Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-08
JEWETT CITY
John Leydsn Dies in Pawtuekst-AlI
in Readiness for Belgian Flag Tag
Day-Few Trout Caught Vet.

The body OF John Leyden win be
brought to Jewett City this morning
for burial in st. Mary's cemetery in
sylvandale, arriving on the 1o.45 train
Mr.. Leyden died In Pawtucket, as
the result OF a shock. Thursday. He
left here about IL years ago and for
10 years has been manager OF ths
Saylesville Co. store in Pawtucket- He
wives him four brothers. Patrick Of
Griswold, Michael of Admission, Ala,
Peter OF Groton and Henry OF Boston,
and two sisters, Mrs. John Lee of LAs-
bon and Mrs. Patrick Gibbons Of Paw
tucket.
Too Cold for Trout.
Several local trout fishermen have
done a little brook whipping In the
last few days. One expert Is said to
have caught a bull-head and one q
two-pound sucker The brooks are
still cold, but Hopeville, Broad, Camp
bell, Havey and Palmer brooks, which
have been visited, are not nearly as
high as last Year at this season.
A Dark and Stormy Night.
Thursday night the weather man
and the electric man taken together
did me piece of work. The town
was in darkness for nearly two hours.
about midnight and people going home
from the Odd Fellows banquet We're
obliged to grope about the streets in
the blacklist night ever. During the
| night there was thunder and lightning
rain, sleet and snow.
Everybody Ready to be Tagged.
Today is everybody's day in the
borouSh-that means that everybody
will buy n tag TO help swell the Bel
Sian relief fund. Anne Brewster Fam
ming chapter. d. A. r., is prepared,
under the direction OF the regent Mrs.
A. NJ Brown, to sell every possible
] tag One IR<g than
cents but there will be nothing to pre-
| vent naming ones own price over
| that It is hoped each will display a
| tag over Sunday. Jewett City never
scheme and will rot on this one.
Sunday Sermon Subjects.
Rev. Samuel Thatcher's subject at
the Methodist church Sunday morning
/ Will be The Message of The Virgin. The
| evening subject will be, The Boy Who
/ Left Home.
At the Baptist church the Rev. J.
A. SpidelI will occupy his pulpit morn
ing and evening. Subjects, The DiscI-
j pies Prayer at Gods Supper. and A
Great Art-Making the Best of Things.
At the Congregational church Sun
day morning the pastor. Rev. Albert
| Donnen will preach on The Pearl of
| Great Price. In the evening there will
| be the Y. p. s. c. E. service. Miss
Carol Bliss. leader. Subject, What
/ Does Ny Denomination Expect From
| its Young People. The pastors theme
1 for the evening viii be The Joy Of
| Youth.
Personal Notes.
Mrs. E. H. Chapman of Providence is
the weekend guest of Mrs. Fred Bar
| ber
Miss Clara DesJardines OF the New
| Britain hospital is home for a recess
Edmund Keen Of Putnam attended
the Odd Fellows banquet Thursday
! evening. being entertained at Samuel
1 Littlefield's.
The Y. L. class conducted a very
successful candy andu cake sale in
| the church vestry Friday afternoon
| The committee in charge was Mrs. j
| A Spidell and Miss Emma Gardner
Three-horse Hitch Pictured.
John Potter of Glasgo is showing his
friends some fine photographs taken
of his handsome three-horse hitch
| which he drove with a sleigh last win
ter. The horses are all black thor
loughbreds and, what is more are o
mother and two colts.