Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-19
VARIOUS MATTERS

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 VARIOUS MATTERS
 There is over two foot of frost in the ground.
 Light vehicle lamps at 4!so o'clock this evening.
 At present. there are about 50 at the Norwich State Inehriate Farm
 Navagat1on has closed on the Con- necticnt river for the season of 1stT
 Many of the river lights on baoysI and spars have been put out of ceni- missioF by the ice.
 The Chrsstnas offering taken in South Coventry for the Red Cross, iamounted to s11S03. i
 Fifty printed calling cards for s5 cents at The Bulletin Dfice.-adv.
 Nearly every town in the county has plans to have an homer roll Of its men in the federal service.
 Holly wreathz, laurel roping and cheery partfidge- berries are offered for holiday decorating.
 The majority of the Sunday school festivals will be held Monday even Ing next, Christmas eve.
 The neat meeting of the Norwich Music Association is to be held Mon day evening, January fth.
 About eysy person on the street yesterday he'd some sort Of parcea, indicating holiday shopring.
 7 Local dealers appear to be well sup piled with nuts. figs. dates, and rais- is for the Christmas emands.
 Some of the most efficient of the tions plant gre able to naske s2s week ly.
 Page & Shaw,s and Park & TIlferd Christmas candy has arrived at Lee G Osgood's.-adv.
 ~- A special service flag with forty stars will be flown from the Rock yilie High Schools flag pole at an early date. /
 At the home of Mrs E. R. Corey, 69 Church street service flag is dis played for Evenett Corey a member of the 34th Company, now at Fort Ter ry. --7'
 A marked rise in temperature Tues day helped melt the ice and there was general cleaning of walks, some of which have been in dangerous con- iition.
 Organists and choristers are re- minded to send their programmes of Christmas music to The Bulletin, for publication ori Saturday, In advance of Christmas Sunday.
 A. H. Skinner sheen specialist of the Extension work of Sterrs Agricultural college, reseRtiy made a trip throug gh Plafnfie1d and Canterbury in the inter eGf4 If NfYa<a.a AF,HaAfnO
 The Dime. Savings bank displays a conspicuous sign reminding depeeitcrs that the bank is to be open Saturday s3nd, 2eth, and January 9th.
 English army win hereafter be sent through the New York of1ce. Recruits for the Canadian forces will be sent te Boston fer their final enlistment.
 British subjects who enlisted in the overseas forces Of the, empire from points in Connecticut will. hereafter be handled through permanent recruit ing office at 1s1 Chsfrah street, New Haven. r--1A
 For the first time since the stone mill at Packer was built in 1889. it The housas are to be wired and cleo tric lights supplied at the lowest pcs sible price
 } At Portland Methodist church, the fourth quarterly conference: was held Tuesday evening after the prayer meeting by Rev. G. c. Scrivenaf, of Norwich. who also spoke at the pray CT meeting.
 At Ivoryton news of the death. of Harry Jones a patient in the Norwich State Hospital. was. received Friday. MT. Jones was s6 years of age. The Baptist church, WfnthEop.- .-..,s I
 Following out the war. econosny method. the exchange of gifts this year in schools between pupils and teachers VIII be discontinued. This idea will be~carried out in the schools throughout the United States. Instead of the customary, Christmas tree with gifts on Holy Innocenty day, the Sunday school of St. James Episcopal church, Poquetanuck, Ss to have an entertainment this week. for the benefit of the Red Cross and the Halifax sufferers.
 War tax stamps called for by law are on sale at the post office. The re- qui:ements include conyeyances, deeds exceeding s106. drafts or checks exceeding .s100 or frartion thereof passage tickets, parcel post 25 cents or more postage power of attorney, etc. Recent letters from Cara c. and Harold s. Gulliver sons of Henry S. GulIiver, of Waterbury. formerly of Norwich, who are now in France, bring news that Carl c, Gp11fver has rel ceived his commission as first lieu-l tenant, Aair Service, Signal Officers Reserve corps.
 Captain and Mrs Richardson Jew- ell of the Norwich Salvation Army, have a Christmas chimney located on the Wauregan corner and are arying a secure c0rafHihrIfionS fn .nrnuida