Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-13
VARIOUS MATTERS.

Old salts say the new moon which appeared Thursday evening implies a dry month.
 This week is the beginning of the new year among the Turks and other Mohammedans.
 Yesterday was a sunny winter day. The temperature did not once rise above the freezing point.
 Banks are already having demands for crisp notes and bright coins de- signed for Christmas gifts.
 Three pounds of steak fish for 25c at Church Brothers. today only.-Adv.
 Work is to be continued during the winter on fourteen new cottages at Ocean Beach and Neptune Park.
 The day is now only little over nine hours long and will 50 continue until after the end of the year.
 The merciful man does not forget to blanket his horse when the animal is left standing, these nippy days.
 To find. the ground covered with snow Thursday morning was a sur prise which just suited the merchants.
 MT, Frederick W. Lester will give an organ recital at Broadway church Sat urday afternoon at 4.30.-Adv.
 Ground was broken Wednesday for a new cottage for Dr. D. J. Jones' of Norwich. opposite Mabrey's at Ocean Beach.
 Many of the visitors in town these days are Christmas tree committees, buying for suburban Sunday school festivals.
 The steamers of the New England Navtgatioon Co. are now fully equipped with life boats and rafts of the most modern type.
 The car leaving Franklin square for Westerly at 5.45 a. m. has been dis continued. Car leaves Preston bridge at 5.15 a. m. for Westerly.-Adv.
 James Jay Smiths new cottage at Groton Long Point is nearly finished, work being delayed waiting the ar rival of several windows.
 It is probable that Santa Claus will
 
 Thermos bottles and Thermos equip ment marked made in Norwich" A visitor in town Thursday declared that the Norwich stores had more nov cities for Christmas gifts than could be found in many cities three times the size of this.
 Steamship Canopic, which sailed |, Der from Connecticut to Italy to spend the annual Christmas vacation with relatives and friends. Don't forget the Japanese Hay giv- en by the girls of the Alpha Gamma Sigma in Y. M. c. A. hall Friday night at o'clock. Tickets 35 and 50 cents at Davis store. There will be home made candy for sale.-adv. Clarence Metcalf, who has been ir the navy for the last four years. has returned home to Holland, and will spend some time with his parents, MT l and Mrs. Abial Metcalf. The new reservoir being built al Lords Point will take the place of the | tower and pump at the Point and vii 1 be higher at it's lowest part than tht 1 top Of the present tower. The weather prophets say: "On tn. 17th and during 18th to 2Oth a yer, sea. Plan for comfort for man anC beast, as 1t will be very cold" l The witch hazel distilling season fl now on in full blast, the mill at Un casville receiving large quantities O brush each day. The mill will soo1 start running both night and day.
 The new issue of postage stamps twenty-one in number, will so on sal January 1. The issue will bring tn 1 total number of issues in use, includ ing postage due" stamps to thirty seven.
 All those who have not paid thei personal tax should do so before De cember 20, 1912. After that date tn delinquent list will be made out an, turned over to the prosecuting attor ney as the law demands.-Adv.
 By western standards this Is onl, near-winter, according to Major Henr- J. Steinert of Rosita, who is maxim a visit at his home on Church street In the Colorado town the mercur sometimes drops to 35 degrees beloy zero.
 Art lovers from this vicinity wi, so to New York for the opening of tn 1 winter exhibition of the Nations Academy of Design, Saturday. Eff teen hundred pictures and three hun dred examples of sculpture will b shown.
 l Measure proposed by the State Au tomobile association would legislat against the use of all closed Vehicle which would keep the driver fror having clear view of the road whe turning around or at the intersectio of streets.
 The United States civil service com mission announces the following ez aminations: January s. assistant agr culturist in farm economics for the de 1 partment of agriculture; engineer an plumber for the Indian service; lat oratory helper.
 pr. L. A. Clinton of storrs Agricu tural college goes to the departmei of agriculture at Washington, D. c. {
 agriculturist in charge of farm mar
 agement investigations and work fl
 New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvan
 and New England.
 A modern three inch field piee
 known in the navy as landing gu l arrived Wednesday at Fort Trumbu . where It Is to be used by the revenl cutter school for training purpose
 Properly manned, the field piece r quires a squad of IS men.