Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-07


Mrs. Oswald Street was q week end
guest OF relatives in Providence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Carragher were
visitors IN Providence Saturday.
James Rennie has been elected pres
ident of the Young Peoples associa-
ton of the Congregational church al
South Killingiy.
George c. Grove of Pawtucket was a
visitor With friends here over Sunday.
Mrs. T. E. Hopkins will have the
members Of the Ladies' Reading circle
at her home for a meeting this after
noon.
Mrs. F. P. Warren is to be the leader
at the w. c. T. U. meeting with Miss
Mary Stowell Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Emma F. Pilling returned Sat-
urday from a visit with friends in
Hartford.
Postoffice Lobby Open Sunday.
In accordance with Postmaster G. M.
Pilling's new arrangement, the post
office lobby was kept open all day Sun
day. an accommodation appreciated by
the public.
\ number of sleighing parties from
nearby towns were IN Danielson Sat
uTday afternoon and evening.
Club Rooms rendered for Whist.
The Bohemian club has rendered it's
rooms to the Civic federation for a
military whist party to be held toward
the end of the present month.
A. w. Williams has not yet complet-
ed his baseball activities Of the busi-
ness mems association, but expects to
within few days.
Visiting Nurse Busy.
Miss Hattie L. Deans, visiting nurse
for the Civic federation, has had an
since the associations work here was
undertaken.
Weaving Company to Start Machinery.
This (Monday) morning machinery
will be started for the first time by
the River Weaving company, which is
located in the old Danielson worsted
mill. The plant will not be in full OPP
GRAFTON for the present, but its output
will be increased until full capacity is
reached.
Today hundreds of employees at the
Quinebaug mill and other plants in this
vicinity will receive the first pay under
the increased scale in wages that was
announced two weeks ago. In other
plants the extra pay will come on other
| paydays this week.
Tea Room Project Dropped.
The Civic federation has had in mind
| the taking over of a part of the Bur-
! bingham property, near the public IL
brary, for use as a tea room and the
| sale of articles, but after considera-
| ton of the venture at meeting it wat
| decided to drop the matter, at leas
| temporarily.
Liberal Contributions.
1t has been pointed out that the
money contributed in DanielSon, vii
! lagos of Killingly, Brooklyn and Wau
| regan, to the Hebrew war relief fund
| Is sufficient to purchase about 40 bar
| rels of -four, enough to keep a numbel
1 Nf foy VILLAS fv1 for n
| ouinebaua Grounds for Diamond
| 1t is probable that the Quinebaut
| grounds will be selected for Daniel
| sens baseball team this summer. Thi
| field has the great advantage of being
| central, which in great measure is suf
| fcient to offset some of its handicaps
! Seats probably will be erected to &C
| commodate large number Of specta
| tors
There is considerable doing in tn
| political world in this vicinity. In va
rious towns candidates are beini
| groomed for nominations, but few an
nouncements for publication are being
made. The main interest in this is t.
demonstrate that the politicians ar
not asleep, though they are apparent!
slumbering peacefully.
Originally Built for Charles Tiffany
| On the West Side the building tina
was for time occupied by the Brook
| 1yn Savings bank is being reconvertet
| into a. dwelling. This building has hat
| an interesting record. Built abou
| 1886 by Comfort Tiffany for occu
! pancy by Charles Tiffany, founder o
/ the famous New York jewelry house
| though he never occupied 1t, it has a
| different times been used as a dwell
ing, a store, again as a dwelling, late
| ly as bank, and is destined to again
eEter the dwelling class.