Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-22
VARIOUS MATTERS

VARIOUS MATTERS
 evening. .e
 Today, tho 22d. the sun enters Capri cornus and winter begins.
 Norwich Free Academy closed Wednes- l day for the holiday recess.
 Hotels, inns and restaurants are pre- pairing for the customary family parties | on the holiday.
 Order calling cards at The Bulletin of fee, 50 for soc, special price.-adv.
 The Otis library, reading room and all, is to be closed Sunday, Christmas day, also all day Monday.
 For the special meetings to be held in Trinity Methodist church during January a chorus choir is planned.
 Some of the out of town teachers left Norwich Wednesday evening to pass the Academy recess at their homes. It is claimed that the Christmas tur- keys are ahead of those at Thanksgiving in quality, while trif1e lower in price
 Saturday being the vigil of the feast of the Nativity of our Lord. Jesus Christ, will be fast day of obligation in the
 Catholic church.
 Wednesday evening there was a re-
 hearsal for the Christmas pageant, The Birth of Christ, to be given at the Cen tral Baptist church.
 It Is noteworthy that scarcely a child passes the Salvation Army kettle at the Wauregan corner without dropping in
 some contribution whatever the coin. Following the regular prayer service this (Thursday) evening at the Trinity Methodist church there is to be a meet E ing of the official board of the church. School for the 75 children at the
 county home on Smith avenue, Norwich.
 closes this CThursday) afternoon with
 Christmas exercises beginning at E o'clock.
 Mrs. John Steiner and family, formerly H of Norwich, are occupying their recently E purchased residence, a handsome house X on Elizabeth street. Denver, Col, near E the park
 Get your oysters here for Christmas, small oysters, qt, 60c medium oysters, at, roc; large oysters. qt 80 f1nnan had dies kL-pered herring, smoked salmon,
 smoked halibut, and a nice variety of
 fresh fish. Broadway. Market, 40 Broad way.-adv.
 After rain and a pretense of snow Wednesday, tho temperature lowered
 suddenly. turning the thoughts of holi-
 day shoppers toward the selection of gifts of the comfy order.
 organlsts and choir directors are re-
 minded that their programs of Christmas E music must be in The Bulletin editorla
 rooms by D, n Friday to insure pub. B llcstion Saturday morning.
 Seven new cottages and one large gar
 are are being built at Pleasant View thIl E winter. These cottages are In addition tt
 five recently built on Clark avenue whici
 are now being finished Inside, Next Sunday afternoon at the Unitet b Congregational church there is to be z.
 Christmas vespor service. with a pro
 gram. It Shall Be to-AN Peoples, give
 by the church school and the choir.
 It Is stated that William G. Stebbins 0 Groton, vice president of the Trac \ Chemical company. who was operate
 upon for appendicitis last week. Is mak Ing good progress toward recovery. . The Old Lyme correspondent of tn = MLddietoWn Press writes Since the nc'
 road was opened between Hartford an Norwich the traffic in automobiles owe | the trunk line has fallen off one-thlrd. .. This tT1iu-eday) afternoon pupils i the Hicks Memorial school. Holland. ar r. to hold their Christmas entertainment or VIII consist of dialogues. recitaLions an al music and a Christmas tree at the clos
 The steamer Cold uarbor $ schedule = to sail from New London Jan. with
 cargo bound for the Pacific coast. It wi
 be the second sailing of a steamer ft LIZ the Pacific from that city on a reguls
 schedule.
 ,Io If anything wanted in the fresh ifs 1ts line call on Powers Bros. We carry en- full stock, also choice oysters bll m points for haaG shell Mumford Cow
 for roas1 or bake, haf shells for Xma
 oysters or little necks. Give us your 0 eS der for Xmas dinner Phone 114 or 77 'si- -adv.
 ", Arthur Clyde Saunders and Monr ", Blake have completed their task ar climbing the 150 foot flagstaff on Liber ace Green, Mantle, and adjusting the hs Di- yards, which had become twisted abo son the weathervane. The boys received go
 pay for their work.
 for The Womans auxiliary of Trinity ED CT copal church, Mrs. J. Eldred Brown pre- D. dent, gave out 50 packages of tenvelGr llss for 1921, of which number 42 were us. ey' From these over $63 was received. Fort 1na five per cent. of this money is credit 'l4S toward the parish apportionment. r,a Meadow and pine mice, which destrc IDS " ed more than $1,000.00O worth of fir i .ins trees in New England last winter, ha '-H ' begun their work early this year In c 1 Connecticut orchard e more than 3
 acres damage by rodents during the W ter of 1919-20 is conservatively placed ,ies s1O0O0.
 ,,4h The United States civil service comm aco sion announces examinations for auton 'ar, bile mechanic, male, age 21 to 45,
 Jan. g, at Staten Island and Manhatt lar for vacancies in the United States put son, Led'ilh selV4ce uospllal' NO oI, | OK Hl
 Staten Island, N. Y. at S100 a mol ,-r with subsistence.
 as Local banks are having the customs Hiss requests for gold pieces and crisp n vere banknotes, designed for Christmas g:t 'ne- The most encouraging news comes if
 Oliver L. Johnson of Union street a Hiss tient since Sept. 18th at Hartford hos ble tai, now so strong that he takes da son automobiiS rides. and will be home 1T
 day or two. Mrs Johnson remains "
 her husband in Hartford.
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