Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-21
VARIOUS MATTERS

Norwich, Thursday, Dec. 21, 1916.
 VARIOUS MATTERS
 Light vehicle lamps at 4.51 o'clock this evening.
 The sun ente5s Capricornus today, and winter begins.
 Fifty printed calling cards for 35 cents at The Bulletin of1ce.-adv.
 Only eight or nine days remain for Leap Year dances and other social af- fairs.
 St. Patrick's parish school will close tomorrow (Friday) to reopen Tuesday, January 2.
 Branches of the Sunshine society will remember the sick. aged and shut tns for the holiday.
 Mrs. Fannie M. Wright, a former resident of Hebron, died in Somer- vile, Mass, December 18th.
 A birthday party was given by the Ladies' Aid society at the Quaker Hill church Wednesday afternoon.
 There will be no dances at Yantio Firemen's hall until further noticc.- adv.
 Tug Miles Standish has lowed the scow James F. Mcclure from New London to Norwich to discharge her cargo.
 A MontviIle man. Joseph Lavalle, brought home 35 pounds of cells as the result of an afternoons work early in the week.
 Most of the Italian residents about town who have stores have decorated their places of business with Christ mas greens. .
 Since the snow storm the coves about Saybrook are swarmed with ducks. The cold spell drove them in off the sound.
 Many choice gifts at Woman's Ex- change. Special food sale Saturday. adv.
 Tying of Christmas greens and mak- ing wreaths is the occupation of Sun day school members in the suburban towns just now.
 The Christmas festival for the Sunday school of St. James church. Poquetanock. is to be held on Holy Innocents' day. December 18th.
 Submarine E-1 from the Navy Yard has been submerging close to the Gro- ton shore near the ferry slip for the amazement of large number of inter- ested spectators.
 At Derby Tuesday, Mayor George Sullivan named as corporation counsel, Attorney F. B. O'Sullivan, son of the late Dr. Thomas J. O'Sullivan, a na- tive of Norwich.
 If you want good quality of candy for Xmas, call at Grover & Caron Go. Special attention given to Xmas candy and tree boxes for churches and schools.-adv.
 Members of the Woman's Relief corps in various towns of the state are sending boxes and barrels of Christmas goodies to the Soldiers Home at Noroton.
 Although the temperature was higher than for a number of days, good winter weather prevailed, and in the stores there was a demand for sea- seasonable stocks Wednesday. Choir directors and organists are re- | minded to have their Christmas mu- sical programmes in The Bulletin ed- | ditorial rooms in good season Friday, for publication Saturday morning. | Miss Adelia N. Loomis. lecturer of Bolton grange, has arranged Christ mas programme for the meeting Friday evening. Each member is to carry a 1o-cent gift for the Christmas tree
 At the annual meeting of the First Congregational church of Old Say brook the salary of the pastor, Rev William F. White. formerly of Led yard, was increased from SLIGO tc s12Oo. ... -. - =
 The residents of the shore towns have for several days had good luck about the coves, there having beer several exceptionally good tides o1 late when clans have been secured in abundance.
 The snow storm caused the worl ct Montville on the new schoolhoust and on the Latham Hull house to b, interrupted. The weather has beer no interruption before. Employed officers of the Youn, Mems Christian association of thu state will meet at New Haven Fri day for the purpose of forming permanent organization of association workers in Connecticut Middlesex county farm bureau hel, meeting at Judge T. A. Coulter l III 41oSCAS 4AOilody. AIiOHS IuOS from out of town who tt tended the meeting was Prof. H. J Baker of Storrs college.
 Members of Beta chapter. Phi Alph
 Mu Sigma fraternity of Bu1keIe,
 school. New London, have receive
 invitations to attend the annual ban quet of Alpha chapter in Norwich
 It will be held the night after Christ
 mas at the Wauregan house. 5S A weeks retreat for men is to [.
 held at St. Mary's Star of the Se church, New London, beginning Sun
 day, December 31. and will be con ducted by Father Matthew of tn y Franciscan order, who conducted. : mission at St. Patricks church, Nor
 wich, during the Fall. ' News reached Connecticut Wed