Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 21, 1914, Page 9

Saturday, February 21 . Normich . Pages Nine to Sixtess * TIMELY EVENTS PICTURED IN SPIRIT OF THE TIME \ | l \\\\lnn" 1 a n ~ 1y CARTOON BY THE LEADING ARTISTS OF THE COUNTRY FOR SUBURBAN EVENINGS—THE THERMOMETER NEWS FROM ONE HUNDRED EASTERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN RHODE ISLAND. Who is Going and Coming—Incidents, and Building in Three Counties. New London County SALEM ———— Inoonvenionces and Hardships During the Sterme—School Supervisor in Town. The Texas Dllamard reached hers as promised ¥riday ecening and by Sat- urday morning all mads wers aimost or quite impassable,. No mail was re- celved om Battrday and telephone ser- | vice was more than usmally appre- clated. The regmlar Saturday evening danc- ng class was postpomed. The Cougregational church was not spened Sunday. F. R. Balley mads his dally trips to the Mitchell farm but with much dif- ficulty Saturday and Sunday. Sherwood Miner was in Colchester Sunday. MaN Man Gets Through. On Monday C. I, McIntosh of Col- cheater rural carrier route 3 was a welcome visitor in town. He was alded in making half his trip by First Se lectman «G. J. Murray and as yet un- zble to ‘make the complete trip by % Accidents RO LEBANON Lincoln Hon3red—Annual Election at - the Grange—12-Table Whist. LEDYARD Rev. Hollis Campoell gave a very jnteresting sermon on Lincoin Sunda) Hand Cut by Saw, Everett Thompson | morning. At the Sunday school the Has Finger Amputated at Backus | Gettysburg address was recited and o 3attl 82 of th Repu s gttt Pyraosat e the Battle Hymn of the Republic wa sung. Honors at Whist. M. LIVE CORRESPONDENTS NIANTIC | A Hard Week for Trolleys and Mail Carrier—Gale Damages State Camp Ground—Pine Grove Docks Demol- | | | i iv“fzn;:ret\l Thompson, son of Charles A whist party was held Friday eve | pson, who has worked for Jo-|ing in Grange hall. Twelve tables were :"'(‘l'h Clark the past year, met with | played. Following were the prize win- |2 serlous accident Tuesday morning | ner: Ladies—First, Mrs. Charles while helping Charies F. Maynard saw | Geer; second, Mrs. Mary Sweet. n- ‘v'uud for Conrad Kieney. They were | tlemen—First, Royce Loomlis; second, | starting the engine. Mr. Thompson | Charies Pitcher. Consolation prizes | Was turning the wheel when his hand | Mrs. N. 8. Loomis and Roy Geer. { slipped through wheel and came i |an ooritact wiih bo> e ariea Grange Election. | the engine entirely and it toek thres| At the grange meeting held in the {men with all their strength to re- | grange hallaThursday evening, Feb. { the wheel and free his right | 12, the following officers were eiected A bandage wa 14 d around | Master, Otto Pultz; overseer, Amos | L d member and b was taken | Lillie; chaplain, Rev Hollis Camp- 1t h on the Norwich and Wes- | bell; lecturer, Mrs. Adell Spaulding | terly_trolley. He was then taken to | secretary, Mrs. Osro Fulle treasurer, | the Backus hospital, where it was nec- | Ozro Fuller; assistant steward, Monroe | essary to amputate the index finger | lady assistant steward, Edla jand the middle finger may have to be | Willams; steward, Fred Abell; gate- amputated. His hand was all broken | keeper, Amy Burwell: Flora, Flor- 'up He is as comfortable as possible | ence Rockwood: Ceres. Vera Tloxie | at the hospital. Curry siiiel oy | General News, he mee afte i 2 west ro#d to Colchester thus retracing | through Salem street. Miss Sarah Weinraub, teacher in the White Birch district, spent the week ond at her home in East Lyme, Charles Btaplins is doing jury duty in Norwich this week. Charles 1. Beebe was Tuesday, Mrs. ‘Mary Chadwick was a New Tondon visitor during the week, called there by the illness and death of her sister, Mrs. Nellie P. Fallquist, Visits School. tate Supervisor John A. Young of Colchester visited schools in town Wednesday. He was not in town last Thursday to conduct a teachers’ meet- ing as was stated elsewhere in the columns of the Bulletin, being detained in Colchester on account of the serious illness of his wife. Frozen to Death, Michael Farly of Millington, a fre- quent visitor in town, was found frozen by the roadside betwesn his home and Colchester Tueaday morning. Hunger His Undoing. in Norwich A hungry skunk ventured inio a flock of fowls on the Mitchell farm Wednesday and was shot by Willlam Darling. Mrs. Ambrose Dariing and George Phillips have been seriousiy ili this week, o Ware Mass her, wh is : siting fr i fis t he absence of (he ar tes s il at her hom Miss Ethel 1ie as been ing friends s in Poq i and Westerl Arthur Avery was recently called tc Mystic by the sudden iliness of aunt, | Within the borders of school dis- | gh:z xqvt _4'!?;mer knov:‘n as }Yl!'Qulrterly Conference Postponsd—W. cer distriet there are living twelve ;i ; ; ex-teachers; perhans thers Is not anc | O Burdick Appointed Forest Fire other school district in town that can | Warden. oast of havin e boey ey, Ladies' Ald soclety of the { of the month, beginning | | his illness of last week and was able Bethel church will meet with Mrs, W. G. Burdick Wednesday afternoon, i The fourth quarterly conference was postponed as it was impossible for the distriet superintendent to come on ac- i“,oun? of the severe storm BSaturday Chimney Fire. There was & bad chimney fire at the heme of Albert Green Bundey evening. to preach Sunday, The nelghbers assisted in subduing the Pacnaug grange will hold a meeiing | ire and no damage was done. the second and fourth Thursdays There were no services at the lacal u March. | church Sunday evening. | ; The | Mrs. George E. Fdmond has recov- | ered from the scarlet fever and got out of quarantine this week Wednes- day, { Rev. Mr. Child has recovered frem | on The school in the Fifth district was| Walter G. Burdick has been appoint- closed two days this week on account od foi fire warden of the townm of of the teacher’s iliness Griswoid ished. Mrs. John Bogue has as her gu Mrs, Byron Maynard of Sound View M S, ning .ondon po) Rev, X, from Hartford, where he went to at- end Baptist dredge was the dedicati church redge o! At r has of the ne one time Mr, pastor of this churen rown has been en- granddau from returned Olivet Owing to lack of power, the trolley cars rnnning between Flanders and ‘rescent Beach were unable to get to the beuch Wednesds Some trips were made as far as Morton's store and the foot of Champlin Hill. Had te Walk Some. R. F. D. Mail Carrler J. Percy Mor- gan has been experiencing some difti culty in covering his route, owing to the deep snow. miles of Mr. Morgan covers 20 territory daily and has been obliged to walk some of the distance The band met at Odd FKFellows' hall Tuesday evening for practic Walter R. Waldorf, who has been assing the winter in Hartford, is ex- ted in the Vi Franeis Luce Academy in d prop lage next week. i who is attending the pent the and Mr. Q Wa pond Ma oppos ene Mrs Damage at Camp Ground. damage was state a dona eek Mrs. Trini nday Elijah have of the tin ro. was Dlawn off o stance into an adjoin- | The roof on one of the small | buildirgs on the grounds was com- Pietely torn wind to an adjacent iot. caretaker Beckwith, will be busy the buildings. off and carried by Raymend C. the property, s for some Weeks repairing of the Charies J. Luce was at Flanders Sun- day afternoon of Mrs. Waite, attending the f neral A plumber from Hartferd is instali- ing water pipe: An electrio will be put in, During last Grove owned by R. B. S. Wushburn_ were dems and carried away. They haven't located yet by Mr. Dorman. Mrs. H ok in moter week ihe doe the Niantic to draw the Almus Dormai house. water s at Pine and ished { entertair Wheele | i I5 | | | al Benjamin rived at the n th Har ing ins the newly K v Vi Wheel ng from B. H truct orga Luce, TY HAMBURG | Junior Glee Club Entertained on Val- entine’s Day. L. Reyn Wednesday i Turner Harding. e rural telephone are York is to eon- Haven next Sun- | SOUTH LYME wili e ot New ¥ Hard Traveling for Rural Carriers— loved to Niantic Hill. o ome of his moti Sawmill Moved to Niantic Hill - Drapel SO . Tuesday evenin e S e Wednesday. er of Cr i ! Patriotic Services. i ot 3 ract of “hurch will be New Yor and Washingten, unt of I ions to the members of nized band. are hard Mrs, | Snow Balks Mail Delivery—X. L. Clwb | and Guests Have Fun at Novel Val- entine Party. olds harvested iting relatives here for so ! now employed in Springfie 58, Ired Fairman has been at R. M. | bara Peck’s the D L hile malk- | | account of ng. | ing arrangements for brush and Frae lhelp to beglf work In the Sterling | Littlefleld, has X. L's Valentine Party. | City distillery | been 111 ome time, Feb. 13, arlhtehex; Hal y vent Sunday t je | tine party = Hal Martin spent Sunday with his | Working. 1o Deah. Rivee o sl e 5 A very pleasant ( soclal was en David Champion has entered r ad besn sent out, but on joved at the home of Dr. ad Mrs of F Read in Deer count of the severe wp,x‘tpe_r oniy 25 B. Crook last week Fri evening esponde e parlor, dining room L S I or Rashiook was In f New Haven | nnd music room had been decorated | town Sunday. | With pink and white crepe paper, the Mr. and Mrs. S Pierson of Oid | color scheme for the evening, by Miss Lyma were visitors at Mrs, Oleson’s es Ev Comstock and Minnie Nich- last Wednesday. ols itable games had been plan- S d. ned and all were kept busy. First the Club Entertained. guests declded thelr fate for the com- Mrs. William Tenby entertained the = Lo Ll ing year, then each one was shown Junior Glee club Valentine's day from | - N | how his or her future mate woul two to four. Cake and ice cream were | CHESTERFIELD [ . Mfatening for partners was nexr served, - E - | ana then came a game of blind man's A good number were out to the li-| James Lyman and family have moved | puft in pairs. At this point the queen brary last Wednesday. An ox sled 1oad | from Henry Tonion and king for the evening were select- driven by a young iady wed much | Charles B. 1T Thursday | ed. This was decided by another enthusiasm., with his mothej J. Tinker. game in which Miss Agnes Aaweod Sheridau Hall of Hadlvme was here rs. Nathan s returned to |and Master Robert French wom out. business he Ry been | R. Harding has goene te orthamy W pending a | ¥ her, | sfter owned by the hostess, 1 to lead the way to the re a delicious luneh g or d i 1 ge ( A large for- ’ f the we € id of ihe table. 1 o Jultus ¥ > for the gen B S the evening NORIH LYME : o 3 Rural Carriers Obliged To Give Up 1 e At this ;:?:‘m‘?dheh:g:: Trips After Storm - iriously and Master e 1o appesred as Dostman Ladies’ Sewing e deitvery from Cuplds re. B » wee = a valentine for every- Mrs. Rase t an i been invited. Mo¥a Mayna s = ool | games followed sud there were sev- day < ¢ Allen Way | aral piano solos (George Johnson i n poor | The prizes ware boxes of small hear: r ywers I. E. Powers are | < es and The muest mreatiy ng \ Mat* Tinker. | epartir T a genuine snow- | the vr::’m we e to bad =aemed rko be hof xthe xo-nlhmfi irday the Hadlyme carr = at < L.’s knew how to make the altempt to come, and the GOSHEN e Lyme carrier only got as far as i v v d went back and Mond oE | only s Far ws Grassy HilL . (‘Y Twe Teams and One Tramp Travel | ISBON Mrs. Lucy Wetmore visited Mrs. G Over the Highway in Two D-y-—i — - H Svrnng_l:i_j’:lgl\‘ e To Honor Lincoin and Washington.| wuare was 2z small lmub“ . 1+ 1e 1. | Newent church Sunday mornin; -~ MOHEGAN Shem Priengs Yt 18 the | ciuge of the condition of the | e T s ing o reo. |, Mrs. Mury Davis, who has been in & hery re v services held e o 2 i 1 oreester for Severa su1;{‘\] re were no chureh v 1 B W temperature | :'oe:;};():umt edwhnmo B‘Qtuorhy. i Mx ) DnnnlWhai las thuan 11, for: aet TROGHNS SUIIE | " Miss Agnes Emquist returned to New eral days is Improving. { Storm Stops Business. | Britaln Tuesday, after a few dayy’ wton Mrs. Dolbeare and Mrs, Avery were recen bloeked | at_her home hers. |in Norwich Town Thursdey and bus- | Mies Nellie Mell entertained ¢ fow - } Mrs. Fowler was in Nerwich, Fri-|iness was 1. Ont plke friends Saturday evening at & on- Aay a muc r wo teams | tine party. X _— pas the two | Farmers are advantage of the - | _New York city uses aneut ninetes: s wnd These are | appertumity to © teal smw- millions tens of eoal annually. the days abeve all re that ibe mills while-the- all & s i S i e b o S e o