Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-08


 Deputy Sheriff Grimshaw Rounds as ibrarian-season's Fur Ship
 ment Worth $s,ooo.
 Edwin Reach of New York, sales agent for product of the Jacobs i Manufacturing company, is spending a few days at his home here
 MT. and Mrs. Charles s. Francis are entertaining Mrs. J. H. Akers and Miss 1 Evelyn Sykes of Providence.
 Eugene Fournier of Canada is visit l ing his brother, l.. J. Fournier
 Warden and Mrs. W. I. Bullard leave l next week for few days outing in i northern New England
 Teachers to Attend Convention. i The public schools in Killingly will l be closed tomorrow Qriday) to per init the teachers to attend the con- 1 vention at Putnam.
 i J. c. Caldwell was a recent visitor 1 at his home in New Haven. l Miss Aurora Belanger is appointed i an assistant in the business office of ! the $. N. E. T. company here. ] Degree for Class of Thirty four. The third degree will be conferred l on a class of 34 candidates of Protec- l ton lodge, | 0. 0. F.. at Central Viii I lage this (Thursday) evening. Come to Putnam for Quick Hitch" Miss Edith Cross, 26. Southport Me, and John Lavine, 23. Pittsfeld, Mass, were married here by Rev. w. D. Swaff1eld at the Baptist parsonage. Supervisor Albert s. Ames has been appointed by the town school commit tee to have charge of the certiffcation of teachers in Kilfingly.
 Secretary Hine to Speak.
 Charles D. Hine, secretary of the state board of education, will address a meeting of the teachers of Brooklyn and KillingIy in the graded school building here Friday afternoon, May Is.
 Frank A. Davis has purchased an automobile truck for use in his bus mess. The machine has been delivered to him. a
 Big Express Business by Trolley
 The trolley express business between this place and Providence has in creased to such an extent that two ears a day are frequently run to take care of the shipments.
 The r.adies' Benevolent society of the Congregational church held a meeting in the church vestry Wednes- day afternoon.
 Classes are to be confirmed at St Alban's church here and a St. PauFs mission in PIainfeId upon the annual visitation of Bishop Brewster, during the latter part of this month
 Big Profit in Fur Business
 w H. Shippee, collector, made his last shipment of furs for the season this week Mir. Shippee's collections during the season just closed have been of sS000 value. This amount represents only a fraction of the total value of furs secured hereabouts for there are various other collectors in this vicinity.
 Mrs NJ V. Woodwork had the members of the Ladies society of the Methodist church at her home on day afternoon.
 Reception to Pastor and Wife.
 A reception for Rev. F. A Legg the new pastor of the Methodist church. and Mrs. Legg is to be held at the church parlors tomorrow (F'riday) eve hing. The arrangements are being made by the Ladies' society There will be an interesting. program in cluding several musical numbers.
 Petition Against Street BIockading.
 Filing on top of all the protests against the blockading of lower Main street by trolley express cars and ve- hicles that come to the freight sta ton comes a petition. signed by many business men. to the selectmen of the town, asking that they take some ac- tion for the abatement of the diff culty.
 Hard Luck with Schedule.
 Killingly High schools baseball team is having some hard luck with it's schedule Four games have been cancelled by teams that were to play the local team. Two of these games were with Plainfield High school and two games with Windham High school. Good and sufficient reasons exist how ever, for the breaking of the schedule bv the Plainfield and Windham teams. The local team has secured a spe- cial game with Pomfret school to be afternoon.
 Officers of Epworth League.
 The Epworth League of the Meth odist church has elected these officers: President, Miss Ruth Fiske; associate president, Harold Holehouse; first vice president, Miss Edith Perry; associate Miss Myra Codding; second vice pres ident, Miss C. Ella Day; associate, Miss Carrie Oates; third vice presi- dent. Mrs. William Martin: associate, Miss Hattie Codding: fourth vice pres ident. Miss Dorothy Day: associate, Miss Rachel Burns; secretary. Miss Eva Baker: associate. Miss Ethel A. Kennedy; treasurer, Miss Sadie liar Vey; associate. Arthur Wild.
 Near Holdup at Dayville.
 From Dayville comes an amusing story of the attempted holdup of young man and two young ladies whom he was escorting home from a May basket party. The holdup was what is called a "frame-up in some sections of our country and was engineered by the young fellow who was held up and by four of his friends. The four friends acted as highwaymen, pretend ing that they wanted to kidnap one of the young women, and each allowed himself to be knocked out, dropped stiff in the road. by well directed punches that did not have enough steam behind them to bowl over cat