Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-29
VARIOUS MATTERS

Rural carriers will have a holiday on Thursday
 Yesterday was dismal day for hol- fday travellers.
 Thanksgiving post cards are adding to the letter carriers burdens. Thanksgiving skating would please the small boy.
 Don't forget the benefit whist tonight in Occum hall. p. m., for St Joseph's church.-adv-
 leges will return today for the brief holiday recess.
 The governors Thanksgiving proc lamation is conspicuous in the library and in other public places.
 volumes, has recently been added to the shelves at the Peck library.
 The end of the month and the fact that tomorrow is holiday will mean rush of business for the banks to- day.
 Some of the schools held informal Parents day exercises Tuesday, the pupils entertaining with Thanksgiving programmes.
 At Wallingford Baptist church, Rev. William T. Thayer has had the assist ance in special services of Rev. c. K. Flanders. formerly of Norwich
 Red Cross seals are beginning to appear on letters reaching town, all though the general use of the stickers will not begin until December l. Mrs. W. G. Haselden entertained the choir of Trinity Methodist church on Monday evening at her home on Hedge avenue A jolly good time was report ed by all.
 Some of the charitable societies send flowers as well as table delicacies to the sick and shut-ins for Thanksgiv- ing, a fact which increases the trade in blossoms and decorative plants.
 The Consumers league of Connecti- cut has sent a circular letter to the pastors of the churches, asking them to urge the people to do their Christ mas shopping early for the sake of the merchants and their clerks
 Miss Gentsch. the pianist, was heard with pleasure in two Beethoven and Liszt numbers, displaying her admira- ble technique, close sympathy and ex- preSsive quality in her playing. which was warmly recognized by her hearers
 Copies of the public acts of 1911 have been sent to the town clerks by the offfce of the secretary of the state for distribution in accordance with the law. Copies of the special acts are to be sent out by the office within a week.
 Local Danes are interested in the fact that Prof. Karl Larsen of the Royal university at Cohpenhagen has arrived to begin lecture tour, speak ing in New Haven Tuesday evening on Memories from the Days of War, 1864.
 Connecticut farmers will take part in the public winter meeting of the Massachusetts state board of agricul- ture held in Barre December 5, 6 and '. Barre is in the heart of the milk producing section of western Worces- ter county.
 The law permits the killing of rab- bits until January 15. Until December l 1t will be permissible to use gun, dog and ferret in hunting rabbits On December the gun must be discard ed, but the use of dogs and ferrets may continue until January Is.
 Mrs. George s. Palmer gave a re- cttal for the benefit of the organ fund of the First Congres esationa1 church, New London, Tuesday evening, having the assistance of Michael Bernstein of New York, violinist, and Miss Barbara Boss of New London, piano accompa- mist.
 Storrs college Lookout states that in the dairy department the services of Walter Ladd of Andover, an '09 short course dairy student. have been secured as herdsman, to replace Will fam Walker. who has been appointed supervisor of the advanced registry work.
 Mrs. Jennie A. Kenyon of Water ford. who was taken i'll while attend ing service at the Huntington Street i Baptist church, New London, Sunday morning, and was conveyed to her | home in a taxicab died Monday eve | ming. Heart trouble was the cause | of death. She is survived by her hus- | band, two sons and a daughter.
 At the third annual convention of the Federation of Jewish Farmers of Am i Monday, and closes this Wednesday, ! evening. it was stated that to aid the new farmers, the federation has estab- lished credit unions, one in that city, one in Rensselaer, county, N. Y., one in Fairfield county. Conn. and one in FL l Conn.
 The ushers for the evening on the main floor were Noah Lucas, Carl Smith, E. A. Cherry, William s. Elliott and Weston c. Pullen, with P. H. Zahn, Myron Jackson, Ronald Kimball and Fred Crowell in the gallery. M W. Meloche was at the ticket office and Herbert W. Gallup at the door. The programme boys were Eugene Wright Fred Willard and Harold Tarbox.
 FUNERAL.