Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-08
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Norwich, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 1909.
VARIOUS MATTERS

l VARIOUS MATTERS
 "Benedict Arnold" at Breed theater. of peculiar local interest.-adv.
 Today's downpour meant gold dol Jars to the farmers and mill men.
 The shortest days of the year are | approaching. few minutes over nine hours.
 Extra clerks for the holiday rush are being added to the forces in the stores.
 Farmers who have butternuts to sell this season are getting good prices | for them.
 Several merchants are utilizing Red Cross stamps as features of their win dow decorating scheme. Norwich guests were present at the meeting of Mistuxet lodge, K. of P, at Mystic, Monday evening. Swiss residents of the state have been celebrating the 6O2d anniversary of the independence of Switzerland. Afternoon tea at Mabreys, 3 to S. every day. Just what you have want ed for a long time. The price-29c. Try one today.-adv. Daniel Cranston picked pretty pam sies at the East Great Plain on De- l cember i, which shows how exception all winter opened in 1909. Books recently added to the shelves of the Peck library are w. c. Gil- mans Memoirs of Daniel Lathrop Colt and Daniel Wadsworth Colt. Children in the suburbs are gath ering Christmas greens to be made into wreaths and roping, as a means of securing holiday spending money.
 Benedict Arnold" motion picture at Breed, Mon., Tues, and Wed.-adv. The Apostleship of Prayer in the Catholic churches has for its Decem- Der intention for which daily petition is offered, "the spiritual welfare of soldiers"
 In building operations of the past year Norwich would have the rest of the state sit up and take notice. Hats off to the Rose. may she never lag New London Telegraph.
 Washington Sunset route to Cali fornia-Tourist sleeping car four times weekly without change. Per- sonally conducted. Berth, $S.50. 170- 22S Washington street, Boston.-adv.
 Beckwith's iAlamanac for 1910, which is number 63 of the series, has been issued. It is published by George Beckwith's granddaughter, Annie Ew- ell Russell, of New Haven, and con- tains the usual valuable statistics and information.
 Rev. W. F. Newton has returned to New London with Mrs. Newton from Putnam, where they have been labor ing in the church of which Rev. J. R. Stubbert is pastor. They will go to North Stonington soon in the inter- ests of the State Baptist convention.
 Remember the union mass meeting at Trinity Methodist church tonight. pr. Howe will speak. Spooner choral union will sing.-adv.
 Childe Hassam. one of the best known artists in the Lyme artists col .ony, has sold his famous painting, Church at Old Lyme" to the Buffalo Museum of Fine Arts. This is one of the finest Connecticut paintings pro- duced in years.
 Connecticut teachers are receiving notices of the recommendation of Prof. William F. Steaher, director of physi- cal education in the schools of Phil adelphia, in favor of knapsacks, to prevent pupils becoming lopsided by carrying schoolbooks constantly on one side.
 Don't fail to see Benedict Arnold" motion picture at Breed theater.-adv
 Holyoke papers state that Mrs. Sara Pratt Decker of Denver, Col, who is sister of Mrs. W. H. Brooks and Mrs. Theodore Kingsland, is more and more mentioned as a probable candidate for congress. the first woman to run. She is former president of the National Federation of Women's Clubs.
 E. Hart Geer, secretary of the com mission of fisheries and game, thus answers hunters inquiries: Licenses issued this season are good for hunt ing rabbits with dog and ferret until January 1, December 31 being the last day the license is good. After Jan uary 1 new license will be required and accordingly a new form of blanks will be furnished in time for issue the first of January"
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