Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-05-24

John c. Burns Of Webster has been
visitor with friends here.
William Ross and family motored to
Oakland Beach Sunday.
Richard Reeves has returned to his
home here from a Worcester hospital.
CASTOR Maindon and A. w. Williams
motored to Oakland Beach Sunday.
Frank B. Wright of New Bedford
was a week end visitor with friends In
Danielson.
Martin Shedd of Norwich has been
visiting friends in town.
Civic Federation Meeting.
Mrs. A. H Arlington will have the
home tomorrow afternoon for the dis
cussion of important matters.
At Textile Manufacturers Meeting.
F. A. Jacobs, ]. A. Atwood, j. w.
Atwood, John c. Phillips, J. F. Gard
ner, Jr., and w. l. Billiard were at the
Pomham club, on the Providence river,
Saturday for a meeting of textile man
ufacturers.
Heavy Rainfall.
1t is estimated that more than two
inches of rain fell during the exceed
ingly heavy rainstorm during the early
hours of Saturday morning. The cleo
trical part of the storm did some dam
age to the telephone service.
Well Trained Police Dog.
Henry Baer, who has a police dog
camp near East Killingly, caused one
of the finely trained animals to easily
scale a seven-foot barrier here in DAN
ielson for the edification of more than
100 onlookers. Imagine trying to get
away from dog like that!
Cleared $41.58.
Miss Emma F. Pilling. secretary of
the Civic federation, announced that
the motion picture benefit recently
given for the organization at the Or
pheum theatre netted $41.58.
Members of the town school commit
tee have received a number of appli-
cations for appointment as principal of
Killingly High school to succeed Prin-
cipal Robert K. Bennett, who has re-
signed to go to Stoughton, Mass.
Next Wednesday evening Unity en-
campment, 1. o. o. F., will send a large
delegation, including number of can
didates, to Willimantic, where the
Royal Purple degree will be conferred
by a team of Windham encampment.
Will Auction Town Land.
The selectmen of Killingly, author
lied at a special town meeting recent
ly to dispose of a strip of town farm
property near the highway from Day
vile to Attawaugan, have decided to
sell the strip, as house lots, at auction,
Postal Savings Deposits Over 5000
The total amount deposited in the
postal savings department of the local
postof1ce is now in excess of $4,000,
representing a steady growth since the
opening of 1915. 1t is noted at several
postoff1ces in this section that the
number of foreign depositors' accounts
has steadily increased since the war.
indicating that the practice of send
ing money to Europe is not considered
really practical just now.
Bank Consolidation Decision Wednes-
day,
There is special interest in the
meeting of the trustees of the Brook
lyn Savings bank to be held Wednes-
day for the purpose of considering the
taking over of the Windham County
Savings bank in a merger. 1t is conf
IDENTIFY expected that the plan will go
through and that the board of trus-
tees of the consolidated bank will con-
sist of twelve members.
Textile League Schedule.
Week end and holiday games in the
Textile league have been scheduled as
follows: Dayville at Connecticut Mills
Quinebaug company at Williamsville
| these games for Saturday; Memorial
day, Dayville and Williamsville will
play games morning and afternoon
Quinebaug company and Connecticut
Mills also meeting in the morning and
afternoon, in Danielson.