Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-26
Holland County
 COLUMBIA
Patriotic Services-Leap Year Dance Arranged-Grange to Have Mock Town Meeting-Mrs. Edge Dead.

fair sized congregation at the morning service Sunday heard Rev. J. N. Owen preach a special sermon in memory of Lincoln and Washington, taking for his text. And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind and as the shadow of a great rock in weary iand." The church had been handsomely decorated with evergreen and flags in honor of Lincolns birth day as no services were held Feb. 13. Both Lincoln and Washington were considered in last Sundays service The music was selected to fit the an niverSary.
 The W. S. S., E. club is to give an entertainment when the West Street Dramatic club will present the farce, The Stage-strucl Yankee. Refresh ments will be furnished free.
 Miss Viola Lewis and Mes Lena G. Wolff of Norwich spent the weekend with their parents in this place.
 Miss Vera Collins, who is teaching in Colebrook, was at her home here over Sunday.
 The Sunday school connected with the Columbia Congregational church recently donated S10 to aid Y. M. C. A. work in this state It is intended the money is to be used in the boys de- partment of the work
 Leap Year Dance.
 The Leap Year dance at Porter's hall Friday evening under the man. dSSn6nI OI the ldOI6S, proved DIE success. Seventy five were present, number coming from other towns.
 Randall Porter spent WashingtOn's birthday with Middletown friends.
 To Have Mock Town Meeting.
 An interesting program has been arranged for the regular grange meet ing next Wednesday evening. A Mock Town Meeting, which will call for ac- tion on the following matters: First, To see if the townspeople will vote to prohibit any portion of the public common, except the regularly con structed highways, to be used as a public highway; second, To see if they will vote to issue town bonds for $15,- 900 to take up the floating indebted ness of the town, and to pay for the state highway construction, and to create a sinking fund with which to redeem the bonds at maturity; third, To see if they will vote to install a furnace in the town hall; fourth, To see if they will vote to enlarge the first floor of the town hall so as to make it sufficiently large and safe for pub lie gatherings.
 Resolutions will be offered covering the various clauses and the ladies as well as the men will have an oppor- tunity to discuss and vote upon them.
 The program is an excellent one for educational purposes and will present an object lesson in conducting public business
 At the opening of the lecturers hour there will be a roll call and each member must respond with a short, witty saying to be followed by re- marks on Current Events; World, Ma tional and Local. The grange meet ings have been we'll attended this win ter. Interesting programs tell! Death of Mrs. Edge
 Word has been received of the death of Mrs. Margaret Edge. which occur red recently at Mrs. Dow's boarding school for girls at Briar Cliff Manor, N. Y, where she had been employed for many years. Mrs Edge was an elderly woman. Her death was very sudden and unexpected. She was for merly a resident of this place for sev- eral years. Funeral services were held Monday and burial was in the family lot in Pennington.