Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-29

from the West--Boys kiIiek Huge
 Water Snake-Notes and Personals
 Mir. and Mrs Leland Briggs of Min nesota are in town making short visits with old friends including Samuel Norman. E. A. Geer and Elmer Stark weather. Nearly forty years ago Mrs- Briggs parents and a younger sister were buried in the Baptist cemetery Thei0 names were Richmond. Mr. Briggs has found the place overgrown with bushes and weeds and he will make some needed improvements be- for he returns West. These graves are situated near the cellar dug by the late J. O. Sweet several years ago. Several partially decayed coff1ns were disclosed at that time. Nobody seem z ed to know who was buried there. It Is now probable that their identity is discovered
 Killed Huge Water Snake
 A party of boys scouting along the river bank, below the railroad bridge. 1 Friday morning came upon a huge. water snake. which they immediately proceeded to dispatch. The snake uponi being measured was found to be three, feet, seven inches long and exceeding-, tracted their attention es being q pe- culiar circumstsnce as connected with a dead snake, was that there was a movement inside. The boys brought the reptile up to the depot where a fact that the snake was literally filled with six-inch snakes, which. as is the custom with small snakes, had escaped down the mothers throat when alarm ed by the approach of the boys. The small snakes which filled two boxes were on exhibition all day. Bottle Picked Up. A little over two months ago Jacob Wechsier, who lives in New York. made the trip from that city to Nor about three hours out he put note in a bottle, giving his address. and asking the finder to notify him, and
 threw it overheard. Friday he re- ceived at his address in Jewett City. of which town he is a native, a letter from lady in Amagansett. L. l.. stat ing that the bottle was picked up of the U. s. Life Saving station at Anna gansett this week.
 Is Entertaining Cousins. Miss S. Nettie Johnson of Lisbon has as her guests her cousins, Mir. and Mrs Elmer Davis and son Asa and
 Miss Fuller. all of Coon Rapids, Iowa Autoes to Ocean Beach. A party from Pachaug enjoyed a trip to Ocean Beach. Thursday. They
 were MT. Jane Lester, Mrs. Walter
 Johnson, Miss Bertha Geer, Miss Si- byl Browning and the Misses Mildred and Ethel Duke. The trip was made in W. P. Holmes auto.
 Gave Variety Shower. The ladies of the Gardiner class of i the M. E. church, gave a variety shower for Miss Margaret McClug-l gage. Thursday evening. at the home
 of Miss Mary Tinker. Miss Me-. CIuggage received a number of useful gifts. Refreshments were served by
 Miss Tinker. very enjoyable eV~ enipg was spent by all present. Notes and Personals. Sunday morning at the Methodist Episcopal church, the pastor. Rev. S. Thatcher will occupy his pulpit His subject will be The Ail-important Question; evening theme. Keeping the Pace.
 Rev. O. c. Buddingten of Mystic
 will preach at the Baptist church Sun day morning and evening. Mrs. W. O. Soule has returned from a trip to Groton Long Point. Mrs. Thomas Maine and three chil- dren Ethel, Evelyn and Edgar of Hope Valley are visiting MT. and Mrs. B. R. Gardner Mfr, and Mrs C. F. Gardner and Mrs. Eliza Saunders Earl s. Hiscox has been confined to the house for several days with an | attack of tonsilitis.
 A large and appreciative audience was entertained by the big seYen-reef show given Friday at the Reeves movies. Lucille Love was a special feature.