Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-13
VARIOUS MATTERS

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 Reviewing the holiday trade jewellers in every town of the state, report exr ceHent business.
 Unusual for such cold weather, it is said that very little ice had made on the shore of the sound.
 Norwich merchants have been taking inventories of their stocks, and shop pers have been benefitting thereby.
 At Old Lyme, Mrs. George F. Clark is nsourning the death of her fourteen year old canary. a fine singer to the last.
 At the woman's prayer meeting of Trinity Methodist church this (Tues- day) afternoon, Mrs. Albert Boardman is to be the leader.
 During January, the planet Saturn rises short distance east Of Regulus about 9:30 p. m. on the 10th, and at g.: 30 p, m. on the S1st.
 Are you going to Crescesats' dance, Parish hall, Taftville, Friday night!- adv.
 Several of the temperance societies of the state will have meetings and suppers Friday to celebrate the na- tional prohibition victory.
 A memorial mass for John P. King has been requested at St. Patrick's church Wednesday by White Cross Council, Knights of Columbus.
 Exhibitors from Connecticut are interested in the show of the Atlantic Cat Club, to be held at the Waldorf Astoria, New York, Jan. 1s and 20.
 The saybrook and Lyme railroad bridge was raised 1868 times during 1919, to let the boats get through, which is 123 times more than in 1918.
 Y. M. c. A. course depends upon ad- vance sale of tickets. Order tickets to- day.-adv.
 Local people who have gone to Palm Beach and that vicinity, write home of a cold wave which has made winter clothing and fur coats most ac- eeptable.
 Edward Rock, considered among the best painters in the Old Lyme colony, was awarded a s1,G08 prize for his peony picture at the recent national exhibition.
 French memorial diplomas are to be issued to the next of kin of every per son in the naval service who was kill ed or who died during the war with Germany.
 The United States Civil Service commission announces for Feb. IS an examination for purchasing agnt for a vacancy at the Raritan Arsenal, Me tuchen, N. J., at $2,G00 a year.
 School Supervisor Libby and Banks James of Hebron. attended a meetnig in Columbia last week, to see what Columbia, Andover and Hebron would do about having district nurse.
 A new train schedule on the Shore Line division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad between New Haven and Saybrook Junction went into effect Monday, Jan. F.
 Of a former woman pastor at South Killingly, a Killingworth correspondent writes Rev. (Miss) Lydia Hartig has returned home after spending seyera days with friends in Richmond, Vt. Harvesters declare that the ice this winter is of the finest quality, and from all indications there will b, enough to supply all the people in this section through the canning season. If you want Y. M. c. A. course ot entertainment order tickets today adv.
 The annual meeting of the Connec- ticut Optometric society, is being helt in New Haven at the Hotel Garde to- day (Tuesday) The speaker will be Dr ". B. Needles. of Kansas City, Neb. Poultry fanciers hereabouts havs l received circulars concerning tn | thirty first annual show of the New York Poultry and Pigeon Associatio, at Madison Square Garden next week
 The length of the afternoons is be l ginning to show a noticeable increas' and the gain in daylight is increasinl at the rate of minute a day. Tn l mornings have just commenced t lengthen.
 Daniel c. Roper, commissioner 0 internal revenue, has made an appea | to the clergymen of the country t, cooperate in the work of enforcini the prohibition amendment and it l companion laws.
 Continuing the practice begun dur ing the recent Gypsy Smith, IT,, ser vices, Wednesday, at 10 a. r1., ther is to be Woman's Neighborhoo' prayer meeting with the Misses Trum bull of Perkins avenue.
 The handsome 1920 automebil maekers were made in the Cheshir
 Ref0rniatory. The original order wa 1 for 103,0 pairs, but the number o machines in use grew so rapidly tha the order was increased to 154,0oo. The state board of control has de
 oided that the bond issue to be float
 ed by the state the income iron which is to be used by the Connection branch of the American legion fo former service men who are in need
 shall be for $2,0Oo,oOo.
 Hog cholera has made it's appear 1 ance in Connecticut among severs
 herds of hogs in and near Waterbur and the authorities have issued i
 warning to all pork raisers to us every precaution to prevent tn spread Of the disease.
 A former pastor of St. Bernard
 church, Rockville, Rev. Luke 1ltz simons, now permanent rector of tn Church of the Immaculate Concsptior
 Waterbury, has been elected to tn
 board of directors of Waterbur Chamber of Commerce,
 Manager J. Clinton Fitch of tn
 Lords Point Inn, while on business i
 New York city recently met wit quite serious accident. He wa taken to hospital and afterward wa
 able to be brought to his home i Mystic, where he is recovering. l A poultry demonstration by Roy F
 Jones, extension poultryman, of tn l Connecticut Agricultural college
 Storrs, will be given, in cooperatfo | ho Eso ir97ol5 D..