Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-26
LETTERS FROM TWO STATES

councils quartette rendered brief programme of vocal selections. Coffee, crullers and cake were served the guests.
 5y-Laws Adopted.
 Thirteen women were present at the Thursday Afternoon club which met at the Methodist church parlors. The were read and unanimously adopted. A short session of business of the Ladies' Aid society of the church was held before the clubs business. After this was completed, sandwiches, tea and cake were served.
 UneasviIIe Mill Rushed.
 The Uncasville Manufacturing com pany is running nights until 10 o'clock with all night work in the dyehouse.
 Vital Statistics.
 The vital statistics of the town for 1915 show 76 births, 33 marriages and 45 deaths. The largest number of births occurred during April, there be- ing 10. May and September were sec ond, each having g. while in November there were only ?. June had the most marriages, '. The most deaths occur red in September, the number being 8.
 Club Entertained.
 Mrs. Cornelius B. Flaherty entertain ed the c. R. s. club at her home We'd nesday evening. Cake and ice cream were served. Mrs. Thomas Watt was awarded the first prize and Miss Net tie Gridley the second. Thursday even ing William Watt gave the club mem bers a sled ride to Oakdale, where a call was made at the home of MT. and Mrs. Harry Atwood, where a social visit was made, lunch being served by Mrs. Atwood. Mrs. Thomas Watt was chaperone of the party.
 Miss Minnie Chapel entertained the c. M. L. K. Pinochle club at her home Tuesday evening. During the evening refreshments were served. Miss Addie Fuller holds the lead in the series of games by 250 points.
 Chimney Fire.
 The chimney on the house occupied by Herbert Clark in Palmertown caught fire and would have proved serious but for the timely discovery of 1t by Fred I. Phillips. MT. Phillips, with the aid of others, extinguished the fire with out any great damage.
 The Montville Country club has ap- pointed the following committee to have charge of the St. Patrick social and dance: Louis Peters, Austin Mat thews, Edmond Killeen and Lewis La Bounty.
 The senior class of the Palmer Me morial school gave a minstrel show in Robertson's hall Monday night which was largely attended.
 Edwin Hull, who was taken to the Backus hospital, suffering from being badly frozen while sleeping in a barn, has been discharged from the hospi- tal
 Fred Bergman of Pequot is having his house wired for lighting by cleo tricity.
 Palmer Bros. Go. quilt mill closed for Washington's birthday.
 A building is being put up near the ruins of the Palmer Memorial school building for the purpose of storing tools, cement and other articles used in rebuilding. Although work had to be suspended for a few days on ac- count of the severity of the weather, the place is being rapidly cleared up.
 James Phillips, who is employed in Bristol, spent the week end at the home of his parents in Pequot.
 Nathan Sheldon has left the Thames Speciality Go. and gone to work for Hadley Potter at Haughton's.
 PinochIe Scores.
 The Athletic club pinochle tourna- ment at the end of the seventh series stands: Cornelius E. F1aherty 16,220 Harry Watt 13,930, Samuel Rogers 12,- 970, David F'rieburg 12,950, Maurice Frieburg 10,S50, John Cuddy 1O,650 Howard Rogers 10,59O, Walter Burgess 9,430, Austin Matthews 9,12O, Edmond Killeen 1880, Frank P. Richards 7,940 John Nichols 5,870. The eighth series started in Tuesday night.
 Frank Miner, who has been i'll for as watchnhn at the c. M Robertson Co.'s Rockland mill Monday night qoInQO s7IIBQO eouesqB s!q SU!InO has taken charge