Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-07
Holland County COLUMBIA
Little Family Reunion-TaII Alfalfa
 School Pupils Perfect in Attendance

 School Pupils Perfect in Attendance. Miss Grace Randall, who was gradu- ated recently from the Leland Powers School of Oratory in Boston, Is spend ing the summer with relatives in Co., lumbfa and Willimantic.
 Farm Sold
 The farm property known as the Anson Hyde place, located on Chestnut Hill, has been sold to MT. Powell from New York state. The new owner took possession last Tuesday.
 Mrs. J. A. Utley entertained the W. s. s. E. l.. club last Thursday after noon.
 Miss Lena G. Wolff. stenographer and bookkeeper in Norwich business house, spent Memorial day with her mother and brother at their home on Columbia Green.
 Garden seeds are very slow in germ mating, owing to the unusually cold weather during May. In some in- stances they have decayed, and ground will have to be planted over.
 Children's day is to be observed to- morrow (Sunday.)
 Family Reunion.
 There was a pleasant family reunion at the home of Mrs Emily A. Little, on Columbia Green, Memorial day. It was nine years since the family were all to- gether at one time. There were sixteen present, representing three generations Mir. and Mrs. Louis w, Little of East Hampton, William B. Little and family of Ashton, R. l., Leon Little of Friday Harbor, Washington, and Henry B. Hutchins and family and T. G. Tucker and family of this place. Photographs were taken of the full group of families and of individuals
 Leon Little. who has been ten years in the west, expects to return to his home on the Pacific coast some time the present month.
 News in General.
 MT and Mrs. Frederick H. Avery an6 son. Kenneth, of East Hartford, spent Friday and Saturday. of last week al their bungalow on Columbia Green.
 Charles E. Little and Daniel Hol- brook, a civil war veteran, of Willi- mantle, were calling on friends in town Memorial day.
 Albert Lyman of Hartford has beer spending several days with relatives in this place.
 MT. and Mrs ripper from near New York have been spending several days at the Clark summer home near Co., luInbia Green.
 Ball Games.
 Two ball games were played here Memorial day by young local players and a Willimantic nine The locals were defeated in both games.
 On Saturday afternoon a local nine went to Andover and played a young Andover nine. Score 1G to in favor of Columbia
 Raymond Tucker, who is in a West Hartford store, was with his mother in this place over the Sabbath.
 Stalks 3s Inches.
 Last August William Wolff put in 3 small piece of alfalfa as an expert ment. The plot is on a side hill, slop- dressing of lime and quantity of soi on which alfalfa had been grown. To- day he has thick. heavy growth o1 alfalfa in the budding stage, some stalks measuring 38 inches in height The Ladies' Aid society met at the parsonage last Tuesday afternoon
 A choir rehearsal is to be held ot tht parsonage this (Saturday) evening.
 Miss Bessie Frink of Springfield wal with her parents, MT. and Mrs. A. l. Frink, over Sunday.
 illustrated Lecture.
 At the Sunday evening service Rev E. O. Foster gave an illustrated lec- ture, Snapshots of the Congregations Sunday School and Publishing Soci- ety." showing Sunday schools an( churches, the result of it's work in thu west, with other views. The lecture was largely attended.
 PunctuaL Pupils.
 Nearly all the schools in town closed for the season last week. At the schoo iii Old Hop River district. Miss Carrie Palmer teacher, five pupils have beer perfect in attendance during the term Mary Macht, Irene Mathieu, Lillienn' Mathieu. Louis Golob end Joel Golob. Mrs Robinson and sons, Everett anC Earl. of Amherst, Mass, are guests O the formers sister, Mrs. E. o. Foster at the parsonage.
 Dr. F. B. Crane of Hartford has beer spending 8 few days with Rollant Smith.
 Four of the Windham High schoo girls spent Saturday afternoon -wttl their schoolmate, Miss Mary Welch, a her home, Noxid, by the Lake. Mrs. George Miner of Springfield, witt four brothers from East Hartford, wis fted their sister, Mrs Frank A. SquleG recently.
 Willard Smith of Brooklyn, N. Y spent the week end at Brick Top, tn guest of the Sawyer family.
 Potato Bugs Getting Busy.
 One farmer picked off 21 potato beet les from a single plant less than tw inches high. The beetles are sfttini on the hills waiting for the potatoes t