Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-01
VARIOUS MATTERS

VARIOUS. MATTERS /
 It is not daybreak now until 5,14 The season of Advent begins to-
 morrow. ~ Light vehicle lamps at 4.4s o'clock this evening.
 Rising temperature Friday carried off considerable fxthe snow. By tomorrow the day's length win have decreased an even six hours Mrs Norris gives psychic mes sages, Spiritual Academy, tomorrow. adv. M The best moonlight nights during December will be the 1st and End. also
 from the z6th to the 31st.
 At Niantic. men are loading cars at the freight yards with, cord wood for shipment to New York city. The planet Mars, which was morn ing star until November 22nd, will be evening and morning star until the year ends The plan to have a district nurse in Groton borough has made considerable progress and it is hoped that by Jan.
 uary 1 it can be carried out Sale of Xmas novelties at the Buck ingham Memorial, December Sd, s4th. 1 and 5th. by Mrs. Hadley G. G-sGray.---adv- Miss Anna Moseley, formerly a res ident of Groton. died Tuesday in Nor wich after long illness Burial was
 in Starr cemetery, Groton. Friday.
 Friday at 2.so p. m. the Camp Fire Girls. of Broadway church held an en- joyabie meeting with their guardian. Mrs. A. c. Freeman, of Mckinley ave | nue. t There is to be a public whist in Mi l bulletin board on which will be an | honor roll of the towns young men 1n the service Usual opening sale of Xmas gifts at Woman's Exchange, Monday. Day Craft Novelties, Handmade articles of I many kirds and prices Choice line of cardS.-Adv.
 Tn compliance with as request from headquarters in Washington, all work CTS on surgical dressings at the Nor wich Red Cross rooms now wear caps and aprons.
 Capt Frederick Ostmane of Stoning- l ton took nearly 1e0.. pounds of fine sme1ts from his pound in the bay on
 Tuesday. Some weighed quarter of a pound apiece A Mystic correspbndehts notes that Stanton Gates son of the late Deacon Horace S. Gates, of Norwich. is plan ming to leave with Mrs. Gates early this month for a trip to California At Pennington Thanksgiving after
 noon, the members of the HCongrega- l tionaI Sunday school awere entertain
 ed by Robert Porter Keep. now head l,F Drrf -<h fSarTr nnr-Jzr of Norwich.
 Men, hear Swahn's orchestra at 4 o'clock, Sunday at Y. NJ. c. A.-adv.
 Men, hear the address by Rev. Frank
 S. Clark at Y. M. c. A., Sunday, at 4. adv.
 Tn serving the Thanksgiving dinner to the County sHema~ children,s Miss Gibson, the matron, had the assist ance of Miss Alice Woodmansee. Miss Evelyn MacMillan, Miss Mcconnell and Miss Lillian Holland.
 The teachers at the County Home
 school, Miss M Jamie Leach, Miss
 are having the usual Thanksgiving week holidays, with the teachers of the regular public schools.
 Since the president of the Norwich Fairgrounds Association, Horatio
 Bigeiow, moved from town the busi-' ness of the organization has been look. ed after by Secretary Arthur L. Peale. and Treasurer John NJ. Lee. ~ f'i
 Friday afternoon. the w B.sM Aux,
 Hilary of the Second Congregational
 church held a meeting at the parson-;
 age with the president, 9la Mrs. H. J.
 Wyckoff The thankeffering envelopes
 were collected at this meeting. Up to Friday evening. Mrs. John D., Hall, chairman ofs the Wonian's League. had distributed eleven dozen
 service flags to Norwich applicants.
 indicating that honor is<being paid at. least 132 young men in the federal service. v Christmas sale of novelties by Miss avenue Opening day, Monday, Dec. 3, and every day after until Christmas Hours. g a. m. to sp. m. Gifts from
 25 cents up. Gifts for. children, sol
 diers and special gifts for gentlemen The Norwich Red Cross. Mrs. Robert
 ", Psrkns secretaE has received
 no further need for the following knit ted cotton articles. the three yard bandages, the eye bandages or the sponges.
 The local exemption board of Rock vile, which has jurisdiction over Tol-
 land county. has completed arrange ments to send twenty-nine men to Camp Devens- This will complete the i Guota of 1s5 for that district
 l The committee on woman's activities | of the Connecticut State Council of Defense has sent to the officers of all
 women's clubs and other organizations
 of women in this state a pamphlet
 urging cooperation in curtailing the
 delivery of goods by stores.
 4 | ' i The tax collectors office will be open
 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday ev- 1 things until o'clock for the purpose , of collecting the unpaid personal tax l es. After Wednesday delinquent list will be made out and turned over to prosecuting attorney as the law di-
 rects- Last year the definquents aft
 CT they were taken before the court