Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-21
VARIOUS MATTERS

Fifty printed calling cards for q
cents at Bulletin off1ce.-adv-
The moon was new last night and
the weatherwise claim that indications
| foreteE continued cold and snow.
The West Town street school viii
| close this afternoon for the Christ
mas vacation, and will open again or
Jan. 8.
| Supt. H. NJ Pollock, NJ. D., states
| that there has been no patient escape
! from the institution in the past two
/ days and that one is missing from
! there.
Noted in the Wesleyan news among
! the men who have been awarded W.
! in football is John D. Murphy, Is, of
| Norwich.
Schooner Bravo of Liverpool, n. s,
| is discharging cargo of pulp at the
| Thames River Specialties company's
dock at Montville.
Hotels and restaurants are making
preparations for the holiday, expecting
big business on account of Sunday
coming just before Christmas.
Most of the schools will have Christ
mas trees for the younger pupils be-
fore the term closes tomorrow, and the
older children will have special exer-
ciSes.
Nobody revokes on CIysmic Water
All the Clubs-Clysmic-
There is local interest in the fact
that the late \. NJ. Young of Bran
ford and New York left a million dol
lars He began life as telephone
lineman.
The engagement is announced of
Miss Edith Gertrude Bushnell, daugh-
ter of Mrs James E. Bushnell of Nor
witch Town, to Eugene Smith Bayrer
of Hartford.
Certificates Of organization have been
filed with the state secretary by the
Norwich Automatic Feeder Co. of this
city and the Schwaner Bros. Co. of
New London.
The state prohibition party is wait
ing for some town to invite it to hold
its annual convention, so that the state
committee can decide the date, etc,
some time in January.
Brilliantly lighted stores make the
business section of the town most at
remaining evenings in which Christ
mas shopping must be done.
Following it's custom the New York,
New Haven & Hartford railroad has
posted notices at it's stations, giving
details of special stops to be made by
regular trains on Christmas day.
At New Haven Tuesday meeting
of the Connecticut state board of ex-
aminers of embalmers was held at
Yale medical school. for the purpose
of examining applicants for licenses.
Organists and choir directors are re-
minded that musical programmes for
Christmas Sunday and Christmas day
should be sent to The Bulletin in good
ea1 f0T Go
ing.
Some Sunday school teachers con-
tinue the annual custom of giving
meritorious pupils Christmas gifts of
bankbooks showing deposits sufficient
to enable the children to start a bank
account.
John Fl. Woods of the Norwich line
company of the New England Naviga-
ton company has gone to Fall River
to take charge OF the boats of the
Providence and Fall River line, during
the holiday travel
1t has been discovered that the
thieves who broke into St James
church of New London last week took
twO valuable vases in addition to the
-ther articles missed at the time the
,heft was discovered.
Norwich acquaintance learn that
he estate of the late Congressman \.
>. Sperry amounts to $13S265. of
mis- there is $4,000 in real estate, $16.-
132 in life insurance. $50. 1886 in stocks
md bonds of $32.465.
The greatest damage done to the
eastern Point cottage of George w.
y les of Norwich, broken into a few
nights ago. was the disorder in which
I was left, all the rooms being ran
sacked. No valua bles are left in the
cottage during the winter.
1t is noted by Groton correspon-
dent that Miss Laura. Story, who has
Just recovered from a serious surgical
operation in the Providence hospital,
mas arrived at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs w. T. Story. TO
remain for the holiday season.
James B. Terry of CiriswoId recently
Killed two spring porkers, months
old, that tipped the scales at $50 and
36s pounds. The Terry brothers are
well known pork raisers but these
two solid porlIers are the heaviest that
has been raised by them for several
years.
The sales of Christmas trees and
greenery Will be larger than ever, this |
year. In addition to the usual sup
ply of wreaths. trees. etc. furnished
customers by grocers. milkrnen and
several stations for the +,
sales of decorations and trees have
been established at different points
about town.
That the Connecticut company is en-
deavorfng to comply with the request |
of the d. A. r. chapters of the state |
for lower car steps Is evident from the |
fact that for inspection by the state
public utilities commission officials of
the Connecticut company Tuesday sent |
a closed trolley car TO a station on |
Capitol avenue. Hartford, where they
in dropping the step, for |
and leaving the car