Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07

The selection of Christmas cards and booklets is a popular occupation just now.
 Carloads of Christmas trees from states north are going through town to the city markets.
 The Norwich Academy Journal now has twenty-seven school publications on it's exchange list. works the P. M. and M. E. M. de- grees at Masonic temple. 7.S0.-adv.
 Merchants in many instances are urging clerks to all due economy in the use of wrapping paper during hoi- iday time.
 The grand jurors sworn to consider the cases the United States had to present at Hartford Tuesday included Joseph F. Joseph of Stonington.
 Cool weather Wednesday gave an impulse to holiday shopping and it's was evident that the Christmas spirit has struck Norwich tn good shape.
 Gifts acknowledged toward Armenian and Syrian relief include, from Union Baptist church, Montville, Conn, $4S; Congregational church, Saybrook, $39:
 A meeting of those in Rockville in- terested in the formation of perm anent democratic club, vii be held in the police court room this (Thursday) evening.
 Delegates from this state are in Boston, to attend the convention of the New England pharmacy commission which will be on there for the rest of the week. ,..fe sessa
 MT. D. T. Clifford will open classes in dancing at Wauregan house, Satur- day, December 9th. at o'clock. Terms 15 lessons ss. Classes will be graded. adv. -l-. z
 Dr. D. c. Bass of Providence who spoke recently at Trinity Methodist church, Norwich, is to preach Sunday evening at Holland in the Lee Metho- dist church.
 Invitations will soon be out. for the annual reception and inaugural ball in honor of Governor, and Governor elect Marcus H. Holcomb, the date of which Is January 3rd.
 In several Connecticut cities the colored citizens are making plans for the celebration of the anniversary of the Lincoln emancipation proclamation. on Jan. l, 1s17... r-.- -f. State silk men have been notified that the quarterly meeting of the Board of Managers of the Silk Asso- citation will be held in the rooms of the assocation in New York next We'd nesday, Dec. 13.
 The January concert night of the ] Norwich Music Association falls on New Years night and will be devoted to a recital by Miss Jamieson, of New York, who is a niece of Archibald | Mitchell, of Broadway.
 The New Haven railroad company has made great headway on their lines the last few days. 2 Extra crews were sent out to clear up all the siding and l terminals of the congested freight cars that were piled up the last eight days. l Governor Holcomb appointed Cap l tain Thomas A. Scott and Postmaster Bryan F. Mahan, of New London, and Coonel Christopher L. Avery of Grot- on delegates to the National Rivers and Harbors Congress in Washington, Dec. to 8.
 l In Manchester, where Rev. c. T. l McCann, formerly of Norwich Town is pastor. bazar held last week by St. | Bridget's parish netted between $850 | and S900. The money will be used for | the installation of new heating plant for the church. Il Aspecial inspection of Storrs es coll lege battalion was held Tuesday prior to the mastering Ia of the members of the reserve officers training corps, branch of which is to be maintained at the Connecticut Agricultural Col lege from now on.
 The tax collectors office will be
 open tonight, Friday and Saturday evenings until o'clock for the pur-
 pose of collecting the unpaid personal
 taxes. After Saturday, the 9th. delin-
 quent list will be made out and turn
 ed over to the prosecuting attorney as
 the law directs.-adv.
 Upon the presentation that the act of John A. Webster of Wilimantic ir
 sending adulterated milk to Providence R. l., was not a serious one and thai 1t was his first offense, the U. S. dis
 trict court at Hartford was lenient anG imposed a fine of $25.
 To raise a fund to provide a perm.
 anent scholarship at Connecticut col.
 lege, for girl graduates of the New
 Haven high school, the pupils o1 Frederick s. Weld are to give 2
 Shakespearean concert in the hig1
 school auditorium this evening.
 In more than 100000 Christian
 churches and Sunday schools in tn
 United States there will be read mex
 Sunday a Christmas appeal, of tn
 Federal Council of Churches of Chris
 in America, asking Christian people t
 contribute to the relief of sufferers il the warning countries of Europe.
 The 27 divorce suits filed in the Ney . Haven superior court include: Dor
 Devine vs. James Devine of Preston z Conn. Married December ,25, 190$ Cruelty and use of poisonous drugs ar ' alleged. In addition to the decree ali
 mony is asked for, and the defendant h property attached to the extent o 3 s1,00O.
 An unusual marriage took place g : St. Laurent's church, Meriden, tn 9 other morning. when Joseph J.nGrad. s of Waterbury and Miss Harriett I
 Cossette of Meriden. both deaf an I dumb. were married through the sig languagei Rev. William F. Cavanaug , formerly of sNorwich, performed tn - ceremony.
 Army orders Tuesday announced tn Assignments, among first lieutenant A of Dental corps relieved from fllrthe