Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-12-11
VARIOUS MATTERS

holiday money.
Great quantities of ties and poles
are being assembled at Stoddaydss
wharf for shipment.
Sundays thaw removed the last
traces of snow, leaving plenty of mud
on the country roads.
Necsha whist tonight in Foresters'
halliday. :.
Mild weather is encouraging the
hens to lay, SO that in some places the
price of eggs has dropped to 45c a
dozen.
A number of children are selling
Christmas cards, post casos, ETC., for
attend.
Among papers coming to the ex-
change table in special holiday form
are the Rockville Journal and Wind
ham County Transcript.
j. B. Palmer of Norwich was elected
director for two years, at the annual
meeting of the state sheepbreeders' as
ISOLATION, in Hartford, Saturday.
One of the passengers sailing on the
Zig Olympia from New York Saturday
was Senator Angus Park of Hanover,
who is on business trip to Germany
for the winter after successful sea-
son. Proprietor Caullkins has opened
his cottage to spend the winter in
Lyme.
The Baptist state colporteur, Rev.
W. f. Newton. formerly of Norwich, is
holding a series of meetings at the
church in Westbrook beginning Sun
day afternoon.
Fifty printed calling cards for %
cents at Bulletin office.-adv.
Captain Nash. formerly master of
the Fishers Island Navigation COM
pany's boats, is seriously i'll at his
home on Fishers island, suffering from
Bright's disease.
The Mail Carriers association of the
state and the Postal Clerks associa-
ton will have conventions in Hartford
on the afternoon of Washington's
birthday, February 20.
Delegates are being appointed by
locals of the Interstate Builders, Con-
tractors and Dealers association, to
the state council at New Haven on
Tuesday, December u.
In the announcement Of November
marks at Hcly Cross college, Worces-
ter, in the sophomore class, two tes-
timonials we're awarded William A.
Melville of New London.
William Carlough of Waterford, a
New Haven road brakeman, dropped
dead while working in the Harlem riv-
er yard Friday afternoon. He was 45
years old and leaves his wife and
sister
The shortest days of the year are
less than two weeks away and then
gradually frightening days with the
advancing of winter aud the approach
of spring.
In a number Of places the price of
kerosene is lower than ever before, the
cost on five gallon orders having been
reduced this week from 55 to % cents,
nine cents per gallon; reduction of
two cents.
The whist that was to take place to-
night at the Colonial club is postponed
to Friday. the 15th.-adv.
School officers have filed with the
state comptroller the following re-
ports of enumerations of children of
school age: Sterling PTS, Andover II,
on, consolidated, POS.
Good progress is being made on the
O'Neill cottage, which is being built on
on the same street is occupied by Di-
rector George Albert Thompson of the
Art school, and Mrs. Thompson.
At the recent meeting of the State
society at Hartford,
among the county vice presidents
elected were Archibald E. Mitchell,
Norwich; Frank M. Smith, Whitman
tic, and Chauncey Turner, Rockville.
By request of Rev Hugh Treanor,
and in preparation for joining the Holy
Name society in the evening, a large
thor Of 1n nf Dcf7< ff.lr5
parish received Holy Communion at
the 7.30 o'clock mass Sunday morn
ing.
Tho Phf1athea class of the First Bap-
fist church will hold a sale in Buck
inghams Memorial Monday. December
IL, from to 2. m. Fancy work, ap-
rons. food, candy and ice crean.-adv.
Local people who are in New York
just now are writing home of the
wonders and interest of the public ex-
hfbitiOn of fishes at the Natural His
tory museum, which opened Saturday
and continues until Thursday next.
The exhibits fill $50 tanks.
In the probate court Saturday the
will Of Adam J. bernhard was admit
ted to probate. Adam J. bernhard, Jr
being named as executor. Judge Ayl-
ing named Thomas H. Becl<leyf and Jo-
seph d. Pfeiffer as appraisers The
money was left to relatives
There will be local disturbance
today (Monday) or Tuesday, says
Horace Johnson. not of much account.
likely to be a snow furry. a forerun-
ner of a great disturbant to follow
from the 18th to the 20th- We shall
then be in the quake belt of the
earth's orbit.
At present there are nine in the
household at the Eliza Huntington Me-
mortal home, on Washington street,
OF which Mrs. Margaret Morral1 is ma
tron. One thoughtful Norwich woman
never fails to supply the table at the
home with a decorative basket of fruit
on each holiday.
The attractive cottage of w. III.
on Spring Garden avenue,
has been bought by Walter E. Garfield.
MIR. and Mrs. Garfield and Miss Garde
are soon to move to their new home
from Norwich Town, where they have
been occupying the Fuller place. where
Mrs EI,Iler the owner. is now to re-