Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-10
VARIOUS MATTERS

Sundays sun was hot enough to melt most of the patches, of ice Left after the previous nights storm
 At & war rally to be held at Sterling Wedre resday evening Harold B. Mewry, formerly of Norwich. will preside.
 There were s7 visitors to the Otis Library reading room Sunday after nocn, Miss Martha A. Ward being in charge
 At the New London jail at a. m. the gospel meeting was conducted by the Quaker Hill Baptist Young Peo- pie Sunday.
 The city of Norwich could easily dispense with some of tfie focks of starlfnss which are spending the win ter here.
 At the home of Jar1es ]. Sherry, s4 Union street, a service flag Is flying for his son, Joseph Sherry. who is fin the navy.
 Certain departments of the Marlin Rockwell Arms company worked until noon Sunday, as inventory Is being taken in the big plant Come to the bargain war fair at the Y. M. c. A. Friday and Saturday aft ernoons and evenings, December 14 and f5.-adv. The operators in the Norwich tele- phone exchange find the number of calls increasing daily and were kept especially busy Sunday. This weeks meeting of the Farther Lights Of the Central Baptist church is to be held with Miss Esizabeth F. Smith, of -61 Warren street. Robbers entered the Packer rail- fv-ns ry,f srrI,% getting a small quantity of freight and overlooked 25 pounds of sugar.
 The fact that most of the buying of Christmas gifts so far has been of strictly tusefur' presents is perfect ly satisfactory to the merchants.
 At Groton, it ,ds hoped and, expected that the custom of having Commu- nifty Christmas tree will be continued as a permanent institution in the l>crough.
 Connecticut owners of motor boats are returning to the colIhctor of in tornal revenue blanks that he had sent them relating to the taxes on thsir craft.
 The New Haven railroad has applied to the Interstate Commerce Commits sior for permission to increase charg- es. for unloading, storage and carriage ef freight.
 Holland has two of her boys in the trenches or at least near the fri3~ line, Clifford White is with the 1a2d Resinaeat and Gordon Christopher is With another unit.
 Several of the state automobile in Fpectcrs will cover this county the present week, going from here to Mid dlcsex county. and after that to the city of Bridgeport.
 At the three ma sses in St. Patrick's church Sunday, the congregations were asked to pray for tfc repose of the souls of those who lost their lives in
 A servige Flag rss been ordered. for the Second Congregational church and it is hoped to dedicate it in q special. display thirteen stars.
 pr. L. D. Fuller. 7s, a praeticing physician of Rockville, died Thurs day evening. following a shock suffer ed Tuesday evening. He was morn in Hebron, August 2e, 1894.
 Moves FarnelI of stonington is hav- in the swarnps- The demand for their fur is increasing and prices are much higher than in former years.
 The amounts being paid to send par eel post afad other packag ges to soldiers at forts and camps near or abroad are adding greatly to the revenues of the Norwich post office this month.
 Miss Ellen Kelley has closed her engagement at teacher in the Cram mar room of the Center School, FL lington, and will go to Washington. D. G., to take up another line of work.
 What started in like a small bliz- gard Saturday evening changed to sleet storm. then to rain which left the streets like ponds; but by Sunday morning scarcely a trace of snow was to be seen.
 Last week Saturday evening George c. King, of Niantic, and Miss Helen B. Carster of New York were united in naarriage by Rev ! Williag Knap- tioraaI church at Mantle
 Quail are numerous on the protected lawns Of Lords Point and Wamp- hassett. One flock of 12 is often seen almost at the doors Of the inn. Tn the spring most of these birds will pair off and seek holmes to raise their broods in the surrounding country.
 The current White Ribbon Banner mentions that Wfllimantic w c. T. union has met with great loss in the death of Miss Elizabeth Woodward, trea surer of the union. also in the death of another member Mrs. Jane Jof1nson.
 Saturday. the feast Of the Irnnaacu- late Conception, there was a large number at communion f1 the o'clock mass in St. Patrickss church read by Rev. Myles P Calvin and that at I, said by Rev. J. H. Bro,serick; also at tic high mass at 8. sung by Rev. Peter J. Ca1ny.
 President William Arnold shankin anneunped the preachers at the Wes- leyau Sunday raorning services ID to the first of March and the list inelud- es five bishops. among them Bishop William A. Quayle, ILL. D., St Paul, MinT1, who presMed at the Methodist conference in Norwich.
 Local Man Goes to Texas
 Of the a2s men who left Camp Devens recently for the aviation camp