Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-06
VARIOUS MATTERS.

This is St. Nicholas day, although the children keep it Dec. 18th.
 Xens annual Christmas sale today, 35 Broadway. begins 10 a. m.-Adv.
 There is to be motion list in the common pleas court on Monday.
 The holiday sales have attracted many visitors to town this week.
 In Union, Holland county, foxes and | owls are making considerable trouble for poultry raiders.
 Erie Mitchell of Franklin has rented his shop at Gardner lake to Arthur Friedman of Norwich.
 J. H. Backus, now of Colchester, has been appointed as agent of the Con- necticut Humane society.
 If 1t were not for the the almanac | and calendar 1t would be difficult to | cember.
 Don't forget the I. o. O. F. whist and dance tonight-Adv.
 In the Methodist congregations ar engagements are already being made | for watch night services on New Years eve.
 Mrs. A. Clark Lippitt of New Lon- don, who is in the state hospital at Norwich, does not show any change of an encouraging nature.
 Many hundreds of dollars are being sent over seas, through post and ex- press offices, to make Christmas for relatives in the old countries.
 It is said Frederick Courtland Pen field. vice consul with Governor Wal Ter when the latter was consul to England, is to get an ambassad dorship probably to France.
 Attend the xens Christmas sale to- day at 35 Broadway--Adv.
 It is stated by the December White Ribbon Banner that Windham county has two w. c. T. U contests in prep aration--a matron's in Canterbury, a gold L. T. L. in WiIlimantic.
 Charles Ames of New York having bought the entire town of Turnerville, there is a project to change it's name to Amston. MT. Ames is to move HSA anu ANO III IHO OiV Il ui HoA HoI4le- stead.
 The Connecticut State Teachers as- sociation has arranged to hold a meet ing in the capitol soon to complete the drafting of a pension bill to be, presented before the general assembly for action.
 Laboring men from all over the f1kA 4a To- O to study in detail the Workingmen's Compensation bill, which will be in- troduced at the next session of the general assembly.
 Travellers on the N. W. division note that the croSsover tracks of the New Haven railroad at the new union station in Worcester, which have been in use since the station was built, are now being removed.
 Special convocation Franklin chap ter, No. 4. R. A. M., at Masonic tenn pie this evening. Work in the R. A. degree. Refreshments at close of work. Adv.
 The members of the Apostleship of Prayer in the Catholic churches are playing throughout December for the Argentine Republic, that in it's mar velous material prosperity it may con- tinue strong in faith.
 Before long, 25,000 petitions with 25 names each are to be sent to Wash ington asking Postmaster General Hitchcock to restore the Sunday de- livery of mails to hotels, travelling men and theatrical people,
 A6rs Mo-. NE.La = o. A.. searching for her son, Joseph Mc- Donough. The young man became separated from his mother, following a divorce secured by Mrs. Mahoney from the boys father in 1900.
 The first of the new switch engines being made for the New Haven road in Manchester, N. H., was delivered Wednesday. The company plans to deliver one week until the order which calls for 21 is completed. The reports of the state, officers show that the fish and game associa- tion has increased it's membership from 200 of last August to $50. The association is working on the plan to increase the membership to 1000. Many Connecticut Greeks are great " OlSdPPOlHlSO ONST lHe news that an armistice has been arranged between Turkey and Bulgaria They claim l that Bulgaria has not been true to the principles involved in the Balkan al- liance.
 After more than a year of hard work, Rev. R. Maplesden, field secre- tary of the Connecticut Literary In- stttute at Sufield. has brought the debt down to nearly the s7,000 mark. | Norwich, New London and vicinity | contributed $S5s.
 In some towns of the state liquor dealers are planning to fight the law which compels them to pay license fee of $10 a year for a pool room, | If they have pool tables in their places. They claim that they pay enough with the license fee.
 Running water is being installed in many of the tenements of the Un- casville Manufacturing Co. in Uncas- vile. The pipe line has been com | pleted from the reservoir above Pe- | quot and plenty of good spring water Is now on tap in most of the houses.
 The meeting of Comfort circle of the Kings Daughters was held Thurs day with Mrs. George W. Guard of
 Washington street, 15 members and visitors being present and Mrs. A. T.
 Utley presiding. During the after noon a comforter was tied for the Sheltering Arms.