Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-03
VARIOUS MATTERS


 Today the days length has decreased exactly six hours.
 Regular meeting of Knights of Coz ltmbus tonight.-adv.
 Red Cross seals are beginning to ap- pear on letters and parcels.
 First Friday devotions will be held In the Catholic churches today.
 Special meeting at the armory, Nor- wich Rife club, this evening-adv.
 Trimming of trees, grape vines and shrubs has begun in some Of the local gardens.
 Tomorrow is quarterly pension day for the veteran soldiers and soldiers families.
 Men have finished painting the new station at Eagleville, which will soon be opened to the public.
 The Laurel Whist club held it's reg ular meeting Wednesday afternoon at the Buckingham Memorial.
 A Stafford Springs patient, Mrs. Clarence Boyer, has been committed to the Norwich state hospital.
 Because of the demand for furs of all sorts, most of the hunters and trappers about the state are busy. Books being featured at the Peck library are J. c. Van Dykes History of Painting and Studies in Pictures.
 Branch 6st, Ladies' Catholic Benevo- lent Union of New London, will ob- serve its 18th birthday December 2S. Plans are being made in number of towns to observe Flag day, Dec. 6, which is to be devoted to a considera- tion of national preparedness.
 Speed boat Runaway, owned by Ar thur Lathrop of Norwich, has been laid up for the winter at the winter quarters of J. H. Webster at Noank.
 Holiday decorations of ornamental evergreens, juniper and bayberry chrubs are beginning to appear out side the store windows, in accord with a cheery winter custom.
 Julius S. Thral1, Ss, of Rockville, who died this week as the result of a shock, married in 1853 Miss Mary A. Holmer of Stafford and she survives him with two daughters.
 At the request of the parish Holy Name society, Rev. J. H. Broderick sang a months mind requiem high mass in St. Patrick's church Thurs day at o'clock for Patrick Quinn.
 Raymond M. Crocker and Margaret Theresa Church of New London, were married at 199 Huntington street, We'd nesday evening by Rev. Joseph P. Abell attended them.
 William Armitage found a deer leg in the road at Westford, the other day. The leg had a wire snare on it. Several persons have found snares in the woods about there, which were probably set for foxes.
 Rockville is to have a community Christmas tree this year and Rev. Congregational church is chairman of the committee. Each church in the city will be represented.
 The first short calendar session of the Holland county superior court for December will be adjourned from to- day, lFriday) until Tuesday, Dec. ', at 10 o'clock. Assignments for trial will be made at the same time by Judge Lucien F. Burpee.
 Fourteen members of Comfort circle of the Kings Daughters met Thursday afternoon with the leader, Mrs. A. T. Utley, of Lafayette street. Following devotional exercises, the members sewed on patchwork for the charitable work of the circle.
 A charge of 10 cents for checking each piece of baggage is the next move not only on the New Haven road, but on all the railroads in the United States. Such a plan is now in the early in the new year. At the eighth annual meeting of the Connecticut Society for Mental Fly giene to be held today (Friday) ir | New Haven, Dr. c. Floyd Haviland l superintendent of the Connecticut hos pital for the insane, will speak or What We Should Do for the Insane The schools of the town of East Lyme held a public speaking contest | in the Methodist church, Mantle ] Thursday evening. Five of the best speakers will be chosen to represent l the town at thes intertown contest 1T New London on the evening of Dec | 10.
 At the meeting of state D. A. R. re. gents in Windsor October g, it was l decided to hold tie. next business con. l ference in Derby. A blank has beer sent out from the nominating commit 1 tee to be filled out with each chapter. choice for nominations for state off cers.
 l New York papers note that a prof 0 foyer $1,500 was made on the bur | leSque fashion show for the poor hel( at the Ritz-Carlton Wednesday eve aing, in which Miss Gertrude Lathro] | participated and of which her mother Mrs. Alanson P. Lathrop, was one O 1 the patronesses.
 l. Charles Lobmeyer of Hartford ha sued Mrs. Elizabeth Hammacker, O lStonington, for $3,000 damages. Lob 1-meyef was riding in an automobil in Tyleryille- November when a ca | driven by MT. Hammacker and owne by his wife; collided with Lobmeyer' car and injured him and damaged tn machine.
 AT DAVIS THEATRE.