Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-13
VARIOUS MATTERS

Dec. 18th is st. Lucy's day.
a chicken pie supper given Friday
evening.
Light vehicle lamps at 4.4s o'clock
this evening.
At present there are ss at the Nor
witch almShouse.
The term at Norwich Free Academy
closes Friday. the 22d.
A number of the schools are making
plans for Christmas exercises.
Christmas sale at Spiritual Academy
today. Supper rs cents.-adv.
The Ladies' Aid society of Ledyard
Congregational church cleared $40 at
At Andover, Lionel Faulkner has
been appointed town librarian, to take
charge Dec. 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph A. Tabor have
moved their household goods from Old
Saybrook to Norwich.
The Red Cross headquarters in the
Thayer building will be open today,
with plenty of work for all volunteers.
To-day wednesday, is the annivcr-
sary of the first big snowstorm which
on Dec 13 last year started the snow
shovel campaign.
Fifty printed calling cards for So
cents at The Bulletin ofice.-adv.
The no-sessian signal for public
schoo. pupils N tire lower grades was
rung Tuesday morning. and again at
noon, on account of the rain.
The eastnound track on the Con-
necticut river bridge at Saybrook win
receive an overhauliEg this week. Over
LOCO new switch ties will be Installed.
The sale of Red Cross Christmas
seals here promises to be the biggest
on record. Already stores and facto-
ries have used many hundreds of tho
According to the school enrolment
reports, the town of Hartland has lost
and Hebron Fl. Waterford shows an
increase OF 80. Woodstock has lost
few, also Easton.
The Mystic Country club has pre-
pared for a New Years party. The
committee in charge includes Eugene
SeaInons, a member of the quartette
at Park church, Norwich.
Marion Evelyn Stark's representation,
Merely Mary Ann" etc, Nor. Town
Congl chapel. Dec. Is, 7.45. Adm. 25c.-
adv.
The Connections hospital for the in
sane at Middletown is preparing to
observe the Christmas holidays, and
efforts are being made to have rela-
tives send gifts to the patients.
The commission on IN erevision of the
q hri11 OfYl1r IL UEnrk IN a Nlnca
and 1t will be able TO make a report
to the general assembly without delay
after the opening Of the session.
Mrs. william F. orcutt, landlord of
over 20 stores in tie business section
Of Rockville, has announced that the
rent Of the different stores will be in
creased 500 year, starting Jan 1.
Three Columbia men, Aubrey Win
ter, Ernest Collins and William Fred
ericlks, have secured employment at
| the Hopkins & Allen munition works
In Norwich and began work Monday,
| In Connecticut during November, ac-
| cordlng to record of violent deaths In
| the state for that month. This was the
same number as recorded for October
Mr., CTifford's School for Dancing in
4
days at 3 o'clock. Terms 50 for sea-
son. Modern dances correctly taught
adv.
Tho first meeting Of the Holland
| Study club for this season was held
Monday evening at the home Of Judge
and Mrs. Edwin 8. Agard. The topic
for the evening was Panama and CO.
lumbta.
|
a reqEisit1on of the executive commit
tee of the Soldiers hospital board FOR
| the care of old soldiers at the home in
Noroton. The requisition involves
$4,000.
| Miss J. Alice Maxwell of Rockville
Is member of the Women's auxiliary
committee of the preparedness bazaar
which Is to be held at the Grand Cen
trail Palace, New York, for week be-
ginning Tuesday.
The East Haddam correspondent OF
the Middletown Press states that Mrs
| Susie Beebe's household goods arrived
from Norwich Town Saturday by auto
truck, and that she will occupy the
dat over the Allison drug store.
| The new boiler at the Groton Dor
| ouSh power plant viii be connected
/ ready for use in two weeks in spite OF
| the freight embargo, which has delayed
the shipment of firebricks necessary fol
the completion Of the brick wall which
| surrounds it.
| Edmund c. spelman, son of MIR. an6
Mrs. Patrick r. Spelman, Of New Lon.
don, and Miss Helen 2. Mahaney Of
Athens, Pa, were married at Athen.
Thursday, Nov. 30. Mr.. Spelmar /.
connected with the Texas Oil company
In New York.
Books. manuscripts, broadsides ant
autographs from various collection:
and libraries, including that of the lat,
John II. Osborne of Auburn, ". Y.
| will be sold in New York today. In.
Guided In the autographs are letters O.
Samuel Huntington. of Norwich, tn,
stgner, and Of Gen. Israel Putnam.
TO LIE IN THE CATHEDRAL.
Dean GrosvenoTs Body Will Rest II
St. Johns Crypt.
The funeral Of the Very Rev. VIII