Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-22
JEWETT CITY
Funeral Serviees-Mr. and Mrs. Z. ..
Cheney to Return April f-Three
Freight Cars Leave the Iron.

The funeral services of Frank
Lisbon Monday afternoon, the Rev. j.
A. Spidell officiating. Mrs. G. III. Prior
sang Heavenly Home and The Chris
t1an's Good Night. The bearers were
r. w. Dearnley, A. NJ. Clarke and
Deacons ]. E. and D. L. Phillips, Bur
ial was in the Read Herskell cemetery
in Lisbon. A son of the deceased,
Frank w. Campbell and wife, of New
London, were present.
Miss keziah Kinney.
The funeral services of Miss Keziah
Kinney were held from the home OF
her niece, Miss Lucy White, a few
miles below Glasgo, Sunday afternoon
Rev. John Thompson, pastor of the
Bethel Methodist church. conducted
the services. The bearers were rela-
tives and neighbors. Burial was IN
the Rixtown cemetery.
Infants Burial.
The funeral of Roger w. Murtha,
Murtha, was held Monday morning.
Mrs. Margaret Foy.
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret
Foy were held at ST. Mary's church
at 9.45 Monday morning. Rev. j. II.
Sieferman sang the requiem high mass
Burial was in ST. Mary's cemetery, the
bearers being Patrick Donoghue, Jo-
iel Connell. Relatives were present
from Plainf1eld. Moosup, Norwich.
Montville Morristown, N. J. Cum
| mings & Ring of Norwich were the
funeral directors.
Mrs. Foy died at the age of So years.
Looked Like Blood on the Snow.
At the station Monday afternoon
bespattering the snow, was what ap-
peared to be several pools of blood.
| Trolley passengers had visions OF a
terrible accident. Matters were clear
ed up when inquiry proved that can
of red dye consigned to local con-
| Germ had sprung aleak.
Returning April 1.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Cheney will be
at home the first of April and take
| possession of their farm in Lisbon
They have recently returned from a
| trip to the Pacific coast. G. E. Will
cox. who has been occupying the
premises, will go to Providence to re-
sumo work at his trade, that of a
master moulder.
Days of the Woodpocker.
! There have been several reports
! these last few days from those who
have suet nailed to trees and posts
about their grounds. and mention OF
| the red-headed wOodpecler as coming
| around occasionally for his breakfas st
A friend of the birds in Lisbon, who
| The Bulletin from time to time, has
| inquired if he is the big "wake-up"
sometimes called pigeon woodpeckeI
| on high hole. The specimen seen
| about the borough homes is the hairy
! woodpecker and he is an acrobat OF
some class and has a red head.
| The Lester family, who lived in New
| Y DIRK city q few years ago, had a sum-
mer home on Stone hill in Griswold
which was closed when the family
I IN, a.,
| several occasions the big pigeon
woOdpecller drilled holes through the
| gable and entered the attic. One
| summer when the family returned one
/ of these birds was found dead in the
attic, evidently unable to find the hole
| by which he entered.
Memorial FoIwers.
The flowers at the Congregational
| church Sunday We're in memory of
! Miss Mary E. Soule and her mother
| Mrs. Martha Soule. AT tA@ close OF
the service they We're presented to one
| Of the shut-ins of the borough.
Freight Cars Leave the iron.
Three freight cars left the rails at
/ Shetucket siding during the night on
Sunday. A wrecking crew by hard
| work had the morning traffic very
near to regular schedule.
Post Office Hours Today.
The post Office will be closed today,
Washington's birthday, from a. m.
to 6 p. m. The bank and library will
be closed all day.
Snowshoes for Moth Scouts.
There are four U. S. government
moth nest hunters at work in town
| They received from the department
Monday four paires of regulation raw
! hide Canadian snowshoes. The foot
or more of snow has made their work
| extremely uncomfortable.