Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-08
VARIOUS MATTERS

this evening.
 James E. Lord of Lords, Hill re- ceived a valuable Shropshire ram frem Ashfield, Mass the other day.
 Carloads of christnas trees from northern New England have begun to go through here for the city mar kets.
 The sun rose at exactly T o'clock Sunday. or would have risen at that hour had it appeared through the fos and mist
 The reading room at the Otis h. brary Sunday afternoon rras in charge of Miss Sadie J. Dawson. There were 115 visitors.
 The first real snow of the season came Saturday night at a time to give stimulus to holiday shopping, but soon turned to rain.
 Dealers here are having a big de- mand fer sweaters since the order to conserve coal has been sent out. these garments for indoor wear.
 Rummage sale, Faith Trumhull chapter, D. A. R., Wednesday, fhay- CT building. Send articles Tues, to 5. Called for by 'phouing le2S.-adv. ] At o'clock Saturday. in St. Pat rick's church, a months mind requiem high mass for Miss Johannah Carmody was sung by the rector. Rev. J. H, Frederick.
 The feast of the Immaculate Con- ception, holy day of obligation, will | be observed today (M;onday) with masses in St. Patrick's church at 5, | ' and o'clock, the last high mass. New asphalt walks laid recently along the Cogswell property on Gn- cas street and at Dr. c. c. Glider sleeves residence on Lincoln avenue are appreciated by residents in that section.
 The offertory number at Park church, Sunday morning. was Coenen's Come Unto Me" duet for soprano I and tenor, sung in fine harmony by Mrs. Arthur E. Story and Cherister | Eben Learned.
 The we'll kept terraces at the resi- dence of Mfr. and Mrs. Oliver L. John- son, on Union street. had the appear ance Sunday of starting a fresh growth. following the melting of Sat- urday nights snow.
 | Shoppers who anticipate buying | toys in the Norwich stores are due tc be disappointed unless they purchase at once. The demand has been sur prising and some lines of stock. al- ready sold out. cannot be duplicated
 The United States Civil Service commission announces for December 90 an examination for artist. A va cancy in the Public Health Service Washington. D. C.. at s1.soo a year will be filledfrom this examination. l A beautiful etching by whistler, thf former Stonington artist, "NoctuFne,' brought the highes, price at the sale of different owners at the Ameri- can Art Galleries, New York, Friday evening, going to A. H. Hahlo for s2,5eo.
 | The Pope has addressed an ency- ciical to the Catholic bishops | throughout the world, urging col lection December 2S for the srf- ferinR children of the countries de- vastated by the war. The Pontifi himself is contributing 100000 lire to this fund.
 A handsome tablet in black and gold. placed on. the former Second Congregational church, on Church , street, marks it as the Community House of the United Church, noting
 hat from 1760 to 1918 1t was the
 hurch home of the Second congre
 'Htionai society. .s..=
 campaign for 1000, 900 converts i'll be wsged by Methodist Episro-
 al churches throughout the world be- tween January and June. 1t was an. nounced at the opening session Frida, of the annual meeting of the Boart l Of Foreign Missions at the Hote | Pennsylvania, New York.
 The December White Ribbon Ban. ner notes that Scotland union has 1 met with a great loss in the deatf of Mrs. Emma P, Brown. a charter member of the union and it's presiden for several years. Until last year sh, was secretary of Windham County W. c. T. |. for many years.
 The builder of the Strand building on Franklin square, sold Friday. wa. Areha P. willouEhby, grandfather O Archa W. Colt. Wiliougfby & Co, To. i cated in the old Bethel, Centra Wharf built Christ church, the pres ent St. Patrlck's rcctory. and othe, handsome structures in Norwich.
 An old circular put out by W. D Beckwith when he-was in the grocer. business in Stonington borough ir 1912, gives the price of sugar as 2, pounds for $L00. Brooms were sell
 ing for % cents. One could get /fhre. pounds of milk crackers for 25 cents and guaranteed eggs sold at 29 cents eI1sT nIvtcIoN u