Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-26

' | Almanac day for December. 
 Thursdays bad weather disappoint-
 ed the golfers.
 Wild geese noted this year have
 been of unusual size.
 The boys found enough snow for snowballing, yesterday morning. State teachers examinations will be held in the capitol today (F'riday) and Saturday.
 Several from Norwich attended the Thanksgiving eve social of St. Johns Literary society, at New London.
 The Scott tub Tasco passed Diamond Shoal lightship, off Hatteras, Thurs day, and is expected to reach Norfolk, Va. today.
 After many delays, the G. A. R. bronze medals to commemorate the Lincoln centenary are reaching Con- necticut posts.
 Miss Clapp's opening sale of exclus- i've Christmas novelties, Monday, Nov. 2s, Womans Exchange, 297 Main St. No cards.-adv.
 Sunday, November 2S, is recognized as Worlds Temperance Sunday. Pro- hibitionists are asking pastors and Sunday school teachers to take note of that fact.
 At 6.so Saturday, Connecticut's part of the great national campaign of the laymen's missionary movement will begin at Hartford, with a banquet in Foot Guard hall.
 A total eclipse of the moon will be visible if the weather is favorable next Saturday from 2.15 to 5.45 a. m. The eclipse will be seen in all parts of the United States.
 The Connecticut Sheep Breeders association is offering cash prizes for wool to be exhibited at the annual meeting of the association to be held at New Haven in December.
 Although Thanksgiving was the S1st birthday of Thomas Edwards, for mer janitor about town, he recently did the work of cleaning off and pill ing up 2S,000 brick for the contractor at the site of the Universalist church.
 Rev Asher Wilcox of Norwich filled the pulpit at Plainfield Sunday morn ing. Mrs. Wilcox, daughter and grand daughter, accompanied him. They orixrnY1 x4rar vyaIrnr17n Wind ham County Transcript
 James c. Mitchell, a drummer. for defrauding a hotel, was fined $25 and costs in the Waterbury city court on Wednesday. He was arrested in New port, N. J., and the Waterbury papers say had played the same game in Norwich.
 Cards have been issued for the marriage of Miss Eunice Elsie Geer and Arthur John Stevens of Provi- dence, the ceremony to take place at the home of the brides parents, MT. and Mrs. J. Nelson Geer, in Lebanon, on Tuesday afternoon, November 30, at 5.30 o'clock.
 JoDn M. BreWer, oepuly cOllectOr or internal revenue, has given warning that corporations making false and | fraudulent reports will be compelled | to pay double tax, while the refusal or neglect to make returns will call for the imposition of a 50 per cent. | increase to the tax.
 Thanksgiving day was the 60th wedding anniversary of Mir. and Mrs 1 David Haines, who are residing with | their son, Daniel T. Haines. MT. Haines was born May 25, 1925, in Exeter par ish in Lebanon and married in Col | chester on November 25, 1s49 Miss Amanda A. Taylor was born in Col l chester October 12, 1929, a daughter | of Daniel and Harriet. (Chamberlain) Taylor.
 The Worcester, Mass, Gazette says: l Announcement of Secretary of the l Treasury Franklin McVeagh of the | appointment of Assistant United | States District Attorney James Free | man Curtis of Boston as assistant sec retary of the treasury, makes it pos- sible for the Gazette to publish today | the fact that the office was first ten | dered to President Alfred L. Aiken of | the Worcester County Institution for | Savings, who declined it. MT. Aiken | is a son of Gen and Mrs. William A. | Aiken of Norwich.