Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-27

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 Bows cutting Christmas trees In ths | woods found pussy willows of gooc
 size.
 Express employees have had four O, the hardest and busiest days in theil
 experience.
 A pansy blossom was picked yester- | day in the garden of Gottfried Weis
 Eraber of Kinney avenue.
 The Episcopal churches will com
 memorate the feast of St John ths 1 Evangelist today Wednesday,. | A practical book recently added to l the Otis library is Kallmeyer's How | to Become a Citizen of the United | States of America.
 l Large loads of witch hazel are be- | Ing drawn from Columbia to Turner | vile station, where it is cut up and then shipped to Essex.
 | Tuesday was smother day of Indian
 summer temperature. with no indfca-
 ton of the arrival of Horace John- sons belated snowstcrpl. | Connecticut will be represented this | week at the annual convention of | the American associa ticn of passenger agents in Jacksonville, Fla.s- A. F. Champlin of Massapeag broke all records by killing hog that dressed off 475 pounds last week. The nearest he ever came to this was 400 pounds. Hunters of wild ducks will visit the Salt pond st Lords Point, long fla varite haunt of the game. It is being filled up. to be used as a site for cot tages.
 ceiving the appointment as distribut-
 ing agents of the forlorn hope medals,
 soon to be issued by congress to a
 grateful country.
 Norwich guests were in New Lon don Monday to attend the marriage If Ii5erman Sharaf and Miss Gussie F. HoIlandersky. daughter of MT. and Mrs Jacob Hollandersky.
 Miss Ethel Collins of Central Vil- lage has been in Norwich to visit her mother, who has recently undergone a recovering at the Backus hospital.
 Miss Miriam A. Vaughn of "A Mc- kInley avenue gave n delightful in formal tea to few intimate friends, from four to five, Tuesday afternoon. The decorations were suggestive of Christmastide.
 Tie passing Of 1911 is indicated by the appearance of the Springfield Re- publican's calendar for 1912. fresh nd wholesome as the New Year itself is pictured, and indispensable for desk use in office or home.
 Word has been received from the To- cal Calofirnfa tourists the Lee and Gilbert families. who were at Pasadena last week. They expectt to remain Tn that section for some time and will not return home until April or May.
 As noted by a Hamden cerrespon- dent, Miss Lucy Partello of Putnam and Mrs. John Thompson and daughter of Willilnantfc were Christmas guests of MT. and Mrs. Laurence Kling at their residence on Dixwell avenue.
 Local members of the Red Cross association recalled the fact that the founder of the Red Cross. Miss Clara Barton, who Is seriously III with heart trouble at Washington, D. c.
 A motion has been filed with the clerk of the superior court that the exceptions and rulings be made a part of the evidence in the case of Luce Vs the Mantle Menhaden and Guano company, which will probably go to the supreme court.
 Whaling brig Sullivan has been tow ed from New Bedford to Somerset by the tug S. c. Hart to receive some re- pairs this winter and spring, the place where she was tied up being quite near the home of her captain and owner, Captain Heggarty.
 There was a pleasant gathering at the home of Charles S. Woodmansee of West Thames street Christmas day at which all of his children were present 4 joyful day was spent. Among those pr esent were MT. and Mrs Ross and Mrs E. NJ. Davis of Milford. Mass.
 Town Clerk c. F. Holhrook has now received copies of the public acts pass ed by the last general assembly for distribution. There is an allotment of 150. which was received Saturday, and they are disappearing fast The mum Der $ only half what is usually re- ceived. the death at his home in Waterbury Monday of Samuel Lowe, 79, expert breeder and horse owner, called the best platter in tho United States. who resulted from a broken hip caused by the kick of g. horse.
 Funeral services were held Christ IT as afternoon for William l.. Peck ham of Waterford. vice president and he oldest inccrporatcr of tho Mariners Savings bank of New London, who died Saturday at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Frank Howard, in the Jordan section. in his 93d year.
 In the case of G. G. Grant vs. the town of Norwich, heard by Justice J. H. Barnes, he has decided that the town shall pay the plaintiff the sum of 1 s56.14 and costs. It was a case to de- 1 -ermine whether the money owned by l the town due to Charles B. or l Clark R. Chapman The amount will l come out of money due c. E. Chap 1 man.
 For the 112 members of the house hold at the state Masonic home. Wall | ingford t52 men, 55 women and chil- l 1ren1. Superintendent Rowland sent a | telegram to Charles l.. Hubbard of | Norwich and the two other donors of | tEe fine Christmas dinner, expressing | afarty thanks. Through contributions | of every Masonic organization and | astern Star chapter in the state, | .ach member in the homo received $12 | m money.
 HANDSOME E SWORD GIVEN