Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-15
VARIOUS MATTERS

December 18th is St. F1orence's Day in the calendar.
 Term examinations have begun in some of the schools
 Fifty printed calling cards for s5 cents at The Bulletin Omce--adV-
 The streets had before -C'hristSnas look Friday. and the real holiday buy ing began
 Rev. H. M. Lawson of Union has been engaged to preach ta East Wood stock until Jan L
 pany has completed the second new building at Packer.
 Householders found it next to i'm possible Friday to get men or boys to shovel off walks.
 All freight shipments to Canada which are on the conservation list re- quire a license no matter what the value
 Men. Hear pr. $. H. Howe at the rally Sunday at p. m-. r. M C A. building. Vocal so1os.-adv.
 Many a man who speaks loud and often in favor of home missionary work, negIects to sprinkle sand on his icy walks
 James F. Lord Of Lorf-s Hfn recent fy shipped sheep to Newport, Vt- Van DusenviIle, Mass, New Boston, N H., and to Norwich.
 Noank fishermen say that frozen fish will soon be placed on the market and that then the prices will be lower on certain varieties.
 The Thames river is frozen down hpS6 1eat hi n Q which has not happened during De- cember for many winters
 One or two sleighs were out Fri day, but in general sleigh owners no longer bother getting down the cut ters, as the season is apt to be short and disappointing.
 Large line Christmas gifts, handker- chiefs. cards. army and navy wool, at Woman's Exchange. Baked beans and brown bread in tea room.-adv.
 William Belcher of the Savings Bank of New London, and Arthur T. Bissel. Savings bank of Rockville, at tended the State Bankers meeting at New Haven this week. At the nid-week service of the Sec ond Congregational church, the topic considered was Events in England Resulting in Other Puritans (not Separatists) Coming to America The efforts of Fridays eclipse of the sun seemed noticeable for a time in the darkness of the afternoon sky. The next and last eclipse of the year will be that of the moon, Dec. 2S. vis- ible here.
 Contractor Charles Shirley of the T. A. Scott company, who has been su- pervising the building of 5000 feet of sea wal, at Bridgeport, has returned to l. I,- rTr,rr fr, fl,4 <-11I weather. work has been suspended un til spring.
 The Norwich Savings Society will be open for business every legal business day, Saturdays included, from g a. m. till p. m. until further notice-adv. Howard F. Potter of Watertown, formerly of Norwich, youngest son of Anna B. and the late Frank Pot ter, has enlisted in the forestry de- S1ocum Wednesday morning for fur ther orders.
 James Otis Fuller, s3. a native of war, died at the National Soldiers home in California the 5th. He was a brother of Leverett Fuller 94 who is living with his son, George Fuller in Westield, III.
 Holland has a very young knitter, Helen Meacham, years, who is knit ting wash cloths for the soldiers, and also has a very aged knitter, Miss Elizabeth Webster, who will be 90 in March The latter is nearly blind, but knits very we'll
 Mrs. Mary C,rnningham of Free man avenue has received a cablegram from her son, Dr. William Cunning ham, who is in the medical service abroad, stating that he had returned safely to the base hospital after two weeks spent at the firing line. A prominent farmer who attended the state meeting in Norwich this f1uence on sheep-raising resultant from an address favoring that indus try, delivered by Angus Park, of Han over. owner of a chain of prosperous woolen mills.
 No word has been heard yet from Elwood Gardiner Tewksbury, son ot Rev. E. G. and Grace HoIbrook Tewks- i bury, of China, who left New Haven two weeks ago to do Y. M. c. A. work in France: The young man is a nephew of Town Clerk Charles S.
 Holbrook of Norwich. l The fact that historic 'Redwood' | in Lebanon, the beautiful home of MT. and Mrs. Lewellyn Pratt Smith (Min- | nle HuntingtOn) was threatened by | flre tnlS week Will interest many Nor l wich friends. In this home of the Trumbulls, the French officers were quartered during 1780-S1. Members of the town school com mittee have received from Washing
 ton, D. c. city school circular. 1917 | No. 3, of the bureau of education ! which quotes from school surveys 1 made in various cities over the c9h try, relative to the relation of the ! school board and superintendent o1 | schools.
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