Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-18

home today for the holiday recess. Fifty printed calling cards for 5 cents at The Bulletin Qffice.-adv,
 Wednesday evening the crowds in the stores seemed to really get down to Christmas buying.
 In most of the lower grades of the schools plans are made for special Christmas exercises.
 The approach of the holidays in creases the number of calls at the Telephone Exchange.
 A sheep pastured in a Central avenue yard is a never-failing source of inter est to children of that neighborhood.
 In some of the churches this evening reference will be made to Forefathers' day, Dec 16. which this year fell on Tuesday.
 Is there any family gift more ac- ceptable than a telephone?-adv
 Big cargoes of cotton are being brought up on the Sound steamers for distribution to mills throughout New England.
 A conference of the committeeman and paid officers of the Y. M. c. A. of Connecticut was held in New Haven Wednesday afternoon.
 Orders have been sent along the rail- roads that care must be used to place wooden coaches behind steel coaches in the make up of all trains.
 Norwich relatives were in New Lon don to attend the funeral of Reuben Tyler Palmer. Jr, held at o'clock in St. James Episcopal church. Burial was private.
 Don't forget whist tonight by Canton Oneco, l. o. o. F., in Odd Fellows hall. adv.
 Mild weather appears to be prevail ing throughout the country. A letter nesday told of dandelions blooming on the lawn.
 The Eastern Point school will close Friday with pupils observance of the holiday season by recitations and songs The teacher, Miss Williams, will spend the time with relatives in Old Mystic
 Plans for a country wide body of social charity workers under the Daughters of the American Revolution
  that organization at a meeting in Washington Wednesday.
 Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy Tucker of Ledyard are to be held at South Kingston. R. l., today (Thurs- day). Prayer was said at her home on Wednesday afternoon at 330 o'clock Burial is to be in South Kingston.
 Ernest G. Champlin, who has been in railroad surveying at Canada, since he was grad uated from Syracuse university, has arrived in Norwich to spend the hol- idays with his mother, Mrs. Asa Back us.
 An automobile party of Norwich hunters who went to Poquetanuck Cove Wednesday morning found ducks by the hundred, but as the marl<smen were unable to bring any down, it was be- lieved their shot was not heavy enough.
 Twelve members and one visitor at ended Wednesdays meeting of Com ,ort circle of the Kings Daughters, leld with the viceleader, Mrs. J H. Allen, of Church street Mrs. A T. Jtley presided. Plans were made for Christmas charity work
 The parcel post business of the Thermos Bottle company is causing some hustling at the postofice just now Three or four autotruck loads of averaging 110 mails sacks, are being shipped daily all over the coun- trN and even to points in China and Japan.
 Eastern Connecticut fruit growers have received notices of the convention of the Massachusetts' Fruit Growers association in Springfield January 15 and 16. Lectures will be given on-l spraying, orchard fertilizers, beach, and personal experiences on fruit farms.
 In the round house and workshops of the New York. New Haven and Hart ford Railroad company Monday mo- Lices we're posted that starting Tuesday the men will be on an eight instead of 3 nine hour day. The men will go to work at 715 o'clock a. u and get