Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-07

| neral or WIFE, OSW&op. I The British American War Relief fund of 5 East 59th street, New Yory, 1 of which Plainfield is a branch fu1d, | has issued the following report for tn. rast year:
 Owing to the duration of the war the 1 needs are constantly increasing and we try to respond to the urgent np- peals for socks. shirts. pajamas. un- comfort bags knitted articles and rub Der goods. These supplies are pack ed and shipped every week to yariors private hospitals and distributing centers which keep us constantly in ! touch with their requirements. regu- larIy acknowledging the arrival of our cases. Shipments have been made to France. England, Belgium. Serbia, ItAiV and Halifax.
 We have a class devoted to sreic2l dressings where voluntary workers are always welcome. The total number of articles made by the class during the past years is 3S,E7e. 4 supply of cut-out garments to he made at home. can be obtained at the rooms.
 Numerous supplies were received from Southampton, l.: l.. Bernards- land, Maine.
 The scope of the funds work is shown in the following gifts:
 Three mater ambulances sent to A. hut given and maintained near the firing line in France. $1.50o towards an ambulance to be sent from England to Borabay. si;eeo ;nMs for work in North, g. .0ee yards of surgical gac<e senf to France and England. 1 1.0eo pounds of cotton. 200 woolen blankets. quauti- ties of dried fruit sent to France. ls,- 7S6 articles sent to the Red Cross hos pitals on Southampton docks. Main tenance of three hospital beds, 21.0ec pounds of knitting wool sent to France. Money collected since organization s4e.ss354: collected in 1918. s7s.O7o.3f. Total, Jan. 1, 1917, s125, ,0o3.S7. Expenditures to Jan, 1. 1916, s37,- 790-64; expenditures during 1916, S-G.- 1917. s1i4.76s.4e. Balance on hand Jan. I, 1917. s1o,2s4.F. Gale of wooIs during 1916. $a.es7ss. The shipments during 1916 aggregated 195,35J articles.
 A total of 1.2so.2 24s articles were sent by the organization up to December si. 1916.
 Included in the summary sent to the fund from branches. January. 1 to De- cember 21, 1916. is Plainheld with $7s0 in -bi-weekly contributions.
 PIainfie1d branch has a. total at present of s9s2-30. $17.10 being co., lected from PIainfleId and $7.35 from Jewett City Saturday. tHJbfER " E&h 0b bCos
 Charles Alexander, an enploye of the Lawton Mills company fell on the ice while on his way to work Monday morning and received bad gash on on the middle finger of his left hand. He was obliged to discontinue yyorIs and received medical attention
 Funersi Of Mrs. pawssn.
 The funeral of Mrs. Dawson, mother of John Holland. formerly of this place. was held In Pawtueket. R. l.. Tuesday afternoon.
 A pork pie supper was held in Krauss' hall Saturday evening
 Sieighing in this vicinity is the best in some ume- Providing the wealth CT is good, sleighink party of local people has made prepartions for . day).
 George H. Dawley has resigned at the Lawton Mills and is employed as district agent for Life Insurance company.
 uacIainasd Mail.
 Unclaimed letters at the Piainfeid post ofzice for the week ending Janu- ary 27 are addressed to the following persons:
 Fred W. Brown, Howard Carter, Anna Dwyer and Pierre Dubeau.
 Heard and Seen.
 Joseph esrenier and son of Georgia vile, R. l., were recent guests of MT. and Mrs. Louis Beauchmin of Law ton Heisht9
 Francis Sullivan is spending the week at his home on Main street. Mir. Sullivan is a student at Sheffield Sci- entific school, Yale.
 Isaac Friedman of New York, was a Piainfie1d caller yesterday en route to Canterbury. where he will spend a short time with his parents.
 George Charron, Stephen Wood Joha Killips and Grant Baker have enter ed the employ of the Hopkins and AL len company.
 OviIas Charron and Miss Helen Me- Avoy were recent guests Of Mir. and Mrs. David Derosier of Norwich. the employ of the N. r.. N. IT, & H. R. R. company, Is spending a couple of months at his home here
 From all appearance. the supper to be given by the young ladies Of sf. Johns parish is bound Go bs a hurs