Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-15
GlaeRllllgtin.. Norwich, Monday, Dec. 15. 1919
VARIOUS MATTERS

| NSiAA W1SdeuS anu SItSllS StlC being offered for sale. I Indications point to an unusually heavy Christmas mail this year.
 The Norwich public schools close Friday next, the 18th. for two weeks vacation.
 | Fifty printed calling cards for 50 cents at The Bulletin Office.-adv. !, The grass on the city parks was as fresh and green Sunday as it might be l during September.
 | Joseph s. Stokes of Amston, has had his canaries, which numbered over 100, shipped away to New York. II Many of the Norwich stores did bus | mess with open doors Saturday, some thing unusual for December 18th. II Humane society officers are looking after young stock, left out in barn yards and pastures these cold nights
 Tourists .from Norwich who are at Miami. Florida. for the winter, write home that the weather there is alm6kt perfect.
 A small addition is being built to the garage of Daniel T. Shea, on the Otis street grounds of his Broadway residence.
 Wednesday, Friday and Saturday of this week. being Ember days in the Catholci church. are fasting days of obligation.
 Some of the local grocers refer fa- cetiously to sugar as gold dust. They hear that shipment of some 50,000,- 900 pounds is Headed east. Christmas sale, Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 17-1S, at 5S Church street. Mrs. NJ. Jewett.-adv. A dull and damp Saturday meant the loss of much trade to Norwich merchants, although the holiday lcrowds ill the stores were surprisingly Large.
 Everybody at Old Lyme who is in- cined to trap for furs is in the ring One man gave up a three dollar job to devote his time to capture of fur bear ing animals.
 The reading room at the Otis li- brary proved cozy refuge for a large nupmber of adults and children, Sun day afternoon. Miss Harriet G. Cross was in charge.
 All dentists in this city and vicinity who served in either the army, navy or marine corps are to be paid by the } government for all derftal work upor War Risk insurance claimants: The Young People met Sunday night i at the Community House for the Sun- 2 day evening time. Former : Congressman Edwin w Higgins gave . a talk on "The Call of the Law"
 Relatives and friends of the fami. ly attended a months mind high mas! : of requiem for John Looby, sung il St. Patrick's church Sa aturday at :, o'clock, by the rector, Rev. John H l. Broderick.
 At the exhibition of the Nationa = Academy in New York, one of tn Jt Lyme artists wins the Carnegie Priz V which is given to Emil Carlsen's "Sur lat Skagen." a remarkable piece 0 craftsmanship.
 Durand's, Park &, Tilford's and Pag & Shaw's Chocolates in 1, 2, and
 pounds boxes. The Lee & .Osgoo = Co.-adv.
 Passengers on the last car iron Norwich to. New. London. Saturda. nights, have reason to note the goo !. effect of national prohibition, an n contrast present orderliness with tn rietous jazz trips of Auld Lang Syne.
 The United States Civil Servic a commission announces for January 5 an examination for aid. Division C e Reptiles. A vacancy in the Nations n Museum, Washington, D, C.. at $1,20 year. will be filled from this ex animation.
 The population of the town of Som , CTS, according to the report of M ,. and Mrs. Miner, who have. reeetly com
 pleted a religious census is 1729, (
 All families of sixteen nationalities. = total of eleven different denomination
 is reported.
 The American Library Associatio
 strongly urges all governing or legis
 lative bodies. federal. state, county
 city. town or village to increase u
 appropriations for library salaries, order to retain the library service E experienced workers.
 Ot late. Rev. Charles 1T. Ricket from Norwich has been at Reynoit
 Bridge. soliciting in the interest of u
 memorial fund for the Congregation churches of American, the quota the
 being S1S0. Pledges amounting to $4
 or more, were made.
 A native of Norwich and recel
 visitor here, Bishop D. T. Huntingto W D. D., of Anking. China, was prese
 at the morning service in St, Thoma # oh trch, Bethel, Sunday morning, al
 spoke on his work in the count | AC 10 SLdblOICN
 Thousands of dollars have be,
 sent to European countries as Chris
 mas presents, and much more
 expected to be sent through the loc g post office. within the next few day The money order windows have be B. kept busy during the past f. IT weeks.
 ,n pr. John T. Black, state commi w oin hoS hot fhn I op pertinent of health cannot revoke u. midwife's license or restore a licen M The midwife may apply for a nt
 license but that must be passed on
 the state board of examiners of mi
 wives.
 eI It is mentioned in Winchest
 Conn, news that Rev. Arthur Good . nough preached Sunday, the 7th,
 anniversary sermon, it being 49 yea or since he went to Winchester. T Ix clergyman is father of Rev. Giles " Goodenough, pastor of LedWard Co .S gregational church. - Some of the districts have decid
 to continue the neighborhood pray
 services The following prayer me
 ings will be held this week: Tuesd
 at 10 a. m. at the home of Mrs D.
 Allen, Penobscot street. Friday. at
 a. m, at the home of Mrs. Euge Id. Boyens, Hedge avenue.
 Partial returns of the 2,000
 drive Of the Episcopal naation- wi
 campaign show a majority of the ql
 tas either subscribed or ovefsubscr
 ed, according to an announcem . made at New York headquarters 4
 vance reports of the canvass reveal
 strongest showing in the south. RE
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