Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-17
VARIOUS MATTERS


 There is an abundant corn crop for old-time husking bees in this sec ton. *s
 Regular meeting of. K. of c. to- night at 8 o'clock. First degree.-adv. October added to it's record for bad weather by another rainy day Thurs day. The gypsy moth scouts have been busy about West Woodstock this past week.
 This has been season when own CTS of elm trees have had almost no annoyance from the beetle pest. Hermann Hazedorn's timely Life sions. at the Peck Library, Norwich Free Academy.
 In District No. Is. North Stoning- ton. Irving C. Eccleston has finished husking, having over 200 bushels of excellent corn
 A number of personals and other news items sent The Bulletin are of no value because the residence of wis itors and travellers is not given. Z. The reconstruction convention of the National Association of Electri- cal Inspectors held in Springfield this week. has been attended by Connecti- cut delegates.
 The subject of the mid week ser vice at the United Congregational church was "The Candors Jesus,''
 
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 Taxes will be collected today at the store of Sherwood B. Potter, East Side, from II to D. m--adv.
 Delegates from tEastern Connecti- cut are attending the convention Of the Women's auxiliary of the Y- M C. A, in Stamford today -(Friday). The sessions opened Thursday.
 Judge Edwin s. Agard and Mrs Agard of Holland have announced the engagement of their daughter. Miss Elizabeth B. Agard. to Frederick s. Carpenter, of Hartford.
 At the meeting of the State Au dubon society at Fairfield there is to be an illustrated lecture by pr. A. A. Allen. of Cornell university on Some Problems with Everyday Birds"
 Excavating has begun at New Lon don for foundations of the new Jew ish synagogue. which will be built by the Ahavat Sholom society on land purchased some time ago on Binman street.
 An anniversary requiem high mass for Sergeant Anthony Bonin, sung in St Patrick's church Thursday at O'- clock by the rector. Rev. J. H. Brod erick, was attended by relatives and family friends.
 Local Yale graduates are receiv- ing blanks for their applications for tickets to the Yale Princeton foot ball game in the Bowl. November 15, and the Yale Harvard game at Cam bridge. Mass. November g.
 Franklin chapter. No 4, R. A. M. works the Royal Arch degree at Ma sonic Temple tonight at and s.3o-- adv.
 Bakers from New York are coming to Connecticut and Rhode Island in search of work. since over 150 cake and pastry bakers have been discharg ed in New York during the past week due to the shortage of sugar
 4 North Stonington correspondent mentions that very enjoyable sacred concert was given by the Corning quartette musicians from Norwich, at the home of Mrs. Mary E. Bissell, in that village, Sunday afternoon.
 At the Methodist church the Thurs day evening prayer meeting was a special Missionary Societies Night. All members of the church missionary societies had been especially urged to attend.
 Charles E. .Beckwiths has sold prop ertE adjoining that owned by the Catholic church at Crescent Beach Hartford The newly acquired proper ty will be used for the erection of q rectory.
 The funeral of Mrs. Samuel Gay- lord, native of Voluntown. was held from her home in Manchester, Thursday. Rev. Chas NJ Ca1den- wood. of Lee, Mass. officiat- ing. Burial was in the East cemetery.
 Commissioner Thomas Holt and his assistants have been busy examining milk throughout the state and inves- tigating complaints and as a result many dealers in Connecticut towns have been brought before court and have been fined heavily for wal tering milk.
 James w whitt1esev. state commits nj Is he other day. that he has received nu- merous letters from farmers in which the agriculturists say they intend toI raise sheep, simply because of the pro- lection given them by the 1919 gen eral assembley.
 Nearly all of the 12o motor trucks allotted to Connecticut by recent act of congress from the equipme ent left over at war camps, has been delivered at the yards of the state highway de- partment in Portland, a saving to the highway department of nearly a half million dollars.
 An auction sale at Lyme for the memorial fund was a grand success. MT. Bill, the auctioneer Shouting for six hours. People contributed from jug of cider to rubber tired car riages. which added to the fund be- tween $500 and $500, making the fund now about s30,o0o.
 Henry Dorrance of Plainfie1d. c. B. Pomeroy of Willimantic, County Agent B. W. Ellis of Putnam, L. H. Hea1ey secretary of the state board of agri- culture, w A. Rhea, extensive diary man at Storrs worked out the milk production cost sheets for the Wind ham county farm bureau.
 St. James, Episcopal church, New London. was awarded a decree my Judge Joel H. Reed in the superior court, "Wednesday, authorizing 1t to sell property owned by the church on Federal street to Annie F. Beckwith on the ground that the present in come was not sufficient to maintain the property.
 The superintendent of the Hartford Free Employment Bureau, Edward Perkins Clarke. formerly of Norwich writes: Since the last issue of the la bor bulletin wartime prohibition has been in force. Only one person of the thousands who appeared at the office d u, Had