Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-22
Glle gulleti,g. Norwich. "Wednesday, Dec. 22, 1909.
VARIOUS MATTERS

VARIOUS MATTERS
 Choirs are holding extra rehearsals this week.
 Christmas wreaths already decorate many windows.
 You can depend on Perkins candy as being absolutely pure.-adv. The weatherman continues to fa- vor the merchants.
 Fifty printed visiting cards for 25 cents at Bulletin ofice.-adv.
 The showy and handsome poinsettia figures in the holiday decorations.
 Students and their guests, home for vacation. are adding to the social gay cities.
 Friday. as stated yesterday by typo graphical error.
 Rare opportunity for dainty Xmas gifts at reasonable prices at Miss Clapp's Woman's Exchange.-adv.
 The express offices begin to look as though Santa Claus had dumped all his load of presents there.
 Call at Grover & Herrick's for your candy and boxes for church and Sum day school entertainments.-adv
 In many places next Sunday. De- cember 26, the last Sunday of the year, will be observed as Hospital Sum- day.
 An interesting book recently added to the Otis library shelves is Jane Addams ''The Spirit of Youth and The City Streets"
 The Bulletin has received from Con- gressman Higgins the official directory of the Sixty-fi first congress. second ses- sion, which contains valuable infor nation and statistics.
 Get your Xmas candy at Perkins; the good kind, our own manufacture. adv
 Almarin T. Hale. for many years the manager of the Mansion house at Fishers island, has concluded his busi- ness relations with the Fergusons and will be no longer on the island.
 An Assonet, Mass, correspondent notes that Mr Freeman and MT. Hol- croft of Norwich. Conn.,. have rented the Howard Hathaway property on Water street, Assonet, and will occupy it first of next year.
 Washington-S Sunset route to Cali fornia-Tourist sleeping car four times weekly without change. Per sonally conducted. Berth. $S.50. TO- 22S Washington street, Boston.-adv.
 The current issue of the Connecti- cut Citizen publishes in full the re- cent letter of the county commission CTS to the saloon keepers in the neigh borhood of Franklin square, Nofwich, refusing to grant or renew licenses in that location after November, 1910.
 Hadley Potter of Norwich and Miss Laura Emily Beebe of Norwich Town were married Tuesday evening by the Rev. Peter c. Wright at his study in the Central Baptist church. They will reside on St. Regis street, the street recently opened from Boswell avenue northerly through Potter manor.
 Grover & Herrick are headquarters for special Xmas candy and novelties for schools and private parties.-adv.
 According to the report of the rail- road association, the number of idle l freight cars has grown from 39,52S to | 57,470, showing a gain in two weeks l of 17,942. A great number of the idle | cars are due to the striking switchmen | in the northwest The shortage at | present is 1S,593 and the surplus of | empty cars is SS,S77
 Postmasters have been notified that 1 by a change in ruling articles bearing | Red Cross stamps addressed for de- | livery in Great Britain and Ireland, | will be forwarded as usual until fur ! ther notice. Senders should af1ix such | stamps only to the back and not the | address side of articles despatched to | Great Britain and Ireland.
 Henry Avery of 31 Madison avenue, Springfield, Mass, celebrated his 91st | birthday Monday Frank $. Avery a | nephew. and Mrs. Mary Fuller, niece, | both of Norwich. went to visit him in | honor of the day. He was born in | Griswold, December 20, ISIS, son of | John and Clarina (Hasley) Avery. At | the age of 21 he went to Springfield. l September 15, 1S47, he married Sarah | IT TaVlor If Snrin field who dfad i,, 1899. His mother was a daughter of | Elisha Aver of Ledyard.
 Brigadier General Lawless Resigns.
 Brig. Gen. John J. Lawless of New | I.O hn. od i.. A