Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-27

0Cotll HIS lOSS CsaAtG 6S 6 SIOCh tO | his many friends in this city and l their sympathies are with his par 1 ents in their bereavement.
 The death Of Eugene Asseiin, 76. | occurred at Il o'clock Thursday night l at his home, No. Factory street. fol- l lowing. several months illness with stomach trouble. The deceased was a native of Canada, having been born at Cap St. Ignace, on March 31, 1844, the son of Renee and Delaithe Car bonneau) Asselin. He came to this city from Racine, Canada, in 1915, and had made this city his home. He is survived by his wife, seven daugh- ters, Mrs. Adelard Goddau, Mrs. Ovila Lussier, and Mrs. Auriel Blais of Can- ada, Mrs. Ernest Dionne of Fall River, Mass, Mrs. Clement Lussier, Mrs. John Chailifoux, and Mrs. Aldge Tar dy of Willimantie; three sons, Edgar Asselin of this city, and Uric and. Err nest Asselin of Canada. The de- ceased leaves several brothers and sisters, fifty grandchildren and l nine great grandchildren.
 Considerable interest was aroused in this city Thursday night when au- | tomobile parties arriving here told of l seeing a new Nash touring car bottom side up. on the bank at Cooley Hill, l just south of Willimantic. The driver of the automobile had evidently lost control of his car while going down | the hill and as there were no chains on the tires he skidded to the side Of the road and striking the bank went over with his car. It is understood 1 that the driver of the automobile es- caped with no bruises other than a i sprained ankle.
 1 Since the weather man made the sliding good in this city, the sliders have made their appearance or the hills of the city. In order to make it safes-feF the sliding parties, Mayor Charles A. Gates set aside Windham and Elm streets for the use of the sledding parties and one of the mem bers Of the police force has been de- | tailed to this street to safeguard all 1 concerned. No sliding will be allow ed on any other street in the city. l There will be a Christmas social at the Valley street armory Saturday night for the benefit of the boys and | girls industrial society that holds it's regular meeting every Saturday night The usual basketball game has been postponed and the members are to spend the evening in dancing and playing games. Any girl or boy be-
 tween the ages og IA and Is who
 works in one of the local mills will
 be admitted free of charge to this so-
 cial.
 The death of George Lyman, aged
 IS years, occurred Friday morning al
 his home in Lebanon The deceased
 was native of Lebanon, having beer
 born there in the year 1s41, the son ot
 Ludlow L. and Harriett (Taylci.) Ly-
 man. He is survived by his wife.
 MT. Thomas F. Duff of Plainfield, N
 J., and Miss Lillian Marshall of Plain. , field, Conn.,, are spending the week
 end at the home of Mr. and Mrs, J. c
 Duff of Turner street.
 Postmaster John O'RourI<e state,
 Friday that. the Christmas mail of thi year was the largest in the history o , i the poStoft1ce, in fact it totalled som,
 thirty per cent. better than at tht Christmas rush of 191S.- Many pack , ages continued to arrive in this cit during the day Friday but these wer all delivered before nightfall. Of al : the mail that had been handled at tn 1 postofffce during the past few day there were but four parcels that eoul, : not be delivered owing to the loss o 3 the 'sender's name and the name O | the person to whom it had been mail ed. The delivery man used an aut 2 truck to make his deliveries this yea | and if the old method of delivering b horse and wagon had been used man people would still be waiting for thei . presents from friends in other cities. Sunday Notices. At the First Congregational churcl Rev. Harry s. McCready, pastor, wi preach. The morning sermon subjec ! hn for study of the Bible meets at 9.4I The Sunday evening service will begi at o'clock and it will be A Home like Evening Service.
 | Christian Science service is hel ! Sunday morning at 10.45 in the Wo ! mans Club room, No. S03 Main stree ! Subject of lesson sermon, Christia ! Science. Golden Text. Isaiah 60:
 Responsive reading, End John 1: l. ! S-11.
 At the First Baptist church Rev. AT ! thur D. Carpenter pastor, will preac the morning sermon at 10.45. Sunda
 school for the study of the Bible wi
 be held at noon. Sunday evening ser
 vice will begin at o'clock.
 ! At the Methodist Episcopal chtrcI Rev. c. Harley Smith, pastor, wi preach at the morning service. Sur day school will meet at noon. Sunda
 evening service will start at ' o'cloc l Threads.
 Miss Bertha Botham returned a,
 ter spending Christmas with rel;
 tives at Mansfield Depot.
 II Miss Rose Jacobson is spending
 few days with relatives in Long Is l and.
 Miss Stella Bugbee is in Saybroo
 visiting with her parents.
 Miss Mildred Smith returned
 Springfield Friday after visiting wi
 her mother, on Manners avenue. N Miss Mary Sullivan is in Haftfo
 visiting with friends. Mrs. Dechesneau is in Hartford vi
 iting with her daughter, Cora Deche
 neau of that city.
 |i Clevis Greenwood of Bridgeport
 visiting at the home of Thomas Le
 sard of Mansfield avenue.
 N Mir. and Mrs. Henry Flynn are visi
 ing with relatives in Willimantic. Phil Monty of Providence, F. L.
 visiting with relatives on South stre II MT. and Mrs. Walter Hale of Bo
 ton, Mass. returned Friday after vi
 tting with relatives on Spring stree l Norbert Girard who atten
 school in Niagara Falls, is visiti with his parents on Jackson street the holidays.
 II Miss Pearl La1nphear has return
 to her home in New Haven after wis - tng relatives on Mansfield avenue yes Miss Mary Harris has returned ept her home in Hartford after visiti