Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-12-26
Norwich, Monday. Dec. 20, 1921.
VARIOUS MATTERS

| Light vehicle lamps at asa o'clock this
evening.
Saturdays storm and slush did not
| displease the gumshoe dealers, who did
a big business.
The Salvation Army collectors stuck
to their posts beside the red kettles Sat
urday, undisturbed by the storm.
light snowfall about noon Sunday
covered the walks in a way which made
watching ones step prudent move.
An Ellington man, NJ R. Steele, is in
the Manchester Memorial hospital, re-
covering following an operation for ap-
pendictis.
Order calling cards at The Bulletin
Office, SO for SO cents, special price
adv.
Miss Leila Church and Miss Gladys
Keeney of Rockville are to present their
play, The China Closet at the Longrnea-
dow Woman's club.
The Norwich stores which failed to do
a good holiday business were the ex-
ceptions-and quite as many ornamental
as useful gifts were purchased.
Former Norwich residents, Chief Dis
patcher William o. Sears and Mrs.
Sears of Danbury, noted their twenty
fifth wedding anniversary Sunday.
A few benevolent persons each year
continue the kindly custom of paying
double trolley fares at Christmas, as a
little compliment to the car crews.
The new house being built on Wash
ington street for Mr.. and Mrs. John F.
Rogers promises to be an attractive ad-
dition to the handsome homes of Nor
wich
Special meeting K of c.. Odd Fellows'
hall, tonight at 8 O'Clock. second degree.
l-adv.
1t was recalled Saturday that the date
would have been the Tooth birthday Of
Mrs. j. B. Morrow, Of Morrow, Tollant
county, who died Aug. 18th of the pres
| ent year.
Today (Monday) in Trinity Episcopa
church, the rector, Rev. ]. Eldred Brow
will celebrate the holy communion at Il
o'clock, on the feast day of St. Stephen
martyr.
The stork circumvented Santa Clau
and just before midnight Christmas ev
: got to the Backus hospital with a littl
daughter for Mr.. and Mrs. Allyn NJ
Brand, of Norwich.
The pastor of the Central Baptis
y church, Rev. DR.. David A. Pitt, wi
y spend Wednesday at Noank, speaking
. / oAbSAAOOtA anu SN6illIlSB dI the
!, Church Day exercises.
a Coasting on local hills was spoiled b
Saturdays storm, but a few venturou
d boys and girls had to try out thei
is Christmas sleds on Lower Washingto
r street, late Sunday afternoon.
er Christmas hop this afternoon, Riou
hall, Jewett City. Dancing from t
d 6 p. m. Morey's orchestra.-adv.
e, A Sunday school Christmas party
es to be held at o'clock Wednesday aftel
lie noon in the Sunday school rooms whe
ct the moving picture, The Blue Bird, wi
= be shown at Park Congregational churc
: The postman on the Franklin sire
= route, John L. Counihan, is convince
ie that never before have so many Chris
III mas packages and pieces of holiday ma
been delivered at home salong that rou
ne as during the past week.
= At Noank Robert Rathbun and h
- mother, Mrs Addie Rathbun, held gel
- uine old-fashioned Christmas. The1
in was a tree and the members of the fan
y lily present included Mr.. and Mrs Ro
or sic Brown and family of Norwich Tow
be Connecticut's annual laundry bill, e.
lis elusive of money paid to wash womt
Ike and other non-pSwer laundries, amour
to about $3,560,000 according to figur
u the OHlleu states census bureau MAJ
public Saturday. There were 1913 pow
laundry establishments in this state
% Among Norwich homes handsome
nd Illuminated by candles Christmas e
les were the residences of Mr. and Mrs. We
tie lace S. Allis, on Broadway and NJ
er and Mrs. Edmund w. Perkins, Washin
W ton street, and that of Mr.. and Nj
as John T. Amy, Lincoln avenue whe
IN colored lights were most effective