Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-09

past, The Cow lots" south of the vil- lage, furnish steep and swift ride for youngsters who were daring enough to try 1t Friday. The heavy drizzle, freezing as it fell, gave the hill an icy surface and sleds once launched at the top usually be- came unmana&eable en route, turning and twisting in all directions and frequently throwing out their passengers. Automo- piles were forced to proceed very careful ly about the town, and motor supply and accessory stores reported heavy call for skid chains
 Council GaEnoB, No. 288. Union St. Jean Baptiste, held its annual election of officers Thursday evening in it's rooms in St. Louis hall. The following officers were elected to serve for the year 1923: Honorary president. Mrs. Frank Mathieu; ; dean, Miss Yvonne Lambert; president. J. Omer Tellier; vice president, Mrs Alma Benoit; secretary, J. Omer Teller, Jr. 7; assistant secretary. Philemon Gauvin i; financial secretary, Joseph D. .Benoit; 1; treasurer. Napoleon Lemier; first sentinel, Adolphe Clang; second sentinel, Albert Simoneau master of ceremonies, Louis Gladue sick visiting committee, Exiore | Chabot, Hormidas Gladue, Mrs. Georgi- anna Paquette and Mrs. Marie L. St. Amour Tho installation will take place at the first meeting in January. Follow ing the business session, light refresh ments were served.
 l Send this advertisement to The Plaut- 1 Cadden Co.,, Norwich, Conn.,, with your 1 name and address and get a book of old fashioned songs free.-adv.
 A special collection for tho Smyrna relief fund will be taken Sunday morning at the Taftville Congregational church and Sunday school. All money collected will be turned into the genaral fund which has been started in this country for the relief of the refugees who were forced to evacuate their homes and prop erty to escape from the path of the Turk. Most of the churches in the United States are taking offerings for the aid of these suffering Christians.
 Mrs. Wilfred Pollard of Block Island R. l., formerly of this village, Is visiting at the home of her father, Thomas Green. wood, and her brother-in-laW and sister Mir. and Mrs. Patrick J. Eegarty, oi South Second avenue.
 Work Is rapidly progressing on Hunters avenue, where a new water pipe line i! being laid. Trenches have been dug ant ) pipe installed now as far as the resi- ) dence of MT. and Mrs. Edmund Proulx ! of Hunter Avenue hill.
 On Friday the feast of the Conception of the Blessed Virgin was observed at thu Sacred Heart church and, 1t being hol! day of obligation in the Roman Catholi
 church, the attendance was large at al masses, which were read ot 5.S0, and | o'clock The Sacred Heart school wa
 closed for the day in observance of tn
 holy day.
 Owing to the fact that a number 0
 Boy Scouts from Troop 3 have been as
 sisting at the Taftville Congregations
 church fair, the troops omitted its regula
 Friday evening meeting this week.
 The Weayers' union met Friday even
 ing in their rooms in The Casino on bio
 street.
 The pupils of the wequonono schoc
 attended the in6nstrian exhibition in tn
 state armory, Norwich, Friday afternoon
 In charge of their teachers.
 Miss Marie Lambert has been I'll at he
 home on Providence street.
 At recent meeting of the standin
 committee of the Taftville Congregation;
 church, Victor H. Davis was appointe
 sexton, to fill the vacancy caused by tr
 resignation of Charles R. Adams. l l. William A. Bottomley of Norwich Tow I was a visitor inNthe village Friday. SI Albert Lambert of North A street WI taken to the Backus hospital Friday noc
 in the ambulance, suffering with pleuris Mir. and Mrs. William Hassler of No wich avenue have been in Voluntow called there by the death of MT. Hassler l father.
 Friday noon while proceeding dov . Post Office hill a touring car slid fro
 the center of the road, striking again Il the curhing. The hill being well coa
 ed with ice the driver was unable !. get the car back into the road and r quired the assistance of several pas ,. erSby before it could be induced to pa company with the curbing. Il The Maennerchor club has issued :
 vttations to chicken supper Decemh
 30 at the clubhouse.