Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-03
New London County
UNCASVHLE
Road oiiing Finished-Private TeIe- phone Service For Manufacturing Company Lightning Strikes a Barn.


 The work of oiling the macadam road from the Palmer Brothers Cos / stock house to the car station is com pleted. Frank J. Alexander super ViSed the work.
 Miss Eloise Landphere entertained last week her niece Miss Grace Ali son of Holyoke, Mass. !, The Christian Endeavor society of the church at Quaker Hill held a bus mess meeting at the home of Miss Annie Bitters on Wednesday night. The Endeavor meeting Sunday even- Ing was led by Leroy Gracey. The Sunday school planned a picnic Tues / day at the Golden Spur. Rev. F. D. Luddington. W. H. Benham and Leroy Gracey are a committee of arrange ments.
 Rev. J, E. and Mrs. Aldrich have as { their guest, their son, Arnold Aldrich, of Boston.
 4 MT. and Mrs. Ovide Brouillard are entertaining Misses Eva and Regina / BrouiIlard of Southbridge, Mass.
 A lawn party was held on the lawn / at the Palmer homstead Friday aft ernoon The members of the Ladies' / Aid society were in charge of the af- fair. Walden's band furnished music. Aid Sooietys Sale. At the home of MT. and Mrs. Leroy CSracey the Ladies' Aid society held a sale of ice cream and cake on We'd nesday afternoon 4 The Uncasville Manufacturing con- .pany have recently installed in it's mill / a branch telephone connecting the va rious rooms in the mill with the main 4 office
 Miss Ruth Osborn is the guest of relatives in Derby. Mir and Mrs. Charles Kingsly enter tained over the week end Miss Eliza / beth Pennington and Edwin Dean of Providence.
 . Misses Ruth and Dorothy Kingsley of Norwich, who have been spending week with relatives have returned home.
 N. A. Richards missed a valuable . COW from his barn and a search of the pasture failed to reveal It's where abouts. On the fourth night Mrs Richards and one of her daughters were searching saw in the distance 4 the COW lift It's head. Upon going tC the spot they found that the anima. was so wedged between the rocks that 1t could not stir. Mrs. Richards sum- mOned help and the COW was released 7 Rev. A J. Wilcox of this place preached at the Baptist church Sun- day morning. It is expected that the / regular pastor will return to occupy the pulpit next Sunday. / After a few days visit with friends in town William Rose has returned tC his home in Philadelphia. / Mrs. Roy Johnson and son Ray mond are spending this week with rel atives in Providence. Birthday Party.
 At the home of MT. and Mrs. Thomas Church about twenty young peopl, / met Monday evening to celebrate tn, sixteenth birthday of their son Fred Games were played and music wa / enjoyed. Those present were Misse / Ethel Wood, Minnie Nichols, Agne Atwood, Helen Rogers, Nunni Chap el, Leila Chauman, Marion Henry Sadie Edwards, Robert left, Waite / Burgess, Reuben Austin. Louis Li Bounty, Herbert Rogers, Howar' Rogers, Harry Watt, Theodore Kel < sey, Howard Kelsey, MT. and Mrs z Henry Church. MT. Church recefve several gifts. Refreshments Wer served.
 Going to Canada.
 John St. Denis who has been em ployed in the c. M. Robertson com pAny's box shop has resigned and vii , move his household goods and famil tc Canada.
 Miss Emily Pierson and Miss Ami Forsyth addressed an audience in tn 10th district (Uncasville) school hous Tuesday night on Votes for Women. Frank Hart, employed in Hartford spent Sunday with his parents, Mi and Mrs. Moses Hart
 Dr. Morton B. Fox is repairing hi rendence-
 Mir. and Mrs Michael J. Hickey wer la Saybrook Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Newell Johnson ar entertaining Mrs. Harold Johnson ( Worcester.
 Mrs. John Geary has been enter taining Miss Addie Burke of Eas Lyme.
 Lightning Strikes Barn.
 During the electrical storm on Mon day afternoon lightning struck tn barn of George 0. Allen on Gay hil In the barn at the time was Rosco Dart and David Patton of Jersey Cit! N J., who are spending 8 few week
 F4ss, MT. Dart The lightning cam down through the roof, circled aroun over their heads. landing in some bag of excelsior, setting this on fire. Bu little damage was done to the barn bu
 Mir. Dart received a shock from whic
 1t took several minutes to recove
 MT. Patton who was nearby did not re
 cefve the shock.
 Mrs. Fred l. Phillips, Mrs. Fred
 Hope, Mrs. Ray Woodmansee, Mir
 Edwin Henry, Miss Marion Henr7
 MrA Charles Burgess, Miss Vera Bur
 Ress, with several others enjoyed
 ean to Pleasure beach, spending Wed
 needay there