Norwich bulletin., 1911-06-14
JEWEII CITY
Big Amount of Mail Handled During
May-District Deputy Visits Mount
Vernon lodee-Men's Class Enter,
tained-Crude Oil Adopted for
Streets.

The amount of mail handled by the
jewett City postoffice during the period
of special count, May 1 to May 81, in
elusive, makes the grand totals as fol-
lows:
Incoming naiHF'irst class 1897, sec
ond class $500, third and fourth class
es 6,S94. registered mail "a; total in
coming OF these four classes. including
registered, 34,520.
Outgoing mail-First class 1926.
second class Las. third and fourth
classes 1,647, registered 105; total OUT
going of first, second, third and fourth
class mail, including registered mail,
2o,733.
District Deputy's Visitation.
District Deputy Charles c. Perkins
OF New London made his annual visit
with Mt. Vernon lodge, No. IS, F. and
A. NJ. RAYMOND F. Cheney master,
Tuesday evening. There was a dele :
cation present from st. James and
Somerset lodges of Norwich. Wallace
Harper Payne was raised to the
| work being done in full form. with the
new degree team in full rega1ia
lunch was served in the grill room
by Chef NJ. NJ. f. H. Chapman. The
district deputy and the Norwich
brethren expressed themselves as
much pleased with the giIt-edge work
of Mount Vernon
At Norwich Celebration.
Thirty-second degree Masons T. f.
Lee, A. NJ. Clarke and J. w. Miller
were in Norwich Monday. attendant
upon the Hartford day celebration #
| the Masonic rite at the Masonic tenn
pie
Attended Highland Academy Com
mencenent.
E. F. Burleson was in Worcester
Tuesday, where he attended COM
itary academy, of which he is a grad
uate. He was the guest of Mr. Within,
the proprietor of the Within loom
works of Whitinsville. who was one Of
Mr.. Barleson's classmates. A. A.
Young of this place. who is also a
Highland graduate, was unable to ac-
cept the invitation to attend.
Story Telling Evening.
L. d. Howe entertained the Men
class Of the Methodist church at his
home on North Main street Monday
night. The principal part of the time
was spent in story telling by adopts
! in that line, including Rev. George
A. c. Burdick, James McCluggage.
| Archie Craig and the host. Sand
wiches, cake. bananas. ice cream and
! fruit punch were served by Mrs. Howe
assisted by Mrs. NJ. Fl. Bartlett Mrs
| r. T. Read and Miss Edith Howe.
To Use Crude Oil on Streets.
| The adjourned meeting of the free
men of the borough called with regard
| TO plans for laying the dust on the
/ streets was held Monday night. War
/ den Lewis stated that the use of water
was found to be too expensive and
! that the hydrants can only be used
! for fire. unless the water is paid for
! The use of the crude oil has been
/ found satisfactory; a sprinkler has
/ been put on the oil wagon and most Of
| the streets treated with oil The ex-
! pense has been s14, outside the cost OF
| the OIL
/ 1t was voted to accept the report
and adopt the method of using the
crude oil
Heard About the Borough.
The palm presented the Baptist
| church on Sunday was given by thu
| classes in the Sunday school. through
/ the efforts OF a member of the Colder
| Rule class.
| John A. Owen, a former resident
/ here, was in town Monday to attend
| the annual meeting of the Ashland
Cotton company. Mrs. owen is visit
| ing her sons in Fort Wayne, Ind.
| Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Potter left or
| Monday for Philadelphia, to be absent
| two weeks. attending the northern an6
I southern missionary conventions. Mss
| May Potter is visiting her grandpar-
ents in New Haven and will spend the
| summer in Suffield and Mortified
| Samuel Watt is at home from Pasa-