Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-30
VARIOUS MATTERS

vAkNOOS MA lEANo &
 Light vehicle lamps at 4.57a o'clock this evening.
 Good resolutions for the advent of 1917 are being framed.
 Fifty printed calling cards for 35 cents at The Bulletin office.-adv.
 December goes out with three min- utes added to the days length.
 choice ram from the Lords Hill Shropshire flock was shipped to Maine the other day.
 Since New Years eve comes on Sunday. there will be little in a social way to hail 1917.
 In some of the churches tomorrow the Christmas music will be repeated, the whole, or in part.
 Psychic messages by Dr. Bishop at Spiritual Academy, Sunday.-adv.
 The sudden cold wave Friday re- suited in> good skating at Ford's, which big crowds enjoyed.
 Janitors have been giving the vari- ous school buildings thorough reno vating during the vacation week.
 The Somers grange is to give a pub lie supper and old-time dance in Pied mont hall this (SatuEday) evening.
 The temperature kept just above 30 degrees even at midday Friday. Early In the morning it was very near 20 degrees.
 According to the predictions of Da- kolPs Almanac, tl.-s section is to ex- perience .1s-. weather next year until after tl-o nrst part of May.
 "Old Year and New Resolve"-Dr. S1ocum's Sunday night topic at Cen tral Baptist. Special music.-adv.
 Churches in number. of places have planned to so time their Sunday evening services tomorrow as to ex- tend them to watch night services.
 Local owners of shore cottages who have visited their property during this week have found numerous instances of damage done by the recent gale. over 2,000 pieces was forwarded from the Norwich Red Cross room to be shipped to the hospitals .of the allies.
 Because the stores are offering spe- cial year-end bargains and are anxious to CIGdT OuC the lddSI OI InGlE nO1udy stocks, business promises to be lively today.
 Several news items sent The Bulle- tin are being held because not signed by the sender. It is absolutely neces- sarv to know from whom all news notes come.
 Harmony is now prevailing among the members of Mt. Calvary Baptist church. and the various services are attended by congregations numbering from 75 to 100. A Lyme man, R. A. Rutherford, who stepped off the rear end of the steam cars, a fe wweeks ago. and fell 20 feet breaking his leg, will have thS injured member amputated.
 Rev. c. H Ricketts, who has recent ly heard Billy Sunday. will give his impressions of the great evangelist al the Mems meeting tomorrow at 3.3U in Thayer bui1ding.-adv. The Pastmasters' association of the Seventh Masonic district is to hold its 18th anniversary meeting in Si- loam lodge. No. 32. A. F. & A. M, al Saybrook. New Years day at p. m.
 This (Saturday) evening Rev. G. G | Scrivener of Norwich, district super intendent, is to conduct the quarterly l conference of the Mystic Methodist church, and he will occupy the pulpit Sunday.
 This Yuletide has established a rec | ord in eastern Connecticut as far as the observance of Christmas by the churches, Sunday schools and day schools is concerned. Some of the pastors prepared most elaborate anG scholarly pageants for the festival. Among the 26 members of the class i graduated at St. Francis hospita Training school for nurses at Hartford Mary Sullivan of Norwich and Miss Mary Agnes Greenhalgh, Miss Mary ! Elizabeth Callahan of New London. l Business in overshoes and ice creep. l ers has been good this week, shoe ] dealers and hardware store men say Dealers learn that some New Yorl | wholesalers report no more overshoes l in stock at present, the big demand having practically exhausted the sup | ply.
 l At West Wilmington a gathering O 1 children and grandchildren numbering l 20 from North Windham, Mansfield Depot, Norwich Town and West Will l lington enjoyed Christmas dinner a the home of MT. and Mrs. H. M. Han sen, presenting them a reclining chai and kitchen cabinet. l Work of moving the. freight hous of the New Haven road at Pouuono is going on. The building was movet a short time ago, but was placed ol
 land not owned by the New Have1 road and MT. Gardner, the owner, ha. made 1t necessary for the company t.
 remove it near it's original location.
 Farmer Silas Whipp1e of Leffingwel
 Is a wizard in agriculture. He appear
 ed at The Bulletin office on Dec. 26tl
 with two fresh cucumbers that he ha,
 kept green and edible since the da,
 they were picked from the vine. N
 preservative was used in keeping then
 fresh and they were as edible as il
 August.