Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-11
JEWETT CITY
George Burdiek Buys Property-Tem- perature Near Frost Peint-Faith Chapter Resumes Meetings.

perature Near Frost Point-Falth Chapter Resumes Meetinaa George Burdick has bought the house on East Main street now occupied and formerly owned by Frank Williams, and will occupy 1t with his sister, Ade- laide. Mir Williams is completing ar engagements to move the house in the rear of the one he has sold onto his property overlooking the Ashland res ervoir.
 Time for Frost in Other Years. The mercury dropped to 37 Wednes- day night. the coldest time was be- tween 1 and o'clock Thursday morn ing. Only that clouds came up there would have been frost. Many of the beautiful plants in the borough were carefully covered but there was r frost reported. although it came near it. For three years past there has been frost during the September full moon and much damage was done to toma- toes, corn and flowers. After these frcs+s each year there followed six weeks with not even a cold night. Late Y OK raisers and farmers are hoping that this section may escape 1t this season.
 Vegetable Prices Low. Sweet corn of. fine quality was sold on the streets of the borough Thursday for nine cents a dozen. Tomatoes are cheaper than for years. while the pep per crop is reported short. MT. and Mrs D. F. Finn and their guest, Miss Elsie Foster and James E. Shea were at the Kingston fair Thursday. The trip was made in MT. Films auto.
 O. E. s. Meetings Resumed After two months vacation. Faith chai ter, Order of Eastern Star. re- sumed its regular communications rl,r1- A were pleasantly entertained with the splendid musical program rendered.
 Fine DahIias Frosted.
 Mrs. Caleb Bishop of Bishops Cross ing reports that her beautiful dahlias were frozen Thursday morning.
 Kings Daughters Delegates.
 Dorcas Circle of the Kings Daugh- ters has appointed the following del egates to the October convention to be held in Waterbury: The leader, Mrs. V. R. Burdick, Mrs. W. c. Jeffers.
 Entertained Aid Society.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Bap- tist church was entertained at the home of Mrs. c. F. Gardner on Ash land street Thursday afternoon. hostess was assisted by Miss Alice A. Brown, Mrs. E. M. Gray. Mrs. Ann E. Prior Miss Mabel McBroome and Mrs. w. H. Whiteman. Mrs. Robert Malcolm and daughter Edna have returned to their home in ing a part of the summer with Miss Ida l. Foster. Mrs. Malcolm and Miss Foster are sisters. Mrs. Lodowick Packer of Jersey City. N. J.. was Miss Fosters guest Thursday. She is Mrs. Brewers niece.
 Miss S. K. Adams has as her guest Miss Margaret Reed of Touga'oo. Kinds county, Mississippi. Miss Reed is a teacher there. She was a former teacher in the Riverside Grammar school of this place.
 Mrs. Maria L. Grant is i'll at her home on South Main street.
 Meetin- of Borough Board of Govern
 ment.
 The regular monthly meeting of the board of borough government was held Tuesday evening with Warden A. M. Brown in the chair. The bill of Oni- das La:berre of $2 for cleaning cess pool, ordered by former Warden Me- Carthy, was ordered paid. The bill for a plate for the furnace at the hose house ordered by Foreman Ballou was ordered paid. The matter of a too low hydrant and hitching post which by Burgess Myott. The hydrant in question Is on the corner of Palmer and East Main streets ;n front of the property of J. C. Hawkins. The fire committee was instructed to recttfy any adverse conditions that may exist.
 lis were ordered paid as follows for July: F. H. Gilbert, street work, S9.13; Martin Wolfe, policeman, s51.3; Shea Bros. moving ladder truck. S4: G. W. Robinson. work at park. $1315; August bills: J. GuiIlotte, shingIing hose house. $56.s7; Martin Wolfe, police, s53.14: J. B. Green, as- sessor, s10; G. W. Robinson labor at park $12.01; F. H. Gilbert, streets S136. .15; Jewett City electric light plant. July account. streets. s157.6 hose house, $3.65: library. $o.S6; August ac- count streets, SITS; hose house, s4.57; library, $5.s6. Worcester Exhibit for Tanning Prizes.
 The Worcester public schools ex- hibit of home industries in competition for the David H. Tanning prizes is to be held today Friday) and Saturday, in. Mechanics hall, Worcester. The exhibit, which will include gardening, cooking, sewing and manual training, will open tonight (Friday) at 7.SO o'clock. continuing until o'clock. The prize money, amounting to $500 has been given by MT. Tanning to be used | for the permanent decoration of the school buildings or rooms, and each purchase is to be inscribed David H. | tanning Prize, 1914"