Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-13
JEWE'FT CITY
Lishtnins's Strange Prank = Suffra- eette Plaeards Pole and Breaks the Law-Souvenir of Aeroplane Mail.

When the electric storm was near ly over Friday afternoon people liv- ing on the upper ends of High and East Main streets, those employed at the Textile Novelty company and par ties on the Ashland reservoir fishing, saw a bolt of lightning strike a tree, which was rent from top to butt, and ignited so that it blazed and smoked for some time. The detonation which followed was the strange part, it was one single bang, resembling the dis charge of piece of heavy ordnance. No echo or reyerberation followed. Many were frightened and there was much discussion about the peculiar circumstance
 MT. H. E. Paul, a subscriber to the Illustrated London News, is showing his friends the magnificent souvenir issue in honor of it's 10th birthday, besides a finely illustrated supplement telling of Imperial Russia, Her Power and Progress. There is a second sup plement, a reproduction in miniature of the first number.
 Did Suffragetts Ignore the Law?
 An automobile filled with women and gaily decorated with banners bearing the slogan Votes for Women" at
 
 of the borough Friday afternoon. They toured about town placing bills here and there giving notice of the coming meeting in Rioux hall.
 At the corner of School and Main streets card is on the electric light pole twelve feet from the ground. It was placed there by one of the ladies, too. Question is, how did it get there? Did the dear creatures know it is con- trary to law to attach any card, bill or paper to an electric light pole?
 Handled Aereplane Mail
 As already told in The Bulletin, aero plane service was established pursu- ant to the following orders issued July g.:
 The postmaster at South Amboy is authorized to dispatch mails from South Amboy to Perth Amboy on July 4, 1912, one trip, one way, by aero plane, provided such mails be carried by a sworn carrier and without ex- pense to the department A package of Massachusetts mail with facing slip marked "aeroplane route No. 900006" came to the train upon which E. H. Hiscox Is a postal clerk. He has the slip which is a curiosity, 1t being the first of it's kind in America
 Lawn Party,
 Mrs. E. w. Potter entertained What soever Circle of the Kings Daughters at lawn party Thursday afternoon at the parsonage They accepted an in vitaton from Mrs. Robert Wi; ;lde to visit her at her cottage at Gales Ferry next Friday.
 Social and Personal.
 The Thornlea Club surprised Mrs. B. c. Bliss Thursday evening by call ing upon her and through Mrs. F. B. Keen presenting her cake.
 Miss Marian K. Tracy went to Mt. Vernon, N, r.. Friday, to visit her sis ter Miss Sibyl Tracy at Mir. and Mrs. Chas Millers.
 Miss Estella Owen of Fort Wayne, Ind, Is visiting at her grandfathers. W. H. Tifts.
 Mir. and Mrs. Earle F. Gilbert, F. H. Gilbert and Mn and Mrs. I. F. Lewis attended the funeral services of Henry F. Walker in Central Village Thursday.
 Mrs. W. H. Cane and her Sunday school class spent Friday at Ocean Beach.
 Pulpit Themes.
 Rev. E. W. Potter's Sunday morning topic at the Baptist church will be the Lords Thoughts about his peo- pie The communion service will fol- low the morning service. The evening topic is Keeping Cool.
 Reliance lodge No. 2s. I. 0. 0. F. will be addressed by Rev. Samuel Thatcher at the Methodist church Sunday morning. His evening topic Is The Contrast.
 Rev. ". H. Gane's morning subject at the Congregational church is Three Things a Church Must Have. The evening topic is The Common People.
 Relic of the Maine.
 Postmaster W. H. Brown has re- ceived a valuable addition to his col lection of historic relics It is piece of one of the gauges from one of the boilers of the battleship Maine.
 In Honor of Canterbury Guest. Mrs. A. NJ. Clarke entertained a party of ladies Friday afternoon from three to five. They were invited to meet Mrs. Park Smith of Cantor bury.