Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-11-17
JEWETT CITY
Owners May Have Photographs Left by
Fake Picture Men-Advance Money
to Be Refunded-Missionary Meeting
Buyers Find Turkeys Scarce.

OHlcer "Ol1 SAID TUESDAY CnaJ Inere
were a number of photographs left at
the Jewett City hotel by the picture
cen, and they may be valuable to the
owners, who can get them there. Mr.
Hutchinson stated to him that if the
persons who paid any money in adj
vance to these men would give their
names to Mr.. Wolf, the sum would De
refunded by the company, although
the men did not work for them.
Miss knobIoek to Speak.
Mrs. F. D. Ballou entertains the
Ladies' society of the Congregational
church Thursday afternoon. Early in
the afternoon Miss Knoblock of Wash
ington, d. c., is to give an interest
ing talk.
Baptist Missionary Society Meets.
The Woman's Missionary society of
the Baptist church met Tuesday aft
ernoon, the president, Mrs. Allan Spi-
dell, presiding. After the usual de-
votional service the following inter-
esting program was enjoyed from the
subject, A Mighty Task for Master
Workmen, section 1. The Workman
included four papers, Four Kinds of
Church Members, Mrs. H. T. Wilcox;
The Problem of the Unemployed of
the Church. Mrs. Spidell; a Girl and
Her Job, Mrs NJ. E. G. Wilson.
Section 2, The Work, included three
papers, A Cross Section of Human
ity. Mrs. G. H. Prior; Gospel Team
work, the Wichita Plan, Mrs. A. NJ.
Clarke; The Challenge to Our Church,
Mrs. S. F. Brown.
Section 8, A Concrete Definition of
Home Mission Work, included five pa
pers: A Vast Irrigation Society. Mrs.
Caleb Bishop; The Trustees, Miss May
Blake: The Loving Parent. Mrs. E. c.
Wilcox; A Strong Bank. Miss Ida Fos-
ter: A Great Physician, Mrs. ]. E.
Phillips.
Buyers After Turkeys.
Turkey buyers have been through
the farming districts AROUND about the
borough offering prices and purchasing
for the city market. But few bargains,
however were closed. Turkeys are
scarce in this section this year. John
c. Hawkins, who handles turkeys for
the Providence and Boston markets, is
the raiser of the famous white breed.
Turkey raisers find it exceedingly hard
to get the birds by the one month
stage. Damp weather for a day or
two in April or May gives them a cold
and hundreds may die in a week. One
raiser lost 40 from a brood of 20 in
FIVE days. All summer they are the
prey of foxes and fortunate is the
farmer who gets So out of 70 to the
Thanksgiving market. 1t is predicted
here that the price will be 3S and 40
cents per pound
When Canal Was First Talked OF.
In old papers and documents cur
rent at the time the Norwich Worces-
ter canal venture was first asitated
locally some interesting tales are des-
covered. 1t is said that in the vicinity
Pomfret, according to one of the old
records, some patriarch, whose name
is not given, favored the idea. as the
survey went through a parcel of his
land, he said, when the salt tide
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sit in his back door and catch Goldfish
Even today the locality is known as
Goldfish flats.
Worked in NJ. M. Degree.
Mt. Vernon lodge, No. as, F. and A
NJ, z. E. Gilbert, master, worked the
master mason's degree at a regular
communication Tuesday evening.
Entertainment for Library Benefit.
Marcel1iee Yogi, magician and ven