Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-01
QIfaxBaxliktSu-. Norwich, Monday, Sept. 1, fefe
VARIOUS MATTERS

Sunday, St. Raymond's day. was ob- served also as Labor Sunday. Some of the rural schools open the fall term tomorrow (Tuesday).
 The best moonlight nights during September will be from the sth to the
 18th.
 Saturday was the fifth anniversary
 of the sinking of the steamer Metis of | Watch Hin
 The Beauty Shop. 2s7 Main street, will continue to be closed until Sept. | Is, 1919.-adv.
 Summer boarders had a sorry time Saturday, leaving for home in the 1 driving rain.
 A field of asters at the home of Mir. | and Mrs. John E. Post on West | Thames street is an attractive sight. | Repairs are going on and tarvia is l being spread on the highway near the | residence of Patrick Good, above the ! sanatorium.
 | Wool buyers about the county are | paying 62 cents. an advance of two | cents over the highest price paid early 1 in the season.
 One enterprising cottager at Lords | Point returned home with a string of A blues caught the other afternoon at 1 Quiambog bridge. John H. Fay of the Middlesex farm | bureau and Prof. Begg of Storrs have been on their visiting tour of the sheep ! farms in the county. The teacher at Black Hill. town of Plainfield, is to be Miss Louise E.. Gould of Storrs, educated at Connecti- cut Agricultural college The Waterhouse- Watrous family re- union is being held as week end party at the Mystic Oral school, be- ginning Saturday and lasting over Labor day.
 The latest report from Mrs. W. Tyler Olcott of Norwich is that her condition is very encouraging following a sur gical operation at the Keefe hospital. Providence.
 At Colchester the Royal Pickling company has finished picking their They report not as good a crop as in previous years.
 Services at the chapel at Weeka paug Sunday were conducted by Rev. J. FL pal church. Norwich. cottager at Plea esant View.
 A former principal at Stafford Springs and Saybrook, Prof. H. Mills Gordy, is now general supervisor of the public. schools in New Jersey and is stationed a Elizabeth.
 Cars to Yantic were crowded during Saturday. There was a brief delay during the afternoon when sand wash ed over the tracks by the heavy rain had to be shoveled off.
 Notices have been sent out by the government at Washington that tour ists can now get passports for France, Belgium, Spain. Portugal. Italy and Northern Africa. except Egypt.
 Conductor R. H. King of New Lon don and Engineer Thomas P. Davis are in charge of the New London and Hartford express train since it's return last week and will be until the job is bid in.
 The appearance last week in Con necticut of two canvassers for alleged homes COlOTad q jG 2 1ir7- der that once again a game is being worked which has been denounced as a fraud.
 Sundays was the closing union ser vice of the United Congregational and Park churches. at the latter church. The preacher was Rev. Henry w. Hull but of Groton Heights Congregational church.
 Trip to Wesleyan is the title of a new and attractive booklet just issued direction of Alumni Secretary Roy $. Chamberlin, for prospective freshmen and students.
 Oliver s. Bailey of Saybrook and Miss Caroline H. Fairchild of Middle town, married at the home of the bride Aug. 22 by Rev. J. Howard Fairchild of Cannondale, a brother of the bride, are to reside in Mantle.
 The Boy Scouts of America, in their 17.564 centers. covering every town in
 
 vlSm through the study and spread of ! the principles of the constitution 1t | was announced Saturday.
 Instructors get the tip from the 1 National Association of Masters of | Dancing that the old-tine waltz is to | be revived during the coming season. | Modesty and responsibility must pre- i vail The shimmy must go.
 Bird hunters will this season have l an opportunity to bag wood duck, as l par aff Aug. 31st. These ducks have been | protected since 1917 and have multi | piled considerably in that period.
 The field secretaries of the Connec- summoned to Boston last week for in structions as to their duties in CO., operation with the state food admins trator to reduce the high cost of 1iv- ing.
 Householders who have rooms to rent are warned of the appearance of two young men who seem to have been working New England as roomer thieves. They hire a room and a the first opportunity loot the house of it's valuables.
 Applications for free scholarships In colleges and universities offered to ex- service men by the Knights of Colun- bus will close today (Monday). Up to Saturday more than 1000 had been received. One hundred scholarships will be granted.
 It is now expected that over 500 delegates from various cities and towns in the state will attend the an- nua1 state convention of the A. O. H. and Ladies' auxiliary to be held in Danbury Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 10 and H.
 Miss Alice Waldo. New London rep- resentative of the Connecticut Chil- dren's Aid society. is to wind up her duties there today, Sept. l. She will 20 to the New York School of Social Work to engage in the study of ab- normal phychology.
 Paintings sold at the recent art ex- hibit at Mystic included Decorative Sky, by Henry Bill Selden. A Con- 1ecticut Home. The Road Over the Hill. Driving Sails and Fishing Boats oy G. Albert Thompson. a former df- rector of Norwich Art school.
 To State Hospital.
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