Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-12

The Boys club gave party at Yeo- mans hall Thursday evening of last week. The evening was spent in games and social intercourse. The old CT people present were Mr. and Mrs B. P. Lyman. MT and Mrs. Curtis A. Holmes, Mrs. John Mitchell, Mrs. E O. Foster. Mrs. F. A. AbelI and Mrs. Car rie Frost.
 Miss Hattie Brown, teacher in the North school district, is i'll at the home of her parents, at the Lake. Mrs. A. E. Lyman is substitute teacher. days at the annual state convocation of Congregational ministers at Yale Divinity school last week.
 Surprise on Silver Anniversary.
 MT. and Mrs. J. A. Isham of West street were given a surprise party by the w s. S. B. club and their families on the 18th anniversary of their we'd ding. The ladies brought refreshments. MT and Mrs. Isham were presented a handsome silver berry spoon by the club.
 Mrs Theodore A. Lyman ef Plain vilIe has been visiting her parents, MT. and Mrs. James A. Utley. on Colum- bia Green
 4 Freak Egg.
 Mrs. Fred 4. Hunt exhibited recent 1y a freak egg, 8 little more than one inch in diameter. which was laid by
 
 1t was broken 1t would shake like a rattlebox. Upon breaking 1t another shell was disclosed of the exact shape of miniature tea cup, the top edges of the cup perfectly smooth, and in the bottom of the cup the white and yolk of an egg about the size of 8 large pea.
 Officers of Cemetery Association
 The Columbia Cemetery association held its annual meeting last Saturday aff ffer following officers chosen for the ensu- ing year: President. James P. Little vice president, Edward P. Lyman; sec retary and treasurer, Fred A. Hunt; cock. Chester B. Lyman, Henry B. Hutctins sexton, John A. Lewis
 Miss Pearl Brandt of Stamford is visiting the family of William P. John sor at Riverside farm.
 Mrs. Everett Bosworth of Hartford was with her parents, MT. and Mrs. W. H. Kneeland. on Pine street, over Sun day.
 Social Meeting.
 The Friday evening church night meeting this week was at the parson- age. It was of social character. to which all in the parish were invited. $. E. West has been spending sev- eral days with relatives in Provi- dence.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry B. Hutchdns
 
 fly of Mrs. Hutchins' brother, Will liam B. Little of Ashton. R. l., over Sunday.
 Rev. w. w. Leete Heard.
 Rev. w. W Leete, secretary of the Congregational Church Building so- ciety, occupied the pulpit last Sunday and presented the claims of his society in an able and interesting manner. At the evening service his topic was The Pilgrim Church Builders in the Old T0WI1 Tre- l.f1t by stereopticen views.
 Rapid Fire Hens.
 J. A. Utley, a local pou1tryman, has developed breed of rapid fire hens that promise to revp1utionize the poul- try business. He went to his henhouse one day this week a little past erp. m. to gather his daily supply of hen fruit. | This was after the hens regular work 1 ing hours. On entering the house he 8 hen in one of the nest boxes in the act of laying. He saw her drop her egg into the nest, and as she l did not seem inclined to leave at once | he reached into the box to secure the i egg, when the hen dropped another 1 egg directly into his hand The sec l Ond egg was perfect, but a portion of | dropped within two minutes from the | time he entered the poultry house. He | says he doesr't know just how many l eggs the hen laid before o'clock, but | It must nave been & gOOQly number, i at the rate she produced them while l he was present. He intends to de- 1 velop this breed of rapid fire hens, and l believes it will do much towards re- ducing the high cost of ivins i
 Search for Moths, Three men sent out by the Connec- ticut Experiment Station were in town Monday looking for browntail ] They came from Chestnut i Hill station, carefully examining the 1 orchards and wayside trees. They said i that thus far they had discovered no i evidence of the pest in Columbia, al- though it had been found in many places, especially in towns east of 1 Columbia.
 Chiid's Death. Madison Woodward. Jr., youngest son l 0f Mir and Mrs. Madison Woodward, 1 lied of tubercular meningitis Tues day evening. The child had been un- conscious for several days. He was | nearly two years of age Funeral ser