Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-08
FELL FROM FREIeHT.
Brakeman c, m. Blair Slipped and
 Slid to the Ground,

c. M. Blair. freight brakeman, was injured in the local railroad yards when he slipped from the walk on the top of a box car and fell to the ground between two cars that had been shunt- ed onto siding. He was consider ably cut and bruised, but escaped without being very seriously injured. He went to his home in Webster.
 Lunch Obtainabie at High School.
 Members of the junior class at Put nuana High school have introduced 8 new feature this week-a lunch service in tho gymnasium. This will be very much appreciated now that the one session rule has become effective, keeping the students at work from s &. nl to 1 p. m. The lunches are served during the Is minutes recess. This (Friday1 afternoon the basket woodstock for a game with the acad- enay team.
 Teachers Meeting Dates.
 Following is a list of dates for teachers meetings to be held in towns in this section: Friday, Jan. s, Wood stock hill, and first Friday of each month: Eastford Center. second Fri day of each month; Ashford. Warren Vilie, fourth Thursday of each month; Thompson, North Grosvenordale fourth Friday Of each month. Parents and friends of the schools have been in Vited to attend these meetings.
 Tax Closes Small Halls.
 One of the effects of the new fed elal revenue tax has been te close for the year number of small halls in surrounding towns where enter tainments of interest to village people have been held. It is claimed by some of the owners that they cannot pay the tax and set a profit from their halls, so they have been obliged to close them for this year.
 Officers of Methodist Sunday School.
 The newly elected officers of the Methodist Sunday school are: Super lntendent, D. B. Gilbert; assistant su- perlntendent, L. r. Battey; secretary Miss K E. Scott; treasurer, J. IL Marsh; librarian Miss MerWin Cutler; assistant secretary, Florence Darling; superintendent of junior department, Miss Edith Foster; superintendent ley; superintendent of home depart ment, Mrs. E. L. Wood; guperintendent of cradle roll, Mrs. Walter WalIen; chorister, Samuel Walsh, Jr.
 Crane Wilbur st The Bradley.
 Crane Wilbur (hinself). motion pic ture hero, rescuer of Pauline and other picture heroines, was the de- light Of the audiences at the Brad ley theater at Thursdays shows. Mr Wtlburs presence drew large audiences made up principally of admirers who have followed his work in many movie dramas but who never before had an opportunity to look at him in the flesh.
 His act was exceptionally good and introduced some up-to-da and anus ing monologUe. MT. Wilbur srnilingly admitted that he was a motion picture hero of a thousand films, rescueP Of scores of naidens, victor over tribes of Indians, etc, etc. He acknowledged having thrown 'steen hundred villains off of cliffs, pulverized them shot them disconnected them; that he had saved naidens tall and slim, old and young, sweet young things; that he had tried to loose the bonds of 9 dear one tied to a railroad track and, not having time. had risen and pushed the locomotive baek--and all in two reels
 He told some amusing stories about the motion picture game, something about how they are supposed to be made and the people that make them and gave 2 reading. with special pie ture featuring himself that was ex- ceptIonally fine. Tn closing MT. Will bur expressed his appreciation of the opportunity to meet the people of Put nam and invited all who wished. to meet him at informal receptions after each performance, a1 privileeo that was improved by many
 The w, F. Saunders Realty comma nv of Westerly is offering for sale a, limit ed number of building lots ir Wilma pauk Park, Pleasant View. F. l., and to those who will build soon extraordi nary Inducenents ts will be gtven.-aF71-