Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-27
FUN ERAL.
Thomas M.. Hopkins.

Tuesday afternoon at the undertake ing rooms of A. F. Wood, on Me- chanic street, funeral services for Thomas Matthewson Hopkins, who died at Little Rest, were conducted by Rev. H. B. GoodselI pastor of the Congregational church at South Kill ifnglH The bearers were Alden A. Tlllinghast, George Eagerly. Clayton Wright and William Martin. Burial was in Westfield cemetery.
 Frank E. GartIand Promoted.
 Frank E. Garland, son of Mir and Mrs. James Garland. School street, has been advanced from head testrnan Bridgeport to be member of the en- gineering department in the Bridge port district. MT. Garland is suc- ceeded in his old position by Robert Burns, also formerly of Danielson, and who has been with the company in towns in the western part of the state for a number of years.
 Regulars Down Alumni Team.
 Like all other teams they have met this season, the Alumni organization went down to defeat before the K H. S. basketball team, leaders of sthe race in the Quinebaue Valley league The K. H. $. team still has a clean slate, winning every contest it has en- tered SO far this ason. Such play CTS as O'Neil, Killian, Jette, Norton, Ennis and Caffery were included in the Alumni list, but, good players that they are. they could not stop the speedy regular team.
 Christmas Trade Best Ever.
 A canvass of business men in town indicates that, on the whole the Christmas trading season, was the greatest that has been experienced here. Numbers of merchants surpass- ed their best records of other years. and by considerable margin. And in some degree limits were placed on trading by the fact that it has been difficult, and in some cases impossible to get a sufficient quantity in certain tines of goods for which there has been an unprecedented demand.
 Ordinance to Require Sewer connec-
 ton.
 An effort will be made in the spring it is stated, to induce the borough government to e lact an ordinance re- Quiring abutting owners on streets where sewers have been run or are to be built to connect their properties with sewers. The object of this is to do away with cesspools and dry clos cts that yet abo' nd in thickly settled sectt tns of the borough and are re- garded as a menace to public health Borough People Forget chiIdren's
 Home.
 There were feWer glftS from Dan- ielson people on the Christmas tree at the county home for children in the town of Putnam Huesday evening than has been the cYse for years past Thoughtful people here have made 2 practice of keeping the little people in mind Christmas time-sending sec ond-hand toys, books, etc, but this year, for some unknown reason, tho gifts from Danielson have been mucT fewer in number than in the past, z thing that is regretted, for there art more children at the home now thar ever before, and considerable mum Der of them from this town.
 Building to Go Steadily On.
 Spring will not be awaited in Xii. lingly this year to conduct buildins operations on a large scale The de. mand. for more structures, manufac- turing and dwelling, is so urgent tha' the builders will be kept at work righ through January and February, ex. cepting when the weather isg very SC. were. It is hoped to construct ten ol n dozen more houses about Industria place during the winter and there vii be much activity at Williamsville. AT open winter will be regarded as 6 great advantage in forwarding con- struction work that there is great an xtety to see compIeted.