Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-31

superintendents Report-Number of patients in hospital July 1, 1919, 34s; number of patients admitted 70s; total number cared for, TAP; total number of weeks 1672-2; number of charity pas tients, 427 number of ward weeks, 1001- g; number of town of. Windham patients, 27 number Of patients from other towns S; number of births 66, number of deaths 53; number of patients discharged 6e6; number of patients in hospital July l, 1920, 23; highest number on any one day 49; lowest number on any one day 1s; daily average attendance 32 number of ambulance calls 49 average cost per patient, s21.45.
 ls Members of the Protestant churches of the city will meet this (Friday) evening at the Methodist church and a watch night service will be held. Rev. Ar thur D. Carpenter, pastor of the First Baptist church is in charge of the meet ing. Following the opening sing, Rev. Harry s. MeCready, pastor of the Con- gregational chureh.s will tell New Years story, Refreshments will be served during intermission. Ministers of l the churches will deliver brief addresses and at 11.55 "a short prayer will be of fered. New Years greetings will fol- 1 low
 1 It Is believed that holdups are being 1 attempted between Hop River and Bol- ton as several automobile drivers have told of seeing men step from the side of l the road and give them the signal to l stop. One car that stopped was inform l cd by the man that he was a federal of i ficer in search of whiskey. A local un- l dertaker and his assistant, while return l ing from Hartford one night recently l saw a man in front of them holding up This hand. Instead of stopping, however I the driver pressed the accelerator -and
 the man was forced to jump
 | Beats assigned to WilHmantic police 1 officers for January are as follows: Off i cor Paulhus, Jackson street; Officer Leahy, upper Main street; Officer Nc Lean, center Main street; Officer Bom- l bria, day duty.
 1 The U. S.. civil service commission has
 aHnuoneed an examination for railway mail clerk, to be held in Willimantic or Jan Is, 1921. Applications for this DO l sition can get information desired from
 o. P. Smith, at the local postoffice Miss Delie Dumaine left Thursday fol several days visit with her sister, Mrs Clara Urban of New York.
 Willimnntic and Norwich will meet or the basketball field for the first time iY 1 several years, New Years Day. Tn, first game between the Emeralds of thi.
 city and the Crescents of Norwich vii
 be played in Norwich during the after noon and a return game will be pIayes
 in this city in the evening.
 The speakers at the meeting of tn,
 Willimantic Chamber of Commerce whicl
 is to be held on Tuesday evening of nex
 week are Robert c. Deming, of Hartford state director of Americanization, ant
 Payson c. Smith of Boston, state super intendent of public institutions MT
 Dening will tell of Americanization worl
 in this state, and MT. Smith will talk ol
 the question of immigration. The usua supper will be served by the Girls
 Friendly Society of St. PauPs Episcopa | church.
 The 4. T. Co.'s Girls basketball fiy
 lost to the Recreation Center team o
 South Manchester Wednesday night a
 that place, 25 to 8. return game
 to be played in this city Jan 12, 1921
 and tho locals expect to win out