Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-06
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Norwich. Friday, Dec. s. 1918.
VARIOUS MATTERS

State.
 Cadet Dance. T. A. B. han, tonight. adv.
 The advent week of prayer for wo- men is being observed in the Episcopal churches.
 A pair of beautiful grossbeaks has been noticed by bird students at South Woodstock.
 The new telephone books, which were effective December 1st were dis tr1buted Thursday.
 Military appointments Thursday in cluded. Ordnance. First Lieut.. H. Stoke to Saybrook Proving Ground. As there are only three Saturdays before Christmas, local merchants are looking for a big weekend trade. The children of Waterford are working to raise a fund for the SUD- port or ten orphans in France.
 K of c. meeting tonight, with first degree.-adv.
 Yesterday, Dec. 5, at 10.09 a. m- Mercury and the moon were in con Junction, Mercury being south de- grees S1 minutes.
 With restrictions. on the sales and use of sugar removed, it happens that this week Norwich wholesalers are short in their supplies. Farmers wives and children. am bilious to earn holiday money are pre- pairing to furnish local dealers wreaths and Christmas greens. At New London, Edwin Erickson re- gently appointed a supernumerary DC liceman, has been assigned to duty. He covers the Ocean Beach beat at night v It is probable that the Christina exercises in the echnoIs will be very simple, because of so much time losi during the early f4n. Ali will have . note of patriotism. Dr. c. Barnard will be out of tow1 until Saturday-adv
 The funeral of Eben Murray was held at New London Wednesday a Il o'clock. Rev.NG. R. Atha conducted the service. Burial was in Comstocl cemetery, Uncasville. ] At the mid-week service of praye. and praise in the Central Baptis church, John. chapter 8. The Son Wbs Makes Men Free. v-a~ ''-o fN~'c, le( by the pastor. Rev. A. F. Purkiss.
 Hartford was place or darkness from 9.O5 to 9.15 Wednesday night Al exciter at the steam power plant O the Hartford Electric Light compan, at Dutch Point. which refused to ex cite, was blamed.
 At Putnam Thursday evening. Mrs George H. Strouse, wife of the pasto Of the First Baptist church of Nor | wich, held special revival service 6 the Salvation Army hall. Her them Twas The Bible Prophecies.
 The state council of health is send ing questionnalres to Connecticut 1,371 physicians for information whicl will enable it to make an exact recor of the number of cases of influenza i Connecticut since the epidemic Lrol1 out
 Of former Hanover pastor an Els sex correspondent writes: Re1 Charles H. Peck, pastor of the Firs Congregational church, is acting a principal of the Pratt High schoc during the illness of Prof. William I Burdick.
 Attractive novelties for Christmas also fine yarn for sweaters and socks at Woman's Exchange.-adv.
 About 40 soldiers, who have bee for the past two months on duty q the plant of the Groton Iron Work. VI OtAC NGAibl1 o1lIo WSnL -O T OIL NCdI ney, R. l., from where they will go t Camp Devens for their discharge fro1 the service.
 It is expected that the federal gov crnment will reimburse the state fc the greater part of it's war expense not for the entire amount just as
 did in the case of the expenses ir cured by the state in connection wit the Civil war.
 : As Rev. George G. Scriyener. ( Norwich, will complete in April ne1 his sixth year as superintendent the Norwich district of the Souther New England Conference, there wi be a. new, appointment according 1 the Methodist law. 1 The Mantle Sunshine society whic , held business meeting and social , the home of Mrs. Elmer Russell, Gre. cent Beach, Thursday, has purchase , five dozen service Christmas cards
 send local boys who are in the servit at home and abroad.
 There is local interest in the wet
 ding of Miss Phyllis Dunford, daugI
 ter of Mrs. Philip c. Dunford, Of Ne
 London, and Clement Lewis, U. S. \
 which will take place Saturday ar , will be a very quiet affair. Miss Dun ford has been i'll. but is recovering.
 Connecticut is prepared for q r
 cruiting campaign for the Unite
 States Boys Working Reserve to b,
 gin January 20. according to w. }, Hood, federal director for Connectic'
 of the Reserve, who hopes to have Z
 900 boys available for labor next gun
 mer.
 Stanley Clark, r, son of Ernest Clark, of Holland, was taken to Vii sted Tuesday for hospital treatmer . having been self wounded when l.
 gun fell from his hand and was di charged just as he fell upon the iC
 Clark was deer hunting with his f
 ther.
 5, In the United States court at Har
 ford Wednesday George F. Pierce
 East Killingly, who pleaded guilty
 the charge of selling adulterated mi
 was given nominal fine $10,, in vit
 of the fact that Pierce had alwa borne good reputation and it W h his first offense.
 " William H, Mills, formerly a. Wi sted druggist, died early Wednesd 's at his home in Stafford Springs. E
 many years he was engaged in bu,
 ness in Winsted, both as clerk a
 proprietor. He left here some veg
 ago. He was an Odd Fellow and h
 been twice married.
 
 c, EDWARD SMITH IS
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