Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-01-08
VARIOUS MATTERS

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The moon fulls this morning at IA
/ O'Clock.
Light vehicle lamps at SOS o'clocs
this evening.
1 The days length has already in
creased eleven minutes
| Greek residents have been celebrat-
ing their Christmas holidays.
The communion Sunday services In
the churches were largely attended.
Children have been skating on Bush
nell pond. Thamesville. for the past
two days.
D. A. R. chapters are electine dele
| gates to the annual congress at wash
| ington in April.
The usual number of Norwich en-
| thusiasts will go to New York for the
| automobile show.
John Louw Nelson concert lecture
| to have been given Monday, January
sth, postponed till February.-adv
/ Sunday afternoon It's visitors were
at the Otis Library reading room
Miss Mildred d. Rogers was in charge
At Colchester J. NJ Strong has load
| ed a car load of brick from the rub
Der mill yard for purchasers in Nor
wich.
1t was announced Sunday that Jan.
Is, the fourth quarterly conference
will be held at Trinity Methodist
| church.
The New Haven system has put a
load freight from New Haven, Bridge
port and New York.
The Vineyard Workers of the Cen
trail Baptist church are to meet with
Mrs. c. C. Gildersieeve, 29 Lincoln
avenue, this evening.
The British American War Relief
Fund, 5 East Fifty ninth street, New
York, has received new contributions.
including from Baltic friends s25.
Tonight, lecture by Mr.. frank Hale
on Jewelry and Enamels, illustrated by
IN exhibit of his work, at Slater hall at
8 o'clock. Admission 25c.-adv.
The next legal holiday, Lincoln'a
birthday. Feb. II. comes on Monday
this year, which means another tri-
pie holiday for those who claim holt
days.
few ardent local astronomers
stayed up to see the eclipse, which
began at o'clock this morning. the
moon leaving the earti1's shadow at
4.S9.
Saturday being the Feast of Epi-
phany there was a celebration of holy
communion at Trinity Episcopal
church at 10 O'Clock, Rev J. EEdred
Brown officiating.
This (Monday) evening, a meetinr
of the Haviland class of the Second
Congregational church is to be held AT
the home of Mrs. Flora o. Noyes, on
Sunnyside avenue.
Sunday morning. District Superin-
tendent George G. Scrivener. Of Nor
v Wieh: preached cached in the Methodist
was at the Oneco church.
The triennial eye test of public
school pupilsc, ordered by the state is
going on in the Norwich schools. I'M |
der the supervision of the school ply |
stefan, DR.. Louis T. Cassidy.
At the meeting of Faith Trumbun
chapter, D. A. r., tomorrow Cues
day. with Mrs Hezekiah Perkins. the |
topic Is to be Houses in Norwich |
Where Washington and Lafayette |
Were Entertained.
At the Montross Galleries. New
York, Childe Hassam is holding an
exhibition of oil paintings, pastels, and
water colors, about eighty in number
and the critics mention his paintings
of Old Lyme views.
A bright day, with fairly low tenn
perature Saturday did much to slim
and trolleys were crowded with SUI
burban shoppers, most of them well
burdened with packages.
On account of a heavy fog the
steamer New Hampshire did not leave |
New York Friday night until o. |
clock, two hours behind it's regular
schedule, consequently was late in ar
irving at New London Saturday.
The chairman of the State d. A r
conservation committee is suggesting
that Christmas trees be put out in |
the yards and used for Birds Christ |
mas trees" letting the children place
suet and seeds on them for the birds |
Postmasters are receiving circulars |
from the post office department ask |
ing them to advertise and advocate
in every way practicable the use of the |
parcel post for the shipment of farm |
products directly from the producer |
to the consumer.
received from California since the |
death of DR.. L. l.. West, New Year |
greeting cards. evidently written and |
mailed by him with no thought that |
they would be memorials of his friend |
ship and good will.
At the reception and profession of /
vent, Hartford, last week, those max
ing their first annual vows included |
Sister Rose Vincent Brophy, of Nor +
wich, sister of Health Officer DIR. E. |
j. Brophy, who, with Mrs. Brophy, at /
tended the ceremony.
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