander Finlayson of Norwich, in a Scotch costume, sang several of Harry Laud- CTS latest songs which were receiv- ed with great favor.
 The biennial state convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Ladies auxiliary is to be held in Danbury September 10 and L. It is expected that at least 500 delegates will attend the convention.
 New York papers mention that street scenes and flag pictures of ar tistic and historic interest. by Childe Hassam, one of the Lyme artists, have been installed for the month in the Milch Galleries, No. 1oS West 57th street.
 OnQor the new rulings dOSS must a all times be within call of or under control of the owner. keeper or agent. 1 If a dog strays from it's home to the home of a neighbor and is not within the call of it's master the latter ] may be fined $3. Divinity Summer school opens at Mid | dletown today (Friday). There will | be some changes in the course of study from that followed during the | firzf iIr-% oJo palians hear.
 The preachers at the Union ser vices at Park Congregational church, l will be. August IT, Rev. T. c. Skin l ner, of Richmond, Va; August 24, Rev. | Frank R. Shipman, of Atlanta, Ga; | D. D., Groton.
 In Windham county Miss Charlotte | Embleton, home demonstration agent | for the association, has been granted a | leave of absence until Sept. 1st. Miss Embleton was unexpectedly called to | her home in Westfeld. N. j.. by her | mothers illness.
 From Torrington Wednesday Mi chael Buzas was committed to the | Norwich state hospital by Probate l to the institution by Chief of Police i William F.. Nevin. He had previously | been at the hospital in Middletown.
 Postmaster John P. Murphy an- nounces that letters, post cards, i printed matter, samples of merchan- | disc, and commercial papers. ordin- | ary and registered, will be accepted | for dispatch to Letvia and Lithuania i under Postal Union postage rates and | conditions. l
 As the Methodists leave Plainville | camp ground the Seventh Day Ad- | ventists come in. Elder A. T. Robin i son of Hartford. president of the | Southern New Eng1and conference ha s arrived to make preparations for the 1 Adventists' Camp meeting that opens | Thursday, August IA.
 Druggists hereabouts have been mo- tifed that price changes have been | upward. Glycerine is higher, and mer- | curials have advanced in sympathy | with quicksilver. A feature of essen tial oils is receipt from France of re- ports that the crops of lavender, rose and other flowers are small.
 Van Buren Lamb, Jr, pharmacists mate on the United States transDort