Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-16

At Ocean Beach, owing to high winds Monday, the water filled Ale places in the dike, inupdating the en- tire south portion of the colony.
 While the streets and walks here aibouts are clean and safe, in certain places in western Connecticut the the boys are skating on the highways.
 Mrs. Lillian Gardner. of Eastern Point and Richard Bartlett of Groton were married by Rev. P. c. Budding ton of West Mystic Saturday evening. Mir. and Mrs. Bartlett will make their home at Eastern Point.
 Fifty printed calling cards for o5 cents at The Bulletin office-adv.
 The state dental commission an- nounces that out of forty-three cau- didates who took examinations three weeks ago for admission to practice dentistry in this state, sixteen secured the required number of credits.
 At surprise party given Oscar Taylor at his home in North Stoninf- ton, Saturday evening in honor of his 20th birthday. about forty young people were present, including several from Westerly, Norwich and Plainfield.
 The old schoolship Newport, a fre- quent visitor to New London harbor, is pronounced too small by Governor Glynn of New York as it can accom- n1odate mo only loo cadets and that many more applicants must be kept wait ing.
 The rain Sunday night took off the last of the ice storm at Bolton. The ice remained on the trees for seven days. There never was an ice storm like it for length. according to some of those who have lived there many years.
 Supper at Spiritual Academy to- night, to 7.3O, 20 cents.-adv.
 A local historian calls attention to the fact that just 100 years ago, Dec. ended the war of 1912 was signed at Ghent Stonington, in particular, has reason to remember this war with England.
 At Trinity Methodist church Christ mas Sunday will be observed next Sunday. Organist Waldo $. NewbuTy will give short organ recital preced- ing the evening service. The Christ mas wreath will be lighted with the us- ual ceremony.
 Monday afternoon, at o'clock. the funeral of Miss Mary A. Clark was held with services at her residence,
 43 Jay street, New London. Rev. Jo-
 seph P. Elder off1ciated. Burial was at Cedar Grove cemetery. Miss Clark was born in Waterford.
 Having sold the tea plantation in Alabama where he has been for ten years, Frederick Osgood Tyler has re- turned to New London and is with his
 mother, Mrs. Augustus c. Tyler, who has fitted up her smaller house in the Pequot section as a winter residence. Annual communication of Somerset lodge tonight at 7.30 at Masonic tenn ple..-Adv.
 Visitors 10 New York this week state that among the new devices at the Grand Central Palace are a self sharpening grass and hedge cutter and an automatic lawn mower sharpener A movable fence built in sections Is handy for the farmer.
 A correspondent from Stoningtor I writes: Many of the townspeople especially the storekeepers, are very sorry to learn of the destruction oi the cottage belonging to J. D. Havi- land. at Pleasant View, because SC many in the borough are very wei | 2 sdC4AHl44lSa HltIA I1dt2lc~LAOs A number of Eastern Connecticut boys on the warships are home or school leave. in most cases to iast over Christmas. It was announced ! Tuesday that the Atlantic fleet is tc go to Cuba next month for the mos elaborate target and manoeuvre exer- l cises the fleet has ever engaged in. A big shipment of holiday mail ana parcels was forwarded Tuesday, as the Red Star liner Lapland, which saili l for Liverpool at o'clock this morn ing, is the last ship leaving New Yorl that will land her passengers and mail' 1 before Christmas day. She is expect l ed to arrive early on Christmas eve. ! The pastor of the Second Congregar
 tional church, Rev. H. j. Wyckon ha:
 been calling on members of his con lgregation in Broadway. Broad, Church Franklin, Grove, Main and Uniol streets. Mckinley, Platt and Treadwa.
 avenues, Huntington Place and Rock
 well Terrace this week. This com pletes his tenth round of the parish il l his pastoral calls.