Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-18

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Room-k. of c. Plan Ladies' Might
Pupils Who Won in Speaking Con-
test.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Meth
dist church held a meeting in the yes
try Wednesday afternoon at which 1t
was decided to hold an entertainment
for the church benefit. 1t was voted
to suspend the regular meetings OF the
society until after the holiday season
Charles Russell of Palmertown has
entered the employ of c. S. Johnson
for the winter
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Chapel and
children have been spening a few days
with friends in Palmer Mass.
Start for Wisconsin.
Mrs. Kate Ferris and son left town
Tuesday for New York, where they
will spend a few days, then going to
Wisconsin to spend the winter.
Looking for New Quarters.
Thames lodge l. 0. O. F, held
meeting in Robertson's hall, appoint
ing a committee to attend to purchas-
ing new paraphernalia and supplies
to replace those destroyed by fire when
the Palmer Memorial school building
was burned. The lodge are deliberat-
ing over the choice OF new quarters.
No place has been selected for regular
meetings.
d
fined to her home by illness, is i'm
proving.
MI. and Mrs. Joseph St. German
are entertaining Albert FOrgues of
Seattle, Wash.
The house which ExIous BonviIIe
has been building near st. Johns
church is completed and ready for oc-
cupancy.
Plan for Ladies' Night.
At the meeting of Peduot council.
x of c., held in Hickey's hall, the
members made arrangements to hold
a ladies' night some time in January.
1t was also voted to change the time
Sunday afternoons during the winter.
One application for membership was
received at this meeting.
To Care for Children.
At the Methodist church a new plan
was put into effect Sunday. Arrange
ments were made by preparing a room
in the chapel where Mrs. Charles lib
belts, wife of the pastor, assisted by
Mrs. Dart, will care for the children
of mothers who wish to attend SER
vices and cannot on account of the
children being unable to attend ser
vice, or having no one with whom to
leave them.
The addition the Uncasville Manu-
featuring company has been building
is completed and the machinery is be-
ing set up by W. J. O'Brien, John
Burke and Charles w. Nichols.
Miss Alice Quinn has begun work
as stenographer for a firm in New
London
Walter Atwood, who has been con-
fined to his home by illness, is i'm
proving.
Prize Winners in Contest.
The third in the speaking contest
series was held Friday night in the
Vocational school building. New Lon
don, with the prize winners from each
of the two previous contests in this
town, also those from East Lyme and
Waterford participating. There were
two groups of contestants. The juniors
Thomas La Bounty, Selena Beckwith,
Helen Richmond. The seniors were
Francis Gallagher, George Killeen,
Blanche Maynard, Rufus Rose, Stella
Gruskin, Percy Allen, Gladys Kopp
and Flora Bruce. Prizes were award
ed as follows: Juniors-Jeanette Per-
kins, Jordan, first; Selena Beckwith
Mantle school, East Lyme, second.
Seniors-Rufus Rose, Jordan, first;
Percy Allen, Palmer Memorial, Mont
vile, second; Frances Gallagher, East
Neck, Waterford, third. The judges
were DR.. Alice Wood of Connecticut
college, Major H. A. Hull and Prof. F.
S. Hitchcock.
In connection with the contest
speaking. Misses Grace Coulter and
Louise Long furnished a selection from
julius Caesar; pupils of the Jordan
school presented play entitled Will
liam Tell; the pupils from the Palm
er Memorial school presented The
Sunbonnet Girls; Miss Edna Rose
of parents and friends of the contest
ants went down from this town to
attend the exercises. Much interest
has been shown in the contests, which
were arranged by Carbon E. Wheeler,
supervisor of the schools in the three
school
Leaves for Boston.
Mrs Ida Browning has closed her
home and gone to spend the winter
with her daughter, Mrs. Clarence
Walden, of Boston.
Truman Keyes, who has been con-
fined to his home with an attack of
grip, is able to resume duties.
Joseph Miller. employed by the G.
NJ. Robertson company, caught two OF
his fingers in the machinery, jamming
them badly.
Pupils in Temporary Quarters.
The town hall has been partitioned
off and new desks are being put in SO
that six grades of the pupils of the
Palmer Memorial school are occupy
ing it. The other two grades are oc-
cupying the chapel of the Baptist
church, which has been made conven-
lent for them to occupy. Now the
regular schedule work can be done.
Auto Burned.
While, attempting to start the engine
of his automobile Sunday morning, Or
vile Walden had quite an experience
The engine caught fire and the ma
chinery was badly burned. Oscar
Church came to Mr.. Walden's assist