Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-16
VARIOUS MATTERS

This IS the month when the sun IS | stacker. It is not daybreak now until 5.2S. A number from Norwich will attend | the Mayflower dinner in New London | Saturday.aDe 26.
 Fifty printed calling cards for 50 | cents at the Bulletin ofice:-adv.
 Most of the schools will hold special Christmas exercises to mark the clos ! ing of the week and term. : It is noted in the foreign shipping reports that steamer Willimantic ar rived at Montevideo December 11th.
 In this state laurel wreaths make an especial appeal for Christmas decora- tions. since laurel is the state flower. Local charitable organizations are at work quietly, preparing 8 list of families to be provided with Christmas cheer.
 Arrangements are being made in New London ito start narcotic drug clinic with the health officer of the city in charge.
 The current White Ribbon Banner contains a report of the 44th annual convention of the state ". c. T. U., held recently in Willimantic.
 It is. expected that the state eye tests of the pupils in the Norwich public schools will be made as re quired during the next term. Children have begun already to haunt stores and offices requesting calendars. the supply of which prom" ises, to be limited this season. Christmas sale Wednesday and Thursday Dec. 17-18, at 5S Church street Mrs. M. Jewett.-adv.
 At the National Academy exhibition l in New York one If the Lyme artists, Clifford Beal, takes the Altman $500 prize with picture called Balmy i Days.
 Authorities here learn that Litch- ! field county jail has but ten r;soners in it, compared with an average of i fifty or sixty when the saloon was in ! full swing.
 Rockville is to have 8 community l Christi tree again this year and meeting held in the town hall there last week.
 The pastor of Trinity Methodist church, Rev. A. E. Legg, has invited | all in his church who signed cards i during the Gypsy Smith. IT,. revival to attend the mid-week meeting Thurs day evening
 The Bulletin has been reminded that the late Joseph D. Plunkett, 7 brother of Mrs. Matthew McKiernan whose funeral took place at Litchf1eld Monday, was a former state senator from New Haven.
 Annual communication of St. James Lodge, No. g, F. & A. M VII be held at Masonic Temple, tonight, at 7.30. Election Of officers for the new year and reports of work done during past year.-adv.
 At a recital to be given in the Unit ed Congrega tional church Sunday af- ternoon. Dec. 18th by the organist, Frederick W. Lester the pastor. Rev Alexander Hewes Abbott, will assist with baritone solos.
 The new war savings stamps will go on sale January l. They are car mine in color and bear the head of George Washington. Thrift stampe and treasury saving certificates will also be on sale. next year. Not one of the six. constebIes elected last October in Bolton qualified as the law reoulred. Bolton now has a sec ond dist notion as town. It has nc
 
 peaceful and law w-abid:ng. Don't miss hearing Fighting Ex- Mayor Ole Hanson at the Community House on Church street. "Wednesday evening at o'clock. Get a ticket at Cranston's today. Seats for every ticket. Doors open at 7.30.-adv. Because the sugar board has per mitted a supply of cane stuff to go tc Storrs Agricultural College, it is. now certain that the lives of so-neth
 like 120,OO0 600 bees in the state vii be saved during the winter. Exercises were held at Dartmouth x College Saturday in celebration of tn 15oth anniversary Of the granting O the college charter. The college orig
 mated at Lebanon Conn. is the Rev MT. Wheelock's Indian school. Several school supervisors from va
 rious towns in the state held con, ference at the capitol last week, whel
 high school matters were discussed. \ C. Light of the, state board of educa
 ton, in charge of supervisors, pre- sided.
 Plans for carrying on the nationa : thrift, campaign in Connecticut wit
 the idea that 1t will do much to lowe D the high cost of living, are being for # 5Dy LH0 QII6ClO1S or the say
 ines division, First Federal Reserv E District
 At Marlborough. as reported, the ex
 tension school held last week, unde
 the auspices of the Connecticut Az
 ricult1ral College, the County Farr
 Bureau. and the County Y. M. c. A
 was attended by about fifty person
 each day.
 The Connecticut Citizen announce
 that James J. Walsh. the collector (
 internal revenue with an office
 Hartford, is the proper man to who,
 to report any violations of the law UT
 der war prohibition. and has appea
 ed to all good people to help him i
 his efforts to make the law effectiv A in this state. .,.-.t1 I = By a recent postal ruling. mailab domestic parcel post fourth class ma
 ter for or from members of the U.
 expeditfonary forces may be sent z
 insured mail upon payment of the pr,
 scribed fees in addition to the. post
 age. butA cannot be sent as c. o. I matter. No article may exceed seve pounds in weight.
 The United, States treasury depar mentf was prepared to pay Monday total of s143.533 377 as interest due (
 coupons of First Liberty bonds ar
 Victory notes. Thousands of patriot ce men. women ard children of Connect
 cut have signified the'r intention
 invest this interest money in thri