Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-24
VARIOUS MATTERS

VARIOUS MATTERS
 Light vehiclt lamps at 4.52 o'clock this evening.
 The melody of the Christmas carol will resoilnd after sunset tonight.
 Some of the Norwich stores are con- spicuously displaying the notice. mo sugar.
 Norwich banks wA1 have an extra rush of business today, because of the holiday Tuesday. Steamer Chelsea made her way up the river to her wharf Saturday. the ice causing little delay. Fifty printed calling cards for s5 cepts at The Bulletin On1ce.-adv. w.ese are trying times for choir singers. when. hoarse colds and smarting threats are the rule. At his East Baltic Street pond, Hen " B. Bates is storing 10-inch ice. His houses are about half filled. The almanacs seem to unite in promising a pleasant Christmas day, with snow squalls the day following.
 As in recent years, the majority of the Christmas wreaths and greens are being hung outside doors and win- dows.
 In the sun Saturday noon> the mer- cury at the Thayer building entrance, Franklin square, rose to over SO de- grees.
 Sunday afternoon there were B visitors to the Otis Library reading room. Miss Virginia E. Hall was in charge.
 
 A Voluntown young man, Harry Groves. is on a mine sweeper which is stationed at a home port until January l for repairs.
 At a whist held Thursday evening at Mantle for the benefit of the honor board, S11.25 was taken in. There were eight tables in play.
 Saturday at 8 o'clock, in St Pat rick's church, an anniversary requiem high, mass for Thomas Hanrahan was sung by Rev. J. H. Frederick.
 The local drug stores will close Christmas Day from to 6 p. na.-adv.
 The Peck Library of Norwich Free Academy has been presented a copy of Dion Clayton CaIthorps English Costume, Painted and described
 One of inc most beautiful winter sunsets imaginable was that of Sat urday, the golden. pink and violet tints lingering until long after sundown.
 On Strolley lines where crews have made the runs for years, they will be remembered by patrons with cigars, double fares, and personal gifts to- morrow.
 At the B. Y. P. U. meeting in the Central Baptist church Sunday even ] ins,. the topic was Christmas Giving. Matt. 2:1-12. Miss Olive D. Linton was leader.
 Convenient new stamp books con- tainfng both Scent and 1-cent stamps to meet the new Scent postage de- mard, are selling well at the Nor wich post office.
 This week Friday the district su- perintendent, Rev. George G. Scriven- er of Norwich, goes to Ballouville to hold the fourth quarterly conference at the Methodist church.
 Christmas comes but once a year was evidently the motto of the holiday shopping crowds Saturday and the liberal spenders bought with a will which. encouraged the merchants.
 A cabIeI Christmas greeting has been received by Civil Engineer from his son. Prof. Albert R. Chandler, now doing Red Cross work m Myan. Italy.
 residence of Mrs. William Caruthers on Mckinley avenue, for her son, W. Harrison Caruthers, who Is in the en- gineers' corps of the national aviation service.
 Saturday was the shortest day of the year. The days will remain prac- ticaliy the same length for a short time and then the period of daylight will begin gradually to lengthen at the rate Of half minute each day.
 new book which ir winning pop- M. Lippmann, of New York, a fre- quent visitor in Norwich when her brother-in-Iaw Rev. Dr. C. W. Mor1 row of Nashville, Tenn. was pastor of the Second Congregational church.
 At the funeral of Dr. Andrew w. Tracy, former mayor of Meriden, the solemn high requiem mass was cele- brated by his brother in law. Rev. John H. Frederick, of Norwich, another brother-in-law, Rev. James A. Brod- erick. of Terryville. being deacon of the mass.
 Thomas S. Robinson, 75. who died Friday in Chicago, was an uncle of Miss Juliet Warner Robinson, form eriy of Norwich Art school, now of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and it is understood in Nor wich that Miss Robinson will share in his large estate.
 Connecticut D. A. R. chapters are sending to the headquarters of the hospital sanitary corps of the 101st Field Artillery in France, collections of newspaper and magazine clippings of humorous, cheering ard inspiring articles and paragraphs and interest ing amusing cartoons.
 Continuing the benevolence of her husband, the late William H. Palmer, who was systematically charitable to the Salvation Army. Mrs. Palmer, as- Patyner, will provide the Salvaation Army Christmas tree at Buckingham Memorial, New Years eve.
 An Episcopal clergyman known in