Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-20
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 Nars~ieh, Monday, Oct. %, 1919
VARIOUS MATTERS

The mercury StOO0 1t o0 ueSESSo IF tEe shade late Sunday afternoon.
 The planet Venus will be at its greatest briilianey this Monday even ing.
 A letter sent recently from Noank te Fishers Island was two days reaching there.
 AIackerel in abundance are in the waters around Stonington and many fishermen are taking them. The Sunday papers mentioned among guests at The Manhattan, Lakewood S- krenig of Norwich, Conn.
 The Hartford club has nominated for president, Leon P. Rreadhurst, a summer resident of Neptune Pork
 Dance and Whist at K. of c. rooms, ] Tuesday, October 18th. at P. m. Admission z5c.-adv.
 This is the last week of the sel-called New Time. All clocks. will be set back 1; an hour at a. m. next SuLnday, the 2Sth.
 1 Sunday afternoon, from to 6. the reading room at the Otis library was in 1 charge of Mrs. Rena s, Hamilton. there were 3I visitors. | The dropping of figure Saturday made the total number of cases of tub rculosis in the state just now 4s, 1 when it should have been 466. 1 A North Stonipgton correspondent mentions that Miss Sophia Helloweli
  Poquetanuck after an illness of nearly month.
 The first informal get together meeting of the Rockville Chamber of Commerce for the fall season is to be held in the Rockville house Wednesday evening.
 The housewives of Boston are in- dignant because they have to pay 9o cents gallon for melasses. Neank buyers are paying 32 cents a quart, SIPS gallon.
 The striking new posters are dis Cross's campaign for members for 1920 which is sch eduled to begin Sunday. Nov. ?, and end Nov. II.
 Governor Marcus H. Holcomb and his entire staff attended the funeral at Rockville last week of Colonel Francis J. Began, who was Quar termaster gen. eral Of the governors staff. Churches, schools, |. M. c. As and civic and community clubs have been asked to lend their assistance in the railroad campaign for safety, which will continue until October 31st-
 The r,nnraage sale held Friday and Saturday in the Thayer building by the Norwich Suffrage association in general charge of Mrs. J. Eldred Brown, netted the gratifying sum of s2ee.
 At Tolland, Rb. Henry T. Barnard
 
 gational church Sunday morning. He was pastor of this church about twelve years ago. While in town he was the guest of Judge and Mrs. Ed win S. Agard.
 Rev. Bucian Drury, in clearing up his small garden patch at North Stonington pulled up Hubbard squash vine 4S feet long He harvested 2So pounds of Hubbard squash, one squash weighing 24 pounds.
  Mayer and Mrs. Richard kinsella, of Hartford will -christen the steamer Hartford which will be ready for 1 launching at the Groton Iron Works ! the latter part of November.
 Saturday morning at 10. o'clock, [ there was the celebration of the holy 1 communion at Trinity Episcopal church, Arcadeacon J. Eldred Brown officiating n observance of the feast day of Sr- Lai.e, the evangelist.
 The rcsl-'ts of the auction sale of pure bred IioIstein bulls held at the Danbury Fair last week. by the Con- necticut Cattle Breeders association, l shows that of those sold a large pro portion will remain in Fairfield county. !
 The state board of finance for the l first time has notified all the depart | ments If the state government and 1, inst. tions that it will require quar- | terly reports from them showing their i fnaicial condition at the end of each | quarter.
 Demand of the public for new paper ! money to replace that which has lost l, its fresh crackfe has become so great | that government officials are determ- l iued to stop it. It is S11,000, 0e0 daily 1 when the bureau of engraving can get 1 out $7 600, ,090 daily.
 Warm worn clothing is to be left | and Thursday from 10 a. In. . to p. m. in Thayer building, for the l Near East Relief.
 hedge of privet has been set out | bordering the lawn at the k. of C. | new home on Broadway.
 Norwich alumnae learn that the board of directors of the AIumnae as sociation of Smith college has voted to l raise fund of $4.00o, ,00e instead of $z.- oa000o, as the first suggested, to in- crease salaries of the teaching staff and l provide necessary equipment.
 When-th Women's Home Missionary society of the United Congregational church meets in the church parlors Friday afternoon, work will be started on boxes for Rev. Charles Rogers of Thorsby, Alabama, and Rev. H. F. Gould of East Smithfield, Pa.
 The state board of health claims that newspapers throughout the state ! can render a splendid service by warn ing parents that even the slightest at tack of sore throat in a child is con- -agious, and that at the first indica- ion of sore throat the child should pc kept at home and a physician jailed.
 Residents of Laurel Hill cannot un- 1erstand why jitneys continue to run n sections of the city where not needed while, if they made regular rips. they would be well patronized on -aurel Hill, which has had no trolley ,ince July. The Thermos employees till go and return in the company's jig truck.
 HATH OF H. F. kEHR
 FORMER NORWICH RESIDENT