Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-17

l0Lh III 1C@Ds HcS l1AC SOAO-eoS NeoJ record in eastern states, F to 16 de- grees below zero
 Wednesday nocn. the mercury had shade. although bright sun made the day seem comfortable.
 vantine,s Perfumes. and Oriental Goods. George A. Davis~-AdE.
 The Groton Heights, the Poquonock and Eastern Point schools will close Friday, December IS, and will open on Monday, January 4.
 Farmers in the country complain that many persons help themselves to Christmas trees and greens from pri- vate property without permission.
 A meeting is to be held in the chapel of the Congregational church at He- bron, Friday evening, to see if the so- ciety will vote to incorporate the church.
 Fine Sterling silverware for the table. George A. Davis-Adv-
 The turnip crop in. some parts of Connecticut the past year was a failure owing probably to the dry weather. Imported turnips are selling for two cents a pound.
 A series of gatherings is being held during the eight days of the Feast of Chanuckah by Young Judaea, the na- tionaI league of the Zionists youth in various section of New York.
 Rush orders for mems s1itings force the Shetucket Worsted Co.'S mills at Baltic to work beyond their 55-hour schedule and the weaving department will be kept busy until 9 p. m. until after New Years at least
 The fourth quarterly conference of the M. E. church will be held at the Portland chapel Friday evening Dis- trict Superintendent Rev. G. G. scriv- ener. of Norwich, will preside. This is the last quarterly conference of the year.
 The state board of control, at it's meeting, Tuesday, voted an addition of S23,000 to the appropriation for the commission on diseases of de- nestle animals to pay expenses in- cured by the foot and mouth cru- sade.
 Handsome Electric Table and Floor Lamps. George A. Davis.-AdY.
 Some of the history classes noted that December 16 was the anniversary in 1773, of the Famous Boston Colon ists resenting British tax on tea, or ganized party, disguised as Indians, dumped $40 chests of the tea into Bos- ton harbor.
 The 7s children at the county nome are to have their Christmas tree and gifts as usual this year, arrangements being made by Mrs. Frank A. Mitchell at the request of the generous Nor wich man who of late years has pro- vided the children's treat. The treasurer of General Kitchener lodge, Sons of St. George of Rock vile, has forwarded to the Prince oi Wales fund for the relief of the suf- fering caused by the European war the amount of S225. It Is expected that more will be sent later, New arrival of Guilford long clans at Powers Bros, 10 Rose Plaee.-AdV. A Norwich man suggests that the Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1914 was of nearer interest than the Bat tie of Stonington, since the British penned Admiral Decatur's three ship. l in the Thames river, near Charles H Branis estate, for three months during 1813-14,
 A clergyman known to local pastori as former miderator of the Gener l al Association of Connecticut, Rev ! JOSSph <4HueTSOn, U. lJ., pdSIOI 6I116T1 | tus of the First Congregational churcl at Waterbury, celebrated his seventy 1 eighth birthday Wednesday. There was an attendance of g a l Wednesdays meeting of the Pdogres sive Missionary club of the Centra Baptfst church, held with Mrs. Johl H. Ford at East Great Plain, tn president, Mrs. John D. Post, presid ing. After the reading and sewing light refreshments were served 1 Manning & Bowman's splendid lin, of Casseroles. George A. Davis.-Adv
 The Old Lyme branch of the Vaea tion War Relief committee has sent ] box to the headquarters in New York to be sent to the European hospitals Tho box contains 720 surgical dress ings, 26 T binders, 13 flannel bands seven cotton sheets, two linen sheets one blanket and S4 rolls of bandages. Worcester papers mention that tn l Worcester branch of the Woman's de f pertinent of the National Civic Feeder ] alton attended a meeting held in MT. ! Alfred l.. Aiken's home, 40 Elm stree Wednesday afternoon when Mrs. J. I Holder of the Woman's Reforrnator
 Prison in Sherborn, gaye talk o
 Prison Work"
 Nan Buskirk's Confecttons for you Christmas table. George A. Davis Adv,
 The blanks for the new hunting Ii
 censes for 1915 arrived at the ohic
 of Town Clerk Charles $. Holbroo
 Tuesday, inreadiness for issuance o and after January l. There is usual not great demand for them at thi
 time of the year. many hunters waitin
 until fall. Others prefer to get thei moneys worth.
 At New York Tuesday Mayo
 Mitchell did not veto the action of tn aldermen in cutting down the salarie allowed George Tirrell, formerly (
 Norwich, and TiIdep 'Adamson, direc
 tors of the Bureau of Standafds an
 the Bureau of Contract Supervision
 who are getting s6.000 g year eacl
 The new budget would have given theI 1 $7s500.
 tfartferd'e Y, N, 6, A, Membership
 Three thousand, i've hundred an
 thirty seven men, the largest Y. M, (