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Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19
FUN ERAL.
Mrs. Lydia Nutting.

The funeral of Mrs. Lydia Nutting took place from the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Adams. of 20 Slater avenue Monday noon at 12.3o o'clock. The bearers were Charles Adams, A. Potter, James Adams and Walter Pend1eton. There were many beautiful floral forms. Burial took place in Map1ewood cemetery, where Rev. Arthur Varley read a service at the grave.
 George G. Grant had charge of the funeral arrangements.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19
CARD OF THANKS

To each and every one who by words or acts of kindness and sympathy made our recent bereavement easier to bear we hereby wish to, express our deer gratitude and thanks, a feeling that shall endure while life lasts. AUGUSTINE HIGGINS AND FAMILY MISS ELLEN HIGGINS.
 Danielson, Dec. IS.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19
Reception at Methodist Church.

There will be fraternal gathering and reception at the First Methodist church Wednesday evening which will conclude the exercises now being held. There will be special music and greetings from Bishop Chambers. for mer ministers, neighboring pastors; also letters from former ministers un- able to be present. A social hour in the vestry will follow.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19
Constipation Mak.s You Dull.

That draggy, listless, oppressed feel ing generally results from constipation. The intestines are clogged and the blood becomes poisoned Relieve this condition at once with Dr. Kings New Life Pills; this gentle. non-g grfping laxative quickly effective. A dose at bedtime will make you feel brighter in the morning. Get bottle today at your Druggist, 25c.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19

rick Carey. Joseph McCassiac, Patrick Sha1nan and Neal Bresnahan walked to Preston City Sunday, where they enjoyed a chicken dinner with John Forgarty. The afternoon was spent on the farm and at dusk the party walked back to Greeneville
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19
North stonineton Turkeys Sold.

A local dealer motoring to North Stonington since the snow fall, in some places went through drifts high CT than the wheels. On the farms in that vicinity he found that every tur- key had already been sold at 50 cents a pound, live weight.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19
TAFTVILLE
Surprise Party Given Joseph Peltier- Winter Sports Enjoyed by the chil- dren-PersonaIs and Notes.

A surprise party was given to Jo- seph Peltier at his home on South A street Saturday evening. There were 66 friends and relatives present. Dur Ing the evening various games were played, and songs were sung by many of those present. Refreshments were served The evening was pleasantly spent, and the party broke up at a late hour.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19
BALE OF RAGS BURNED. Officer o'Neh Discovered Fire in Max Gordon & Son, Inc, Yard.

About 12.3O o'clock this morning Officer 4O'Neil discovered a bale of rags afire in the yard of the Max Cor don 6 Son, Inc, on Falls avenue The West Side department and the auto- bumper were sent to the scene and easily exfiasplsIe5 the hurnines rags.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19
NORWICH RIFLE CLUB. Team No. Won Match from Team
 No. 2,

The Norwich Rifle club met in the armory Monday evening for their reg ular business session and shoot. The regular business was transacted and plans were completed for the competi- tive shoot for the club trophies. The result of the shoot was as follows:
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19
WrAstlinu chaIlsnne

Arthur Geroux of Taftville wishes to extend a challenge to meet any 145- pound matt artist in Norwich and vii cinity. Those wishing to secure a match can do so by writing to Alfred Roberts of this place.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19
THE WEATHER.
concatiot,s.

x A disturbance that was over north- east Texas Sunday night has moved to the North Carolineg coast with greatly increased intensity, attended by snow in the middle Atlantic states. There will be snow Tuesday, proba- bly, heavy, in eastern New York and New England, and snow in the re- mafHing portions of the middle Att iafatfc states, followed by fair weather.
 It will be colder Tuesday in the middle Atlantic states and continuing cold generally on Wednesday east of the Mississippi river.
 Storm warnings are displayed on the Atlantic coast from Jacksonville to Eastport.
 The winds along the north Atlantic coast will be northeast gales Tuesday. diminishing Wednesday; middle At lowed by diminishing northwest winds Wednesday.
 Eastern New York and Southern New England: Snow Tuesday, proba- bly, heavy; Wednesday fair, continued cold.
 Northern New England: Snow Tues- day; Wednesday fair.
 Observations in Norwich.
 The following records, reported from Sevin's pharmacy, show the changes in temperature and the barometric changes Monday: Ther. Bar. 2 a. m.............. IT 2s.92 G m. .....ss......-..... 31 29.96 D ID. III. SU E9.SZ
 Highest 40, lowest IT. Comparisons.
 Predictions for Monday: Fair.
 Mondays weather: Fair, followed by cloudy.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19

Miss Minnie Durr. who is now at Fort Point, spent the weekend at her home on Town street.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19
Holiday Rush of Mail.

The Christmas rush as regards Out going mail has begun at the Norwich Town sub station. The parcel post delivery is also beginning to be heavy and bull<V.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19

Subscriptions for magazines of all kinds at lowest prices. Club offers a speciality. 445 North Main. Bowen's News Office.-adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19

CRANDALL-In Norwich. Dec. IS. 1916, son to MT. and Mrs. Louis M. Crandall.
 BATON-In Norwich, Dec. IS. 1916, a daughter to MT. and Mrs. Frederick E. Baton of Hill street.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19

John Dennis and Charles Shahan attended the surprise party given Jo- seph Peltier in Taftville Saturday ev- ening.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19

The Christmas entertainment of the First Congregational Sunday school will be held Friday evening of this week.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19
MARRIED

sTELANEY-DART- New London, Dec. 16, 1916, by Rev. Joseph P. Brown. Charles A. McElaney and Miss Bessie E. Dart
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19

Walter Abraham is the guest Q friends and relatives in Hanover.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19

The closing of Connecticut College on Friday noon for the Chr1stmas vacation will bring to thelr homes 9p- toyup Mise Marion S. Rogers, Miss Su- san Wilcox and Miss Ruth Avery
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19

The Ladies' Benevolent society of the Congregational church will meet some day this week.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19

Harry Mills has resigned from the
 service of the Ponemah company.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19

Mir. and Mrs. I. E. Browning of Town street had as guests sunday Mr and Mrs. Charles Turner or Mont- vile and Bernard Baldwin. from Gro- ton.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19

Joseph Lambert has resigned his po- sition with the Ponemah mills.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19

Horedore Fregeau of Hartford is in town to attend the funeral of Exodias Fregeau.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19

William Lyons. a student at Bow doin College, Brunswick, Maine, comes to his home on West Town street this week for the vacation.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19

From two-thirds to three-fourths of all the powder manufactured in this country is made in Delaware.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19

Walter Abraham, Charles Adams and Erro1I Lillibridge were hunters on the Lillibridge farm, where they caught a large coon.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19
NORWICH TOWN

First Baptist Pastor and Choir Pro- vide Service at SheItering Arms Social Gathering to Conclude Anni- versary Exercises at Methodist ChureF-News in General.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19

of Boston, this (Tuesday) evening, 7.45 in First Congregational chapel adv
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19
Winter Sports Enjoyed.

The children of Taftville have en- joyed one of the winter sports this season, and that was the coasting on Providence street and skating on the small Lisbon pond
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19
News Briefly Told.

At Sacred Heart church Wednesday. Friday and Saturday will be observed as Ember days.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19
BORN

Postponed reading Marion E. Stark
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19

THERE Is no advertising medium in Eastern Connecticut equal 10 The Bull letin for business results.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19
Personals and Notes.

William Grady started work at the Tannery Monday morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19
Personals and Notes.

Albert Portelance spent Sunday a Watch Hill.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-19
Team No. 1.
Team No. 2.

Lathrop .......... .............
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-25
new NORMAL IS
NEAR COMPLETION
Plans Are TO Move From the
Old Building in
December.

The handsome $4,000 normal
school which has been in the course
Of construction for the past two years
will be occupied the first of the year
according to present information. To.
day and tomorrow the heating plant
will be tested and ker! in operatin in
order TO dry out the plaster. paint. etc.
and next week will be spent in clean.
ing up the interior OF the building
preparatory 10 installing hte furniture
and fixtures.
If present plans carry. the two
weeks vacation viii lie given over to
moving the equipment from the old
building 10 the new and when the stu
dents return from their homes after
the Christmas vacation. they will en-
roll at the now building Instead OF
the old
The board Of Regents will arrive
here on Thursday OF next week to at
tend the West Virginia. Wesleyan
football game aud will hold u meet
ing hero and will also make a trip
Of inspection of the new building. The
Board of Regents will come here from
Morgantown where they will spend
Wednesday in Ching over matters OF
interest to the state university and
other educational institutions.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-25
Thank Offering for
Nurse Auto Fund

The Offering to be taken at the
Union Thanksgiving service to be held
ut the NJ. 2. Temple on Thanksgiving
morning. will be donated TO the Fair
mont Public Health service and will
be used toward the purchase of Ford
automobile TO be used by Miss Eliza
beth Voak. the Red Cross nurse en-
ployed by the association. Rev. C. L.
Goodwin, pastor of the First NJ. E.
church. will preach the sermon and
music will be furnished by the choir
of the NJ. p. Temple under the dlrec-
tion Of w. d. Darlington. chorister of
the choir of the First N. E. church.
The churches OF the East Side will
unite with the churches Of the West
Side on this occasion being a depar.
ture from the usual custom. Hereto.
fore the churches of the East Side
have united in the Thanksgiving SER
vice and the churches of the West
Side have done likewise. The Minis.
terial association decided at a recent
meeting to have all the churches of
the city unite in the praise service on
Thursday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-25
Thirty Five Inmates of Coun
ty Jail to Have Good
Feed.
CITY WILL OPEN CAGES
May Attend Football Game
And Allowed Freedom
to Dine.

Thanksgiving day. the day annually
set apart for giving thanks to God. is
better known as the DAY on which all
persons from the highest plutocrat to
the lowliest plebian must partake un-
der all circumstances Of that gailinace-
Gus bird known TO science as Melegaris
Gallopavo.
But this year the bird is scarce. the
price is high. the cost Of side dishes
to be served with turkey also extreme
ly high. and besides chicken is just
as good anyhow. At least many many
hundreds will eat chicken this year
who previously had dined on turkey.
Among these are the prisoners a,
county Jail. There are 80 OF them and
they will have TO eat chicken inasmuch
as the county either cannot get the
turkeys or cannot pay the price for
them.
A menu has been prepared for these
prisoners and glance through II will
satisfy one that turkey is either scarce
or not at all.
The menu: Baked chicken and dress.
ing. cream gravy, mashed potatoes.
cold slaw. cranberry sauce, fruit and
oandies-coffee.
Inis will be served the prisoners
at noon. At 4:30 p. m. they will be
given Il lunch which consists of pie
Ond cake. sandwiches. oranges and
fruit, nuts. etc.
Between the noon hour and the hour
for lunch. services will be held in the
jail by the Salvation army 1t $780,
even been rumored that the men of
the iron cages will be escorted to the
football game. even as they are at
times driven from their respective
cells to the roadways of Marion county
TO work with pick and shovel and ell.
bow grease.
Prisoners in tho city jail. should
there be any on the day of Thanks
giving will be released for beth dinner
and the football game. They will be
allowed. their freedom at time when
millions arc giving thanks for free.
dom. throughout the nation. The hand
Justice will not allow the county pris-
nners their freed I'M but for that which
they are to receive (chicken) instead
of beef stew. they will OF course be
duly thankful.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-25
NIGHT SCHOOL
STARTED WITH
THIRTY PUPILS
Conference Last Night is
Success and Glasses
Begin Dec. 5.

That Fairmont will have night
school was firmly established lasL.
evening when approximately 80 young
men and women of the city assembled
at the high school building for a con-
ference concerning the organization OF
such n school. Each Of the persons
present signed card which gave the
course he or she desired to pcrsue in
the night school and the name and oc.
cupation OF the signer.
The actual work of the school will
start on Tuesday. December .. and the
classes will meet OH two nights In each
week. on Tuesday and Thursday. the
hours being from 100 10 $3.50. Anoth.
er meeting for the purpose of organic
ing the classes and receiving new stu
dents will be held next Tuesday even
ing at the high school building.
The greatest demand for class work
by the persons at the meeting last
night seemed to be about equally di.
vided among the studies OF sewing.
shop mathematics. short hand and
typewriting. Teachers from the high
school and the ward schools will have
charge of the class work which will
he under tie personal supervision or
Principal G. +. ColCbanl, of the nigh
school.
Superintendent Otis G. Wilson and
i'rof. COlebank have been mLiring in
their efforts 10 promote this school for
persons who desire instruction in spe-
cial lines and cannot attend schOo.
during the day IL is though, by the
time the school is ready TO open that
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-25
Decorate for the
Football Game

Don't forget the big football
game on Thanksgiving. This has
now become the annual event of
our city.
We are proud to have this earn
est contest between our leading in
stitutions played at Fairmont, u
neutral city and a fair field.
We must do everything to make
the event splendid succetss.
Write your out-of.town friends
to be your guest OH that day and
take them to the game. ", should
have ten thousand visitors In Fair.
mont for this game. Let us wo.k
TO that end. Everybody sc; busy.
Decorate your homes and places
of business.
Old gold and blue for ives: Wiz.
GINA University.
Orange and Black for West Vir.
ginia Wesleyan.
ANTHONY BOWEN.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-25
COLD WAVE HITS
CITY WITH WIND
AND SNOW FURRY
November This Year Not
as Warm as That of
1915.

Persons were shifting and snceZ-
ing this morning. and beginning 10
think of quininc and such. for last
night blizzard swOoped down on the
city and To-Day the wind was still
swooping around corners and slapping
everyone in the lace with frosiy
greeting. F. p. Hall. Fairmont's ofii-
cial weather observer. says the ,ciu-
peraturc at cisnt o'clock was only 81
degrees above zero. but when the
wind whisked that 81 degree air
aroHHd-.in little cyclones, il seemed
lots colder.
Yesterday was curious hodge podgc
OF blizzard. sunshine. rain, snow, cold,
medium, agreeaD.e and disagreeable
weather. a weather Observers job
was not to be cnvied yesterday.
This November has been compare
lively warm and sunShiny. still not SO
much as was last year. Last Novem-
Der was the warmest West Virginia
has ever known with the exception OF
November, 1895. In 1895 tho rhcrmom-
cter bobbed up to 81 while in Novem-
Der last year il stopped ut So.
What common people called snow
this morning. the weather observer
terms precipitation and tells that
there was but two-tenths Of an inch o.
it. Yesterdays ianciful temperature
syrations are officially expressed as
cloudy" Not great change in the
temperature was recorded yesterday,
the lowest being 81 and the highest
IS, a range of but II degrees. About
the same range is expected for today.
The average temperature for No.
vember for the past % years is i3 de-
grces. the highest Temperature in that
time being 81. recorded in 1895 and
the lowest, four degrees below zero,
recorded i'll 1909. The average precip
itaIIon in the same period has been
2.G2 which includes rain and its
equivalent in snow. The highest was
recorded in 1900 when SIS was record.
Cd and the lowest in :90T when 0.07
was all that fell.
The average number of clear days
III the past % years OF Novcmbers has
been II. the greatest number of clear
days occurring In 1917 when 16 days
were clear. The % year average for
cloudy days is II and partly cloudy
Gays I. November. 1901. saw the great.
est number OF cloudy days when 16
were recorded. 1898 was the banner
cloudy day year, November OF that
year having IL.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-25
S4,500,000 Coal
Go. for Monongalia

Especial dispatch To West ViTginian)
CHARLESTON. W. Va. Nov Is
Having an authorized capital of ST.
100000 the MOnongaiia Coal Lands
Corporation. Of New York. was today
issued certificate OF Incorporation by
the Secretary of State. The chief
works ri the concern will be in Clay
district OF Monongalia county. II cost
the compan: sl.360. To get the char
ter permission was obtained for it
to hold $4,000 acres OF lands. The
payment Of five cents an acre on all
over 10000 acres was requested The
incOrporatOrs are: Alfred w. Gallo.
way. Maxwell {. Royers. Charles G..
knobloch. Clarence H. Porter and
Carl F. Differ. all OF Baltimore.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-25
High Lights on
European War

BERLIN, Nov. 25.--Attacks Of the
Russo-Rumanian forces in the Gycrgyo
mountains on the Moldavian front
were repulsed yesterday by Tcutoni {:
forces with hca'y losses to the at.
taCckrs. the war office announces. SCv-
eral towns in Rumania south Of the
Alt pass have been captured by tho
Austro. German forces. The resistant.
Of the Rumanians In low lands Of the
lower Alt has been broken.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-25
SEcTACULAS FIRE.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Nov 25.-rhc
Capital Paper company here was do.
stroyed by fire early today. The loss
was estimated ut Sl50.000. The fire
was spectacular and the firemen were
hindCrcd by falling walls. Two mcn
were slightly hurt.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-25
The Weather

West Virginia
Fair tonight and
Sunday, rising tenn.
perature Sunday.
Local Readings
r. p. Hall, oh.
Temperature ut
S a. m. today 81.
Yesterdays wea-
Their cloudy. temp.
erature. maximum
80; minimum q;
precipitation .02.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-25
Loaan's Postmaster Kills Himself
lBy AssocIatcd Prrssl

LOGAN, W. ". Nov. %. = J. NJ.
Moore. aged As, postmaster of this city,
committed suicide today by shooting
himself through the head. Despond.
{ ncy over business affairs is given as
The cause Fur the act. He leaves wife
rnd two children
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-25
Bluefield Man Is
Pardoned by Wilson
,nv Nssncintcd rrcssl

TT'N .NNE'"-IEV'IT T-T'SS'
WASHINGTON. Nov. 14-President
Wilson today pardoned Charles ~
Mills OF Blueleid, w. Va, convicted
of Illicit distillinS on the ground
hat he had been in the service of
the government On prosecutions in
West Virginia.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-25

LONDON. Nov 25.-The provisional
government Of Greece formed Ly sup.
porters of former Premier EenizeloS
has formally declared war on Bull
garia. says an Athens dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph company today.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-25

Losing their nerve. they lost the hair
eff their upper lips. This Is written
of Albert Kern aud Ira Smith. But
Chief Harr still retains his nose brush
and insists that he will wear IL until
one of his boys pulls it off which he
says may not be far away.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-25
HAS RHEUMATISM.

w. E. Hough has been III Of rheu.
matism for the last week ut his home
on East Park avenue
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-25

Mrs. p. NJ. IIogc and daughter. Har
-iett, have been the guests OF relatives
n Cameron for several days.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-25

LONDON. Nov. 25.-Thc wrockiuG
of super Zeppeline in the storm OF
Tuesday is reported by travellers
reaching Amsterdam from Munich.
says an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Amsterdam. They report there
was only four survivors Of the crew
Of 2s.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-25
City Hall Notes

In order to do the public of Fair.
mont slight lavor the city clerks Of.
flee has become turkey brokerage of.
flee until Thanksgiving. Already the
city clerk has furnished about u dozen
turkeys for farmers who have written
or telephoned here that they have
Ards for sale. At present there are
about Is fat birds not taken.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-25

SOFIA. Nov. 25.-The repulse Of re
peated allied attacks on the Mace
DOMAIN front Is reported In an official
statement issued today. bulgarian
troops have occupied the islands Il,
the Danube south east OF Craiova, &C
cording 10 the settlement.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-25

About once month check protect.
ing machine salesman visits the city
hall with the intention of selling Il ma,
chine that will not permit the city's
checks to be raised. One of these Is
On hand now and all take turn about
trying to beat II.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-25

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