Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-16

Miss Hattie Arnold operated upon in a hospital at Putnam, was reported Monday as being seriously ill.
 MT. and Mrs. A. w. Williams Of Cot tage street have had as guests Misses Helen I-arllin and Jennie Williams of Lebanon and Mrs. Robert Dart of Gre ton
 Mir. and Mrs. r. W Bassett of Prov idence were guests of relatives here Monday.
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 Jsiler Albert $ Fields has been ill at his homo in Brooklyn.
 Fred C. Barrett of Pawtucket was visitor with friends here Monday. Miss Marietta Healey has returned to Hartford after spending few days at her home here.
 Mrs Vernon IT. Wetherell will have the members of the Ladies society of the Baptist church at her home for q meeting Wednesday.
 Herbert Barnett of Baltic was a wis Itor with relatives here over Sunday.
 Motor Wheel for Bicycle
 Ray W. Peuett has the first motor wheel for attaching to a bicycle, that has been seen in service here.
 Rev. Jonathan <. Eldrige. who died recently in Gloucester. R. l., was well known in the East Iillfngly section. where he sometimes preached.
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 Rev. w. J. Swafield, D. D.. of B6s- ton. preached one in a series of night Iy sermons to mark the first week of Lent at the Baptist church Monday evening.
 Gave Play at PIanfeId.
 The Country Doctor a play given here last week. was presented at Plainfeld Monday evening under the auspices of members of hillingly 
 Ice Crop Secured.
 The work of getting in the seasons crcD of Ice has been completed at the plant of the Consumers Ice Company near East Killingly. The ice is of good quality.
 added to the public library include some volumes of special war interest including Fighting in Flanders, by Powell.
 Fisherman Nearly Drowned.
 While fishing on a pond near East Killingly Monday George Selden, who lives in Foster. mad a narrow escape from drowning when the ice broke under his weight.
 Games are now being played on the second drawing of matches in the Bo- hen1ian's pool tournament After this series the number of winners will have been reduced to 6, and they will be matched in q third drawing
 A delegation of DanieIS3n people went to Putnam Monday evening to attend the fifteenth annual concert and ball of the Putnam Firemen's as soCiation, returning here on a late car
 Last Pre- Lenten Whist.
 Monday evening in St.-J James school hall the last of the weekly parish whist parties until after the Lenten season was given and attended by the usual large number.
 The first session of the Nission study class of St A1ban's parish is to be held at the rectory Ash We'd nesiay evening. The subject for this year is The Social Aspect of Forei gn Missions.
 Rev. Clarence II. Barber is to give an Illustrated lecture on Paris at the CoHgTe TeGatiOnal church Sunday even ing. this being one in q series based on his visits to European capitals last summer
 Auction Held Up.
 Some Of the stock of F,vangeIedies and koustales. which firms business has been i'll the hands of Attorney ". r. Woodward as receiver. was sold at auction by J. Carl WitteT Monday and then the proceedings were held up be- fore the fixtures and store equipment could bse sold, on account of the fact that Attorney Charles l.. TorreZ of Putnam appeared to represent Michael Paris of Sprin gfeld, Mass, who had an interest in the fixtures. An ad- justment of the difficulty was made during the afternoon.