Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-10
COLUMBIA
Memorial Day Committee-Address on Missions-Unmarrie Members of Grange in Competition.

It has been proposed to have pub lie exrcises on Memorial day and the following committee has been appoint ed to have the matter in charge: Rev. E. o. Foster l.. E. Winter and $. B. West
 Herman Wolf a fireman on the Con- solidated railroad, who spent a part of last week with his mother and broth CT in this place, was with relatives in Conway, Mass, over Sunday.
 The selectmen and town treasurer held their monthly business meeting Satuflay afternoon. A. A. Latham hs/ been appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Selectfnan William P. Johnson.
 Mrs. Emily A. Little who has been spending the winter at Friday Har bor Washington returned to her nesday Her son, Leon Little accom- panied her home.
 Repairing Highways.
 Roadmaster Brink has been busy repairing the bad places on the high ways. Mir Frink has charge of the roads in the Eastern half of the town.
 Judge of Probate J. White Sumner, of Bolton, was in town last Saturday.
 William A. Lyman recently attend ed the sixth annual banquet of the Plainville Improvement association.
 Spoke on Missions.
 Rev. John K. Brown a missionary from Turkey, occupied the pulpit in this place last Sunday and at both morning and evening services gave a most interesting discourse on Mission Work in that country.
 Columbia lake is within a few inches of high water mark.
 Miss Ruth Isham who has been visiting her parents, MT. and Mrs. Henry c. Isham for few weeks has returned to Winchester.
 Mrs. Everett Bos~ orth of Hartford has been spending several days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. c. Kneeland in Pine street. Her sister, Miss Josephine Kneeland, principal of the Waterford school, was also with her parents over Sunday.
 The DeBOise summer home on Woodward Hill is being fitted up for The DeBoise people reside in New Or leans.
 The first ball game of the season was played on Columbia Green last Saturday afternoon by local Nine No 5 of the Thread Mill league of Willi- mantle. The game was an excellent one, both hines played well. Columbia won II to :. Another game is booked fer today.
 Three carpenters are at work on the cottage which is being erected for the Sawyer family on their land on the East shore of Columbia lake. They already have one bungalow on the lot Misses Nellie and Grace Sawyer of Brooklyn N. Y, have arrived for the summer. Their brother, George, will join them later on.
 Woodward Hill has been undergoing repairs.
 Miss Elizabeth Whitney of New Ha- ven has been spending a few days al her summer home near the lake
 MT and Mrs. Roland Smith have been entertaining Miss Janette Trow bridge and mother and two oth~ friends from Manchester.
 A Mamno-th r~7.
 Mrs Charles Marshau has a her that lays c2aS that measure 1-2 by incA@s in circumference and weigh j ounces. The hen is a black MinaiCa
 A Diocesan Committee
 Charles R. Hitchcock attended the ArchdeaC Onry meeting. MT. Hitch cock was appointed one of com mittee of the New Haven archdeacon- ", relative to dividing the diocese ano electing another bishop.
 Unmarried Members Win.
 Judge William B. Sprague and wife and Representative Parker Stearns o1 AndOyer were present at the entertain ment by the unmarried members o1 the grange Wednesday evening" anC rendered the decision which was una nimous. in favor of the unmarried IT em bers The married members will give their banquet of the grange, Wed nesday evening, May 21.