Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-03
PLAINFIELD
Storm Adds to Hardships of Railroad Men-Pact<er Prophets Flood on Schedule Time-Miss Helen Atwoed's Address.

Monday morning at 8 o'clock there was a requiem high mass at St. John's Catholic church for the repose of the soul of Hector BeSsette.
 Miss Atwood Spoke.
 The Earnest Workers and the Miss Mary Kingsley Saturday after noon. Miss Helen Atwood of Waure- gan spoke on the manners and cus- toms of Turkey and showed the young people several articles of interest, a prayer rug, shoes, pictures, etc, from that distant land.
 Miss Mary Downing visited over Sunday with her aunt. Miss Julia Downing, of Moosup.
 Charles Phillips mother visited him Saturday at the home of John Dodge William H. DevolVe and Miss Ella Barber were in Moosup Saturday even ing to attend an entertainment.
 4 True Prophet. Once again Montgomery scored when the flood that he had predicted for the last week of February began before daylight March 1st. Railroad men put in another Sunday opening ditches and trying to keep the whole track from sailing away bodily. The town roads, few of which have been cleaned of snow, except for a narrow track in the middle, were impossible for people on foot, unless they wore hip boots. Sunday and Sunday night will long be remembered by local sec tion men. The yard was flooded, need ing the entire attention of double the number of men employed here, and the water which poured over the new bank wall from LaWton Heights kept Den his Sullivan and his men guessing. ! The other section was under water from Plainfield to Canterbury in spite of two weeks of constant snow shovel ing. The night was pitch dark, the wind blew q gale and the rain fell in torrents. Canterbury bridge is not 8 pleasant thing to think of (much less to cross) on such a night, It was inn possible to keep a lantern burning ! and little could be done in the dark or l with & lantern in one hand. and to set one down was to have it blown away, Cellars were filled with water and ! even new houses leaked. To make things worse. the ground was covered | with ice under the water. Taking 1t ! altogether. 1t was one of the worst ] storms in many a year. and those who had to be out did not laugh at the | Cloud Digger's flood. The next time 1 he says there is a storm coming all 1 will begin to save up for rubber boots. etc.
 1 Obediah F. Hicks of Packer Is very ] ill His son Edwin of West Hartford l is caring for him.
 sister, Mrs. Martha Johnson of Pack l CT.
 George Weston, owner of Spring i Hill farm, in the western part of the i town, is making big improvements with new buildings, etc. ! Miss Villa Parkhurst of Packer was i a week end visitor at Fred Lyons.
 A few brayed the storm Sunday morning to attend the services at the i Congregational church Communion was observed. There was no Sunday school.
 Mrs. Susan B. Palmer and Miss 1 Myra Adams were in Canterbury Fri | day to attend the funeral of their sis ter, Mrs. Jerusha Craig.
 Vinegar vs. Whiskey.
 Some local merchants have had | trouble recently over selling vinegar i that did not quite come up to the | standard, although they bought it fol l a. first class article, but no one has | heard of any recent trouble over the
 whiskey sold without a license not 1 standing the test, but then the price is different Whiskey is one dollar 6
 quart and vinegar is only five cents
 Some justice.
 A large tree near Tillinghasts store split Sunday night and one part fel l across the street tearing down quite
 a bunch of wires MT. Dey, with ont
 of Briggs teams, tried to draw the tree
 away. but the horses got into the wires
 and the attempt was not very success
 ful.
 Monday morning there were frequen
 snow durries.