Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-29
VARIOUS MATTERS

The July moon quarters tomorrow, the | S0th at 11.22 p. m. Fridays census at Norwich State Hos pital showed 1641 patients.
 Light vehicle lamps at 7.S9 o'clock (standard time) this evening. 1 Several children from New York arc boarding at John Rak's, in Warren vile.
 By Sunday, the days length will have | decreased an even three-quarters of ar hour.
 Special sales in the stores have been bringing crowds to town during the week
 Remember the clearance sale every Saturday night after p. m. at Powers Bros.-adv,
 It is said at East Killingly that the effort to organize a band is meeting with encouraging success.
 Repairs have been made to the flag walk in front of the residence of Dan- iel T. Shea. on Broadway
 A Pomfret Landing man, Charles | Grimes, had three of his cows killed ] during the storm Sunday night. As calendar day for August, Friday promised variety of weather. including a sample of dog day mugginess.
 Edward Dion broke his arm last week while at his work in the employ of the American Woolen company in Amy vile.
 Cranston and Moosup section men are removing ne blanks at both crossings in sterHng, putting in puce crushed l stoEcs.
  with the younger memDers of the fam i flies occupying summer homes in Nep. ! tune Park.
 As the new road from Sound View tc New London is nearing completion many visitors from that city are finding theii way to the beach.
 Local dealers claim that croquet il | having great vogue this season ant more sets are being called for than have been sold in years.
 Some lines of pale running roses or the terrace at the homestead of Mis-: Sarah L. Tyler. on Union street have been admired by passersby.
 Mrs. Burrell W Hyde and Miss Mary B. Wattles will be hostesses at the D. A. R. museum at Norwich Town this (Saturday) afternoon from 3 to 6.
 The New Haven road engines tha ] are in storage at Saybrook Point round house. are being taken to Hartford dail! for repairs to be put in service.
 At Backus hospital Avery A. Stanton son of MT. and Mrs. J. B. Stanton, wht recently underwent an operation for ap pendicitis, is recovering steadily. Work has been begun at Mystic fo bungalow for Attorney Odell Tomp kins of Mount Vernon, N. Y. Lawye Tompkins and family were former Mys tic people.
 1 It is announced at Willimantic Caml | Ground that Sunday August 20, is to b | Missionary Day for both the foreign ant home societies. Camp meeting prope begins Monday, Aug. 21. | Connecticut trappers are being spurre, up by the tip from the New York mar ket that there has been a great short age in the catch of muskrat skins, whicl in commerce do duty as Hudson seal. | In a number of local show window the Norwich Building & Loan Associa l tion has posters showing the types Q handsome and cosy homes erected fe those seeking loans from the organiza ton.
 A member of the class of '73 at Nor wich Free Academy, Poultney Bigelow of Hudson, has written plea for Japan; a description of la pans Pacific Policy by K. K Kawa kami.
 1 Two-in-one womens hats which, b merely turning the crowns, are change from one type of the chapeau to anotheI are being offered. By this means dress hat may be turned into spor, hat, etc.
 Fourteen telephone lines in and abo, Plainield were put out of commissie by the Saturday shower and eight mol by the storm Sunday night. As n poles were down, matters were speedil readjusted.
 William Baxter, A of East Hampde- Mass. while swimming in the Connect cut river was drowned last week. He survived by his parents in Staffordville also by his wife and two children East Hampden.
 Among those who are going to Can Devens for training are John We're ar George Parkhurst of Sterling, Raly West, Everett Cedlin and Fred Sum Moosup, and Joseph Eaton and Charl, Lafavre of Central Village.
 Since the big rains, Stafford sprin. people who have been camping at Cry tai Lake have had difficulty in moterir over the stretch of roadway and mar were obliged to sleep over night in the cars as they became wedged in Il mud.
 As platinum has advanced again, tn time SS an ounce. local jewellers 8
 giving their customers the advice buy now. in case they contemplate pu chasing such setting The rise puts u
 quotation for the so-called soft met at ss3 an ounce, for the medium met at sss an ounce and for the hard