Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-30
Qlllr RullRtitl, ! Norwich, Thursday, Nov. 30. 1916.
VARIOUS MATTERS

This is the day of family reunions.
 Light vehicle lamps at 4.5o o'clock
 this evening. | F'lurries of snow were predicted for
 yesterday, but failed to materialize. Dealers in fruit, nuts and candy
 have had most satisfactory holiday sales.
 Come with the crowd to the Police men'sf Ball. Dec. l. in Olympic hall at S.30 p. m.-adv.
 Some of the best turkeys in the Thanksgiving market were brought in by Ledyard farmers.
 At Lyme. George Mitchell caught a large mink in his trap the other day, selling the skin for s5.
 Franklin Rumford entertained a party of six at partridge supper at Mabrey's Tuesday evening.
 One of the densest fogs of the sea- son Wednesday morning was followed by day of fitful sunshine.
 Connecticut College closed at noon Wednesday for the Thanksgiving re- cess and will open Monday at noon.
 A good number of workers put in some busy hours at the Red Cross room. "Wednesday morning and after noon.
 The Bushnell. Columbia, L-1, L-2, L-3 and LA have sailed from the Navy Yard for Block Island sound, for practice.
 Most of the teachers whose homes are in other cities left Wednesday for holiday and weekend visits with relatives.
 Of late years the sale of plum pnd- ding has grown almost as important in Norwich at Thanksgiving time as it Is at Christmas.
 On account of the holiday today and the fact that tomorrow is the first day of the month. the banks were busy places Wednesday.
 Poultry raisers here have received notice of the big show in New York which begins next Tuesday, contin- uing through Saturday. z..f
 Organized in 1897 with 3s clubs rep resented, the Connecticut Federation of Woman's Clubs has grown until now it numbers 78 clubs. ia
 Crowds of shoppers came to town Wednesday, and those store windows which made special Thanksgiving dis plays attracted much attention.
 Since the price of potatoes has in- creased until they cost more than oranges, grocers have sold an extra number of packages of macaroni.. -
 The iron. steel and other junk from the recent fire at Watch F1ip are be- ing brought up in cars of the Norwich and Westerly Traction company to be shipped out of town.
 Four of the boys of the Second Con- gregational church will go to New Britain for the Older Boys Conference Dec. 1-3. They are Herbert ,Ander- son, Sheldon McNickle, Jonathan John son and Ralph Graham.
 On account of the observance of Thanksgiving Day, the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, foIlow- ing it's custom. will omit a number of local trains into and oIit of New York to facilitate express travel >-
 Dancing and Department Mr. D. F. Clifford will be at Wauregan House parlors, Sat. Dec. ?. from 3 to 6 to arrange classes in dancing. Terms, Is lessons $8. Further information see MT. Clifford or write.-adv Business men in several Connecti- cut towns have been swind1ed by az drawn to the credit of Henry Waters, regularly made out on bank. slips, but which prove to be worthless. Norwich Free Academy orchestra has begun work for its annual concert in June. This musical group affords great interest to the student body and public. When complete, the club will number about fifty members with Gale Moves accompanying.
 Connecticut men are being invited to the congress of constitutional pa- triotism to be held at Washington, D. C., January 25, 26 and 27. for consid- eration of the basic conditions of na- tional security and the development of effcieAt national spirit Opinions expressed in the woolen trade regarding the wage increases now being announced by many of the large mill organizations in Connecti- cut and elsewhere. seem to agree on the point that they will influence prices to very small effect. The Coal Trade Journal stated We'd nesday that prices in the speculative | anthracite market have softened, by a promise of relief soon after the first of December. when a part of the tom haze now being shipped to the lakes will be diverted to eastern markets. The members of St. Joseph's church, Cliff street. celebrated the anniversary of the adoption of the Polish consti- tuition at their hall Sunday, so that their only observance Of Thanksgiving will be mass in the church at 8 o'clock today, Rev. I. V. Maciejewski, officiat- ing.
 Already plans are going forward for the annual sessions of the Southern New England Conference of the Meth odist Episcopal church, to be held next year in the Mathewson street church, Providence. The last conference met with Trinity Methodist church, Nor
 wich.