Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-20
PLAlNFIELD
Oerailed Freight Engine Causes Delay
Grammar School Five Defeats
Jewett City Team.

A freight engine of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad was
derailed on Clarkes siding late Fri
day evening and il was necessary to
send for a wrecker in order to get the
engine on the iron again. 1t was not
until Saturday noon that the engine
was back on the track and the siding
was blocked until the wrecker accom-
plished its work.
An automobile belonging to c. H.
Phillips broke down in Wauregan Sat
urday and had to be tOwed to Plain
field.
The young mems chorus choir met
at the home of Harry Green Saturday
evening.
Norwich Visitors.
Local people in Norwich Saturday
included Mrs. James Greenhalgh. Alice
McNulty, Alice Bernier. Rosabelle la
vigne. Mary Bernier, Annie Roi Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Barry, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Lebrecque, Mrs. Annie Gauvan,
Mrs. Henry Gauthier, Charles Chenelle
and son, George Hutchinson. Emil Le-
tender, Mrs. Samuel Bromley, Mrs. ].
Judson. Mrs. Sarah Lavine, HanOra
Paul, Mabel Cardinal and Michael Nc
Avoy.
Many here are feeding birds during
this past few weeks, as a great number
Of them have died from starvation.
One man who has been feeding a flock
u quail IOE the past TWO weeks Claims
that when he first started feeding them
the flock was composed of % birds
and yesterday when he fed them IL
had dwindled to IL. He believes that
the rest have died.
Deer Got Safely Away.
Sunday afternoon a number OF peo-
pie who were near the railroad station
rad the opportunity of seeing a deer.
1t was trapped in the brook behind
Il
kept there a considerable time before
anyone knew why the dogs were bark
ing a young man passed near where
the deer was held When the deer
noticed him he Immediately jumped
from the brook and crossed the rail-
road tracks and ran up the bank on
the New London tracks and disap-
peared over the hill. The deer ap-
parently had run a great distance and
was nearly exhausted. The dogs i'm
mediately gave chase to the deer. al
though several persons attempted to
! chase them away.
The F. of A. held an open meeting
in Rulings hall Sunday afternoon.
Defeated Jewett City.
The Plainfeld grammar school bas-
ketball team iourneyed to Jewett City
Saturday afternoon and defeated the
/ Riverside grammar school five, II to
3. The local boys completely out
/ d
| The local team was represented by
/ Nolan and WinsOr, forwards, A. La
| frenier. center, w. Dougherty and
| Starkweather, guards.
| Mr.. and Mrs. James Rulings and son
! James are in Lawrence. Mass. attend
/ ing the funeral of Mr.. Rulings sister,
Mrs. John Goddard, who died sudden
ly from an attack OF pneumonia.
/
The Newfoundland transportation
situation is, if anything. a little more
| serious than the railroad blockade in
this country. With the taking Of its
steam vessels to break In Russian
| waters or transport troops ana w..r
| supplies, Newfoundland can find no
vessels to carry away its salt fish ex-
ports or bring it the necessities of life.
It is vainly trying to charter or buy
sailing vessels to fill the gap. tramp
steamers having found more profitable
fields elsewhere Forty to fifty sailing
craft are wanted by the fish trading
concerns of the colony. An island with
abundant resources for prosperous
trade, only a few hours steaming voy-
age from the mainland. outside the
zone Of actual war, is facing paralysis
of business and deprivation because
the government of the empire to which
II is attached has taken its steam
ships. Has the situation ever been
equalled?-Providenc Bulletin.