Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-02
VARIOUS MATTERS

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 | The sale of Red Cross seals has be- gun we'll.
 The .almanacs promise a sudden cold l snap today.
 | ball in the Armory. Jan. 5th-adv. 1 The Ideal winter days have favored | the visitors to town.
 1 The best moonlight nights during i December will be from the Sd to the | Sth
 Merchants are expecting considera- ble Christmas trade today, especially 1 in staple articles
 Having done exceptionally we'll with their Thanksgiving trade, florists are
 now preparing for Christmas At Madame Clough's concert Thurs day night Mrs. Ida Davis gave read ing, there being no duet by MT. and
 Mrs Davis.
 By Sunday the days length will
 have decreased an even six hours.
 There will be only nine hours seven
 teen minutes of daylight
 Sale of Christmas novelties by Miss
 Maud C. Buckingham, Wauregan ho-
 tel, Monday and Tuesday, Dec. and
 5, from g a. m. to g p. m.-adv.
 Work has been started on two houses
 on Maple court for the Plainfie1d Home
 & Building Co. Each house will be of frame construction, arranged for
 enc family.
 The libraries have had calls this week for books pertaining to Wendell Phillips, the distinguished abolition ist orator, whose centenary was com menlorated November 29
 
 December 1 was a date of interest to the old soldiers, who recalled the fact that on that day, in 1863, Gen eral Longstr cots army retreated into Virginia after the attack Knox vile. in Ellington. Thursday afternoon, her daughter, Florence A, and Willard NJ. Rowe of Springfield were married by Rev. D. F. Jones. The bride was un- attended.
 Miss CIapps opening of dainty nov cities for Christmas gifts Monday, em- | broidery, aprons, handkerchiefs, neck | wear, many handmade articles.-adv. 1
 Word was received here on Friday | by E. G. Luffey of the death in Cleve- l land of Col. J. H. Sprague, who passed away on Thursday. He was president | Of the Spragle Umbrella company and 1 was manufacturer of windshields.
 The planet Mercury is making one of it's periodic visits 10 the evening l sky. As the sun sets between 40 and Ills the planet can be seen at about D. m. low in the southwest, a little farther south than the sunset point.
 William F. Tevlin of New London, employed as an engineer for the New Haven road, has brought suit against the Hartford Insurance company for s4,o00 for loss by fire of personal prop erty in Roselle, N. J.,. where he resid- ed formerly.
 At the funeral of Catherine Lanman l Camp, widow of Judge William G. FL ner, held Friday afternoon at her nome, 2S9 Broad street. Middletown, was in Indian Hill cemetery, Middle own.
 Prof and Mrs. J. J. Kennedy of he Thanksgiving holiday One of the purposes of Professor Kennedy's trip vas to engage the Cadillac orchestra or his big reception in January in Foot Guards armory.
 Mrs. Caroline B, Buell. of East Hampton, state president of the w. C. T. U, is to participate in the exer- ,ises at the twenty y-eighth annual W. '. T U. convention of New Haven to be held at Wallingford M. l.. church, We tuesday. December 6.
 Rev. P. c. Wright will speak in the Central Baptist church Sunday nor .- ng and evening. In the evening ne Iuartette will render special music, appropriate to the Thanksgiving sea- 
 Since Monday the big clock on the acade Of the new Chelsea savings 9ank has had a face but no hands, owing to the fact that by a defect n balancing the hands did not work accurately so that the clock appeared o lose or gain. Friday afternoon an .xpert remedied the defect, and the if running order today.
 The governor has confirmed the -ppointment of David w. Sharp of : Sew Haven, a. member of the soldiers hospital board for two years, in place [ f Albert A. May of Meriden. He has ppointed Wallace Boyle of New Ea- | -en, Samuel B. Harvey of Willinan- ic and Ebert O. Hull of Bridgeport l nane society from November IS. l7
 In all the Catholic churches of the 1 l iocese Sunday, the annual collection or the Catholic university at Wash l ngton will be taken up, in compH- 1 nee with a circular letter from Bish- D Milan. During the past three years he number of students has nearly oubled. The past summer, 300 teach lg Sisters from ss dioceses. including I connecticut, attended 8. summer school , here. The president of the university l, s Mgr. Thomas J. Shahan, formerly ! f |