Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-30
VARIOUS MATTERS

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 Tides were low on Tuesday,
 BlacksmIths are having another week of overtime work.
 The almanacs predict week cloudy and with rain and sieet.
 All cautious citizens became middle of -roaders during yesterdays icy storm.
 The savings banks have been re- ceiving the usual post -Christnas de- posits this week.
 h a number of places schools re- stunned sessions Tuesday after the brief Christmas recess.
 a1ready ready left town. others remaining until after New Years.
 Yesterday St. Thomas of Canterbury, the famous Thomas a Beeket, was nonored in the church calendar.
 Patients at the tuberculosis sanatori- nm have had many holiday visits from friends and have received numerous gifts.
 The Otis library has had a sift of eight volumes on various topics Of Christian Science by Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy.
 New Year calling cards printed at the Bulletin ofice, 50 for 25c.-Ady.
 A few Norwich families will con- tinue the old-tirne custom of receiving New Years calls. but in an informal way.
 In a Union street garden the red berries of the black alder and the white clusters of the snewdrop make a pleasing contrast.
 The new passenger rates on the Con- solidated road will go into effect Fri day. Nearly every fare on the road will be in odd cents.
 Police Captain George Haven of New London has completed his 18th year as captain of the New London police de- partmeat and is now 70 years of age.
 A Groton man, Palmer Hewitt, a vet efan of the Civil war, has received papers admitting him to the Soldiers home at Noroton, and left Monday to make his home there
 Friday next, the Feast of the Cir- curncision, there will be three masses in St. Patriclxs church. The law of abstinence from flesh meat Is suspend Sd O4A theII AiOAJ OeAy' A meeting of the state tuberculosis coFan1ission was held Monday at Meri- den. Reports from the various state institutions were submitted and other routine business was discussed.
 Order your flowers for the dance early. T. J. Fitzgerald, Agt. Tel, SIT. Adv.
 Edward Payson Post, 7s, retired. died Monday at his residence, 128 Hooper street, Brooklyn, N. r. Mir. Post was born in Westbrook. Conn, and was for many years in the real estate business.
 4 Waterbury paper mentions that Miss Florence Goodwin, a. stenogra- ptaer at tho Sterfs Agricultural college, is spending the Christmas holidays at the home of her parents, Mir. and Mrs. George Goodwin.
 Enployes of the Perry Ice company at New London started cutting eight inch ice on both ponds of the company in Bayonet street Tuesday. the first ice harvest of the season. Both the ponds have eight-inc1 ice. Walter Kenyon of Carolina, R. T., who has been fireman on the ConsUli- dated, with headquarters at New Lon- don, for the past two yeats or so. is to enter the services of the United States az second class fireman in che navy. The Rebekahs have received about $500 from various lodges Of the state, to be expended for Christmas gifts and entertainment for the residents of odd Fellows F'airview home. There are now S4 men and three women resi- dents.
 The postof1ce has been notified that parcel post service to France has been resumed following orders from Wash insten. The service was suspended during the early months of the war, and all parcels destined for France E since that time had been returned to their senders.
 Auto livery for dances and parties. Reliable service; reasonable rates. Tel 917.--Adv.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. Lee Taller of 16 East Seventy-second street, New York, an- nouuce the engagement Of their daugfl- teT, Miss Marie Taller, to $. Bryce Wing, son of Mir. and CMrs. L. Stuart Wing. of New York Miss Tailer's young brother, Robert W. Taller, 2d, is at school at Pomfret school.
 Mrs. Walter c. Moves of 31 East Sixty-third street, New York, 0 Lyme summer resident, gave small dance for her daughter, Miss Marian c, Moves, Monday night in the ladies' an- nex of the Metropolitan club. There were between 75 and 100 guests, and Mrs. Moves and the dehutarte, in white chiffon and satin, with irridescent ena- broidery, received.
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