Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-03

ter of interest that held the attention of the Bulletin readers fifty years ago this week was the announcement of l IEe probating of the will of the late amounted well into the thousands. Ex- tracts from the files of the Bulletin Of | Decemoer 1865 are as follows:
 Christmas Eve Services.
 Monday. Dec 5, 1S65-There were Christmas eve services at Christ and Trinity Episcopal churches, Rev. MT. | Mackee preaching at the former and Rev. MT Roberts at the latter. Both l churches were tastefulIy and appro- ] priately decked with evergreen and laurel At Trinity church appropriate extracts from holy writ printed on cloth. were stretched along the gall lertes. embowered in running greens. celient. r-- The contributions in 230 Congrega- tic nal churches toward, the s20O, GOO building fund. as far as heard from al- ready foots up something over $6O, ,0OO
 Turkeys 30 Cents Pound. Poultry for Christmas has been sell Ing at about the same prices as ruled at Thanksgiving. Turkeys bring 30 cents. chickens 27 and geese 25 cents. Today being Christmas will be ob- served as holiday by all connected with the Bulletin, consequently no p@peI VIII pc issued rom this office to-
 Will of Amos A. Hubbard. Wednesday. Dec. 27, 1s65.-The will oL the late Amos A. Hubbard has been admitted to probate. The principal be- quests are as follows: To Mrs. Al. H. Hubbard, $70,000, household furniture plate, etc. To Mrs. John F. Slater. daughter of the testator, $60, GOO; dncmas Hubbard. his son, the interest on xS0-OOO which at l,t <5- to his heirs: the residue to his son James Il. Hubbard, who has for some years been associated in business with his father.
 Second Church Led Contributions.
 To Norwich and the Second, Conere- gational church in Norwich, belongs Lne honor of leading all the New Eng iand contributions to the Congrega- tlonal church building fund outside Boston At present only the old South crurch of that city exceeds it, giving $2,O00. The exact amount given by Rev. MT. Dana's church was s1525 with some promise of its being made S1 800
 Christmas was generally observed as a holiday nearly all of the stores be- ing closed. There were remarkably few rows or disturbances of any kind. 2 dog fight and a, fight between an square being all that the police deemed worthy of reporting.
 City Meeting to Buy Stable.
 Thursday, Dec. 28, Iss5--A city meeting was held in Treadwayss hail on Wednesday afternoon, Mayor Greene presiding. The meeting wa s called to consider the question of plr- chasing the stable and property of w. L. Nichols. on Church street, but with out taking any action on the matter, adjourned. We learn that the city Viii probably lease the barn and refit it for the accommo modafion, of the steam CT and hose cart as wen as for the city horses. A room in the upper story will in this event be taken for the meetings of the company.
 Tableaux and charades.
 The exhibition given in Breed hall on Wednesday evening by the Christ church Sabbath school, was an enter tainment of a kind with which we favored than they have been The hal was crowded by very large au- dlence and the tableaux and charades were, without an exception admirably produced and rendered.
 By the opinions of Judge Nelson the petitions of the income and second mortgage bond holders of the New London. Willimantic and Palmer Rail- road Company, against the New Lon- don Northern Railroad Company which were argued last May before the Uni- ted States Circuit court, have been de- cided in favor of the petitioners upon
 To Try New Nozzis.
 Friday, Dec. 29. 1865. oyston,s fire engines. will have a trial on the steamer at o'clock Saturday after< noon. Sundry advantages over the ordinary nOzle are claimed for this in-