Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-21
VARIOUS MATTERS

Norwich, Tuesday, Dee. 21, 1909. VARIOUS MATTERS
 oficial winter begins tomorrow. the 22d. Stationery in fancy boxes at Geo. A. Davis.-adv.
 Bakers always do a big business In Christmas cakes.
 Orators are already being selected for Lincoln day celebrations.
 Mondays clear cold air stimulated the buying of winter needfuls.
 Holiday trade in singing birds, flow CTS and candy is unusually good al- ready.
 Dennison handy boxes at Geo. A. Davis'.-adv.
 Orders for Christmas goodies are important factors in swelling the gro- cer's income.
 
 There will be special services in the Episcopal churches Friday, St. Thomas day.
 Gas portables, art glass shades, at Geo. A. Davis'-adv.
 Never in any year have local mer- chants decorated so elaborately for the Christmas season.
 Warning is being issued about the danger of fire from paper holiday dec orations when near lamps or candles.
 Sterling silver tableware at Geo. A. Davis'.-adv.
 It is well to remember that Satur- day is legal holiday, so that the banks and public library will be closed.
 Tn accordance with the recommenda- tion of the American Peace society, a number of churches observed Sunday as Peace Sunday.
 Fifty printed visiting cards for 25 cents at Bulletin office.-adv.
 Owners of ice ponds say that the recent rains did little to raise the wa ter to the level where ice can be cut to any advantage.
 A green Christmas is a blue Christ mas for shoe dealers, who want big snowstorm to help dispose of their arc tics and rubber boots.
 Imported stuffed raisins and cher ries. Geo. A. Davis-adv.
 These are the shortest days of the year, nine hours four minutes, and will so remain until Saturday, when the days length will begin to increase.
 Papers coming to the exchange ta- ble in holiday address include Stam- ford Advocate, Putnam Patriot, Rock vile Journal and Bridgeport Tele- gram.
 Programmes for Christmas music in the churches should be sent to The Bulletin by Thursday, with the ex- planation whether they are to be used for the Saturday or Sunday service.
 Mahogany card tables at Geo. A. Davis'.-adv.
 Thus far Connecticut is well to the front in the consumption of Red Cross stamps. Of 25 states with larg- CT population than this state, only Il of these 29 have ordered more stamps than Connecticut.
 Today, December S1, will be natur- alization day in the United States court at Hartford. Judge Platt, Dep uty Clerk Carroll and the entire time of the court hours will be devoted to making new citizens.
 Mrs. M. A. Barber's candy on sale | Dec. 23 and "A, afternoon and evening | 10s Broadway, 2d floor, opposite thea ter.-adv.
 The Saturday before Christmas is l the day for ordinations throughout the | Catholic world; many of the clergy | men in this vicinity celebrated on l Saturday the anniversary of their or dination to the priesthood
 The legislature of this year passed 1 a law closing the saloons on Christ 1 mas day and in compliance with the | new law the liquor dealers will shut | up their places on Christmas eve at Il o'clock and will not open again | until Monday morning.
 Annual communication of St. James' ] lodge, No. 23, F. and A. NJ, this eve ming. Election of officers.-adv.
 The International Pressmen's soci- | ety. of which there are strong branch l es in Connecticut. has voted to pur- chase 8 home in Arkansas for the use l of tuberculous patients of the society. | It is to cost the order $1000 900 and 1 it has been voted to expend s25,000 l year to maintain the institution.
 The Connecticut Churchman states l that the Episcopal Sunday school Len 1 ten offerings this year amounted to | S147, ,252.91. The full returns up to | September 1 exceed last years offer ings by $10,O00. Connecticut Sunday l schools gave s6.O4S.24, which is nearly ] $1,000 more than the year before.
 The securing of the removal of Mrs |