Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-23
VARIOUS MATTERS.

Dec. 23d is St. Victorias day.
 Everybody seems to have the parcel habit.
 Bakers are looking forward to two busy and profitable days.
 One grocer has sold 25 boxes of or anges in less than two days.
 Fifty printed calling cards for 25 cents at The Bulletin office.-adv.
 Former Governor Waller is still liv- ing at Castle cottage at Ocean Beach.
 Christmas shoppers are willing to believe these the shortest days of the year.
 Children petitioning for calendars are making the round of stores and offices.
 Mrs, Giles Bailey of Center Groton died Saturday morning after finger ing illness.
 Italian grocers are selling the big Napoli chestnuts, which are bought by the pound.
 Charles B. Lee has built a garage at thes rear of his residence on Will Hams street.
 There was the celebration of the holy communion in the Episcopal churches Saturday, St. Thomas day.
 Having observed Forefathers' day Sunday, some of the clubs are to com- memorate Foremothers' day today.
 Relatives from Norwich will go to Mantle today to attend the funeral of Capt. Edward Luce. S1. who died Fri day.
 The Thames Social club of Montville has reelected c. E, F1aherty, who has served the past four years. as presi- dent.
 It may not be out of place for Kris Kringie to bring skates. Some of the shallow ponds were frozen over Sat urday.
 Interested benevolent friends are planning to make Christmas a day of cheer at the various public institu- tions.
 The temperature remained near the freezing point all day Sunday al- though in the sun at noon it rose to 42 degrees.
 John N. Lewis of voluntown is treasurer of the County Actual Past Masters association which holds it's meeting in New London today. MT. and Mrs. E. E. Spicer of Groton, who came north for the wedding of their son, Dr. Spicer of Waterbury, will return to Gomez. Fla. Tuesday.
 A candidate for state factory in spector, J. Taylor Flynn, of Middle The office is now held by Holland county man.
 The folks in Connecticut make hay while the sun shines to the extent of | $7,000.000 a year. according to the cen- | sus bureau. Next to hay comes to- bacco with s4,OoO,O00. | The Boy Scouts of Old Mystic took 1 a moonlight hike Friday evening the route followed being that of the Nor ! wich road and cut off through the woods to the Lantern Hill road. Rev. H. F Adams, at the parson- | age of the Montauk avenue Baptist ! church, New London, married Harold | White of that city and Clara Eliza beth Whiting of Oakdale Thursday.
 In making his visit to the Uncasville l schools, Santa Claus went down on one of the trolley cars from Norwich, which stopped at the schoolhouse to let him off with his load of presents.
 Governor Baldwin, who has been in Washington attending the annual meeting of the American society for the judicial settlement of international disputes, returned to New Haven Sun day.
 Saturday was the 34th anniversary of the ordination of Rev. Hugh Trea- nor, and Waterbury papers state that ne received many gifts, including one from the Holy Name society of Nor wich.
 1 It is risky to cut Christmas trees without the owners permission. Sec ton 1928 of the statutes of 1909 makes the penalty fine of mot more thar Slo0. or Imprisonment one year. ol both"
 |. Choristers and organists in the Episcopal and Roman Catholic church. es should send their Christmas musica programmes to The Bulletin in goot season today for publication Tuesda, morning.
 Ground has been broken and tht .oundation nearly completed for ( 1 house for Attorney Allyn l.. Brown or } the Mowry lot on Broadway. A Iarg, amount of grading will be required fo, the lot.
 The exterior of the house for Myrol : B. Prentice on Lincoln avenue vii soon be completed, but the --~terinj
 and inside finish will not be done til
 spring, in order to avoid injury to tn plastering from frost.
 About 10 a. m. Sunday a handsom
 deer was seen browsing in the Ian
 near the corner of Colt and Asylum
 streets, and when alarmed bounded of . westward. Later two shots were hear
 and soon after another The penalt
 for shooting a deer is $1O0
 The Christmas demand for ne, ! quarters and halves is greater thi
 year than ever before. The entir
 supply of new fractional coin at in
 Philadelphia mint has been exhauste
 and the treasury department is no1 . drawing on the Denver mint B The James Grocery company (
 Killingly, through Rowland R. Jame
 and A. R. James, majority of
 directors, has filed final certificate C dissolution, showing that the entir
 assets of the company were used { pay its indebtedness in full. Rev. Percy Barnes of Essex, former \ ly of Yantic. was one of the speaker
 at the Church of the Holy Advent