Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-30
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VARIOUS MATTERS

l Christmas bargains.
 Fifty printed calling cards for 25
 cents at The Bulletin Office.-adv. ! Some of the smaller ponds are frozen l and owners of Christmas skates will
 soon have chance to use them. The New Haven papers mention among big estates in the probate court during 1913, that of E. A. Auketell, $111,768. Among those who took the bar ex- 1 aminations in the supreme court room l Hartford, Friday was R. G. Lincoln 1 of Putnam.
 Monday was the anniversary of ths birth ln 1895 of Asa Packer. founder of l Lehigh university, who was born in
 Groton, Conn. He died May 10, 1879.
 Tower Operator II. M Penny. for meFIy of SaybrOOk Junction and Mid dletown, is now located with the Rock Island Railroad company, near Chicago. A New London paper states that MT. and Mrs. Harry H. Walker of Fed eral street have had to postpone trip to New York on account of the ill., ness of Mr. Walker.
 Ira Bates. S6, who died last week Marion Elliott of Thompson, nine children in cluding Mrs. George Barnes and Mrs Ellsworth Bixby of Thompson.
 A recent issue of the Scranton, Penn l Tribune Republican contained some clever verses, Our Faithful Friend s tribute to Santa Claus, by Mrs. Leila Troland Gardner, formerly of Norwich.
 Luther Bull. 73, who died several p Ial resident of Kent. He had been a pa tient at the sanitarium for nearly 3. year. He is survived by two brothers and sister.
 The engagement of Miss Nancy Lyon daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Lyon of the Lyme road and Frederick w MinsOn of New London, was announced at reception at the home of Miss Lyon Saturday evening.
 When the 250 poor chiIdren'of Nor ristOwn, Penn, were given a Christ mas tree, Christmas eve, the Santa Claus was Harry Warner, a nephew of Judge Edgar NJ. Warner of Putnam, and former New London resident.
 Recalling war experiences Monday, c. A. R. men noted that it was fifty years ago that the Confederate soldiers in great numbers were deserting to
 
 amnesty proclamation of Dec. s.
 When the Improvements at the John- son home are completed, it is under stood that the vacancy in the house hold there will be filled by the admis- Gardner. The Home accommodates eleven.
 Daniel J. Kelly of Deep River, known to local political workers, has been ap- pointed a clerk in the state treasurcrs office, and will begin service today (Tuesday). He takes the place ot w. L. Barnard, who has been transform ed to per diem service.
 Besides physicians prominent rail- road men will address the employees on the New Haven road when the Red Cross car makes it's rounds. R. D. western division, formerly of Norwich, is to be one of the speakers.
 Copies of the Federal Reserve act, the resolution to be adopted by the banks which wish to enter the new banking system, and the blank drawn by the Organization committee for use of applicants for membership are being received by the national bank.
 When John Ennis is released from Holland county jail, Dec. 31st, after serving a nine months sentence, he will be arrested by the Berlin author ities and tried the following day by Judge George GriswoId from whom he stole valuable chickens last May.
 Three hundred publications have just | been issued by the Connecticut Agri- i cultural Experiment Station in New i l., Bulletin IFS. a popular discussion of l the chestnut bark disease which is | working havoc in Connecticut wood lands.
 The American branch of the Asso- citation for International Cancellation | is to take a party of ;hOol teachers | next summer on tour of South Amer | ica. The association thus hopes to de- | velOp intellectual and SO0ial relations ] with the Latin American people of the l southern republics.
 On Christmas day the engagement | Of Miss Sarah Powell, eldest daughter of the late General Powell, to Fred | ericz O. Ingram of Seattle, Wash. was Miss Powell resided in | New London when her father, then Major Powell, was in charge of the United States engineers office.
 Norwich is an honest city. A Mon lay would be customer sat for ten min Ites in Main street store. the owner If which left it in charge of a boy while he went to the bank The boy went out on an errand. but the val Iable stock was undisturbed, and the customer held the fort till the owner 
 The Pacific Marine Review in it's December issue prints a picture of the steamship MinA rsota, which was built 1t GrotOn, with the announcement thar she must go out of the trade between he Pacific coast and the Orient be- ,ause the Pacific trade is to be turned ,ver to Japanese subsidized lines, by senate bill 136.
 AT THE DAVIS. THEATRE.