Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-15
Ulae B1tlleti1l.
Norwich, Wednesday. Dec. is. 1915.
VARIOUS MATTERS

Today is Gottfrid day among the
Swedish people.
Boys were coasting on Broadway hill
Tuesday evening.
If more snow falls soon there is good
foundation for sleighing.
The state tuberculosis commission
met at the state sanitorium at ,Meriden
Monday.
Fifty printed calling cards for %
cents at The Bulletin office.-adv.
Norwich men are to open a candy
store in the annex to the Dexter block
at Danielson.
The public schools will close Thurs
day, the 23rd, at $50 p. m. for the
holiday vacation.
Suffragan Bishop E. C. Acheson's ap-
pointments include: February 13. the
Lymes, thr6e services.
Annual communication of Somerset
lodge tonight at 73O.-Adv.
With only nine shopping days before
Christmas, trade promises to be brisk
today and this evening.
East Lyme, died there Monday night
He was So years of age.
During the dull hours this week,
clerks have been devoting their spare
time to store decorating.
To compensate for so many stormy
days, the almanacs promise clear and
frosty weather for the remainder Of
the week.
Sale of cake, novelties. aprons, at
Spiritual Academy today. Salad and
meat supper, 25c--adv.
Tuesday was the last day upon
which parcel post packages for foreign
destinations could be deposited for de-
livery in time for Christmas.
At Stonington, Rev. Giles F. Good
enough of Ledyard delivered an inter-
esting sermon at the Second Congre-
gational church Sunday morning.
An Essex correspondent mentions
that the Pratt High School basketball
team will play the Stonington team in
Essex, this "wednesday evening.
At the Second Congregational
church, all the Sunday School teach
ers are expected to participate active
ly in the midweek service. December
10th.
At Coventry, two brothers who have
five cars have worked up a jitney ser
vice which has been greatly appreciate
ed by Coventry people. who have no
trolley cars.
About ITS pastors are expected to
attend the S. N. E. Methodist confer
ence at Trinity M. E. church, Norwich,
and already plans for their entertain
ment are being made.
Sale of Christmas novelties by Mrs.
NJ. Jewett at So Church ST. Wed. and
Thurs, Dec. 15-16.-adv.
Oscar A. Leonard of Holland was
elected vice president of the Dutch
Belted Cattle Association of America,
at a meeting of the Association held
in New York last week.
Rev. T. Newton Owen, of seekonk,
Mass, has accepted a call to be pas
tor of the Congregational church in
Columbia, and he and Mrs. Owen will
leave for that place Thursday.
Mrs. S. Comstock will be found at
Sc Church street, showing a complete
line Of art embroidery, also all kinds
of stamping done.-adv.
In a neighboring town, next Sunday
when toys, clothing, etc, will be COL
lected and donated to the District
Nurse association for distribution for
Christmas.
Dairy and Foot Commissioner Frank
H. Stadtmueller heard four persons
at Hartford Monday accused of re-
failing renovated butter, unlabeled. but
all were from New Haven and Itch
field counties.
The Connecticut College for Women
at New London will close Friday for
the Christmas vacation, most of the
students returning to their homes on
Saturday. The winter term will begin
on Monday, January 8.
Through the White Ribbon Banner,
members of local W. C. T. unions
are asked to provide Christmas COM
forts for the sixty-three members of
the Christian union at the State Sol
diers' Home. at Noroton.
Tuesday afternoon, the appointed
leader of the women's prayer meeting
at Bushnell chapel, Mrs. J. B. Slocum
! being unable to be present, the meeting
was led by Rev. DR.. Slocum who
spoke in an interesting way on the
topic, Prayer.
Two ne" UOllerS, OF at leaSL S0l
horse power each, new water heaters
reinforced pipe lines, and other ap-
purtenances for Groton borough pow
er plant, will be asked at borough
meeting to be held at the town hal
this wednesday, evening.
When Martha Pitkin wolcott chapt.
er, Daughters of the American Revolu.
ton, East Hartford, meet at st. Johns
parish house, Friday afternoon, Mrs
Louis Dodge Goodwin will read a pa.
per on prudence Crandall and hel
School at Canterbury, Conn.,"
Paul F. Ives of Guilford, will go t
Storrs, Saturday, to select the team
from the Agricultural college which
will enter the judges contest at tht
poultry show in Madison Square Gar