Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-02
VARIOUS MATTERS

CTedSSu Just SIX .slOuES. l Ite Sllo4 lCSI days of the year are nearing.
 During the week State Secretary Charles D. Hine of Hartford has been visiting schools in Windhana county towns.
 Fridays bright. clear weather, fol- lowing Thursdays rain, was appre- ciated by those returning from Thanksgiving visits.
 The Groton Congregational church distributed Thanksgiving baskets to the needy and flowers to the shutins in more than go homes. .- Steamer Mohawk, for Jacksonville, on which Miss Edith E. Fellows of Norwich is a passenger, sailed from New York at noon Friday.
 Men, hear Harry Brown Allen. cor netist, 8 years old. at mems rally Sun day at 3.30 Thayer building-adv.
 Through the efforts of the D. A. R. In Jewett City, .Groton and Stoning- ton the membership of the Red Cross has been increased about 50.
 The Jewish Farmer Federation, which includes membership in various sections of Connecticut, wia close its sessions in New York toright.
 The big Hopkins & Allen arms plant started up Friday after the Thanks giving holiday, number of the de- partments working overtime.
 Major Earl D. Church is shipping the last of the government supplies from the state camp at Mantle and expects to close the camp by Dec. 5.
 Friday evening, Secochunoco Camp Fire Girls held a ceremonial meeting at the Second church parsonage with their guardian. Mrs. H. J. 'Wyckoff.
 Are you interested? Psychic read ings by noted medium. Mrs. Conyers at Spiritual Academy Sunday.-adv. :
 For the first time in many years no poles were erected in the open lot at Bushnell place, below Thamesville, for the burning of barrels this TnankSgiv ing.
 Willard N. Anderson, 55, former tax collector of Lyme. died Wednesday night in hospital at Hartford after an illness of two weeks. He leaves his wife.
 Fifteen couples were married at the church of Our Lady of Lourdes in Wa te-bury Thanksgiving day by Rev. Joseph Valdambrini, formerly cf Bal tic, and his assistant priest.
 "OId Wells and the New Water"- the first of a. new series tomorrow ev- ening at Central Baptist by Dr. Slo- cum. Special music.-adv. '" '' s.,'.,'
 Mrs. Belton A. Copp of Groton is to chapter, D. A. R., at sewing and tea party at her home t!Iis (Saturday3 af ternoon from 230 until 5.30. David R. Kinney of Norwich Town has been at Edgewater, Lords Point, to take advantage uf the high tide in bleaching the motor boat Louisa, re- gently purchased by MT. Kinney. The attractive arrangement of dec orative greenery and bright scarlet berries banking the show windows at the Collins store on Broadway makes cheery bit of color, these dull days The funeral of John F. Conroy, 59, who died at Waterford Monday night, was held at Hartford Thursday morn ing. Burial was in Mt. St. Renedicts cemetery. Death was due to rnAme- nia. ...r--...r-s .zg- Dancing and Department. MT. D. F. Clifford will be at Wauregan House parlors, Sat, Dec. ?, from to 6 to arrange classes in dancing. Terms, 15 lessons $S. Further information see MT. Clifford or write.-adv.
 Workers for equal franchise here have received notice that suffrage leaders are planning to hold big pa rade in Washington on Inauguration day in which women from ali over the country will take part.
 Attending the fourth annual dance of the Y. NJ. H. A. at Lyric hall, New London next Tuesday evening will be a delegation from the society in Nor wich, whose members are arranging to | go down on 9 strawride.
 l Elmer Russell of Crescent Beach and | Mrs. Martha Long of Norwich were married Tuesday evening at the Bap- | tist parsonage in Mantle by Rev. liar 1 ry Fuller. They will reside in MT. RusselPs cottage at the beach | The White Ribbon Banner, official | organ of the State w. c. T. U., says: l Windham county is on the honor roll | this year, every union having given l a free-will offering and contributed to both Willard and Stevens funds
 After interesting readings by Mrs, | J. B. Slocum eand Mrs. c. R. Gallup,
 the twenty-tw members of the Pro- i gressive Missionary club at the Gen.
 tral Baptist church. Friday afternoon,
 tied quilts. Light refreshments were | served, -ArS. F. A. | oSter being host
 ess.
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 Annual sale of Christmas novelties
 by Miss Maud c. Buckingham. 66 Mo
 Kinley avenue. Opening days, Mon-
 day and Tuesday, Dec: to 5. and con-
 tinuing until Christmas, from a. m
 to D. m. Articles from 25 cents up
 Table of special gifts for gentlemen
 adv.
 Mrs. Yates Stirling, wife of Com.
 mander Stirling, II. s. N, commander
 of the submarine base at the navy
 yard entertained at tea at her home
 corner of Granite, ard Williams streets
 New London. Wednesday afternoon.
 The planet Venus is still brilliant il
 the morning sky, rising in the south east two and one-half hours befor,
 sunrise Dec. ], which time will b,
 diminished to but two hours by Dec
 91. This planet is also far below tn,
 celestial equator and is therefore al
 ways low in the sky.