Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-14
! JIEWETT CITY
Capital Entertainment at Big Benefit
for Library-Obituary Notes-Mer-
curry Drops to 80 Degrees.

The season was opened most fittingly
Thursday evening with a rousing bene-
fit for Slater library in the Finn opera
house. The following attractive pro-
gramme proved of great interest to the
audience: Overture. medley, Hits of
1910. Albert Won Tilzer, Hyperion or
chestra song. Goodbye, Sweet Day,
Vannah Miss. Lena e. Vanderbeek:
reading, Miss Alga E. Weber; song.
Scotch ballad, Mary, S. Richardson,
Charles M. Mckay; dunlb-bell drill
twentyfour children from ST. Mary's
church; song, Italian Se~enade, Tosti,
Miss, Mabel A. Young; reading, Miss
Weber; song, Nursery Rhyme Suite,
Arthur F. M. Custance. Olympian Male
quartette: song. Miss Vanderbeek;
reading Miss Webber. The accompa-
ni.sts for the evenings music were Miss
Emma Babcock and Miss irene Young.
The parts in the dunib-5ell drill which
was especially attractive. We're taken
by the following twents girls, who had
been drilled in the different figures by
the Rev. J. Fl. Fitzmaurice. the ac-
conpanist being Miss Margaret Cot
ter: Agnes Brickley, Della Morey, Mar
garet Burns, Lora Ri.chey Celia De
rushie Louise Murphy, Annie Driscoll,
Regina Lagavfe. Agnes Peltier Ella
Oaks. Irene Havev Grace Sullivan, Jo-
sephne Cotter Nellie Barry. Ida "a
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Helena Labare, Jennie King, Katherine
Elliott Miss Weber of Boston who
read here at q FORMER entertainment,
pleased her audience 10 less last even
ing. Miss 'Nanderbeetl of Providence,
once a resident of Jewett City has a
well trained. pleasing cOntrdlto. voice.
She generously offered her serNice free
and, was heard at her best. II the 10
cal entertainers contributed their ser :
vices and each met with great favor.
After the entertainment there was a
grand march led by Mr. and Mrs T..
D. Ballou ana "a dance programme of
seventeen numbers. f. II. Gilbert
prompter. which was heartily enjoyed
by the many participating.
The affair was in charge of Mrs.
Nellie Hooper, tive librarian. assisted
by +. d. Ballou, one of the trustees of
the library, who was in charge of the
social, and to him great praise is due.
The whole affair was gratifying sue
cess and netted d considerable sum
which is to be used for new books.
Funeral Services Had Been Planned
1t was on account of miscarrying
of the plans of the relatives of the Late
Allen C. DaWley that there were no
services at his burial Wednesday. The
arrangements made previous to the
funeral We're not carried out.
Burial CT Henry Mccusker.
The body of Henry McCusl1er aged
80. of Hartford. was brought to Jewett
City for burial Thursday. The de-
ceased was Widower and leaves two
children and several brothers. one Of
whom, James lives in Griswold and
another in Canada. He was born in
what is known as LaWton village, a
part of the eastern end of Griswold.
Mercury Below Freezing.
The first frost of much account oc-
CURED Wednesday night. Water left
in the open showed one-eighth of an
inch of ice at sunrise Thursday morn
ing. Records show that the mercury
dropped to 80 degrees.
Aid Society Meets.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Bap-
fist church met Thursday afternoon at
the home Of Mrs. Hattie Tillipghast.
The hostess was assisted IL entertain
ing by Mrs. Ann Prior Mrs. T. NJ.
Crumb. Mrs. D. j. Champlin and Mrs,
R w. Dearnley. A most plea SAINT aft
ternoon was spent, there being7'a large
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