Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-27
QIlHe 8nLletin.
 Norwich, Friday, Dec, 27, 1918,
VARIOUS MATTERS

Light vehicle lamps at 4.55 o'clock this evening. The sun will begin shining an extra minute today. Today, Dec. 27, at g a. m., the planet Mercury reaches its greatest heliocen- tric latitude north. Fifty printed calling cards for S5 cents at The Bulletin office.-adv. Most of the mills and factories which closed for Christmas started up Thursday morning.
 During Thursdays dull weather To- cal store employees were busy remov- ing holiday decorations. At the Christmas entertainment for the Bolton Methodist Sunday school a gift of s20 was presented the pastor, Rev. J. F. Davis. Candy manufacturers in Norwich were able to get a satisfactory supply of sugar and report excellent business during the past week.
 South Manchester papers note that Mrs. r. A. Verplanck, a native of Deb- anon, has received a letter from her son Van, who is in France.
 Insurance men and others are hav- ing the customary requests for calen- dars, which are not distributed with old time liberality of late years.
 Mild weather during November and December has cleared the coal situa- tion generally, and no trouble is an ticipated in most Connecticut cities.
 A call has been issued by the Amer ican Forestry association to every community in the United States to take steps to make it's community Christmas tree permanent.
 Home Baking, New England raised cake special today. Order Sat. coffee ring, 25 and 45c. Tel 46S=a.-adv.
 The municipal Christmas tree is kept lighted every night and although the weather prevented community ex- ercises, just the sight of the decorated tree is joy to all passershy.
 President Morgan G. Bulkeley of big Hartford life insurance company was S1 Thursday. The former United States senator governor mayor was born in East Haddam Dec. 26, 1887.
 Although the rainy weather of Christmas eve hurt the trade of the final evening considerably, all mer chants of the Gty are well satisfied with their holiday business this year.
 MT. and Mrs George w. Rowland celebrated the 50th anniversary of their marriage at their home in Water ford Sunday They were married in Waterford and have always lived there.
 Invitations were sent a number of New London young people to a dance at Fort Wright given by the war camp community service Thursday evening. | They were chaperoned by Mrs. Bea- | trice Pope Parmenter.
 The commander in chief, in the i name of the president, has awarded the distinguished service cross to Corporal George N. Brigham of Rock vile for extraordinary heroism in &C., tion at St. Thibault Aug. 10.
 For five mornings, Dee. 3O S1, Jan ?. and 4, at 10.30 a. m, public cook ing lectures at Y.' M. C. A. by Mrs Robinson of Boston. Tickets for full course soc, at Cranstons.-adv
 In 1917. Christmas eve, Ieeman John ! II. Ford of Norwich completed the filling of his icehouses at East Great Plain with 10 and II inch ice. Early in the new year. the cold still holding strong, he stacked a quantity of ice
 The tobacco growers Of Holland 1 county met Thursday evening in the 1 town hall in Ellington for the purpose | of forming an organization which will | protect their interests. as they have not yet unloaded their vast crops oi tobacco.
 Christmas day at D. m., at the home of Mir and Mrs. BenjaElin R Lariin 70 Maple avenue New London Grace NJ. I2rlin and Fred J. Prowr were united in marriage. AIr. Browr is a carpenter and with his bride. vii reside in Groton.
 At Somers, the chairman of the Ret Cross Christmas roll call. B. A. Gage for Somers street and Arthur Gold thorpe for Somersyille, report 14! members for Somers street and 23l for Somersville a total of 379 mem bers for the town,
 At Hazardville, when Miss Jeannett, Adelaide Loughlin and Samuel Fitcl Sperry of ThompsonviIle, son of MT and Mrs Samuel Sperry of Suffield were married Christmas afternoon, tn wedding march was played by Mis- Christine Cordtsen of Ellington.
 Temperance unions which have con tributed to the White Ribbon Banne fund are New London s5, Stratford s1 On the deficit which is now paid Meriden $5, Mrs. Eva Smith of Brook field S10, New London county $1F Danbury, Mill Plain $2.5Q, Stratford sG
 Up to Thursday night George | Chesbro, superintendent of tie Nor wich office of the state free employ ment bureau, has found places durinl December for AGO applicants, incIudin 200 men at the Groton Iron works which has applied to him for 30 more.
 , Word has been received from Rob ert T. Porter, for many years pro prietor of the Mantle house. Nianti, who entered Y. M. c. A. service seyers months ago, hoping to be sent { France. He sailed from New Tor for England and since has remaine
 there.
 Hearty public welcome home for tn disappointed soldiers who never go
 nearer the front than the home train ing camps, but whose patriotism mus
 be rated 10e per cent, is requeste , to be extended by all Y. M. c. As i a letter sent out from the Y. M. c. {
 war work council. When Agent A. w. Buchanan C , Mansfield, of the state beard of educa . ton, made his visit to Norwich Thurs day, of eight children applying fo
 work certificates two were held up if
 consideration of age claims. two fc
 not having jobs to go to, and two q
 lacking educational qualifca toins.
 Instructions. have been received h
 Collector of Internal Revenue Jamf
 J. Walsh to accept treasury certif
 eates of indebtedness dated Aug. 2