Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-14
VARIOUS MATTERS

- This week there are about fifty pa tients at Backus hospital, Norwich.
 Fifty name cards for fifty cents at The | Bulletin cernpany.-adv
 The Peck Library, Free Academy, has had the gift of a number of French books.
 The foreign money order business in creases at the post office as Christmas draws near.
 The Groten Boy Scouts have made plans to try to earn money by selling Christmas candy.
 For the first time in twenty five years Stafford Springs is without 2 Chinese laundry,
 Xmas sale at 5s Church St, Dec Is and IT. Mrs. M. Jewett.-adv.
 Six new families have moved into the village at Crystal Lake, Ellington, in the last two weeks
 Norwich show windows display some exceedingly handsome evening gowns for holiday. social affairs
 Already about s15o has been given in Hebron toward the fund for the starving children of Europe.
 A Groton young man, Theodore Ha- vens will leave this woke for Hampton Roads, Va, to join the navy.
 The Lawton mill at Plainheld is on new schedule beginning work at a. m., and closing at 4 p. m, not working Saturday.
 Xmas cards, choice gifts. Order Xmas pie and cake. Womans Exchange adv
 The Connecticut State Hospital at Middletown is preparing to observe the Christmas holidays with the customary festivities.
 Relatives have requested months mind solemn high requiem mass in St. Fatrick's church today tTuesday) for John T. Ring
 Miss Louise Patten has closed her house at Somers for the winter and remain uniil April 2
 Subscriptions to all magazines. Mrs. Chester G. Ambler 76 Church street, Tel. 471-S.-adv
 Madison, Leete's Island < and East River signal towers viii h0 closed Sum days for the present This will give the operators one day 8 week off.
 The Old Lyme artist, c. H. Allis, and Mrs. Allis have left the Clark house for New York, where MT. Allis has rented. studio for the winter Seven supernumerary members of the New London police department who are doing steady duty are very anxious to be appointed full nedged patrolmen.
 Trinity NJ E. Church, Xmas sale in vestry, Dec. 18th, p. m. Supper 5:So- s:45. Price S5c. Entertainment at B. adv
 One of the biggest social events of the high school year at Rockville will be held Friday evening when the junior class will give it's annual promenade. There is some talk of re-organizing 1 the East Lyme grange that~Eas in ex- istence at Mantle a; few years ago, and held it's meetings in Comstock hall in Flanders. sk
 The Bulletin readers are advised te l call on The Plaut-Cadden company, 135- 14S Main street, when in need of piano or victrola--adv.
 At the meeting of the Central Bap- evening was Miss Harriet Williams and 1.-the topic, Wise Sayings That Have Helped Me. Proverbs 1:1-6.
 The woman's Guild of the United church, through it's program depart ment, has been at work arranging a series of entertainments at the Com nunity House during the winter.
 Thomas Carlan of Central Village I died at the Norwich State Hospital or December 8. His wife and little daugh. ter were quarantined nearly month a, Catherine Csrlan had diphtheria. | Order your Xmas cherries, plants wreatfs and cut flowers from the Maple wood Nursery Go. Orders delivered fre' l of charge.-adv.
 Relatives and family friends attended an anniversary requiem high mass fo Mrs. Fortunate Mondelci. sungN in St Pstricks church Monday at o'clock b, the rectW, Rev. John H. Frederick. Since December 1st, the three plant of the J. B. Martin Velvet Company, a Taftville. on Chestnut street, Norwich and at Pee uot CUncasville) are runnin: on full time, 50 hours, keeping about s0t employees busy.
 Flat cars loaded with Christina trees continue to go through Norwicl bound for city markets. It is estimated that the New England states will sup ply million and half trees for thu i Yuletide trade.
 Boston ferns begonias cherries poin settas, cyclsnen and cut flowers at John son's Greenhouses, next to Backus hos pitaL Phone 1s1a-2.-aSY.
 As Elmer Green of Plainfeld va working in Eas.ford recently, with gang of Charles Phillips men ha they were using broke, and the ea, streck Mir. Green, breaking one rib an, cracking another.
 Engine number 4o1 on the Centra Vermont seems to be too large for tn tracks or it Nhas learned the trick o leaving the rails at will For the thir
 time it was derailed at the bridge i Stafford Springs the ether day
 Another gang of laborers started O
 Monday under the Hlrisdiction of tn Sperry Engineering company of Ne,
 Haven to finish clearing up the Sher
 Line Electric tracks an~ roads at Elan tders, west to the Conaeeticut river.
 Mrs. E. L. Miller, wishes to announc
 that she is now open at 237 Main stree
 First class beauty parlor, fully equip3e for shampoong. manicuring and facis
 massage, etc. For appointments phon : 57o.-adv, At a recent entertainment in Mo,
 sup under the auspices of the Boy i. Club, The Journal says: Frank T. Ms , ples, the i1npersonator, of Norwic pleased every one and was true to h
 reputation as being the best interpret, 0 of eccentric characters in the east. . It is necessary these short days turn on lights before , o'clock in u
 afternoon, whereas in June they are n, 1 renuirad until after 8 in the eYenin