Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-31

.SciSaS Se4fiudfy III 2TcFHneF | 0Af3 F ot-
 lowed by Intense Cold in February
 Supper in Baptist vestry- Officers
 Elected by Societies of Congrega-
 tonai Church.
 What little ice formed on the Ash land reservoir Tuesday night was pret- ty well melted out Thursday. Ice men here are beginning to thinlI the outlook dubious. One very favorable condition that existed six years ago, when several thousand tons was har-s vested in the latter part of February, when the few days of cold came then there was a three inch start of ice on the ponds and the water was cold; now there is none.
 Most of the farmers around about the borough have icehouses, which they fill each year. some from natural ponds and some from ponds artificial ly flowed by damming small brook. six inch ice if they can get it. Shea Bros. find it impracticab1e to cut much under eight inches.
 A. F. Read of Lisbon Is not worry ing yet; he never fails to get ice off his old mill pond at the foot of the hill west of his home. This mill pond is shut in on all sides by high ground except on the northeast. On several occasions he has cut twe1ve-inch ice when the Dorrville fields showed but six.
 It is a matter of record that. in the summer of 1902 following the winter upper end of this old pond there was ice that would support a man on the 18th day of June. This is explained in. the existence of the high hills and overhang1ng foliage that meets over head, so that no sun ever touches the surface
 An encouraging item appeared in the Bulletin of Feb. 18th, 1910. It reads: 4ra% IT., <7-, l. cluding Ashland. Packerville, Pachaug, Billings and Aspinook, has reached a thickness that is nothing short of re- markable. Fishermen on the upper Aspinook Saturday were obliged to cut through twenty-two inches of solid ice to set their tilts.
 On the Ashland pond where ice was cut early in the winter to fill the big Dorrv1l1e houses owned by Shea Bros. the ice is now 1T inches thick.
 "On Billings there is two feet. Farmers say that this small pond is flowed for the purpose of filling small houses are frozen solid.'
 Snow Melted
 The second snow storm of the sea son started in late Wednesday after noon with fine damp fall that later changed, in the early evening, to flakes of enormous size. This kept up until after midnight Thursday morning showed six inches, with everything coated The trees, with their base branches. made many times their size with the damp white covering were sight that everyone admired. After a warm day Thursday not much re- mained at night.
 Supper in New Baptist vestry. The Ladies Aid society of the Bap- fIst church gave 8 very successful bean supper. which netted $27, in the new yestry, Thursday evening" The following committee ably contributed to the general success: Kitchen, Mrs. Nelbert Myott. chairman; Mrs. Elmer | Tarbox, Mrs B. M. Swift, Mrs. E. c. 1 Mrs Martin Davis, Mrs J. I Fl. Phillips Miss Ruby Thornton; din- Ing room. Mrs. Edward Raney, chair man: Miss Alice A. Brown, Mrs. c. H. Prior, Mrs. John Perkins, Mrs. A. | M. Brown, Mrs. c. F. Gardner. Miss Mary M. Brown. assisted by the Knights of Honor and x. L. classes. Home made candy table in charge of Miss I. I. Foster.
 Officers of Congregational Missionary
 Society.
 The annual meeting of the Mission church was held at the home of Mrs. ?. A. Faust Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. H. N. Wheelock led the devotional and presided at the business session. The following officers were elected: President, Mrs. E. A. Faust; vice president, Mrs. Samuel Geer: sec 'etary. Mrs H. N. Wheeloclx; treas lrer. Mrs. John Whauey. The sub ect of the meeting was The Ameri- san Highlanders. or Southern Noun .aineers, the programme having been by Mrs. H. H. Burnham. Mrs Samuel Geer read a paper de- scribing who and what the American Highlander is; Mrs. F. E. Robinson cad paper telling where the Amer can Highland lives. what the Amer can Missionary association maintain or the Highlander; Hrs G. H. Jen- lings read about Miss Anna Cree1- nan's holiday trip to the mountains, going from Saiuda seminary: Mrs. 3. F. Burleson read a leaffet of sta Eistfcs; Mrs. Burnhan told of the l southern Weavings, and Mrs. Faust cad an interesting paper on the sub- ect.
 Annual Meeting.
 The annual meeting of the Ladies, society of the Congrega ationaI church vas held in the church parlor. The 7iee president, Mrs. G. A. Haskell, pre- 'ided in the absence of the president,