Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-18
VARIOUS MATTERS

st. Rufus is commemorated in the
church calendar today.
Many of the rural carriers have put
in a strenuous week.
Fridays bad weather interfered Sc
riously with Christmas shopping.
George B. Cutler, test medium, at
Spiritual Academy Sunday.-adv.
Streams and ponds are filling up,
as the result of the weeks rain and
snow.
Fishermen through the ice We're
looking for good sport when the rain
came.
The term of St. Patrick's parish
school will end on Thursday next for
the holiday recess.
Fifty printed calling cards for %
cents at The Bulletin office.-adv.
Teachers and others who started
yesterday for holiday trips found
trailing anything but pleasant.
A cantata. Star of the East, will
be sung at the POquonoC Bridge Bap-
fist church Sunday evening, Dec. 20.
The work of the operators at the
telephone exchange has been greatly
increased during the past stormy days.
In contributions acknowledged for
the American Jewish Relief, the New
London committee is credited with
1922.
Invitations have been received by
members of the Mayflower society here
to the luncheon in memory of Fore
fathers day, at New London, Tuesday
next.
For a Christmas gift, a box of
Krohn's Special cigars will satisfy any
smoker.-adv.
Dec. 29th Phi Alpha AIu Sigma fra
ternity of Norwich will hold its an
nual banquet. Many member of the
New London chapter are planning to
be present.
Friday, in St. Patrick's church, rel
atives and friends attended a months
mind high mass of requiem for Will
liam P. Pearson, which was sung by
Rev. John H. Broderick.
Beautiful Christmas cherries. also
carnations. etc. Hunts greenhouses.
Phone 1130.-adV.
Now the proposed re-routing of the
State of Maine express, which was
New London, is being opposed by the
Middletown chamber of commerce.
Referring to the concert at Con-
necticut college Thursday evening, the
New London papers praise the work
of Miss Clementine Jordan, Miss Ell
sic D. Brand and Miss Ella Potter
AT Trinity Methodist church, at the
Christmas services on the 25th, there
will hn hn trIv i-n f io1o - ,E-
the Christmas wreath. The Sunday
school concert of this church is to be
held Dec. 2Sth.
from Mr.. and Mrs. Henry G. Peck.
who are spending a portion of their
honeymoon at Atlantic City and who
are not expected to return to Nor
witch until after Christmas.
The Peck library at Norwich Free
Academy is open every school day
from $50 a. m. to p m; on Satur-
days from a. m. to II m. and from
to p. m; on all holidays and dur
ing vacations from to II m.
The post office department at Wash
ington, having cautioned post offices
throughout the country to use econ
omy in the matter of pencils, Irvine
and official envelopes, has now eau
with references to mixing pads.
Francis NJ. Cockren, former United
States senator, was buried at War
rensburg, Mo, Thursday. Members of
the company which Senator Cockreli
organized and led in the Civil war
Joined in the throng at the Presby-
terrain church and acted as honorary
pallbearers.
The funeral of Mrs. Jared Starr.
who died at her home in NewinSton
Wednesday, was held Friday at 23O
o'clock in Grace church in Newington
and burial will be in New London to-
day Saturday. Mrs. Starr was
sister of Mrs. John S. Jarvis, of Hart
ford and Saybrook.
The members of the W. H. NJ. s.
of Trinity Methodist church have de-
cided to send a Christmas box to
Browning home, Camden, S c. for
the colored children in the home and
the people on the plantations The
committee is Mrs. Russell Woodward,
Miss Lizzie Fellows and Mrs. New