Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-10
Tolland County
COLUMBIA
Annual Meeting of Cemetery Assoeia-
tion-Raymond Squirs Sells Pair of
Steers For $225-New Band.

The Columbia Cemetery association
held its annual meeting last Satur-
day afternoon. Reports were heard
and the following officers elected:
President, j. P Little; vice presl,
dent, Edward P. Lyman: secretary and
treasurer, F. A. Hunt; finance commit
tee. Charles r. Hitchcock, Henry B.
Hutchins and S. B. West; sexton, John
a, Lewis.
1t was voted to authorize the execu-
tive committee to complete the grading
of the road. leading to the cemetery
during the present year.
The selectmen held their monthly
business meeting last Saturday after
noon, the full board being present.
A herd of Six oeer was seen recent
ly few rods south of Columbia
Green in the highway.
To Build State Road.
It is understood that the Miller
Contracting company will have the
contract for building the section OF
= state road to be built this spring to
state road to be built this spring and
summer from Columbia Green to the
: junction of the Hop River road that
9 company being the lowest bidders.
when completed it will be all state
Eroad from Columbia Green to Wilt
= mantle.
%. Sells Pair of Steers.
Raymond Squier recently sold to
& DR.. Pope of Cape Cod a pair of two
= year old steers for the handsome sum
= dollars. The purchaser has fine
farm at Cape Cod and the steers will
be put on exhibition at fairs, ETC.,
horns and hoofs polished and we'll
y,grooned. He had been looking for
sometime for a fancy pair of steers
and pronounced these the finest he had
Il seen. The steers are twins and are
alike as two kernels of corn" The
2 doctor expects it will take considerable
red tape to get them from here to
Massachusetts. owing to the foot and
mouth disease scare.
General News.
Miss Ruth Isham and Miss Edgar
ton of Vernon Center spent the week
end with Miss Isham's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry c. Lsham on Chestnut
Hill.
= Mrs w. Fl. Kneeland is visiting her
{. daughter and other relatives in Hart
ford
Il Mrs. Frost of Melrose, Mass, has
: been spending the week with the fam
ally OF Madison Woodward.
= Everett Bosworth, employed in the
: post office at Hartford, spent Easter
with friends in town.
Miss Alice Palmer who has been ill
for some time is slowly convalescing
Some beautiful carnations and white
appearance Sunday. They were the
; gift of Cleveland Collins of East Hart
; ford, who spent Easter with his par
rents, Mr. and Mrs Warren A. Col
Inns.
:! Mr.. and Mrs Harris Ninniken of
: South Manchester spent the week end
with Mr. and Mrs. l.. E. Winter
4 Whites steam saw mill has finished
Its. work on the H. B. Hutchins lot on
Chestnut Hill and has moved to South
Wilmington.
Mrs. James P Little has a geranium
that has a bunch of blossoms nearly
5 inches in diameter
Instructing Band. i
Prof. A. E. Lyman, band instructor
has about twenty young men and boys
whom ne is drilling and from whom
he expects to form an excellent band
i. Last Wednesday evening the male
members of the grange gave the sup
per which the ladies OF the grange won
.by their entertainment contest several
weeks ago. There was a large attend
lance nd an elaborate spread.