Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-31
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Norwio Thursday Dec. s1. 1914.
VARIOUS MATTERS

VARIOUS MATTERS
 Dec. S1st is St. silvesters day. inn portant in the early English church
 Hundreds of New Years cards and booklets are passing through the mails daily.
 The electric power failed at Mantle Monday night and the streets were in complete darkness.
 New Year calling cards printed at the Bulletin office: 50 for 25c.-Adv.
 The Feast of the Circumcision will be celebrated at the Episcopal church
 An East Hartford correspondent mentions that Robert A. Hall has re- turned from a short stay in Coventry.
 There will be the usual first Friday deVetions in the Catholic churches to- morrow for members of the League of the Sacred Heart.
 Rising temperature melted the ice on streets and walks Wednesday, end ing the Safety First street parades of the previous day
 Red Cross contributions received in New York total s425, ,509.66. Tuesdays contributions included Camp Fire Girls, New London $50.
 The fact that New Years eve comes on Thursday will make the watch meetings to be held in the Methodist churches of double significance.
 There will be many late stayers downtown this evening and the New Year will be welcomed in by various religious and social observances.
 It is stated by the Westerly Sun that James McMailon and family have moved from Andover, Conn, into Will fam Burdicl1's house on Clay street in Ashaway-
 Frank H. Keab1es, s2, of Quaker Hill. died at his home Tuesday after short illness MT Keables had not been well lately and Tuesday suffered a sinking spell from which he failed to recover.
 Auto livery for dances and parr;es. Reliable service, reasonable rates. Tel. 977.-adv.
 French newspapers received Tues- Norwich, state that all the wool in Paris is used up, so industriously have the women in that city knitted for the soldiers.
 Sunday next, the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus, both the senior and junior societies of St. Patrick's parish will note the day by receiving holy communion in a body at the first mass Sunday morning.
 A hearing was given before the banking commission at Hartford on Tuesday on the petition for the es- tablishment of the East Hampton Bank and Trust company. No opposi- tion developed.
 Duck hunters have been making the best of the open season and some good shooting is reported along the shores. Ducks have been more numerous than or many years. The season closes to- lay (Thursday).
 State Forester Walter o. Filley has oeen appointed by Governor Simeon B. Baldwin a delegate to the twenty third annual meeting of the American Forestry association which will be held in January Il.
 There is local interest in the fact that at Albany tonight takes place the inaugural bail of Governor-eIect Charles S. Whitman, of New York, born in Sprague and a formed student at the Norwich Free Academy.
 The East Lyme Baptist church has raised $100 for the Belgium relief fund The persons who took care of the money were Mrs. Fred Newton, Mrs. F. H. Dart, and Mrs. Everet GiI- lette. The church raised $25 in a special collection.
 The locomotive and repair shops of the New Haven system, in New Haven, resumed work Monday, one week in advance Of the time to which the re- cent shutdown was fixed and 500 men went on an eight hour day, part for five days and others for six days a week, a better scale than prior to the shutdown.
 Reservations are being made at Hartford hotels by those who intend to stay on the evening of Jan 6. fol- lowing Governor HolcomT's inaugura.- tion. Governor Baldwin and his staff will stay at the HeubIein. Others who have made reservations at this hotel include Judge John M. Thayer of Nor Wich.