Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-18
VARIOUS MATTERS

OOyS dlO S4 SIASs db ILO OOo-LS | Home, Norwich. Oranges in several of the towns l are making their December gatherings 1 Christmas meetings
 At Wauweeus Hill, the temperature has dropped below ten degrees several mornings this week.
 Several swans have been flying in the sound near Fenwick and the Say brook Point coves of late.
 The boys discovered early that there was enough body to the snowfall to provide fairly good coasting. ? At recent auction sale at g town up north, a barrel of cider was sold for SIS and horse for $17.
 Visitors. fro mthis secraon who are in the Adirondacls write home of plenty of snow in that region.
 A number of college and prep. school students will return home to- day or Friday for the holiday vaca- tion.
 A book recently received at the Otis library which is in demand is Ambassador Henry Morgenthau's story. v Order cake, pie, plum guiding for Christmas at Woman's Exchange adv.
 Patrons of the street cars in all di- rections during Wednesdays cold re- joiced that the trolley strike was a matter If ancient history.
 The Home Missionary society of Trinity Methodist church is to hold it's meeting in the vestry this (Thurs- day) afternoon, followed by basket lunch.
 As usual The Bulletin vii publish Saturday morning the musical pro grams of those churches which are to observe Sunday the 21st as Christmas Sunday.
 Electrical experts are at work in, the car barns at Saybrook of the Shore Line Electric company. clearing out and packing the machinery for reTnovel.
 A months mind requiem high mass for Mrs. Ellen Connors was sung ia St. Patrick's church Wednesday at eight o'clock by the rector, Rev. John H. Frederick.
 An invitation from Quinnipiac Gun club. of New Haven. sent out to many Connec-ir''- clubs. started the idea oe '- wat with he approval of most club members. At Wese ~ as a poultry demonstration at the h"me of Mrs. w. H. Osborn Tuesday afternoon. Pro- lessor Roy E. Jones of Storrs Agri- cultural college conducted the dem onstration.
 Franklin chapter, No. 4, R. A M. works the Royal Arch degree at Ma sonic Temple, tonight at 7.S0.-adv.
 Fifty visiting calling cards for 50 cents at The Bulletin office.-adv.
 Russell A. Alger of Detroit. sum- mer visitor a-d property owner at | Watch Hill, has purchased the 1892 foot auxiliary schooner yacht E1eay, in which he plans to cruise around the world.
 The County Home school on Smith avenue, Norwich is to cVose at two p. m. Friday for two weeks vacation. Miss Bernice Wiley, acting principal has arranged for special closing Christmas exercises.
 The unexpected snow and nippy cod during Wednesday, meant thousands of dollars worth of extra business to The Bulletins adver- tisers. who considered both the very best gifts for Merry Christmas sea- son.
 Citizens interested are being re- minded that Monday of this week was. the last day for the payment o1 the fourth quarterly ipstalment of the income tax, based oh the returns made last March on the income o1 1918.
 u The sugar allotment for the bees in this state, 10000 pounds is ex- hausted. Suear was supplied in lots averaging about ten pounds to the colony to some 4,000 colonies of bees 297 beekeepers receiving the sugar 1T trust for their bees.
 A statement from New York says that skins of Michigan and eastern muskrats are now being sold at S3.7E each, as compared with 55 to 6C cents in 1915, and in the West err Canadian variety brings $2.6O agains 30 cents in pre-war-days.
 Judge Milton A. Shumway of Dan. lelson, as state referee, filed reports in three divorce actions with .tht clerk of the superior court at Hartford this week and decided that the wo. men who were the petitioners fol freedom are entitled to divorces. A former Norwich man, Albert S Bard, one of the directors, will ap. pear before the Nv York Board 9 Estimate at it's next meeting to urg, that all plans for a stadium in Cen. tral Park be referred to the Municipa Art Commission and to the Park De partment-
 Miss Ellen Anderson, daughter 0 Mrs. Alexander Anderson of Pc quon1oc and William L. Myers. O Bridgeport, who were married Sunda, afternoon at the parsonage of th, PoQuonnoc Rridge Baptist church b. Rev. o. G. Buddington are to resid in Bridgeport
 St. Francis parish, Torrington. 0 which Rev. Arthur O'Keefe, forrnerl of Taftville. is pastor. has received
 gift of s25.00O from John F. Alvord.
 non-C Catholic, president of the Tor
 rington Co. which has three factorie
 there, the Excelsior Needle, Pro gressive and Standard plants
 TheUnited States civil service com
 mission announces for Jan. g a
 examination for typist and clerk wit
 knowledge of stenography, for bot . men and women. Vacancies in tn . departmental service at Washington
 D. C., will be filed from these exam nations at salaries of $1,100 up.
 Supervisor Leon c. S-ples hs |. started the school savings bank in tn 7 schools of Bolton. Each pupil has 2 . envelope in which he saves sna change until it amount to a doIla
 Then an account is opened in th
 name Of the chf1d at the ToI1a n