Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-23
JEWEn CITY
Schoolmates and Friends Among Mourners at Funeral of Clarence Geer-Dorcas Circle Holds Easter Sale-Enforced Vacation For Town Clerk WeIch.

The funeral services of Clarence Geer were held at the home of his parents, Mir. and Mrs. Edw. A. Geer, in Griswold Friday morning at half past eleven The house was filled with sympathizing relatives and friends, members of Phi Alpha Ma Sigma fraternity of the Norwich Free academy and the delegates from the class of 1912 attending. Rev. Charles H. Peck of Hanover, a former pastor in Pachaug, read scripture passages. Rev E. M. Anthony offered the open ing prayer, and Rev. Chas. French the closing prayer.
 Rev MT. Peck spoke most consOl- ingly from the words, And He looked on and loved him. His treatment of the thought and the sad case to which it applied was beautifully expressed, and carried great comfort to the hearts of the bereaved friends.
 One Sweetly Solmn Thought and Safe in the Arms of Jesus, were sung by MT. and Mrs. G. H. Prior, Mrs. D. H. Hiscox and E. F. Burleson. Burial was in the Geer cemetery, the bearers being Theodore Robinson, who was an intimate friends and John Mccormick, president of the class of 1912, John Herbert, William Cough | lin, William Boyd, Charles Croker members of P. A. M S.. There were 1 beautiful flowers from the father and mother, the Christian EndeavOr so ] ciety, the w. C. T. U., P. A. M. S., | class of 1912, members of the Jewett l City Base Ball team, N. F. A. Baseball | team mates, Mir. and Mrs. F. s. Leonard, Mrs. s. L. Geer, Miss Ellen i Geer Miss Lucy Geer, Miss Mary A. ! Geer. Miss Stanton, MT. and Mrs. Ed TN,o,, 1 aid Bliss, Earl Hiscox, Raymond John ! son, Harold Latham. Frank Browning, | William Lord, MT. and Mrs. Charles l T. Armstrong, Fisher Harris Relatives and friends from out of | town who attended the funeral were l MT and Mrs Horace Warren of Put nam, George Brink of Woodstock, MT. and Mrs. Walter Stanton of Danielson,
 Mrs Frank Gallup of Danielson, MT. and Mrs. John Place of Coventry, R. l., MT and Mrs. John Frink, MT. and l Mrs. Charles Frink of Sterling, MT. and | Mrs Avery Stanton of Ekonk, Mrs | Nellie FTink, Mrs. Emma Love and son of Sterling, Ar. and Mrs. Herbert Gal lup of Plainfeld. Miss Ellen Geer, Mrs M. J. French Norwich, MT. and Mrs l EdW. 5alloWel of Preston, Mir and Mrs. George Geer of Baltic. Mrs. Ed
 gar Wilcox of Ekonk, Mrs. L. H. Bal
 colm of Norwich, Mrs. Frank Irons oi Webster, Mass, Clark Gallup of Plain
 field.
 MT. Geer's three brothers with three
 more relatives started from Three
 Rivers, Mass, Friday morning to at tend the funeral but the trolley or
 which they were was wrecked. They
 were not injured, but missed the trai1 | connections.
 . Undertakers r. H. Tillinghast ana
 4. J. Tinker were in charge of the flu, neral arrangements.
 Sunday Subjects.
 Sunday morning at the Congrega ! tiona church, Rev. W. Fl. Canes topi will be 'The Temptation of Jesus" an, in the evening, Good News for tn
 Unemployed"
 Rev. A. B. Coates will occupy tn
 Baptist pulpit morning and evening Town Clerk John Welsh is confne, ! ! at his home on account of eye trouble A. C. Burdick is in the office.
 Easter Sale. Dorcas circle of the Kings Daught ; CTS held a very successful Easter sal
 in the Town hall Friday afternoon an ' evening The room was decorate i with a frieze of roses and laurel wit
 white back ground, while purple, tn color of the order and the silver nal tese cross were also conspicuous anon the decorations. Fancy and usefu
 articles were on sale at one table, whil 3 toothsome food was dispensed at an . other. Candy in tempting array an ] ice cream, sandwiches and coffee wer
 on sale.
 8 School closed Friday for a week f vacation.
 i A. M. Clark and son, Fred Clsrl : left Friday for a ten days trip t
 Washington, and other points of in ' ] terest