Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-26
VARIOUS MATTERS

Light vehicle lamps at 5.z4 cloeA this evening.
 Sunday was the feast of the con- version of St. Paul.
 DabolIs Almanac promises mildsr weather by tomorrow (Tuesday).
 It kept right on showing Sunday noon, although the sun was shlning'
 Icicles decorating Bushnell chapel II Sunday afternoon were four or hFe feet in length
 The reading room at the Otis Li- ! hrarv was in charge of Miss Martha A. Ward during Sunday afternoon A Brooklyn resident, Chief Engineer ". H. Walter has sailed to Cuoa to bring north another cargo Of sugar. 1 The January moon. which was new i on the 21st. had a chance, to show It. self for the first time Sunday even ing. Three hundred cards have been sent out by the assessors of Holland, stat ing that the tax on property has been raised.
 ' Little Narragansett Bay of Ston- inston has been completely covered with ice. indicating that the weather has been severe.
 Il The interesting volume, Theodore Il Roosevelt's Letters to His Children | is among latest aceessions at Peck ' Library, Free Academy.
 The snow has made such hard walking on the country roads at Boi- ton that the night school has been I discontinued for while. The schools of the town will be giv- | en a holiday Monday Feb. g. in ob- II servance of Washington's birthday which comes on Sunday this year. This weeks session of the Vine yard Workers of the Central Baptist ! church is to be social meeting with f Mrs. A. P. Carroll, 1T Lincoln avenue. | A months mind mass for former l rector, Rev. Hugh Treanor, has been requested at St. Patricks church Tuesday by the parish Holy Name so-, eiety.
 II Nid-year examinations in the coll leges and preparatory schools have been giving some of the students an opportunity for brief vacations, at home.
 The New London W. c. T. U. ex- ceeded it's quota for the Jubilee fund having raised s405 since March 1919. | The money is to be used toward Americanization work.
 Dealers in apparel have been bidden to the New York Spring Fashion Re- view to be given by the Couture Di- vision of the National Garment Re- tailers' Association, Feb. 5.
 Five per cent is now added to all water bills remaining unpaid. Fifty cents more will be added after Jan. 31. adv.
 Norwich was city of crystal Sum- day morning, whenever the fiekle sun r-f.r rIesf | trees. roofs ard lawns covered with ice during Saturdays storm. Reports from Lawrence hospital are to the effect that Lester Bothan1, who was brought in injured by burns and a dislocated shoulder, from Uncas- vile, early Friday morning, is doing well.
 The report of the department of Americanization of the state board of education. in preparation. will show 1s1 Characterization schools in the state with an aggregate attendance of 1000.
 1 Tn its events of Fifty Years Ago the i Stonington Mirror notes: Members of the Undine Fire Engine Co. went to ] Norwich to attend the second annual bah of the Wm. M. Williams s. F. E. CO, No. 3.
 Drygoods men state that sales of fabrics. fittings and notions indicate a renewed interest in home dress making. due, it is explained, to the 1 high prices asked for certain lines of ready made garments.
 One of President Wilson's nurses. Miss Gertrude Lane, who has spent several days at Road Society, Ston- i ington with Mrs. Byron Billings. re- turned to the White House Saturday. Miss Lane was, in the service over sea
 The people of the United States are ? buying silk manufactures at the rate of over a billion dollars a year and every six manufacturer in Connecti1 cut is feeling the stimulus and the !! benefits of the big demand for the products
 The United States civil service commission announces for Feb 10 an examination for microanalyst for va oancies, in the bureau of chemistry, department Of agriculture. for duty in Washington, and in the field, at $1,200 to $1,Soo a year.
 i A good sized delegation from the Holy Name society, James J. Casey, president. received communion Sun day morning at the 7.S0 o'clock mass n st. Patrick's church. which, as GUS tomary. was read by the rector, Rev. John Fl. Bfodericlz.
 At the -Epwortf League service at Trinity Methodist church, the topic Sunday night was the first of the monthly miss onary topics, The Com ing China, Mrs. Albert Boardman was ' the leader. Special music was fea- ture of the service.
 The Shore Line Electric Railway snowplow was kept busy all day Sun day running over the city iinek. from the West Side to. Yantic and Greene vile. Saturday night the blow ran down to Dewolfs switch but the high storm fence there has prevented se- rious drifting. Announcement hos been made of the engs cement of Mrs Clara Prentis Armstrong. daughter Of Dr. Edward Prentis of New London. to Capt Frederick Billiard. U. s. c. G., assist ant commodpre tcommandant of the coast guard service. The marriage viii take place in the spring
 A woman who picked up a letter supposed to be dropped by a pastnah on a- certain Norwich street, removed t4l1e contents. throwing away the en-