Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-22
VARIOUS MATTERS

| nesday next.
 Most farmers are troubled not alone l by the potato rot but lima beans are
 scarce. mostly vines.
 The largest number of cattle ever
 shown in Lyme was seen at the fan
 at Hamburg last week.
 | More khaki and blue uniforms were seen about the streets Saturday ane
 Sunday than for many months Norwich had 2 victory aspect Sun ! Saturdays celebration remaining ir place.
 patent has been granted to Law
 renee '. Spear of Groton, assignor te
 the Electric Boat Co. New York City
 on a submarine boat
 1 It is probable that a chapter of the
 daughters of Isabella, auxiliary to the
 Knights of Columbus, will be organ ized in Norwich Friday evening next
 The state police have been asked te
 be on the lookout for a band of gyp-
 sies who are stealing auto supplies 1 The gypsies are travelling by automo- bile.
 The fair of the Connecticut state Agricultural Society of Berlin-the oldest chartered state fair association in Connecticut is to open today, the | 22nd.
 State highways in Connecticut are soon to be patrolled by motorcycle men of the department of motor ve-
 hicles from eight a m. until midnight 1 each day.
 It is noted that Frank C. Early. of 1 Wilmington. who is at Lawrence hos I pital, New London, suffering from a compound fracture 0 fthe right leg, 1 passed a comfortable night. 1 It was interesting to watch the crowds. following Saturdays big Well practically every man in the city WIS sober, the police finding no disorder. Rev. NJ. F. filling who has resign ed as pastor of the Rocky Hill Con gregational church. will become field director for Connecticut of the inter America.
 wonan's club of St. Patrick's church. Mrs. Abner B. Hill, president, to
 meet every Wednesday afternoon at the K. of c. rooms to sew for the parish poor
 It is announced from Bridgeport that the Connecticut State Singing society will hold the annual prize singing contests in that city in 1920. The last contest was held in New Britain in 1916.
 The year at Norwich Tree Acade- my opens with an incr ( ed enroll ment, q total of 590 stLo-nts. There are 220. in the entering classes Out of town pupils number Al. There are
 
 Owners of dogs who have occasion to transport the animals on trains have had their attention called to the new law ill effect which provides that no dogs will be admitted to baggage cars unless muzzled.
 4 letter from President Wilson to school children in New York, New l Jersey and Connecticut urging them | to oin the Junior Red Cross, was l made public at the week end by the | American Red Cross.
 It was Sept goth in 1724 that Cur don Saltonstau, the colonial governor l of Connecticut who introduced the ! first printing press there died at New 1 London. He was born at Haverhill, | Mass, March 27, 1866.
 Game wardens have received com | plains of persons shooting wild ducks. | This is contrary to the state and fed | eral law now in effect. Formerly the | open season began September 1 but 1, now does not start unil Ocober 1.
 The state treasurer warns residents | essments date of October 1st, and ow- ing taxable securities are liable to l taxes at local rates unless the tax of | four mills has been paid to him on or | before September 3oth.
 With the membership in this coun- try increased to more than 3o,000, the | American Legion announced that it's ] drive would be extended | over this week in an attempt to reach | 100000. The drive was to have end ed Saturday night last.
 The idea of having the state re- formatory at Cheshire manufacture | plates originated in the of flee of the motor vehicle department as it would mean saving to the | state, also give the boys an opportun- ity to learn a good trade.
 It will interet teachers who were agitated by the famous Morrison bill i to know that the household goods of Henry c. Morrison have been shipped l from Middleto~n to Chicago, H., | where Professor Morrison is mem Der of the faculty of Chicago Uni 
 It is stated by the Middletown Press that Mir. and Mrs. S. z- Chesbro, of New York, and Mrs. Albert Haley, guests at the Hotel Arrigoni. Mir. was host Saturday to number of New orlz financial men at his farm in Laurel.
 When the Sovereign grand lodge of Odd Fellows was in session at Balti- of the order in that city 100 years ago last April, the Connecticut grand lodge representatives were Wm. s. Hutchinson and Harry Hirsch. formerly of Norwich.
 At Yale university the Lord strathcona fund is now $e1o,ooo. Lord Stratcona was induced to leave this sum to Yale by John ". Sterling uncle of Dr. F. S. Bunnell, of Nor wich who recently died and left Yale s1 s, 900, 900 the largest single legacy ever given a university.
 The patriotic merchants who closed heir places of business on the best afternoon in the week for the Sat lrGay Welcome Home to the service men, certainly deserve well of the a h. ancial loss, but the merchants proved themselves 100 per cent. Americans.
 The value of property on Main street, Norwich, may be judged from he fact that a firm with two-year ease of a double store with exten- ,ions refuses to give up it's lease now he ,owner wishes to sell, unless al- owed S25,o00 for these additions claiming that the business is worth ;le5, 900 a year.