Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-25

grows to the height of from SO to 90 feet. | the leaves are from to 10 inches long, and the fruit inches. The family re- ma:ned a mystery until a thumbnail was inserted into the fruit, when the strong, unmistakabie pungent odor at once de- termined the family to be magnolia.
 Tuesday night. as on Monday night, the mercury dropped to 47. The report reached here from Preston Wednesday that frost had done some damage there Monday night. Some Jewett City women who have fine flower beds in full bloom covered them with sheets and papers Necessity for care of this sort shows in no recent record of August temperature.
 Home service section of the Jewett City chapter of the American Red Cross has been notified that representatives of the veterans bureau viii visit Connecticut Aug. 29th to Sept. 1st, to assist ex-ser- vice men in securing compensation, medi cal treatment and hospital care. If any local eX-service men are in need of the above assistance they are to notify pr. G. H. Jennings, chairman, or Miss Mar garet Driscoll, secretary of the home service section, who will gladly take the cases up with the cleanup squad who will visit Norwich at an early date.
 Supplementing many local indications tha tan early fall is well on its way, the following report was received Wednes- day by Jewett City bird observer:
 SPECIAL NOTICE.
 An early movement of birds. There are five reports of evening grosbeaks from Maine to Massachusetts-two large hocks. Myrtle warblers have reached eastern Massachusetts and Rho6e Island, | also other northern warblers and r<S breasted nuthatches. Flight of night hawks and kingbirds Aug. 15 ia Connecti- | iey1,. I,ox -l-c in Maine for some time. Bands sandpipers are moving along the coast.
 | EDWARD HOWE FORBUSH, Director, Division of Ornithology.
 136 Statehouse, Boston, Aug. 23. 1911.
 Worshipful Bro. C. H. Prior, secretary of Mt. Vernon lodge, No. 75, E. R. Gard ner master, has received from Charles Edw. Prior of Hartford Ia member of Mt Vernon) a collection of all the regu- larly issued annual lodge calendars since | it's formation in 1871. Among the list is one for the year 1878, showing the fol- lowing list of Jewett City men as offi- 1 cers, all of whom have been laid to rest among their kin with the exception of L. A. Thornton and Thomas E. Lee: F. H. Tanning. W. NJ W. G. Duce, S. W. Daniel K. Prior. J. w; Phineas Boyle
 treasurer; J. H. Lee. secretary; H. B.
 Hamilton. S. D.; T. NJ. Crumb. J. D. l.. \. thornton. =. W. W. sherman J. S.; Charles H. Meech. chaplain; All pheus Weaver, marshal; Thomas E. Lee tyler.
 Fifty dollars in gold, to be given
 away at the Elks' Country Fair. To the
 first couple who will volunteer to get
 married on the Elks Fair Grounds, La
 bor Day night, Sept. 9th. Notify George
 A. Bartlett at Remington Co.'s store
 Willimantic, on or before Tuesday
 Aug. 30th Opportunity comos once ir
 a mans lifetime. Here's yours.-adv.
 Daniel L. Phillips at the Baptist ohurel
 Wednesday evening conducted an atten
 tive audience over an interesting itiner ary without the necessity of their payinI transportation charges Mr. Phillips, ac companied by his wife. has just complet , ed a 100-day tour through Canada an, the west The first stop was made a
 Newark. \. J.. where MT. Phillips wa anxious to meet and hear Rev. Michae , Joseph Toomey, who was educated Ii Norwich by the Central Baptist church
 He is a born orator and Is pastor of church of HOO members. The storie told of the stay in Washington. D. C. ! where Mir. Phillips did the fainting act
 at the very start of his journey. Tn Y Potomac, Washington's grave and An
 napolis proved of special interest Suray f Va. and it's great caverns. with might l colored stalactites and stalagmites. va
 wonderful to behold. The experiences i , Virginia and West Virginia were in
 class by themselves. Here the traveller