Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 25, 1909, Page 5

" Carset -mlrfl Will unload Mouday . and Tueséay, Jan. 27th and 28th. Best Polatees in Ill"lei this year. Ask price on'5 bushel lots. Somers Bros. dec24d WE SHALL SERVE A SPECIAL - | CHRISTMAS DINNER Saturday, December 2! from 12 to 3 o'clock. Our patrons wishink seats re- served for them will please no- tify us as soon as possible. DINNER $1.00 THE WAUREGAN, The Parker-Davenport Co., Proprietors. HAILE CLUB 142 Muin St. French Restaurants Ladies' Restaurant for Halle Club * Members, Second Floor, facing Main street. Restaurant for Open House Club Membars, Second Floor, looking on garden. Dinner—12 to i—at fixed price— 30 cents Ladies’ Restaurant; 35 cents Open House Club restaurant. Supper—6 to 7—a la carte. The Popular Wednesday Everning Dinners have been resumed —6 to 8 volock. NOW IS THE TIME TO ORDER YOUR Winter Suit and Overcoat. LET US MAKE YOU ONE. JOBN KUKLA, Merchant Tailor, oct26d Franklin Square. QUALITY In work should always be consldered, espectally when it costs no more than the inferior kind. Skilled men are employed by us. Our prices tell the ~whole story. STETSON & YOUNG. may27d CHANGE OF LOCATION. I wish to inform the public that I ve_recently opemed up a now store at fo.gAT0. West . mext to Fire ur Xmas Presents in Line from me. Woolen Goods, Silk and Fancy Good lengths, sultable and skirt 1\. Imnut Co! 179 West Mamm St. 171ST DIVIDEND. Otfice gn'nu Norwich gvln;s Soclal) rwich, Coni The Directors of this Hocisty have arnings of the cur- declared out of ¢! of pamiennual t six mont] at the rate d C] A annum, payable o depasitors en; 151 thereto, on lnj after Jan. 12“1‘ deciTaaw THE ANNUAL MEETING of the Mutual Assurance Company ;. o City of Nor'len will be held at Boclet; i 0‘_ ety, Monday, NOTIOR TO POLICYHOLDERS. ligles will be renewed at the N o B SR oy, st tion [ BUTTS, ‘@ec22daw Trnn\lror BRASS and IRON ANDIRONS GAS LOGS PORTABLE GRATES WIRE SPARK GUARDS —AT FRED C. CROWELL'S, 87 Water Street, Open Saturday Evening till 8 p. m. declidaw ForalDesigns an Colowers - For All Occasions. GEDULDIG’S, ""lh-- 268, 77 Cedar Street. DWTISTR‘I 11 1l b & pieasurs to see the tormer castomers of . Drother snd s new ones as will favor me with their Patronage. Bxtracting 25c and np. Bovisd DR. CHAS. B. ELDRED. --LE“-- LADIES’ TAILOR ; 278 Main Street, We Warrant Entire Satisfaction. | Telephone 712 octied [ 18 no advertising o It ual Lo High tides prevailed on Friday. The Red Cross stamps went like hot cakes on Friday. And in spite of Horace Johnson's predictions the weather was ideal! Mistletoe, holly, box and lautel sold in larger quantities than ever ibefore. Grocers dealing in fancy stock, table delicacies, ete, have had a big week’s trade. A Christmas present for every one is the-minute added to the day’s length, beginning tdday. The old home firesides attracted hundreds of absent sons and daughters back to town for the Yuletide feast. In song and story, the birth of the Prince of Peace was told during.many Sunday school festivals on Christmas eve. There was no trouble in the house- hold getting the children to bed Fri- day night or getting them up this morning. 1f there Is a neglected or fargotten family lacking Christmas cheer, it will not be the fault of the charitable organizations, The banks have had,a busy week, there having been many demands for new gold, silver and paper currency for holiday gifts. Adin S, Kinney died suddenly In New Britain on Wednesday. The fu- neral was private. He had relatives and friends in Norwich. Dancing at Broadway dancing aced- emy Christmas afternoon and evening. Four prizes will be given—ady. The death of Annie C. Reynolds, 63, of Ledyard, occurred in Providence on Thursday. Friends are awaiting no- tices of the funeral arrangements. Railroad painters® who have been touching up the New Haven road’s property in this vieinity, have worked along the Shore line and have reached Branford. Chiarles Dwight Burnham, who died at his home in Hartford, Thursday, aged 90, was born in Willington, No- vember 13, 1819, the son of Chester and Mary (Holt) Burnham. As far as possible, the railroads de- clined to accept livestock or perisha- ble freight on Friday, unless it could reach its destination Friday night, the object being to make the work on Christmas day as light as possible: The Windham County Transcript in its notice of the funeral of Mrs, Sa- rah L. Round, sald: Rev. H. E. Ander- ‘| son of Norwich, a former pastor, was present and briefly added his tribute, and mentioned the faithful life and its specific and general helpfulness to him in his work here. A rumor that Dr. Myron W. Rob- inson, resident physician of Fitch's home in Noroton, was to be removed, brought more than thirty members of Grand Army posts to remonstrate with Gov. Frank Weeks, ASJt. Gen. George M. Cole and the other mem- hers of the soldiers’ hospital board on Thursday at the state capitol. The rules governing the use of passes for 1910 by employes of ‘the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad have been posted. The rules are substantially the same as the.rules governing the use of passes this year. The passes are not transferable, and if lost no duplicate will be issued, ex- cept for the employe to travel on bus- iness for the company. The following item appeared in the ‘Washington column of Friday's New York Times: Mrs, Tyler, widow of the late Col. Augustus C. Tyler, will pass the season in Washington, hav- ing leased the residence 1738 M street, whieh she and Miss Tyler will oc- cupy fmmediately after, Christmas. Mrs, Tyler's town house in Farragut squdre is leased to the Russian am- bassador and Baroness Rosen. YOUR ATTENTION . is cglled to the low fares, best of traifl service, efc., offered by the Grand Trunk Raflway System in counection with the Central Ver- mont and Boston & Maine roads from Boston and common New England points .to the West; Detroit $12.95; Chicago, $16,45; St. Louls, $20.90; St. Paul, $24.45. Corresponding fares -from other points, Daily train service, Personally conducted tourist Monday, Wednesday and Frid Dec. 30, '09, to Jan. 2, '10, inec., will have on sale low round-trip tic ets, Boston to Sfontreal and return $10.85, Boston to Quebec and return we $12.10. Final return limit Jan. 23, 1910. Fares from other points fur nished on application. Call or write E. H. Boynton, N. E. P. A., 360 Wash- ington St, Boston, Mass. 'Phone Main 1025.—adv Doing Tehor Work. Edward 7. Connelly, well known as the Irish tenor, is heré with his wife spending the Christmas holiday with his mother on Laurel Hill. Mr. Con- nelly is remembered here as appear- ing at the Auditorium last season in a sketch, The. Bettle of Too Soon, but he is now doing temor solo work with the Roval Venetian band, which is booked for a date at the Broadway theater later in the season. Unclaimed Letters. The list of unclaimed letters at the Norwleh postoffice for the week ending Dec. 25, 1909, follows: W. E. Brown fal delivery), Mr. and Mrs. John D. Chapman, Miss H. Carpenter, Mr. Harry. Miller, Mrs. Jennie Minto, Bert McCluskey, Bmily Plerce, R. Larkin Rapph, F. T. Sisson, John Sander, Al- exander Simpson, Cornelius_ Shaler, George Swain, Lottie Sickles, John Zu- rowski. Mansfisld Deport Postmaster. The United States civil service, com- mission announces that on January 2, 1910, an examination will be held at Mansfleld Depot, Conn, for the posi- tion of fourth class postmaster of class B, at Mansfleld, Conn. The com- pensation of the postmagter at this of- fice was $257 for the last fiscal year. Christmas Tree With Exercises. The school in the Second distriet in Franklin, ht by Blanche V. Smith, closed day afternoon. A programme, consisting of songs and racitations was rendered. First prize JAn spelling was awa Eimer Gal- lup. There was a tmas hflml‘nhmm Edward Crawford of New York city Is spending Christmas with his par- ents. Supt. William D, Tillson left mau {urmlondunmhmlflum fleld, Mass. Mrs. Jane Edminston has been a recent guest of Mrs. Elizabeth Smith at Plainfield, Mr. and Mrs, Edward T. Conneily are the guests of Mr. Connelly’'s par- ents for Christmas. Misses Edna and Agnes Troland left Friday to spend a week with rehthcl in Springfleld, Mass. Dr. Edward Haskell and James Greenman of Providence are at their homes for Christmas. N Benjamin Zellinger, who Is employ- ed in Bridgeport, is at his home on Mt. Pleasant street for several days. Bernard Cull, manager’s clerk in the new Hotel Astor, New York, is spend- ing Christmas with his mother here. Mrs. George H. Benjamin, Jr, ot Springfield, Mass., }s spending Chris- mas with her parents on Spring street. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gorman of Putnam are spending Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Flaherty of Chest- nut street. Mrs. Julia Bates of Norwich, who has spent several weeks with her sis- ter, Mrs. Henry Lester, in Plainfield, has returned home. Miss Beatrice Sharp of the faculty of the Newark seminary, Newark, N. has returned to spend the Christmas recess at her home. Mrs. Fred Rouleau and family of Cliff street, who have been visiting her parents in Fall River for two weeks, returned on Friday. Richard Sullivan, now employed in Hartford, is in town to spend Christ- mas with his mother, Mrs. Margaret Sullivan of Boswell avenue, D. W. Ferrier, formerly an Instrue- tor in a local business college, and now with a college at Hoboken, N. J, is visiting here for a week. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Rouse have gone to Shannock, R, L, to spend Christmas with Dr. H. E. Rouse and Clifford A. Rouse, it being the latter's birthday. Mrs. Thomas E: Wormsley of Mt. Pleasant street has been called away to the bedside of her sister, Mrs. Alex- ander Thompson of Elmsford, N. Y., who is ecritically fll, Mr, and Mrs. C. H. Post, Mrs. §. C. Locke and Master Arlington Locke will spend Christmas at The Maples, the home of Mrs, Locke's parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Burgess of Lebanon. Attorney John Brady and Arthur Brady of New York are the guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Brady of this city. The former has as his guest Attorney Robinson of New York. Rev. Dr. M. S. Kaufman fs improv- ing from the severe attack of grip with which he has been suffering for a week, but is still confined to his bed. It is his deep regret that he will be again unable to meet his people on Christmas Sunday. W. F. Courtney, of Baltimore Danral college, oseph and Michael Hourigan and Joseph Ring of St. John's college, Danvers, Mass, Frank Allen of New York, and Charlés Blair aid Carl Ens- ling of Hartford are home for Christ- mas, CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. Dealers Make Their Employes Gifts of Turkeys and Money. Coal Following out a custom started in 1814, J. A. Morgan & Son on Friday presented their employes with turkeys for Christmas, and 14 wefe favored. Since 1837 the Edward Chappell com- pany has been doing likewlse, and they distributed 40 among their employes, A. L. Potter & Co. gave 22 married ,while the single men were bill. C. H. Haskell also s to his employes, unless they preferred money, while the option of afturkey or $2 in money was given their employes by A. D. Lathrop and the People’s Coal company. Closed 22 Christmas Days. The Christmas holiday enforced by state law thig vear upon salobn keep- ers will be no novelty to Willlam T. Ward of this city, who has made it an invariable custom to cloge on that day. This makes the 22d ChNstmas which he will observe in that way. A True Old Saying Says that when a man stands still he has started slowly on the disastrous road to decay — and the same holds good in business. Can you recall a year when SMITH'S PRESCRIPTION STORE hasn’t advanced one way or another 7 Have you ever heard of us except in the front ranks of progressiveness ? We think not, and if you “fall in" with this store you will find yourself better served in the Drug Line than ever before. SMITH'S 1 STORE Franklin Square, Norwich, Ct. dec25d . muwnnu being Martin and others. Tho Mll took the paper: A motion for the Aanalnmt of a Jury to assess was argued In the case of the town of Montville vs. the Alfln Mills Co, Inc, and the judge took the papers. Attorneys Allyn L. Brown and Mi- chael xenmy argued a motion pre- sented by the plaini for the setting aside of the non-suit in the case of Kruck, admx., vs. the Connecticut Co. This was Attorney Brown’ itial ar- gument on a motion. Judgment according to the agree- ment on file was granted in the case of Bafley vs. Murphy. A bond of $75 in two weeks or by January T was ordered in the case of Lucy Main vs, Maurice E. Main. Divorce Cases. In the divorce case of Gena W. Fer- guson vs. Henry W. Ferguson, which was partly heard a short time ago, additional evidence was given and the judge took the papers. On the grounds of intolerable cruel- ty Rose E. Marx was given a divorce from August W, She told the way her husband beat and abused her for a number of years and that she had been obliged to do dressmak- ing in order to support herself. When- ever her husband gave her any mon- ey he soon afterwards wanted about three times as much back. He began to abuse her the September after they were married and kept it up until he left" home for the last time, having lived together nine years and a hall, She had called In people when her husband was abusing her and on otaer times people had spoken to her hus- band about the way he was using he She denied to Judge Reed that sh= went with other men. She denied the charges made by her husband when he tried to get a divorce, claiming that she went with a Norwich man and drove him out of the house. She 4id tell him that he would have to leave her house if he didn't stop abusiag her. J. H. Palmer of New Britain, an expressman, told of being in business here four years ago, and was called to the Marx house, where the couple had had trouble. Mrs, Marx sald her hns- band had threatened to kill her. and showed a , revolver and razors with which he was to do it. He guve the weapons to the police. He never knew the people. . Mrs. Grace A. Tague and Minnie L. Edminston testified that Mrs. Marx is a perfect lady and had been abus2d by her husband. She is industrious and works hard, Mrs. Julia McCregor also testified for the plaintiff. Mrs, Kelley Gets Bill. On the' grounds of habitual intem- perance Jennie Kelley was given a divorce from Everett C. Kelley. She testified that they were married fifteen and a half years ago and that her hus- band always drank. He drank every time he got money and several times a week would come home intoxicated. For only three months did he ever stop. In three years he gave her fifty dollars and would sell his clothes to met liquor. Sometimes he was abus- ive and others not. She found it nec- essary to take in washings and firon- ings to support herself and him and got tired of it, doing eighteen wash- ings a week at times. They have He tried to keep his family T, but could net. He times. since she ‘hen Montville, but whsp ‘went out. On the third time he passed hcr Uncasvyille, but they did not Since then he llu not seen her. e heard she was living under an assumed name In Occum, that of May Brown. Attorney Comstock showed a certi- fied copy of a birth certificate of a son to Grace Windsor, born on August 27, 1908, the father being given as Joseph Flamme, but the attorney said he would show that was not so. Constable Hickey of Montville tes- tifiled that he heard the :r&:n.n \"nh living in Occum and wen! ere wi the notice of the pending d! He lnqu|red at the boarding house if bel Brown was there and was di- rected to go to another door. Mrs. LaFlamme responded and he addressed s Mrs. amme and read the She nld she didn’ it ner xmma about a child and lho denied then m one. She is working in the mill Jullh TF. Whipple of Voluntown tes- tified that she knew Grace Windsor when a child and since. TLast Septem- ber her mother was boarding ill(h Mrs. Whipple, and Mrs. LaFlamme came to see her mother, g 2 two Weeks old chHd, which was born at the Backus hospital August 27. She sald Jack Curry was the father of the child, The woman wrote to the ma signing_ her name Mabel Brown, an: received letters under that name. He wanted to see the child and the mother told her to write to him to come out there and bring $10, but she declared he would ‘never see it. She stayed there until November 27, 1908, and a week before she went she carried the child away, She said she wasn't go- ing to be tied down with the family of six children which she had, at the age of 33, and was going out to see the world, She met Curry at Lincojn k. e Cases Assigned. The following cases were assigned for next week at the bar meeting: ‘Tues ish Cough- lin, on trial; Mints_ve. Foo Wednesday, Dec, 20—Perue necticut Railway company. On Friday, the last short calendar gession of the term will be held, and no case was assigned for Thursday of next week, as no new business for the jury will be taken up on that day un- Jess it can be finished on Thursday, the jury wili be discharged nmext week, Con- CHRISTMAS TREES AT STATE HOSPITAL Something for Every One of 625 Pa- tients—Entertainment, Candy and Popcorn—Chef Vetter Remembered. At the Norwich State hospital Fri- day evening there was a delightful Christmas entertainment and the af- fair was fully enjoyed by the 625 pa- tients who are now under treatment by Dr. H. M. Pollock and his assist- ants. Preparatory to the entertainment letters had been sent to the friends of the patients and to others with whora the hospital corresponds, inviting con- tributions for the affair. Almost all responded and the Christmas trees were laden with gifts. In addition the hospital gave slippers and aprons to the women patients, pipes and tobacco to the men, and popcorn and candy to all. Tn the hall were two handsome Christmas trees, Six more were in the various wards and there was one in the colony building so that every- one shared in the festivities. The wards_were decorated with wreaths and evergreens; An excellent ~entertainment pro- gramme was furnished by Galligan’ nor DiGraza of New York, did some clever work with his banjo and in dialect talks, A dance followed the entertainment. A turkey dinner, with cranberry sauce, white and/ sweet potatoes, pumpkin pie and the fixin's 15 the big event at the hospital for today. The employes of the kitchen pre- sented to Chef John Vetter a hand- some smoking set which had been cleverly concealed in a wreath and Christmas bell. The genial chef, who is & popular head of that department, was thoroughly - delighted with the gift. SALVATION ARMY DINNER. Ensign Metcalfe Says the People Have Been Very Generous and All Will Be Provided For. There will be an interedting gath- ering in Hibernian hall today when the Salvation Army gets their tables set for the feeding of three hundred wom- en and children of the city. Ensign Metcalfe states that the people of Nor- wich have been very gemerous in as- sisting him in—getting up the dinner and there will be plenty for all. Long tables will be arrani in Hibernian hall and it is hoped the first table can be set at 11.30 o'clock. The Providence bakery is baking the chickens for him-and also baking an extra batch of bread, as it was im. possible evtri f“ any bread in the city Friday ning. Ensign Metcalfe will have a number of helpers and there is every reason for expecting an appe- tizing dinner. The Christmas tree hy the Salvation Army wil be at the he quarters in the gvening and there hat‘l been gencrous gicts for that. e Lieutenant Colonel Domy Named. Lieut. Col, He 8. , Coast Artll] Tfluwm has The duties of the beard are to ex- nulv. the candidates for cemmissiona in the eorps. e 7 SUNDAY SCHOOL FESTIVAL AT CHRIST CHURCH Twe Large Trees, One Unloaded and Other Loaded for Other Children— Gifts to Salvation Army. At four o'clock on Friday afternoon the Christmas festival of the Chript church Sunaay school was held in the church, which was handsomely dec- orated with lilies, poinsettia, evergreen trees and ropes of laurel. There was a large gathering and the affair proved most enjoyable, the Christmas eve spirit adding to the interest and pleasure, Old English carols were sung by the primar- class, the girls' choir and the whole schoel. There were two large Christmas treés. One was decorated and brilllantly ilumi- nated with electric lights. The pres- ents from this were distributed among the children of the school and in addi- tion each received a box of candy. For the tree which was not lighted the children of the school brought gifts which will go to other children, who might not have such a joyful Christmas as they and there was a very large number for such distribu- A large package of gifts was ent by the children of the Sunday chool to the Salvation Army Christ- mas tree, During the evening, Rev. Neilson Poe Carey presented purses and card cases to five members of the girls’ choir who have been present every day, while to the six who have been absent but once other gifts were made. FUNERALS. Charles A, Fiteh. The funeral of Charles A. Fitch took place Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home of his dl\lfh“f Mrs, John A. Service, at No. ilton avenue. A delegation from Uncas lodge, No, 11, L O. O.,F., and relatives from out of town number attending. R conducted the servic were Frank M. Green, H ting, J. Willism Spicer, Nickle, John F. Aml] L. Allen, all 0Oda Young sang “One Thought” and Among the my form from Burial was in Yu-tle c-flln' The committal service of the Odd Fellows was conducted by Ashley T. Boon, no- ble grand, and Henry E. Griswold. chaplain. 'Funeral Director Gager had charge of the arra Neison Lefevre. The remains of Nelson Lefevre a.- rived here from Richmond Hill, Y. L, at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon and bur- ial was in Maplewood cemetery. s'r- vices were cconducted by Rev. Frink, friends acting as bearers. mn floral forms. The At 5 veloel dled in Nw 52 on here, and Mrs. Reuben uml:y-l!y tor uw R ~Nom£- M. )n- l-nmiu;onbc!u:- seminary is at her h-.mmchrmuum hards of Broadway | 'k from a visit in HBos- Cuflmown navy yard. Miss Martie l- Jones of Snuthln‘- ton, Coun. ,is the guest of Mr, and Pflu of Frances Place. The Misses Ely of \ Waltham, Mass.. and Baward C. iy of New York are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Grosvenor Ely. Mz Mrs, Frank Brewer and Robert, er of Hingham, Mass, are :':lmm of Arthur H. Brewer of Broad Miss Mary Crowell Hill has arrived in town from Canaan, Conn., to spend the holiday vacation at her homo on Laurel Hil lavenue. Clpt. Hmrlehly of Washington as the guest of hl- d-uflmr Mrs. ‘haries Tyler Bard of Willlams street, during the holi- days. Mr. and . Mrs. S. Henry Howe of New York are guests over Clhristmas of Mr, Howe's parents, Rev. nd Mrs. Samuel H. Howe of Willlams avenue, Louis J. Richards of Elisdbeth, N. J, and J. Halwey Richards of New York are spending the holiday with thewr mother, Mrs. Charles L. Richards of Broadw: Miss Flnny . Bliss and Sliss Edith Bliss of Lincoin avenue left Friday evening w spend cmmmn with their brother, John L. at his home in Brooklyn, X, Y Mrs. Gardiner Greene of Sac| terrace entertained at whist Wedne: day afternoon In honor of her nieces Miss Rebecca L. Reynolds and Miss Ruth Reynolds. Prizes were awarded Miss Rebecca L. Reynolds and Miss Madeiine R. Perkins Mr. and Mrs, B. M. Sears of Spring Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cummings and little daughter of Webs! M Mrs. Etta Jacobs and M Jacobs of Dudley, M over Christmas’ of Havens of Washington street. A. J. McClure, Jr., formerly of this city and now a leading broker of Con- cord, N. H., is viaiting friends in town. Mr. McClure will be at his home in Philadelphia New Year's day, which is the thirtieth anniversary of ti marriage of his parents, Rev. and Mr A. J. McClure, Mr. .and Mrs. Herbert L. ton have a family dinner part; their guests bheing Mr, llld g en Yerrington, Mr. and Mrs. Henry errington and their dlflfl!‘r Miss Florence Yerrington, all of Clinton, and Deacon Lewis A. Hyde and his family of Washington street. Trefbil elub met this week with Alice L. Bennett. The club mem- bers are Mrs. Waiter E. Gilbert, Mrs. Gilbert 8. Raymond. Mrs. William W. Leonard, Mrs. Job Taylor. Mrs. Charles Tyler Bard, Miss Louise Rob- ingon, Miss Helen Robinson, Miss Alice L. Bennett, Miss Mabel 8. Clark, Miss Susie I Gallup, Miss Natal King Gibbs, Miss Isabel H. M1 Yerring- toda re. St CLOSING EXERCISES IN MOR! SCHOOLS. Rooms Bridge Danet Had Sengs and Recitations—Perfoct in Attend- ance. Christmas closing exercises at the Bridge district school were held on Friday morning. In the senlor room there was a tree, saveral pecitations were given and gifts were exchanged between the pupils and Principal F. H. Bushnell. In the grade taught by Miss Caroline Davis, a programme of recitations was given and a Santa Claus distributed the gifts between scholars and teach- ers, Miss Anne M. Plunkett canducted a programme of songs and recitations in her room, and gifts were exchanged. The lower grades. u;.m by Miss M 3 e L. Wil bur and Miss Lottie Gebrath, all gath- ered in Miss Gebrath's room, and here were several parents attending the in- teresting exercises, Were dis~ tributed from a Christy tre The following is the list nl DIIDHQ perfect in attendance for the month of December. Grades 8 and 9—F. JI. Bushnell, teacher; five perfect—Helen Storms, Marion Fowler, Clarence Briggs, Al- fred Hartley, Willlam Clarkson. Grades 6§ and 7—Anne M. Plunkett, teacher; seven perfect—Perc, ings, Walter Shanley, Agnes Fred Young, Julian Crandal Lumis, Raymound Bourne. Grades 4 and 5—Miss Caroline Da- teacher: eight perféct—Kenneth Botham, Louisa Freyer. Milton Green, Mildred Harris, Raymond - Helntze, Jennie Sack, John Two- Grades 2 and 3--Miss Mary L. HBru- nelle ,teacher; sixteen perfecti—Agnes Austin, Leon’ Billings, Arthur Bath- am, Andrew Boyens, Robert Camp- bell; Clarence Disco. Dilworth Ha Neilie Lamb, Rose Markoff, Williamn Oliver, Anna Plante, Sarah Risley, Al- fred Stor Honora -Wlllllml. Ed- win Williamson, Grade TA—Miss Bessie . Wilbur, teacher; eleven perfect—Cora May Disco, Edward Duro, Freddie Duro, Samuel Falcone, Mary Falcone, John Freyer, ) ret McGrath, Alice Plante, Grace Risley, Lucille Spayld- ing, Roger Worthington. Gra 1B—Miss lottle Gebrath, teacher; eight mfocl—lfllired Louise Austin, Theodore Duro, " Domenico Falcone, Aldier McGrath, Charles Ris- ley, Rosa r, Clifford Rogers, Andre ‘Racine. Misses Ryther at Hom Misses Clarice E. and Ruth Ryther o! the Woman's college of Brown uni- versity are at their home for a short .fli"th thelr parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ryther. Mias Clarice Ryther has been selected by her classmaies as one of the two delegutes from the Wo- man's wllos ty the gua ul con- e Students’ llwh. F3 —-«-—- Children ' Qr' IBI(II Robes Shirts of every kied tle in l jce for n'nnlool e used Pagisign Sage and ree- ommend its use, because it xeeps the h‘k from coming out, the scalp clean, not leave the hair fiIQY, Tike several o(h'r so-called hair tonics that I could mention. do I endorse the use of hrl‘ ~—Mrs. E. Jemison, Owosso, Mich, Gladly Sage. Dec. 6, llol SINCERE APPRECIATION OF THE NEWSPAPERS. Action Taken by Central Chureh After Finding Them Above The following self-explanatory mes- sage has been received by The Bulletin from the Central Baptist papers evinces the fact that lhey are above the average standard in thoughtfulness lnr the reputation of our citizens, both®as regards matter which they do not print and that which is to be found upon their page: and, moreover, because of tueir un formly courteous and generous treat- ment of the churches in their work, Resolved: That we, the members of the Central Baptist churel express to them our sincere ation of their work, and wish them the heartiest greetings of the season. Signed, on behalf of the church. P. C. WRIGHT, Pastor, G, A. SMITH, Clerk Postoffice Hours Christmas Day. The posteffice will be open from 6.45 2. m. to 12 m. The money order and carriers’ windows will be closed all day. Two deliveries will be made by city carriers, the regular morning de- livery, and a delivery at 2 p. m., which will include the last collection from the street .letter boxes for the day. Outgoing malls will close as usual. Rural carriers will make trip. Greeneville and Norwich Town tions: Hours will be the same a. the Norwich offl Two deliverles’ by city carrier from the Norwich Town at es 12 m., but will open on arrival of uft- ernoon mail from Norwich office. Hanks Are Not AIl Alike a vast difference be. tm a place merely to deposit your money, and check against it, and a place where every offi- cer and every employe takes a friendly interest in your account. We try to make every depos- itor feel that this is g banking home. All Departments of Banking, The Thames Loan & Trust Co. Shetucke! Strext, Norwic), Com. dec17d And yet RALLION has goods to fill those orders A until § a. m. dec25d Watch for our Ady. NEXT WEEK Schwartz Bros., COMPLETE HOME FURNISHERS, The Big Store with the Little Prices, 9.11 Water Street dec25d for New Year's fGifls —BUY— Furs for ladies Fur Caps or Gloves Io_r men Handsome Holiday Neckwear Umbrelhwr ladies or men Walking Sticks Coat Sweaters Gloves of every description Full Dress necessities - | Caps, Holeproot Hoslery, Etc. SR~ 2 Merry. Christmas STORE CLOSED ALL DAY TODAY The Reid & Hughes Co. dec2id Famusau&flharhnum Franklin Square, WILL SELL YOU A 17 JEWELED Hamilton Waich in 20-year Gold Filled Case —FOR— $15.00 Best watch for the .money in & . world. dec25d 1 - MURPHY & McGARKY, 207 M St © We wish you, one and all, a very Merry Christmas The store will be closed all day today, dec25d’ During the Holidays and every day in the year, at mid-day or at mid-night, dawn or dusk, any= time and all the time, The Ruud Instantancous Automatic Gias Water Heater furnishes hot water unlimited quantity in all parts of the house, Turn the Faucet, i The Ruud Does the Rest. Call and . in one in operation. Gas & Electrical Dep't., - 321 Main Street, Alice Building. dec24d The Thames National Bank Norwich, Conn,, Dee. 24, 1909, The annual meeting of the Stoekhold- ers of this Bank, for the elestion of Directors and the transaction of other business as may legally come be- fore them, is hereby called to be at their Banking House, on Ti . January 11, 1910, at 11 o'clock from which place sald immediately adjourned to mest st the Directors' Room of the Norwich Sav-, ings Soclety, at 11.30 a. m., for the transaction of the aforesaid business CHARLES W. GALE, Cashier, LOWNEY’S Chocalale Bon h Handsome Boxes Al DUNN'S Pmm, 50 Main Street, Red Cross Stamps on uh dec23d ”“ dec24d MES. EDWIN FaY, fnlkh w t A&'Khllb—-\kd: | & "Can be consulied