Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-28

Announcement was made Thursday afternoon that the Connecticut Mills Company, Inc, had closed its option on ndill No. 1, at Industrial place The company tok this mill at the start of their business here in the fall of 1910, and leased it in January, 1911, for a. period of five years, with an option of 1 buying. No announcement was made Thursday as to the company's inten- tions other than it was desired to own the property, which was owned by the Wheatley heirs.
 F. L. Darbie of the police commit | tee of the court of burgesses, has about completed his list of recommen-
 dations for officers for the ensuing l year.
 ! A w. Williams, manager of Daniel- sons baseball team, has received
 many applications for positions from I players.
 1 Judge W. F. Woodward sentenced a prisoner to serve 30 days in jail at a
 session of the town court Wednesday I morning.
 1 Mrs. W. F. woodard. who was in- l jured in Providence last week, is some- Il what improved.
 H Ten Acres Planted to Potatoes.
 Oliver F. Downs. first selectman of
 the town of Brooklyn, has ten acres of
 potatoes planted Mir Downs has
 raised as many as 5000 bushels in a
 season.
 The democrats of Killingly are to
 name their delegates to the state con-
 vention at caucus tomorrow.
 Check from PIainfieId Acknowledged. Rev. James H. George, Jr, has re-
 ceived letter of thanks for a check
 sent to Bishop Junius w. Horner, for
 use in Christian work among the
 mountains in North Carolina The
 check represented efforts of the lad
 ies of St. Pauls church at Plainfeld. Chief Michael Grimshaw has notified
 officers to enforce the law against
 riding bicvles and motorcycles on side walks. Mechanic street is where the most frequent complaints come from
 about this practice and 1t is to be stepped at once even though numer- ous arrests are necessary. Danielson's coal shortage is to be
 promptly relieved. Cars of different
 kinds of hard coal have been billed in
 here, sufficient quantity against fur
 ther difficulties until the time when
 the suply is generous again. Norton or Reeves to Pitch. Either Norton or Reeves will pitch
 for Killingly High school this after noon against the Southbridge High
 the first time. Norton has been suf-
 fering from an ulcerated tooth, but he
 may be well enough to go on the fr- { ing line.
 Body Taken to Canada. On a Thursday afternoon train the body of Miss Mary Cora Morin, daugh- ter of MT and Mrs. Amos Morin, was
 taken to St. Charles. P. e., where
 services are to be held and burial will
 take place Saturday morning.
 Will Clear Out Williams Street. The selectmen have authorized the clearing out of Williams street or
 Riverview over the section that was accepted by the town at the annua, town meeting on October 2, 1901. This
 street is in daily use. but needs some attention. It is expected that several dwellings will be erected in that sec tion during the coming summer. Miss Davis Addressed Meeting. There was 9. very interesting meet. 4 ing of the Norwich District Foreign E Missionary society at the Methodis
 church Thursday, with delegates pres. ent from various surrounding towns
 Addresses were made by Miss Sadie Davis, formerly missionary in ChinG and the Philippines.
 Letter to Webster Referee. To clear up any feeling that ma, have existed following the rathe H strenuous experiences attendant upol his acting as an official at the P. H. S. K. H. s. basketball championship gam, here a few weeks ago. members of tn \ Killingly team have addressed a joint ly signed communication to Refere N Wylie of Webster.
 May Start Making Looms. Akron, O., officials of the Killingl,
 Manufacturing company visited tn plant at Williamsville, Thursday aft \ ernoon. Everything is booming in tn village New machinery continues t ' arrive and is being installed as rapidl . as it comes in. On account of tn . pressure on concerns manufacturin
 mill machinery, orders on looms ar l. held up, however, and there Is a rumo e that the concern, through its Akro y connections, may start making looms. ,- ---