Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-25
ToIIand County
COLUMBIA
Raymond E. Clarke Breaks Out Paths
Church Society to Give Concert
Killing a Skunk.

Raymond E. Clarke has shown his
public spirit by making paths about
the Green after nearly every heavy
fall Of snow, using sometimes one
horse and sometimes two and snow
pillow, to the great convenience Of the
people. who very much appreciate his
services.
Miss Lena G. Wolff and Mrs. Wash
burn, of Norwich, spent the week end
with the formers mother and broth
er on Columbia Green.
RAYMOND Squires lost valuable
COW last week, death being caused by
stoppage.
The Holy Spirit was the topic of
Rev. T. y. Owens discourse at the
morning church service last Sun
day.
Clement Lewis of Manchester has
been visiting his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
jain A. Lewis.
Not Like Last March.
In March of 1915, the weather was
very mild, ground dry and forest fires
| were raging in many places, several
| acres being burned over in Columbia
| Peas were being planted. At the
| present writing there is nearly two
| feet of snow on the ground, roads
| are blocked in some places and last
| Saturday morning the mercury stood
| at 4 degrees below zero.
| Bluejays are numerous and come
| very near dwellings, in search of food.
| Last Sunday morning partridge was
| discovered sitting on the limb of an
| apple tree near the residence of J. P.
Little where it remined for several
| minutes.
Milk Sled Upset.
William Bertsch. one of the milk
| carriers had a lively experience last
Saturday morning while on his way to
| Willimantic. The roads in many
! places were badly drifted with snow
| and when short distance east of Co
umbla Green, his sled turned tur-
tlc' and about one hundred cans OF
milk were deposited in the highway
The horses were startled by the up
set and struck a lively gait towards
Willimantic. The lines had beer
ierked from the drivers hands and the
horses had everything their own way
They ran about a mile before they
stopped. The sled was considerably
damaged. No milk was lost but il
did not get to Providence that day.
Concert Planned.
The Choral society voted last Sat.
urday evening to give a concert II
April and with this in view Mrs. E. E
Lyman, derectress, has requested ev.
cry member to be present at rehears
: ais which are held Thursday and Sat
urday evenings each week.
What the Skunk Proved to Be.
There is sequel to the story Of the
skunk that was killed near the heI
house of I. a. Utley recently, as toll
in last Saturdays Bulletin. On tn
night following the day the animal wa
killed, Mrs. Utley CHANGED to look on
: Of the window. 1t was bright moon
: light, and she discovered a dark OBJ
: ject on the snow in the vicinity o
the hen house. She watched it a mo
=. ment and yes. it moved. Then sh
called, Jim, there's a skunk on
l here! Get up and kill it before 1t get
away" Mr. Utley got up and too
: a good look at the object, and, YES
D.. he saw it move. Then he got busy
hustled into his clothes, put on hi
rubber boots and waded out in tn
snow. He took with him an iron ba
and went forth to meet the enemy
His wife kept watch and encourage
him by shouting, hurry up, Jim, he
: moving toward the gate. he'll ge
S away from you!" Mr.. Utley hurrie
raised the iron bar to strike the IA
tai blow, when he discovered that tn
supposed pole-cat was only tn
stump of an old apple tree that ha
become partially exposed by the melt
ing of the snow. well" he exclaimed
"by thunder" and returned to til
house and told his wife all about 4
But what puzzles them the most Il
how that stump could move around S
lively. Mr.. Utley says they don
have to go to WiIlimantic any NOR
| to see the Movies when they war
to see them they get up on moonligh
nights and look out of the window i
the direction Of the hen house-an
the show,