Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-11

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 It showed hard for a short time early Friday morning. but only a sprinkling of white remained after the sun came up.
 Friday afternoon at the Junior league social at Trinity Methodist church the leaders were Miss Maynard and Miss Riley.
 Wellman c. Whitney test medium at the Spiritual Academy Sunday Adv.
 Few of the boats in the blackfsh fleet left the shore towns for several days. This week will bring the black fish season to a close.
 The grammar grade of the Hicks Memorial school at Holland has the banner for the highest attendance for November The intertown banner also remains with the school.
 The next meeting of the Connecticut branch of the French wounded emer- ternoon, Jan. 4, at the home of Mrs. Robert L. Sanderson of New Haven.
 Mrs. Everett P. Barnes of Preston has two Dorothy Perkins roses in bloom.
 The Norwich store windows, in their holiday decorations, attract admlr1ng crowds at every hour of the day, and the window dressers receive many compliments, especially from strangers in town.
 There is to be an all-day session in the Quakertown hall in Ledyard Sun day, Dec. 19. Music will be furnished by an orchestra and vocal selections will be given. Interesting speakers have been engaged for the day.
 The national w. c. T. U. will hold a mass meeting in Washington, D. C., to- morrow (Sunday). the 12th. Every city and town has been asked to hold like meetings for the adoption of the reso- lution for national prohibition
 Beautiful Christmas cherries, also carnations, etc, Hunts Greenhouses. Phone 1130.-AdV.
 A petition circulated about Groton for several weeks, asking for the re- tention of MT. and Mrs. Beckwith as superintendents of Spicer home, has been submitted to the selectmen. MT. Beckwith was dismissed a few months ago. a. .. Norwich jewellers who are members of the Jewellers Security alliance have received warning from that organiza- ton to beware of the operations of thieves who take advantage of the busy Christmas shopping season to prey up on jewellers.
 The state prison at WethersfeId con- tains 576 cells, all occupied and only one prisoner is allotted to each. A new cell block is being built which will care for 72 prisoners. At present there are 50 prisoners awaiting removal to the prison.
 The late Aaron Lucas is the orig inal Grandpa in "Grandpa's Picture Book" now on sale at George A. Da- wis and Cranston and Co.'s-Adv.
 At Hartford Thursday evening a public lecture under the auspices of the St. Vincent de Paul society of St, Patrick's church was given in the church by Rev. William 4. Keefe of Plainfield, the offering being for the benefit of the parish poor.
 At ThompsonviIle, Leonard H. Healey of Woodstock gave an interesting ad- dress iu the town building Thursday evening to the members of the Thomp- sOnvllle Fair association. He spoke on the work of the various agricultural societies fairs of the state.
 The New London Horticultural so- ciety entered it's eighth year at an an- nual meeting held Thursday evening There are 107 active members and IS associate members and the treasurer reported a balance of $50. Donald Miller was elected president.
 The Western Union Telegraph con- pany has announced that after Dec. 10 there is to be an extension of time for the filing of night letters. Night letters have been accepted only up to bidnight, but hereafter they will be accepted up to as late as 2 a. Ill.
 The artistic Day-Craft novelties, dainty and useful articles of needle work and cut leather, handkerchiefs, aprons, stamped linens, platinum prints, calendars, cards, at the Wom- ans Exchange. Lunch served in the Tea room.-AdV.
 The public utilities commission has ordered hearing in the matter of the petition of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company for the approval of taking two parcels of land in Groton, to be held at the capitol Tuesday. Dec. 21, at 11.90 a. m.
 When Mrs. Henry w. Hubert enter tained the Foreign Missionary society Of the Groton Congregational church at the parsonage in Groton Friday after noon Mrs. William M. Zumbro of Ma dura, India, who recently returned to Norwich from the foreign field, ad- dressed the meeting.