Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-26
VARIOUS MATTERS

 | Light vehicle lamps at 4.54 o'clock this evening. fl This is St. Stephens day in the church calendar.
 Trains and trolleys were crowded at all hours on the holiday. Fifty printed calling cards for 35 cents at The Bulletin ofnce.-adv. A house on lower Union street is quarantined because of case of diph- theria. Hotels and restaurants had many
 reservations for family dinner parties yesterday.
 There will be a rush at the savings banks today, to deposit Christmas
 money gifts.
 This week is one long munching of Christmas candy for the Sunday
 school boys and girls.
 Several informal social affairs will
 be held for the college students home
 for the holiday recess.
 No alarm clocks were needed to
 awaken the small folks of the house.
 holds, yesterday morning.
 Florists had wonderfully good
 Christmas trade, which was increased
 by good weather yesterday.
 Some of those who have Red Cross
 seals will continue to use them till
 New Years day, in order to help the
 cause.
 Although ice covered the small
 ponds Monday it was thawing about
 the edges so that no skaters dared
 ventui . on 1t.
 Choice large Guflford clams First
 arrival. Powers Bros.-adv. English families followed the cus- tom of the old country Monday and had feasts on the traditional Christ mas roast goose.
 Christmas cakes and some of those displayed for sale were triumphs of
 artistic decorating.
 The famous Middle Haddam ,wea- | ther prophet, Horace Johnson, who is an occasional visitor to Norwich l friends, is i'll at his home. A Norwich candy dealer sold his annual dozen chocolate rats to a GUS
 ton1er who each Christmas gives his pet dog that particular holiday treat Following the holiday dinner many 1 persons strolled about town, some vis- l iting the park. the fact that the walks | were clear of ice inducing the extra 1 exercise.
 At the funeral, of Mrs. Benjamin T. | Cranston Sunday afternoon the hymns were sung by Mrs. Augustus T. Sulli- van, of the Central Baptist church | quartette.
 Special meeting of K! of c. tonight. First degree.-adv. Dealers say that, in spite of all the talk of shoppers buying what are l termed strictly useful and practical gifts, the sales of toys have been mo- ! tably large.
 Yesterday was doubly Merry Christmas for patrons along rural routes, who received their newsy Norwich Morning Bulletin, along with their holiday gifts and mail. a There were few households, how ever needy, to which Santa Claus did | not penetrate yesterday, through the kindly vigilance Of the alert charita- | ble organizations, or thoughtful and benevolent neighbors. l At St. Joseph's church, Cliff street, large congregations attended the | 0S~ '~N~A'b
 and again at 10, being sung by the | pastor, Rev. I. V. Maciejewski, who l also read a low mass at '. An inquiring person who has looked | ahead finds that Lent begins early, l in the New Year. Feb. Fist, so that
 Easter falls on April Sth. making an
 early spring season for business. This l year Easter came on April 23. l A Christmas tree had been provided | for every twenty-five patients at the
 Connecticut Hospital for the Insane
 at Middletown. Altogether 105 trees | were erected in the various wards l for the exercises Christmas afternoon. | Next Sunday evening there will be l the usual watch night service at Trim 1 ity Methodist church, to begin at g 1 o'clock. There will be an intermis- sion at 10.30 p. m., when refreshments will be served. The usual prea ching
 service will be omitted. l The class of 1917. Rockville High
 school, has made a good start toward I raising money for the annual trip to l the nations capitol. The trip will I k< rJ YTJl.z