Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-04
lle9ullefias. Norwich, Saturday. Dec. 4, 1909.
VARIOUS MATTERS

VARIOUS MATTERS | Many children are making Christ
 mas money by selling postcards, etc | The recent rain has raised several | wells slightly and there is more water
 in the ponds:
 Foreign money order business at the
 local postoffice is increasing with the | Christmas rush.
 At the state hospital for the insane, at Middletown, there were nineteen deaths during November.
 In number of places the Brother hood of St. Andrew has been observ-
 ing this as week of prayer. The ground has been frozen on sew
 eral mornings recently and ice made at night has not thawed during the
 day in shady places.
 Trinity Methodist church, Sunday morning, Holy Communion, new mem bers received; 7.30 D. m., evangelistic preaching, revival songs, vested choir. Come.-adv.
 Governor Weeks has approved a bill of Heman O. Averill, commission CT on domestic animals, for $292.97 to cover the expense of assistance in No vember.
 The December White Ribbon Ban ner, just issued, notes that Holland county has another new union, recent ly organized at Hebron. Mrs. F. E. Clark of Turnerville is president. The current number of the New York Independent is the Johns Hop kins university number, and the por- trait of the first president, Daniel T. Gilman, decorates the front cover.
 The executive committee of the Con- necticut state grange, with some of the officers, met in Hartford this week to arrange for the state grange ses- sion in that city January Il, 12 and IS.
 At the monthly meeting of the state board of charities held at the capitol this week, Mrs. Frank A. Mitchell of Norwich gave a report of the confer ence for the prevention of infant nor tality held recently in New Haven.
 The trustees of the Connecticut ag- ricultural college have decided to es- tablish twelve scholarships. Hereto fore no scholarships or fellowships have been available to students at the college. either graduate or undergrad uate.
 New England delegates hope to se- cure some of the offices at the tenth annual gathering in Cincinnati. O., where a three weeks convention of the Federation of Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators union is to be held.
 The mid-winter meeting of the state board of agriculture in New Haven on December 7, 8 and g, promises to be very interesting. One of the features will be the speech of Dr. c. r. Hodge of Worcester on game birds under do- mestication.
 Miss Rose A. Futlong died at the home, of Miss Minnie Murphy, at Tuesday morning. Her death was unexpected At her funer- al Thursday, Rev. Arthur O'Keefe was one of the officers of the solemn high requiem mass.
 At the Central Baptist church, Sun day, Rev. P. c. Wright will speak both morning and evening. Remember the o171 aIc tof Raymond B. Eldred will render a vio- lin solo. These services will be of interest to all.-adv.
 Connecticut dealers say that this will be the biggest year in history for Christmas trees, and they are doing everything possible to get big ship ments. The prices will range from 25 cents to $1O, practically the same as in previous years.
 Charles c. Haskell was surprised Friday by letter from a Japanese resident of New York seeking a copy of his True Science of Living" He said he had heard of MT. Haskell be- fore he left Japan and had read his rules for correct living in Japanese books before he left home.
 Your attention is called to the low fares, best of train service, etc, of- fered by the Grand Trunk Ky. System 1 in connection with the Central Yer mont and Boston & Maine roads from Boston and common New England points to the West; Detroit S1295; 1 $16.45; St. Louis, s20.9O; St. | Paul, $24.45. Corresponding fares from | other points. Daily train service. conducted tourist cars Wednesday and Friday. From | Dec. 30, '09, to Jan. 2, 10, inc, we will have on sale low round-t trip tick l cts, Boston to Montreal and return s10S5. Boston to Quebec and return s12.10. Final return limit Jan. 25, | 1910. Fares from other points fur nished on application. Call or write | E. H. Boynton, N. B. P. A., S60 Wash l lngton St. Boston, Mass. Phone Main | 1025-adV