Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-21
PLAINFELO
lorier croquet Club Elects Officers for Coming Season-FootbaIl Games Doustful This SPring-Notes of In- terest.

The Plainfield Lorier Croquet club met at the home of Azarie Brodeau on Lawton Heights, wiren officers for the ensuing year were elected Three new members were admitted to the club The officers elected consisted of the following: President. Azarie Brodeau; secretary. Philip Blanchette; treas urer. Edmond Labland.
 A special meeting will be held next week at the home of Treasurer Edmond Labland.
 The outlook for the 1916 season seems bright and it is expected that the members will retain the clubs rep utatiOn- The clubs grounds are west of the baseball grounds and they have one of the incest grounds in this sec tion- This club plays games with the clubs of the neiEhboring towns. i'm cluding Baltic. Taftville. wauregan. connected with the club. who hope to make this season, a banner one.
 Football Games May Be Postponed.
 It Is doubtful whether there will be any spring football here, as it ie thought that none of the neighboring football clubs will organize. It was expected that a series of games would be played between Plainfield and Will Evansville For the Lee Clegg trophy.
 
 1914. when the Olympics of Pfainfield were organized. but 1t Is now thought that this series will fall through. If series could be arranged between | these two clubs the games should be close and interesting for although Williamsville landed in the last place | in the Eastern Connecticut Football league and Plainfeld won The Bulletin | cup. the trophy of this league. for the second time. the game which the Will | liamsville team. reorEanized. played in l the last few league games was of the best. They defeated the strong Taft | vile team, which finished in second | place, in good shape. and in their last | game were only defeated by the Plain | field champs after hard struggle. the | score being , to .. These facts should | rrove that the Williamsviile team should be able to put up a hard fight | against the local team, should they | neet, \ large number of football en. thusiasts would like to see a series ar. | ranged between these two clubs ana vfile they think that the local team | would win. they expect that the othei | team could make it an interestinE game The members of the local team | have had one or two practices aut from all appearances they have tha same speed and pass work which ha! | gained them a well earned reputation among the football enthusiasts of thii vicinity.
 Scrapina Machine at Work. A scraping machine was used or Railroad avenue yesterday to good ef feet, for although this street was no Tn an exceptionally bad condition tft work of the town put the street in much better condition.
 Notes of Interest.
 Word has been received from Al phonse Lange, Joseph Desaulniers am Hector Bastien, from St. Johns, N E These three young men, who are wei known here, left Plainfield some tim ago and have done much traveIinI since finally reaching St. Johns wher they are staying.
 The Lawton mills will close thi | CFrioay) noon for the remainder O the week. They will resume work a the customary time Monday morning
 The grocery stores here will close al day today.
 | Postmaster John A. Leahy has an nounced office hours for today. Tn office will be closed from iO.45 a. m. { 2.30 D. m., and will close at D. m- A new condenser pump is being in stalled in the new boiler room of tn IAwton Mills corporation. Work is being rapidly done on tn addition which is being constructed O the Central worsted company's mil Work will soon be started on tearin down the end wall of the mill. | which the addition will be joined