Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-29

AInon Plauff, who is employed in Springfield, has been spending a few days with relatives in the village.
 At the meeting of the official board of the Methodist church, Mrs. James E. Comstoclz and Mrs. Charles Bart | lett were chosen a committee to have charge of the cottage at the Camp Grounds at Willimantic.
 Night Blooming Cereus Blooms.
 Mrs. George w. Dart of Hill Top i has a cactus of the night blooming l cereus species which had twenty 1 three buds and blossoms. The first one to open was on Thursday eve ming. The blossom measured ten and One-half inches across.
 Pequot council, Knights of CoIum- i bus is to arrange for the councils 1 annual picnic at Doyle's grove some l time in August.
 Buys House in Norwich.
 William Nichols recently in the employ of the c. AI Robertson Co.,. is l now engaged in New York. MT. Nich- l ols has purchased a house in Norwich, into which his family will move soon. |
 The picnic of the members of the Epworth league, Sunday school and Ladies Aid society will be held on local grounds, August 6, when a reg ular Rhode Island clambake will be served. It was first planned to go to Riverside park, New London, but on account of the infantile paralysis scare it has been decided not to leave town.
 Thursday afternoon the Thursday Afternoon club held it's meeting, the only one during the month, it having been voted to hold but one meeting during July and August.
 Elmer left. who has been spending his vacation in town with relatives, has returned to Springfield.
 
 At Gales Ferry Picnic.
 Among those of this place who at tended the Community picnic in Gales Ferry were Rev. and Mrs. Charles c. Ti5betts and daughters, Gladys and Eleanor, Mrs. Charles Ramage, Miss Alice Ramage and Char'es -zamage, Mrs. John BOtham, Mrs. Charles Hope, i Mrs. Hubert c. Dart, Lester Dart, FL i sic Dart and Dana Dart, Mrs. Wallace | Potter and children, Miss Ethel Cornet, 1 Airs. George Dart, Misses May and Fannie Smith. Miss Winnie Bartlett
 Theodore Craig, Arthur Plouff, ] Frank Craig, Thomas Tuckey, attend ed social and dance in Mystic Fri l day evening, going with Henry Rheau- ] mOnd in his machine.
 The six feet high iron fence which l the Palmer Bros. Co. has had built | to inclose the mill at Palmertown is | completed.
 Mrs. Josephine Hart has returned home after spending several days with | friends in Stonington.
 Entertained Class. Saturday afternoon Mrs. William 1 Webster entertained the pupils of her | class in Sunday school. Nine of the | members were present and spent a I delightful afternoon playing games of | various kinds on the lawn in front of ! the house. Mrs. Webster served sand 1 wiches, cake, ice cream and water l melon. The recently organized patrol of Bov Scouts met and elected Charles Hope, l Hubert Dart, Robert Dodds and Chas. i Ramage as local council. Tuesday afternoon the lawn party i which hhas been postponed twice was held at the home of Mrs. Charles T. 1 BceDe, as was at first planned. An 1 entertaining program of recitations i and music was given and refreshments were served. Instead of the admis- i sion fee, a collection was taken. The regular weekly meeting will be held at the home of Miss Mary J. Berhan, 1 at which final plans will be made for i a bazaar.
 sprained Her Arm.
 Miss Alice Chapel, youngest daugh- 1 ter of MT. and Mrs Frank Chapel. met 1 with Q painful accident while at the | ciety at the Palmer homestead, Sat uTday afternoon. With other girls, l while playing games she tripped and 1 fell, striking on her arm and sprained | it.
 Horse Backed. Misses Susan and Jeanette Home, | with their guest Miss Hazel Wound | were badly shaken up Friday The | young women were in the buggy near the town clerks office and in start ! ing the horse instead of going ahead, | backed and tipped them down the bank. The horse became entangled | in part of the harness which held him | down until help could he obtained
 Two applications for mem bership | were received Monday night at the | meeting of COchegan camp, Modern | NVOodmen of America. House and Church moved the house. | hold goods of the Shaw family, who | have been occupying one of the c. M l Robertson Co.'S tenements, to GIasgo. ] A valuable dog owned by Edward | Glassbrenner, had it's leg broken Fri | day, being run over by a jitney.
 The lunch room which was recently | opened infthe village by Elmer left | has been closed on account of III l health.
 Lawn Party a Success.
 The lawn party, given by the Chris l tian Endeavor society. held at the | Palmer homestead was largely at | tended. The grounds and booths were | prettily decorated and lighted by Jap | anese lanterns. An entertaining must | cal program was given. Mrs. Leila | Troland Gardner, who is spending a | while with relatives. rendered several l songs, which were highly appreciated | by tho audience,
 William Wilbur, who has been em- ployed in Chelsea, Mass, spent few | days with his mother in Palmertown. | He leaves Monday afternoon for Penn | sylvania, where he has obtained work | The Gales Ferry church and the l Methodist church of this village will | hold a union meeting Sunday after 1 noon, July 2Oth, on the lawn of Mrs. Mary Chapman and Mrs. J. N. Miller. The choiTs of both churches will sing. 1 Rev J. M. Potter will deliver the | sermon.
 Mrs Earl Lathrop and children are spending the time of Mfr. Lathrop's stay in the hospital with his parents