Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-12-23
Ullf Rullfti1l.
Norwich. Saturday, Dee. q, 1911.
VARIOUS MATTERS


Sudden weather changes have caus-
ed many grip colds.
Electric safety lights for Christmas
trees have been in big demand.
Express companies nave been run
ming extra cars TO handle the Christ
mas business.
Fifty printed calling cards for %
cents at Bulletin office.-adv.
The children will pick out their
largest and biggest stockings to hang
tomorrow night.
Every train and trolley today will
bring home Corners for family feasts
on Christmas day
The number of post cards mailed
and received at the local Office has
been unusually big.
FIiswelrs special rosaries, others
price $500; our price s3.00.-adv.
AS far as possible, the New Haven
railroad is making work light for it's
employees on the holiday.
\ meeting of the executive commit
tee of the State Police association was
held in Mer1den Thursday.
There are few neighborhoods where
the poorer families will not be looked
after Monday by their well-to-d do
neighbors.
Buy Sunbeams to eat. simply deli
cious, at y. T. Otis & Son.-adv.
The eight days festival in celebra-
ton of the Hannukkah. observed by
the Jewish people, will terminate to-
Gay Saturday.
The plant of the Hopkins & Allen
Arms company closes today, TO open
January ?. this being the period for
the annual inventory.
Mid weather has had the effect of
Seeping the price of poultry down, so
that the Christmas dinner will not cost
so much as in some years.
\ Middletown exchange contains the
item of local interest that DR.. James
A. I-awton has Withdrawn from the
democratic mayoralty race.
on Christmas day. "A bayberry can
die burned to the socket, Brings health
to the home and gold to the pocket"
At Lee & Osgood s.-adv.
Operators in telephone offices all
about the state have been in Dan
bury this week to attend the state
convention Of telephone operators.
Thursday evening a surprise party
was gwen MISS rita Lacey at ner
home. The evening was pleasantly
passed and refreshments were served.
A Greene, r. l., correspondent
writes: Henry Madison of VoIuntown
is visiting his brother Elisha 1t is
his first visit to his brother for TWEEN
~ years.
l., on Thursday. Funeral services
are to be held at St. Mary's church,
Providence, this Saturday morning
Mr.. Bruen had relatives in Whitman
tic.
Rev. P. c. Wright will speak in the
Central Baptist church Sunday morn
ing, upon "A Saviour Born There
will be special music both morning
and evening, particularly in the eve
ning.-adv.
At the quarterly conference of the
Portland Methodist church. when Dis
tr1ct Supt. Newland of Norwich pre-
sided, it was unanimously voted to
invite the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Stocking,
to return for another year.
Some thoughtful citizens never omit
paying double fare when riding in the
street cars at Christmas time so as
to help toward a little extra funds for
the car crew, who generally have to
miss their Christmas dinner
According to the New London Tele-
graph, the foundation is being put in
for a cottage at Groton Long Point
hear the trolley track 1t is reported
that twenty five new cottages are to
be erected there early in the spring
Those who knew the late A NJ
\ Dung intimately are wondering If he
left a will. So far no intimation of
will has been heard of in the Water
bury probate court, nor in any of the
districts where the will could be filed
for probate.
Rev. P. C. Wright was to have been
the speaker and the Unity quartette
was to have sung on Friday evening al
the Leffingweli Baptist church prayer
but the meeting was post
poned on account of the rain. 1t will
be arranged for later.
State Highway Commissioner James
H. Macdonald on Thursday sent to
the selectmen of all the towns of the
state a copy of a letter which he has
sent to all public service corporations
in the state, accompanied by copy
of the law relating to the attitude of
the state concerning the entrance up
on trunk lines by public service cor
pOratiOuS.