Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-09
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Norwich, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 1918.
VARIOUS MATTERS

A. will commence next Monday. l The Sound steamers are bringing up big freights, including many bales of 1 cotton.
 Many telephone poles have been as- senfbled near the railroad station at Allyn's Point
 Fifty printed calling cards for 25 cents at The Bulletin Oftice.-adv. Miss Caroline Wheeler, S1. died Mon | day at Stonington. A brother, Irving i Wheeler, survives her.
 Some of the Methodist churches are already making plans for watch night | services New Years eve. The stores are beginning to feature window displays of candy and fruit. tinsel, Christmas tree decorations, etc.
 During December the planet Neptune is in the constellation Cancer, a short distance east of Mars and visible about S.30 D. m.
 The state prison at Wethersfield has a population just now of 634 persons. Eighty-five of them are serving life sentences.
 The parochial schools of the city
 
 or of the feast of the Immaculate Conception.
 A useful gift recently received at the Otis library is a postoffice street directory of the principal cities of the United States.
 The new worlzingmen's compensation law has already begun to make i'm portant and profitable business for the insurance agents.
 It is always fair weather to the hOusekeeper who can do her daily work by telephOne.-adV.
 The last examination for admission to the bar this year is to take place in the capitol building at Hartford on Friday, December 26.
 Some of the nill1men reported that it was showing hard at 3 o'clock Mon day morning. There were numerous fiurries during the day.
 Mrs. EsteIIa Grandy has been trans ferred by letter from the Second Con- gregational church, Norwich, to Boz rah Congregational church.
 Instructions have been issued from the office of the adjutant general for the instruction and examination of gunners in the coast artillery corps.
 George F. -Kibbe has rented the Kibbe hotel property at Somers to Mortimer Granger of Melrose, who ex- poets to take possession January 1.
 Word reaches the island forts that, while the seacoast defenses are near ing completion, there is a great lack of artilerymen for service behind the big guns.
 A former Salem physician, Dr. C. r. COngdOn of Mystic, has received an appointment as one of the non-resi- dent physicians on the staff of Backus hospital, Norwich.
 Turkey supper, sale and entertain ment at St. James parish house Poquetanuck, Wednesday, Dec. 10. Doors open at o'clock.-adv.
 James Hiram Taylor, 84, of Hartford, died Saturday morning at his home, No. 90 Hudson street. He had been in failing health for the last few years Mir. Taylor was a native of Ellington.
 Block Island fishermen are looking for the big anchor and chain lost from battleship Rhode Island off Block Is- land Aug 8th for the return of which the government has offered $250 re- ward.
 Local friends hear from former su- perintendent of schools William D. Til son that he is greatly enjoying his surroundings and work this year, as principal of the Pierce school, North Attleboro, Mass.
 Monday morning at o'clock in St Patrick's church Rev. T. A. GrumbIy said low mass that at was read by Rev. J. H. Frederick and at Rev. M. F. Calvin sang the high mass, Monday being a holy day of obligation.
 William D. Crawford, during the past year oVerseer of weaving and other departments of the Manhassett mills Putnam. has begun his duties as assistant superintendent of the Briggs Manufacturing Co.,, Voluntown.
 The treasurer of the State W. c. T. U writes in the December White Rio- bon Banner: Windham, Holland and Litchf1eId counties are on the Honor RolP' every union in each county con- tributing to the free-wilI offering and Willard memorial fund.
 The marriage of Miss Bessie Caffrey, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Michael Caf- frey of Brooklyn, Conn, and John Neddo of Hartford took place at 10 o'clock Monday morning at the rectory Of St. Joseph's cathedral, Hartford.
 Tides were very low Monday.
 Annual Christmas sale and supper by the Ladies' Aid society of Trinity Methodist church Wednesday, Dec. 10, al 33O D. m. Six tables, candy, doll. fancy, domestic, variety. cake. Sup per from to p. m. Price Is cents.- adv.
 A citizen who has looked through the almanac for 1914 says that most of the holidays next year fall on Sundays or at the end of the week. Washington's birthday falls on Sunday. So does Patriots day, April 19. Memorial day, May 30, falls on Saturday, as does July 1.
 The annual report of the navy de- partment states that an annual evap- oration test has been given the 2,000 tons of coal at the Thames Naval Station and no difference in evapora- tive efficiency has been shown between that stored under cover and that un- der water
 Rev. E. B. Robinson, of Holyoke, Mass, formerly of Lisbon. was Tn charge at the fifth in the series of Pleasant Monday Evening Brotherhood free lectures delivered in Chicopee at the First Presb sbyterian church Monday evening. His subject was The Pil- grim's Progress, illustrated.