Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-29
DANIELsoN
WiIIimantic Wedding Guest III-Ex-
 pIosion at Gas Plant Blows Off Doors of Three Containers-AnnuaI Mili-
 tary Ball at Arnory Social Event.


 Mrs. Frank German, who came here from her home in Willimantic to att tend the. wedding of her sister, Miss Leah Bessette, is seriously i'll with pneumonia at the home of her mother, Mrs. J. M. Bessette, on the West Side.
 To Attend Mckinley Banquet. Judge Harry E. Back, Judge Sabin S. Russell and Attorney E. l.. Darbie will be in New Haven this evening attend ing the annual Mckinley banquet. John Awkward left Thursday after noon for Worcester to attend the fu- neral of a relative.
 Paul N. Swaffield of the high school faculty was in charge of the Killingly High school basketball team on the trip to Willimantic for the game with Windham High Thursday afternoon. Rev. John Mcgee, vice principal of the East Greenwich academy. is to speak at the Sunday morning service at the Methodist church.
 Edward S. Carpenter is again con- fined to his home by illness, after re- covering from siege of three weeks.
 L. B. s. Direstresses.
 Mrs. Amelia Tillinghast, Mrs. (. H. Barber, Mrs. E. Bond, Mrs. Joi.f A. E.ine, Mrs. Andrew Meech, Miss Kate Danielson are directresses of the La- dies Benevolent society of the Congre- gational church for February.
 Right in the midst of a quite prolific potato belt, local consumers are being called upon to pay $1.50 bushel for the tubers, which in some cases are not so much at that.
 Only mighty conservative ground hog would neglect to take chance on coming out to enjoy such bal1ny day as Friday, when January hung up an- other 65 degree record in Danielson.
 George Witter, Brooklyn, who has been in Boston hospital receiving fTn onT,f fOv sx,fI %1 IRe since before Christmas time. has re- turned to his home.
 Over in Foster a man who is turn ing out dyestuffs at reasonable prices for goods that are now sl1y-high has been discovered and is receiving offers of substantial advances in prices for his products.
 Will Read Papers.
 Miss Katherine Bill, Ray Bailey, Miss Ames, Miss Grace Stanton Miss Branch and Lorimer Dixon are to read papers at the joint meeting of the Young Peoples societies of the Con- gregationaI and Baptist churches at the meeting at the Baptist church Sunday evening.
 Wires to Be Strung Across River
 The work of stringing wires for the high tension G1,000 volts) line from Danielson to the plant of the Killingly Manufacturing company at Williams vile is well advanced. The wires will be strung across the Assawaga river
 As calendar day for February, Fri day was about the niftiest product of the kind that January ever produced, bringing promise of violets (maybe) and other real spring like manifesto tions not usually expected before late April
 Weights and Measures Faulty.
 Charles Johnson, North Grosvenor- dale. county sealer of weights and measures, on recent visits to Daniel son has found some things not exactly according to the code of the require ments of the state department he rep resents. His instructions to dealers have, been to be more careful.
 Contributions Liberal
 Aaron Gordon, who was in charge of the matter of collecting contributions in this territory for the Jewish relief fund. is well pleased with the generous response to solicitors requests. MT.