Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-22


 one holiday of the year when rural carriers have to drive over their routes to deliver mail.
 At the Rockville Methodist church District Superintendent c. G. Scriven- CT, of Norwich, held the fourth quart erly conference Thursday
 During meeting of the State Board of Embalmers at the Yale Medical school, New Haven Tuesday, twelve candidates were examined.
 Speed boat Runaway. owned by Ar thur Lathrop of Norwich, has been stored for the season at the winter quarter of J. H. Webster in Noahk.
 A petition for an increase of cap ital stock from $10,000 to $20,000 has been filed at Hartford by the New London Fruit and Produce company.
 The Saturday afternoon tea at the Norwich club will be omitted this week.-adv. *3
 Thursday, the Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle there was the celebration of the holy communion at Christ church, Rev. Richard R. Graham of dcating.
 Passengers on the Shore Line divi- sion\ of the New Haven road note the efforts of several tugs to keep the Connecticut River ice broken up, above Saybrook.
 There is to be a partial aeelipse of the sun, Sunday, December "A, invisi- ole in the western heimSphere, begin ing at 3h 32m. p. m.. and ending at 4l. 0m. p. m.
 At the funeral of Mrs. Charles c. To ,-1 from her home Falls
 venue, Wednesday morning the bear
 rs were James O. Mahoney, Jeremiah
 Danahy, Joseph, Skelly and Patrick
 ..'d1y.
 krohn's special cigars for Christmas in 25s and sos will be appreciated ny any smoker.-adv.
 The total number of property own CTS and residents in New London who failed to clear the walks of the recent snowfall is 475, according to the fig ures left at the office of Mayor Ernest B. Rogers.
 Harry S: Banta, 21.. of Lyme died in the Newington tuberculosis home Monday night. Funeral services will | be held at the home at the Ferry to- day.. His wife and child one year old survive him.
  Miner and John Geer of North Ston- l ington were fox huntington the other day, MT. Wheelers dog chased the fox around to MT. Geer, who finished his career with a shot gun.
 The North Stonington grange is to observe Christmas this (Friday) even ing with a Christmas tree. The com mittee in charge consists of Mrs. George H. Stone. Miss Annie Maine and Miss Lila Thompson. Charles Albert Haven of Mystic. who sustained a fractllre of the left elbow last Friday when he slipped and fell 1 on the sidewalk in front of the Saltou- stall school, New London, is to bring suit against that city for damages. l The planet Mercury reaches it's greatest distance east of the sun Jan- uary 3, and therefore may perhaps be 1 detected during the last few days of December, shining far to the south in the sunset glow for a short time after sunset. CT s | If you want a good quality of candy 1 for Xmas, call at Grover & Caron Co. l Special attention given to Xmas candy and tree boxes for churches and schools.-adv.
 | Navy orders yesterday transferred two more officers to the training course at the submarine base, on the Thames, commencing Jan. 2, Lieut.. D. c. Goodwin, who will come from Okla homa, and A G. DibreH from the Puget Sound yard.
 Farmers may have new market for snow-white pop corn which is being used as packing, the reasons for its use being, it is neat-makes no muss: | lightweight, saves postage; it is elastic, absorbs moisture and protects steel blades from rusting. The new revised blanks for income and corporation taxpayers are out. Be- ginning Jan. 1 the revenue tax will he taken off tobacco. Owners of public billiard, pool and bowling. establish ments will begin to pay tAk on this form of entertainment the first of the year. The sensational suit for divorce in- stituted by Dr. Chas. B. Park of New Haven against his wife, Grace Park now of Chicago, for unfaithfulness, has been on trial in the civil side of the
 before Judge Gardiner Greene oi Norwich.
 1 For the governors inauguration re- ception and ball to be held in Foot Guard Armory, Hartford, Wednesday evening, January the majority of in- | vitations have already been mailed by | the secretary of the committee and re- turns show a large per cent of ac- ceptances. l Sacred Heart Terney Cadets of the Catholic Total Abstinence union held a largely attended meeting in Sacred | Ia, ,vf 9I1r r1-nt1 LvOf Trrnc jo1 when County DDirector William H l McGuinnes of Norwich f assisted by James A. Mcdonald, county, organizer installed the officers.
 ! During the year there, were 59 li- censes issued to rectifiers of spirits ir l .l< .I<az.<x