Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-27
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VARIOUS MATTERS

With fine weather continuing, city peo- pie continue to go to Quonochontaug for week-ends.
 Rummage sale, Thursday, Oct csth. at 22 Bath St, at s.50 a- m.-adv,
 Kindergarten pupils are making some clever Halloween favors a sthis weeks busy work
 Norwich Grange members are to make their meeting this Wednesday, evening a Halloween party.
 Tuesday afternoon the prayer meeting in the Central Baptist lecture room was led by Mrs William A. Trinlm. The Church club of the Episcopal dio- cese of Connecticut met at the Home club in Meriden, Tuesday. evening.
 At republican rally held at Portland Tuesday evening one of the speakers was Mrs Hernon N. Hubbard of Lyme. There are 2o,4sO living graduates of Tale university, according to the bien- nial directory received this week by Norwich alumni.
 A memorial mass for Dr. George A. Comeau has been requested by the parish Holy Name Society for Saturday at St. Patrick's church.
 The case of Harold Peck, 15, charged with operating his fathers car with out 8 license, has been continued to Monday, Nov. l, in Groton town court.
 Fresh caught smelts and shads. s5c lp. Broadway Fish Market, 40 Broadway. adv.
 The federal census of manufacturers just completed will show that Connec- ticut discloees the greatest deve.opn,ent of any five years in the states history There will be considerable opposition to the new ten cent fare on the Inter urban line in Rockville unless there is some modification of the fare limits, it is claimed.
 Y. M. C. A. course opens tonight at the Community House at s.-adv.
 The Sodalitas of the United .Congre- gation held a successful rummage sale, in the Bath street store Tuesday, Miss Martha Reynolds and Mrs. Chester Illus sey having charge.
 New voters numbering 544 have been entered in the town of Plainfield for the November election, and for the town election 2Os The total number of vot- CTS in town is 19So
 The October report sums a total of 3s71 telephone stations in Norwich, a gain of IT for the month and an actual gain since January 1st of 211 as against an expected gain of 70. Capt Dudley A Brand, known on the Atlantic seaboard as having commanded | the yachts of wealthy men of New York Baltimore and Philadelphia, is critically | ill at his home at IF Ocean avenue New London.
 Somerset lodge works the E. A. degre, tonight at 7.5e. iasp zion and rel. esn | ments-adv.
 Miss Esther Rathbun, daughter O Mrs. Addie Rathbun of Noank and Ray mond Coon of Westerly were married ol Thursday evening by Rev j. G. Osborne pastor of the Mystic Baptist church, a his home in Mystic.
 For some time a tractor has been un der test on the farm of the Ship ant Engine company. The machine was bull at Derby by the General Ordnance com pany which is operated by officials o the Groton company.
 There is a possibility that this may b the final season of the Pequot Casino New London, which, it is claimed, ha ceased to flourish since the advent o prohibition. Even with sharp increas in dues prospects are doubtful.
 Turner E. Green is the champion pc tato digger of Plainfield. in one day h dug, picked up, loaded on wagon an took from the wagon into the cellar, ? bushels. In all he has harvested some thing over 100 bushels alone.
 Woods are so dry that hunters are bt ing cautioned against careless use C matches and cigarettes or cigar butts. l certain towns over the Massachuset border hunting has been suspended fc time as a precautionary measure.
 A fine of s was imposed on Joh Charter in police court at New Londo Monday on the charge of hitching h horse to tree Charter had been war ed previously against this practice z the horse had been gnawing the bark.
 Word has been received at Moosu from Howard Tyler, wireless operate nthe s. S. West Brook, that he le Newport News for Galveston, Texas, load with $500 tons of grain for Rotte |. dam and Bremen, expecting to be ava until spring.
 A correspondent notes that form Norwich residents, MT. and Mrs Hem W. Branch, Capt. Harold W Branc have closed Roxmont at Lords Poi and returned to Hartford in Car Branch's automobile
 l been secured to substitute for one the Rockville visiting nurses until ne 5 nurse can be secured. She is filling t vacancy caused by the resignation Miss Edith c. Meade who has left
 take up work in Hartford.
 The free employment agencies GOT nected with the bureau of labor, s cured during the past two years situ tions for e6;S57 applicants accordin to the biennial report of Labor Comm f sioner W. s. Hyde, which report is nc in the hands of the printer. delightful program. arranged n Mrs. George D. Johnson, formerly
 Norwich, was given Friday evening
 the close of the meeting of Rebek
 lodge of Mystic. Tableaux were sho1 f and the Hickville Jazz Band WAS a fe ture of the evenings success. s The Manchester Herald states that
 former pastor of Sacred Heart cnur,
 Norwich Town. Rev. c. T. McCann. r
 tor of St. Bridget's church at the Nol e End, announced at the masses Sund
 that the special collection for church
 penses taken Sunday, Oct I, amount
 to s1,175.
 The United States civil service co
 mission announces an examination
 lihoErApnlc ttrahslcreI, Hdie, over ]. years of age. in the photographic ofh
 navy department, Washington, D. C.,
 s1,eoo year, plus increase granted
 congress of s2o a month after
 months service.
 In the society news ef the Hartf,
 Courant Tuesday appeared the item u Norwich interest: Mir. and Mrs. Da
 Trumbull Lanman Van. Buren of N
 York were weekend guests of R. E
 Steinhaltz of New Britain avenue N 1S Van Buren was, before her maria
 Miss Matilda SaportaS