Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-15
VARIOUS MATTERS

Regular meeting OF hn1gntS OK Co
lumbus tonight.-adv.
Photographers are rushed with holt
day orders, these short days.
Schools in some of the surrounding
towns closed fhe Fall term today.
The farmers institute for December
is to be held at Eastford, Saturday,
December 16.
After school hours now, most of the
children are spending their time out
side the store windows.
Most of the Christmas toys offered
for sale in the stores this year are
labeled "made-in-America."
Fifty printed calling cards for S5
cents at The Bulletin oftice.-adv.
Where the mud has frozen on some
of tie suburban cross roads, wheeling
was decidedly rough yesterday
These are the days when the book
stores are crowded, books always being
big sellers for Christmas gifts.
with wool to sell just now is getting
record high prices for the fleece.
Extra lights and gay decorations
are making the local store windows,
with their holiday stocks, unusually eff
fective.
Ladies' Aid society of Federated
church holds Xmas sale. Friday, 8 to
S.-adv.
In certain of the rural districts the
pupils have already begun their cam
paign for the destruction of tent cater
pillar nests.
Thursday evening, at the midweek
meeting of the Second Congregational
church the topic was THE Unpardon-
able SIM; Mark 3:20-30.
Park & Tilford's and Page & Shaw's
Christmas candy. Order by telephone
or mail. The Lee & Osgood Co.-adv.
The officers-elect of ST. Patrick's
Tierney Cadets, Mystic will be in
stalled by County Director William H.
McGuinness of Norwich, Wednesday
evening, January 10.
Nippy winter weather prevailed
Thursday and gave a great impetus
to holiday trade. Early yesterday
degrees or under.
Hartford papers mention that Nor
man ]. Bond, state supervisor of
ScnOOlS, mas returned lTOIn d SHOFt
stay with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Bond of Mantle.
With the exception of the Episcopal
and Roman Catholic churches, most of
the Norwich churches will hold their
observance of Christmas on the pre-
ceding Sunday, December oath.
Special communication of st. James
lodge. No. %. F. and A. NJ. at Masonic
temple tonight at 7.30. Work in the
third degree.-adv.
Next Sunday is the communion Sun
day for the recently reorganized Ros-
airy and Scapular society of ST.
Patrick's parish. The members will
1t is noted by Chester correspond
ent that Miss Edith M. Butts, of Jew
EFT City, has been spending few days
| with friends in town. Miss Butts
| taught in the Chester school for sew
eral years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus Trail of Po-
quonnoc have received word that their
| little son Stanley, who is under treat
Children's hospital, Boston, is steadily
improving.
| Subscriptions for magazines and
newspapers published in any country
or any language received at 40 Fair
| mount street by Harry K. Hill.-adv.
A meeting in the interest of Ii
braries was held Wednesday in the
Rockville Library. Librarians were
Holland, Stafford, Union, Manchester,
South Manchester and Bolton.
Nellie r. Arnold. state treasurer of
the w. c. T. u. announces that Dur
ham has the title of being the first
for free-will offering, and Stonington
comes second with dues and 50 each
for Willard and Stevens funds.
When local druggists received their
copies Of Drug and Chemical Mar
ketS yesterday they learned that prices
of refined camphor and glycerine have
gone up. Carbolic, benzoic and citric
acids were among the more important
| declines during the past week.
Marshall Darrach, the great Shakes
pearean reader, will recite Julius Gaze
sar, tonight, at Trinity Methodist
church, under Y. NJ. C. A. auspices.
Admission 90 cents.-adv.
A South Coventry summer resident,
Mrs. Susan Whitney Dimock, sister of
| the late William G. Whitney and
widow or Henry +. Dimock, has sold
her $500, 900 residence corner Of Mad
| ison avenue and Goth Street, New
York, to the Guaranty Trust Co.
The funeral Of Jeffrey D. Miller,
brother of Mrs. Ida J. Tefft, of Nor
witch was held Thursday afternoon at
the home in Hartford. Rev. Howard
V. Ross, pastor of the First Methodist
church off1ciated and burial was in
Spring Grove eemetery, Hartford.
Allyn K. Talcott, n, died at his
home, No. % Prospect street, Rock
vile, Wednesday. He had been ill for
| the past three years. He was the
senior member of the Talcott brothers
and leaves two brothers, Phineas OF
Rockville and Frederick of Providence
r. I.
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces for January 9
an examination for examiner of sur
| veys, for men only, to fill vacancies
! in the Forest Service, Department OF
Agriculture, for service in theAfield, at
entrance salaries ranging from $1,000
to $1,000 a year.
Judge Gardiner Greene of Norwich
| in the New Haven superior court