Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-25

l uS heIlueH fteCOTQ says. JOlD Randall, son of Rev. A. T. Randall, has mild case of diphtheria, and the par sonage on Pleasant street has been quarantined.
 The Sunday school commission of the Episcopal diocese of Connecticut will hold it's third annual convention in St. Johns church, Waterbury on Saturday, November 27.
 The railroads gave orders to bag gagemen and freight trainmen to ac- cept no perishable freight for trans portation "wednesday unless it could reach its destination Wednesday night. the object being to give the train crews as much of a holiday as possi- ble.
 State deputy game wardens report that they have received complaints from owners that rabbit hunters are working destruction to stone walls and fences. In many instances, so say the deputies. stone walls have been torn down for several feet and left in that condition.
 Dancing in Broadway dancing acad- emy this afternoon and evening. Nor wich Concert orchestra.-adv.
 In her chatty Morning Call" col umn in Wednesdays Bridgeport Tele- gram, Mrs Katherine Moody Spalding writes up the custom peculiar to Nor wich, of Thanksgiving barrel burning, which has been in vogue for 15O years.
 The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Kibbe Parsons, wife of Julius Parsons, of Somers, was held Sunday afternoon, Rev. H. A. G. Abbe officiating. She was a sister of Mrs. Caroline Hulburt and Mrs Julia Pease of Norwich. She united with the Congregational church of Somers in 1893, and a member of Somers grange.
 Prominent Connecticut Shriners have been invited to New York next Tues day evening to attend a ceremonial session of the order to be held by Mecca temple of New York city. Mad ison square garden will be used for the ceremonies, and s50,OO0 is to be expended upon the ceremonies and the entertainment that follows.
 The Connecticut state flag used in the decorating of Natchez, Miss, dur ing the visit of the presidential party was received by Governor Weeks this week, as gift from that city. The flag is of dark blue bunting and the state coat of arms is handpainted. On the binding is written the names of the presenters of the flag-Misses Cassell. Annet Pritchard and Clara Wade and Mrs. R. D. Sessions.
 It has been the custom of several families owning cottages at East Beach. Quonochontaug, R. l., to cele- brate Thanksgiving there. Mr.. and Mrs. James Thurston of Hallville will open their cottage; their son, Henry Thurston and his family of Hinsdale, Mass, Miss Hattie Thurston of Springfield, Mass, and Mir. and Mrs. Arthur Thurston and their son will come. The Jewett family from New York, Mrs. George Saver and her daughters. and MT. and Mrs. Byron Saver of Providence will also open their cottages on Thanksgiving day.
 The fish and game commissioners at meeting in the capitol Tuesday received returns of hunters licenses issued this year up to November 1. The figures for eastern Connecticut are: New LonTon county, resident 1929; non resident 34; aliens 2. Wind ham county, resident HOO; non-resi- den Il; alien 0. Holland county, resi- dent 633: nonresident 5; alien 0. State totals, resident 14,355; nonresident 139; alien 21 SThe amount received was s16,025, slightly in excess of the amount last year.