Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-15
JEWETT CITY
Borough Has Ample Water Supply
Funeral Of Miss Margaret Griffin
Peanut Raising Success.

Measurements taken Thursday show
the reservoir to be but forty inches
below high water mark, the. supply
pipes still being 80 feet under water,
by which, if necessary, the reservoir
could be drained to its natural stream.
There are thirty-five acres ip~the lake
with a watershed of five hundred
acres. The company does not own all
the acreage of the shed, yet no part
of it is used for pasturage, and all
houses that were on 1t have been pur-
chased and RACED 1t Is all clean for
est and open land, and is doubtless one
of the most sanitary to be met with
anywhere in Connecticut.
When the reservoir is full 1t con-
tains in round numbers one hundred
million gallons, which the state tests
taken from time to time, find excep
tionally free from nitrates.
81 Funeral Of Miss Griffin.
The funeral services of Miss Mar
garet Griffin were held from st. Ma
rvs church Friday morning. Requiem
high mass was celebrated by the Rev
J. H. Fitzmaurice. Miss Elizabeth
Campbell sang Promised Land. The
bearers were David Blake, Daniel Sui
Ivan, Timothy Devine and Thomas
Mccarthy.
Burial was in the st. Mary's ceme-
terry in Sylvandale, the services being
IA NAfof SO VI i uiici al iCCtOA JCAI
Hourigan.
Good Sum Melted.
The net proceeds of the Slater IL
brary benefit given Thursday evening
reached the substantial sum. of SIC
Mrs. Nellie Hooper, the librarian. who
has devoted her time and attention to
the affair for several weeks, is being
congratulated on her fine success.
Attended Convention.
The delegates who attended the re-
cent state Kings Daughters conven-
ton in. New London were, from What
soever circle, Mrs. Hattie Tillinghast
ney, Mrs. Nathan Babcock and Mrs. M
e. G. Wilson and from the Dorcas
circle Mrs. William r. Burdick, Mrs
q. A. Haskell, Mrs. John c. Hawkins
and Mrs William C. Jeffers.
Pulpit Themes.
Rev. William E. Hooker, rector OF
st. James church at Poquetanuck
will be in Jewett City Sunday and
conduct the Episcopal service in the
Slater library hall.
The Rev. F. o. Cunningham of Pres
ton will occupy the Baptist pulpit OF
Sunday.
Elected to Mandolin Club.
Miss Florence e. Wilcox of Sylvan
dale, who is in her sophomore year al
Smith college, Northampton, has wor
the honor of being selected member
of the College Mandolin club.
Mrs. Willis H. Bennett and daugh-
ter Bertha left for Passaic, N. J., or
Friday evening, where for the present
she will make her home with hel
brother, William Brooks.
Peanut Plant Shown.
Postmaster w. II. Brown has on ex-
hibition in the window of the postoffict
a peanut plant which he pulled at ran.
dom from long row which he ha!
grown in his gardens on Mathewsor
street. The plant is a. fine specimen
and has Al mature nuts. 1t is an ex
ceptional case that the plant mature.
its fruit SO completely in this latitude
The blossom, which is orange in color
is formed in the axil of the leaves
small runner comes from this, en-.
ters the ground few inches and up.
on the end the peanut grows. Mr.
Brown will harvest about . lnalf-bush
ell.
Borough Notes.
Archie McNico1 and his daughter
| Mary, went to New York Friday eve
ming, where they win meet his elder
daughter, Jessie, who has spent the
| summer with relatives in Scotland.
Mrs. w. H. Bennett has sold he1
automobile to Pawtucket parties.
Delmar Gardner has closed his la
bors at the Aspinook bleachery ant
will go today to spend the winter OF
his fathers farm in Griswold.
On account of illness, the Rev
| Frank A. Fuller will not preach in thu
Congregational church here, on Sun
day. The pulpit will probably be oc
| cupied by the regular pastor.