Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-31

Aug. 14th.
 Miss Evelyn Curtis, former librarian at the public library. was taken by Dr. F. T. Todd to an institution in South F'ramingham Wednesday to un- ble, Miss Curtis has been in poor health for some time.
 Misses Laura and Leah Bessette of the West Side and Miss Rosa Bon neau are spending a few days at Oak land beach.
 Mir. and Mrs. Alfred L. Reed leave tomorrow (Friday) for a stay at Hyan- his, Mass.
 Earl Wood of Wauregan is on an automobile trip in New Hampshire this week.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Winslow of Jef- fersOn, Mass, will be week end guests of MT. and Mrs. Earl Winslow.
 Mrs. L. Derosier of Jewett City vis- ited relatives in Danielson Wednesday,
 Mail Unclaimed.
 Letters addressed to Curtis L. Back US and Martin Woodruff are unclaimed al the Danielsoh postoffice this week
 4 number of Danielson members of Putnam lodge of EIlIs will go to Nor wich today (Thursday) for the joint outing of the Putnam and Norwich lodges.
 No damage was reported here We'd nesday from the electrical storm of Tuesday evening. which was particu- larly severe.
 Mrs. Ruth Dennis, night operator at the central telephone office, is spend ing a vacation in New Haven.
 Mir. and Mrs. W. A. Graves and fam fly are to spend August at Oakland beach.
 Trolley Freight Hearing.
 The trolley freight business of the Rhode Island company is still grow ing. Three cars were run into Dan ielson carrying local shipments one day this week.
 Will Not Name Candidates.
 A progressive party leader in Kill lingly says that the party will not name candidates for town offices this fall, so this will relieve the minds of some of the politicians, though not wholly. The progressive organization will be maintained. however.
 Prisoners on the Job.
 Prisoners from the jail are engaged in doing excavations for the gas mains being laid through streets in the southern part of the borough by the D. and P. Gas and Electric company. It isn't doing the prisoners any harm. either
 Weaving New Patterns.
 At the mill of the Elmville Worsted company which was closed during a part of the summer on account of a difficulty with creditors, patterns are being woven for the coming seasons manufacturing business which prom ises to be a profitable one for the com pany.
 Rector a Practical Inventor.
  James church. is the inventor of a style of re-enforced concrete blocks that are to be used in the construc- ton of the new sidewalk about the church property. Water and Franklin streets. The blocks are highly sue cessful product fop~ the purpose in- tended.
 Macadan Read Completed.
 Through Reynolds street and up Stearns hill the new macadam road, being built by the town is practically completed. It is a fine stretch of new highway and a credit to the town. but the critics. unfairly. too and without foundation it is said, are claiming that the town has lost money on the job: that the town has not been able to DHild It at the price for which the work was bid in. Another story is to the effect that the completed job will have been done well within the appropriation, if the towns bid may be considered as such. and for less than any contractor would do it.
 William Crcmpton Buried.
 William Crompton, killed by a train al Dayville, was buried at Dayville Wednesday afternoon. Funeral ser vices were held at the undertaking rooms of Louis E. Kennedy Wednes- day morning, Rev. Clarence H. Bar Der officiating. Funeral arrangements were made by the town officials, for no Lurther information relative to the dead man could be obtained than that secured by Coroner Arthur c. Bill within few hours after the acci- dent. it is believed that Crompton's -amliE live in Pawtucket, but this could not be definitely ascertained.