Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-11-23

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French residents observed the feast
of st. Ceciie on Monday.
Eat your Thanksgiving dinner at
the Del-Hoff; fifty cents.-adv.
Sprinkles like those Of Monday do
not help the dry wells and ponds.
Horsemen will have their minds on
the Old Glory sale in New York. be-
ginning today.
wishbone cards and other good luck
symbols are beginning to come
through the mails.
|. Bakers always make extra bread on
Thanksgiving week to insure plenty of
dressing for the turkey.
The schooners Mary Adelaide Ran
dali and Lori1g c. Ballard, both from
Norfolk, are dischaYging coal at AL
lyns Point.
Dining room and table furnishings
for the Thanksgiving day feast will
be among the important purchases
made this week.
Eastern Connecticut was represent
ed at the convention of the National
Association of Wooden Overseers held
in Boston Saturday.
One of the liveliest workers in New
York for Turkish naturalization is DIR.
Justin S. Kirreh, whom many in Nor
witch have occasion to remember.
Eat your Thanksgiving dinner at
the Del-Hoff; fifty cents.-adv.
Yesterday, November %, was the
thirty-eighth anniversary of the burn
ing of the steamboat City of New Lon
don, in the Thames river, in 1871, when
II lives were lost.
Grand Army men are commenting
on the fact that it will be fifty years
on December since John Brown was
executed at Harpers Ferry, Va. as
Nthe result of his raid on that place on
October IS, 1859.
Exclusive line Of fine handkerchiefs.
Order cake, pie, preserves, candies for
Thanksgiving, Woman's Exchange. 2S7
Main.-adv.
In a number of places Universalist
churches observed Sunday as Gift
Sunday" the younger members con-
tributing something suitable for
Thanksgiving, to be given to chill
dren's homes and day nurseries.
Concerning the next bishop of the
Hartford diocese the New World of
Chicago has the following: "The dali
~ papers Of Iowa publis ha report to
the effect that Bishop Garrigan of
Sioux City would probably be trans
ferred to the vacant see of Hartford,
Conn"
Eat your Thanksgiving dinner at
the Del-Hoff; fifty cents.-adv.
On November IL, 1906, Lafayette S.
Foster was born in Franklin, Conn.
He died in Norwich September 10,
1880. He represented Connecticut in
the United States senate for many
years, and as presiding officer of the
senate acted as vice president of the
United States for a time after Lin
coins assassination.
It will interest Norwich friends to
learn that the Rev. Alfred Hubbard
Boutwell,, son of DR.. and Mrs. Charles
E. Boutwell,, of Notwalk, has just re-
ceived call to the Memorial Baptist
church in Bridgeport to succeed the
Rev. G.. G. Sauer. For the past year
and one-half the Rev. Mr.. Boutwell,
has been pastor of the Stepney Bap-
fist church.
Among the new features Of the state
automobile law is the section which
forbids drivers of motor vehicles of
more than ten horsepower to use their
cut outs within cities or boroughs, and
in townships during certain hours,
bells or gas or air devices, that which
orders that lamps be lighted half
hour after sundown. and that which
gives the state secretary power to re-
revoke licenses for certain offences.
Circulars regarding the coming CEN
sus enumeration in Connecticut, from
April 1 to May 1, are being sent out
by Prof. William c. Bailey of New
Haven, who counsels early applica-
tons. Each enumerator will be paid
two cents for every person enumerated
in the district to which he is assigned
The supervisor estimates that each
enumerator will be able to earn be-
tween $50 and $40. An examination is
required Of all trying for appointments.