Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-24
Utle Bmlletim.
VARIOUS MATTERS.


 
 Holly, mistletoe and scarlet bells and balls are everywhere.
 Small boys were trying the ice on some of the little ponds Monday
 Merchants in all lines have but one biggest Christmas trade ever.
 Fifty printed calling cards for 25 cents at The Bulletin office.-adv.
 Artificial poinsettits. strong and artistic, figure largely in the store dec- orations this Yuletide.
 This is the night when old English and other carols will be sung by choirs and musical societies.
 Express companies employees say this years business is nearly double that of last Christmas.
 Today, the Vigil of Christmas, is a day of fasting and abstinence for all in the Catholic church.
 Park and Telford's Christmas candy at Lee & Osgood's.--adv.
 At their session in New London, Sat- urday, the county commissioners ts- sued six license renewals.
 Country churches are arranging the customary Christmas pound socials and visits to the parsonages.
 Some of the finest apples brought in the holiday trade have come from Plain Hill and Leonards Bridge.
 There were 3S visitors to the Otis library reading room Sunday after noon. Miss Weldon was in charge.
 This states dairy products in the census year yielded $7.669,000 Con- necticut hens laid 104,000,000 eggs.
 Many of the arrivals by train and trolley Monday were absent sons and daughters returning for family home gatherings.
 After Jan. 1st, New Haven road en- ployes who have seen ten years ser vice will be entitled to a pass over the entire division.
 The Methodist church at Uncasville Is rehearsing a Christmas cantata tc be given Sunday evening next under direction of Mrs. Spiers.
 Norwich is keeping up it's reputa- candy trade for the past three or foul days has been enormous.
 The hotels entertain few commercial travellers this week. Every man wht has a home returns to it, when possi. ble, over the Christmas holidays.
 Miss Mary Olmstead of Moosup, wh, taught Montville Center school las term, has resigned, and a new teache must be secured for the coming term.
 The Broadway Store will give to ev cry purchaser today beautiful Xma Card Greeting.-adv.
 Miss June Barber, who is studyini at the Philadelphia Training school, i spending the vacation with friend here. She is preparing for missionar. work.
 S. of V. Division Commander Nc Gar of Meriden states that the presen membership of the Sons in the stat as 1,650, a gain of 1000 in about fou years.
 There is always a sentimental long ing for a snowy Christmas, but on who has kept record states that tn holiday has been white" only tel tnmes in forty years.
 To succeed a former Yantic rector Rev. M. J. Simpson, who has gone t Cheshire, the Episcopal church i Plymouth has called Rev. Frederick $ Morehouse of Danbury. If you want choice oysters on tn half she'll freshly opened and cold, fo you Xmas dinner, telephone your or der and we will do the rest. Power Bros. Telephone 114 or 777.-adv. At the big art exhibit in New Yorl Child Hassam, one of the Lyme sum mer visitors, is represented by a we drawn figure piece, The Butterfly, 1 fantasy in green and yellow. Some of the little Swedish childre l continue the practice of the fatherlan, | giving dainty Christmas fare to hous l and field animals and putting graf on roofs or sills for the birds. A handsome Colonial piazza hs | been added to the residence of Nj l and Mrs. Patrick Good on Evere l street. and general Improvements haN l been made to the interior and exteriC | of the house.
 In connection with the new packa: l law, the dairy and food commissione 1 Hubert F. Potter, determines that wine ales, liquors and beers are included the term food products and will a l accordingly.
 Local members learn that the Metl 1 odist Episcopal denomination expec to raise and spend on its work in u next four years S4.265,O0O, of whit sum $3,400,000 is to go to home al 1 foreign missions.
 In each of the ten towns which t suffragists' campaign is to reach ne month a large show window will
 secured, and a continuous expositi of suffrage principles and persona ties will be made.
 1 Worcester, Mass, has a betterme league, to make the city better loo
 ing, cleaner and more convenient. A fred L. Aiken, son of Gen. and Nil
 William A. Aiken, of Norwich, h
 been elected treasurer.
 There is local interest in the fa
 that the board of visitors of the NJ
 soni. Home at Wallinsford has I
 elected H. Wales Lines of Meriden,w w
 has been president of the board sin
 the institution was opened.
 Horace Johnson predicts there W
 not be q storm on Christmas day, or as a cold wave takes part in the q turbances when the planets are in {
 positions in their orbits which tn
 will occupy during the holidays.
 At o'clock Monday morning in
 Patrick's church Rev. J. H. Broder celebrated a re0l1ien high mass