Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-02
JEWEI CITY
Rev. E. w. Potter Resigns Baptist Pastorate-Sureical Operation Ex- pected to Help Fred Bryant-Hunt- CTS Shot Three White Rabbits.

Rev. F. w. Potter, pastor of the Baptist church, read his resignation at the Sunday morning service. He referred to the hearty good fellow ship which has existed between him. self and the church during his eight years pastorate. MT. Potter's work in the church and community has been that of a faithful, conscientious Christian. During his pastorate 91 persons have united through baptism with the church, 20 by letter and 4 by experience. Mir Potter has no new charge in view, but, with his fam fly, will go to New Haven to make his home with his parents, who are aged and jnfirm.
 Fred Bryant Undergoes Operation.
 Fred Bryant underwent an opera ton on his leg Sunday morning which will keep him in bed for a month. Six months ago the limb was injured by box falling upon it. while MT. Bryant was at work in the Aspinook bleachery. He has been unable to work much of the time since, and lat teriy has been obliged to use crutches The bone had become diseased but the doctors expect the limb to heal properly after this operation.
 Social and Personal.
 MT and Mrs. J. c. Foulder of Pough- keepsie, N Y, and Miss S. E. Burran of Springfield, Mass, spent Thanks giving week at MT. and Mrs. B c. Blisss.
 Miss Ida Torton of Genital Falls is visiting Miss Laura Jodoin.
 MT. and Mrs. John Jacobs and chill dren Elsie and John return today (Monday) from Providence, where +1N .s.-sA. T John Gill is in Backus hospital re- covering from an operation. MT. and Mrs. Louis Tetreault and two children have been recent visitors in Putnam.
 William LeavenWorth of Yale uni- versity spent Thanksgiving with his parents, MT. and Mrs. H. P. Leaven- worth.
 John J. Crawford of New York was in town Saturday.
 Mrs. Noel La Crosse and daughter of Willimantic visited Mrs. La Crosses | brother Fred Bryant, on Sunday. 1 Mir. and Mrs. William Corey of Da- visville, R. l., spent Saturday at Mrs. | J. R. c. Browns.
 Christmas Committees.
 The Christmas committees selected from the Congregational Sunday school by the teachers are, on pro- gram chairman, Mrs. E. H. Hiscox; tree and decorating committee, Alex McNicol, the two chairmen to select their committees. Purchasing com mittee, Mrs. W. H. Cane, Mrs. B. c. Bliss and the teachers of the school.
 Shot Three White Rabbits.
 F. D. Ballou and Joseph Laoonne were successful in bagging three white rabbits in the big Stone-Hill woods l during a hunting trip Saturday. The l bunnies are on exhibition in Driscoll Bros window. These rabbits are na- tives of much higher attitudes than this. They are exceedingly wary and | hard to come at, being very swift of foot. The hind legs are very much l longer than that of the common brown rabbit. The hair is long and loose, always white under the body and in winter white all over In sum- mer they are of a reddish brown | These rabbits are to be found in the | big pine and cedar swamps below ] Voiuntown, in the Mount Misery coun- 1 try.
 Fred s. Brown. while hunting with F. c. Whiting and w. H. Bennett on Nov. 27, 1900. shot one there that | weighed five pounds