Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-25
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  Norwich, Thursday, Dec. 2s, 1918
VARIOUS MATTERS

VARIOUS MATTERS
 Light vehicle lamps at 45s o'clock this evening.
 There never was a more unwelcone thaw than that of Wednesday.
 A Merry Christmas to all the read CTS of The Bulletin and The Courier.
 Electricians, have had big orders for colofed bulbs for Christmas tree light Ing tonight.
 Fifty printed calling cards for 50 cents at The Bulletin off1ce.-adv.
 At Shunpe there is to be Christ Snas tree in the church this (Thurs- day) evening.
 The mail clerks on the various di- visions have extra men assisting them over the holidays.
 The eleventh-hour shoppers crowded ed the stores up to the last minute, Wednesday evening.
 Norwich visitors in Washington write home that the weather is un- usually cold. for that section. Wesleyan students from this vicinity pens Tuesday, Jan. 6, at 7.20 a. m. The sales of perfumes and toilet goods have reached a new high record in the local stores the past two weeks. Friday evening, at the Central Bap- tist church. there is to be Christmas Pageant, White Gifts for the King Bank employees have holiday to- day, the 18th. but are preparing for two strenuous days, Friday and Sat urday.
 Local representatives have been in vited to attend the Boy Scout confer enee in Providence, Friday and Sat urday.
 Christmas exercises will be held in l the Congregational church at Hebron l tonight. There will be tree for the children.
 Handsome Christmas wrsaths are hung in the windows of the Knights 1 of Columbus new club house on Broadway.
 | There was no session of the Tol- land superior court this week because of the illness of Judge William NJ. Maltbie of Hartford.
 Help a great cause by making Christmas and New Year gifts of bonds or equivalent to St. Mary's Dia- ufond Jubilee fund.-adv.
 The total ef the Harvard endowment fund was announced early this week as sl1,lii,t11, or about three-fourths of the required amount
 Il Manufacturers of and dealers in mems neckwear cannot remember a holiday season that was more pros perohs than the one just ending.
 The United States destroyers No i4S and No. l50 which were tied UT at the state pier for several days have left New London for Philadelphia.
 The public Schools of New Yori closed Wednesday noon, to reoper January 9th, which will mean the ar. rival of many city families today, tt visit local relatives.
 T As in former seasons, most of tht Christmas wreaths are suspended out side windows in Norwich bones. Man, gay scarlet Doisettias are in use fo, window decorations, Invitations are out for the weddin, of Miss Augusta Burridge and Osrne ost.sney. of Mystic to take place ii St. Patric|1s Catholic church there Wednesday morning, December 31, a 9 o'clock.
 The welcome home board erected b, the Rockville Cfiarber of Commerce i, Central Park last fall, was taken dow
 this week. Tn it's place the communit, ] Christmas tree WAS erected by tn community Christmas tree committee
 It is announced from Hartford tha ! insurance rates for plate glass win ! dows will be higher next year upo
 renewals beeause Of the increa SC cost of plate glass. Burglary insur z arce will also cost more because (
 the Western wave of crime.
 1 At Moodus. Rev. W. II. Bath. super
 iutendent of the Norwich District ( the New England Southern Confe-enc . of the Methodist church will hold con
 ference Saturday evening. pecembe 27th, and will be the preacher z - the Methodist church Sunday morr a ing.
 [. Thousands of pounds of fish fro,
 New England towns are being kept O,
 of New York. Philadelphia and So: T. ton by the Atlantic Fishermens unio n which is baking against non-unio d men and their craft. a condition like n n affect the shore towns of this coul '" try.
 The United States Ciril Servi " commission announces for January le an examination for expert railyos
 and lighterage clerk. Vacancies in Il | Qnarternaster Corps. New York. 'o salaries ranging from si,20O to $2,A 'h < year will be filled from this examii
 ation.
 Dealers here have been notified tn
 publishers of all newspapers in Nc
 ferk, except two, which already ha
 iAc-eased their rates. will advance t
 f'eice of Sunday papers In the count
 districts to 10 cents on or before la
 i in answer to the plea of the Hou
 committee.
 es H. M. Hubbards gnerous gift
 Pythagoras lodge Of Masons. t
 Lyme town hall. brought smiles to t
 members. MT. Hubbard was made Ill Mason in Ohio. When the new to,
 hall !s completed the fraternity N
 move the present hall to lot th
 purchased few years ago. The National Aniline and Chemil company has announced to nanufs turers hereabouts the production of \ new dye, known as Alizarol Gray D.. The new color is shade of pearl gr somewhat redder and duiler than Al v arol Black. It possesses good ia . ness to light. water and acids.
 In uphoiding demurrer filed to
 complaint asking for an injuncti
 Judge Gardiner Greene, of N0rwi
 held that the legislative act estabii,
 ing the park commission for Sa
 Rock was unconstitutional and | eV the state had no right to take ripar
 rights Of property holders along