Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-03
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Norwich. "Wednesday, Dec. 3, 1913.
VARIOUS MATTERS


 All the Fridays in Advent are fast ing days for those Catholics who are obliged to fast.
 Supper tonight at Spiritual Academy, to 7. Is cents.-adv.
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 The sale of Red Cross seals began here Saturday and so far has been very encouraging.
 Telephone service links the country into one community of communication. Are you in the chain?-adv.
 The planet Venus is still a morn east throughout the month.
 The womens prayer meeting at the Central Baptist church Tuesday af- ternoon was led by Mrs. Benjamin T. Lewis
 Rev. w. F. White of Ledyard will preach at the First Congregational church at Saybrook Point next Sun day at both the morning and evening services.
 Tuesday was a sample of the short and gloomy days due about now. The days length has decreased an even six hours, necessitating late and early lighting up.
 The regular weekly meeting of the W. K, club was held at the home of Miss Edith Blackburn on the East Side Tuesday evening, and the session was an enjoyable one.
 Christmas sale of fancy articles, aprons and fruit Thursday. Dec. 4, from ? to 10 D. m by the Royal Neighbors of America in their rooms, 35 Shetucket street.-Adv
 Local Italians hea1, that pr. Antonio c. M. Lapenta has written from Ma poll that he expects to arrive in New London Thursday. Dr. Lapenta went to Italy several weeks ago.
 The engagement is announced of Miss Bessie Coffrey, daughter of MT. and Mrs Michael Cofrey. of Brook lyn, Conn, and John Neddo of Hart ford. The wedding will take place soon.
 It is stated that Charles E. Pease is soon to resume his management of the Pease house at Saybrook Point which for several years has been run by Charles Camp, formerly of Nor wich.
 A iridium, or three days devotion, will be held in some of the Catholic churches to comm emorate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin, which falls on next Monday
 Battle Creek body massage, facial massage, shampooing, marcel wave, scalp treatment and manicuring. Miss Messinger, IT Oak street Business conducted preferably by appointment Telephone,-adv
 In several state towns farmers are losing fat hogs from some unaccount- able cause. believed by some to be hog cholera and by others attributed to pneumonia due to so much wet weather the past month.
 Through movement started in Worcester natives of Norway here abouts are being asked to contribute toward memorial shield to their na- tive land in honor of the independence of the 17th of May, 1874
 With the notices of the annual dues being received this month by members of the Huntington Family association comes a. circular referring to the fact that a definite coat of arms will prob ably be decided upon before the next meeting in 1917.
 Charles F. Morgan has been reap pointed postmaster at Griswold New London county under executive order of May '. 1913. Agnes Wood has been appointed to succeed herself as post mistress at Gflead, Holland county, un- der the same order.
 Governor Baldwin. of Connecticut is among those announced to speak at the fourth national conference of the American Society for Judicial Settle ment of International Disputes at the Shoreham hotel, Washington, D. C., Thursday and Friday.
 The Pleasant View association of which J. D. Haviland of Norwich is president is building and strengthen ing the seawall at the beach and there is hope to have both a seawalI and walk the entire distance between the two hotels by spring.
 E. H. Fitzhugh. who is spending the winter a his Neptune park resi- dence, has been succeeded as presi- dent of the Southern New England railway by Edward C. Smith of St Albans Vt, formerly president of the Central Vermont railroad, who was elected Monday.
 Fifty delegates from 12 cities of Connecticut gathered at New Haven Monday and formed a state organiza- ton to be known as the Catholic Ladies of Columbus. The delegates repre- sented about 1900 members. Miss Charlotte M. Holloway of New Lon don was elected president
 On Thursday. December 4th, in Nor wich club at o'clock, the ladies of Christ church parish will open a sale of hand made articles, practical and ornamental, also dolls, cake, home made candy, jellies, preserves, pickles, etc. At o'clock will be given one of their justly famed suppers-50c per plate-Ady
 The case of Josephus Stone vs Ed win Edwards and wife, which was to have been tried in the common pleas court here Tuesday, was taken from the jury list and is to be tried to the court. The jury was excused to an indefinite date
 The next case for trial is that of Max Himmelstein vs. Jefferson Fire Insur- ance company,
 Y. M. C. A. Notes.