Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-31
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Watch night services will be held in Grace Methodist church.
 Several clubs have arranged to watch the old year out and the new yearfin.
 There will be many open doors at midnight tonight-a welcome to the New Year.
 The big social event of New Years eve will be the banquet and dance at the Colonial club.
 Mrs. Orville M Randolph has been called to Reboboth, Mass, by the seri- ous illness Of her brother-in law, AL bert E. Brownen.
 Keepers of pigs have been notified by the health officer to clear their premises of the porcines immediately, or prepare for prosecution. From present indications the new postoffice building will not be ready for occupancy within two months the time named for delivery by the contractor. Thomas C. Hoxie, who was born in Carolina in 1856, and has many rela- tiveS in this section, died suddenly at | his home in Boone, Iowa. on the 18th inst.
 William Snyder returned from Eliz- abeth, N. J.. Tuesday evening, where lbhty -andhaascribed-W TWENTY-FIVE he attended the funeral of his brother in-law, William Borre
 The Westerly Girls club has moved it's quarters from the Briggs to the Welch building. The rooms vacated by the Girls club will be added to the quarters of the Cycle club.
 In the Washington county case of W1llet H. Arnold against Daniel Spink, the supreme court has ordered the clerk of the superior court to certify and transmit to the clerk of the su- preme court the papers in the case.
 Eugene Barney, employed in the Se- gar store. while operating an electric coffee grinder Tuesday, had the end of the left index finger crushed by be- ing caught between cog wheels. The end Of the finger was amputated by Dr. Scanlon.
 Senator Louis W. Arnold of Wester- ly and the other members of the state board of control and supply visited the state institutions at Howard, Monday, 10 make a final survey of the grounds before submitting plans for new build ings to the incoming general assem- ply.
 The Anchorage Social and Literary club, with headquarters at Narragan- sett Pier, has just been incorporated under the state laws. The incorporat- Ors are Edward D. Taylor, Jr, Laurence Dcnnelly, Walter Smith, Henry c. Gardiner. James F. A. Bray and Step1l- en J. Qulnn.
 Westerly Boy Scouts, number forty, hlked to WeQuetequock Tuesday and there met the Stonington Scouts. The Scouts prepared their own monday meal and then had exercises as pre- scrtbed by regulations. Both bodies of Scouts arrived at their respective homes shortly after sunset
 Mrs. George M. Long of Groton had 8 marrow escape from bodily injury in Providence Monday afternoon Mrs Long was in an automobile and pro- truding plank from g passing express wagon struck the tomobile broke 8 hood strap and tore a large piece of her coat away. Mrs. Long esca ped without 8 scratch.
 Edward ". Taylor was pleasantly reminded that Monday was his birth day when about thirty friends gave him surprise visit in the evening at his home in Palmer street He was presented a smoking set and stand as memento of friendship. Refreshments were served and the social session continued until after midnight.
 Charles Coon. superintendent of Wilcox park, measured the ice in the park lake Tuesday morning and found it to be three-quarters of an inch in thickness. He said another night ot temperature as low as that of Monday and the lake would be ready for the youthful skaters. He said that inas- much as the lake was located in the valley there was skating on ponds in the highlands before Wilcox lake was frozen over. With the exception of the extreme north end of the lake, where danger signs are posted, the depth of water in the lake is not over two feet